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Tax Department and Motor Vehicle Department
Drivers License - Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Motor Vehicle Department
The Motor Vehicle Department handles titling and licensing of all motor vehicles designed for road use. Off-road vehicles (boats, snowmobiles, and all terrain vehicles are in the Recorder's office).
Vehicle registration may be renewed the month before the designated due month, which most generally is your birth month, and the month following before it would be delinquent. Penalty of 5% of license fee rounded to the nearest dollar with a $5.00 minimum will be added on the first of each month when delinquent. Title cost is $25.00, lein notation $10.00.
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Tax Department
The tax department is responsible for collecting all property taxes, mobile home tax, special assessments, and drainage tax; investing all county funds; apportioning all tax dollars and sending to appropriate school, city, or other taxing body; maintaining all bookkeeping functions and holding annual tax sale.
Taxes are due September and March and become delinquent October 1st and April 1st. Your receipts are mailed once a year in August. The tax year begins on July 1st and ends June 30th. Penalty is 1½ % per month rounded to the nearest dollar per tax receipt. A $4.00 costs per parcel will also be added May 1st to delinquent taxes. Tax sale is the third Monday in June.
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Drivers License
The issuance of all classes of drivers license are done daily 8:00 - 3:30 M-F. The written tests can be taken daily 8:00 - 3:00 M-F. Driving tests are scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday only (appointments are recommended).
Drivers license can be renewed 30 days before and 60 days after your birthday before a written test or driving test would be required.
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| Wright County Treasurer Contact Information |
Wright County Treasurer PO Box 226 Clarion, Iowa 50525 |
| Phone: 515-532-2691 Fax: 515-532-6062 |
Office Hours: |
| Peggy Schluttenhofer, Treasurer |
| Angie Petersen, Deputy Treasurer - Tax |
| Barb Lester, Deputy - Motor Vehicle |
| Heather Christensen, Driver's License Clerk |
| Michele Lund, Clerk |
| Kathy Lehman, Clerk |
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