House File 2047

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  STRUYK


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to model year registration plates for antique
  2    vehicles and making a penalty applicable.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5118YH 80
  5 dea/sh/8

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.115, subsection 3, Code 2003, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    3.  The owner of a motor vehicle which that is registered
  1  4 under subsection 1, may display a registration plate from or
  1  5 representing the model year of the motor vehicle, furnished by
  1  6 the person, in lieu of a current and valid Iowa registration
  1  7 plate issued to for the vehicle, provided that any replaced
  1  8 current and valid Iowa registration plate and the registration
  1  9 card issued to for the vehicle are simultaneously carried
  1 10 within the vehicle and are available for inspection to by any
  1 11 peace officer upon the officer's request.
  1 12    Sec. 2.  Section 321.115, Code 2003, is amended by adding
  1 13 the following new subsection:
  1 14    NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  Upon application to the department
  1 15 and payment of the proper fees, the owner of a motor vehicle
  1 16 that is twenty=five years of age or older and registered for
  1 17 normal highway operation in this state may display
  1 18 registration plates from or representing the model year of the
  1 19 motor vehicle, furnished by the person, in lieu of the current
  1 20 and valid Iowa registration plates issued for the vehicle.
  1 21 The replaced current and valid Iowa registration plates and
  1 22 registration card issued for the vehicle shall be
  1 23 simultaneously carried within the vehicle and available for
  1 24 inspection by any peace officer upon the officer's request.
  1 25 The current registration validation sticker shall be displayed
  1 26 on the model year registration plate on the rear of the
  1 27 vehicle according to rules adopted pursuant to section 321.34,
  1 28 subsection 2.  The annual fee for substituting model year
  1 29 plates for regular registration plates is twenty=five dollars,
  1 30 which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual
  1 31 registration fee required under section 321.113.
  1 32                           EXPLANATION
  1 33    This bill allows the owner of an antique motor vehicle to
  1 34 substitute model year registration plates, supplied by the
  1 35 owner, for regular registration plates issued for the vehicle.
  2  1 The current registration validation sticker must be displayed
  2  2 on the rear model year plate, and the current and valid
  2  3 registration plates and registration card issued for the
  2  4 vehicle must be carried in the vehicle at all times and made
  2  5 available for inspection by a peace officer.  The annual fee
  2  6 for substituting model year plates for regular registration
  2  7 plates is $25, in addition to regular motor vehicle
  2  8 registration fees.
  2  9    A violation of this and other Code provisions relating to
  2 10 antique vehicles is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine
  2 11 of $30.
  2 12 LSB 5118YH 80
  2 13 dea/sh/8