Iowa Code § 321.129 (2026)
When fees returnable
1. Whenever any application to the department is accompanied by a vehicle registration fee as required by law and the application is refused or rejected, the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
2. Whenever the department through error collects any vehicle registration fee not required to be paid under this chapter, the fee shall be refunded from the refund account to the person paying the fee upon application made within one year after the date of such payment.
3. This section does not apply to the fee for new registration administered by the department of revenue pursuant to section 321.105A. [C39, §5012.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.173] 2008 Acts, ch 1018, §21, 30; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §121 C2009, §321.129 Referred to in §331.557\n\nTue Dec 09 22:16:58 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321 (137, 2) §321.130, MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD 114 \n