House
File
846
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
846
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
762)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
260)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
title
fees
for
snowmobiles,
all-terrain
1
vehicles,
and
vessels
of
surviving
spouses.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
2770HZ
(1)
89
th/ns
H.F.
846
Section
1.
Section
321G.31,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
If
ownership
of
a
snowmobile
is
transferred
by
3
operation
of
law,
such
as
by
inheritance,
order
in
bankruptcy,
4
insolvency,
replevin,
or
execution
sale,
the
transferee,
within
5
thirty
days
after
acquiring
the
right
to
possession
of
the
6
snowmobile,
shall
mail
or
deliver
to
the
county
recorder
of
7
the
transferee’s
county
of
residence
satisfactory
proof
of
8
ownership
as
the
county
recorder
requires,
together
with
an
9
application
for
a
new
certificate
of
title,
and
the
required
10
fee.
However,
if
the
transferee
is
the
surviving
spouse
of
the
11
deceased
owner,
the
county
recorder
shall
waive
the
required
12
fee.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
321I.33,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
14
to
read
as
follows:
15
1.
If
ownership
of
an
all-terrain
vehicle
is
transferred
by
16
operation
of
law,
such
as
by
inheritance,
order
in
bankruptcy,
17
insolvency,
replevin,
or
execution
sale,
the
transferee,
18
within
thirty
days
after
acquiring
the
right
to
possession
of
19
the
all-terrain
vehicle,
shall
mail
or
deliver
to
the
county
20
recorder
of
the
transferee’s
county
of
residence
satisfactory
21
proof
of
ownership
as
the
county
recorder
requires,
together
22
with
an
application
for
a
new
certificate
of
title,
and
the
23
required
fee.
However,
if
the
transferee
is
the
surviving
24
spouse
of
the
deceased
owner,
the
county
recorder
shall
waive
25
the
required
fee.
26
Sec.
3.
Section
462A.82,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
27
to
read
as
follows:
28
1.
If
ownership
of
a
vessel
is
transferred
by
operation
of
29
law,
such
as
by
inheritance,
order
in
bankruptcy,
insolvency,
30
replevin,
execution
sale,
or
in
compliance
with
section
578A.7
,
31
the
transferee,
within
thirty
days
after
acquiring
the
right
32
to
possession
of
the
vessel
by
operation
of
law,
shall
mail
or
33
deliver
to
the
county
recorder
satisfactory
proof
of
ownership
34
as
the
county
recorder
requires,
together
with
an
application
35
-1-
LSB
2770HZ
(1)
89
th/ns
1/
2
H.F.
846
for
a
new
certificate
of
title,
and
the
required
fee.
A
title
1
tax
is
not
required
on
these
transactions.
However,
if
the
2
transferee
is
the
surviving
spouse
of
the
deceased
owner,
the
3
county
recorder
shall
waive
the
required
fee.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
Under
current
law,
when
ownership
of
a
snowmobile,
8
all-terrain
vehicle
(ATV),
or
vessel
is
transferred
by
9
operation
of
law,
such
as
by
inheritance,
order
in
bankruptcy,
10
insolvency,
replevin,
or
execution
sale,
the
transferee
11
must
pay
a
required
certificate
of
title
fee
as
part
of
the
12
application
process
to
transfer
ownership.
The
fee
is
paid
to
13
the
county
recorder.
14
This
bill
requires
that
if
the
transferee
is
the
surviving
15
spouse
of
the
deceased
owner,
the
county
recorder
must
waive
16
the
required
fee.
17
The
title
fee
for
snowmobiles
and
ATVs
is
$10
and
the
title
18
fee
for
vessels
is
$5.
19
-2-
LSB
2770HZ
(1)
89
th/ns
2/
2