House File 279 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY JENKINS
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to registration fees for certain motor trucks and
2 modifying motor vehicle registration fees that are based on
3 weight and value and providing an applicability date.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.109, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. a. The annual fee for all motor vehicles including
1 4 vehicles designated by manufacturers as station wagons, and
1 5 1993 and subsequent model years for multipurpose vehicles, and
1 6 motor trucks with an unladen weight of seven thousand pounds
1 7 or less, except motor trucks registered under section 321.122,
1 8 special trucks, motor homes, ambulances, hearses, motorcycles,
1 9 motor bicycles, and 1992 and older model years for
1 10 multipurpose vehicles, shall be equal to one percent of the
1 11 value as fixed by the department and adjusted pursuant to
1 12 paragraph "c" plus forty cents for each one hundred pounds or
1 13 fraction thereof of weight of vehicle, as fixed by the
1 14 department. The weight of a motor vehicle, fixed by the
1 15 department for registration purposes, shall include the weight
1 16 of a battery, heater, bumpers, spare tire, and wheel.
1 17 Provided, however, that for any new vehicle purchased in this
1 18 state by a nonresident for removal to the nonresident's state
1 19 of residence the purchaser may make application to the county
1 20 treasurer in the county of purchase for a transit plate for
1 21 which a fee of ten dollars shall be paid. And provided,
1 22 however, that for any used vehicle held by a registered dealer
1 23 and not currently registered in this state, or for any vehicle
1 24 held by an individual and currently registered in this state,
1 25 when purchased in this state by a nonresident for removal to
1 26 the nonresident's state of residence, the purchaser may make
1 27 application to the county treasurer in the county of purchase
1 28 for a transit plate for which a fee of three dollars shall be
1 29 paid. The county treasurer shall issue a nontransferable
1 30 certificate of registration for which no refund shall be
1 31 allowed; and the transit plates shall be void thirty days
1 32 after issuance. Such purchaser may apply for a certificate of
1 33 title by surrendering the manufacturer's or importer's
1 34 certificate or certificate of title, duly assigned as provided
1 35 in this chapter. In this event, the treasurer in the county
2 1 of purchase shall, when satisfied with the genuineness and
2 2 regularity of the application, and upon payment of a fee of
2 3 ten dollars, issue a certificate of title in the name and
2 4 address of the nonresident purchaser delivering the same to
2 5 the person entitled to the title as provided in this chapter.
2 6 The application requirements of section 321.20 apply to a
2 7 title issued as provided in this subsection, except that a
2 8 natural person who applies for a certificate of title shall
2 9 provide either the person's social security number, passport
2 10 number, or driver's license number, whether the license was
2 11 issued by this state, another state, or another country. The
2 12 provisions of this subsection relating to multipurpose
2 13 vehicles are effective January 1, 1993, for all 1993 and
2 14 subsequent model years. The annual registration fee for
2 15 multipurpose vehicles that are 1992 model years and older
2 16 shall be in accordance with section 321.124.
2 17 b. The annual registration fee for a multipurpose vehicle
2 18 with permanently installed equipment manufactured for and
2 19 necessary to assist a person with a disability who is either
2 20 the owner or a member of the owner's household in entry and
2 21 exit of the vehicle or for a multipurpose vehicle if the
2 22 vehicle's owner or a member of the vehicle owner's household
2 23 uses a wheelchair as the only means of mobility shall be sixty
2 24 dollars. For purposes of this unnumbered paragraph, "uses a
2 25 wheelchair" does not include use of a wheelchair due to a
2 26 temporary injury or medical condition.
2 27 c. The department shall calculate as closely as possible
2 28 the difference in revenue that would have been received for
2 29 registration years beginning in 2005 from the registration of
2 30 motor trucks with an unladen weight of seven thousand pounds
2 31 or less under the weight and value system described in this
2 32 section, Code 2005, rather than under section 321.122, Code
2 33 2005. The department shall use that amount as the basis for
2 34 adjusting the portion of the annual registration fee that is
2 35 based on value for all vehicles registered under this section
3 1 for registration years beginning on or after January 1, 2006.
3 2 The adjustment shall be calculated to produce, as nearly as
3 3 possible, a neutral effect on the revenues deposited in the
3 4 road use tax fund for registration years beginning in 2006 as
3 5 a result of the inclusion of motor trucks under this section.
3 6 Sec. 2. Section 321.122, subsection 1, unnumbered
3 7 paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows:
3 8 The annual registration fee for truck tractors, road
3 9 tractors, and motor trucks with an unladen weight exceeding
3 10 seven thousand pounds, except motor trucks registered as
3 11 special trucks, shall be based on the combined gross weight of
3 12 the vehicle or combination of vehicles. All such trucks,
3 13 truck tractors, or road tractors shall be registered for a
3 14 gross weight equal to or in excess of the unladen weight of
3 15 the vehicle or combination of vehicles. The annual
3 16 registration fee fees for such vehicles or combination of
3 17 vehicles, except special trucks, shall be are as follows:
3 18 Sec. 3. Section 321.122, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
3 19 2005, is amended by striking the paragraph.
3 20 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to new and
3 21 renewal registrations of motor trucks with an unladen weight
3 22 of seven thousand pounds or less for registration years
3 23 beginning on or after January 1, 2006.
3 24 EXPLANATION
3 25 This bill revises the method for calculating annual
3 26 registration fees for motor trucks with an unladen weight of
3 27 7,000 pounds or less. Currently, most such trucks are
3 28 registered based on combined gross weight for an annual fee of
3 29 $65, which is reduced to $55 when the vehicle is more than 10
3 30 model years old, $45 when the vehicle is more than 13 model
3 31 years old, and $35 when the vehicle is more than 15 model
3 32 years old.
3 33 The bill requires that beginning in 2006, motor trucks with
3 34 an unladen weight of 7,000 pounds or less shall be registered
3 35 under the weight and value system that applies to most other
4 1 motor vehicles. Currently under that system, registration
4 2 fees are equal to 1 percent of the value of the vehicle plus
4 3 40 cents for each 100 pounds of weight of the vehicle.
4 4 Registration fees based on weight and value are automatically
4 5 reduced according to the age of the vehicle beginning when the
4 6 vehicle is more than five model years old.
4 7 The bill directs the state department of transportation to
4 8 calculate the excess revenues that would have resulted from
4 9 registering motor trucks with an unladen weight of 7,000
4 10 pounds or less under the weight and value fee system in 2005
4 11 rather than the current flat fee system. Registration fees
4 12 for all vehicles registered according to weight and value are
4 13 to be modified by adjusting the percentage of value used to
4 14 calculate the fees so as to produce, as nearly as possible, a
4 15 neutral effect on revenues deposited in the road use tax fund
4 16 as a result of the registration of certain motor trucks under
4 17 the weight and value system in 2006. The adjusted formula
4 18 shall be used to calculate registration fees for registration
4 19 years beginning on or after January 1, 2006.
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