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House File 389 - EnrolledAn Actrelating to the process and fees associated with
the registration and title of vessels, snowmobiles, and
all-terrain vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 321G.29, subsection 6, Code 2019, is
amended to read as follows:
6. A dealer transferring ownership of a snowmobile under
this chapter shall assign the title to the new owner, or in the
case of a new snowmobile, assign the certificate of origin.
Within fifteen thirty days the dealer shall forward all moneys
and applications to the county recorder.
Sec. 2. Section 321I.31, subsection 6, Code 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
6. A dealer transferring ownership of an all-terrain
vehicle under this chapter shall assign the title to the new
owner, or in the case of a new all-terrain vehicle, assign
the certificate of origin. Within fifteen thirty days the
dealer shall forward all moneys and applications to the county
recorder.
Sec. 3. Section 462A.5, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
The owner of each vessel required to be numbered by this
state shall initially register it every three years with the
commission through the county recorder of the county in which
the owner resides, or, if the owner is a nonresident, the
owner shall register it in the county in which such vessel
is principally used. Both residents and nonresidents shall
subsequently renew registration every three years with any
county recorder. The commission shall develop and maintain
an electronic system for the registration of vessels pursuant
to this chapter. The commission shall establish forms and
procedures as necessary for the registration of all vessels.
Sec. 4. Section 462A.5, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code
2019, is amended to read as follows:
c. If a timely an application for renewal is made, the
applicant shall receive the same registration number allocated
to the applicant for the previous registration period. If the
application for registration for the three-year registration
period is not made before May 1 July 1 of the last calendar year
-1-of the registration period, the applicant shall be charged a
penalty of five dollars.
Sec. 5. Section 462A.5, subsection 4, paragraphs a, b, c,
and d, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
a. If a person, after registering a vessel, moves from
the address shown on the registration certificate, the person
shall, within ten days, notify the any county recorder in
writing of the old and new address. If appropriate, the county
recorder shall forward all past records of the vessel to the
recorder of the county in which the owner resides.
b. If the name of a person, who has registered a vessel,
is changed, the person shall, within ten days, notify the any
county recorder of the former and new name.
c. No fee shall be paid to the any county recorder for
making the changes mentioned in this subsection, unless the
owner requests a new registration certificate showing the
change, in which case a fee of one dollar plus a writing fee
shall be paid to the recorder.
d. If a registration certificate is lost, mutilated or
becomes illegible, the owner shall immediately make application
for and obtain a duplicate registration certificate by
furnishing information satisfactory to the any county recorder.
A fee of one dollar plus a writing fee shall be paid to the
county recorder for a duplicate registration certificate.
Sec. 6. Section 462A.43, Code 2019, is amended to read as
follows:
462A.43 Transfer of ownership.
Upon the transfer of ownership of any vessel, the owner,
except as otherwise provided by this chapter, shall complete
shall, at the time of delivering the vessel, provide the
purchaser or transferee with either the title of the vessel
assigned in the purchaser’s or transferee’s name or, if there
is no title, the registration certificate with the form on
the back of the registration certificate and shall deliver it
to the purchaser or transferee at the time of delivering the
-2-vessel completely filled in. Once a vessel has been titled, a
person shall not sell or transfer ownership without assigning
and delivering the title to the purchaser or transferee. If
a vessel has an expired registration at the time of transfer,
the transferee shall pay all applicable fees for the current
registration period, the appropriate writing fee, and a penalty
of five dollars, and a transfer of number shall be awarded in
the same manner as provided for in an original registration.
All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be
forwarded by the commission to the treasurer of state, who
shall place the money in the state fish and game protection
fund. The money so collected is appropriated to the commission
solely for the administration and enforcement of navigation
laws and water safety.
Sec. 7. Section 462A.52, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
1. Within ten days after the end of each month, a A county
recorder shall remit to the commission all fees collected by
the recorder during the previous month. Before May 10 of the
registration period beginning May 1 of that year, a county
recorder shall remit to the commission all unused license
blanks for the previous registration period through a process
determined by the department. All fees collected for the
registration of vessels shall be forwarded by the commission
to the treasurer of the state, who shall place the money in the
state fish and game protection fund. The money so collected is
appropriated to the commission solely for the administration
and enforcement of navigation laws and water safety.
Sec. 8. Section 462A.77, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code 2019,
are amended to read as follows:
4. Every owner of a vessel subject to titling under this
chapter shall apply to the county recorder for issuance of
a certificate of title for the vessel within thirty days
after acquisition. The application shall be on forms the
department prescribes, and accompanied by the required
-3-fee. The application shall be signed and sworn to before a
notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B or shall include a
certification signed in writing containing substantially the
representation that statements made are true and correct to the
best of the applicant’s knowledge, information, and belief,
under penalty of perjury. The application shall contain
the date of sale and gross price of the vessel or the fair
market value if no sale immediately preceded the transfer, and
any additional information the department requires. If the
application is made for a vessel last previously registered or
titled in another state or foreign country, it shall contain
this information and any other information the department
requires.
5. If a dealer buys or acquires a used vessel for resale,
the dealer shall report the acquisition to the county recorder
on the forms the department provides, or the dealer may apply
for and obtain a certificate of title as provided in this
chapter. If a dealer buys or acquires a used unnumbered
vessel, the dealer shall apply for a certificate of title in
the dealer’s name within fifteen days. If a dealer buys or
acquires a new vessel for resale, the dealer may apply for a
certificate of title in the dealer’s name.
6. Every dealer transferring a vessel requiring titling
under this chapter shall assign the title to the new owner, or
in the case of a new vessel assign the certificate of origin.
Within fifteen thirty days the dealer shall forward all moneys
and applications to the county recorder.
Sec. 9. Section 462A.78, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
2. If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated,
destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if
there is none, the owner named in the certificate, as shown by
the county recorder’s records, shall within thirty days obtain
a duplicate by applying to the with any county recorder. The
applicant shall furnish information the department requires
-4-concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of
its loss, mutilation, or destruction. Mutilated or illegible
certificates shall be returned to the department with the
application for a duplicate.
______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House______________________________
CHARLES SCHNEIDERPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 389, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.______________________________
CARMINE BOALChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2019______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorjs/rn
the registration and title of vessels, snowmobiles, and
all-terrain vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 321G.29, subsection 6, Code 2019, is
amended to read as follows:
6. A dealer transferring ownership of a snowmobile under
this chapter shall assign the title to the new owner, or in the
case of a new snowmobile, assign the certificate of origin.
Within fifteen thirty days the dealer shall forward all moneys
and applications to the county recorder.
Sec. 2. Section 321I.31, subsection 6, Code 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
6. A dealer transferring ownership of an all-terrain
vehicle under this chapter shall assign the title to the new
owner, or in the case of a new all-terrain vehicle, assign
the certificate of origin. Within fifteen thirty days the
dealer shall forward all moneys and applications to the county
recorder.
Sec. 3. Section 462A.5, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
The owner of each vessel required to be numbered by this
state shall initially register it every three years with the
commission through the county recorder of the county in which
the owner resides, or, if the owner is a nonresident, the
owner shall register it in the county in which such vessel
is principally used. Both residents and nonresidents shall
subsequently renew registration every three years with any
county recorder. The commission shall develop and maintain
an electronic system for the registration of vessels pursuant
to this chapter. The commission shall establish forms and
procedures as necessary for the registration of all vessels.
Sec. 4. Section 462A.5, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code
2019, is amended to read as follows:
c. If a timely an application for renewal is made, the
applicant shall receive the same registration number allocated
to the applicant for the previous registration period. If the
application for registration for the three-year registration
period is not made before May 1 July 1 of the last calendar year
-1-of the registration period, the applicant shall be charged a
penalty of five dollars.
Sec. 5. Section 462A.5, subsection 4, paragraphs a, b, c,
and d, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
a. If a person, after registering a vessel, moves from
the address shown on the registration certificate, the person
shall, within ten days, notify the any county recorder in
writing of the old and new address. If appropriate, the county
recorder shall forward all past records of the vessel to the
recorder of the county in which the owner resides.
b. If the name of a person, who has registered a vessel,
is changed, the person shall, within ten days, notify the any
county recorder of the former and new name.
c. No fee shall be paid to the any county recorder for
making the changes mentioned in this subsection, unless the
owner requests a new registration certificate showing the
change, in which case a fee of one dollar plus a writing fee
shall be paid to the recorder.
d. If a registration certificate is lost, mutilated or
becomes illegible, the owner shall immediately make application
for and obtain a duplicate registration certificate by
furnishing information satisfactory to the any county recorder.
A fee of one dollar plus a writing fee shall be paid to the
county recorder for a duplicate registration certificate.
Sec. 6. Section 462A.43, Code 2019, is amended to read as
follows:
462A.43 Transfer of ownership.
Upon the transfer of ownership of any vessel, the owner,
except as otherwise provided by this chapter, shall complete
shall, at the time of delivering the vessel, provide the
purchaser or transferee with either the title of the vessel
assigned in the purchaser’s or transferee’s name or, if there
is no title, the registration certificate with the form on
the back of the registration certificate and shall deliver it
to the purchaser or transferee at the time of delivering the
-2-vessel completely filled in. Once a vessel has been titled, a
person shall not sell or transfer ownership without assigning
and delivering the title to the purchaser or transferee. If
a vessel has an expired registration at the time of transfer,
the transferee shall pay all applicable fees for the current
registration period, the appropriate writing fee, and a penalty
of five dollars, and a transfer of number shall be awarded in
the same manner as provided for in an original registration.
All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be
forwarded by the commission to the treasurer of state, who
shall place the money in the state fish and game protection
fund. The money so collected is appropriated to the commission
solely for the administration and enforcement of navigation
laws and water safety.
Sec. 7. Section 462A.52, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
1. Within ten days after the end of each month, a A county
recorder shall remit to the commission all fees collected by
the recorder during the previous month. Before May 10 of the
registration period beginning May 1 of that year, a county
recorder shall remit to the commission all unused license
blanks for the previous registration period through a process
determined by the department. All fees collected for the
registration of vessels shall be forwarded by the commission
to the treasurer of the state, who shall place the money in the
state fish and game protection fund. The money so collected is
appropriated to the commission solely for the administration
and enforcement of navigation laws and water safety.
Sec. 8. Section 462A.77, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code 2019,
are amended to read as follows:
4. Every owner of a vessel subject to titling under this
chapter shall apply to the county recorder for issuance of
a certificate of title for the vessel within thirty days
after acquisition. The application shall be on forms the
department prescribes, and accompanied by the required
-3-fee. The application shall be signed and sworn to before a
notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B or shall include a
certification signed in writing containing substantially the
representation that statements made are true and correct to the
best of the applicant’s knowledge, information, and belief,
under penalty of perjury. The application shall contain
the date of sale and gross price of the vessel or the fair
market value if no sale immediately preceded the transfer, and
any additional information the department requires. If the
application is made for a vessel last previously registered or
titled in another state or foreign country, it shall contain
this information and any other information the department
requires.
5. If a dealer buys or acquires a used vessel for resale,
the dealer shall report the acquisition to the county recorder
on the forms the department provides, or the dealer may apply
for and obtain a certificate of title as provided in this
chapter. If a dealer buys or acquires a used unnumbered
vessel, the dealer shall apply for a certificate of title in
the dealer’s name within fifteen days. If a dealer buys or
acquires a new vessel for resale, the dealer may apply for a
certificate of title in the dealer’s name.
6. Every dealer transferring a vessel requiring titling
under this chapter shall assign the title to the new owner, or
in the case of a new vessel assign the certificate of origin.
Within fifteen thirty days the dealer shall forward all moneys
and applications to the county recorder.
Sec. 9. Section 462A.78, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
2. If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated,
destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if
there is none, the owner named in the certificate, as shown by
the county recorder’s records, shall within thirty days obtain
a duplicate by applying to the with any county recorder. The
applicant shall furnish information the department requires
-4-concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of
its loss, mutilation, or destruction. Mutilated or illegible
certificates shall be returned to the department with the
application for a duplicate.
______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House______________________________
CHARLES SCHNEIDERPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 389, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.______________________________
CARMINE BOALChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2019______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorjs/rn