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Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services

vscusto@iowadot.us

515-237-3110

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND BONDED CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR A VEHICLE


Instructions

To help prevent incomplete applications, please call our office at 515-237-3110 for additional instructions on how to transfer ownership of a vehicle after someone passes.

Section 1: Applicant Information

Indv/Org:


From whom did you acquire the vehicle?

Please provide as much information as possible based on your knowledge.


Vehicle Information:

Are you registering a trailer?

Is this a travel trailer?

Section 2:

1. Is a bill of sale included?

2. Were the VIN and manufacturer's label located and legible?

4. Is the vehicle operation?

5. I have knowledge the motor vehicle was previously junked or titled as salvaged, rebuilt, or floor in this or any other state.

Uploads for Applicant

Photos will be required to be uploaded to complete the application.


Bill of Sale or Document that explains how you acquired the vehicle without a title and the steps you have taken to obtain a title.  Please include the names, dates, times, and locations, and personal contacts that you have made to try an obtain a title.

Upload Bill of Sale

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Legible Photographs of the vehicle:

  • Front view
  • Side view
  • The public VIN plate affixed to the vehicle
  • If the vehicle is a 1968 model year or later, the manufacturer’s label that certifies the vehicle meets federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Upload Legible Photographs of the vehicle (Front View)

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Upload Legible Photographs of the vehicle (Side View)

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Upload Legible Photographs of the vehicle (VIN plate affixed to the vehicle)

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Upload Legible Photographs of the vehicle (Manufacturer’s label if 1968 model or later)

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