SENATE FILE 48

BY  DANDEKAR

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the registration of certain antique motor vehicles and providing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 321.115, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   321.115  Antique vehicles —— model year plates permitted.
   1.
  a.Antique vehicles —— regular registration.  A motor vehicle twenty-five years old or older may be registered as an antique vehicle. The annual registration fee is the fee provided in section 321.113, 321.122, or 321.124.
   b.Limited use antique vehicles.  The owner of a motor truck, truck tractor, road tractor, or motor home that is twenty-five years old or older who desires to use the vehicle exclusively for exhibition or educational purposes at state or county fairs, or at other places where the vehicle may be exhibited for entertainment or educational purposes, may register the vehicle as a “limited use” vehicle in accordance with sections 321.58 through 321.62. The “limited use” registration under this paragraph permits driving of the vehicle upon the public roads to and from state and county fairs or other places of entertainment or education for exhibition or educational purposes and to and from service stations for the purpose of receiving necessary maintenance, or for the purposes of transporting, testing, demonstrating, or selling the vehicle.
   c.  Limited mileage antique vehicles.  The owner of a 1964 model year or older motor vehicle may register the vehicle as a “limited mileage” antique vehicle for an annual registration fee of ten dollars. The “limited mileage” registration under this paragraph permits driving of the vehicle not more than two thousand five hundred miles annually. The application for registration under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a certification by the owner, made in a manner prescribed by the department, declaring that the vehicle will not be driven more than two thousand five hundred miles during the registration year.
   c.  d.  Model year registration plates.
   (1)  The owner of a motor vehicle registered under this subsection paragraph “a”, “b”, or “c” may display authentic Iowa registration plates from the model year of the motor vehicle, furnished by the person and approved by the department, in lieu of the current and valid Iowa registration plates issued for the vehicle, provided that the current and valid Iowa registration plates and the registration card issued for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within the vehicle and are available for inspection to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.
   (2)  The owner of a motor vehicle registered under paragraph “b” or“c” may display authentic Iowa registration plates from the model year of the motor vehicle, furnished by the person and approved by the department to serve as the vehicle’s regular registration plates. The model year plates shall be registered with the department as the current and valid Iowa registration plates for the vehicle.
   (3)  The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement this lettered paragraph.
   2.  The sale of a motor vehicle twenty years old or older which is primarily of value as a collector’s item and not as transportation is not subject to chapter 322, and any person may sell such a vehicle at retail without a license as required under chapter 322.
   3.  Truck tractors and semitrailers used in combination for exhibition and educational purposes may be registered and driven according to the provisions of subsection 1. Truck tractors and semitrailers registered under this section shall not be used to haul loads.
   4.  A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 2.
EXPLANATION
   Currently, if a motor vehicle is 25 years old or older, the owner may register the vehicle as an antique vehicle, subject to the regular registration fees for the vehicle. If the vehicle is a motor truck, truck tractor, road tractor, or motor home that is used exclusively for exhibition or educational purposes, the owner may apply for a “limited use” registration subject to a fee of $70 for a two-year certificate and $40 for a set of registration plates valid for the two-year period. An antique vehicle registered for limited use may only be driven to and from state and county fairs and other places for exhibition and education purposes and to and from service stations, or for purposes of transporting, testing, demonstrating, or selling the vehicle. Either antique vehicle registration entitles the owner to display authentic registration plates from the model year of the vehicle, furnished by the owner and approved by the department of transportation, in lieu of the regular registration plates issued for the vehicle, provided the regular registration card and plates are carried in the vehicle.
   This bill establishes another antique vehicle category, the “limited mileage” antique vehicle. A motor vehicle that is model year 1964 or older may be registered as a limited mileage antique vehicle for an annual fee of $10. The vehicle may not be driven more than 2,500 miles per year, and the owner must certify with the annual application for registration that the mileage limit will be observed.
   The bill also allows the owner of a “limited use” or a “limited mileage” antique vehicle to display authentic model year registration plates that are registered with the department as the current and valid registration plates for the vehicle. The model year plates must be furnished by the owner and approved by the department to serve as the vehicle’s regular registration plates.