Iowa § 321G.32 - 321G.32 Security interest — perfection and titles — fees.

§ 321G.32. 321G.32 Security interest — perfection and titles — fees.

1. A security interest created in this state in a snowmobile is not perfected until the security interest is noted on the certificate of title. a. To perfect the security interest, an application for security interest must be presented along with the original title. The county recorder shall note the security interest on the face of the title and in the electronic record maintained by the recorder’s office. b. The application fee for a security interest is ten dollars. Five dollars of the fee shall be credited to the special snowmobile fund created under section 321G.7. The remaining five dollars shall be retained by the county and deposited into the general fund of the county. c. The application shall be accompanied by the writing fee specified in section 321G.27. 2. The certificate of title shall be presented to the county recorder when the application for security interest or for assignment of the security interest is presented and a new or endorsed certificate of title shall be issued to the secured party with the name and address of the secured party upon it. 3. When a security interest is discharged, the secured party shall note the cancellation of the security interest on the face of the certificate of title and send the title by first class mail to the office of the county recorder where the title was issued. If the title has been lost or destroyed, the secured party may discharge the security interest by sending a signed, notarized statement to the office of the county recorder where the title was issued. The county recorder shall note the release of the security interest in the county records and attach the statement to the certificate of title as evidence of the release of the security interest. 4. If a lien has been released by the lienholder, proof of such release may be presented to the county recorder of any county, and the county recorder shall note the release on the face of the certificate of title and enter the release on the statewide computer system. 97 Acts, ch 148, §4, 9; 99 Acts, ch 113, §6; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §41, 42; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §24; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §65; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §105; 2025 Acts, ch 74, §1 NEW subsection 4 Thu Dec 11 19:44:02 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321G.32 (22, 1)