How Much To Register Plate A Car In.iowa

Registration Fees by Vehicle Type

All vehicles must exist registered to legally exist driven in Iowa. The annual registration fees are determined by Iowa Code sections 321.109 and 321.115 through 321.124 and are to be paid to the county treasurer's office in the county of residence.

A summary of registration fees by vehicle blazon has been provided below:

Ambulance - Motor vehicle equipped with life back up systems used for transporting sick or injured persons needing medical intendance to medical facilities.
$50

Antique Vehicles - Motor vehicle 25 years old or older
Purchased/Transferred on or after January ane, 2009:

Standard minimum fee for the vehicle type applies

Granddad Clause – Titled/Registered prior to January one, 2009

Model Year 1970-1983 - $23
Model Year 1969 & older - $xvi

Autocycle - An autocycle is a three-wheeled vehicle that has a steering wheel and seating that does not crave the operator to straddle or sit astride. These vehicles typically have bucket seats, seat belts, a steering wheel, and gas and brake pedals similar to a automobile.

Model Years One-time	Fee
1 - five	$twenty
6 or older	$10

Buses - Excluding church, individual school and transit charabanc
Fee is formulated based on gross weight of empty vehicle plus 150 pounds multiplied by the number of passenger seats in the vehicle.

Bus Fees Chart

Church Bus
$25

Private-Schoolhouse Double-decker
No Fee – Plates Issued at State Level

Transit Bus
No Fee – Plates Issued at State Level

Electric Vehicles - Fee is based on weight and list price of the vehicle. Beginning with January 2020 renewals, an additional supplemental registration fee will exist imposed on Battery Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicles as required by the Iowa Legislature, HF767. The purpose of the supplemental registration fee is to mitigate the impact of those vehicles generating trivial to no fuel tax used to fund Iowa roads. The supplemental registration fee will exist phased in over three years beginning January 1, 2020.

The formula to calculate the registration fee for electric vehicles is every bit follows: $0.40 per hundred pounds of vehicle weight, plus a percentage of the vehicle list price (reduced for older model years), plus the supplemental registration fee (based on vehicle type and phased in period).

Registration Fee Based on Listing Price and Age of Vehicle

Model Years Old	Per centum of List Price
1 - 7	1.00
viii - 9	0.75
10 - 11	0.l
12 and afterward	$fifty

Supplemental Registration Fee for Rider Electric Vehicles - phased in over three years outset January ane, 2020

Vehicle Type	January 2020 Fee	January 2021 Fee	January 2022 Fee
Battery Electrical (BEV)	$65.00	$97.50	$130.00
Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV)	$32.50	$48.75	$65.00

Example - January 2022 Renewal of a 2019 Bombardment Electric Vehicle (BEV)

Weight: iv,000 X .twoscore% =	$16
List Toll: $35,500 X 1% =	$350
Supplemental Fee: Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) =	$130
Annual Fee =	$496

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
		half dozen & older	$150
	$xx,000 to $39,999:	1 - v	$140
		6 & older	$105
	Less than $xx,000:	i - 5	$120
		6 & older	$85

Grade B (Van blazon vehicle)		1 - 5	$90
		6 & older	$65

Class C		one - v	$110
		six & older	$eighty

Motorbike

Model Years Old	Fee*
ane - 5	$20*
6 or older	$10*

* Beginning with January 2020 renewals, an additional supplemental registration fee volition exist imposed on Bombardment Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Motorcycles every bit required past the Iowa Legislature,HF767. The purpose of the supplemental registration fee is to mitigate the bear on of those vehicles generating little to no fuel tax used to fund Iowa roads. The supplemental registration fee volition be phased in over a iii year period as outlined in the following table:

Supplemental Registration Fee for Battery Electric (BEV) and Plug-in Electric (PHEV) Motorcycles - phased in over three years offset January 1, 2020

Vehicle Type	January 2020 Fee	January 2021 Fee	January 2022 Fee
Motorcycle (BEV or PHEV)	$4.50	$half-dozen.75	$9.00

Motorized Bicycle or Moped
$7

Motorsport/Recreational Vehicle
$400

Multipurpose Vehicle - 1992 and older models
$55 - Examples: Chevrolet Blazer, Ford Bronco, IHC Scout, AMC Jeep CJ, and Dodge Ram Charger.

$60 - Special Equipped

321.109 - A multipurpose vehicle that has permanently installed equipment manufactured for and necessary to help a person with a disability, who is either the owner or a member of the owner'due south household, in entering and exiting the vehicle, or if the owner or a member of the possessor'south household uses a wheelchair as his/her only ways of mobility, the annual registration fee is $60.

Particularly Equipped Vehicle Owner's Certification

Rider cars (excluding Battery Electric & Plug-in Hybrid Electrical Vehicles), depression speed vehicles, 1993 and newer multipurpose vehicles, & 2010 and newer model twelvemonth trucks (10K or less)
(Pertains to all vehicles where the registration fees are based on weight and list price of the vehicle.)

The formula is calculated every bit follows: $0.40 per hundred pounds of vehicle weight, plus

Model Years One-time	Percent of List Price
i - 7	i.00
eight - 9	0.75
10 - 11	0.50
12 and subsequently	$50

Example: Weight: three,000 pounds, list price: $xviii,500

iii,000 X .xl% =	$12
$eighteen,500 X ane% =	$185
Annual Fee =	$197

Special Truck & Truck Tractor
Special Truck Fees Chart

Semi-Trailer (includes 5^thursday wheel and goose-neck) - Some part of the weight of the semi-trailer and load rests upon the towing vehicle. Trailers more than 2,000 lbs.
$30

Regular Trailer - Less than 2,000 lbs.
$20

Travel Trailer - Designed every bit 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	$ .xxx per sq. ft.
7 & older	75% of original fee

Regular Truck, Truck Tractor and Buses
Gross weight or combined gross weight of combination of vehicles. Certain motor trucks registered for six tons or less, towing trailers or semi trailers, not for hire, are exempt from registration for combined gross weight.

Regular Truck Fees Chart

Business Trade Truck
A business organization merchandise truck is 2010 model yr or newer and weighs 10k or less and endemic by a Corp., LLC, or Partnership, or by a person who files a schedule C or schedule F course with IRS which is eligible for depreciation nether the IRS Lawmaking.

Leased - Aforementioned above criteria except: The lessee is a Corp, LLC, or Partnership and the truck is used primarily for purposes of the business organisation, or the lessee is a person who files a schedule C or F form with IRS and the truck is used primarily for purposes of the person'due south own business or farming functioning.

Penalties, up to $ii,250, apply for falsely registering a vehicle as a business-trade truck. The owner must self-certify on the title application and each renewal to maintain business-merchandise usage.

Business Trade Truck Nautical chart