DMV

We have put together content to help support your communications around the new scheduling system for MVD services.
View the County Communications Outreach Toolkit

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2. The file will automatically download onto your computer. Typically you will find the image in your "Downloads" folder.
3. Open your social media.
4. Copy your preferred text into your post.
5. Upload the graphic that was downloaded to your computer.
6. You are not required to tag Iowa Department of Transportation.

• Options for private property owners with an abandoned vehicle on their property
• Administrative guidance for police authority conducting abandoned vehicle operations
• Information for a private entity conducting abandoned vehicle operations from private property
• Information for a private entity conducting abandoned vehicle operations initiated by a police authority

• Media/Communication Verbiage for County Website/Media Content

• IM24-11: Any County Titling Under Iowa Code 321
• IM24-12: Any County Fee Increase Under Iowa Code 321
• Webinar: Any County Transactions & Fee Increase Implementation

• Adding an Adjusted Journal Entry
• Additional Daily Processes for County Motor Vehicle
• Month End Consolidation
• Non-Sufficient Funds Procedures
• QA MVD Accounting Overview for County Treasurers
• Registration Refund
• Webinar: MVD Accounting Overview

Posted: 02-17-2023

Effective January 1, 2023
SF 2376 establishes new Iowa Code section 321E.8(1A). This code section will allow a motor carrier to request, and us to issue, an annual all-systems permit for overweight divisible and indivisible loads. The loads must have a total gross weight that does not exceed the gross weight authorized under section 321.463 by more than twelve percent. The loads must not exceed the dimensions specified in Iowa Code sections 321.454 through 321.457.

• Informational Memo 22-22
• Fact Sheet

• ASOW Registration Ton Calculator

• Profile Setup for Vehicle Users
• Core VRT Processing in ARTS
• Advanced VRT Processing in ARTS
• ARTS System Access Wizard Job Aid
• Info sheet – New ADS Field in ARTS
• VRT in ARTS

• County DPPA Form Template
• DPPA Quick Reference Guide
• 23-03 Identifying PII and Records Containing PII
• 23-04 Fulfilling Customer Requests for Certified Vehicle Records

• ERMS County User Guide

• ERT with Escrow Lien Quick Reference Guide
• ERT County Job Aid
• ERT Processing End Users (Not Dealers)
• Job Aid: Processing Dealer Titles in ERT

• E-Signature Timeline and Process Overview
• PM 24-02: Acceptance of Electronic Signature & Notarization on Vehicle of Electronic Signature & Notarization of Vehicle and Motor Carrier Forms
• Webinar: E-Signature Odometer Disclosure

• Iowa mID Online Training
• Iowa mID Information Sheet
• Iowa Mobile ID – County Virtual Learning Session

• JSI General Decision Chart
• Virtual Continuous Learning Training

• Vehicle Training Checklist
• New Team Member Onboarding Program Overview
• MVD Acronyms and Abbreviations

• Odometer Correction: Customer Guidance
• Odometer Corrections: Approvals/Denials in ARTS
• Odometer Corrections: Questions and Answers
• Webinar: Odometer Corrections

• Motorcycle Title Processing Guidance Map
• Changes to the Vehicle Title Certificate
• Instructions for Restoring
• UT510 Manual
• Motor Home List Prices
• Window Tint One-Pager
• Motor Vehicle Stops Job Aid
• SR-22 Search Correspondence Quick Reference Guide

• Quick Reference Guide: PWD Stickers
• MM1579- Customer Guidance
• PWD Sticker Q&A
• PWD Sticker Training- May 2025
• PWD Stickers in ARTS Job Aid
• PWD Sticker Placement Job Aid

• Disabled Veterans Plates- Overview & QA
• Title- 10-Year Replacement Plate Guidance

• Processing Non-Resident Title and Registration Transactions
• Mandatory NHTSA VIN Check for All Motorcycles
• Claim for refund form - updates
• Questions and answers: Vehicle refund requests

• Supplies, Inventory, and Support Resources
• County Printer Resources - Systems and Admin
• Lexmark Vehicle, Registration, and Title Printer Information
• Toner Return Labels
• VRT Inventory Management in ARTS

• Phone/Video Interpretation Services
• Quick Tips for Using Interpreters

Iowa DOT

• Dealer Page
• Iowa DOT Forms
• Motor Vehicle Facts and Stats
• Plates Page
• Vehicle Registration Page

Third party

• AAMVA – American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
• IADA- Iowa Codes & Administrative Rules
• Iowa Dept. of Revenue (IDR)
• National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
• VIN View

• NEW! Vehicle Style on Title Products Quick Reference Guide
• DOT Guidance for Processing Title and Registration Apps- May 2022
• Iowa Dealer Solution / VRT
• VRT Release Notes
• Salvage Threshold Change - Basic Steps

2026 Motor Vehicle Sessions

• October: Webinar: Proof of U.S. Citizenship Requirement for Non-REAL ID Credentials
• August: 2026 Legislation – Remote Sales of Motor Vehicles
• June: 2026 Legislation - Non-Resident Title and Registration

2025 Motor Vehicle Sessions

• June: Apportioned (Prorate) Vehicles
• May 2025: PWD Sticker Issuance at the Counties
• March: Odometer Corrections
• February: Vehicle Supplies & Inventory

2024 Motor Vehicle Sessions

• December: Personalized Plates
• December: Any County Transactions & Fee Increases
• October: E-Signature Odometer Disclosure
• August: Odometer Corrections
• June: MVD Accounting Virtual Learning Session

2023 Motor Vehicle Sessions

• October: Vehicle Registration Renewals
• June: DPPA
• May: Bonded Titles
• February: PWD Placards

2022 Motor Vehicle Sessions

• April: Junk Salvage Insurance
• May: Motor Vehicle Stops/SR22
• August: Decedent Vehicle Transfers
• October: Determining Fees for New Registration

• Profile setup for county motor vehicle employees
• Profile Setup for motor vehicle employees that will also be conducting driver issuance transactions

• July 2025

• August 2025

• October
• September
• August
• July
• June
• May
• April
• March
• February
• January