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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.20A, Code Supplement 1995, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 321.20A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE – COMMERCIALMOTORVEHICLES. 1 4 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the 1 5 owner of a commercialmotorvehiclewith a gross vehicle1 6weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more,1 7 subject to the proportional registration provisions of chapter 1 8 326, may make application to the department for a certificate 1 9 of title. The application for certificate of title shall be 1 10 made within fifteen days of purchase or transfer and 1 11 accompanied by a ten dollar title fee and appropriate use tax. 1 12 2. A commercialmotorvehicle issued a certificate of 1 13 title under this section shall not be subject to registration 1 14 fees until the commercialmotorvehicle is driven or moved 1 15 upon the highways. The registration fee due shall be prorated 1 16 for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year. 1 17 Ownership of a commercialmotorvehicle issued a certificate 1 18 of title under this section shall not be transferred until 1 19 registration fees have been paid to the department. 1 20 3. The certificate of title provision for commercialmotor1 21 vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six 1 22 thousand one pounds or more shall apply to owners with fleets 1 23 of more than fifty commercialmotorvehicles based in Iowa 1 24 under the proportional registration provisions of chapter 326. 1 25 The original certificate of title shall be delivered to the 1 26 owner if no security interest or encumbrance appears on the 1 27 certificate, otherwise the certificate of title shall be 1 28 delivered by the department to the person holding the first 1 29 security interest or encumbrance as shown on the certificate 1 30 of title. 1 31 Sec. 2. Section 321.457, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 1 32 1995, is amended by striking the paragraph. 1 33 Sec. 3. Section 321.457, subsection 2, paragraphs g, i, 1 34 and j, Code 1995, are amended to read as follows: 1 35 g. A trailer or semitrailer, laden or unladen, shall not 2 1 have an overall length in excess of fifty-three feet when 2 2 operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer combination exclusive 2 3 of retractable extensions used to support the load. However, 2 4 when a trailer or semitrailer is used exclusively for the 2 5 transportation of passenger vehicles, light delivery trucks, 2 6 panel delivery trucks, pickup trucks, recreational vehicle 2 7 chassis, or boats, the load carried on the trailer or 2 8 semitrailer may extend up to three feet beyond the front 2 9 bumper and up to four feet beyond the rear bumper of the 2 10 trailer or semitrailer. 2 11 i. Power units designed to carry cargo, when used in 2 12 combination with a trailer or semitrailer shall not exceed 2 13 sixty-five feet in overall length for the combination 2 14 exclusive of retractable extensions used to support the load. 2 15 However, if a combination of vehicles is used exclusively for 2 16 the transportation of passenger vehicles, light delivery 2 17 trucks, panel delivery trucks, pickup trucks, recreational 2 18 vehicle chassis, or boats, the load may extend up to three 2 19 feet beyond the front bumper of the power unit and up to four 2 20 feet beyond the rear bumper of the trailer or semitrailer. 2 21 j. A stinger-steered automobile transporter shall not have 2 22 an overall length exceeding seventy-five feet, exclusive of 2 23 retractable extensions used to support the load and all other 2 24 devices or appurtenances related to the safe and efficient 2 25 operation of the vehicle, except that the load may extend up 2 26 to three feet beyond the front bumper and up to four feet 2 27 beyond the rear bumper. 2 28 Sec. 4. Section 321.463, Code Supplement 1995, is amended 2 29 by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph after 2 30 unnumbered paragraph 7: 2 31 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. A vehicle or combination of 2 32 vehicles transporting materials to or from a construction 2 33 project or commercial plant site shall comply with the formula 2 34 under this section which is used for travel on highways that 2 35 are part of the interstate system. This paragraph applies 3 1 only to a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating along a 3 2 route of travel approved by the department or appropriate 3 3 local authority. 3 4 Sec. 5. Section 321E.1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, 3 5 is amended to read as follows: 3 6 The department and local authorities may in their 3 7 discretion and upon application and with good cause being 3 8 shown issue permits for the movement of construction machinery 3 9 or asphalt repavers being temporarily moved on streets, roads 3 10 or highways and for vehicles with indivisible loads which 3 11 exceed the maximum dimensions and weights specified in 3 12 sections 321.452 to 321.466, but not to exceed the limitations 3 13 imposed in sections 321E.1 to 321E.15 except as provided in 3 14 sections 321E.29 and 321E.30. Vehicles permitted to transport 3 15 indivisible loads may exceed the width and length limitations 3 16 specified in sections 321.454 and 321.457 for the purpose of 3 17 picking up an indivisible load or returning from delivery of 3 18 the indivisible load. Permits issued may be single-trip 3 19permits, multi-trip, or annual permits. Permits shall be in 3 20 writing and shall be carried in the cab of the vehicle for 3 21 which the permit has been issued and shall be available for 3 22 inspection at all times. The vehicle and load for which the 3 23 permit has been issued shall be open to inspection by a peace 3 24 officer or an authorized agent of a permit granting authority. 3 25 When in the judgment of the issuing authority in cities and 3 26 counties the movement of a vehicle with an indivisible load or 3 27 construction machinery which exceeds the maximum dimensions 3 28 and weights will be unduly hazardous to public safety or will 3 29 cause undue damage to streets, avenues, boulevards, 3 30 thoroughfares, highways, curbs, sidewalks, trees, or other 3 31 public or private property, the permit shall be denied and the 3 32 reasons for denial endorsed on the application. Permits shall 3 33 designate the days when and routes upon which loads and 3 34 construction machinery may be moved within a county on other 3 35 than primary roads. 4 1 Sec. 6. Section 321E.2, Code 1995, is amended to read as 4 2 follows: 4 3 321E.2 PERMIT-ISSUING AUTHORITIES. 4 4 Annualpermits, multi-trip, and single-trip permits shall 4 5 be issued by the authority responsible for the maintenance of 4 6 the system of highways or streets. However, the department 4 7 may issue permits on primary road extensions in cities in 4 8 conjunction with movements on the rural primary road system. 4 9 The department may issue an all-system permit under section 4 10 321E.8 which is valid for movements on all highways or streets 4 11 under the jurisdiction of either the state or those local 4 12 authorities which have indicated in writing to the department 4 13 those streets or highways for which an all-system permit is 4 14 not valid. 4 15 At the request of a local authority, the department shall 4 16 issue annual, multi-trip, and single-trip permits that are 4 17 under the jurisdiction of the local authority. 4 18 Sec. 7. Section 321E.7, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 4 19 amended to read as follows: 4 20 2. Special mobile equipment, as defined in section 321.1, 4 21 subsection 75, is not subject to the requirements for distance 4 22 in feet between the extremes of any group of axles or the 4 23 extreme axles of the vehicle or combination of vehicles as 4 24 required by this chapter when being moved upon the highways,4 25except the interstate road system, as defined in section4 26306.3, subsection 4. 4 27 Sec. 8. Section 321E.7, subsection 3, Code 1995, is 4 28 amended by striking the subsection. 4 29 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 321E.9A MULTI-TRIP PERMITS. 4 30 Subject to the discretion and judgment provided for in 4 31 section 321E.1, a multi-trip permit shall be issued for 4 32 operation of vehicles, in accordance with the following: 4 33 1. Vehicles with indivisible loads having an overall 4 34 length not to exceed one hundred feet, an overall width not to 4 35 exceed eleven feet, and an overall height not to exceed 5 1 fourteen feet, four inches, may be moved, provided the gross 5 2 weight on any one axle shall not exceed the maximum prescribed 5 3 in section 321.463. 5 4 2. Vehicles or combinations of vehicles consisting of 5 5 construction machinery not exceeding the height, length, and 5 6 width limitations of this section being temporarily moved on 5 7 highways with a maximum total gross weight limitation and a 5 8 single axle weight limitation in accordance with section 5 9 321E.7, may be moved. 5 10 3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 5 11 17A governing the issuance of permits under this section. 5 12 Sec. 10. Section 321E.14, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 5 13 1995, is amended to read as follows: 5 14 The department or local authorities issuingthepermits 5 15 shall charge a fee of twenty-five dollars for an annual 5 16 permit, one hundred dollars for a multi-trip permit, and a fee 5 17 of ten dollars for a single-trip permit and shall determine 5 18 charges for special permits issued pursuant to section 321E.29 5 19 by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A. Fees for the 5 20 movement of buildings, parts of buildings, or unusual vehicles 5 21 or loads may be increased to cover the costs of inspections by 5 22 the issuing authority. A fee not to exceed two hundred fifty 5 23 dollars per day or a prorated fraction of that fee per person 5 24 and car for escort service may be charged when requested or 5 25 when required under this chapter. Proration of escort fees 5 26 between state and local authorities when more than one 5 27 governmental authority provides or is required to provide 5 28 escort for a movement during the period of a day shall be 5 29 determined by rule under section 321E.15. The department and 5 30 local authorities may charge a permit applicant for the cost 5 31 of trimming trees and removal and replacement of natural 5 32 obstructions or official signs and signals or other public or 5 33 private property required to be removed during the movement of 5 34 a vehicle and load. In addition to the fees provided in this 5 35 section, the annual fee for a permit for special mobile 6 1 equipment, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 75, 6 2 operated pursuant to section 321E.7, subsection 2, with a 6 3 combined gross weight up to and including eighty thousand 6 4 pounds shall be twenty-five dollars and for a combined gross 6 5 weight exceeding eighty thousand pounds, fifty dollars. 6 6 Sec. 11. Section 321E.28, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 6 7 1995, is amended to read as follows: 6 8 The department and local authorities may, upon application 6 9 and with good cause shown, issue single-trip, multi-trip, or 6 10 annual permits for the movement of mobile homes or factory- 6 11 built structures of widths including appurtenances exceeding 6 12 twelve feet five inches subject to the following conditions: 6 13 Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 4 of this Act, being 6 14 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 6 15 HF 2350 6 16 js/pk/25
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