SF 326 (LSB 2306SS (2) 86)

SENATE FILE 326

BY  TAYLOR

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to collectors of antique vehicles, providing fees, and making a penalty applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.34, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  28.  a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12, upon written application to the department pursuant to section 321.115, subsection 1A, paragraph “a”, may order special registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem pursuant to this subsection. The antique vehicle collector emblem shall be designed by the department.
   b.  An antique vehicle collector designated by the department pursuant to section 321.115, subsection 1A, shall be issued one set of registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem, without payment of a special fee. The special fee for an additional set of registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem is fifty dollars. The special fee for personalized registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem is twenty-five dollars in addition to any other special fee required by this paragraph “b”. The annual fee for registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem is one hundred dollars, and is fifteen dollars for each set of personalized registration plates which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee.
   c.  The special fees collected by the director under this subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund.
    Sec. 2.  Section 321.115, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  A motor vehicle twenty-five years old or older may be registered as an antique vehicle. The Except as provided in subsection 1A, the annual registration fee is the fee provided in section 321.113, 321.122, or 321.124.
    Sec. 3.  Section 321.115, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  a.  A person may register one or more antique vehicles and be designated as a collector of antique vehicles for the purposes of this subsection and section 321.34, subsection 28, after submitting a written application to the department that includes the person’s name, address, and driver’s license number, and the make, model, year of manufacture, and vehicle identification number, if applicable, of each antique vehicle in the collector’s fleet that the collector wishes to register pursuant to this subsection. The application shall be accompanied by proof of financial liability coverage, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 24B, for each antique vehicle registered in this way, and payment of five hundred dollars. A person designated as a collector of antique vehicles pursuant to this subsection shall be issued one set of registration plates pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 28. However, the person may be issued an additional set of registration plates pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 28, upon request and payment of the applicable fee. The registration plates may be attached to any of the antique vehicles registered in the fleet of the antique vehicle collector.
   b.  The annual registration fee for an antique vehicle registered as part of a collector’s fleet pursuant to this subsection is thirty dollars. A person designated as a collector of antique vehicles may register with the department an additional antique vehicle as part of the collector’s fleet at any time for a fee of thirty dollars.
   c.  Registration plates issued pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 28, to a collector of antique vehicles shall not be used on any vehicle that is not registered as part of the antique vehicle collector’s fleet. An antique vehicle registered as part of an antique vehicle collector’s fleet shall not be operated without displaying registration plates issued to the collector pursuant to this subsection.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides for special vehicle registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem. A person may register one or more antique vehicles, be designated as a collector of antique vehicles, and receive one set of special registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem after submitting an application to the department of transportation and paying a fee of $500. Personalized registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem are an additional $25.
   The bill requires the application for the antique vehicle collector designation to include the collector’s name, address, and driver’s license number, and the make, model, year of manufacture, and vehicle identification number, if applicable, of each antique vehicle in the collector’s fleet that the collector wishes to register. The application shall be accompanied by proof of financial liability coverage for each antique vehicle registered in this way.
   Registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem may be attached to any of the antique vehicles registered in a collector’s fleet. A collector of antique vehicles may be issued an additional set of registration plates for a fee of $50. The annual fee for registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem is $100. The annual registration fee for each vehicle in a collector’s fleet is $30. A collector may register an additional vehicle as part of the collector’s fleet with the department at any time for a fee of $30.
   The bill provides that registration plates with an antique vehicle collector emblem issued to a collector of antique vehicles shall not be used on any vehicle that is not registered as part of the collector’s fleet. An antique vehicle registered as part of an antique vehicle collector’s fleet shall not be operated without displaying registration plates issued to the collector pursuant to this subsection. The scheduled fine for violating these provisions is $30.