Senate
Study
Bill
3033
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPORTATION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
personal
information
of
the
previous
owner
1
of
a
motor
vehicle.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
321.24,
subsections
3
and
9,
Code
2024,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
The
certificate
of
title
shall
must
contain
upon
its
3
face
the
identical
information
required
upon
the
face
of
the
4
registration
receipt.
In
addition,
the
certificate
of
title
5
shall
must
contain
a
statement
of
the
owner’s
title,
the
6
title
number
assigned
to
the
owner
or
owners
of
the
vehicle,
7
the
name
and
address
of
the
previous
owner,
and
a
statement
8
of
all
security
interests
and
encumbrances
as
shown
in
the
9
application,
upon
the
vehicle
described,
including
the
nature
10
of
the
security
interest,
date
of
perfection,
and
name
and
11
mailing
address
of
the
secured
party.
12
9.
The
county
treasurer
or
the
department
shall
maintain
13
in
the
county
or
department
records
system
the
information
14
contained
on
the
certificate
of
title
and
the
name
and
15
address
of
the
previous
owner
.
The
information
shall
must
be
16
accessible
by
title
certificate
number
for
a
period
of
three
17
years
from
the
date
of
notification
of
cancellation
of
title
18
or
date
that
a
new
title
has
been
issued
as
provided
in
this
19
chapter
.
Copies
the
department
requires
shall
be
sent
to
20
the
department
in
the
manner
and
at
the
time
the
department
21
directs.
The
department
shall
designate
a
uniform
system
of
22
title
numbers
to
indicate
the
county
of
issuance.
23
Sec.
2.
Section
321.31,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
24
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
a.
The
department
shall
install
and
maintain
a
records
26
system
which
shall
must
contain
the
name
and
address
of
the
27
vehicle
owner,
current
and
previous
registration
number,
28
vehicle
identification
number,
make,
model,
style,
date
of
29
purchase,
registration
certificate
number,
maximum
gross
30
weight,
weight,
list
price
or
value
of
the
vehicle
as
fixed
31
by
the
department,
fees
paid
,
and
date
of
payment
,
and
the
32
name
and
address
of
the
previous
owner
.
The
records
system
33
shall
must
also
contain
a
record
of
the
certificate
of
title
34
including
such
information
as
the
department
deems
necessary.
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The
information
to
be
kept
in
the
records
system
shall
be
1
entered
within
forty-eight
hours
after
receipt
insofar
as
is
2
practical.
The
records
system
shall
constitute
the
permanent
3
record
of
ownership
of
each
vehicle
titled
under
the
laws
of
4
this
state.
5
Sec.
3.
Section
321.31,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
6
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
a.
Each
county
treasurer’s
office
shall
maintain
a
county
8
records
system
for
vehicle
registration
and
certificate
of
9
title
documents.
The
records
system
shall
must
consist
of
10
information
from
the
certificate
of
title,
including
the
11
date
of
perfection
and
cancellation
of
security
interests,
12
and
information
from
the
registration
receipt
,
and
the
name
13
and
address
of
the
previous
owner
.
The
information
shall
be
14
maintained
in
a
manner
approved
by
the
department.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
strikes
the
requirement
for
a
certificate
of
19
title
issued
for
a
vehicle
to
contain
the
name
and
address
20
of
the
previous
owner,
and
instead
requires
the
department
21
of
transportation
(DOT)
or
county
treasurer
to
maintain
the
22
previous
owner’s
information
in
the
DOT’s
or
county
treasurer’s
23
records
systems
along
with
the
other
certificate
of
title
24
information.
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