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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.109, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. a. The annual fee for all motor vehicles, including 1 4 multipurpose vehicles and vehicles designated by manufacturers 1 5 as station wagons,and 1993 and subsequent model years for1 6multipurpose vehicles,except motor trucks, motor homes, 1 7 ambulances, hearses, motorcycles, and motor bicycles,and 19921 8and older model years for multipurpose vehicles,shall be 1 9 equal to one percent of the value as fixed by the department 1 10 plus forty cents for each one hundred pounds or fraction 1 11 thereof of weight of vehicle, as fixed by the department. The 1 12 weight of a motor vehicle, fixed by the department for 1 13 registration purposes, shall include the weight of a battery, 1 14 heater, bumpers, spare tire, and wheel. Provided, however, 1 15 that for any new vehicle purchased in this state by a 1 16 nonresident for removal to the nonresident's state of 1 17 residence the purchaser may make application to the county 1 18 treasurer in the county of purchase for a transit plate for 1 19 which a fee of ten dollars shall be paid. And provided, 1 20 however, that for any used vehicle held by a registered dealer 1 21 and not currently registered in this state, or for any vehicle 1 22 held by an individual and currently registered in this state, 1 23 when purchased in this state by a nonresident for removal to 1 24 the nonresident's state of residence, the purchaser may make 1 25 application to the county treasurer in the county of purchase 1 26 for a transit plate for which a fee of three dollars shall be 1 27 paid. The county treasurer shall issue a nontransferable 1 28 certificate of registration for which no refund shall be 1 29 allowed; and the transit plates shall be void thirty days 1 30 after issuance. Such purchaser may apply for a certificate of 1 31 title by surrendering the manufacturer's or importer's 1 32 certificate or certificate of title, duly assigned as provided 1 33 in this chapter. In this event, the treasurer in the county 1 34 of purchase shall, when satisfied with the genuineness and 1 35 regularity of the application, and upon payment of a fee of 2 1 ten dollars, issue a certificate of title in the name and 2 2 address of the nonresident purchaser delivering the same to 2 3 the person entitled to the title as provided in this chapter. 2 4The provisions of this subsection relating to multipurpose2 5vehicles are effective January 1, 1993, for all 1993 and2 6subsequent model years. The annual registration fee for2 7multipurpose vehicles that are 1992 model years and older2 8shall be in accordance with section 321.124.2 9 b.TheNotwithstanding paragraph "a", the annual 2 10 registration fee for a multipurpose vehicle with permanently 2 11 installed equipment manufactured for and necessary to assist a 2 12 person with a disability who is either the owner or a member 2 13 of the owner's household in entry and exit of the vehicle or 2 14 for a multipurpose vehicle if the vehicle's owner or a member 2 15 of the vehicle owner's household uses a wheelchair as the only 2 16 means of mobility shall be sixty dollars. For purposes of 2 17 this unnumbered paragraph, "uses a wheelchair" does not 2 18 include use of a wheelchair due to a temporary injury or 2 19 medical condition. 2 20 Sec. 2. Section 321.113, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 2 21 2003, is amended to read as follows: 2 22 a. If a 1993 model year or older motor vehicle, other than 2 23 a multipurpose vehicle, has been titled in the same person's 2 24 name since the vehicle was new or the title to the vehicle was 2 25 transferred prior to January 1, 2002, the part of the 2 26 registration fee that is based on the value of the vehicle 2 27 shall be ten percent of the rate as fixed when the motor 2 28 vehicle was new. 2 29 Sec. 3. Section 321.113, subsection 5, paragraph b, 2 30 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as 2 31 follows: 2 32 If the title of a 1993 model year or older motor vehicle is 2 33 transferred to a new owner or if such a motor vehicle is 2 34 brought into the state on or after January 1, 2002, or if a 2 35 vehicle is a 1993 model year or older multipurpose vehicle, 3 1 the registration fee shall not be based on the weight and list 3 2 price of the motor vehicle, but shall be as follows: 3 3 Sec. 4. Section 321.113, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 3 4 2003, is amended by adding the following new unnumbered 3 5 paragraph: 3 6 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Notwithstanding subsection 1, 3 7 the reduced fees in this paragraph "b" apply to all 1993 model 3 8 year or older multipurpose vehicles, including multipurpose 3 9 vehicles described in section 321.109, subsection 1, paragraph 3 10 "b". 3 11 Sec. 5. Section 321.124, subsection 3, unnumbered 3 12 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: 3 13 The annual registration fee for motor homesand 1992 and3 14older model years for multipurpose vehiclesis as follows: 3 15 Sec. 6. Section 321.124, subsection 3, paragraph h, Code 3 16 2003, is amended by striking the paragraph. 3 17 Sec. 7. Section 422.9, subsection 2, paragraph h, Code 3 18 Supplement 2003, is amended to read as follows: 3 19 h. To the extent not otherwise included pursuant to 3 20 section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code, add the amount of 3 21 the annual registration fee paid for a multipurpose vehicle 3 22 pursuant to section321.124, subsection 3, paragraph "h"3 23 321.113, subsection 5, paragraph "b", which is based upon the 3 24 value of the vehicle. For purposes of this paragraph, sixty 3 25 percent of the amount of the registration fee is based upon 3 26 the value of the multipurpose vehicle. 3 27 Sec. 8. Section 422.35, subsection 15, Code Supplement 3 28 2003, is amended to read as follows: 3 29 15. To the extent not otherwise included pursuant to 3 30 section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code, subtract the amount 3 31 of the annual registration fee paid for a multipurpose vehicle 3 32 pursuant to section321.124, subsection 3, paragraph "h"3 33 321.113, subsection 5, paragraph "b", which is based upon the 3 34 value of the vehicle. For purposes of this subsection, sixty 3 35 percent of the amount of the registration fee is based upon 4 1 the value of the vehicle. 4 2 Sec. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect January 1, 4 3 2005, for new registrations and for registration periods 4 4 beginning on or after that date. 4 5 EXPLANATION 4 6 This bill standardizes registration fees for all 1993 model 4 7 year and older multipurpose vehicles. Multipurpose vehicles 4 8 transport up to 10 persons and are constructed on a truck 4 9 chassis or otherwise designed for occasional off-road use. 4 10 Under current law, the fee for 1993 model year and newer 4 11 multipurpose vehicles is determined under the same formula 4 12 used for other motor vehicles, but the fee for 1992 model year 4 13 and older multipurpose vehicles is $55. The bill makes the 4 14 flat fees applicable to most other 1993 model year and older 4 15 motor vehicles applicable to multipurpose vehicles. Under the 4 16 bill, the registration fee would be $27 for model year 1990- 4 17 1993 multipurpose vehicles, $23 for model year 1970-1982 4 18 vehicles, and $16 for model year 1969 and older vehicles. The 4 19 graduated fee reduction would also apply to multipurpose 4 20 vehicles specially equipped for wheelchair accessibility. 4 21 Those vehicles are currently assessed a registration fee of 4 22 $60, regardless of the age of the vehicle. 4 23 The bill makes corresponding amendments relating to 4 24 deductibility of multipurpose vehicle registration fees for 4 25 income tax purposes. 4 26 The new registration fees take effect January 1, 2005. 4 27 LSB 5154YH 80 4 28 dea/pj/5
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