House Study Bill 695 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the regulation of motor vehicles by the 1 department of transportation, including clarification of 2 the definition of business-trade truck and requirements for 3 the issuance of temporary persons with disabilities parking 4 permits. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5411DP (9) 83 dea/nh

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.1, subsection 7A, Code Supplement 1 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 7A. “Business-trade truck” means a model year 2010 or 3 newer motor truck with an unladen weight of ten thousand pounds 4 or less which is owned by a corporation, limited liability 5 company, or partnership or by a person who files a schedule C 6 or schedule F form with the federal internal revenue service 7 and which is eligible for depreciation under § 167 of the 8 Internal Revenue Code. If the motor truck is a leased vehicle, 9 the motor truck is a business-trade truck only if the lessee 10 is a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership 11 and the truck is used primarily for purposes of the business 12 operations of the corporation, limited liability company, or 13 partnership or the lessee is a person who files a schedule C or 14 schedule F form with the federal internal revenue service and 15 the truck is used primarily for purposes of the person’s own 16 business or farming operation. 17 Sec. 2. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 18 1, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 19 A resident of the state with a disability desiring a persons 20 with disabilities parking permit shall apply to the department 21 upon an application form furnished by the department providing 22 the applicant’s full legal name, address, date of birth, and 23 social security number or Iowa driver’s license number or 24 Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number, and shall also 25 provide a statement from a physician licensed under chapter 26 148 or 149, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 27 148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed 28 under chapter 152, or a chiropractor licensed under chapter 29 151, or a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, 30 or chiropractor licensed to practice in a contiguous state, 31 written on the physician’s, physician assistant’s, nurse 32 practitioner’s, or chiropractor’s stationery, stating the 33 nature of the applicant’s disability and such additional 34 information as required by rules adopted by the department 35 -1- LSB 5411DP (9) 83 dea/nh 1/ 2

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ under section 321L.8. If the person is applying for a 1 temporary persons with disabilities parking permit, the 2 physician’s, physician assistant’s, nurse practitioner’s, or 3 chiropractor’s statement shall state the period of time during 4 which the person is expected to be disabled and the period 5 of time for which the permit should be issued, not to exceed 6 six months. The department may waive the requirement that 7 the applicant furnish the applicant’s social security number, 8 Iowa driver’s license number, or nonoperator’s identification 9 card number when the application for a temporary persons with 10 disabilities parking permit is made on behalf of a person who 11 is less than one year old. 12 EXPLANATION 13 This bill amends the definition of “business-trade truck” 14 to clarify that the term applies only to model year 2010 or 15 newer motor trucks. For purposes of motor vehicle registration 16 fees, a “business-trade truck” is a motor truck with an unladen 17 weight of 10,000 pounds or less which is used for business or 18 farming. 19 The bill allows the department of transportation to 20 waive the requirement that an applicant for a persons with 21 disabilities parking permit furnish the applicant’s social 22 security number, driver’s license number, or nonoperator’s 23 identification card number when the application is for a 24 temporary permit and is made on behalf of a person who is less 25 than one year old. 26 -2- LSB 5411DP (9) 83 dea/nh 2/ 2