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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.65, Code 1997, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 321.65 GARAGE RECORD. 1 4 1. Every personor corporationoperating apublicgarage 1 5 and every person licensed under chapter 321H or 322 shall keep 1 6 for public inspection a record of the registration plate 1 7 numberand engine or factory serial numberand vehicle 1 8 identification number of every motor vehicle ten model years 1 9 old or newer which is offered for saleor taken. The person 1 10 shall verify that the federal motor vehicle certification 1 11 label and component part numbers are consistent with the 1 12 vehicle identification number and shall record any 1 13 inconsistency. 1 14 2. Every person operating a garage and every person 1 15 licensed under chapter 321H or 322 who takes motor vehicles in 1 16 for repairs insaida garage shall record the vehicle 1 17 identification number, the registration plate number of the 1 18 motor vehicle, the component part number of any component part 1 19 removed, and the component part number of any replacement 1 20 component part. The records specified under this subsection 1 21 are required only for motor vehicles which are ten model years 1 22 old or newer. 1 23 Sec. 2. Section 321.66, Code 1997, is amended to read as 1 24 follows: 1 25 321.66 DUTY TO HOLD VEHICLES. 1 26The proprietor ofEvery person operating a garage, every 1 27 person licensed under chapter 321H or 322, andthe1 28proprietor'sany employees of persons operating a garage or 1 29 licensed under chapter 321H or 322, upon discovering that the 1 30enginevehicle identification number, federal motor vehicle 1 31 certification label, component part number, or state assigned 1 32 identification number of a motor vehicle has been alteredor, 1 33 obliterated, removed, or covered shall immediately notify some 1 34 member of the department or peace officer of the county in 1 35 which the garage is located or the Iowa highway safety patrol, 2 1 and holdsaidthat vehicle or component part for a period of 2 2 twenty-four hours or until an investigationshall have beenis 2 3 made bysucha peace officer. 2 4 Sec. 3. Section 321.81, Code 1997, is amended to read as 2 5 follows: 2 6 321.81 PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE. 2 7 Whoever shall conceal, barter, sell, possess, or dispose of 2 8 any vehicleor, component part, or air bag which has been 2 9 stolen, or shall disguise, alter, remove, or change such 2 10 vehicle,orcomponent part, or air bag, or the vehicle 2 11 identification numberor, federal motor vehicle certification 2 12 label, state-assigned identification number, component part 2 13 number, or air bag number thereof, or remove or change the 2 14 registration plate number thereon, or do any act designed to 2 15 prevent identification of such vehicleor, component part, or 2 16 air bag, shall be presumed to have knowledge that such vehicle 2 17or, component part, or air bag had been stolen. 2 18 Sec. 4. Section 321.96, Code 1997, is amended to read as 2 19 follows: 2 20 321.96 PROHIBITED PLATES – CERTIFICATES. 2 21 A person shall not display or cause or permit to be 2 22 displayed, or have in the person's possession, a vehicle 2 23 identification number that has been assigned by the 2 24 manufacturer or the department, or any agency or department of 2 25 any other state that is authorized to assign vehicle 2 26 identification numbers, or a component part number, rosette 2 27 rivet, or federal motor vehicle certification label except as 2 28 provided in this chapter, oracanceled, revoked, altered, or 2 29 fictitious registration plate numberplates, registration 2 30 receipt, or certificate of title, as the same are respectively 2 31 provided for in this chapter. 2 32 Sec. 5. Section 321.95, Code 1997, is amended by striking 2 33 the words "public garage" and inserting the word "garage". 2 34 EXPLANATION 2 35 This bill makes changes in various requirements pertaining 3 1 to the identification numbers used on motor vehicles and 3 2 various parts of motor vehicles. The bill adds vehicle 3 3 identification numbers and component part numbers to the list 3 4 of numbers that must be recorded and kept by a garage owner, a 3 5 person licensed as a vehicle recycler or rebuilder, or a motor 3 6 vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. Those same 3 7 individuals are required to notify a member of the department 3 8 of transportation or a peace officer or member of the Iowa 3 9 highway safety patrol, upon discovering that a vehicle 3 10 identification number, a federal motor vehicle certification 3 11 label, component part number, or state-assigned identification 3 12 number has been altered, obliterated, removed, or covered. 3 13 The vehicle or component part with the damaged or covered 3 14 numbers is to be held for 24 hours or until the matter is 3 15 investigated. 3 16 The presumption that an individual who has or disposes of 3 17 any vehicle or component part which has an altered vehicle or 3 18 component part identification number knows that the vehicle or 3 19 component part is stolen is amended in the bill to include air 3 20 bags and to include federal motor vehicle certification 3 21 labels, state-assigned identification numbers, and air bag 3 22 numbers among the numbers that trigger the presumption. 3 23 The bill adds to those items that may not be displayed or 3 24 possessed except by authorized persons any vehicle 3 25 identification number that has been assigned by the 3 26 manufacturer or the department or any other agency or 3 27 department, any rosette rivet, or federal motor vehicle 3 28 certification label. 3 29 The bill also makes a terminology change to conform the 3 30 usage of the term "garage" to the definition of the term in 3 31 chapter 321. 3 32 Violations of the motor vehicle chapter 321, which are not 3 33 otherwise specified as serious or aggravated misdemeanors or 3 34 some form of felony, are simple misdemeanors under Iowa Code 3 35 section 321.482. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by a fine 4 1 of not less than $50, but not more than $100, or imprisonment 4 2 not to exceed 30 days. 4 3 LSB 3240DP 77 4 4 lh/sc/14 4 5
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