House File 113
HOUSE FILE
BY S. OLSON
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act authorizing the issuance of special cattlemen's
2 registration plates to owners of motor trucks.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.34, subsection 12, paragraph a,
1 2 Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 a. The Except as provided in paragraph "e", the owner of a
1 4 motor vehicle subject to registration pursuant to section
1 5 321.109, subsection 1, light delivery truck, panel delivery
1 6 truck, pickup, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle,
1 7 trailer, or travel trailer may, upon written application to
1 8 the department, order special registration plates with a
1 9 distinguishing processed emblem as authorized by this section
1 10 or as approved by the department. The fee for the issuance of
1 11 special registration plates is twenty=five dollars for each
1 12 vehicle, unless otherwise provided by this section, which fee
1 13 is in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The
1 14 county treasurer shall validate special registration plates
1 15 with a distinguishing processed emblem in the same manner as
1 16 regular registration plates, upon payment of five dollars in
1 17 addition to the regular annual registration fee.
1 18 Sec. 2. Section 321.34, subsection 12, Code 2003, is
1 19 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 20 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. Upon written application to the
1 21 department and payment of fees pursuant to this subsection, an
1 22 owner of a motor truck, in addition to an owner referred to in
1 23 paragraph "a", may order special registration plates with a
1 24 cattlemen's processed emblem approved and issued by the
1 25 department.
1 26 Sec. 3. Section 321.34, subsection 12A, unnumbered
1 27 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 28 An owner of a vehicle referred to in subsection 12,
1 29 paragraph "a", who applies for any type of special
1 30 registration plates associated with service in the United
1 31 States armed forces shall be issued one set of the special
1 32 registration plates at no charge, but shall be subject to the
1 33 annual registration fee of fifteen dollars, if all of the
1 34 following conditions are met:
1 35 Sec. 4. Section 321.34, subsection 14, Code 2003, is
2 1 amended to read as follows:
2 2 14. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SPECIAL PLATES. An owner
2 3 referred to in subsection 12, paragraph "a", or an owner of a
2 4 trailer used to transport a wheelchair who is a person with a
2 5 disability, or who is the parent or guardian of a child who
2 6 resides with the parent or guardian owner and who is a person
2 7 with a disability, as defined in section 321L.1, may, upon
2 8 written application to the department, order special
2 9 registration plates with a persons with disabilities processed
2 10 emblem designed by the department bearing the international
2 11 symbol of accessibility. The special registration plates with
2 12 a persons with disabilities processed emblem shall only be
2 13 issued if the application is accompanied with a statement from
2 14 a physician licensed under chapter 148, 149, 150, or 150A, a
2 15 physician assistant licensed under chapter 148C, an advanced
2 16 registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, or a
2 17 chiropractor licensed under chapter 151, written on the
2 18 physician's, physician assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or
2 19 chiropractor's stationery, stating the nature of the
2 20 applicant's or the applicant's child's disability and such
2 21 additional information as required by rules adopted by the
2 22 department, including proof of residency of a child who is a
2 23 person with a disability. If the application is approved by
2 24 the department, the special registration plates with a persons
2 25 with disabilities processed emblem shall be issued to the
2 26 applicant. There shall be no fee in addition to the regular
2 27 annual registration fee for the special registration plates
2 28 with a persons with disabilities processed emblem. The
2 29 authorization for special registration plates with a persons
2 30 with disabilities processed emblem shall not be renewed
2 31 without the applicant furnishing evidence to the department
2 32 that the owner of the vehicle or the owner's child is still a
2 33 person with a disability as defined in section 321L.1. An
2 34 owner who has a child who is a person with a disability shall
2 35 provide satisfactory evidence to the department that the child
3 1 with a disability continues to reside with the owner. The
3 2 registration plates with a persons with disabilities processed
3 3 emblem shall be surrendered in exchange for regular
3 4 registration plates as provided in subsection 12 when the
3 5 owner of the vehicle or the owner's child no longer qualifies
3 6 as a person with a disability as defined in section 321L.1 or
3 7 when the owner's child who is a person with a disability no
3 8 longer resides with the owner.
3 9 Sec. 5. Section 321.34, subsections 16 through 20, Code
3 10 2003, are amended to read as follows:
3 11 16. NATIONAL GUARD SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to
3 12 in subsection 12, paragraph "a", who is a member of the
3 13 national guard, as defined in chapter 29A, may, upon written
3 14 application to the department, order special registration
3 15 plates with a national guard processed emblem with the emblem
3 16 designed by the department in cooperation with the adjutant
3 17 general which emblem signifies that the applicant is a member
3 18 of the national guard. The application shall be approved by
3 19 the department in consultation with the adjutant general.
3 20 Special registration plates with a national guard processed
3 21 emblem shall be surrendered, as provided in subsection 12, in
3 22 exchange for regular registration plates upon termination of
3 23 the owner's membership in the active national guard.
3 24 17. PEARL HARBOR SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to in
3 25 subsection 12, paragraph "a", who was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
3 26 as a member of the armed services of the United States on
3 27 December 7, 1941, may, upon written application to the
3 28 department, order special registration plates with a Pearl
3 29 Harbor processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the
3 30 department in consultation with service organizations. The
3 31 application is subject to approval by the department.
3 32 18. PURPLE HEART SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to in
3 33 subsection 12, paragraph "a", who was awarded a purple heart
3 34 medal by the United States government for wounds received in
3 35 military or naval combat against an armed enemy of the United
4 1 States may, upon written application to the department and
4 2 presentation of satisfactory proof of the award of the purple
4 3 heart medal, order special registration plates with a purple
4 4 heart processed emblem. The design of the emblem shall
4 5 include a representation of a purple heart medal and ribbon.
4 6 The application is subject to approval by the department in
4 7 consultation with the adjutant general.
4 8 19. UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES RETIRED SPECIAL PLATES. An
4 9 owner referred to in subsection 12, paragraph "a", who is a
4 10 retired member of the United States armed forces may, upon
4 11 written application to the department and upon presentation of
4 12 satisfactory proof of membership, order special registration
4 13 plates with a United States armed forces retired processed
4 14 emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the department in
4 15 consultation with service organizations. The application is
4 16 subject to approval by the department. For purposes of this
4 17 subsection, a person is considered to be retired if the person
4 18 is recognized by the United States armed forces as retired
4 19 from the United States armed forces.
4 20 20. SILVER OR BRONZE STAR PLATES. An owner referred to in
4 21 subsection 12, paragraph "a", who was awarded a silver or a
4 22 bronze star by the United States government, may, upon written
4 23 application to the department and presentation of satisfactory
4 24 proof of the award of the silver or bronze star, order special
4 25 registration plates with a silver or bronze star processed
4 26 emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the department in
4 27 consultation with the adjutant general.
4 28 Sec. 6. Section 321.34, subsection 21, paragraph a, Code
4 29 2003, is amended to read as follows:
4 30 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12, paragraph "a",
4 31 may, upon written application to the department, order special
4 32 registration plates with an Iowa heritage emblem. The emblem
4 33 shall contain a picture of the American gothic house and the
4 34 words "Iowa Heritage" and shall be designed by the department
4 35 in consultation with the state historical society of Iowa.
5 1 Sec. 7. Section 321.34, subsection 22, paragraph a, Code
5 2 2003, is amended to read as follows:
5 3 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12, paragraph "a",
5 4 upon written application to the department, may order special
5 5 registration plates with an education emblem. The education
5 6 emblem shall be designed by the department in cooperation with
5 7 the department of education.
5 8 EXPLANATION
5 9 Under current law, the only truck owners eligible for
5 10 special registration plates issued by the state department of
5 11 transportation are owners of light delivery trucks, panel
5 12 delivery trucks, and pickups. This bill amends Code section
5 13 321.34 to allow the owner of a motor truck to order special
5 14 registration plates with a cattlemen's processed emblem. The
5 15 cattlemen's plate, which has already been approved for
5 16 issuance by the state department of transportation, would be
5 17 the only special plate available to motor trucks under the
5 18 bill.
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