Iowa Code 462A.78 – Fees — surcharge — duplicates
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1. a. The county recorder shall charge a five dollar fee to issue a certificate of title, a transfer of title, a duplicate, or a corrected certificate of title.
b. In addition to the fee required under paragraph “a”, and sections 462A.82 and 462A.84, a surcharge of five dollars shall be required.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 462A.78
- Certificate: means a certificate of title. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Department: means the department of natural resources. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Lienholder: means a person holding a security interest. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to a motorboat or vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if there is none, the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the county recorder’s records, shall within thirty days obtain a duplicate by applying with any county recorder. The applicant shall furnish information the department requires concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, mutilation, or destruction. Mutilated or illegible certificates shall be returned to the department with the application for a duplicate.
3. The duplicate certificate of title shall be marked plainly “duplicate” across its face, and mailed or delivered to the applicant.
4. If a lost or stolen original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued is recovered, the original shall be surrendered promptly to the department for cancellation.
5. The funds collected under subsection 1, paragraph “a”, shall be placed in the general fund of the county and used for the expenses of the county conservation board if one exists in that county. Of each surcharge collected as required under subsection 1, paragraph “b”, the county recorder shall remit five dollars to the department of revenue for deposit in the general fund of the state.