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Registration Fees By Vehicle Type

Registration Fees – Iowa Code 321.109, 321.115 Through 321.123

Type of Vehicle/ Fee Formula and Registration Information
  • Ambulance
    • (Motor vehicle equipped with life support systems)
      $50
      Used for transporting sick or injured persons needing medical care to medical facilities.
  • Antique

    • (Motor vehicle 25 years old or older)
      $5
      Usage restricted to and from fair or from fair or exhibit.

  • Buses

    • (Excluding church, private school and transit bus)
      Gross weight based on empty weight of the vehicle plus 150 pounds multiplied by the number of passenger seats in the vehicle.

  • Electric Automobile

    • (Battery powered)

      Model Years Old
      Fee
      1 – 5
      $25
      6 or older
      $15
  • Hearse

    • $50

  • Motor Homes
    • Class
      Suggested Retail
      List Price
      Model Years Old
      Fee
      Class A
      $80,000 & over:
      1 – 5
      $400
      6 & older
      $300
      $40,000 to $79,999:
      1 – 5
      $200
      6 & older
      $150
      $20,000 to $39,999:
      1 – 5
      $140
      6 & older
      $105
      Less than $20,000:
      1 – 5
      $120
      6 & older
      $85
             
      Class B
      1 – 5
      $90
      (Van type vehicle)
      6 & older
      $65
             
      Class C
      1 – 5
      $110
      6 & older
      $80
  • Motorcycle
    • Model Years Old
      Fee
      1 – 5
      $20
      6 or older
      $10

       

  • Motorized Bicycle

    • (moped)
      $7

  • Multipurpose Vehicle

    • (Constructed on truck chassis or with special off-road use; no more than 10 passengers.)

      Model Years Old– 1992 and Older
      Fee
      1 – 2
      $200
      3– 4
      $175
      5
      $150
      6
      $75
      7 or more
      $55

      Examples: Chevrolet Blazer, Ford Bronco, IHC Scout, AMC Jeep CJ, and Dodge Ram Charger.

      Fees for a 1993 or newer multipurpose vehicle are calculated the same as passenger cars.

      A multipurpose vehicle that has permanently installed equipment manufactured for and necessary to assist a person with a disability, who is either the owner or a member of the owner’s household, in entering and exiting the vehicle, or if the owner or a member of the owner’s household uses a wheelchair as his/her only means of mobility, the annual registration fee is $60.

      Proof of Residency for a child with a Disability Form

  • Passenger cars, low speed vehicles & 1993 and newer multipurpose vehicles

    • (includes all motor vehicles except trucks, truck tractor, motor homes, ambulances, hearses, motorcycles and motorized bicycles.)

      Model Years Old
      Percent of List Price
      1 – 5
      1.00
      6
      0.75
      7 - 8
      0.50
      9 and after
      0.10*

      Example: Weight: 3,000 pounds, list price: $18,500

      3,000 X $.40 =
      $12
      $18,500 X 1% =
      $185
      Annual Fee =
      $197

      **1994 model year and newer are a flat fee of $35 when they become 9 model years old.

      *Once a 1993 and older automobile ‘either’ comes into the state or there is a transfer of ownership, the annual shall thereafter be a flat fee of:

      1969 & older
      $16
      1970 - 1989
      $23
      1990 - 1993
      $27
  • Semi Trailer

    • (Some part of the weight of the semi trailer and load rests upon the towing vehicle.)
      $10

  • Special Truck & Truck Tractor


    • (Does not include a truck tractor operated more than 15,000 miles annually.)

      Tonnage
      Fee
      6 tons
      $80
      7 tons
      $100
      8 tons
      $120
      $15 for each ton over 8 through 18 tons.
      Limited to gross weight of 6 through 32 tons.
      		  
      19 tons
      $325
      20 tons
      $375
      21 to 32 ton fee is $375 for the first 20
      tons and $25 for each ton there after.
      		  
  • Trailer

    • (No part of the weight of the trailer rests upon the towing vehicle.)
      $10

  • Trailer

    • (Trailer and bulk spreader used for transporting fertilizers and chemicals for farm crop production.)
      May be registered by the county treasurer for a $5 annual fee.

  • Travel Trailer

    • (Designed as a place of human habitation for vacation or recreational purposes.)

      Based on square footage of floor space rounded to nearest whole dollar.

      Model Years Old
      Fee
      1 – 6
      $ .20 per sq. ft.
      7 & older
      75% of original fee
  • Truck & Truck Tractor
    • Gross weight or combined gross weight of combination of vehicles. Certain motor trucks registered for 6 tons or less, towing trailers or semi trailers, not for hire, are exempt from registration for combined gross weight.

      Gross weight Chart of Commercial Fees.pdf
  • Van Type Vehicle
    • Truck van – registered as a truck
      Passenger van – registered as a multipurpose vehicle*
      Motor Home – registered as a Class B motor home.
      *Truck if designed to transport over 10 persons.