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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 692 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO THE CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF HANDICAPPED 1 5 SPECIAL PLATES AND MAKING A CIVIL PENALTY APPLICABLE. 1 6 1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 8 1 9 Section 1. Section 321.34, subsection 14, Code 1997, is 1 10 amended to read as follows: 1 11 14. HANDICAPPED SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to in 1 12 subsection 12 who is a handicapped person, or who is the 1 13 parent or guardian of a child who resides with the parent or 1 14 guardian owner and who is a handicapped person, as defined in 1 15 section 321L.1, may, upon written application to the 1 16 department, order special registration plates with a 1 17 handicapped processed emblem designed by the department 1 18 bearing the international symbol of accessibility. The 1 19 special registration plates with a handicapped processed 1 20 emblem shall only be issued if the application is accompanied 1 21 with a statement from a physician licensed under chapter 148, 1 22 149, 150, or 150A, a physician assistant licensed under 1 23 chapter 148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner 1 24 licensed under chapter 152, or a chiropractor licensed under 1 25 chapter 151, written on the physician's, physician 1 26 assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or chiropractor's 1 27 stationery, stating the nature of the applicant's or the 1 28 applicant's child's handicap and such additional information 1 29 as required by rules adopted by the department, including 1 30 proof of residency of a child who is a handicapped person. If 1 31 the application is approved by the department the special 1 32 registration plates with a handicapped processed emblem shall 1 33 be issued to the applicant. There shall be no fee in addition 1 34 to the regular annual registration fee for the special 1 35 registration plates with a handicapped processed emblem. The 2 1 authorization for special registration plates with a 2 2 handicapped processed emblem shall not be renewed without the 2 3 applicant furnishing evidence to the department that the owner 2 4 of the motor vehicle or the owner's child is still a 2 5 handicapped person as defined in section 321L.1. An owner who 2 6 has a child who is a handicapped person shall provide 2 7 satisfactory evidence to the department that the handicapped 2 8 child continues to reside with the owner. The registration 2 9 plates with a handicapped processed emblem shall be 2 10 surrendered in exchange for regular registration plates as 2 11 provided in subsection 12 when the owner of the motor vehicle 2 12 or the owner's child no longer qualifies as a handicapped 2 13 person as defined in section 321L.1 or when the owner's child 2 14 who is a handicapped person no longer resides with the owner. 2 15 Sec. 2. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 2 16 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as 2 17 follows: 2 18 A handicapped resident of the state desiring a handicapped 2 19 parking permit shall apply to the department upon an 2 20 application form furnished by the department providing the 2 21 applicant's name, address, date of birth, and social security 2 22 number and shall also provide a statement from a physician 2 23 licensed under chapter 148, 149, 150, or 150A, a physician 2 24 assistant licensed under chapter 148C, an advanced registered 2 25 nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, or a 2 26 chiropractor licensed under chapter 151, or a physician, 2 27 physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or chiropractor 2 28 licensed to practice in a contiguous state, written on the 2 29 physician's, physician assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or 2 30 chiropractor's stationery, stating the nature of the 2 31 applicant's handicap and such additional information as 2 32 required by rules adopted by the department under section 2 33 321L.8. If the person is applying for a temporary handicapped 2 34 parking permit, the physician's, physician assistant's, nurse 2 35 practitioner's, or chiropractor's statement shall state the 3 1 period of time during which the person is expected to be 3 2 handicapped and the period of time for which the permit should 3 3 be issued, not to exceed six months. 3 4 Sec. 3. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 3 5 subparagraph (3), Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3 6 (3) Removable windshield placard. A handicapped person 3 7 may apply for a temporary removable windshield placard which 3 8 shall be valid for a period of up to six months, as determined 3 9 by the physician's, physician assistant's, nurse 3 10 practitioner's, or chiropractor's statement under this 3 11 subsection or a removable windshield placard which shall be 3 12 valid for a period of four years from the date of issuance. A 3 13 removable windshield placard shall be renewed within thirty 3 14 days of the date of expiration. To renew the placard, the 3 15 person shall comply with the requirements for initial issuance 3 16 of the placard under this section. Persons seeking temporary 3 17 removable windshield placards shall be required to furnish 3 18 evidence upon initial application that they are temporarily 3 19 handicapped and, in addition, furnish evidence at subsequent 3 20 intervals that they remain temporarily handicapped. Temporary 3 21 removable windshield placards shall be of a distinctively 3 22 different color from removable windshield placards. The 3 23 department shall issue one additional removable windshield 3 24 placard upon the request of a handicapped person. 3 25 Sec. 4. Section 321L.2, subsection 2, Code 1997, is 3 26 amended to read as follows: 3 27 2. Any person providing false information with the intent 3 28 to defraud on the application for a handicapped parking permit 3 29 used in establishing proof under subsection 1 is subject to a 3 30 civil penalty of three hundred dollars which may be imposed by 3 31 the department. A physician, physician assistant, nurse 3 32 practitioner, or chiropractor who provides false information 3 33 with the intent to defraud on the physician's, physician 3 34 assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or chiropractor's statement 3 35 used in establishing proof under subsection 1 is subject to a 4 1 civil penalty of three hundred dollars which may be imposed by 4 2 the department. In addition to the civil penalty, the 4 3 department shall revoke the permit issued pursuant to this 4 4 section. 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 RON J. CORBETT 4 9 Speaker of the House 4 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 MARY E. KRAMER 4 14 President of the Senate 4 15 4 16 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 4 17 is known as House File 692, Seventy-seventh General Assembly. 4 18 4 19 4 20 4 21 ELIZABETH ISAACSON 4 22 Chief Clerk of the House 4 23 Approved , 1997 4 24 4 25 4 26 4 27 TERRY E. BRANSTAD 4 28 Governor
Text: HF00691 Text: HF00693 Text: HF00600 - HF00699 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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