COMPILED CODE - Iowa Legislature - State of Iowa

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§§ 3052-3053. MOTOR VEHICLES. Tit. XI, Ch. 17.
SEC. 3052. Surrender of plates.
1 When a motor vehicle is permanently dismantled and can no
2 longer be used on the public highway or when same is sold outside the
3 state, the owner thereof shall detach the license plates and certificate
4 of registration and surrender them to the county treasurer, who shall
5 cancel the registration of record and report such cancellation forth-
6 with to the department upon blanks provided for that purpose. Such
7 license plates shall be destroyed by the county treasurer who shall so
8 advise the department.
9 A failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall con-
10 stitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by a
11 fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars or by im-
12 prisonment not exceeding ten days.
[38 G. A., ch. 275, § 9; 39 G. A., ch. 159, § 5.]
SEC. 3053. Schedule of fees.
1 An annual license fee shall be paid for each motor vehicle oper-
2 ated upon the public highways of this state unless said vehicle is
3 specifically exempted under the provisions of this chapter. Said
4 license fee shall be paid to the county treasurer at the same time the
5 application is made for the registration or reregistration of said motor
6 vehicle and the county treasurer shall not issue a registration cer-
7 tificate for any motor vehicle until the proper license fee has been paid.
8 Provided that where there is no delinquency, and the registration
9 is made during April, May or June, the fee shall be three-fourths of
10 the annual license fee herein required; and where made during July,
11 August or September the fee shall be one-half such annual fee; and
12 where made during October or November the fee shall be one-fourth
13 of such annual license fee; no fee being required for the month of
14 December for a new car in good faith delivered during that month.
15 Such reduction in the license fee shall not be allowed until the
16 applicant first file with the county treasurer an affidavit stating the
17 date on which the motor vehicle first came into his possession or con-
18 trol, in connection with his purchase or prospective purchase thereof,
19 and the name and address of the party from whom purchased.
20 Any person who shall wilfully make false statement in such affi-
21 davit shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished accordingly.
22 The amount of said license fee shall be and is fixed at the follow-
23 ing rates :
24 1. For all motor vehicles except motor trucks, motorcycles and
25 motor bicycles, a fee equal to one per cent of the value as fixed by the
26 executive council, plus forty cents for each one hundred pounds or
27 fraction thereof of weight of vehicle, as fixed by the executive council,
28 provided that no motor vehicle regardless of age shall be licensed for a
29 full year for less than ten dollars.
30 . The executive council shall annually classify all such motor ve-
31 hides by value and by weight. The value shall be fixed at the next
32 even one hundred dollars above the retail list price when new F. O. B.
33 the factory, and the weight shall be fixed at the next even one hundred
34 pounds above the manufacturers' shipping weight or the actual weight
35 of the vehicle fully equipped.
36 2. After said motor vehicle has been registered five times, that
37 part of the license fee which is based on the value of said vehicle shall