House File 55 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  DANDEKAR, HUSER, QUIRK,
                                           STRUYK, and T. OLSON


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to fees charged for personalized special motor
  2    vehicle registration plates associated with military service.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1451HH 82
  5 dea/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.34, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  12B.  PERSONALIZED REGISTRATION PLATES ==
  1  4 ARMED FORCES SERVICES.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
  1  5 law, the department shall waive the personalized plate
  1  6 registration fees for issuance and renewal of any type of
  1  7 personalized special registration plate associated with
  1  8 service in the United States armed forces for an applicant who
  1  9 is qualified to receive the special plate, provided that a
  1 10 personalized version of the special plate is available under
  1 11 this section.  Personalized special registration plates issued
  1 12 under this subsection are subject to the special plate
  1 13 issuance and renewal fees and the regular annual registration
  1 14 fees otherwise applicable under this section.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill requires the department of transportation to
  1 17 waive the fees charged for personalization of special motor
  1 18 vehicle registration plates associated with service in the
  1 19 United States armed forces.  The fees to be waived include the
  1 20 $25 fee charged for issuance and the $5 fee charged for annual
  1 21 validation of personalized plates.  Current fees that are
  1 22 required for issuance and renewal of the special plates and
  1 23 regular motor vehicle registration fees would continue to
  1 24 apply.
  1 25    The following special registration plates are associated
  1 26 with service in the United States armed forces and are
  1 27 available as personalized plates:  national guard plates,
  1 28 Pearl Harbor plates, purple heart plates, United States armed
  1 29 forces retired plates, silver or bronze star plates, and
  1 30 veteran plates.
  1 31 LSB 1451HH 82
  1 32 dea:nh/gg/14