Certificate of title must be executed.

1. No person, except as provided in sections 321.23 and 321.45 , section 321.52, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , and section 321.52, subsection 4 , paragraph “a” , shall sell or otherwise dispose of a registered vehicle or a vehicle subject to registration without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title with such assignment thereon as may be necessary to show title in the purchaser. 2. No person shall purchase or otherwise acquire or bring into this state a registered vehicle or a vehicle subject to registration without obtaining a certificate of title thereto except for temporary use or as provided in sections 321.23 and 321.45 , section 321.52, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , and section 321.52, subsection 4 , paragraph “a” . [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4898; C39, § 5005.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.67 ] 2015 Acts, ch 52, §5, 14 ; 2017 Acts, ch 31, §3 Referred to in §805.8A(2)(q) For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A , subsection 2