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:
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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.
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