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House File 2288

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.1, Code Supplement 1995, is amended
  1  2 by adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  34A.  "Liability insurance coverage" means
  1  4 any of the following:
  1  5    a.  An owner's policy of liability insurance which is
  1  6 issued by an insurance carrier authorized to do business in
  1  7 this state to or for the benefit of the person named in the
  1  8 policy as insured, and insuring the person named as insured
  1  9 and any person using an insured motor vehicle with the express
  1 10 or implied permission of the named insured against loss from
  1 11 liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the
  1 12 ownership, maintenance, or use of an insured motor vehicle
  1 13 within the United States of America or Canada, but subject to
  1 14 minimum limits, exclusive of interest and costs, in the
  1 15 amounts specified in section 321A.21 or specified in another
  1 16 provision of the Code, whichever is greater.
  1 17    b.  A bond filed with the department pursuant to section
  1 18 321A.24.
  1 19    c.  A valid certificate of deposit of money or security
  1 20 issued by the treasurer of state pursuant to section 321A.25.
  1 21    d.  A valid certificate of self-insurance issued by the
  1 22 department pursuant to section 321A.34.
  1 23    Sec. 2.  Section 321.20, Code Supplement 1995, is amended
  1 24 by adding the following new subsection:
  1 25    NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  Proof of liability insurance coverage
  1 26 if the registration is for a motor vehicle.
  1 27    Sec. 3.  Section 321.24, Code Supplement 1995, is amended
  1 28 by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph:
  1 29    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  Before issuing a registration
  1 30 for a motor vehicle, the county treasurer shall verify that
  1 31 the applicant has liability insurance coverage.  If proof is
  1 32 not submitted, registration shall not be issued.  Proof of
  1 33 liability insurance coverage is not required for issuance of a
  1 34 certificate of title.
  1 35    Sec. 4.  Section 321.30, Code Supplement 1995, is amended
  2  1 by adding the following new subsection preceding the last
  2  2 unnumbered paragraph:
  2  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  14.  If the application is for the
  2  4 registration of a motor vehicle and the application does not
  2  5 include proof of liability insurance coverage.  However, proof
  2  6 of liability insurance is not required for issuance of a
  2  7 certificate of title.
  2  8    Sec. 5.  Section 321.40, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  2  9 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  2 10    Application for renewal of a vehicle registration shall be
  2 11 made on or after the first day of the month of expiration of
  2 12 registration and up to and including the last day of the month
  2 13 following the month of expiration of registration.  The
  2 14 registration shall be renewed upon payment of the appropriate
  2 15 registration fee and, for motor vehicles, upon submission of
  2 16 proof of liability insurance coverage.
  2 17    Sec. 6.  Section 321.46, subsection 2, Code 1995, is
  2 18 amended by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph:
  2 19    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  Prior to issuing a registration
  2 20 for a motor vehicle, the county treasurer shall verify that
  2 21 the applicant has submitted proof of liability insurance
  2 22 coverage.  If proof is not submitted, the registration shall
  2 23 not be issued.  Proof of liability insurance coverage is not
  2 24 required for issuance of a certificate of title.
  2 25    Sec. 7.  Section 321.54, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
  2 26 is amended to read as follows:
  2 27    Nonresident owners of foreign vehicles operated within this
  2 28 state for the intrastate transportation of persons or property
  2 29 for compensation or for the intrastate transportation of
  2 30 merchandise shall register and maintain liability insurance
  2 31 coverage for each such vehicle and pay the same fees therefor
  2 32 as is required with reference to for like vehicles owned by
  2 33 residents of this state.
  2 34    Sec. 8.  Section 321.55, Code 1995, is amended to read as
  2 35 follows:
  3  1    321.55  REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES OWNED OR
  3  2 OPERATED BY NONRESIDENTS.
  3  3    A nonresident owner or operator engaged in remunerative
  3  4 employment within the state or carrying on business within the
  3  5 state and owning or operating a motor vehicle, trailer, or
  3  6 semitrailer within the state shall register and maintain
  3  7 liability insurance coverage for each such vehicle and pay the
  3  8 same fees for registration as are paid for like vehicles owned
  3  9 by residents of this state.  However, this paragraph does not
  3 10 apply to a person commuting from the person's residence in
  3 11 another state or whose employment is seasonal or temporary,
  3 12 not exceeding ninety days.
  3 13    A nonresident owner of a motor vehicle operated within the
  3 14 state by a resident of the state shall register the vehicle
  3 15 and shall maintain liability insurance coverage for the
  3 16 vehicle.  The nonresident owner shall pay the same fees for
  3 17 registration as are paid for like vehicles owned by residents
  3 18 of this state.  However, registration under this paragraph
  3 19 does not apply to is not required for vehicles being operated
  3 20 by residents temporarily, not exceeding ninety days.  It is
  3 21 unlawful for a resident to operate within the state an
  3 22 unregistered motor vehicle required to be registered under
  3 23 this paragraph.
  3 24    Sec. 9.  Section 321.57, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
  3 25 is amended to read as follows:
  3 26    A dealer owning any vehicle of a type otherwise required to
  3 27 be registered hereunder under this chapter may operate or move
  3 28 the same vehicle upon the highways solely for purposes of
  3 29 transporting, testing, demonstrating, or selling the same
  3 30 vehicle without registering each such the vehicle, upon
  3 31 condition that any such the vehicle display in the manner
  3 32 prescribed in sections 321.37 and 321.38 a special plate
  3 33 issued to such the owner as provided in sections 321.58 to
  3 34 321.62.  In addition to the foregoing, a However, if the
  3 35 vehicle is a motor vehicle the dealer shall maintain liability
  4  1 insurance coverage for the motor vehicle.  A new car dealer or
  4  2 a used car dealer may operate or move upon the highways any a
  4  3 new or used car or trailer owned by the dealer for either
  4  4 private or business purposes without registering the same
  4  5 providing, (1) such it if the new or used car or trailer is in
  4  6 the dealer's inventory and is continuously offered for sale at
  4  7 retail, and (2) there is displayed thereon on it a special
  4  8 plate issued to such the dealer as provided in sections 321.58
  4  9 to 321.62.
  4 10    Sec. 10.  Section 321A.17, subsections 1 through 3, Code
  4 11 Supplement 1995, are amended to read as follows:
  4 12    1.  Whenever If the department, under any a law of this
  4 13 state, suspends or revokes the license of any a person upon
  4 14 receiving record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail or
  4 15 revokes the license of any a person pursuant to chapter 321J,
  4 16 the department shall also suspend the registration for all
  4 17 motor vehicles registered in the name of the person, except
  4 18 that the department shall not suspend the registration, unless
  4 19 otherwise required by law, if the person has previously given
  4 20 or immediately gives and thereafter maintains proof of
  4 21 financial responsibility liability insurance coverage, as
  4 22 defined in section 321.1, with respect to all motor vehicles
  4 23 registered by the person.
  4 24    2.  Such The license and registration shall remain
  4 25 suspended or revoked and shall not at any time thereafter be
  4 26 renewed nor shall any a license be thereafter issued to such
  4 27 the person, nor shall any motor vehicle be thereafter
  4 28 registered in the name of such person until permitted under
  4 29 the motor vehicle laws of this state and not then unless and
  4 30 until the person shall give gives and thereafter maintain
  4 31 maintains proof of financial responsibility.  The registration
  4 32 shall remain suspended and no motor vehicle shall be
  4 33 registered in the name of the person until the person gives
  4 34 and maintains proof of liability insurance coverage, as
  4 35 defined in section 321.1.
  5  1    3.  If a person is not licensed, but by final order or
  5  2 judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral
  5  3 deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any an offense
  5  4 requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for
  5  5 operating an unregistered motor vehicle upon the highways, no
  5  6 license shall be thereafter issued to such that person and no
  5  7 motor vehicle shall continue to be registered or thereafter be
  5  8 registered in the name of such person until the person shall
  5  9 give gives and thereafter maintain maintains proof of
  5 10 financial responsibility.  A motor vehicle registered in the
  5 11 name of the person shall be cancelled and shall not be renewed
  5 12 until the person provides proof of liability insurance
  5 13 coverage, as defined in section 321.1.
  5 14    Sec. 11.  Section 321A.32, subsection 3, Code 1995, is
  5 15 amended to read as follows:
  5 16    3.  Any A person who shall forge forges or, without
  5 17 authority, sign any signs a notice provided for under section
  5 18 321A.5 that a policy or bond is in effect, or any evidence of
  5 19 proof of financial responsibility, or any evidence of
  5 20 liability insurance coverage as defined in section 321.1, or
  5 21 who files or offers for filing any such notice or evidence of
  5 22 proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or
  5 23 signed without authority, shall be is guilty of a serious
  5 24 misdemeanor.
  5 25    Sec. 12.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect January 1,
  5 26 1997.  
  5 27                           EXPLANATION
  5 28    This bill requires proof of liability insurance coverage
  5 29 before registering a motor vehicle in this state.  However,
  5 30 proof of liability insurance coverage is not required for
  5 31 issuance of a certificate of title.
  5 32    The bill defines liability insurance coverage to include
  5 33 either liability insurance, the filing of a bond, the deposit
  5 34 of money or securities, or a certification of self-insurance.  
  5 35 LSB 3783HH 76
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