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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.17, Code 1995, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 321.17 MISDEMEANOR TO VIOLATE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. 1 4 It is a simple misdemeanorpunishable as provided in1 5section 321.482,for any person to drive or move or for an 1 6 owner knowingly to permit to be driven or moved uponanythe 1 7 highwayanya vehicle of a type required to be registered 1 8hereunderunder this chapter which is not registered, or for 1 9 which the appropriate fee has not been paidwhen and as1 10required hereunderexcept as provided in section 321.109, 1 11 subsection 3. 1 12 Sec. 2. Section 321.20A, Code Supplement 1995, is amended 1 13 to read as follows: 1 14 321.20A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE – COMMERCIALMOTORVEHICLES. 1 15 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the 1 16 owner of a commercialmotorvehicle with a gross vehicle 1 17 weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, 1 18 subject to the proportional registration provisions of chapter 1 19 326, may make application to the department for a certificate 1 20 of title. The application for certificate of title shall be 1 21 made within fifteen days of purchase or transfer and 1 22 accompanied by a ten dollar title fee and appropriate use tax. 1 23 2. A commercialmotorvehicle issued a certificate of 1 24 title under this section shall not be subject to registration 1 25 fees until the commercialmotorvehicle is driven upon the 1 26 highways. The registration fee due shall be prorated for the 1 27 remaining unexpired months of the registration year. 1 28 Ownership ofathe commercialmotorvehicleissued a1 29certificate of title under this sectionshall not be 1 30 transferred until registration fees have been paid to the 1 31 department. 1 32 3.The certificate of title provision for commercial motor1 33vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six1 34thousand one pounds or moreThis section shall apply to owners 1 35 with fleets of more than fifty commercialmotorvehicles based 2 1 in Iowa under the proportional registration provisions of 2 2 chapter 326. The original certificate of title shall be 2 3 delivered to the owner if no security interest or encumbrance 2 4 appears on the certificate, otherwise the certificate of title 2 5 shall be delivered by the department to the person holding the 2 6 first security interest or encumbrance as shown on the 2 7 certificate of title. 2 8 Sec. 3. Section 321.109, Code 1995, is amended by adding 2 9 the following new subsection: 2 10 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. The owner of an unregistered motor 2 11 vehicle or motor vehicle for which the registration is 2 12 delinquent, may make application to the county treasurer of 2 13 the county of residence or if the unregistered or delinquent 2 14 motor vehicle is purchased by a nonresident of the state, to 2 15 the county treasurer in the county of purchase, for a 2 16 temporary thirty-day permit for a fee of twenty-five dollars. 2 17 The permit shall authorize the motor vehicle to be driven or 2 18 towed upon the highway, but shall not authorize a motor truck 2 19 or truck tractor to haul or tow a load. The permit fee shall 2 20 not be considered a registration fee or exempt the owner from 2 21 payment of all other fees, registration fees, and penalties 2 22 due. If the registration fee for the motor vehicle is 2 23 delinquent, the registration fee and penalty shall continue to 2 24 accrue until paid. The permit fee shall not be prorated, 2 25 refunded, or used as credit as provided under section 321.46. 2 26 The permit shall be displayed in the upper left-hand corner of 2 27 the rear window of all motor vehicles, except motorcycles. 2 28 Permits issued for a motorcycle shall be attached to the rear 2 29 of the motorcycle. 2 30 Sec. 4. Section 321.123, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2 31 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2 32 All trailers except farm trailers and mobile homes, unless 2 33 otherwise provided in this section, are subject to a 2 34 registration fee ofsixten dollarsfor trailers with a gross2 35weight of one thousand pounds or less and ten dollars for3 1other trailers. Trailers for which the empty weight is two 3 2 thousand pounds or less are exempt from the certificate of 3 3 title and lien provisions of this chapter. Fees collected 3 4 under this section shall not be reduced or prorated under 3 5 chapter 326. 3 6 Sec. 5. Section 321.123, subsection 1, unnumbered 3 7 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as 3 8 follows: 3 9 Travel trailers and fifth-wheel travel trailers, except 3 10 those in manufacturer's or dealer's stock, shall be subject to 3 11 an annual fee of twenty cents per square foot of floor space 3 12 computed on the exterior overall measurements, but excluding 3 13 three feet occupied by any trailer hitch as provided by and 3 14 certified to by the owner, to the nearest whole dollar, which 3 15 amount shall not be prorated or refunded; except the annual 3 16 fee for travel trailers of any type, when registered in Iowa 3 17 for the first time or when removed from a manufacturer's or 3 18 dealer's stock, shall be prorated on a monthly basis. It is 3 19 further provided the annual fee thus computed shall be limited 3 20 to seventy-five percent of the full fee after the vehicle is 3 21 more than six model years old. 3 22 Sec. 6. Section 321.166, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 3 23 amended to read as follows: 3 24 2. Every registration plate or pair of plates shall 3 25 display a registration plate number which shall consist of 3 26 alphabetical or numerical characters or a combination thereof 3 27 and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated. Every 3 28 registration plate issued by the county treasurer shall 3 29 display the name of the countyexcept plates issued for truck3 30tractors, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, travel trailers,3 31semitrailers and trailersincluding any plate issued pursuant 3 32 to section 321.34, except Pearl Harbor, purple heart, 3 33 collegiate, fire fighter, and congressional medal of honor 3 34 registration plates.The year of expiration or the date of3 35expiration shall be displayed on vehicle registration plates,4 1except plates issued under section 321.19.Special truck 4 2 registration plates shall display the word "special". 4 3 Sec. 7. Section 321.166, Code 1995, is amended by adding 4 4 the following new subsection: 4 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. If the department reissues a new 4 6 registration plate design for a special registration plate 4 7 under section 321.34, all persons who have purchased or 4 8 obtained the special registration plates shall not be required 4 9 to pay the issuance fee. 4 10 Sec. 8. Section 321.176A, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 4 11 amended to read as follows: 4 12 2. A firefighter while operating a fire vehicle for a 4 13 volunteer or paid fire organization or a peace officer, as 4 14 defined in section 801.4, while operating a commercial motor 4 15 vehicle for a law enforcement agency under conditions 4 16 necessary to preserve life or property or to execute related 4 17 governmental functions. 4 18 Sec. 9. Section 321.181, Code 1995, is amended to read as 4 19 follows: 4 20 321.181 TEMPORARY PERMIT. 4 21 The department may issue a temporary permit to an applicant 4 22 for a motor vehicle license permitting the applicant to 4 23 operate a motor vehicleother than a commercial motor vehicle4 24 while the department is completing its investigation and 4 25 determination of all facts relative to the applicant's 4 26 privilege to receive the motor vehicle license. The permit 4 27 must be in the applicant's immediate possession while 4 28 operating a motor vehicle. The temporary permit shall be 4 29 invalid and returned to the department when the applicant's 4 30 license is issued or when the license is denied. 4 31 Sec. 10. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 4 32 1995, is amended to read as follows: 4 33 b. The department shall not issue a card to a person 4 34 holding a motor vehicle license. However, a card may be 4 35 issued to a person holding a temporary permit under section 5 1 321.181. The card shall be identical in form to a driver's 5 2 license issued under section 321.189 except the word 5 3 "nonoperator" shall appear prominently on the face of the 5 4 card. A nonoperator's identification card issued to a person 5 5 under twenty-one years of age shall include the word "minor" 5 6 prominently on the face of the card. 5 7 Sec. 11. Section 321.191, subsection 9, Code 1995, is 5 8 amended to read as follows: 5 9 9. MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE REINSTATEMENTS. The fee for 5 10 reinstatement of a motor vehicle license shall be twenty 5 11 dollars for a license which is, after notice and opportunity 5 12 for hearing, canceled, suspended,orrevoked, or barred. 5 13 However, reinstatement of the privilege suspended under 5 14 section 321.210, subsection 1, paragraph "c", shall be without 5 15 fee. The fee for reinstatement of the privilege to operate a 5 16 commercial motor vehicle after a period of disqualification 5 17 shall be twenty dollars. 5 18 Sec. 12. Section 321.208, subsections 7 and 8, Code 5 19 Supplement 1995, are amended to read as follows: 5 20 7. Upon receiving a record of a person's disqualifying 5 21 conviction, administrative decision, suspension, or 5 22 revocation, the department shall, by rule, without preliminary 5 23 hearing and upontwentythirty days' advance notice, 5 24 disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor 5 25 vehicle upon a highway. 5 26 8. A person is disqualified from operating a commercial 5 27 motor vehicle if the person either refuses to submit to 5 28 chemical testing required under chapter 321J or submits to 5 29 chemical testing and the results show an alcohol concentration 5 30 as defined in section 321J.1 of 0.04 or more. The department, 5 31 upon receipt of the peace officer's certification, subject to 5 32 penalty for perjury, that the peace officer had reasonable 5 33 grounds to believe the person to have been operating a 5 34 commercial motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.04 5 35 or more and that the person refused to submit to the chemical 6 1 testing or submitted to chemical testing and the results show 6 2 an alcohol concentration as defined in section 321J.1 of 0.04 6 3 or more, shall, without preliminary hearing and upontwenty6 4 thirty days' advance notice, disqualify the person from 6 5 operating a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway. 6 6 The effective date of disqualification shall betwenty6 7 thirty days after notification. Immediate notice of 6 8 disqualification may be served on a person operating a 6 9 commercial motor vehicle who refused to submit to a test or 6 10 whose test results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.04 6 11 or more by the peace officer administering the chemical test 6 12 or the department may notify the person by certified mail. If 6 13 immediate notice is served, the peace officer shall take the 6 14 commercial driver's license or permit of the driver, if issued 6 15 within the state, and issue a temporary commercial driver's 6 16 license effective for onlytwentythirty days. The peace 6 17 officer shall immediately send the person's commercial 6 18 driver's license to the department in addition to the 6 19 officer's certification required by this subsection. 6 20 Sec. 13. Section 321.209, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 6 21 1995, is amended to read as follows: 6 22 The departmentshall, upontwentythirty days' notice and 6 23 without preliminary hearing, shall revoke the license or 6 24 operating privilege of an operator upon receiving a record of 6 25 the operator's conviction for any of the following offenses, 6 26 when such conviction has become final: 6 27 Sec. 14. Section 321.210, subsection 1, unnumbered 6 28 paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 6 29 Prior to a suspension taking effect under paragraph "a", 6 30 "b", "c", "d", "e", or "f", the licensee shall have received 6 31twentythirty days' advance notice of the effective date of 6 32 the suspension. Notwithstanding the terms of the Iowa 6 33 administrative procedure Act, the filing of a petition for 6 34 judicial review shall operate to stay the suspension pending 6 35 the determination by the district court. 7 1 Sec. 15. Section 321.213B, Code 1995, is amended to read 7 2 as follows: 7 3 321.213BREVOCATIONSUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND. 7 4 The department shall establish procedures by rule for 7 5revokingsuspending the license of a juvenile who is in 7 6 violation of section 299.1B or issuing the juvenile a 7 7 temporary restricted license under section 321.215 if the 7 8 juvenile is employed at least twenty hours per week. 7 9 Sec. 16. Section 321.215, subsection 2, unnumbered 7 10 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as 7 11 follows: 7 12 Upon conviction and the suspension or revocation of a 7 13 person's motor vehicle license under section 321.205 for a 7 14 drug or drug-related offense; 321.209, subsection 5, 6, or 8; 7 15 section 321.210; 321.210A; or 321.513; or upon the denial of 7 16 issuance of a motor vehicle license under section 321.560, 7 17 based solely on offenses enumerated in section 321.555, 7 18 subsection 1, paragraph "c", or section 321.555, subsection 2; 7 19 or a juvenile, whose license has been suspended under section 7 20 321.213A for a violation of chapter 124 or 453B, or section 7 21 126.3,and upon the denial by the director of an application7 22for a temporary restricted license,a person mayapply to7 23 petition the district court having jurisdiction for the 7 24 residence of the person for a temporary restricted permit to 7 25 operate a motor vehicle for the limited purpose or purposes 7 26 specified in subsection 1. The petition shall include a 7 27 current certified copy of the petitioner's official driving 7 28 record issued by the department. The application may be 7 29 granted only if all of the following criteria are satisfied: 7 30 Sec. 17. Section 321.383, subsections 2 and 3, Code 1995, 7 31 are amended to read as follows: 7 32 2. When operated on a highway in this state at a speed of 7 33twenty-fivethirty miles per hour or less, every farm tractor, 7 34 or tractor with towed equipment, self-propelled implement of 7 35 husbandry, road construction or maintenance vehicle, road 8 1 grader, horse-drawn vehicle, or any other vehicle principally 8 2 designed for use off the highway and any such tractor, 8 3 implement, vehicle or grader when manufactured for sale or 8 4 sold at retail after the thirty-first of December, 1971, shall 8 5 be identified with a reflective device of a type approved by 8 6 the director; however, this provision shall not apply to such 8 7 vehicles when traveling in any escorted parade. The 8 8 reflective device shall be visible from the rear and mounted 8 9 in a manner approved by the director.All vehicles specified8 10in this section shall be equipped with such reflective device8 11after the thirty-first of December, 1971.The director, when 8 12 approvingsuchthe device, shall be guided as far as 8 13 practicable by the standards of the American society of 8 14 agricultural engineers.NoA vehicle, other than those 8 15 specified in this section, shall not display a reflective 8 16 deviceapproved for the use herein described. On vehicles 8 17specified hereinoperating at speeds abovetwenty-fivethirty 8 18 miles per hour, the reflective device shall be removed or 8 19 hidden from view. 8 20 3. Garbage collection vehicles, when operated on the 8 21 streets or highways of this state at speeds oftwenty-five8 22 thirty miles per hour or less, may display a reflective device 8 23 of a type and in a manner approved by the director. At speeds 8 24 in excess oftwenty-fivethirty miles per hour the device 8 25 shall not be visible. 8 26 Sec. 18. Section 321E.1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 8 27 1995, is amended to read as follows: 8 28 The department and local authorities may in their 8 29 discretion and upon application and with good cause being 8 30 shown issue permits for the movement of construction machinery 8 31 or asphalt repavers being temporarily moved on streets, roads 8 32 or highways and for vehicles with indivisible loads which 8 33 exceed the maximum dimensions and weights specified in 8 34 sections 321.452 to 321.466, but not to exceed the limitations 8 35 imposed in sections 321E.1 to 321E.15 except as provided in 9 1sectionssection 321E.29and 321E.30. Vehicles permitted to 9 2 transport indivisible loads may exceed the width and length 9 3 limitations specified in sections 321.454 and 321.457 for the 9 4 purpose of picking up an indivisible load or returning from 9 5 delivery of the indivisible load. Permits issued may be 9 6 single-trip permits or annual permits. Permits shall be in 9 7 writing and shall be carried in the cab of the vehicle for 9 8 which the permit has been issued and shall be available for 9 9 inspection at all times. The vehicle and load for which the 9 10 permit has been issued shall be open to inspection by a peace 9 11 officer or an authorized agent of a permit granting authority. 9 12 When in the judgment of the issuing authority in cities and 9 13 counties the movement of a vehicle with an indivisible load or 9 14 construction machinery which exceeds the maximum dimensions 9 15 and weights will be unduly hazardous to public safety or will 9 16 cause undue damage to streets, avenues, boulevards, 9 17 thoroughfares, highways, curbs, sidewalks, trees, or other 9 18 public or private property, the permit shall be denied and the 9 19 reasons for denial endorsed on the application. Permits shall 9 20 designate the days when and routes upon which loads and 9 21 construction machinery may be moved within a county on other 9 22 than primary roads. 9 23 Sec. 19. Section 321E.7, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 9 24 amended to read as follows: 9 25 2. Special mobile equipment, as defined in section 321.1, 9 26 subsection 75, is not subject to the requirements for distance 9 27 in feet between the extremes of any group of axles or the 9 28 extreme axles of the vehicle or combination of vehicles as 9 29 required by this chapter when being moved upon the highways,9 30except the interstate road system, as defined in section9 31306.3, subsection 4if the operator has a permit issued under 9 32 this chapter. 9 33 Sec. 20. Section 321E.9, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 9 34 amended to read as follows: 9 35 2. Vehicles with indivisible loads exceeding the width, 10 1 length, and total gross weight provided in subsection 1, may 10 2 be moved in special or emergency situations, provided the 10 3gross weight on any one axle shall not exceed the maximum10 4prescribed in section 321.463permitting authority has 10 5 reviewed the route and has approved the movement of the 10 6 vehicle and load. The vehicle and load shall be accompanied 10 7 by an escort as required by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 10 8 17A. The issuing authority may impose any special 10 9 restrictions as deemed necessary on movements or exempt 10 10 movements from the restrictions of section 321E.11 by permit 10 11 under this subsection. 10 12 Sec. 21. Section 321J.4, subsection 8, Code Supplement 10 13 1995, is amended to read as follows: 10 14 8. A person whose motor vehicle license has either been 10 15 revoked under this chapter, or revoked or suspended under 10 16 chapter 321 solely for violations of this chapter, or who has 10 17 been determined to be a habitual offender under chapter 321 10 18 based solely on violations of this chapter, and who is not 10 19 eligible for a temporary restricted license under this chapter 10 20 may petition the court upon the expiration of the minimum 10 21 period of ineligibility for a temporary restricted license 10 22 provided for under this section or section 321J.9, 321J.12, or 10 23 321J.20 for an order to the department to require the 10 24 department to issue a temporary restricted license to the 10 25 person notwithstanding section 321.560. The petition shall 10 26 include a current certified copy of the petitioner's official 10 27 driving record issued by the department. Upon the filing of a 10 28 petition for a temporary restricted license under this 10 29 section, the clerk of the district court in the county where 10 30 the violation that resulted in the revocation occurred shall 10 31 send notice of the petition to the department and the 10 32 prosecuting attorney. The department and the prosecuting 10 33 attorney shall each be given an opportunity to respond to and 10 34 request a hearing on the petition. The court shall determine 10 35 if the temporary restricted license is necessary for the 11 1 person to maintain the person's present employment. However, 11 2 a temporary restricted license shall not be ordered or issued 11 3 for violations of section 321J.2A or to persons under the age 11 4 of twenty-one who commit violations under section 321J.2. If 11 5 the court determines that the temporary restricted license is 11 6 necessary for the person to maintain the person's present 11 7 employment, and that the minimum period of ineligibility for 11 8 receipt of a temporary license has expired, the court shall 11 9 order the department to issue to the person a temporary 11 10 restricted license conditioned upon the person's certification 11 11 to the court of the installation of approved ignition 11 12 interlock devices in all motor vehicles that it is necessary 11 13 for the person to operate to maintain the person's present 11 14 employment. Section 321.561 does not apply to a person 11 15 operating a motor vehicle in the manner permitted under this 11 16 subsection. If the person operates a motor vehicle which does 11 17 not have an approved ignition interlock device or if the 11 18 person tampers with or circumvents an ignition interlock 11 19 device, in addition to other penalties provided, the person's 11 20 temporary restricted license shall be revoked. A person 11 21 holding a temporary restricted license issued under this 11 22 subsection shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle, as 11 23 defined in section 321.1, on a highway if a commercial 11 24 driver's license is required for the person to operate the 11 25 commercial motor vehicle. 11 26 Sec. 22. Section 328.26, Code 1995, is amended to read as 11 27 follows: 11 28 328.26 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. 11 29 Every application for registration pursuant to sections 11 30 328.19 to 328.22 shall be made upon such forms, and shall 11 31 contain such information, as the department may prescribe, and 11 32 every application shall be accompanied by the full amount of 11 33 the registration fee. 11 34 When an aircraft is registered to a person for the first 11 35 time theapplication for registration shall be accompanied by12 1evidence thatfee submitted to the department shall include 12 2 the tax imposed by section 422.43 or section 423.2 has been 12 3 paid or evidence of the exemption of the aircraft from the tax 12 4 imposed under section 422.43 or 423.2. 12 5 Sec. 23. Section 328.46, Code 1995, is amended to read as 12 6 follows: 12 7 328.46 PENALTY FOR DELAY. 12 8 If a transfer of ownership of an aircraft subject to 12 9 registration is not completed, as herein provided,withinfive12 10 thirty days of the actual change of possession, a penalty of 12 11 five dollars shall accrue againstsaidthe aircraft andnoa 12 12 certificate of registrationthereforshallthereafter issue12 13 not be issued untilsaidthe penalty is paid. 12 14 Sec. 24. Section 328.51, Code 1995, is amended to read as 12 15 follows: 12 16 328.51 ACCRUAL OF PENALTY. 12 17 Failure to register shall be considered delinquent and a 12 18 penalty shall accruefromthe first day of thesecondmonth 12 19 following thirty days from the date of the purchase of a new 12 20 aircraft orfrom the first day of the second month following12 21 the date an aircraft is brought into the state, except as12 22otherwise provided in this chapter. 12 23 Sec. 25. Sections 321.240 and 321E.30, Code 1995, are 12 24 repealed. 12 25 Sec. 26. EFFECTIVE DATE. Sections 1, 3, 6, and 7 of this 12 26 Act take effect January 1, 1997. 12 27 EXPLANATION 12 28 The bill amends sections 321.17 and 321.109 to allow the 12 29 owner of an unregistered vehicle or a vehicle for which 12 30 payment of the registration fee is delinquent to obtain a 30 12 31 day permit to operate the vehicle for a fee of $25. These 12 32 sections are effective January 1, 1997. 12 33 Section 321.20A allows for the issuance of a certificate of 12 34 title for a commercial motor vehicle, but delays the payment 12 35 of registration fees until the commercial motor vehicle is 13 1 driven upon the highway. This bill substitutes the term 13 2 commercial vehicle for commercial motor vehicle which broadens 13 3 the category of vehicles which will be eligible to receive a 13 4 certificate of title under section 321.20A, specifically it 13 5 allows for the issuance of a certificate of title for 13 6 trailers. 13 7 Section 321.123 is amended to provide that the registration 13 8 fee for trailers is $10. Current law provides that trailers 13 9 with a gross weight of 1,000 pounds or less are $6 and that 13 10 all other trailers are $10. 13 11 Section 321.166 is amended to provide that all registration 13 12 plates except Pearl Harbor, purple heart, collegiate, fire 13 13 fighter, and congressional medal of honor registration plates 13 14 must have the name of the county in which the vehicle is 13 15 registered displayed on the plate but exempts persons who have 13 16 special registration plates from payment of the issuance fee 13 17 upon reissuance by the department. These sections are 13 18 effective January 1, 1997. 13 19 Section 321.176A exempts a peace officer from the 13 20 commercial driver's license requirements if the officer is 13 21 operating a commercial motor vehicle for a law enforcement 13 22 agency under conditions necessary to preserve life or property 13 23 or to execute related governmental functions. 13 24 Section 321.181 is amended by striking the prohibition 13 25 against operating a commercial motor vehicle when a person has 13 26 been issued a temporary permit valid for the time period 13 27 during which the state department of transportation is 13 28 completing its investigation and determination of facts 13 29 relative to the applicant's privilege to receive a motor 13 30 vehicle license. 13 31 Section 321.190 is amended to allow a person who has been 13 32 issued a temporary permit enabling the person to operate a 13 33 motor vehicle while the department is investigating whether to 13 34 issue the person a motor vehicle license to also be issued a 13 35 nonoperator's identification card. Current law prohibits a 14 1 person from having both a motor vehicle license and a 14 2 nonoperator's identification card. 14 3 Section 321.191 provides that the fee for reinstatement of 14 4 a motor vehicle license after the license has been barred is 14 5 $20. 14 6 Sections 321.208, 321.209, and 321.210 are amended to 14 7 expand the advance notice period the state department of 14 8 transportation is required to provide before disqualifying a 14 9 person from operating a commercial motor vehicle upon the 14 10 highway or revoking or suspending a person's motor vehicle 14 11 license or operating privileges from 20 days to 30 days. 14 12 Section 321.213B is a technical change in terminology from 14 13 revocation to suspension in reference to revocation of a 14 14 juvenile's motor vehicle license for failure to attend school 14 15 under section 299.1B. 14 16 Sections 321.215 and 321J.4 are amended to require that a 14 17 petitioner to the district court for a temporary restricted 14 18 permit provide a current certified copy of the petitioner's 14 19 official driving record issued by the state department of 14 20 transportation with the petition. 14 21 Section 321.383 currently requires that certain slow moving 14 22 vehicles when operated on a highway at a speed of 25 miles per 14 23 hour or less be identified with a reflective device. This 14 24 bill changes the speed limit to 30 miles per hour. 14 25 Section 321E.7 exempts special mobile equipment from the 14 26 requirements for distance in feet between axles when being 14 27 moved upon the highway, except for movement upon the 14 28 interstate road system. This bill allows exemption from the 14 29 distance requirements if the operator has been issued a permit 14 30 under chapter 321E. 14 31 Section 321E.9 is amended to allow vehicles with 14 32 indivisible loads exceeding certain width, length, and weight 14 33 limitations to be moved in special or emergency situations if 14 34 the permitting authority has reviewed the route and has 14 35 approved the movement of the vehicle and the load and allows 15 1 the permitting authority to exempt the vehicle movement from 15 2 the restrictions contained in section 321E.11, which prohibit 15 3 movement on memorial day, independence day, and labor day. 15 4 Sections 328.26 is amended to provide that aircraft 15 5 registration include taxes imposed under section 422.43 or 15 6 section 423.2, if the tax has not already been paid or that 15 7 proof of payment be submitted in addition to the registration 15 8 fee. Section 328.46 increases the time before the $5 penalty 15 9 accrues from five days to 30 days for failing to transfer 15 10 ownership of an aircraft subject to registration. Section 15 11 328.51 provides that the accrual of a penalty for failure to 15 12 register begins 30 days from the first day of the month 15 13 following the purchase of the new aircraft or the date the 15 14 aircraft is brought into the state. 15 15 Finally, sections 321.240 and 321E.30 are repealed. 15 16 Section 321.240 prohibits operation or use of a vehicle if the 15 17 center of gravity on the vehicle has been altered. Section 15 18 321E.30 requires that a verification of the issuance of a 15 19 permit to move a mobile home be sent to the county treasurer 15 20 of the county of final destination and that a $1 fee be paid 15 21 to cover the cost of the service. 15 22 LSB 3383SC 76 15 23 js/jw/5
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