Iowa § 321G.33 Vehicle identification number

Iowa Statutes

§ 321G.33 — Vehicle identification number

Iowa § 321G.33

Title VIIITRANSPORTATION

Ch. 321GSNOWMOBILES

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Iowa Code § 321G.33 (2026).

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1.The department may assign a distinguishing number to a snowmobile when the serial number on the snowmobile is destroyed or obliterated and issue to the owner a special decal bearing the distinguishing number which shall be affixed to the snowmobile in a position to be determined by the department. The snowmobile shall be registered and titled under the distinguishing number in lieu of the former serial number. Every snowmobile shall have a vehicle identification number assigned and affixed as required by the department.

2.The commission shall adopt, by rule, the procedures for application and for issuance of a vehicle identification number for homebuilt snowmobiles.

3.A person shall not destroy, remove, alter, cover, or deface the manufacturer’s vehicle identification number, the plat

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1. The department may assign a distinguishing number to a snowmobile when the serial
number on the snowmobile is destroyed or obliterated and issue to the owner a special decal
bearing the distinguishing number which shall be affixed to the snowmobile in a position to
be determined by the department. The snowmobile shall be registered and titled under the
distinguishing number in lieu of the former serial number. Every snowmobile shall have a
vehicle identification number assigned and affixed as required by the department.
2. The commission shall adopt, by rule, the procedures for application and for issuance
of a vehicle identification number for homebuilt snowmobiles.
3. A person shall not destroy, remove, alter, cover, or deface the manufacturer’s vehicle
identification number, the plate or decal bearing it, or any vehicle identification number the
department assigns to a snowmobile without the department’s permission.
4. Apersonotherthanamanufacturerwhoconstructsorrebuildsasnowmobileforwhich
there is no legible vehicle identification number shall submit to the department an affidavit
which describes the snowmobile. In cooperation with the county recorder, the department
shall assign a vehicle identification number to the snowmobile. The applicant shall
permanently affix the vehicle identification number to the snowmobile in a manner that such
alteration, removal, or replacement of the vehicle identification number would be obvious.