Senate File 2025 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2025 BY ROWLEY A BILL FOR An Act relating to information required for nonresidents who 1 apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate 2 of title. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5129XS (3) 91 th/ns

S.F. 2025 Section 1. Section 321.20, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 1 2026, is amended to read as follows: 2 f. (1) If Except as provided in subparagraph (2), if the 3 vehicle is owned by a nonresident but is subject to issuance of 4 an Iowa certificate of title or registration, the application 5 shall must also contain the full legal name, Iowa driver’s 6 license number or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card 7 number, date of birth, bona fide residence, and mailing address 8 of the primary user of the vehicle. If the primary user is a 9 firm, association, or corporation, the application shall must 10 contain the bona fide business address and federal employer 11 identification number of the primary user. The primary user’s 12 name and address shall not be printed on the registration 13 receipt or the certificate of title. 14 (2) If the vehicle is owned by a nonresident who owns real 15 property in this state, the vehicle is used primarily at the 16 Iowa property, and the vehicle is subject to issuance of an 17 Iowa certificate of title or registration, the application must 18 include reasonable proof, as determined by the department, that 19 the nonresident owns the property, and may contain the owner’s 20 driver’s license number or nonoperator’s identification card 21 number issued by another state in lieu of both the primary 22 user’s information required under subparagraph (1) and the 23 owner’s Iowa driver’s license number or Iowa nonoperator’s 24 identification card number required under paragraph “a” . The 25 department shall adopt rules regarding acceptable proof of 26 ownership of the property required under this subparagraph. 27 EXPLANATION 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 29 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 30 Current law requires an owner of a vehicle to apply for 31 registration and issuance of a certificate of title if the 32 vehicle is required to be registered. The application must 33 include information about the owner, the vehicle, nonowner 34 interests in the vehicle, if applicable, the amount of the fee 35 -1- LSB 5129XS (3) 91 th/ns 1/ 2

S.F. 2025 for new registration, and other information as may reasonably 1 be required by the department of transportation (DOT). In 2 particular, the owner’s full legal name, social security 3 number or Iowa driver’s license number or Iowa nonoperator’s 4 identification card number, date of birth, bona fide residence, 5 and mailing address are required. 6 In addition, if the vehicle is owned by a nonresident 7 but still subject to issuance of a certificate of title 8 or registration in Iowa, the application must also contain 9 the full legal name, Iowa driver’s license number or Iowa 10 nonoperator’s identification card number, date of birth, bona 11 fide residence, and mailing address of the primary user of the 12 vehicle. 13 This bill provides for alternative application information 14 required for certain nonresidents. Nonresidents who own real 15 property in Iowa that are registering a vehicle that is used 16 primarily at that property may instead apply using the owner’s 17 driver’s license number or nonoperator’s identification card 18 number issued by another state in lieu of both the primary 19 user’s information and the Iowa’s driver’s license number or 20 nonoperator’s identification card number required under current 21 law. A nonresident who applies for registration and issuance 22 of a certificate of title under the bill is required to provide 23 reasonable proof that the nonresident owns such property in 24 Iowa. The DOT must adopt rules regarding acceptable proof of 25 property ownership. 26 -2- LSB 5129XS (3) 91 th/ns 2/ 2