Senate Study Bill 3120 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the registration of motor trucks, truck 1 tractors, trailers, and semitrailers and providing for 2 apportioned registration of commercial motor vehicles 3 under the international registration plan, and including 4 implementation provisions. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.1, subsection 60, Code Supplement 1 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 60. “Registration year” means the period of twelve 3 consecutive months beginning on the first day of the month 4 following the month of the birth of the owner of the vehicle 5 for vehicles registered by the county treasurer and the 6 calendar year for vehicles registered by the department 7 or motor trucks and truck tractors with a combined gross 8 weight exceeding five tons which are registered by the county 9 treasurer . For leased vehicles registered by the county 10 treasurer, except for motor trucks and truck tractors with a 11 combined gross weight exceeding five tons, “registration year” 12 means the period of twelve consecutive months beginning on 13 the first day of the month following the month in which the 14 lease expires. For vehicles registered under chapter 326, 15 “registration year” means the twelve-month period determined by 16 the department pursuant to section 326.14. 17 Sec. 2. Section 321.20, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 18 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 19 Except as provided in this chapter , an owner of a vehicle 20 subject to registration shall make application to the county 21 treasurer of the county of the owner’s residence, or if a 22 nonresident, to the county treasurer of the county where the 23 primary users of the vehicle are located, or if a lessor of 24 the vehicle pursuant to chapter 321F which vehicle has a 25 gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand pounds, to the 26 county treasurer of the county of the lessee’s residence, 27 or if a firm, association, or corporation with vehicles in 28 multiple counties, the owner may make application to the county 29 treasurer of the county where the primary user of the vehicle 30 is located, for the registration and issuance of a certificate 31 of title for the vehicle upon the appropriate form furnished 32 by the department. However, upon the transfer of ownership, 33 the owner of a vehicle subject to the proportional apportioned 34 registration provisions of chapter 326 shall make application 35 -1- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 1/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ for registration and issuance of a certificate of title to 1 either the department or the appropriate county treasurer. The 2 application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars, 3 and shall bear the owner’s signature. A nonresident owner 4 of two or more vehicles subject to registration may make 5 application for registration and issuance of a certificate 6 of title for all vehicles subject to registration to the 7 county treasurer of the county where the primary user of any 8 of the vehicles is located. The owner of a mobile home or 9 manufactured home shall make application for a certificate 10 of title under this section from the county treasurer of the 11 county where the mobile home or manufactured home is located. 12 The application shall contain: 13 Sec. 3. Section 321.20A, Code 2011, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 321.20A Certificate of title and registration fees —— 16 commercial vehicles. 17 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter , the 18 owner of a commercial vehicle subject to the proportional 19 apportioned registration provisions of chapter 326 may make 20 application to the department or the appropriate county 21 treasurer for a certificate of title. The application for 22 certificate of title shall be made within thirty days of 23 purchase or transfer and shall be accompanied by a twenty 24 dollar title fee and the appropriate fee for new registration. 25 The department or the county treasurer shall deliver the 26 certificate of title to the owner if there is no security 27 interest. If there is a security interest, the title, 28 when issued, shall be delivered to the first secured party. 29 Delivery may be made using electronic means. 30 2. An owner of more than fifty commercial vehicles subject 31 to the proportional apportioned registration provisions of 32 chapter 326 who is issued a certificate of title under this 33 section shall not be subject to annual registration fees until 34 the commercial vehicle is driven or moved upon the highways. 35 -2- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 2/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ The annual registration fee due shall be prorated for the 1 remaining unexpired months of the registration year. Ownership 2 of the commercial vehicle shall not be transferred until annual 3 registration fees have been paid to the department. 4 Sec. 4. Section 321.34, subsection 4, Code Supplement 2011, 5 is amended to read as follows: 6 4. Multiyear Permanent plates. In lieu of issuing annual 7 registration plates for trailers, semitrailers, motor trucks, 8 and truck tractors, the department may issue a multiyear 9 registration plate for a three-year period or a permanent 10 registration plate for trailers , and semitrailers , licensed 11 under chapter 326 , and a permanent registration plate for 12 motor trucks , and truck tractors licensed under chapter 326 , 13 upon payment of the appropriate registration fee. Payment 14 of fees for trailers and semitrailers for a permanent 15 registration plate shall, at the option of the registrant, 16 be made at five-year intervals or on an annual basis. Fees 17 from three-year and five-year payments shall not be reduced or 18 prorated. Payment of fees for motor trucks and truck tractors 19 shall be made on an annual basis. 20 Sec. 5. Section 321.39, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2011, are 21 amended by striking the subsections. 22 Sec. 6. Section 321.40, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 1. Application for renewal of for a vehicle registration 25 registered under this chapter shall be made on or after the 26 first day of the month prior to the month of expiration of 27 registration and up to and including the last day of the 28 month following the month of expiration of registration. The 29 registration shall be renewed upon payment of the appropriate 30 annual registration fee. Application for renewal for a vehicle 31 registered under chapter 326 shall be made on or after the 32 first day of the month prior to the month of expiration of 33 registration and up to and including the last day of the month 34 following the month of expiration of registration. 35 -3- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 3/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Sec. 7. Section 321.46A, Code 2011, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 321.46A Change from proportional apportioned registration —— 3 credit. 4 An owner changing a vehicle’s registration from proportional 5 apportioned registration under chapter 326 to registration 6 under this chapter shall be entitled to a credit on the 7 vehicle’s annual registration fees under this chapter . The 8 credit shall may be allowed when the owner surrenders to the 9 county treasurer proof of proportional apportioned registration 10 provided by the department. The amount of the credit shall 11 be calculated based on the unexpired complete calendar 12 months remaining in the registration year from the date the 13 application is filed with the county treasurer. 14 Sec. 8. Section 321.105, subsection 4, Code 2011, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 4. In addition to the payment of an annual registration 17 fee for each trailer and semitrailer to be issued an annual 18 a registration plate under chapter 326 , an additional 19 registration fee may be paid for a period of two or four 20 subsequent registration years. 21 Sec. 9. Section 321.106, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2011, are 22 amended to read as follows: 23 1. When a vehicle is registered under chapter 326 or a 24 motor truck, truck tractor, or road tractor is registered 25 for a combined gross weight exceeding five tons and there is 26 no delinquency and the registration is made in February or 27 succeeding months through November the second through eleventh 28 month of the registration year , the annual registration fee 29 shall be prorated for the remaining unexpired months of the 30 registration year. A fee shall not be required for the month 31 of December for a vehicle registered on a calendar year basis 32 on which there is no delinquency. However, except for a 33 vehicle registered under chapter 326 , when such a vehicle is 34 registered in November the eleventh month of the registration 35 -4- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 4/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ year , the vehicle may be registered for the remaining unexpired 1 months of the registration year or for the remaining unexpired 2 months of the registration year and for the next registration 3 year, upon payment of the applicable registration fees. 4 3. If a fee computed under this section contains a 5 fractional part of a dollar, the fee shall be computed to the 6 nearest whole dollar. A fee computed under this section shall 7 not be less than five dollars. The fee so computed shall be 8 deemed to be the annual registration fee for the remainder 9 of the registration year. This subsection does not apply to 10 vehicles registered under chapter 326. 11 Sec. 10. Section 321.126, subsection 1, paragraphs d and e, 12 Code 2011, are amended to read as follows: 13 d. If the vehicle is registered by the county treasurer 14 during the current registration year and the owner or lessee 15 registers the vehicle for proportional apportioned registration 16 under chapter 326 , the owner of the registered vehicle shall 17 surrender the registration plates to the county treasurer and 18 may file a claim for refund. In lieu of a refund, a credit 19 for the annual registration fees paid to the county treasurer 20 may be applied by the department to the owner or lessee’s 21 proportional apportioned registration fees upon the surrender 22 of the county plates and registration. 23 e. A refund for trailers and semitrailers issued a multiyear 24 permanent registration plate pursuant to chapter 326 shall be 25 paid by the department upon application. 26 Sec. 11. Section 321.126, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 2. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the 29 contrary, there shall be no refund of proportional apportioned 30 registration fees unless the state which issued the base plate 31 for the vehicle allows such refund. If an owner subject to 32 proportional apportioned registration leases the vehicle 33 for which the refund is sought, the claim shall be filed in 34 the names of both the lessee and the lessor and the refund 35 -5- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 5/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ payment made payable to both the lessor and the lessee. The 1 term “owner” for purposes of this section shall include a 2 person in whom is vested right of possession or control of a 3 vehicle which is subject to a lease, contract, or other legal 4 arrangement vesting right of possession or control in addition 5 to the term as defined in section 321.1, subsection 49 . 6 Sec. 12. Section 321.127, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2011, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 3. For trailers or semitrailers issued a multiyear 9 permanent registration plate , a refund shall be paid equal to 10 the annual fee for twelve months times the remaining number of 11 complete registration years. 12 4. Refunds for vehicles registered for proportional 13 apportioned registration under chapter 326 shall be paid on the 14 basis of unexpired complete calendar months remaining in the 15 registration year from the date the claim for refund , and the 16 license plate , and registration receipt are received by the 17 department. 18 Sec. 13. Section 321.134, Code 2011, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 321.134 Monthly penalty. 21 1. On the first day of the second month following the 22 beginning of each registration year a penalty of five percent 23 of the annual registration fee shall be added to the annual 24 registration fees not paid by that date and an additional 25 penalty of five percent shall be added the first day of each 26 succeeding month, until the fee is paid. A penalty shall 27 not be less than five dollars. If the owner of a vehicle 28 surrenders the registration plates for a vehicle prior to the 29 plates becoming delinquent, to the county treasurer of the 30 county where the vehicle is registered, or to the department 31 if the vehicle is registered under chapter 326 , the owner may 32 register the vehicle any time thereafter upon payment of the 33 annual registration fee for the registration year without 34 penalty. The penalty on vehicles registered under chapter 326 35 -6- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 6/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ shall accrue February 1 of each year. To avoid a penalty or 1 an additional penalty in the case of a delinquent registration 2 through a county treasurer , if the last calendar day of a month 3 falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the payment deadline 4 is extended to include the first business day of the following 5 month. For payments made through a county treasurer’s 6 authorized website only, if the last day of the month falls 7 on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the electronic payment 8 must be initiated by midnight on the first business day of the 9 next month. All other electronic payments must be initiated by 10 midnight on the last day of the month preceding the delinquent 11 date. 12 2. The annual registration fee for trucks, truck tractors, 13 and road tractors, as provided in sections 321.121 and 321.122 , 14 may be payable in two equal semiannual installments if the 15 annual registration fee exceeds the annual registration fee 16 for a vehicle with a gross weight exceeding five tons. The 17 penalties provided in subsection 1 shall be computed on the 18 amount of the first installment only and on the first day 19 of the seventh month of the registration period the same 20 rate of penalty shall apply to the second installment, until 21 the fee is paid. Semiannual installments do not apply to 22 commercial vehicles, as defined under section 326.2 , subject 23 to proportional registration, with a base state other than 24 the state of Iowa, as defined in section 326.2, subsection 1 . 25 The penalty on vehicles registered under chapter 326 accrues 26 August 1 of each year except as provided in section 326.6 . The 27 department shall not allow the annual registration fee for a 28 commercial vehicle registered under chapter 326 to be paid in 29 two equal semiannual installments for five years after the 30 registrant has paid the annual registration fee late for two 31 consecutive years. 32 3. 2. If a penalty applies to an annual vehicle 33 registration fee provided for in sections 321.121 and 321.122 , 34 the same penalty shall be assessed on the fees collected to 35 -7- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 7/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ increase the registered gross weight of the vehicle, if the 1 increased gross weight is requested within forty-five days from 2 the date the delinquent vehicle is registered for the current 3 registration period. 4 4. 3. Notwithstanding subsections 1 through 3 and 2 , 5 if a vehicle registration is delinquent for twenty-four 6 months or more, a flat penalty and fee shall be assessed 7 for the delinquent period in addition to the current annual 8 registration fee. The flat penalty and fee shall be one 9 hundred fifty percent of the current annual registration fee. 10 5. 4. The department shall waive the penalties imposed by 11 this section for an owner who is in the military service of 12 the United States and who has been relocated as a result of 13 being placed on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. 14 The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection , 15 including, if necessary, procedures for refunding penalties 16 collected prior to March 29, 2004. 17 Sec. 14. Section 321.466, subsection 1, Code 2011, is 18 amended by striking the subsection. 19 Sec. 15. Section 321.466, subsections 2 and 6, Code 2011, 20 are amended to read as follows: 21 2. During or after the seventh month of a current 22 registration year, the The owner of a motor truck, truck 23 tractor, or road tractor , semitrailer or trailer may, if 24 the owner’s operation has not resulted in a conviction or 25 action pending under this section , may increase the gross 26 weight registration of the vehicle to a higher gross weight 27 classification registration by payment of one-twelfth of the 28 difference between the annual fee for the higher gross weight 29 and the amount of the fee for the gross weight at which it the 30 vehicle is registered, multiplied by the number of unexpired 31 months of the registration year. 32 6. For the purposes of this section cracked or ground 33 soybeans, sargo sorgo , corn, wheat, rye, oats, or other grain 34 shall be deemed to be raw farm products, provided that such 35 -8- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 8/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ products are being directly delivered to a farm, from the 1 place where the whole grain had been delivered from a farm for 2 the purpose of cracking or grinding and immediate delivery to 3 the farm to which such cracked or ground products are being 4 delivered. 5 Sec. 16. Section 321F.8, Code 2011, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 321F.8 Registration of vehicle required. 8 All motor vehicles which are primarily garaged or located 9 in this state and which are the subject of a lease shall 10 be registered in this state. This section shall not be 11 construed to exempt any motor vehicle from registration which 12 is otherwise subject to registration under the provisions of 13 chapter 321 , provided, however, that the provisions of this 14 section shall not apply to motor vehicles in fleets whose 15 registrations are apportioned under the provisions of section 16 326.2 chapter 326 . 17 Sec. 17. Section 326.1, Code 2011, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 326.1 Policy. 20 It is the policy of this state to promote and encourage 21 the fullest possible use of its the state’s highway system 22 by authorizing the negotiation and execution of motor 23 vehicle reciprocal or proportional registration agreements, 24 arrangements and declarations with other jurisdictions 25 reciprocity agreements. Apportioned registration shall be 26 conducted in accordance with the international registration 27 plan with respect to vehicles registered in this and such other 28 jurisdictions, thus contributing to the economic and social 29 development and growth of this state. 30 Sec. 18. Section 326.2, Code 2011, is amended by striking 31 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 32 326.2 Definitions. 33 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 34 requires: 35 -9- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 9/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 1. “Commercial vehicle” means any vehicle which is operated 1 in interstate commerce or combined intrastate and interstate 2 commerce and used for the transportation of persons for hire, 3 compensation or profit, or designed or used primarily for the 4 transportation of property. 5 2. “Department” means the department of transportation. 6 3. “Director” means the director of transportation or the 7 director’s designee. 8 4. “International registration plan” or “plan” means 9 the registration reciprocity agreement among states of the 10 United States, the District of Columbia, and provinces of 11 Canada providing for payment of apportionable fees on the 12 basis of total distance operated in all jurisdictions, in 13 effect on January 1, 2011, or as later amended, published by 14 international registration plan, inc., and available on the 15 plan’s internet site. 16 5. “Registration fee” means the annual motor vehicle 17 registration fee imposed pursuant to section 321.105, unless 18 otherwise specified. 19 6. “Trip” for purposes of section 326.23 means: 20 a. A one-way movement from one point originating outside 21 this state and destined to another point outside this state. 22 b. A round-trip movement between two points within this 23 state. 24 c. A round-trip movement originating in this state or 25 destined for a point within this state. 26 7. The terms “combination” or “combination of vehicles” , 27 “gross weight” , “highway” , “motor vehicle” , “nonresident” , 28 “owner” , “person” , “semitrailer” , “trailer” , “truck tractor” , and 29 “vehicle” mean as defined in section 321.1. 30 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION . 326.3 Additional definitions. 31 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 32 requires, the following terms have the following meaning, as 33 provided in the international registration plan, or the meaning 34 ascribed in the international registration plan as it may exist 35 -10- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 10/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ at the time of its applicability to the provisions of this 1 chapter: 2 1. “Applicant” means a person in whose name an application 3 is filed for registration under the plan. 4 2. “Apportionable fee” means any periodic recurring fee or 5 tax required for registering vehicles, such as registration, 6 license, or weight fees. 7 3. a. “Apportionable vehicle” means any power unit that is 8 used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions 9 and that is used for the transportation of persons for hire or 10 designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation 11 of property if one of the following applies: 12 (1) The power unit has two axles and a gross vehicle weight 13 or registered gross vehicle weight in excess of twenty-six 14 thousand pounds. 15 (2) The power unit has three or more axles, regardless of 16 weight. 17 (3) The power unit is used in combination, when the gross 18 vehicle weight of such combination exceeds twenty-six thousand 19 pounds. 20 b. A recreational vehicle, a vehicle displaying restricted 21 plates, a bus used in the transportation of chartered parties, 22 or a government-owned vehicle is not an apportionable vehicle; 23 except that a truck or truck tractor, or the power unit in 24 a combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of 25 twenty-six thousand pounds or less, or a bus used in the 26 transportation of chartered parties may be registered under the 27 plan at the option of the registrant. 28 4. “Apportioned vehicle” means an apportionable vehicle that 29 has been registered under the plan. 30 5. “Audit” means the physical examination of a registrant’s 31 operational records, including source documents, to verify 32 the distances reported in the registrant’s application for 33 apportioned registration and the accuracy of the registrant’s 34 record-keeping system for its fleet. Such an examination may 35 -11- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 11/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ be of multiple fleets for multiple years. 1 6. “Audit procedures manual” or “APM” means the audit 2 procedures manual required to be maintained in the plan. 3 7. “Auxiliary axle” means an auxiliary undercarriage 4 assembly with a fifth wheel and tow bar used to convert a 5 semitrailer to a trailer. 6 8. “Axle” means an assembly of a vehicle consisting of two 7 or more wheels whose centers are in one horizontal plane, by 8 means of which a portion of the weight of a vehicle and its 9 load, if any, is continually transmitted to the roadway. For 10 purposes of registration under the plan, an “axle” is any such 11 assembly whether or not it is load-bearing only part of the 12 time. 13 9. “Base jurisdiction” means the member jurisdiction, 14 selected in accordance with the plan, to which an applicant 15 applies for apportioned registration under the plan or the 16 member jurisdiction that issues apportioned registration to a 17 registrant under the plan. 18 10. “Cab card” means an evidence of registration, other than 19 a plate, issued for an apportioned vehicle registered under 20 the plan by the base jurisdiction and carried in or on the 21 identified vehicle. 22 11. “Chartered party” means a group of persons who, pursuant 23 to a common purpose and under a single contract, have acquired 24 the exclusive use of a passenger-carrying motor vehicle to 25 travel together as a group to a specified destination or for a 26 particular itinerary, either agreed upon in advance or modified 27 by the group after leaving the place of origin. “Chartered 28 party” includes services rendered to a number of passengers that 29 a passenger carrier or its agent has assembled into a travel 30 group through sales of a ticket to each individual passenger 31 covering a round trip from one or more points of origin to a 32 single advertised destination. 33 12. “Credentials” means the cab card and plate issued in 34 accordance with the plan. 35 -12- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 12/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 13. “Fleet” means one or more apportionable vehicles 1 designated by a registrant for distance reporting under the 2 plan. 3 14. “Jurisdiction” means a country or a state, province, 4 territory, possession, or federal district of a country. 5 15. “Lease” means a transaction evidenced by a written 6 document in which a lessor vests exclusive possession, control, 7 and responsibility for the operation of a vehicle in a lessee 8 for a specific term. A long-term lease is for a period of 9 thirty calendar days or more. A short-term lease is for a 10 period of less than thirty calendar days. 11 16. “Lessee” means a person that is authorized to have 12 exclusive possession and control of a vehicle owned by another 13 person under terms of a lease agreement. 14 17. “Lessor” means a person that, under the terms of a 15 lease agreement, authorizes another person to have exclusive 16 possession of, control of, and responsibility for the operation 17 of a vehicle. 18 18. “Member jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction that has 19 applied and has been approved for membership in the plan in 20 accordance with the plan. 21 19. “Operational records” means source documents that 22 evidence distance traveled by a fleet in each member 23 jurisdiction, such as furl reports, trip sheets, and driver 24 logs, including those which may be generated through on-board 25 devices and maintained electronically, as required by the audit 26 procedures manual. 27 20. “Plate” means the license plate, including renewal 28 decals, if any, issued for a vehicle registered under the plan 29 by the base jurisdiction. 30 21. “Power unit” means a motor vehicle as distinguished from 31 a trailer, semitrailer, or auxiliary axle, but not including 32 an automobile or a motorcycle. 33 22. “Properly registered vehicle” means a vehicle which 34 has been registered in full compliance with the laws of all 35 -13- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 13/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ jurisdictions in which it is intended to operate. 1 23. “Reciprocity” means the reciprocal grant by one 2 jurisdiction of operating rights or privileges in properly 3 registered vehicles registered by another jurisdiction, 4 especially but not exclusively including privileges generally 5 conferred by vehicle registration. 6 24. “Reciprocity agreement” means an agreement, arrangement, 7 or understanding between two or more jurisdictions under which 8 each of the participating jurisdictions grants reciprocal 9 rights or privileges to properly registered vehicles that are 10 registered under the laws of other participating jurisdictions. 11 25. “Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle used for personal 12 pleasure or personal travel and not in connection with any 13 commercial endeavor. 14 26. “Registrant” means a person in whose name a properly 15 registered vehicle is registered. 16 27. “Registration year” means the twelve-month period 17 during which, under the laws of the base jurisdiction, the 18 registration issued to a registrant by the base jurisdiction is 19 valid. 20 28. “Reporting period” means the period of twelve 21 consecutive months immediately prior to July 1 of the calendar 22 year immediately preceding the beginning of the registration 23 year for which apportioned registration is sought. However, 24 if the registration year begins on any date in July, August, 25 or September, the reporting period shall be the previous such 26 twelve-month period. 27 29. “Restricted plate” means a plate that has a time, 28 geographic area, distance, or commodity restriction or a mass 29 transit or other special plate issued for a bus leased or owned 30 by a municipal government, a state or provincial transportation 31 authority, or a private party, and operated as part of an urban 32 mass transit system, as defined by the jurisdiction that issues 33 the plate. 34 30. “Total distance” means all distance, including that 35 -14- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 14/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ accrued on trip permits, operated by a fleet of apportioned 1 vehicles in all member jurisdictions during the reporting 2 period. 3 31. “Trip permit” means a permit issued by a member 4 jurisdiction in lieu of apportioned or full registration. 5 32. “Truck” means a power unit designed, used, or maintained 6 primarily for the transportation of property. 7 Sec. 20. Section 326.6, Code 2011, is amended by striking 8 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 9 326.6 Apportionable registration fees. 10 The department may determine the sum total amount of 11 registration fees necessary to register each and every vehicle 12 in a fleet based on the annual registration fees prescribed in 13 chapter 321. 14 Sec. 21. Section 326.10A, Code 2011, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 326.10A Payment by check . 17 The department shall accept payment of fees under this 18 chapter by personal or corporate check , cash, wire transfer, 19 or other means allowed by the department . The A fee shall be 20 deemed to have been paid upon receipt of the check payment 21 in full . If the check payment is not honored, all fees 22 and penalties shall accumulate as if the fee was were not 23 paid. After appropriate warning from the department, the 24 registration account shall be suspended, collection pursued, 25 and the delinquent registration fees shall become a debt due 26 the state of Iowa. After a dishonored check payment has been 27 received from an applicant, payments submitted by the applicant 28 during the following year must be made with guaranteed funds. 29 However, the department may instead accept payment in the form 30 of a corporate check made on behalf of the applicant from an 31 approved company with a satisfactory payment history. 32 Sec. 22. Section 326.11, Code 2011, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 326.11 Subsequently acquired vehicles. 35 -15- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 15/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Vehicles acquired by a fleet owner registrant after the 1 commencement of the registration year and subsequently added to 2 the fleet shall be prorated by applying the mileage percentage 3 used in the original application for such fleet for such 4 registration period to registration fees due under chapter 5 321 . An application for registration shall be filed with the 6 department apportioned pursuant to the provisions of chapter 7 321 and the international registration plan . 8 The director may issue temporary written authorization 9 to carriers for vehicles acquired by a fleet owner and 10 added to the fleet owner’s prorate fleet after the beginning 11 of the registration year. The temporary authority shall 12 permit the operation of a commercial vehicle until permanent 13 identification is issued, except that the temporary authority 14 shall expire after sixty days. 15 Sec. 23. Section 326.12, Code 2011, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 326.12 Vehicles deleted —— registration transferred. 18 Fleet owners Registrants who delete commercial vehicles 19 displaying Iowa base plates from the fleet after the 20 commencement of the registration year shall be allowed to 21 transfer registration credit to a replacement vehicle in 22 accordance with this section . Iowa shall allow credit for 23 non-Iowa based deleted vehicles only if the state jurisdiction 24 designated by the fleet owner registrant as the base state 25 jurisdiction of the deleted vehicle permits transfer of 26 registration credit to the replacement vehicle. Allowance of 27 credit for deleted vehicles shall be subject to the following 28 conditions: 29 1. The fee for reissuance or issuance of registration 30 credentials or for transfer of credentials a replacement 31 vehicle shall be seven dollars. 32 2. No deletion shall be made nor credit allowed toward 33 registration of a replacement vehicle unless the vehicle to 34 be removed from service has been sold, junked, repossessed, 35 -16- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 16/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ foreclosed by mechanic’s lien, title transferred by operation 1 of law, or cancellation or expiration of a lease arrangement. 2 The deleted vehicle shall have been disposed of on or before 3 the date the replacement vehicle was acquired or in the 4 possession of the applicant. 5 3. 2. If a leased vehicle is to be deleted from the fleet 6 and unexpired registration fees applied to the replacement 7 vehicle, the lessee shall refund any unexpired registration 8 fees paid by the lessor to the lessee on the transferred 9 vehicle. 10 4. 3. Credit shall be given for unexpired months. 11 5. 4. The registration of the vehicle being added to the 12 fleet is not delinquent under chapter 321 . 13 Sec. 24. Section 326.13, Code 2011, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 326.13 Information under oath. 16 The department shall require fleet owners registrants 17 to submit under oath any information deemed necessary by 18 the department to carry out the provisions of this chapter . 19 Information furnished under this chapter shall be forwarded to 20 the director of the department by each fleet owner no later 21 than January 1 of the current registration year. 22 Sec. 25. Section 326.14, Code 2011, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 326.14 Plates and receipts Credentials —— registration period 25 year and renewal —— penalty. 26 1. The department shall issue a single registration 27 plate and registration receipt for each vehicle pursuant to 28 apportionment agreements or provisions authorized under this 29 chapter . The registration period for a vehicle registered 30 pursuant to this chapter is from January 1 through December 31 31 of each year. 32 2. a. Each registration year for a vehicle registered 33 pursuant to this chapter is a twelve-month period commencing 34 on the first day of a calendar month and ending on the last day 35 -17- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 17/ 29

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ of the twelfth month in that twelve-month period. Vehicles 1 subject to registration shall be registered for a registration 2 year as determined by the department. The department 3 may adjust the renewal or expiration date of a vehicle’s 4 registration when deemed necessary to equalize the number of 5 vehicles registered in each twelve-month period or for the 6 administrative efficiency of the department. 7 b. The department may establish a procedure for the 8 implementation of a staggered registration system for vehicles 9 registered pursuant to the international registration plan. 10 Procedures established under this section may provide for a 11 one-time collection of fewer than twelve or up to eighteen 12 months of registration fees. 13 2. 3. An application for renewal of registration shall 14 be postmarked or received in the office of motor carrier 15 services of the department no later than January 31 the last 16 day of the registration expiration month . A five percent late 17 filing penalty shall be assessed to an application for renewal 18 postmarked or received on or after February 1 the first day 19 following the last day of the registration expiration month , 20 with an additional five percent penalty assessed the first of 21 each month thereafter until the application is filed. The 22 enforcement deadline for failure to display a registration 23 plate and registration is March 15 at 12:01 a.m. of the first 24 day following the last day of the registration expiration 25 month. 26 Sec. 26. Section 326.15, Code 2011, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 326.15 Refunds of registration fees. 29 1. Refunds of registration fees paid for motor vehicles 30 under this chapter shall be in accordance with section 321.126 . 31 In addition, if a motor vehicle is removed from an apportioned 32 fleet, the owner in whose name the motor vehicle was registered 33 registrant shall return the registration plate to the 34 department and make a claim for refund. A refund shall not be 35 -18- LSB 5313DP (14) 84 dea/nh 18/ 29