Iowa § 321.159 - 321.159 Exceptional cases — annual registration fee.
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§ 321.159. 321.159 Exceptional cases — annual registration fee.
1. The department shall have the power to fix the annual registration fee on all makes and models of motor vehicles which are not now being furnished or upon which the statement from the factory cannot be obtained. 2. For a current year model of a motor vehicle for which the manufacturer or importer of the motor vehicle has not provided the weight and list price, the department shall set the annual registration fee at ten dollars greater than the annual registration fee for the previous year model. Once the manufacturer or importer provides the required information, the information shall be used to set the annual registration fee or the registration renewal fee for the succeeding registration or registration renewal time for the motor vehicle. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4971; C39, §5011.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.159] 92 Acts, ch 1222, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §46, 47; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §105 Referred to in §321.158 Thu Dec 11 19:39:24 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.159 (25, 0)
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