331.553 - GENERAL POWERS.

        331.553  GENERAL POWERS.         The treasurer may:         1.  Administer oaths and take affirmations as provided in sections      63A.2 and 421.21.         2.  Subject to the requirements of section 331.903, appoint and      remove deputies, clerks and assistants.         3.  Require that payment be made by guaranteed funds for tax sale      redemptions, issuance of plat clearances, issuance of tax clearances      for mobile homes, payments of taxes or assessments made within the      thirty days prior to the annual tax sale or any adjournment of the      tax sale, and any other payment which is to be collected by the      county treasurer.  For the purposes of this subsection, "guaranteed      funds" means cash, cashier's check, money order, travelers' check,      or certified check.         4.  Charge five dollars, as an administrative expense, for every      rate, charge, rental, or special assessment certified as a lien to      the treasurer for collection.  This amount shall be added to the      amount of the lien, collected at the time of payment from the payor,      and credited to the county general fund.  If the amount of the lien      is paid in annual installments, an administrative expense charge      shall be added to each annual installment.         5.  Accept credit cards and electronic transfers of funds in      payment of moneys due to the county, including but not limited to      credits and reimbursements received from the state, tax payments, and      tax sale redemptions.  A county treasurer may adjust fees to reflect      the cost of processing such payments.         6.  Require a payor or an agent of a payor to make payment by      electronic transfer of the funds through the county treasurer's      authorized website when the payment totals fifty thousand dollars or      more.         7.  Treat a payment made by electronic funds transfer as if it      were a paper check for purposes of section 554.3512.         8.  Pursuant to an agreement under chapter 28E, collect delinquent      parking fines on behalf of a city in conjunction with renewal of      motor vehicle registrations pursuant to section 321.40.  If the      agreement provides for a fee to be paid to or retained by the county      treasurer from the collection of parking fines, such fees shall be      credited to the county general fund.  Fines collected pursuant to      this subsection shall be remitted biannually to the city.      Notwithstanding section 28E.10, a county treasurer may utilize the      state department of transportation's vehicle registration and titling      system to facilitate the purposes of this subsection.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C51, § 411; R60, § 642; C73, § 766; C97, SS15, § 491; C24, 27,      31, 35, 39, § 5238, 5240; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75,      77, 79, 81, § 341.1, 341.3; S81, § 331.553; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 552]      
         Section History: Recent Form
         91 Acts, ch 191, §11; 95 Acts, ch 57, §5; 97 Acts, ch 121, §5;      2002 Acts, ch 1043, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 18, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1092, §6;      2005 Acts, ch 34, §7, 8, 26; 2005 Acts, ch 54, §9, 12         Referred to in § 321.40, 321.236, 445.1         For definitions applicable to subsection 3, see § 445.1