Senate File 2011 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  PUTNEY


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring proof of financial liability coverage upon
  2    application for a certificate of title and providing
  3    penalties.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5171XS 82
  6 md/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.20, subsection 1, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  g.  A statement of the applicant certifying
  1  4 that financial liability coverage is in effect for the motor
  1  5 vehicle as required by section 321.21.  The applicant shall
  1  6 also provide a description of the financial liability coverage
  1  7 as noted on the proof of financial liability coverage card
  1  8 issued for the motor vehicle.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  321.21  PROOF OF FINANCIAL LIABILITY
  1 10 COVERAGE REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE ==
  1 11 PENALTIES.
  1 12    1.  A motor vehicle shall not be titled unless financial
  1 13 liability coverage is in effect for the motor vehicle at the
  1 14 time the application for the certificate of title is
  1 15 submitted.  This section shall apply to all certificates of
  1 16 title issued by the department or by a county treasurer,
  1 17 including but not limited to amended, modified, or replacement
  1 18 certificates of title.
  1 19    2.  The owner of the motor vehicle shall provide a
  1 20 description of the financial liability coverage as noted on
  1 21 the proof of financial liability coverage card issued for the
  1 22 motor vehicle as provided in section 321.20, subsection 1.
  1 23 The department may require that the owner's insurance company
  1 24 verify that the financial liability coverage is in effect for
  1 25 the motor vehicle at the time of application for certificate
  1 26 of title.
  1 27    3.  A person who falsely certifies as to financial
  1 28 liability coverage required under this section commits a
  1 29 simple misdemeanor.
  1 30    Sec. 3.  Section 321.30, subsection 1, Code Supplement
  1 31 2007, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1 32    NEW PARAGRAPH.  m.  If the owner does not provide
  1 33 satisfactory proof that financial liability coverage is in
  1 34 effect for the motor vehicle as required by section 321.21.
  1 35                           EXPLANATION
  2  1    This bill requires an applicant for a motor vehicle
  2  2 certificate of title to provide proof that financial liability
  2  3 coverage is in effect for the motor vehicle at the time the
  2  4 application for certificate of title is submitted.  The
  2  5 applicant must also provide a description of the financial
  2  6 liability coverage as noted on the proof of financial
  2  7 liability coverage card issued for the motor vehicle.  The
  2  8 financial liability coverage must meet the definitional
  2  9 requirements under Code section 321.1, subsection 24B.
  2 10    The department of transportation or the county treasurer
  2 11 shall refuse to issue the certificate of title if proof of
  2 12 financial liability coverage is insufficient in the
  2 13 application.  The financial liability coverage requirement of
  2 14 new Code section 321.21 applies to all certificates of title
  2 15 issued by the department or by a county treasurer, including
  2 16 but not limited to amended, modified, or replacement
  2 17 certificates of title.
  2 18    The bill provides that the owner of a motor vehicle commits
  2 19 a simple misdemeanor if the owner falsely certifies as to
  2 20 financial liability coverage required for the issuance of a
  2 21 certificate of title.  A simple misdemeanor is punishable by
  2 22 confinement for no more than 30 days and a fine of at least
  2 23 $65 but not more than $625, or both.
  2 24 LSB 5171XS 82
  2 25 md/nh/5