Senate File 2065 SENATE FILE BY BEALL, COURTNEY, RAGAN, STEWART, HATCH, QUIRMBACH, KREIMAN, BOLKCOM, SENG, KIBBIE, BLACK, GRONSTAL, CONNOLLY, DVORSKY, DEARDEN, HORN, HOLVECK, DOTZLER, WARNSTADT, PUTNEY, KETTERING, SEYMOUR, MILLER, FRAISE, and SHULL Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to waiver of penalties for late motor vehicle 2 registration for activated national guard and reserve forces 3 members. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5312XS 80 6 dea/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.134, Code 2003, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. The department shall waive the 1 4 penalties imposed by this section for an owner who, as a 1 5 member of the Iowa national guard or the reserve forces of the 1 6 United States, is ordered into active state service, federal 1 7 service, or state active duty. The waiver shall apply during 1 8 the period of activation and for thirty days from the date the 1 9 period of active military service ends, according to rules 1 10 adopted by the department. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill requires the state department of transportation 1 13 to waive penalties for overdue motor vehicle registration fees 1 14 if the motor vehicle owner is an Iowa national guard or 1 15 reserve forces member and is called to active state service, 1 16 federal service, or state active duty. The penalty waiver 1 17 applies for 30 days after the end of the period of military 1 18 activation. 1 19 LSB 5312XS 80 1 20 dea/pj/5.1 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35