§ 321.26 — Multiple registration periods and adjustments

Iowa § 321.26

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VIII: TRANSPORTATION
• Ch. 321: MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD

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1. There are established twelve registration periods for the registration of vehicles by the
county treasurer. Each registration period shall commence on the first day of each calendar
month following the month of the birth of the owner of the vehicle and end on the last day of
the twelfth month.
2. The county treasurer may adjust the registration renewal or expiration date of vehicles
for which the county treasurer is responsible for renewal under section 321.40 when deemed
necessary to equalize the number of vehicles registered in each twelve-month period or
for the administrative efficiency of the county treasurer’s office. The adjustment shall
be accomplished by delivery of a written notice to the vehicle owner of the adjustment
and allowance of a credit for the remaining months of the unused portion of the annual
registration fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, which amount shall be deducted from
the annual registration fee due at the time of registration. Upon receipt of the notification
the owner shall, within thirty days, surrender the registration card and registration plates
to any county treasurer, 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. Upon payment of the annual registration fee, less the credit allowed for the
remaining months of the unused portion of the annual registration fee, the county treasurer
that adjusted the registration renewal or expiration date of the vehicle shall issue a new
registration card and registration plates, validation stickers, or emblems which indicate the
month and year of expiration of registration.
3. Except for motor trucks or truck tractors registered by the county treasurer pursuant
to sections321.120, 321.121, and 321.122, vehicles subject to registrationwhich are owned by
a person other than a natural person shall be registered for a registration year as determined
by the county treasurer.