HF 2574 (LSB 5513HV (1) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2574

BY  COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 673)

A BILL FOR

An Act allowing counties to collect a fee for the issuance and renewal of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards to persons who reside outside the county.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321M.9, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Fees to counties.
   a.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Code to the contrary, the county treasurer of a county authorized to issue driver’s licenses under this chapter shall retain for deposit in the county general fund seven dollars of fees received for each issuance or renewal of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards, but shall not retain any moneys for the issuance of any persons with disabilities identification devices. The five dollar processing fee charged by a county treasurer for collection of a civil penalty under section 321.218A, 321A.32A, or 321J.17 shall be retained for deposit in the county general fund. The county treasurer shall remit the balance of fees and all civil penalties to the department.
   b.  A county authorized to issue driver’s licenses under this chapter may charge, in addition to any other fee imposed by law, a convenience fee for the issuance or renewal of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card to a person who is not a resident of the county. The convenience fee shall not exceed ten dollars. The county treasurer shall retain for deposit in the county general fund the amount of the convenience fee collected.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Current law authorizes certain counties to issue driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards if the county meets standards set by the department of transportation. A county retains for deposit in the county general fund $7 of fees received for each issuance or renewal of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards. This bill allows a county authorized to issue driver’s licenses to charge a convenience fee, not to exceed $10, for the issuance or renewal of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card to a person who is not a resident of the county. The county treasurer retains the entire convenience fee collected for deposit in the county general fund.