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HF357 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.

A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
B. MEYER
Last action
2026-01-20
Official status
Subcommittee: Bossman, Henderson and Johnson, R. H.J. 125 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.

A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-20 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Bossman, Henderson and Johnson, R. H.J. 125 .

  2. 2025-12-31 Iowa Legislature

    * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *

  3. 2025-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 305 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
House

File

357

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

357

BY

B.

MEYER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

acquisition

of

certain

vehicles

by

a

1

vehicle

recycler,

and

making

penalties

applicable.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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357

Section

1.

Section

321.52,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

Code

1

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

b.

The

owner

of

a

motor

vehicle

subject

to

registration

3

that

who

does

not

have

a

certificate

of

title

or

a

junking

4

certificate

may

dispose

of

the

vehicle

to

a

vehicle

recycler

5

licensed

under

chapter

321H

for

scrap

or

junk

if

the

vehicle

6

is

twelve

model

years

old

or

older

and

is

acquired

by

the

7

vehicle

recycler

for

reasonable

consideration

equaling

less

8

than

one

thousand

dollars.

A

licensed

vehicle

recycler

shall

9

not

acquire

such

a

vehicle

unless

the

recycler

verifies

there

10

is

not

a

lienholder

who

has

a

security

interest

in

the

vehicle.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

Under

current

law,

the

purchaser

or

transferee

of

a

motor

15

vehicle

sold

for

scrap

or

junk

is

required

to

surrender

16

the

certificate

of

title,

properly

endorsed

and

signed

by

17

the

previous

owner,

to

a

county

treasurer,

and

apply

for

a

18

junking

certificate

from

the

county

treasurer,

within

30

days

19

after

assignment

of

the

certificate

of

title.

However,

a

20

vehicle

owner

may

dispose

of

the

vehicle

to

a

vehicle

recycler

21

licensed

under

Code

chapter

321H

(vehicle

recyclers)

for

22

scrap

or

junk

without

presenting

a

certificate

of

title

or

a

23

junking

certificate

if

the

vehicle

is

12

model

years

old

or

24

older

and

is

acquired

by

the

vehicle

recycler

for

reasonable

25

consideration

equaling

less

than

$1,000.

26

This

bill

prohibits

a

licensed

vehicle

recycler

from

27

acquiring

such

a

vehicle

unless

the

recycler

verifies

that

28

there

is

not

a

lienholder

who

has

a

security

interest

in

the

29

vehicle.

30

By

operation

of

law,

a

violation

of

the

bill

is

a

simple

31

misdemeanor

punishable

by

a

scheduled

fine

of

$135.

32

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