Senate Amendment 5034
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend Senate File 2120 as follows:
1 2 #1. By striking page 1, line 1, through page 2,
1 3 line 31, and inserting the following:
1 4 <Section 1. Section 462A.2, Code 2003, is amended
1 5 by adding the following new subsection:
1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 30A. "Registration period" means
1 7 the period of three years beginning on the first day
1 8 of the month following the month of the birth of the
1 9 owner of a vessel for vessels registered by the county
1 10 recorder.
1 11 Sec. 2. Section 462A.5, Code 2003, is amended to
1 12 read as follows:
1 13 462A.5 REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
1 14 1. The owner of each vessel required to be
1 15 numbered by this state shall register it every two
1 16 three years with the county recorder of the county in
1 17 which the owner resides, or, if the owner is a
1 18 nonresident, the owner shall register it in the county
1 19 in which such vessel is principally used. The
1 20 commission shall have supervisory responsibility over
1 21 the registration of all vessels and shall provide each
1 22 county recorder with registration forms and
1 23 certificates and shall allocate identification numbers
1 24 to each county.
1 25 The owner of the vessel shall file an application
1 26 for registration with the appropriate county recorder
1 27 on forms provided by the commission. The application
1 28 shall be completed and signed by the owner of the
1 29 vessel and shall be accompanied by the appropriate
1 30 fee, and the writing fee specified in section 462A.53.
1 31 Upon applying for registration, the owner shall
1 32 display a bill of sale, receipt, or other satisfactory
1 33 proof of ownership as provided by the rules of the
1 34 commission to the county recorder. If the county
1 35 recorder is not satisfied as to the ownership of the
1 36 vessel or that there are no undisclosed security
1 37 interests in the vessel, the county recorder may
1 38 register the vessel but shall, as a condition of
1 39 issuing a registration certificate, require the
1 40 applicant to follow the procedure provided in section
1 41 462A.5A. Upon receipt of the application in approved
1 42 form accompanied by the required fees, the county
1 43 recorder shall enter it upon the records of the
1 44 recorder's office and shall issue to the applicant a
1 45 pocket=size registration certificate. The certificate
1 46 shall be executed in triplicate, one copy to be
1 47 delivered to the owner, one copy to the commission,
1 48 and one copy to be retained on file by the county
1 49 recorder. The registration certificate shall bear the
1 50 number awarded to the vessel, the passenger capacity
2 1 of the vessel, and the name and address of the owner.
2 2 In the use of all vessels except nonpowered sailboats,
2 3 nonpowered canoes, and commercial vessels, the
2 4 registration certificate shall be carried either in
2 5 the vessel or on the person of the operator of the
2 6 vessel when in use. In the use of nonpowered
2 7 sailboats, nonpowered canoes, or commercial vessels,
2 8 the registration certificate may be kept on shore in
2 9 accordance with rules adopted by the commission. The
2 10 operator shall exhibit the certificate to a peace
2 11 officer upon request or, when involved in a collision
2 12 or accident of any nature with another vessel or other
2 13 personal property, to the owner or operator of the
2 14 other vessel or personal property.
2 15 2. a. On all vessels except nonpowered sailboats
2 16 the owner shall cause the identification number to be
2 17 painted on or attached to each side of the bow of the
2 18 vessel in such size and manner as may be prescribed by
2 19 the rules of the commission. On nonpowered boats the
2 20 number may be placed at alternate locations as
2 21 prescribed by the rules of the commission. All numbers
2 22 shall be maintained in a legible condition at all
2 23 times.
2 24 No number, other than the number awarded to a
2 25 vessel under the provisions of this chapter or granted
2 26 reciprocity pursuant to this chapter, shall be
2 27 painted, attached or otherwise displayed on either
2 28 side of the bow of such the vessel.
2 29 The owner of each vessel must display and maintain,
2 30 in a legible manner and in a prominent spot on the
2 31 exterior of such the vessel, other than the bow, the
2 32 passenger capacity of the vessel which must conform
2 33 with the passenger capacity designated on the
2 34 registration certificate.
2 35 2. b. When an agency of the United States
2 36 government shall have has in force an overall system
2 37 of identification numbering for vessels, the numbering
2 38 system prescribed by the commission pursuant to this
2 39 chapter, shall be in conformity therewith with the
2 40 overall system.
2 41 3. The registration fees for vessels subject to
2 42 this chapter are as follows:
2 43 a. For vessels of any length without motor or
2 44 sail, five twelve dollars.
2 45 b. For motorboats or sailboats less than twelve
2 46 sixteen feet in length, eight twenty=two dollars and
2 47 fifty cents.
2 48 c. For motorboats or sailboats twelve sixteen feet
2 49 or more, but less than fifteen twenty=six feet in
2 50 length, ten thirty=seven dollars and fifty cents.
3 1 d. For motorboats or sailboats fifteen feet or
3 2 more, but less than eighteen feet in length, twelve
3 3 dollars.
3 4 e. For motorboats or sailboats eighteen feet or
3 5 more, but less than twenty=five feet in length,
3 6 eighteen dollars.
3 7 f. d. For motorboats or sailboats twenty=five
3 8 twenty=six feet in length or more, twenty=eight but
3 9 less than forty feet in length, sixty dollars.
3 10 e. For motor boats or sailboats forty feet in
3 11 length or more, one hundred twelve dollars and fifty
3 12 cents.
3 13 f. For all personal watercraft, thirty=seven
3 14 dollars and fifty cents.
3 15 4. a. Twelve registration periods are established
3 16 for the registration of vessels by the county
3 17 recorder. Each registration period shall commence on
3 18 the first day of each calendar month following the
3 19 month of the birth of the owner of the vessel and end
3 20 on the last day of the thirty=sixth month. Vessels
3 21 subject to registration which are owned by a person
3 22 other than a natural person shall be registered for a
3 23 registration period as determined by the county
3 24 treasurer.
3 25 b. Every registration certificate and number
3 26 issued becomes delinquent expires at midnight April 30
3 27 of odd=numbered years on the last day of the last year
3 28 of the registration period unless terminated or
3 29 discontinued in accordance with this chapter. After
3 30 January 1 in odd=numbered years, an unregistered
3 31 vessel and a renewal of registration may be registered
3 32 for the two=year registration period beginning May 1
3 33 of that year. After January 1 in even=numbered years,
3 34 unregistered vessels may be registered for the
3 35 remainder of the current registration period at fifty
3 36 percent of the appropriate registration fee. A person
3 37 shall not be considered to be operating a vessel with
3 38 an expired registration for a period of one month
3 39 following the expiration date of the vessel
3 40 registration.
3 41 c. If a timely application for renewal is made,
3 42 the applicant shall receive the same registration
3 43 number allocated to the applicant for the previous
3 44 registration period. If the application for
3 45 registration for the biennium is not made before May 1
3 46 of each odd=numbered year, is expired, the applicant
3 47 shall be charged a penalty of five dollars.
3 48 4. 5. If a person, after registering a vessel,
3 49 moves from the address shown on the registration
3 50 certificate, the person shall, within ten days, notify
4 1 the county recorder in writing of the old and new
4 2 address. If appropriate, the county recorder shall
4 3 forward all past records of the vessel to the recorder
4 4 of the county in which the owner resides.
4 5 If the name of a person, who has registered a
4 6 vessel, is changed, the person shall, within ten days,
4 7 notify the county recorder of the former and new name.
4 8 No fee shall be paid to the county recorder for
4 9 making the changes mentioned in this subsection,
4 10 unless the owner requests a new registration
4 11 certificate showing the change, in which case a fee of
4 12 one dollar plus a writing fee shall be paid to the
4 13 recorder.
4 14 If a registration certificate is lost, mutilated or
4 15 becomes illegible, the owner shall immediately make
4 16 application for and obtain a duplicate registration
4 17 certificate by furnishing information satisfactory to
4 18 the county recorder.
4 19 A fee of one dollar plus a writing fee shall be
4 20 paid to the county recorder for a duplicate
4 21 registration certificate.
4 22 If a vessel, registered under this chapter, is
4 23 destroyed or abandoned, the destruction or abandonment
4 24 shall be reported to the county recorder and the
4 25 registration certificate shall be forwarded to the
4 26 office of the county recorder within ten days after
4 27 the destruction or abandonment.
4 28 5. 6. All records of the commission and the
4 29 county recorder, other than those declared by law to
4 30 be confidential for the use of the commission and the
4 31 county recorder, shall be open to public inspection
4 32 during office hours.
4 33 6. 7. The owner of each vessel which has a valid
4 34 marine document issued by the bureau of customs of the
4 35 United States government or any federal agency
4 36 successor thereto shall register it every two three
4 37 years with the county recorder in the same manner
4 38 prescribed for undocumented vessels and shall cause
4 39 the registration validation decal to be placed on the
4 40 vessel in the manner prescribed by the rules of the
4 41 commission. When the vessel bears the identification
4 42 required in the documentation, it is exempt from the
4 43 placement of the identification numbers as required on
4 44 undocumented vessels. The fee for such registration
4 45 is twenty=five dollars plus a writing fee.
4 46 7. 8. If the owner of a currently registered
4 47 vessel places the vessel in storage, the owner shall
4 48 return the registration certificate to the county
4 49 recorder with an affidavit stating that the vessel is
4 50 placed in storage and the effective date of the
5 1 storage. The county recorder shall notify the
5 2 commission of each registered vessel placed in
5 3 storage. When the owner of a stored vessel desires to
5 4 renew the vessel's registration, the owner shall apply
5 5 to the county recorder and pay the registration fees
5 6 plus a writing fee as provided in subsections 1 and 3
5 7 without penalty. No refund of registration fees shall
5 8 be allowed for a stored vessel.
5 9 8. 9. The registration certificate shall indicate
5 10 if the vessel is subject to the requirement of a
5 11 certificate of title and the county from which the
5 12 certificate of title is issued.
5 13 10. To implement the change from odd=numbered
5 14 calendar year registration to the system provided for
5 15 in subsection 4, the vessels registered by the county
5 16 recorder on or after December 1, 2004, shall be
5 17 registered as follows:
5 18 a. Vessel registrations which are not delinquent
5 19 under the calendar year system may be registered on or
5 20 after December 1, 2004, up to and including April 30,
5 21 2005, without penalty. Registrations paid on or after
5 22 May 1, 2005, shall be subject to a penalty of five
5 23 dollars.
5 24 b. Vessels shall be registered for the registration
5 25 period as defined in section 462A.2 minus any
5 26 unexpired months remaining under the previous
5 27 registration. If the registration of the vessel is
5 28 for a period of less than thirty=six months, the
5 29 registration fee shall be prorated for the unexpired
5 30 months. If the registration of the vessel is for a
5 31 period of more than thirty=six months, the
5 32 registration shall be prorated for the additional
5 33 months.
5 34 c. When a registration fee computed contains a
5 35 fractional part of a dollar, the fee shall be computed
5 36 to the nearest half=dollar. However, the fee shall
5 37 not be less than one dollar.>
5 38 #2. Page 2, line 34, by inserting after the word
5 39 <operator> the following: <of a personal watercraft
5 40 or>.
5 41 #3. Page 3, line 1, by striking the words
5 42 <personal watercraft> and inserting the following:
5 43 <personal watercraft or>.
5 44 #4. Page 3, line 2, by striking the words
5 45 <personal watercraft> and inserting the following:
5 46 <personal watercraft or>.
5 47 #5. Page 3, line 4, by inserting after the word
5 48 <in> the following: <personal watercraft or>.
5 49 #6. Page 3, line 7, by striking the words
5 50 <personal watercraft> and inserting the following:
6 1 <personal watercraft or>.
6 2 #7. Page 7, by inserting after line 12, the
6 3 following:
6 4 <Sec. . APPLICABILITY. The registration system
6 5 established for vessels pursuant to this Act applies
6 6 to new registrations on or after January 1, 2005, and
6 7 to renewals effective for registration periods
6 8 beginning on or after January 1, 2005.>
6 9 #8. By renumbering as necessary.
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6 13 DAVID JOHNSON
6 14 SF 2120.701 80
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