Senate File 2140 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2140 BY ANDERSON A BILL FOR An Act providing for the issuance of special disabled veteran 1 vehicle registration plates to certain disabled veterans who 2 qualify for a persons with disabilities parking permit. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5852XS (1) 85 dea/tm

S.F. 2140 Section 1. Section 321.34, Code 2014, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 14A. Disabled veteran plates. An owner 3 referred to in subsection 12, or an owner of a trailer used 4 to transport a wheelchair, who is a veteran of the armed 5 forces of the United States and, due to a service-connected 6 disability, is a person with a disability as defined in 7 section 321L.1 may, upon written application to the department, 8 order special registration plates with a disabled veteran 9 processed emblem. The processed emblem shall be designed by 10 the department in consultation with the adjutant general. 11 The special registration plates with a disabled veteran 12 processed emblem shall only be issued if the application is 13 accompanied by documentation identifying the person as a 14 disabled veteran with a service-connected disability along 15 with a statement from a physician licensed under chapter 148 16 or 149, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 148C, an 17 advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 18 152, or a chiropractor licensed under chapter 151, written on 19 the physician’s, physician assistant’s, nurse practitioner’s, 20 or chiropractor’s stationery, stating the nature of the 21 applicant’s service-connected disability and such additional 22 information as required by rules adopted by the department. 23 The application shall be approved by the department, and the 24 disabled veteran plates shall be issued to the applicant in 25 exchange for the registration plates previously issued to the 26 person. There shall be no fee in addition to the regular 27 annual registration fee for the disabled veteran plates issued 28 under this subsection. The registration plates with a disabled 29 veteran processed emblem shall be surrendered in exchange for 30 regular registration plates as provided in subsection 12 when 31 the owner of the vehicle no longer qualifies as a person with a 32 disability as defined in section 321L.1. 33 Sec. 2. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 34 subparagraph (1), Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 35 -1- LSB 5852XS (1) 85 dea/tm 1/ 3

S.F. 2140 (1) Persons with disabilities or disabled veteran 1 registration plates. An applicant may order persons 2 with disabilities registration plates or disabled veteran 3 registration plates pursuant to section 321.34 . An applicant 4 may order a persons with disabilities registration plate or 5 a disabled veteran registration plate for a trailer used to 6 transport a wheelchair pursuant to section 321.34 in addition 7 to persons with disabilities registration plates or disabled 8 veteran registration plates ordered by the applicant for a 9 motor vehicle used to tow such a trailer pursuant to section 10 321.34 . 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill provides for the issuance of special vehicle 15 registration plates with a disabled veteran processed 16 emblem, to be designed by the department of transportation in 17 consultation with the adjutant general. The special disabled 18 veteran plates are available to the owner of a motor truck, 19 motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or 20 travel trailer who is a veteran of the armed forces of the 21 United States and, due to a service-connected disability, meets 22 the definition of a person with a disability eligible to use 23 persons with disabilities parking spaces. Application for 24 the disabled veteran registration plates must be accompanied 25 by documentation identifying the person as a disabled veteran 26 with a service-connected disability along with a statement 27 from a physician, physician assistant, advanced registered 28 nurse practitioner, or chiropractor stating the nature of the 29 applicant’s service-connected disability and any additional 30 information required by rules adopted by the department. Upon 31 approval of the application by the department, the disabled 32 veteran registration plates shall be issued without any 33 additional fee, other than the regular registration fee for 34 the vehicle. The disabled veteran registration plates shall 35 -2- LSB 5852XS (1) 85 dea/tm 2/ 3

S.F. 2140 serve as a persons with a disability parking permit for the 1 disabled veteran. As with regular persons with disabilities 2 special plates, the disabled veteran plates are required to be 3 surrendered in exchange for regular registration plates when 4 the owner of the vehicle no longer qualifies as a person with a 5 disability for purposes of special parking privileges. 6 -3- LSB 5852XS (1) 85 dea/tm 3/ 3