vehicles, and foreign vehicles. 1. a. If the vehicle to be registered is a specially constructed vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, street rod, replica vehicle, or foreign vehicle, such fact shall be stated in the application. A fee of thirty dollars shall be paid by the person making the application upon issuance of a certificate of titleby any county treasurer. For a specially constructed vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, street rod, or replica vehicle subject to registration, the application shall be accompanied by astatement from the department authorizing the motor vehicle to be titledand registered in this state. The owner of a specially constructed vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, street rod, replica vehicle, or foreign vehicle purchased pursuant to section 578A.7 shall present documentation that such sale was completed in compliance with that section. b. The department shall cause a physical inspection to be made of allspecially constructed vehicles, reconstructed vehicles, street rods, and replica vehicles upon application for a certificate of titleby the owner, to determine whether the motor vehicle complies with the definition of specially constructed vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, street rod, or replicavehicle in this chapter and to determine that the integral component parts are properly identified and that the rightful ownership isestablished before issuing the owner the authority to have the motor vehicle registered and titled. The purpose of the physical inspection under this section isnot to determine whether the motor vehicle isin a condition safe to operate. c. The owner of a specially constructed vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, street rod, or replica vehicle shall apply for a certificate of title and registration for the vehicle at the county treasurer’s office within thirty days of the inspection. For a foreign vehicle which has been registered outside this state, the owner shall surrender to the treasurer all registration plates, registration cards, and certificates of title,or if the vehicle to be registered is from a nontitle state, the evidence of foreign registration and ownership as may be prescribed by the department except as provided in subsection 2. d. Upon completion of every specially constructed vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, street rod, or replica vehicle, the owner shall certify on a form prescribed by the department that such vehicle is in compliance with all equipment specifications required under this chapter. 2. Where in the course of operation of a vehicle registered in another state itis desirable to retain registration of said vehicle in such other state, such applicant need not surrender but shall submit for inspection said evidence of such foreign registration and the treasurer upon a proper showing shall register said vehicle in this state but shall not issue a certificate of titlefor such vehicle. 3. In the event an applicant for initial registration of a foreign vehicle for which a certificate of titlehas been issued is able to furnish evidence of being the registered owner of the vehicle to any county treasurer, although unable to surrender such certificate of title, the county treasurer may issue a registration receipt and plates upon receipt of the required annual registration fee and the fee for new registration but shall not issue a certificate of title thereto. Upon surrender of the certificate of titlefrom the foreign state, the county treasurer shall issue a certificate of title to the owner, or person entitled thereto, of such vehicle as provided in this chapter. The owner of a vehicle registered under this subsection shall not be required to obtain a certificate of titlein this state and may transfer ownership of the vehicle toa motor vehicle dealer licensed under chapter 322 or an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state if,at the time of the transfer, the certificate of titleis held by a secured party and the dealer or insurance carrier, as applicable, has forwarded to the secured party the sum necessary to discharge the security interest pursuant to section 321.48, subsection 1. 4. A vehicle which does not meet the equipment requirements of this chapter due to the particular use for which itisdesigned or intended, may be registered by the department upon payment of appropriate fees and after inspection and certification by the department that the vehicle isnot in an unsafe condition. A person is not required to have a certificate of title to register a vehicle under this subsection. Ifthe owner elects to have a certificate of title issued for the vehicle, a fee of thirty dollars shall be paid by the person making the application upon issuance of a certificate of title.If the department’s inspection reveals that the vehicle may be safely operatedonly under certain conditions or on certaintypes of roadways, the department may restrict the registration to limit operation of the vehicle to the appropriate conditions or roadways. This subsection does not apply to snowmobiles as defined in section 321G.1. Section 321.382 does not apply to a vehicle registered under thissubsection which isoperated exclusively by a person with a disability who has obtained a persons with disabilities parking permit as provided in section 321L.2, ifthe persons with disabilities parking permit iscarried in or on the vehicle and shown to a peace officer on request. ch 1171, §1; 97 Acts, ch 70, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §5; 99 Acts, ch 13, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §6; [A change in fee amount in subsection 1, paragraph a, by 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §15, inadvertently overwritten and omitted beginning with the 2009 Code Supplement through Code 2023]
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