Vehicle & License Plate Forms

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Affidavit for Artisan, Storage, & Possessory Lein

Description: This form is used for title transfers by operation of law.

Affidavit of Correction (form #411219)

Description: This form is used to correct information that has been written in error on a title, application for title, damage disclosure statement, or other document required for title transfer or when these documents contain an alteration or erasure.

Affidavit of Death Intestate  (form # 411088)

Description: This form; is used for transferring motor vehicle when the decedent does not have a will.

Affidavit of Death Testate (form #411083)

Description: This form is used when a death has occurred and there is a will, but did not go through probate. 

Affidavit of Foreclosure Sale   (form #411067)

Description: This form is used when a lien holder is foreclosing on a vehicle.

Affidavit of Non Use

Description: This form is used if plates have not been surrendered for storage, registration fees have not been paid for more than three years, and the vehicle has not been operated or moved upon the highway during that period of time. If these conditions are met the owner of the vehicle may file a statement of nonuse with the county treasurer and the vehicle may be registered upon payment of the current year registration fee.

Affidavit of Salvage Vehicle Repairs (form #411071)

Description:  Permit to drive to and from the exam station without plates.

Amateur Radio Plate Application (form #411113)

Description: This form is used by an amateur radio operator to apply for specialized plate.

Application for Certificate of Iowa Title (form #411007)

Description: This form is used when transferring a vehicle into Iowa or a new vehicle transfer.

Application for Certificate of Title and/or Registration for a Leased Vehicle (form #411179)

Description: This form is used when making application for a title and,or registration for a leased vehicle. 

Application for Iowa Duplicate Plate (form #411006)

Description: This form is used when applying for a duplicate specialized plate. 

Application for Iowa Special Plates

Description: This chart displays a variety of special plate designs available. Click on a plate design to obtain more information about the plate and download or print the plate application form.

Application for Junking Certificate  (form #411123)

Description: This form is used if you are junking a vehicle.

Application for Notation of Security Interest  (form #411046)

Description: This form is used when you are adding a security interest to a title.

Application for Persons with Disabilities Parking Permit  (from #411055)

Description: This form is used to apply for persons with disabilities windshield placard, special plates, parking sticker, wheelchair lift warning cone.

Application for Persons with Disabilities License Plate (from #411238)

Description: This form is used to apply for persons with disabilities special plates.

Application for Registration & Bonded Certificate of Title   (form # 411008)

Description: If your vehicle cannot be titled and registered by your county treasurer because you do not have proper title documents, you may be able to file a bond as a condition of obtaining a title and registration plates.

Application for Replacement of Iowa Certificate of Title to a Motor Vehicle (form # 411033)

Description: In order to apply for a replacement title in your County the title must have been issued in your County. If issued in another county you must contact that county. The county of issuance is shown on the title. This form is used to apply for a replacement title if your title has been lost or destroyed.

Bill of Sale

Description: This form is used for a Bill of Sale.

Cancellation of Security Interest  (form #411168)

Description:  This form is used for canceling a security interest.

Certification of Correction   (form # 411097)

Description: This form is used when the previous title indicates a 6 digit odometer reading, or the sellers has certified a six digit odometer, and vehicle is equipped with ONLY a five digit odometer. 

Certificate of Trust

This form is a sample "certification of trust" document. A title application in the name of a trust and the transfer of ownership of a vehicle already titled to a trust are both required to be accompanied by a copy of the entire trust agreement. In lieu of requiring a copy of the entire trust, a "certification of trust" can be accepted as well. A "certification of trust" is a document that is simply a condensed version of a trust.

Claim for Refund (form #411047)

Description: This form is used when registration refunds are available due to excess credit, overcharge, official error, apportioned registration, military storage, selling or junking a vehicle. 

Damage Disclosure Statement  (form #411108)

Description: This form is used on vehicles seven model years and newer. 

Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return & Schedule of Heavy Highway Vehicles

Description:  Form 2290 from Internal Revenue Service.

Lost in Mail Form

Description:This form is used by an applicant to certify that a vehicle document sent by the County Treasurer through the United States Postal Service was not received.

Motor Vehicle Lease Tax Worksheet

Description: This worksheet is used to calculate the amount of use tax due at the time of title issuance on leased vehicles.

Motor Vehicle Use Tax Form (UT510)

Description:  Form 55-002 from Iowa Department of Revenue.

Nonresident Military Personnel

Description: This form is used to certify that an individual registering a vehicle is a nonresident on active duty in the military stationed in Iowa.

Notice of Sale of Vehicle and Delivery of Title (form #411107)

Description: This form is used when a vehicle has been sold and delivered but ownership not transferred to the new purchaser.

Notice to Deliver a Title Certificate to a Person Other Than the Owner  (form # 411094)

Description: This form is used when title is to be forwarded to person other than the owner, upon lien release.

Odometer Disclosure Statement (form #411077)

This form is used to report the current odometer reading upon transfer of ownership.

Owner's Certification (Motor Home)   (form # 411057)

Description: This form is used to determine motor home classification for registration purposes.

Personalized Plate Assignment  (form #411160)

Description: This form is used to assign interest in a personalized plate to a person other than the current owner.

Power of Attorney  (form #411021)

Description: This form is used to allow vehicle owners to appoint an attorney in facts to sign documents pertaining to titling and registering vehicles.

Specially Equipped Vehicle Owner's Certification

Description: This form is used to certify that a vehicle has equipment installed to assist a disabled person or a vehicle is used by a person that has a wheelchair as their only means of mobility.

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Pay Your Vehicle Tags

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State of Iowa Map Polk County Buchanan County Dickinson County Iowa County Linn County Poweshiek County Clayton County Floyd County Johnson County Montgomery County Pottawattamie County Lyon County Osceola County Emmet County Kossuth O'Brien County Clay County Palo Alto County Winnebago County Hancock County Cherokee County Buena Vista County Pocahontas County Humboldt County Wright County Crawford County Carroll County Greene County Boone County Story County Cass County Adair County Maddison County Adams County Union County Clarke County Lucas County Monroe County Wapello County Davis County Appanoose County Wayne County Decatur County Ringgold County Van Buren County Jefferson County Henry County Lee County Des Moines County Louisa County Washington County Keokuk County Mahaska County Marion County Warren County Allamakee County Benton County Tama County Marshall County Franklin County Butler County Bremer County Fayette County Chickasaw County Howard County Mitchell County Cerro Gordo County Worth County Taylor County Page County Freemont County Mills County Harrison County Shelby County Audubon County Guthrie County Dallas County Jasper County Muscatine County Scott County Clinton County Cedar County Jones County Jackson County Dubuque County Delaware County Black Hawk County Grundy County Hardin County Calhoun County Sac County Ida County Monona County Woodbury County Plymouth County Sioux County Winneshiek County