Registrants who delete commercial vehicles displaying Iowa base plates from the fleet after the commencement of the registration year shall be allowed to transfer registration credit to a replacement vehicle in accordance with this section. Iowa shall allow credit for non-Iowa based deleted vehicles only if the jurisdiction designated by the registrant as the base jurisdiction of the deleted vehicle permits transfer of registration credit to the replacement vehicle. Allowance of credit for deleted vehicles shall be subject to the following conditions:
 1. The fee for issuance of registration credentials for a replacement vehicle shall be seven dollars.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 326.12

  • Base jurisdiction: means the member jurisdiction, selected in accordance with the plan, to which an applicant applies for apportioned registration under the plan or the member jurisdiction that issues apportioned registration to a registrant under the plan. See Iowa Code 326.3
  • Credentials: means the cab card and plate issued in accordance with the plan. See Iowa Code 326.3
  • Fleet: means one or more apportionable vehicles designated by a registrant for distance reporting under the plan. See Iowa Code 326.3
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Lessee: means any consumer who leases a motor vehicle for one year or more pursuant to a written lease agreement which provides that the lessee is responsible for repairs to the motor vehicle. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • Lessee: means a person that is authorized to have exclusive possession and control of a vehicle owned by another person under terms of a lease agreement. See Iowa Code 326.3
  • Registrant: means a person in whose name a properly registered vehicle is registered. See Iowa Code 326.3
  • Registration year: means the twelve-month period during which, under the laws of the base jurisdiction, the registration issued to a registrant by the base jurisdiction is valid. See Iowa Code 326.3
  • Vehicle: means any vehicle as defined in chapter 321. See Iowa Code 321H.2
 2. If a leased vehicle is to be deleted from the fleet and unexpired registration fees applied to the replacement vehicle, the lessee shall refund any unexpired registration fees paid by the lessor to the lessee on the transferred vehicle.
 3. Credit shall be given for unexpired months.
 4. The registration of the vehicle being added to the fleet is not delinquent under chapter 321.
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