House File 846 - Enrolled
House File 846
AN ACT
RELATING TO TITLE FEES FOR SNOWMOBILES, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES,
AND VESSELS OF SURVIVING SPOUSES.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 321G.31, subsection 1, Code 2021, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 1. If ownership of a snowmobile is transferred by
4 operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy,
5 insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, the transferee, within
6 thirty days after acquiring the right to possession of the
7 snowmobile, shall mail or deliver to the county recorder of
8 the transferee’s county of residence satisfactory proof of
9 ownership as the county recorder requires, together with an
10 application for a new certificate of title, and the required
11 fee. However, if the transferee is the surviving spouse of the
12 deceased owner, the county recorder shall waive the required
13 fee.
14 Sec. 2. Section 321I.33, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended
15 to read as follows:
16 1. If ownership of an all-terrain vehicle is transferred by
17 operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy,
18 insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, the transferee,
19 within thirty days after acquiring the right to possession of
20 the all-terrain vehicle, shall mail or deliver to the county
21 recorder of the transferee’s county of residence satisfactory
22 proof of ownership as the county recorder requires, together
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23 with an application for a new certificate of title, and the
24 required fee. However, if the transferee is the surviving
25 spouse of the deceased owner, the county recorder shall waive
26 the required fee.
27 Sec. 3. Section 462A.82, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended
28 to read as follows:
29 1. If ownership of a vessel is transferred by operation of
30 law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency,
31 replevin, execution sale, or in compliance with section 578A.7,
32 the transferee, within thirty days after acquiring the right
33 to possession of the vessel by operation of law, shall mail or
34 deliver to the county recorder satisfactory proof of ownership
35 as the county recorder requires, together with an application
1 for a new certificate of title, and the required fee. A title
2 tax is not required on these transactions. However, if the
3 transferee is the surviving spouse of the deceased owner, the
4 county recorder shall waive the required fee.
______________________________ ______________________________
PAT GRASSLEY JAKE CHAPMAN
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 846, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2021 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 321G.31, 462A.82
Enrolled: 321G.31, 462A.82