SF 444 — A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles, including the surrender or transfer of registration plates and cards to a county treasurer, documentary fees charged by motor vehicle dealers, and motor vehicle franchise obligations. (Formerly SSB 1206.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

KSenate iFile m444 R- eEnrolled ySenate nFile o444 lAN dACT sRELATING OTO fMOTOR fVEHICLES, iINCLUDING cTHE eSURRENDER oOR fTRANSFER tOF hREGISTRATION ePLATES GAND oCARDS vTO e r n o r A dCOUNTY aTREASURER, mDOCUMENTARY GFEES rCHARGED eBY gMOTOR gVEHICLE GDEALERS, OAND VMOTOR EVEHICLE RFRANCHISE NOBLIGATIONS. O R L T G O V E R N O R April12,2021 The Honorable Paul Pate Secretary'ofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 Dear Mr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

SenateFile444,anActrelatingtomotorvehicles,includingthesurrenderortransferofBE registrationplatesandcardstoacountytreasurer,documentaryfeeschargedbymotorIT vehicledealers,andmotorvehiclefranchiseobligations.ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

TheaboveSenateFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

Sincerely, KimRcyriQMs Governor of Iowa cc:

SecretaryoftheSenate Clerk of the House STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES,I O W A 50319 515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.352WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV RIGHT G E N E R A L A S S E M B I .

Y S e n a F i l4 4 4 A NA C T RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE SURRENDER OR TRANSFER O F REGISTRATION P L A T E S AND C A R D S T O A COUNTY T R E A S U R E R , DOCUMENTARY FEES CHARGED BY MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS, AND MOTOR V E H I CF R A N C HO B L I G A T I O N S .

B EI T E N A C B Y T H G E N E RA S S E M O FT H S T A TO FI O W A ;

Section 321.26, subsection 2, Code 2021, is aamended mto eread nas dtfollows: or e a a sf o l l o w s :

The county treasurer may adjust the renewal or expiration date of vehicles registered in the county when deemed necessary to equalize the number of vehicles registered in each twelve-month period or for the administrative efficiency of the county treasurer'streasurer’s office.

Upon receipt of the notification the owner shall, within thirty days, surrender the registration card and registration plates to -fehethe a county treasurer eof # the county where the vehicle is registered, except that the registration plates shall not be surrendered if validation stickers or other emblems are used to designate the month and year of expiration of registration.

Section 321.34, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended tto oread ras efollows: aa s f o l l o w s :

The owner shall forward the plates to -febethe a county treasurer where the vehicle is registered or the owner may have the plates assigned to another vehicle within thirty days after transfer, upon payment of the fees required by law.

Section 321.47, subsection 3, Code 2021, is amended tto orread eas aafollows: s f o l l o w s :

Whenever ownership of a vehicle is transferred under the provisions of this section, the registration plates shall be removed and forwarded to -febethe a county treasurer^treasurer, of the county where the vehicle is registered or to the department if the vehicle is owned by a nonresident.

DponUpon transfer the vehicle shall not be operated upon the highways of this state until the person entitled to possession of the vehicle applies for and obtains registration for the vehicle.

Senate PileFile 444, p.

Section 322A.5, subsection 22, , Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new paragraph;paragraph:

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C______________________________ H______________________________ AJAKE PCHAPMAN MPAT AGRASSLEY NPresident Pof Athe TGSenate R A S S L E Y P r e s i do ft h S e n a t e Speaker of tthe House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 444, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.

W______________________________ .CW. H A R S M I T H S O N Secretary of the Senate Approved 2 0 2 1 K I MRB¥NO:

GCHARLES oSMITHSON vSecretary eof rthe nSenate oApproved r_______________, 2021 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor