House File 70 - Introduced



                                      HOUSE FILE       
                                      BY  BELL


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act authorizing counties to charge an administrative fee for
  2    issuance or renewal of a driver's license or nonoperator's
  3    identification card.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1801YH 83
  6 dea/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321M.9, subsection 1, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  FEES TO COUNTIES.  Notwithstanding any other provision
  1  4 in the Code to the contrary, the county treasurer of a county
  1  5 authorized to issue driver's licenses under this chapter shall
  1  6 retain for deposit in the county general fund seven dollars of
  1  7 fees received pursuant to chapter 321 for each issuance or
  1  8 renewal of driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification
  1  9 cards a driver's license or nonoperator's identification card,
  1 10 but shall not retain any moneys for the issuance of any
  1 11 persons with disabilities identification devices.  The five
  1 12 dollar processing fee charged by a county treasurer for
  1 13 collection of a civil penalty under section 321.218A,
  1 14 321A.32A, or 321J.17 shall be retained for deposit in the
  1 15 county general fund.  The county treasurer shall remit the
  1 16 balance of fees and all civil penalties to the department.
  1 17    Sec. 2.  Section 321M.9, subsection 4, Code 2009, is
  1 18 amended by striking the subsection.
  1 19    Sec. 3.  Section 321M.9, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1 20 the following new subsection:
  1 21    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.  Notwithstanding
  1 22 any other provision, the county treasurer of a county
  1 23 authorized to issue driver's licenses under this chapter may
  1 24 charge an administrative fee of not more than three dollars
  1 25 for the issuance or renewal of a driver's license or
  1 26 nonoperator's identification card if authorized by the county
  1 27 board of supervisors.  This amount shall be added to the total
  1 28 amount of the fee, including any applicable surcharges, due
  1 29 pursuant to chapter 321.  Moneys collected from administrative
  1 30 fees under this subsection shall be deposited in the county
  1 31 general fund.
  1 32    Sec. 4.  Section 331.557A, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1 33 the following new subsection:
  1 34    NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  If authorized by the board, collect
  1 35 an administrative fee for the issuance or renewal of a
  2  1 driver's license or nonoperator's identification card, to be
  2  2 retained by the county for deposit in the county general fund.
  2  3                           EXPLANATION
  2  4    This bill allows a county treasurer to charge an applicant
  2  5 for a driver's license or nonoperator's identification card an
  2  6 administrative fee of not more than $3 for the issuance or
  2  7 renewal of a driver's license or nonoperator's identification
  2  8 card, if authorized by the county board of supervisors.  The
  2  9 fee would be retained for deposit in the county's general
  2 10 fund.
  2 11    Currently, county treasurers who issue driver's licenses
  2 12 retain, for deposit in the county's general fund, $7 from fees
  2 13 collected for each driver's license or nonoperator's
  2 14 identification card issued or renewed by the treasurer.
  2 15    The bill repeals a requirement that the auditor of state
  2 16 conduct a study every four years regarding the fiscal impact
  2 17 of the county driver's license issuance program.
  2 18 LSB 1801YH 83
  2 19 dea/nh/5