House File 2164 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY MURPHY
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to fees for special national guard motor vehicle
2 registration plates.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.34, subsection 16, Code Supplement
1 2 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 16. NATIONAL GUARD SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to
1 4 in subsection 12 who is a member of the national guard, as
1 5 defined in chapter 29A, may, upon written application to the
1 6 department, order special registration plates with a national
1 7 guard processed emblem with the emblem designed by the
1 8 department in cooperation with the adjutant general, which
1 9 emblem signifies that the applicant is a member of the
1 10 national guard. The application shall be approved by the
1 11 department in consultation with the adjutant general. Letter
1 12 number designated national guard plates shall be issued at no
1 13 charge and shall be validated annually by the county treasurer
1 14 upon payment of the regular annual registration fee. The fee
1 15 for issuance of personalized national guard plates is twenty=
1 16 five dollars, and the annual fee for personalized national
1 17 guard plates is five dollars, which is in addition to the
1 18 regular annual registration fee. Special registration plates
1 19 with a national guard processed emblem shall be surrendered,
1 20 as provided in subsection 12, in exchange for regular
1 21 registration plates upon termination of the owner's membership
1 22 in the active national guard.
1 23 EXPLANATION
1 24 This bill allows a motor vehicle owner who is a member of
1 25 the national guard to order special national guard motor
1 26 vehicle registration plates with a letter number designation
1 27 at no charge. Personalized national guard plates would be
1 28 available for a fee of $25, which is the issuance fee for all
1 29 personalized registration plates. The special plates would be
1 30 renewed annually upon payment of the regular annual
1 31 registration fee for the vehicle, and in the case of
1 32 personalized plates, the annual $5 personalized plate fee.
1 33 Currently, national guard special plates are subject to an
1 34 initial issuance fee of $25 for letter number designated
1 35 plates, plus an additional $25 for personalized plates. There
2 1 is a special annual renewal fee of $5 for both letter number
2 2 designated plates and personalized plates, in addition to the
2 3 regular annual registration fee for the vehicle.
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