Title XI, NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)

1. The owner of each vessel required to be numbered by this state shall initially register it with the commission through the county recorder of the county in which the owner resides, or, if the owner is a nonresident, the owner shall register it in the county in which such vesse…

The commission shall, upon the application of any manufacturer or dealer, furnish “registration applied for” cards free of charge. No cards shall be used except those furnished by the commission. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.50 ] C93, §462A.50

The county recorder shall be responsible for all fees and penalties for the issuance of vessel registrations. All unused registration certificates shall be surrendered to the commission upon demand. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.51 ] C93, §462A.51 Referred to in §331.602

1. A county recorder shall remit to the commission all fees collected by the recorder through a process determined by the department. All fees collected for the registration of vessels shall be forwarded by the commission to the treasurer of the state, who shall place the money i…

A writing fee of two dollars for each privilege shall be collected by the county recorder. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.5 , 106.53 ; 82 Acts, ch 1028, §29 ] C93, §462A.53 2005 Acts, ch 137, §16 ; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §64 ; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §111 Referred to in §331.605 , 462A.5 …

The writing fees collected by the county recorder shall be paid to the county treasurer by the county recorder as other such fees are paid to the county treasurer by the county recorder. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.54 ] C93, §462A.54 Referred to in §331.602

No vessel shall be registered by the county recorder until there has been presented to the recorder receipts, bills of sale, or other satisfactory evidence that the sales or use tax has been paid for the purchase of the vessel. If the owner of the vessel is unable to present sati…

An applicant for registration of a vessel for which the county recorder is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vessel as provided in section 462A.5, subsection 1 , shall file with the department a bond in the form prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant, a…

Exemption from registration provisions of this chapter . A vessel shall not be required to be registered if it is: 1. Covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state if such vessel shall …

An officer of the commission or any peace officer who is trained in enforcing, and who in the regular course of duty enforces, boating and navigation laws may stop and inspect a vessel being launched, being operated, or being moored on the waters of this state under the jurisdict…

If after performing an inspection the officer determines that the vessel is not properly registered, numbered, or equipped, the officer may issue an inspection deficiency order or citation to the operator of the vessel. The inspection deficiency order may indicate any deficiencie…

A vessel for which an inspection deficiency order has been issued shall cease to be used as soon as possible and shall not be launched upon the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission until the vessel is in compliance with the registration, numbering, or equ…

The following vessels are exempt from displaying a registration number and a passenger capacity number as required in section 462A.5 : 1. Authentically constructed native American styled craft including birchbark canoes, dugout canoes, competitive racing shells, reed boats, and s…

1. The operator of a vessel involved in an occurrence that results in personal property damage or the injury or death of a person, shall, so far as possible without serious danger to the operator’s own vessel, crew, or passengers, render to other persons affected by the occurrenc…

1. Altering or changing numbers on plates. a. A person shall not with fraudulent intent, deface, destroy, or alter the hull identification number, capacity plate, or any other plate, warning label, or instrument required by state or federal law on a vessel or component part nor s…

1. Except as provided in subsection 3 , an owner of a vessel seventeen feet or longer in length principally used on the waters of the state and to be numbered pursuant to section 462A.4 shall apply to the county recorder of the county in which the owner resides for a certificate …

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…

A manufacturer or dealer shall not transfer ownership of a new vessel required to be titled without supplying the transferee with the manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate of origin signed by the manufacturer’s or importer’s authorized agent. The certificate shall contain info…

When any request is duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the commission under this chapter shall be transmitted to that official or agency. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.8 ] C93, §462A.8 20…

1. Every vessel whose construction began after October 31, 1972, shall have a hull identification number assigned and affixed as required by the federal Boat Safety Act of 1971. The department shall determine the procedures for application and for issuance of the hull identificat…

Every dealer shall maintain for three years a record of any vessel bought, sold, exchanged, or received for sale or exchange. This record shall be open to inspection by department representatives during reasonable business hours. 87 Acts, ch 134, §8 CS87, §106.81 C93, §462A.81

1. If ownership of a vessel is transferred by operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, execution sale, or in compliance with section 578A.7 , the transferee, within thirty days after acquiring the right to possession of the vessel by op…

This subchapter does not apply to or affect any of the following: 1. A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for a vessel. 2. A lien given by statute to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state. 3. A security …

1. A security interest created in this state in a vessel required to have a certificate of title 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 wi…

1. The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms for applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out this subchapter . 2. The department may make necessary investigations to procure information…

1. Vessels subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be divided into four classes as follows: a. Class I. Less than sixteen feet in length. b. Class II. Sixteen feet or over and less than twenty-six feet in length. c. Class III. Twenty-six feet or over and less than forty f…