Senate File 326 - Introduced SENATE FILE 326 BY TAYLOR A BILL FOR An Act relating to collectors of antique vehicles, providing 1 fees, and making a penalty applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2306SS (2) 86 ns/nh
S.F. 326 Section 1. Section 321.34, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 28. a. An owner referred to in subsection 3 12, upon written application to the department pursuant to 4 section 321.115, subsection 1A, paragraph “a” , may order 5 special registration plates with an antique vehicle collector 6 emblem pursuant to this subsection. The antique vehicle 7 collector emblem shall be designed by the department. 8 b. An antique vehicle collector designated by the department 9 pursuant to section 321.115, subsection 1A, shall be issued one 10 set of registration plates with an antique vehicle collector 11 emblem, without payment of a special fee. The special fee 12 for an additional set of registration plates with an antique 13 vehicle collector emblem is fifty dollars. The special fee 14 for personalized registration plates with an antique vehicle 15 collector emblem is twenty-five dollars in addition to any 16 other special fee required by this paragraph “b” . The annual 17 fee for registration plates with an antique vehicle collector 18 emblem is one hundred dollars, and is fifteen dollars for each 19 set of personalized registration plates which shall be paid in 20 addition to the regular annual registration fee. 21 c. The special fees collected by the director under this 22 subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and 23 deposited in the road use tax fund. 24 Sec. 2. Section 321.115, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 25 2015, is amended to read as follows: 26 a. A motor vehicle twenty-five years old or older may be 27 registered as an antique vehicle. The Except as provided in 28 subsection 1A, the annual registration fee is the fee provided 29 in section 321.113 , 321.122 , or 321.124 . 30 Sec. 3. Section 321.115, Code 2015, is amended by adding the 31 following new subsection: 32 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. a. A person may register one or more 33 antique vehicles and be designated as a collector of antique 34 vehicles for the purposes of this subsection and section 35 -1- LSB 2306SS (2) 86 ns/nh 1/ 3
S.F. 326 321.34, subsection 28, after submitting a written application 1 to the department that includes the person’s name, address, 2 and driver’s license number, and the make, model, year of 3 manufacture, and vehicle identification number, if applicable, 4 of each antique vehicle in the collector’s fleet that the 5 collector wishes to register pursuant to this subsection. 6 The application shall be accompanied by proof of financial 7 liability coverage, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 8 24B, for each antique vehicle registered in this way, and 9 payment of five hundred dollars. A person designated as a 10 collector of antique vehicles pursuant to this subsection 11 shall be issued one set of registration plates pursuant to 12 section 321.34, subsection 28. However, the person may be 13 issued an additional set of registration plates pursuant to 14 section 321.34, subsection 28, upon request and payment of the 15 applicable fee. The registration plates may be attached to any 16 of the antique vehicles registered in the fleet of the antique 17 vehicle collector. 18 b. The annual registration fee for an antique vehicle 19 registered as part of a collector’s fleet pursuant to this 20 subsection is thirty dollars. A person designated as a 21 collector of antique vehicles may register with the department 22 an additional antique vehicle as part of the collector’s fleet 23 at any time for a fee of thirty dollars. 24 c. Registration plates issued pursuant to section 321.34, 25 subsection 28, to a collector of antique vehicles shall not 26 be used on any vehicle that is not registered as part of 27 the antique vehicle collector’s fleet. An antique vehicle 28 registered as part of an antique vehicle collector’s fleet 29 shall not be operated without displaying registration plates 30 issued to the collector pursuant to this subsection. 31 EXPLANATION 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 33 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 34 This bill provides for special vehicle registration 35 -2- LSB 2306SS (2) 86 ns/nh 2/ 3
S.F. 326 plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem. A person 1 may register one or more antique vehicles, be designated 2 as a collector of antique vehicles, and receive one set of 3 special registration plates with an antique vehicle collector 4 emblem after submitting an application to the department 5 of transportation and paying a fee of $500. Personalized 6 registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem 7 are an additional $25. 8 The bill requires the application for the antique vehicle 9 collector designation to include the collector’s name, address, 10 and driver’s license number, and the make, model, year of 11 manufacture, and vehicle identification number, if applicable, 12 of each antique vehicle in the collector’s fleet that the 13 collector wishes to register. The application shall be 14 accompanied by proof of financial liability coverage for each 15 antique vehicle registered in this way. 16 Registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem 17 may be attached to any of the antique vehicles registered in 18 a collector’s fleet. A collector of antique vehicles may be 19 issued an additional set of registration plates for a fee of 20 $50. The annual fee for registration plates with an antique 21 vehicle collector emblem is $100. The annual registration fee 22 for each vehicle in a collector’s fleet is $30. A collector 23 may register an additional vehicle as part of the collector’s 24 fleet with the department at any time for a fee of $30. 25 The bill provides that registration plates with an 26 antique vehicle collector emblem issued to a collector of 27 antique vehicles shall not be used on any vehicle that is 28 not registered as part of the collector’s fleet. An antique 29 vehicle registered as part of an antique vehicle collector’s 30 fleet shall not be operated without displaying registration 31 plates issued to the collector pursuant to this subsection. 32 The scheduled fine for violating these provisions is $30. 33 -3- LSB 2306SS (2) 86 ns/nh 3/ 3