House File 2249
HOUSE FILE
BY SCHICKEL
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act establishing motor vehicle registration fees for certain
2 motor trucks and farm pickup trucks and making an
3 appropriation.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.1, Code Supplement 2003, is amended
1 2 by adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 23A. "Farm pickup truck" means a motor
1 4 truck with an unladen weight of seven thousand pounds or less
1 5 owned by a person engaged in farming and used for purposes of
1 6 the owner's farming operations or to assist with another
1 7 person's farming operations.
1 8 Sec. 2. Section 321.109, subsection 1, unnumbered
1 9 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 10 The annual fee for all motor vehicles including vehicles
1 11 designated by manufacturers as station wagons, and 1993 and
1 12 subsequent model years for multipurpose vehicles, and 2005 and
1 13 subsequent model year motor trucks with an unladen weight of
1 14 seven thousand pounds or less, except motor trucks registered
1 15 pursuant to sections 321.120 through 321.122, motor homes,
1 16 ambulances, hearses, motorcycles, motor bicycles, and 1992 and
1 17 older model years for multipurpose vehicles, shall be equal to
1 18 one percent of the value as fixed by the department plus forty
1 19 cents for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof of
1 20 weight of vehicle, as fixed by the department. The weight of
1 21 a motor vehicle, fixed by the department for registration
1 22 purposes, shall include the weight of a battery, heater,
1 23 bumpers, spare tire, and wheel. Provided, however, that for
1 24 any new vehicle purchased in this state by a nonresident for
1 25 removal to the nonresident's state of residence the purchaser
1 26 may make application to the county treasurer in the county of
1 27 purchase for a transit plate for which a fee of ten dollars
1 28 shall be paid. And provided, however, that for any used
1 29 vehicle held by a registered dealer and not currently
1 30 registered in this state, or for any vehicle held by an
1 31 individual and currently registered in this state, when
1 32 purchased in this state by a nonresident for removal to the
1 33 nonresident's state of residence, the purchaser may make
1 34 application to the county treasurer in the county of purchase
1 35 for a transit plate for which a fee of three dollars shall be
2 1 paid. The county treasurer shall issue a nontransferable
2 2 certificate of registration for which no refund shall be
2 3 allowed; and the transit plates shall be void thirty days
2 4 after issuance. Such purchaser may apply for a certificate of
2 5 title by surrendering the manufacturer's or importer's
2 6 certificate or certificate of title, duly assigned as provided
2 7 in this chapter. In this event, the treasurer in the county
2 8 of purchase shall, when satisfied with the genuineness and
2 9 regularity of the application, and upon payment of a fee of
2 10 ten dollars, issue a certificate of title in the name and
2 11 address of the nonresident purchaser delivering the same to
2 12 the person entitled to the title as provided in this chapter.
2 13 The provisions of this subsection relating to multipurpose
2 14 vehicles are effective January 1, 1993, for all 1993 and
2 15 subsequent model years. The annual registration fee for
2 16 multipurpose vehicles that are 1992 model years and older
2 17 shall be in accordance with section 321.124.
2 18 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 321.120 FARM PICKUP TRUCKS.
2 19 1. The annual registration fee for a farm pickup truck
2 20 shall be computed pursuant to section 321.122, subsection 1,
2 21 paragraph "a" or "b".
2 22 2. Upon application for a new registration or a renewal,
2 23 an owner who registers a vehicle as a farm pickup truck may be
2 24 required to show a copy of a schedule F form filed by the
2 25 owner in the previous year for federal income tax purposes or
2 26 other proof that the owner is engaged in farming pursuant to
2 27 rules adopted by the department. If the department determines
2 28 by audit or other means that a person who has registered a
2 29 vehicle as a farm pickup truck does not qualify for the
2 30 registration, the person may be required to pay regular
2 31 registration fees pursuant to section 321.109 in addition to
2 32 any other penalty or sanction imposed by law.
2 33 Sec. 4. Section 321.122, subsection 1, unnumbered
2 34 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
2 35 The annual registration fee for truck tractors, road
3 1 tractors, and motor trucks, except 2005 model year or newer
3 2 motor trucks other than farm pickup trucks with an unladen
3 3 weight of seven thousand pounds or less and motor trucks
3 4 registered as special trucks, shall be based on the combined
3 5 gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles. All
3 6 trucks, truck tractors, or road tractors registered under this
3 7 section shall be registered for a gross weight equal to or in
3 8 excess of the unladen weight of the vehicle or combination of
3 9 vehicles. The annual registration fee fees for such vehicles
3 10 or combination of vehicles, except special trucks, shall be
3 11 are as follows:
3 12 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 321.122A APPROPRIATION == SCHOOL
3 13 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
3 14 Beginning in January 2005, the department shall calculate
3 15 monthly, from the total fees received from the registration of
3 16 motor trucks under section 321.109, the amount that is in
3 17 excess of the amount that would have been received for
3 18 registration of those same motor trucks under section 321.122,
3 19 Code 2003. Notwithstanding section 423.43, and prior to the
3 20 crediting of revenues to the road use tax fund under section
3 21 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph "b", the treasurer of state
3 22 shall transfer monthly from those revenues to the general fund
3 23 of the state, and there is appropriated to the department of
3 24 education for support of the school transportation system, the
3 25 amount of excess registration fees calculated under this
3 26 section and collected in the previous month. Notwithstanding
3 27 section 8.33, moneys transferred under this subsection shall
3 28 not revert to the general fund of the state.
3 29 EXPLANATION
3 30 This bill changes the motor vehicle registration fees for
3 31 model year 2005 and newer motor trucks with an unladen weight
3 32 of 7,000 pounds or less, except farm pickup trucks, from fixed
3 33 rate fees to fees based on vehicle weight and value. A truck
3 34 currently subject to a flat fee based on combined gross weight
3 35 will continue to be registered for the flat fee.
4 1 The bill defines "farm pickup truck" and provides that both
4 2 current owners and new owners of farm pickup trucks will
4 3 continue to pay the flat fee. An applicant for registration
4 4 of a farm pickup truck may be asked to provide proof that the
4 5 applicant is engaged in farming to qualify for the farm pickup
4 6 truck registration rate. A copy of a schedule F form filed by
4 7 the applicant for federal income tax purposes is satisfactory
4 8 evidence that a person is engaged in farming. If an owner who
4 9 has registered a vehicle as a farm pickup truck is found to be
4 10 unqualified for the farm pickup truck registration rate, the
4 11 owner may be required to pay regular registration fees in
4 12 addition to any other penalties allowed by law.
4 13 The bill directs the state department of transportation to
4 14 calculate monthly the excess revenues derived from registering
4 15 motor trucks with an unladen weight of 7,000 pounds or less
4 16 under the weight and value fee system rather than the current
4 17 flat fee system. An amount equal to those excess revenues is
4 18 appropriated to the department of education for support of the
4 19 school transportation system from motor vehicle use taxes.
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