KimReynoldsHouse OFFICEFile O2617 FH-8147 TAmend Hthe Eamendment, GH-8140, Oto VHouse EFile R2617, Nas Ofollows: R ChrisCournoyer G O V E R N O R LT G O V E R N O R June02,2026 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile2617,anActrelatingtoabandoned1. vehicles.

ThePage aboveHouseFileisherebyapproved1, onthisdate.line 29, after <initiative.> by inserting <In addition to the required notices under subsection 2, a garagekeeper that tows an abandoned vehicle pursuant to this subparagraph shall notify the police authority with jurisdiction over the location where the vehicle was towed within two hours after towing the vehicle.

Sincerely,The Kimkgaragekeeper eynoldsshall Vjdescribe Governorthe ofIowavehicle cc:and provide the location where the tow occurred and where the vehicle can be reclaimed.> 2.

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Section(1) 1.By sending via certified mail or parcel delivery service with a tracking number.

SectionNotice 321.89,under Codethis 2026,subparagraph isshall amendedbe bydeemed addinggiven thewhen followingmailed. new subsection:

NEW(2) SUBSECTION.By personal delivery by a peace officer to the proper person who must sign an affidavit of service.

2A.Notice under this subparagraph shall be deemed given when delivered.> 3.

CeasePage 3, lines 27 and release.28, by striking <days, but may charge a fee based on periods of twenty-four hours.> and inserting <days.> 4.

WhenPage a3, privateby entitystriking ceaseslines a31 towthrough after33 attaching towing equipment to an abandoned vehicle and releasesinserting the<fees vehicleassessed towhen thea registered owner or operator prior to removing the vehicle fromis thereclaimed. location where the vehicle was abandoned, the private entity shall accept payment by credit card, in addition to other forms of payment, for any fee charged to release the vehicle.

Sec.A garagekeeper shall accept payment by credit card, subject> 5.

2.Page 4, lines 2 and 3, by striking <to the public for at least eight hours> 6.

SectionPage 321.89,4, subsectionby 3,striking paragraphslines a,4 e,through and8. f .

Code7. 2026, are amended to read as follows:

a.Page 4, line 17, after <owner.> by inserting <Alternatively, a garagekeeper may, at its discretion, allow the registered owner to directly retrieve personal property from the vehicle.> 8.

APage police5, authorityby orstriking privateline entity1 thatand takesinserting into<subsection custody2, anparagraphs abandoned“a” vehiclethrough shall“c”.> sendH notice8140.3183 by(1) certified91 House-1- Fileth/ns 2617,1/2 p.9.

2Page mail6, thatby thestriking vehiclelines has10 beenthrough taken13 intoand custodyinserting: no more than twenty ten days after taking custody of the vehicle.

Notice<b. shall be sent to the last known address of record of the last known registered owner of the vehicle, all lienholders of record, and any other known claimant to the vehicle.

e.Any remainder from the proceeds of a sale shall be deposited in the road use tax fund.> ______________________________ JONES of Clay H 8140.3183 (1) 91 -2- th/ns 2/2

If the persons receiving notice do not ask for a hearing or exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle or personal property within the ten-day twenty-day reclaiming period, the owner, lienholders, or claimants shall no longer have any right, title, claim, or interest in or to the vehicle or the personal property.

f, A court in any case in law or equity shall not recognize any right, title, claim, or interest of the owner, lienholders, or claimants after the expiration of the ten-day twenty-day reclaiming period.

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Section 321.89, subsection 3, paragraph b, subparagraph (3), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

(3) Information for the persons receiving the notice of their right to reclaim the vehicle and personal property contained therein within t-ea twenty days after the effective date of the notice.

Persons may reclaim the vehicle e t personal property upon payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody and upon payment of the costs of notice required pursuant to t h i s s u b s e c t i o n .

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Section 321.89, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsections:

NEW SUBSECTION.

3A.

Abandoned vehicles in custody.

a .

A lienholder of record who received notice under subsection 3 may request information regarding the condition of the abandoned vehicle.

A private entity with custody of an abandoned vehicle may charge the lienholder of record an inspection fee not to exceed one hundred dollars.

If such request is made and when the fee is paid, the private entity with custody of the abandoned vehicle shall satisfy the request by either allowing a representative of the lienholder of record onto the premises to inspect the vehicle, subject to policies established by the private entity to promote safety and security of the premises, or by sending photos House File 2617r p.

3 that sufficiently depict the condition of the vehicle to the lienholder of record so that the lienholder can reasonably ascertain the condition o f the vehicle.