Iowa § 321.134 Monthly penalty

Iowa Statutes

§ 321.134 — Monthly penalty

Iowa § 321.134

Title VIIITRANSPORTATION

Ch. 321MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD

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Iowa Code § 321.134 (2026).

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1.On the first day of the second month following the beginning of each registration year a penalty of five percent of the annual registration fee shall be added to the annual registration fees not paid by that date and an additional penalty of five percent shall be added the first day of each succeeding month, until the fee is paid. A penalty shall not be less than five dollars. If the owner of a vehicle surrenders the registration plates for a vehicle prior to the plates becoming delinquent, to the county treasurer of the county where the vehicle is registered, or to the department if the vehicle is registered under chapter 326, the owner may register the vehicle any time thereafter upon payment of the annual registration fee for the registration year without penalty. To avoid a penalty

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1. On the first day of the second month following the beginning of each registration year a
penalty of five percent of the annual registration fee shall be added to the annual registration
fees not paid by that date and an additional penalty of five percent shall be added the first day
of each succeeding month, until the fee is paid. A penalty shall not be less than five dollars.
If the owner of a vehicle surrenders the registration plates for a vehicle prior to the plates
becoming delinquent, to the county treasurer of the county where the vehicle is registered, or
to the department if the vehicle is registered under chapter 326, the owner may register the
vehicle any time thereafter upon payment of the annual registration fee for the registration
year without penalty. To avoid a penalty or an additional penalty in the case of a delinquent
registration through a county treasurer, if the last calendar day of a month falls on Saturday,
Sunday, or a holiday, the payment deadline is extended to include the first business day of
the following month. For payments made through a county treasurer’s authorized internet
site only, if the last day of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the electronic
payment must be entered by midnight on the first business day of the next month. All other

electronic payments must be entered by midnight on the last day of the month preceding the
delinquent date.
2. Theannualregistrationfeefortrucks,trucktractors,androadtractorsregisteredbythe
countytreasurer,asprovidedinsections321.120,321.121,and321.122,maybepayableintwo
equal semiannual installments if the annual registration fee exceeds the annual registration
feeforavehiclewithagrossweightexceedingfivetons. Thepenaltiesprovidedinsubsection
1 shall be computed on the amount of the first installment only and on the first day of the
seventh month of the registration period the same rate of penalty shall apply to the second
installment, until the fee is paid.
3. Ifapenaltyappliestoanannualvehicleregistrationfeeprovidedforinsections321.120,
321.121, and 321.122, the same penalty shall be assessed on the fees collected to increase
the registered gross weight of the vehicle, if the increased gross weight is requested within
forty-five days from the date the delinquent vehicle is registered for the current registration
period.
4. Notwithstanding subsections 1 through 3, if a vehicle registration is delinquent for
twenty-four months or more, a flat penalty and fee shall be assessed for the delinquent period
inadditiontothecurrentannualregistrationfee. Theflatpenaltyandfeeshallbeonehundred
fifty percent of the current annual registration fee.
5. Thedepartmentshallwaivethepenaltiesimposedbythissectionforanownerwhoisin
themilitaryserviceoftheUnitedStatesandwhohasbeenrelocatedasaresultofbeingplaced
onactivedutyonorafterSeptember11, 2001. Thedepartmentshalladoptrulestoimplement
this subsection, including, if necessary, procedures for refunding penalties collected prior to
March 29, 2004.