KARS4KIDS GUIDE TO TITLES  Car Donation Title Transfer in Iowa

1. Remove and return plates
   Remove the plates from the car prior to it being towed. If another vehicle is purchased within 30 days, the plates can be put on that vehicle, provided the fees are paid on the replacement vehicle. If a replacement vehicle is not purchased, turn the plates in to the county treasurer. Find the office nearest you.
   
   
2. Notice of sale
   Complete a notice of sale and submit it to your county treasurer.
   
   
3. Stop insurance
   Cancel your insurance once your car has been towed.
   
   
4. Get a Refund or credit for unused registration fee
   If a replacement vehicle is not purchased, the unused registration fees may be refunded if:
   a) the remaining unused registration fee is $10 or more;
   b) the registration plates are turned in for the vehicle
   c) a claim for refund is filed within six months of the date the vehicle was donated.
   The Claim for Refund form must be submitted to the county treasurer's office in any county. 
   
   If a replacement vehicle is purchased within 30 days a credit may be due for the unused registration fee on the old vehicle. To obtain a credit for unused registration fees:
   a) Apply for title on the replacement vehicle within 30 days after donating the old vehicle.
   b) Transfer the plates from the vehicle donated to the replacement vehicle.
   
   For additional details visit: http://www.iowadot.gov/mvd/ovs/selling.htm

Yes, both owners will need to sign the title.

Yes. You can donate the car as long as someone has power of attorney for the titled owner.In IA, we will need an original proof of address.

You do not need a license to donate a car in IA

We can usually pick up a vehicle without a title in Iowa. We just need the registered owner to sign some paperwork for us.

In the following counties, you’ll just need to provide proof of ownership. Just provide a proof of ownership (such as copy of registration or insurance card): Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, Wright