SF 2122 (LSB 6016XS (1) 87)

SENATE FILE 2122

BY  ZAUN

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for the issuance and display of one motor vehicle registration plate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 8A.362, subsection 7, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  The director shall require that a sign be placed on each state-owned motor vehicle in a conspicuous place which indicates its ownership by the state. This requirement shall not apply to motor vehicles requested to be exempt by the director or by the commissioner of public safety. All state-owned motor vehicles shall display a registration plates plate bearing the word “official” except motor vehicles requested to be furnished with an ordinary plates plate by the director or by the commissioner of public safety pursuant to section 321.19. The director shall keep an accurate record of the registration plates used on all state-owned motor vehicles. This subsection shall not apply to an assigned vehicle rented or leased pursuant to section 8A.367.
    Sec. 2.  Section 321.18, subsection 7, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  Any school bus in this state used exclusively for the transportation of pupils to and from school or a school function or for the purposes provided in section 285.1, subsection 1, and section 285.10, subsection 9, or used exclusively for the transportation of children enrolled in a federal head start program. Upon application the department shall, without charge, issue a registration certificate and registration plates plate. The plates plate shall be attached to the front and rear of each bus exempt from registration under this subsection.
    Sec. 3.  Section 321.19, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  However, the director of the department of administrative services or the director of transportation may order the issuance of a regular registration plates plate for any exempted vehicle used by any of the following:
   (1)  Peace officers or federal law enforcement officers in the enforcement of the law.
   (2)  Persons enforcing chapter 124 and other laws relating to controlled substances.
   (3)  Persons in the department of justice, the alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce, disease investigators of the Iowa department of public health, the department of inspections and appeals, and the department of revenue, who are regularly assigned to conduct investigations which cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying an “official” state registration plates plate.
   (4)  Persons who are federal agents or officers regularly assigned to conduct investigations which cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying an “official” registration plates plate.
   (5)  Persons in the Iowa lottery authority whose regularly assigned duties relating to security or the carrying of lottery tickets cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying an “official” registration plates plate.
   (6)  Persons in the economic development authority who are regularly assigned duties relating to existing industry expansion or business attraction, and mental health professionals or health care professionals who provide off-site or in-home medical or mental health services to clients of publicly funded programs.
    Sec. 4.  Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   Issue a citation and remove the motor vehicle’s license plates plate and registration receipt.
    Sec. 5.  Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), subparagraph division (a), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Upon removing the license plates plate and registration receipt, the peace officer shall deliver the plates plate for destruction, as appropriate, and forward the registration receipt and evidence of the violation, as determined by the department, to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered.
    Sec. 6.  Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph a, subparagraph (4), subparagraph division (a), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Issue a citation, remove the motor vehicle’s license plates plate and registration receipt, and impound the motor vehicle. The peace officer shall deliver the plates plate for destruction, as appropriate, and forward the registration receipt and evidence of the violation, as determined by the department, to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered.
    Sec. 7.  Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph b, subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  If the person was cited pursuant to paragraph “a”, subparagraph (3), the owner or driver shall provide a copy of the receipt to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered and the owner shall be assessed a fifteen dollar administrative fee by the county treasurer who shall issue a new license plates plate and registration to the person after payment of the fee.
   (b)  If the person was cited pursuant to paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), the owner or driver, after the owner provides proof of financial liability coverage to the clerk of court, may claim the motor vehicle after such person pays any applicable fine and the costs of towing and storage for the motor vehicle, and the owner or driver provides a copy of the receipt and the owner pays to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered a fifteen dollar administrative fee, and the county treasurer shall issue a new license plates plate and registration to the person.
    Sec. 8.  Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Sign an admission of violation on the citation and remit to the clerk of court a scheduled fine as provided in section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “f”, for a violation of subsection 1. Upon payment of the fine to the clerk of court of the county where the citation was issued, payment of a fifteen dollar administrative fee to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered, and providing proof of payment of any applicable fine and proof of financial liability coverages to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered, the treasurer shall issue a new license plates plate and registration to the owner.
   (b)  Request an appearance before the court on the matter. If the matter goes before the court, and the owner or driver is found guilty of a violation of subsection 1, the court may impose a fine as provided in section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “f”, for a violation of subsection 1, or the court may order the person to perform unpaid community service instead of the fine. Upon the payment of the fine or the entry of the order for unpaid community service, the person shall provide proof of payment or entry of such order and the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered shall issue a new license plates plate and registration to the owner upon the owner providing proof of financial liability coverage and paying a fifteen dollar administrative fee to the county treasurer.
    Sec. 9.  Section 321.22, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  An urban transit company or system having a franchise to operate in any city and any regional transit system may make application to the department, upon forms furnished by the department, for a certificate containing a distinguishing number and for one or more pairs of registration plates to be attached to the front and rear of buses owned or operated by the transit company or system.
    Sec. 10.  Section 321.23, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  In the event an applicant for registration of a foreign vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued is able to furnish evidence of being the registered owner of the vehicle to the county treasurer of the owner’s residence, although unable to surrender such certificate of title, the county treasurer may issue a registration receipt and plates plate upon receipt of the required annual registration fee and the fee for new registration but shall not issue a certificate of title thereto for the vehicle. Upon surrender of the certificate of title from the foreign state, the county treasurer shall issue a certificate of title to the owner, of the vehicle or other person entitled thereto, of such vehicle to the certificate of title as provided in this chapter. The owner of a vehicle registered under this subsection shall not be required to obtain a certificate of title in this state and may transfer ownership of the vehicle to a motor vehicle dealer licensed under chapter 322 if, at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title is held by a secured party and the dealer has forwarded to the secured party the sum necessary to discharge the security interest pursuant to section 321.48, subsection 1.
    Sec. 11.  Section 321.25, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A vehicle may be operated upon the highways of this state without a registration plates plate for a period of forty-five days after the date of delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser from a dealer if a card bearing the words “registration applied for” is attached on the rear of the vehicle. The card shall have plainly stamped or stenciled the registration number of the dealer from whom the vehicle was purchased and the date of delivery of the vehicle. In addition, a dealer licensed to sell new motor vehicles may attach the card to a new motor vehicle delivered by the dealer to the purchaser even if the vehicle was purchased from an out-of-state dealer and the card shall bear the registration number of the dealer that delivered the vehicle. A dealer shall not issue a card to a person known to the dealer to be in possession of a registration plates plate which may be attached to the vehicle. A dealer shall not issue a card unless an application for registration and certificate of title has been made by the purchaser and a receipt issued to the purchaser of the vehicle showing the fee paid by the person making the application. Dealers’ records shall indicate the agency to which the fee is sent and the date the fee is sent. The dealer shall forward the application by the purchaser to the county treasurer or state office within thirty calendar days from the date of delivery of the vehicle. However, if the vehicle is subject to a security interest and has been offered for sale pursuant to section 321.48, subsection 1, the dealer shall forward the application by the purchaser to the county treasurer or state office within thirty calendar days from the date of the delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser.
    Sec. 12.  Section 321.26, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  The county treasurer may adjust the renewal or expiration date of vehicles when deemed necessary to equalize the number of vehicles registered in each twelve-month period or for the administrative efficiency of the county treasurer’s office. The adjustment shall be accomplished by delivery of a written notice to the vehicle owner of the adjustment and allowance of a credit for the remaining months of the unused portion of the annual registration fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, which amount shall be deducted from the annual registration fee due at the time of registration. Upon receipt of the notification the owner shall, within thirty days, surrender the registration card and registration plates plate to the county treasurer of the county where the vehicle is registered, except that the registration plates plate shall not be surrendered if a validation stickers sticker or other emblems are emblem is used to designate the month and year of expiration of registration. Upon payment of the annual registration fee, less the credit allowed for the remaining months of the unused portion of the annual registration fee, the county treasurer shall issue a new registration card and registration plates plate, validation stickers sticker, or emblems emblem which indicate indicates the month and year of expiration of registration.
    Sec. 13.  Section 321.34, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  Plates Plate issued.  The county treasurer upon receiving application, accompanied by proper fee, for registration of a vehicle shall issue to the owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, autocycle, truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer and two registration plates for every other motor vehicle. The registration plates plate, including any special registration plates plate, shall be assigned to the owner of a vehicle. When the owner of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns ownership of the vehicle to another person, the owner shall remove the registration plates plate from the vehicle. The owner shall forward the plates plate to the county treasurer where the vehicle is registered or the owner may have the plates plate assigned to another vehicle within thirty days after transfer, upon payment of the fees required by law. The owner shall immediately affix the registration plates plate retained by the owner to another vehicle owned or acquired by the owner, providing the owner complies with section 321.46. The department shall adopt rules providing for the assignment of a registration plates plate to the transferee of a vehicle for which a credit is allowed under section 321.46, subsection 6.
   2.  Validation stickers.
   a.  In lieu of issuing a new registration plates plate each registration year for a vehicle renewing registration, the department may reassign the registration plates plate previously issued to the vehicle and may adopt and prescribe an annual validation sticker indicating payment of annual registration fees. The department shall issue one validation sticker for each set of registration plates plate. The sticker shall specify the month and year of expiration of the registration plates plate. The sticker shall be displayed only on the rear registration plate, except that the sticker shall be displayed on the front registration plate of a truck tractor.
   b.  The state department of transportation shall adopt rules to provide for the placement of the motor vehicle registration validation sticker.
   3.  Radio operators plates.  The owner of an automobile, motorcycle, trailer, or motor truck who holds an amateur radio license issued by the federal communications commission may, upon written application to the county treasurer accompanied by a fee of five dollars, order a special registration plates plate bearing the call letters authorized the radio station covered by the person’s amateur radio license. When received by the county treasurer, such special registration plates plate shall be issued to the applicant in exchange for the registration plates plate previously issued to the person. Not more than one set of special registration plates plate may be issued to an applicant. Said fee shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the fee for a regular registration plates plate. Special A special registration plates plate must be surrendered upon expiration of the owner’s amateur radio license and the owner shall thereupon be entitled to the owner’s regular registration plates plate. The county treasurer shall validate special plates in the same manner as regular registration plates, upon payment of five dollars in addition to the regular annual registration fee.
    Sec. 14.  Section 321.34, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Upon application and the payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars, the director may issue to the owner of a motor vehicle registered in this state or a trailer or travel trailer registered in this state, a personalized registration plates plate marked with up to seven initials, letters, or combination of numerals and letters requested by the owner. However, personalized registration plates for autocycles, motorcycles, and motorized bicycles shall be marked with no more than six initials, letters, or combinations of numerals and letters. Upon receipt of the personalized registration plates plate, the applicant shall surrender the regular registration plates plate to the county treasurer. The fee for issuance of the personalized registration plates plate shall be in addition to the regular annual registration fee.
    Sec. 15.  Section 321.34, subsection 6, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  Sample vehicle registration plates.  Vehicle A vehicle registration plates plate displaying the general design of a regular registration plates plate, with the word “sample” displayed on the plate, may be furnished to any person upon payment of a fee of three dollars, except that such plates may be furnished to governmental agencies without cost. Sample A sample registration plates plate shall not be attached to a vehicle moved on the highways of this state.
    Sec. 16.  Section 321.34, subsection 7, paragraphs a and e, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, trailer over two thousand pounds, or travel trailer registered in this state, a collegiate registration plates plate created pursuant to this subsection. Upon receipt of the collegiate registration plates plate, the applicant shall surrender the regular registration plates plate to the county treasurer.
   e.  A collegiate registration plate shall not be issued if its combination of alphanumeric characters are identical to those contained on a current personalized registration plate issued under subsection 5. However, the owner of a motor vehicle who has a personalized registration plate issued for the motor vehicle may, after proper application and payment of fees, be issued a collegiate registration plate containing the same alphanumeric characters as those on the personalized plate. Upon receipt of the collegiate registration plates plate, the owner shall surrender the personalized registration plates plate to the county treasurer.
    Sec. 17.  Section 321.34, subsection 7A, paragraphs b and c, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   b.  Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, trailer over two thousand pounds, or travel trailer registered in this state, a collegiate registration plates plate created pursuant to this subsection. The fee for the issuance of a collegiate registration plates plate is twenty-five dollars, which fee is in addition to the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. An applicant may obtain a personalized collegiate registration plate upon payment of the additional fee for a personalized plate as provided in subsection 5 in addition to the collegiate plate fee and the regular registration fee. The county treasurer shall validate collegiate registration plates issued under this subsection in the same manner as regular registration plates, upon payment of five dollars in addition to the regular annual registration fee. Upon receipt of the collegiate registration plates plate, the applicant shall surrender the regular registration plates plate to the county treasurer.
   c.  A personalized collegiate registration plate shall not be issued if its combination of alphanumeric characters are identical to those contained on a current personalized registration plate issued under subsection 5. However, the owner of a motor vehicle who has a personalized registration plate issued for the motor vehicle may, after proper application and payment of fees, be issued a collegiate registration plate containing the same alphanumeric characters as those on the personalized plate. Upon receipt of the collegiate registration plates plate, the owner shall surrender the personalized registration plates plate to the county treasurer.
    Sec. 18.  Section 321.34, subsections 8, 8A, and 9, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   8.  Medal of honor plates.
   a.  The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motorcycle, trailer, or motor truck who has been awarded the medal of honor may, upon written application to the department, order a special registration plates plate which shall be red, white, and blue in color and shall bear an emblem of the medal of honor and an identifying number. Each applicant applying for a special registration plates plate under this subsection may order only one set of registration plates plate under this subsection. The application is subject to approval by the department and the special registration plates plate shall be issued at no charge to the applicant in exchange for the registration plates plate previously issued to the person. A person who is issued a special plates plate under this subsection is exempt from payment of any annual registration fee for the motor vehicle bearing the special plates plate. The department shall validate the special plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section. The department shall not issue special registration plates until service organizations in the state have furnished the department either the special dies or the cost of the special dies necessary for the manufacture of the special registration plate.
   b.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   8A.  Ex-prisoner of war special plates.
   a.  The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motorcycle, trailer, or motor truck who was a prisoner of war during a time of military conflict may, upon written application to the department, order only one set of special registration plates plate with an ex-prisoner of war processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the department in cooperation with the adjutant general and shall signify that the owner was a prisoner of war as described in this subsection. The application is subject to approval by the department, in consultation with the adjutant general. The special plates plate shall be issued at no charge and are is subject to an annual registration fee of fifteen dollars. The county treasurer shall validate the special plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section.
   b.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual registration fee. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   9.  Leased vehicles.  Registration plates A registration plate under this section, including a disabled veteran plates plate specified in section 321.105, may be issued to the lessee of a motor vehicle if the lessee provides evidence of a lease for a period of more than sixty days and if the lessee complies with the requirements, under this section, for issuance of the specific registration plates plate.
    Sec. 19.  Section 321.34, subsection 10, paragraphs a, b, and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is a current or retired member of a paid or volunteer fire department may, upon written application to the department, order a special registration plates plate, designed by the department in cooperation with representatives designated by the Iowa fire fighters’ associations, which signify that the applicant is a current or retired member of a paid or volunteer fire department.
   b.  The application shall be approved by the department in consultation with representatives designated by the Iowa fire fighters’ associations, and the special registration plates plate shall be issued to the applicant in exchange for the registration plates plate previously issued to the person. An applicant who is the owner of a business-trade truck or special truck shall not be issued a special fire fighter registration plates plate for more than one vehicle. The fee for the special plates plate is twenty-five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The department shall validate the special plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section at the regular annual registration fee.
   d.  For purposes of this subsection, a person is considered to be retired if the person is recognized by the chief of the fire department where the individual served, and on record, as officially retired from the fire department. Special A special registration plates plate with a fire fighter emblem shall be surrendered, as provided in subsection 12, in exchange for a regular registration plates plate upon termination of the motor vehicle owner’s membership in the paid or volunteer fire department, unless the person is a retired member in good standing.
    Sec. 20.  Section 321.34, subsection 10A, paragraph a, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  The owner of a motor vehicle referred to in subsection 12 who is a current member of a paid or volunteer emergency medical services agency may, upon written application to the department, order a special registration plates plate, designed by the department in cooperation with representatives designated by the Iowa emergency medical services association, which plates signify signifies that the applicant is a current member of a paid or volunteer emergency medical services agency. The application shall be approved by the department, in consultation with representatives designated by the Iowa emergency medical services association, and the special registration plates plate shall be issued to the applicant in exchange for the registration plates plate previously issued to the person. The fee for the special plates plate is twenty-five dollars which is in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The department shall validate the special plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section at the regular annual registration fee.
    Sec. 21.  Section 321.34, subsection 11, paragraphs a, c, and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue a natural resources plates plate to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer.
   c.  (1)  The special natural resources fee for a letter-number designated natural resources plates plate is forty-five dollars. The fee for a personalized natural resources plates plate is forty-five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the special natural resources fee of forty-five dollars. The 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. The treasurer of state shall credit monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund created pursuant to section 455A.18, the amount of the special natural resources fees collected in the previous month for the natural resources plates.
   (2)  From the moneys credited to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund under subparagraph (1), ten dollars of the fee collected for each natural resources plate issued, and fifteen dollars from each renewal fee, shall be allocated to the department of natural resources wildlife bureau to be used for nongame wildlife programs.
   d.  Upon receipt of the special registration plates plate, the applicant shall surrender the current registration plates plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section. The annual special natural resources fee for a letter-number designated plates plate is twenty-five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for a personalized natural resources plates plate is five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the annual special natural resources fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual special natural resources fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph “c”.
    Sec. 22.  Section 321.34, subsection 11A, paragraphs a, c, and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue a “love our kids” plates plate to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer.
   c.  The special fee for a letter-number designated love our kids plates plate is thirty-five dollars. The fee for a personalized love our kids plates plate is twenty-five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the special love our kids fee of thirty-five dollars. The 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. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the Iowa department of public health the amount of the special fees collected in the previous month for the love our kids plates. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys transferred under this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of the state.
   d.  Upon receipt of the special registration plates plate, the applicant shall surrender the current registration plates plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section. The annual special love our kids fee for a letter-number designated plates plate is ten dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for a personalized love our kids plates plate is five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the annual special love our kids fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual love our kids fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph “c”.
    Sec. 23.  Section 321.34, subsection 11B, paragraphs a, c, and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue a “motorcycle rider education” plates plate to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer.
   c.  The special fee for a letter-number designated motorcycle rider education plates plate is thirty-five dollars. The fee for a personalized motorcycle rider education plates plate is twenty-five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the special motorcycle rider education fee of thirty-five dollars. The 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. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the department for use in accordance with section 321.179, the amount of the special fees collected in the previous month for the motorcycle rider education plates.
   d.  Upon receipt of the special registration plates plate, the applicant shall surrender the current registration plates plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section. The annual special motorcycle rider education fee for a letter-number designated plates plate is ten dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for a personalized motorcycle rider education plates plate is five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the annual special motorcycle rider education fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual motorcycle rider education fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph “c”.
    Sec. 24.  Section 321.34, subsection 12, paragraphs a and b, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration pursuant to section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer may, upon written application to the department, order a special registration plates plate with a distinguishing processed emblem as authorized by this section or as approved by the department. The fee for the issuance of a special registration plates plate is twenty-five dollars for each vehicle, unless otherwise provided by this section, which fee is in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The county treasurer shall validate special registration plates with a distinguishing processed emblem in the same manner as regular registration plates, upon payment of five dollars in addition to the regular annual registration fee.
   b.  Upon receipt of a special registration plate with a distinguishing processed emblem as authorized by this section or as approved by the department, the applicant shall surrender the regular registration plates plate to the county treasurer. An applicant no longer eligible for a special registration plate shall surrender the special vehicle registration plates plate to the county treasurer for issuance of a regular registration plates plate.
    Sec. 25.  Section 321.34, subsection 12A, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   12A.  Special registration plates —— armed forces services.
   a.  An owner of a vehicle referred to in subsection 12 who applies for any type of special registration plates plate associated with service in the United States armed forces shall be issued one set of the special registration plates plate at no charge, but shall be subject to the annual registration fee of fifteen dollars, if the owner is eligible for, but has relinquished to the department or the county treasurer or has not been issued, an ex-prisoner of war or legion of merit special registration plates plate under this section.
   b.  An owner of a vehicle referred to in subsection 12 who applies for any type of special registration plates plate associated with service in the United States armed forces shall be issued one set of the special registration plates plate at no charge and subject to no annual registration fee if the owner is eligible for, but has relinquished to the department or the county treasurer or has not been issued, a medal of honor registration plates plate under subsection 8 or a disabled veteran registration plates plate under section 321.105.
   c.  The owner shall provide the appropriate information regarding the owner’s eligibility for any of the special registration plates described in paragraph “a” or “b”, and regarding the owner’s eligibility for the special registration plates plate for which the owner has applied, as required by the department.
   d.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the same annual registration fee, if applicable. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
    Sec. 26.  Section 321.34, subsection 13, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration pursuant to section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer may upon request be issued a special registration plates plate that contain contains a space reserved for the placement of an organization decal. If the special plates are plate is requested at the time of initial application for registration and certificate of title for the vehicle, no special plate fee is required other than the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the special plates are plate is requested as a replacement plates plate, the owner shall surrender the current regular or special registration plates plate in exchange for the special plates plate and shall pay a replacement plate fee of five dollars. The county treasurer shall validate special plates with an organization decal in the same manner as regular plates, upon payment of the annual registration fee.
    Sec. 27.  Section 321.34, subsections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20A, and 20B, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   14.  Persons with disabilities special plates.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 or an owner of a trailer used to transport a wheelchair who is a person with a disability, or who is the parent or guardian of a child who resides with the parent or guardian owner and who is a person with a disability, as defined in section 321L.1, may, upon written application to the department, order a special registration plates plate with a persons with disabilities processed emblem designed by the department bearing the international symbol of accessibility. The special registration plates plate with a persons with disabilities processed emblem shall only be issued if the application is accompanied with a statement from a physician licensed under chapter 148 or 149, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, or a chiropractor licensed under chapter 151, written on the physician’s, physician assistant’s, nurse practitioner’s, or chiropractor’s stationery, stating the nature of the applicant’s or the applicant’s child’s disability and such additional information as required by rules adopted by the department, including proof of residency of a child who is a person with a disability. If the application is approved by the department, the special registration plates plate with a persons with disabilities processed emblem shall be issued to the applicant. There shall be no fee in addition to the regular annual registration fee for the special registration plates plate with a persons with disabilities processed emblem. The authorization for a special registration plates plate with a persons with disabilities processed emblem shall not be renewed without the applicant furnishing evidence to the department that the owner of the vehicle or the owner’s child is still a person with a disability as defined in section 321L.1. An owner who has a child who is a person with a disability shall provide satisfactory evidence to the department that the child with a disability continues to reside with the owner. The registration plates plate with a persons with disabilities processed emblem shall be surrendered in exchange for a regular registration plates plate as provided in subsection 12 when the owner of the vehicle or the owner’s child no longer qualifies as a person with a disability as defined in section 321L.1 or when the owner’s child who is a person with a disability no longer resides with the owner.
   15.  Legion of merit special plates.
   a.  The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motorcycle, trailer, or motor truck who has been awarded the legion of merit shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with a legion of merit processed emblem, upon written application to the department and presentation of satisfactory proof of the award of the legion of merit as established by the Congress of the United States. The emblem shall be designed by the department in cooperation with the adjutant general and shall signify that the owner was awarded the legion of merit. The application is subject to approval by the department, in consultation with the adjutant general. The special plates plate shall be issued at no charge and are is subject to an annual registration fee of fifteen dollars. The county treasurer shall validate the special plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section.
   b.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual registration fee. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   16.  National guard special plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is a member of the national guard, as defined in chapter 29A, may, upon written application to the department, order a special registration plates plate with a national guard processed emblem with the emblem designed by the department in cooperation with the adjutant general which emblem signifies that the applicant is a member of the national guard. The application shall be approved by the department in consultation with the adjutant general. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated national guard plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized national guard plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for national guard plates. Special A special registration plates plate with a national guard processed emblem shall be surrendered, as provided in subsection 12, in exchange for a regular registration plates plate upon termination of the owner’s membership in the active national guard.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with a national guard processed emblem at no charge.
   c.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual five-dollar special plate fee and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   17.  Pearl Harbor special plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as a member of the armed services of the United States on December 7, 1941, may, upon written application to the department, order a special registration plates plate with a Pearl Harbor processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the department in consultation with service organizations. The application is subject to approval by the department. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated Pearl Harbor plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized Pearl Harbor plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for Pearl Harbor plates.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with a Pearl Harbor processed emblem at no charge.
   c.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual five-dollar special plate fee and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   18.  Purple heart special plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a purple heart medal by the United States government for wounds received in military or naval combat against an armed enemy of the United States may, upon written application to the department and presentation of satisfactory proof of the award of the purple heart medal, order a special registration plates plate with a purple heart processed emblem. The design of the emblem shall include a representation of a purple heart medal and ribbon. The application is subject to approval by the department in consultation with the adjutant general. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated purple heart plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized purple heart plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for purple heart plates.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with a purple heart processed emblem at no charge.
   c.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual five-dollar special plate fee and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   19.  United States armed forces retired special plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is a retired member of the United States armed forces may, upon written application to the department and upon presentation of satisfactory proof of membership, order a special registration plates plate with a United States armed forces retired processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the department in consultation with service organizations. The application is subject to approval by the department. For purposes of this subsection, a person is considered to be retired if the person is recognized by the United States armed forces as retired from the United States armed forces. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated armed forces retired plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized armed forces retired plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for armed forces retired plates.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with an armed forces retired processed emblem at no charge.
   c.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual five-dollar special plate fee and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   20.  Silver or bronze star plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a silver or a bronze star by the United States government, may, upon written application to the department and presentation of satisfactory proof of the award of the silver or bronze star, order a special registration plates plate with a silver or bronze star processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the department in consultation with the adjutant general. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated silver star and bronze star plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized silver star and bronze star plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for silver star and bronze star plates.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with a silver star or bronze star processed emblem at no charge.
   c.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual five-dollar special plate fee and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   20A.  Distinguished service, navy, or air force cross plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a distinguished service cross, a navy cross, or an air force cross by the United States government may, upon written application to the department and presentation of satisfactory proof of the award, order a special registration plates plate with a distinguished service cross, navy cross, or air force cross processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the department in consultation with the adjutant general. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated distinguished service cross, navy cross, and air force cross plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized distinguished service cross, navy cross, and air force cross plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for distinguished service cross, navy cross, and air force cross plates.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with a distinguished service cross, navy cross, or air force cross processed emblem at no charge.
   c.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual five-dollar special plate fee and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
   20B.  Soldier’s, navy and marine corps, or airman’s medal plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a soldier’s medal, a navy and marine corps medal, or an airman’s medal by the United States government may, upon written application to the department and presentation of satisfactory proof of the award, order a special registration plates plate with a soldier’s medal, navy and marine corps medal, or airman’s medal processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the department in consultation with the adjutant general. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated soldier’s medal, navy and marine corps medal, and airman’s medal plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized soldier’s medal, navy and marine corps medal, and airman’s medal plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for soldier’s medal, navy and marine corps medal, and airman’s medal plates.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with a soldier’s medal, navy and marine corps medal, or airman’s medal processed emblem at no charge.
   c.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual five-dollar special plate fee and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
    Sec. 28.  Section 321.34, subsection 20C, paragraphs b, c, and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   b.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action medal, or combat medical badge by the United States government may, upon written application to the department and presentation of satisfactory proof of the award, order a special registration plates plate with a combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action medal, or combat medical badge processed emblem. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action medal, and combat medical badge plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action medal, and combat medical badge plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action medal, and combat medical badge plates.
   c.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate with a combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action medal, or combat medical badge distinguishing processed emblem at no charge.
   d.  The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special plates plate under this subsection may continue to use or apply for and use the special plates plate subject to registration of the special plates plate in the surviving spouse’s name and upon payment of the annual five-dollar special plate fee and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special plates plate to the department and the department shall issue a regular registration plates plate to the surviving spouse.
    Sec. 29.  Section 321.34, subsection 21, paragraphs a and b, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 may, upon written application to the department, order a special registration plates plate with an Iowa heritage emblem. The emblem shall contain a picture of the American gothic house and the words “Iowa Heritage” and shall be designed by the department in consultation with the state historical society of Iowa.
   b.  The special Iowa heritage fee for a letter-number designated plates plate is thirty-five dollars. The special fee for a personalized Iowa heritage plates plate is twenty-five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the special fee of thirty-five dollars. The annual special Iowa heritage fee is ten dollars for a letter-number designated registration plates plate and is fifteen dollars for a personalized registration plates plate which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee.
    Sec. 30.  Section 321.34, subsections 22, 23, and 24, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   22.  Education plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12, upon written application to the department, may order a special registration plates plate with an education emblem. The education emblem shall be designed by the department in cooperation with the department of education.
   b.  The special school transportation fee for a letter-number designated education plates plate is thirty-five dollars. The fee for a personalized education plates plate is twenty-five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the special school transportation fee of thirty-five dollars. The annual special school transportation fee is ten dollars for a letter-number designated registration plates plate and is fifteen dollars for a personalized registration plates plate which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The 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. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the school budget review committee in accordance with section 257.31, subsection 17, the amount of the special school transportation fees collected in the previous month for the education plates.
   23.  Breast cancer awareness plates.
   a.  Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue a breast cancer awareness plates plate to an owner of a motor vehicle referred to in subsection 12.
   b.  Breast cancer awareness plates shall contain an image of a pink ribbon and shall be designed by the department in consultation with the Susan G. Komen foundation.
   c.  The special fee for a letter-number designated breast cancer awareness plates plate is thirty-five dollars. The fee for a personalized breast cancer awareness plates plate is twenty-five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the special breast cancer awareness fee of thirty-five dollars. The 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. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the Iowa department of public health the amount of the special fees collected in the previous month for the breast cancer awareness plates and such funds are appropriated to the Iowa department of public health. The Iowa department of public health shall distribute one hundred percent of the funds received monthly in the form of grants to support breast cancer screenings for both men and women who meet eligibility requirements like those established by the Susan G. Komen foundation. In the awarding of grants, the Iowa department of public health shall give first consideration to affiliates of the Susan G. Komen foundation and similar nonprofit organizations providing for breast cancer screenings at no cost in Iowa. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys transferred under this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of the state.
   d.  Upon receipt of the special registration plates plate, the applicant shall surrender the current registration plates plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section. The annual special breast cancer awareness fee for a letter-number designated plates plate is ten dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual special fee for a personalized breast cancer awareness plates plate is five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the annual special breast cancer awareness fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual special breast cancer awareness fee shall be credited and transferred as provided under paragraph “c”.
   24.  Gold star plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is the surviving spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a deceased member of the United States armed forces who died while serving on active duty during a time of military conflict or who died as a result of such service may order a special registration plates plate bearing a gold star emblem upon written application to the department accompanied by satisfactory supporting documentation as determined by the department. The gold star emblem shall be designed by the department in cooperation with the commission of veterans affairs. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated gold star plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized gold star plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for gold star plates.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plates plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate bearing a gold star emblem at no charge.
    Sec. 31.  Section 321.34, subsection 25, paragraph b, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  An owner referred to in subsection 12, upon written application to the department, may order a special registration plates plate with a civil war sesquicentennial processed emblem. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraphs “a” and “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of letter-number designated and personalized civil war sesquicentennial plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the department of cultural affairs the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for civil war sesquicentennial plates, and such funds are appropriated to the department of cultural affairs to be used for the Iowa battle flag project.
    Sec. 32.  Section 321.34, subsection 26, paragraphs b and c, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   b.  An owner of a motor vehicle referred to in subsection 12, upon written application to the department, may order a special registration plates plate with a fallen peace officers processed emblem. The special fee for a letter-number designated fallen peace officers plates plate is thirty-five dollars. The fee for a personalized fallen peace officers plates plate is twenty-five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the special fallen peace officers fee of thirty-five dollars. The fees collected by the director under this paragraph shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the department of public safety the amount of the special fees collected in the previous month for the fallen peace officers plates and such funds are appropriated to the department of public safety. The department of public safety shall distribute one hundred percent of the funds received monthly in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations that provide resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected coworkers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. In the awarding of grants, the department of public safety shall give first consideration to concerns of police survivors, inc., and similar nonprofit organizations providing such resources. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys transferred under this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of the state.
   c.  Upon receipt of the special registration plates plate, the applicant shall surrender the current registration plates plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section. The annual special fallen peace officers fee for a letter-number designated plates plate is ten dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual special fee for a personalized fallen peace officers plates plate is five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the annual special fallen peace officers fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual special fallen peace officers fee shall be credited and transferred as provided under paragraph “b”.
    Sec. 33.  Section 321.34, subsection 27, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   27.  United States veteran plates.
   a.  An owner referred to in subsection 12 who served in the armed forces of the United States and was discharged under honorable conditions may, upon written application to the department and upon presentation of satisfactory proof of military service and discharge under honorable conditions, order a special registration plates plate bearing a distinguishing processed emblem depicting the word “veteran” below an image of the American flag. The application is subject to approval by the department. The special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, from the annual validation of letter-number designated United States veteran plates, and subsection 12, paragraph “c”, from the issuance and annual validation of personalized United States veteran plates, shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph “a”, in the previous month for United States veteran plates.
   b.  Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph “a”, an owner who is approved for a special registration plate under this subsection shall be issued one set of special registration plates plate bearing a distinguishing processed emblem depicting the word “veteran” below an image of the American flag at no charge.
    Sec. 34.  Section 321.37, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   321.37  Display of plates registration plate.
   1.  Registration plates The registration plate issued for a motor vehicle other than an autocycle, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or a truck tractor shall be attached to the rear of the motor vehicle, one in the front and the other in the rear. The registration plate issued for an autocycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle required to be registered hereunder shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The registration plate issued for a truck tractor shall be attached to the front of the truck tractor. The special plate issued to a dealer shall be attached on the rear of the vehicle when operated on the highways of this state.
   2.  Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle which is model year 1948 or older, and reconstructed or specially constructed vehicles built to resemble a model year 1948 vehicle or older, other than a truck registered for more than five tons, autocycle, motorcycle, or truck tractor, may display one registration plate on the rear of the vehicle if the other registration plate issued to the vehicle is carried in the vehicle at all times when the vehicle is operated on a public highway.
   3.  2.  It is unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place any frame around or over the registration plate which does not permit full view of all numerals and letters printed on the registration plate.
    Sec. 35.  Section 321.41, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  A person who has registered a vehicle in a county, other than the county designated on the vehicle registration plate, may apply to the county treasurer where the vehicle is registered for a new registration plates plate upon payment of a fee of five dollars and the return of the former county registration plates plate.
    Sec. 36.  Section 321.42, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  If a registration card, or plate, or pair of plates is lost or becomes illegible, the owner shall immediately apply for replacement. The fee for a replacement registration card is three dollars. The fee for a replacement plate or pair of plates other than a replacement of a special plate issued pursuant to section 321.60 is five dollars. The fee for replacement of a special plate issued pursuant to section 321.60 is forty dollars. When the owner has furnished information required by the department and paid the proper fee, a duplicate, substitute, or new registration card, or plate, or pair of plates may be issued. The county treasurer or the department may waive the fee for a replacement plate if the plate is lost during a documented accident.
    Sec. 37.  Section 321.46, subsection 7, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  If a motor vehicle is leased and the lessee purchases the vehicle upon termination of the lease, the lessor shall, upon claim by the lessee with the lessor within six months of the purchase, assign the annual registration fee credit and registration plates plate for the leased motor vehicle to the lessee. Credit shall be applied as provided in subsection 3.
    Sec. 38.  Section 321.47, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Whenever ownership of a vehicle is transferred under the provisions of this section, the registration plates plate shall be removed and forwarded to the county treasurer of the county where the vehicle is registered or to the department if the vehicle is owned by a nonresident. Upon transfer the vehicle shall not be operated upon the highways of this state until the person entitled to possession of the vehicle applies for and obtains registration for the vehicle.
    Sec. 39.  Section 321.52, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  When a vehicle is sold outside the state for purposes other than for junk, the owner, dealer, or otherwise, shall detach the registration plates plate and registration card and shall indicate on the registration card the name and address of the foreign purchaser or transferee over the person’s signature. Unless the registration plates are plate is legally attached to another vehicle, the owner shall surrender the registration plates plate and registration card to the county treasurer, who shall cancel the records, destroy the registration plates plate, and forward the registration card to the department. The department shall make a notation on the records of the out-of-state sale and, after a reasonable period, may destroy the files for that particular vehicle. The department is not authorized to make a refund of annual registration fees on a vehicle sold out of state unless it receives the registration card completed as provided in this section.
    Sec. 40.  Section 321.52, subsection 3, paragraphs a and b, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  When a vehicle for which a certificate of title is issued is junked or dismantled by the owner, the owner shall detach the registration plates plate and surrender the plates plate to the county treasurer, unless the plates are plate is properly assigned to another vehicle. The owner shall also surrender the certificate of title to the county treasurer, except when the vehicle is disposed of pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
   b.  Upon the surrender of the certificate of title and application for junking certificate, the county treasurer shall issue to the person, without fee, a junking certificate, which shall authorize the holder to possess, transport, or transfer ownership of the junked vehicle by endorsement of the junking certificate. The county treasurer shall hold the surrendered certificate of title, registration receipt, application for junking certificate, and, if applicable, the registration plates plate for a period of fourteen days following the issuance of a junking certificate under this subsection.
    Sec. 41.  Section 321.57, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Also, a transporter may operate or move any vehicle of like type upon the highways solely for the purpose of delivery upon likewise displaying thereon on the vehicle a like plates plate issued to the transporter as provided in these sections.
    Sec. 42.  Section 321.89, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  A vehicle that has been left unattended on public property for more than twenty-four hours and lacks a current registration plates plate or two or more wheels or other parts which renders the vehicle totally inoperable.
    Sec. 43.  Section 321.96, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A person shall not display or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person’s possession, a vehicle identification number or component part number except as provided in this chapter, or a canceled, revoked, altered, or fictitious registration number plates plate, registration receipt, or certificate of title, as the same are respectively provided for in this chapter.
    Sec. 44.  Section 321.98, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  A valid registration card and registration plate or plates issued for the vehicle for the current registration year are attached to and displayed on the vehicle when and as required by this chapter; and 
    Sec. 45.  Section 321.101A, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   321.101A  Revocation of registration by county treasurer.
   The county treasurer may revoke the registration and registration plates plate of a vehicle if the annual registration fee or the fee for new registration is paid by check, electronic payment, or credit card and the check, electronic payment, or credit card is not honored by the payer’s financial institution or credit card company, upon reasonable notice and demand. The owner of the vehicle or person in possession of the registration and registration plates plate for the vehicle shall immediately return the revoked registration and registration plates plate to the appropriate county treasurer’s office.
    Sec. 46.  Section 321.103, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   321.103  Owner to return evidences of registration and title.
   Whenever If the department as authorized hereunder under this chapter cancels, suspends, or revokes the registration of a vehicle, or certificate of title, or registration card, or registration plate or plates, or any nonresident or other permit or the registration of any dealer, the owner or person in possession of the same shall immediately return the evidences of registration, certificate of title, or plates plate so canceled, suspended, or revoked to the department.
    Sec. 47.  Section 321.104, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  To fail to surrender a certificate of title, registration card, or registration plates plate upon cancellation, suspension, or revocation of the certificate or registration by the department and notice as prescribed in this chapter.
    Sec. 48.  Section 321.105, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  The annual registration fee shall be paid to the county treasurer at the same time the application is made for the registration or reregistration of the motor vehicle or trailer. An owner may, when applying for registration or reregistration of a motor vehicle or trailer, request that the plates plate be mailed to the owner’s post office address. The owner’s request shall be accompanied by a mailing fee as determined annually by the director in consultation with the Iowa county treasurers association.
   5.  Seriously disabled veterans who have been provided with an automobile or other vehicle by the United States government under the provisions of §1901 – 1903, Tit. 38 of the United States Code, 38 U.S.C. §1901 et seq. (1970) §3901 – 3904, shall be exempt from payment of the registration fee fees provided in this chapter for that vehicle, and shall be provided, without fee, with one set of regular registration plates plate or one set of any type of special registration plates plate associated with service in the United States armed forces for which the disabled veteran qualifies under section 321.34. The disabled veteran, to be able to claim the benefit, must be a resident of the state of Iowa. In lieu of the set of regular or special military registration plates plate available without fee, the disabled veteran may obtain a set of nonmilitary special registration plates plate or personalized plates plate issued under section 321.34 by paying the additional fees associated with those plates that plate.
    Sec. 49.  Section 321.115, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  The owner of a motor vehicle registered under this subsection may display an authentic Iowa registration plate or set of plates from the model year of the motor vehicle, furnished by the person and approved by the department, in lieu of the current and valid Iowa registration plates plate issued for the vehicle, provided that the current and valid Iowa registration plates plate and the registration card issued for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within the vehicle and are available for inspection to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.
    Sec. 50.  Section 321.115A, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A motor vehicle may be registered as a replica vehicle or street rod. The annual registration fee is the fee provided for in section 321.109, 321.113, 321.122, or 321.124. The owner of a vehicle registered under this section may display a registration plate or set of plates from or representing the model year of the motor vehicle or the model year of the motor vehicle the registered vehicle is designed to resemble, furnished by the person and approved by the department, in lieu of the current and valid Iowa registration plates plate issued for the vehicle, provided that the current and valid Iowa registration plates plate and the registration card issued for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within the vehicle and are available for inspection to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.
    Sec. 51.  Section 321.120, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Upon approval of the application and payment of the proper fees, the county treasurer shall issue a regular registration plates plate for the business-trade truck. The department may adopt rules requiring the use of a sticker or other means to identify motor vehicles registered under this section.
    Sec. 52.  Section 321.121, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Upon approval of the application and payment of the proper fees, the county treasurer shall issue a regular registration plates plate for the special truck. The department may adopt rules requiring the use of a sticker or other means to identify motor vehicles registered under this section.
    Sec. 53.  Section 321.126, subsection 1, paragraphs a, c, d, and h, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  If the vehicle is destroyed by fire or accident, or junked and its identity as a vehicle entirely eliminated, the owner in whose name the vehicle was registered at the time of destruction or dismantling shall return the plates registration plate to the department and within thirty days thereafter make a statement of such destruction or dismantling and make claim for refund. With reference to the destruction or dismantling of a vehicle, no refund shall be allowed unless a junking certificate has been issued, as provided in section 321.52.
   c.  If the vehicle is placed in storage by the owner upon the owner’s entry into the military service of the United States, the owner shall return the plates registration plate to the county treasurer or the department and make a statement regarding the storage and military service and make claim for refund. Whenever the owner of a vehicle so placed in storage desires to again register the vehicle, the county treasurer or department shall compute and collect the fees for registration for the registration year commencing in the month the vehicle is removed from storage.
   d.  If the vehicle is registered by the county treasurer during the current registration year and the owner or lessee registers the vehicle for apportioned registration under chapter 326, the owner of the registered vehicle shall surrender the registration plates plate to the county treasurer and may file a claim for refund. In lieu of a refund, a credit for the annual registration fees paid to the county treasurer may be applied by the department to the owner or lessee’s apportioned registration fees upon the surrender of the county plates plate and registration.
   h.  If the owner of the vehicle moves out of state, the owner may make a claim for a refund by returning the Iowa registration plates plate, along with evidence of the vehicle’s registration in another jurisdiction, to the county treasurer of the county in which the vehicle was registered within six months of the out-of-state registration. For purposes of section 321.127, the unexpired months remaining in the registration year shall be calculated on the basis of the effective date of the out-of-state registration. However, for the purpose of timely issuance of the refund, the claim for a refund under this paragraph is considered to be filed on the date the registration documents are received by the county treasurer.
    Sec. 54.  Section 321.134, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  On the first day of the second month following the beginning of each registration year a penalty of five percent of the annual registration fee shall be added to the annual registration fees not paid by that date and an additional penalty of five percent shall be added the first day of each succeeding month, until the fee is paid. A penalty shall not be less than five dollars. If the owner of a vehicle surrenders the registration plates plate for a vehicle prior to the plates plate becoming delinquent, to the county treasurer of the county where the vehicle is registered, or to the department if the vehicle is registered under chapter 326, the owner may register the vehicle any time thereafter upon payment of the annual registration fee for the registration year without penalty. To avoid a penalty or an additional penalty in the case of a delinquent registration through a county treasurer, if the last calendar day of a month falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the payment deadline is extended to include the first business day of the following month. For payments made through a county treasurer’s authorized internet site only, if the last day of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the electronic payment must be entered by midnight on the first business day of the next month. All other electronic payments must be entered by midnight on the last day of the month preceding the delinquent date.
    Sec. 55.  Section 321.166, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Trailers A trailer with an empty weights weight of two thousand pounds or less may, upon request, be licensed with a regular-sized license plates plate.
    Sec. 56.  Section 321.166, subsections 2, 6, 8, and 10, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  Every registration plate or pair of plates shall display a registration plate number which shall consist of alphabetical or numerical characters or a combination thereof of characters and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated. Every registration plate issued by the county treasurer shall display the name of the county, including any plate issued pursuant to section 321.34, except Pearl Harbor and purple heart registration plates issued prior to January 1, 1997; registration plates issued pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 13, paragraph “d”; and collegiate, fire fighter, and medal of honor registration plates. Special truck registration plates shall display the word “special”. The department may adopt rules to implement this subsection.
   6.  Registration plates A registration plate issued to a disabled veteran under the provisions of section 321.105 shall display the alphabetical characters “DV” which shall precede the registration plate number. The plates plate may also display a persons with disabilities parking sticker if issued to the disabled veteran by the department under section 321L.2.
   8.  The owner of a trailer with an empty weight of two thousand pounds or less shall receive a registration plates plate for the trailer smaller than plates a plate regularly issued for automobiles a motor vehicle pursuant to rules adopted by the department in accordance with this section unless the owner requests a regular-sized plates plate.
   10.  If the department reissues a new registration plate design for a special registration plate under section 321.34, all persons who have purchased or obtained the special registration plates plate shall not be required to pay the issuance fee.
    Sec. 57.  Section 321.385A, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  A citation issued for failure to have rear lamps as required under section 321.387 or a rear registration plate light as required under section 321.388 shall first provide for a seventy-two hour period within which the person charged with the violation shall replace or repair the lamps or light.
    Sec. 58.  Section 321.385A, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  If the person complies with the directive to replace or repair the headlamp, rear lamps, or rear registration plate light within the allotted time period, the citation shall be expunged. If the person fails to comply within the allotted time period, the citation shall be processed in the same manner as other citations.
    Sec. 59.  Section 321.388, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   321.388  Illuminating plates.
   Either the rear lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate attached to the rear of the vehicle and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. When the rear registration plate is illuminated by an electric lamp other than the required rear lamp, the two lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times when headlamps are lighted. This section does not apply to commercial vehicles engaged exclusively in intrastate commerce that are dump trucks or that are used exclusively for the movement of construction materials and equipment to and from construction projects.
    Sec. 60.  Section 321J.4B, subsection 5, paragraph f, subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  If the vehicle subject to the court order is not in the custody of a law enforcement agency, the person or agency designated in the order as the person or agency responsible for executing the order shall, upon receipt of the order, promptly locate the vehicle specified in the order, seize the motor vehicle and the license plates registration plate, and send or deliver the vehicle’s license plates registration plate to the department.
    Sec. 61.  Section 321J.4B, subsection 7, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  a.  Upon receipt of a notice of conviction of the defendant for a violation of subsection 2, the impounding authority shall seize the motor vehicle’s license plates registration plate and registration, and shall send or deliver them to the department.
   b.  The department shall destroy license plates a registration plate received under this section and shall not authorize the release of the vehicle or the issuance of a new license plates registration plate for the vehicle until the period of impoundment or immobilization has expired, and the fee and costs assessed under subsection 10 have been paid. The fee for issuance of a new license plates registration plate and certificates certificate of registration shall be the same as for the replacement of a lost, mutilated, or destroyed license plates registration plate and certificates certificate of registration.
    Sec. 62.  Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   (1)  Persons with disabilities registration plates. An applicant may order a persons with disabilities registration plates plate pursuant to section 321.34. An applicant may order a persons with disabilities registration plate for a trailer used to transport a wheelchair pursuant to section 321.34 in addition to a persons with disabilities registration plates plate ordered by the applicant for a motor vehicle used to tow such a trailer pursuant to section 321.34.
   (2)  Persons with disabilities parking sticker. An applicant who owns a motor vehicle for which the applicant has been issued a registration plates plate under section 321.34 or a registration plates plate as a seriously disabled veteran under section 321.105 may apply to the department for a persons with disabilities parking sticker to be affixed to the plates plate. The persons with disabilities parking stickers shall bear the international symbol of accessibility.
    Sec. 63.  Section 321L.2, subsection 5, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  A seriously disabled veteran who has been provided with an automobile or other vehicle by the United States government under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. §1901 et seq. (1970) §3901 – 3904 is not required to apply for a persons with disabilities parking permit under this section unless the veteran has been issued a special registration plates plate or personalized plates plate for the vehicle. The regular registration plates plate issued for the disabled veteran’s vehicle without fee pursuant to section 321.105 entitle entitles the disabled veteran to all of the rights and privileges associated with persons with disabilities parking permits under this chapter.
    Sec. 64.  Section 321L.2A, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  The person carries in the motor vehicle a copy of the statement from a physician, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or chiropractor which accompanied the person’s application for a persons with disabilities registration plates plate under section 321.34 or other persons with disabilities parking permit under section 321L.2 and which indicates the person is permanently unable to walk. The person shall show the copy of the statement to any peace officer upon request.
    Sec. 65.  Section 326.3, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  A recreational vehicle, a vehicle displaying a restricted plates plate, a bus used in the transportation of chartered parties, or a government-owned vehicle is not an apportionable vehicle; except that a truck or truck tractor, or the power unit in a combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of twenty-six thousand pounds or less, or a bus used in the transportation of chartered parties may be registered under the plan at the option of the registrant.
    Sec. 66.  Section 326.12, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   Registrants who delete commercial vehicles displaying an Iowa base plates plate from the fleet after the commencement of the registration year shall be allowed to transfer registration credit to a replacement vehicle in accordance with this section. Iowa shall allow credit for non-Iowa based deleted vehicles only if the jurisdiction designated by the registrant as the base jurisdiction of the deleted vehicle permits transfer of registration credit to the replacement vehicle. Allowance of credit for deleted vehicles shall be subject to the following conditions:
    Sec. 67.  Section 721.8, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   721.8  Labeling publicly owned motor vehicles.
   All publicly owned motor vehicles shall bear at least two labels in a conspicuous place, one on each side of the vehicle. This label shall be designed to cover not less than one square foot of surface. This section does not apply to a motor vehicle which is specifically assigned by the head of the department or office owning or controlling it, to enforcement of police regulations or to motor vehicles issued an ordinary registration plates plate pursuant to section 321.19, subsection 1.
    Sec. 68.  CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE.  The Code editor may make any change the Code editor deems necessary to any Code section that refers, in any context, to a set of, a pair of, or two motor vehicle registration plates rather than one registration plate, when there appears to be no doubt as to the proper method of making the correction.
    Sec. 69.  TRANSITION PROVISIONS.  The transition from the use of registration plates on both the front and rear of certain motor vehicles to the use of such plates on only the front or rear of certain motor vehicles, as directed by this Act, shall be accomplished in stages. A person applying for a new or replacement registration plate on or after July 1, 2018, shall receive only one registration plate. Otherwise, the transition shall not be accomplished until a new series of registration plates is issued to replace a current series. The department of transportation shall adopt rules to implement the transition.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, two registration plates are issued for any motor vehicle other than an autocycle, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or truck tractor, and are required to be attached to the front and rear of the vehicle, with certain exceptions.
   This bill provides that only one registration plate shall be issued for a motor vehicle. The registration plate shall be attached to the rear of the motor vehicle, except that the registration plate for a truck tractor shall be attached to the front of the truck tractor, consistent with current law. 
   The bill also makes corresponding Code language changes, makes some Code language changes to enhance readability, updates certain references to the United States Code, directs the Code editor to make changes to language referring to two registration plates rather than one, and provides for the transition from the use of two registration plates to the use of one registration plate.