COVID-19 VIRUS AND COUNTY SERVICES INFORMATION
The payment of property taxes and the renewal of vehicle registrations can be
done online. Please click on the link below.
Marion County Treasurer
AN UPDATE FROM YOUR TREASURER
Driver's License Services and Vehicle Title services are available by appointment only.
County Offices are open by Appointment only. Click the link below
to book an appointment for various county services
FOLLOWING ARE THE BEST PRACTICES FOR YOU TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH
OUR OFFICE IN THE MEANTIME:
Property Taxes – PAY ONLINE
HERE with eCheck for .25 cents or credit card for 2.25%. You must have
the 5-digit receipt number located on your most current tax statement to pay
online. Please know that a copy of ALL Marion County real estate tax statements
are available
online here
Select Real Estate Search, Find your Parcel, click Real Estate
and Tax Inquiry, then you can download a printable PDF statement.
Motor Vehicle Renewals – Pay online
with eCheck for .25 or credit card for 2.25%. You must have a PIN
to renew online which is located on your blue and white renewal statement. If
you do not have this PIN, please call or email our office. You may email
questions to
[email protected].
Property Taxes and Motor Vehicles may also be paid over the phone by
credit card only for an additional fee of 2.25%.
Motor Vehicle Titles -
You may self-schedule an appointment to transfer a title by clicking the
highlighted link above. If you are unable to visit the office, you may call
641-828-2202 or email copies of your paperwork to
[email protected].
We will help you compete the necessary paperwork and calculate the amount due
for the transfer. You may then deposit the documents and payment into our
dropbox at East Elementary – 614 E Washington or mail the paperwork to us at
Marion County Treasurer, 214 E Main St, Ste 9, Knoxville, IA 50138.
As always if you have
questions or concerns, please call between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm at
641-828-2202 or email
Interested In Personalized License Plates?
Click on the link below for additional information about personalized and
specialty license plates.
Iowa DOT Vehicle Services
Questions about Abandoned Vehicles?
Click here for information from the Iowa DOT
Duties of the
Treasurer
The Treasurer is responsible for the receipt, management, disbursement,
financial reporting, bonds and investment of all monies paid to the County and
serves as agent for the State of Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa
Department of Revenue and Finance.
The Treasurer compiles composite reports from individual record books to general
ledgers: reviews and reconciles receipts, bills, and cash received to assure
accuracy of figures to prevent discrepancies and financial loss. In addition,
the Treasurer categorizes, indexes, files and deposits materials, forms and
monies received to assure public funds are administered properly.
Financial Management
Investment
of Revenues,
Keep
accurate record of monies received and disbursed,
Check
supporting data for all check and cash receipts from all county monies,
Submit
accurate financial records for annual audit,
Prepare
monthly reports,
Prepare
reports throughout the year for the Marion County Board of Supervisors and State
Auditor,
Consult
with members of the Investment Committee (various members of banking
institutions in Marion County),
Update
Investment Report annually if law changes ,
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transfers of monthly tax payments and from auto dealers,
Send
monthly monies to the Iowa Department of Transportation,
Apportion
taxes to various entities,
Collect
miscellaneous revenues from all county offices and departments.
Real Estate Division
To collect
taxes certified for all real estate, mobile homes, special assessments,
utilities,
Process
Iowa Property Tax Credit Claims for senior citizens or disabled persons,
Pursue
collection of tax liens by ordinary lawsuit or by proceeding to the taking of
the tax sale deed,
Prepare for
publishing a newspaper notice of tax sale,
Conduct
annual and adjourned tax sales,
Send notice
of delinquent taxes to taxpayers with outstanding taxes as of November 1,
Send notice
of annual tax sale no later than May 1,
Process tax
sale redemptions.
Motor Vehicle Division
License,
title, collect use tax and motor vehicle registrations in Marion County,
Issue
duplicate, salvage, in lieu and in transit titles,
Record and
release security interests,
Issue
junking certificates for vehicles that are dismantled or no longer operable,
Prepare
reports for the Iowa Department of Transportation,
Process
refund claim forms,
Issue
special license plates,
Work with
Department of Transportation Investigators,
Process
uncollected parking tickets for cities of Marion County.
Collection of Property Taxes
It is the Treasurer’s duty to collect all taxes, certified by the County
Auditor, which includes real estate, mobile homes, special assessments,
buildings on leased land, equipment assessed as real estate, utilities and grain
handlers . The County Auditor delivers tax lists of the various districts to the
Treasurer at the beginning of each fiscal year. Taxes are segregated in taxing
districts, and the amounts collected are apportioned to the various funds;
State, Area Schools, Ag Extension, Assessor/Appraiser, County, School, corporate
entities and townships.
Property Tax Payments
Property taxes may be paid in two installments. The first half is due September
1 and becomes delinquent October 1; the second half is due March 1 and becomes
delinquent April 1.
Delinquent interest accrues at the rate of 1.5% per month, rounded to the
nearest dollar with a minimum of a dollar.
Payments for redemption from tax sale must be paid by guaranteed funds. The rate
of interest required by Iowa law to be paid in a redemption is 2% per month.
NOTICE
"When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either to use
information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from
your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. When we use
information from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may
be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day we receive your
payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial
institution."
Notice of Delinquent Taxes
The law requires that a notice be sent to property owners who have outstanding
taxes as of November 1. The notification explains that under Iowa law, it is
important for property owners to pay taxes and special assessments when they are
due in order to avoid the tax sale.
Iowa law also requires that a notice of the annual tax sale shall be mailed not
later than May 1 to the person in whose name the parcel subject to sale is
taxed. In compliance with this law, a Delinquent Tax Statement and Tax Sale
Notice is mailed in April to provide proper notice of the pending tax sale.
Delinquent taxes as of May 1 are assessed a publication fee and must be
advertised for sale at the annual tax sale in June.
Tax Sale
The Annual Tax Sale is held the third Monday in June online at
www.iowataxauction.com. Any
delinquency must be offered for sale at the Regular or Public Bidder Tax Sale.
To view "Frequently Asked Questions About Tax Sales" please Click Here.
To register to participate in the Tax Sale Auction
Click Here.
Delinquent tax and/or special assessments advertised twice and remaining unsold
for want of bidders, must be offered for sale at the annual Public Bidder Sale.
Marion County is required by Iowa law to purchase the delinquencies if there is
no private sector bidder. Further, once a Certificate of Purchase at Tax Sale
has been issued to the County, the Treasurer has the authority to bring an
ordinary suit at law for the collection of taxes.
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Office Holder Name:
Michaela Bigaouette
Email
Treasurer about Taxes
Email Treasurer about Auto
Address of
Treasurer's office:
Mailing Address:
214 E Main St
Courthouse
Knoxville Iowa 50138
Hours Office is open:
Property Tax
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Open through lunch hours
Motor Vehicle
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Open through lunch hours
Drivers License:
Knoxville:
Renewals 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Written Test 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Testing in Pella on Wednesdays
Driving Test
Tuesdays only, by appointment
Pella:
Renewals 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Every Wednesday
of each month
Room 200 Pella Community Center
Written Test
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Every Wednesday
of each month
Driving Test
No driving tests in Pella
Phone Numbers:
Tax Department
(641) 828-2204
Motor Vehicle Department
(641) 828-2202
Drivers License Department
(641) 828-2204
FAX Number:
(641) 828-2206
Treasurer's Forms
Downloadable
forms - Treasurers' office
Treasurers Links:
Marion County Treasurer Facebook Page
Iowa State County
Treasurers Association
Marion Co. Treasurer's Treasurer Association page
Other Related Links:
Iowa Department of Revenue
Iowa Motor Vehicle Division
Pay Your Taxes Online
Iowa Department of Public Safety Agencies
Iowa Department of Transportation Agencies |