Senate File 136 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY PUTNEY and KIBBIE
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to registration fees for certain motor trucks and
2 providing effective and applicability dates.
3 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, paragraph a,
1 2 Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 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 2009 and subsequent model year motor trucks with an unladen
1 7 weight of seven thousand five hundred pounds or less, except
1 8 motor trucks registered under section 321.122, special trucks,
1 9 motor homes, ambulances, hearses, motorcycles, motorized
1 10 bicycles, and 1992 and older model years for multipurpose
1 11 vehicles, shall be equal to one percent of the value as fixed
1 12 by the department plus forty cents for each one hundred pounds
1 13 or 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 title to
2 5 the owner. If there is a security interest noted on the
2 6 title, the county treasurer shall mail to the secured party an
2 7 acknowledgment of the notation of the security interest. The
2 8 county treasurer shall not release a security interest that
2 9 has been noted on a title issued to a nonresident purchaser as
2 10 provided in this paragraph. The application requirements of
2 11 section 321.20 apply to a title issued as provided in this
2 12 subsection, except that a natural person who applies for a
2 13 certificate of title shall provide either the person's social
2 14 security number, passport number, or driver's license number,
2 15 whether the license was issued by this state, another state,
2 16 or another country. The provisions of this subsection
2 17 relating to multipurpose vehicles are effective January 1,
2 18 1993, for all 1993 and subsequent model years. The annual
2 19 registration fee for multipurpose vehicles that are 1992 model
2 20 years and older shall be in accordance with section 321.124.
2 21 Sec. 2. Section 321.122, subsection 1, unnumbered
2 22 paragraph 1, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
2 23 The annual registration fee for truck tractors, road
2 24 tractors, and motor trucks, except 2009 and subsequent model
2 25 year motor trucks with an unladen weight of seven thousand
2 26 five hundred pounds or less and motor trucks registered as
2 27 special trucks, shall be based on the combined gross weight of
2 28 the vehicle or combination of vehicles. All such trucks,
2 29 truck tractors, or road tractors registered under this section
2 30 shall be registered for a gross weight equal to or in excess
2 31 of the unladen weight of the vehicle or combination of
2 32 vehicles. The annual registration fee fees for such vehicles
2 33 or combination of vehicles, except special trucks, shall be
2 34 are as follows:
2 35 Sec. 3. Section 321.123, subsection 2, Code 2007, is
3 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
3 2 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. This subsection does not apply to motor
3 3 trucks registered under section 321.109.
3 4 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE AND APPLICABILITY DATES. This Act takes
3 5 effect January 1, 2008, and applies to registrations of 2009
3 6 and subsequent model year motor trucks with an unladen weight
3 7 of seven thousand five hundred pounds or less.
3 8 EXPLANATION
3 9 This bill revises the method for calculating annual
3 10 registration fees for motor trucks with an unladen weight of
3 11 7,500 pounds or less. Currently, most such trucks are
3 12 registered based on combined gross weight for an annual fee of
3 13 $65, which is reduced to $55 when the vehicle is more than 10
3 14 model years old, $45 when the vehicle is more than 13 model
3 15 years old, and $35 when the vehicle is more than 15 model
3 16 years old.
3 17 The bill requires that 2009 and subsequent model year motor
3 18 trucks with an unladen weight of 7,500 pounds or less be
3 19 registered under the weight and value system that applies to
3 20 most passenger vehicles. Currently under that system,
3 21 registration fees are equal to 1 percent of the value of the
3 22 vehicle plus 40 cents for each 100 pounds of weight of the
3 23 vehicle. Registration fees based on weight and value are
3 24 automatically reduced according to the age of the vehicle
3 25 beginning when the vehicle is more than five model years old.
3 26 The bill takes effect January 1, 2008, and applies to
3 27 registrations of 2009 and subsequent model year motor trucks.
3 28 The bill does not alter the current flat fee schedule, which
3 29 will continue to apply to 2008 and previous model year trucks.
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