SSB 3143 (LSB 6324XC (3) 88)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAPUCIAN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the corn state special registration plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.34, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  11D.  The corn state plates.
   a.  Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue the corn state plates 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.
   b.  The corn state plates shall be designed by the department. The corn state plates shall have a white background and shall include the phrase “The Corn State” along the top of the plate. The plate’s letters and numbers shall be black, and an image of an ear of corn shall appear behind the plate’s letters and numbers.
   c.  The special the corn state fee for letter-number designated the corn state plates is thirty-five dollars. An applicant may obtain personalized the corn state plates upon payment of the fee for personalized plates as provided in subsection 5, which is in addition to the special 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.
   d.  Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the applicant shall surrender the current registration plates 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 the corn state fee for letter-number designated the corn state plates is ten dollars which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for personalized the corn state plates is five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the annual special the corn state fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual special the corn state fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph “c”.
    Sec. 2.  Section 321.166, subsection 9, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   9.  Special registration plates issued pursuant to section 321.34, other than gold star, medal of honor, collegiate, fire fighter, natural resources, and blackout, and the corn state registration plates, shall be consistent with the design and color of regular registration plates but shall provide a space on a portion of the plate for the purpose of allowing the placement of a distinguishing processed emblem or an organization decal. Special registration plates shall also comply with the requirements for regular registration plates as provided in this section to the extent the requirements are consistent with the section authorizing a particular special vehicle registration plate.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes the department of transportation (DOT) to issue the corn state special registration plates. The bill requires the corn state plate to be designed with a white background, the phrase “The Corn State” along the top, the plate’s letters and numbers in black, and an image of an ear of corn behind the plate’s letters and numbers.
   The bill provides that a special the corn state fee for letter-number designated the corn state plates is $35 and that an applicant may obtain personalized the corn state plates upon the payment of the $25 fee for personalized plates set forth under current law, which is in addition to the special the corn state fee. The bill requires the fees collected by the DOT for the corn state plates to be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. 
   Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the applicant must surrender the current registration plates to the county treasurer. The county treasurer must validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated. The annual special the corn state fee for letter-number designated plates is $10, which is in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for personalized the corn state plates is $5, which is in addition to the annual special the corn state fee and the regular annual registration fee. The bill requires the annual special the corn state fee to be credited in the same way as the special the corn state fee.