Bill Text: IA SF292 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-03-03 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SF292 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF292-Introduced.html
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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
acquisition
of
certain
vehicles
by
a
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vehicle
recycler,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.52,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
The
owner
of
a
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration
3
that
who
does
not
have
a
certificate
of
title
or
a
junking
4
certificate
may
dispose
of
the
vehicle
to
a
vehicle
recycler
5
licensed
under
chapter
321H
for
scrap
or
junk
if
the
vehicle
6
is
twelve
model
years
old
or
older
and
is
acquired
by
the
7
vehicle
recycler
for
reasonable
consideration
equaling
less
8
than
one
thousand
dollars.
A
licensed
vehicle
recycler
shall
9
not
acquire
such
a
vehicle
unless
the
recycler
verifies
there
10
is
not
a
lienholder
who
has
a
security
interest
in
the
vehicle.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
Under
current
law,
the
purchaser
or
transferee
of
a
motor
15
vehicle
sold
for
scrap
or
junk
is
required
to
surrender
16
the
certificate
of
title,
properly
endorsed
and
signed
by
17
the
previous
owner,
to
a
county
treasurer,
and
apply
for
a
18
junking
certificate
from
the
county
treasurer,
within
30
days
19
after
assignment
of
the
certificate
of
title.
However,
a
20
vehicle
owner
may
dispose
of
the
vehicle
to
a
vehicle
recycler
21
licensed
under
Code
chapter
321H
(vehicle
recyclers)
for
22
scrap
or
junk
without
presenting
a
certificate
of
title
or
a
23
junking
certificate
if
the
vehicle
is
12
model
years
old
or
24
older
and
is
acquired
by
the
vehicle
recycler
for
reasonable
25
consideration
equaling
less
than
$1,000.
26
This
bill
prohibits
a
licensed
vehicle
recycler
from
27
acquiring
such
a
vehicle
unless
the
recycler
verifies
that
28
there
is
not
a
lienholder
who
has
a
security
interest
in
the
29
vehicle.
30
By
operation
of
law,
a
violation
of
the
bill
is
a
simple
31
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$135.
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