House File 2015
HOUSE FILE
BY CONNORS, FALLON,
and REASONER
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to motor vehicle registration fees for
2 multipurpose vehicles and providing an effective date.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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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 for
1 6 multipurpose vehicles, except motor trucks, motor homes,
1 7 ambulances, hearses, motorcycles, and motor bicycles, and 1992
1 8 and 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 4 The provisions of this subsection relating to multipurpose
2 5 vehicles are effective January 1, 1993, for all 1993 and
2 6 subsequent model years. The annual registration fee for
2 7 multipurpose vehicles that are 1992 model years and older
2 8 shall be in accordance with section 321.124.
2 9 b. The Notwithstanding 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 homes and 1992 and
3 14 older model years for multipurpose vehicles is 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 section 321.124, 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 section 321.124, 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.
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