Senate File 99 - Introduced SENATE FILE 99 BY JOCHUM (COMPANION TO HF 7 BY MURPHY) A BILL FOR An Act providing free motor vehicle registration for certain 1 disabled veterans. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1109SS (2) 85 dea/nh

S.F. 99 Section 1. Section 321.34, subsection 12A, paragraph b, 1 Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. An owner of a vehicle referred to in subsection 12 who 3 applies for any type of special registration plates associated 4 with service in the United States armed forces shall be issued 5 one set of the special registration plates at no charge and 6 subject to no annual registration fee if the owner is eligible 7 for, but has relinquished to the department or the county 8 treasurer or has not been issued, medal of honor registration 9 plates under subsection 8 or disabled veteran registration 10 plates under section 321.105 , subsection 5 or 6 . 11 Sec. 2. Section 321.105, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 12 following new subsection: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. A veteran with a service-connected 14 disability rated at thirty percent or higher shall be exempt 15 from payment of the annual registration fee provided in this 16 chapter for one vehicle, and shall be provided, without fee, 17 with one set of regular registration plates or one set of any 18 type of special registration plates associated with service in 19 the United States armed forces for which the disabled veteran 20 qualifies under section 321.34. The disabled veteran, to be 21 able to claim the benefit, must be a resident of the state 22 of Iowa. In lieu of the set of regular or special military 23 registration plates available without fee, the disabled veteran 24 may obtain a set of nonmilitary special registration plates or 25 personalized plates issued under section 321.34 by paying the 26 additional fees associated with those plates. 27 Sec. 3. Section 321.166, subsection 6, Code 2013, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 6. Registration plates issued to a disabled veteran under 30 the provisions of section 321.105 , subsection 5 or 6, shall 31 display the alphabetical characters “DV” which shall precede 32 the registration plate number. The plates may also display 33 a persons with disabilities parking sticker if issued to the 34 disabled veteran by the department under section 321L.2 . 35 -1- LSB 1109SS (2) 85 dea/nh 1/ 3

S.F. 99 Sec. 4. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 2 (2) Persons with disabilities parking sticker. An 3 applicant who owns a motor vehicle for which the applicant 4 has been issued registration plates under section 321.34 or 5 registration plates as a seriously disabled veteran under 6 section 321.105 , subsection 5 or 6, may apply to the department 7 for a persons with disabilities parking sticker to be affixed 8 to the plates. The persons with disabilities parking stickers 9 shall bear the international symbol of accessibility. 10 Sec. 5. Section 321L.2, subsection 5, Code 2013, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 5. A seriously disabled veteran who has been provided with 13 an automobile or other vehicle by the United States government 14 under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq. (1970) is 15 not required to apply for a persons with disabilities parking 16 permit under this section unless the veteran has been issued 17 special registration plates or personalized plates for the 18 vehicle. The regular registration plates issued for the 19 disabled veteran’s vehicle without fee pursuant to section 20 321.105 , subsection 5, entitle the disabled veteran to all 21 of the rights and privileges associated with persons with 22 disabilities parking permits under this chapter . 23 EXPLANATION 24 This bill provides that a veteran of the United States armed 25 forces with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent 26 or higher is exempt from the payment of annual registration 27 fees for one vehicle. The veteran is entitled to one set 28 of disabled veteran registration plates to be issued free of 29 charge. Currently, disabled veteran registration plates are 30 available only to seriously disabled veterans who have been 31 provided with an automobile or other vehicle by the United 32 States government. The veteran may substitute any of the 33 special plates associated with military service in lieu of the 34 disabled veteran plates without additional fee, or the veteran 35 -2- LSB 1109SS (2) 85 dea/nh 2/ 3

S.F. 99 may substitute a set of personalized plates or nonmilitary 1 special plates upon payment of the additional fees associated 2 with those plates. The use of the free registration plates 3 passes to the surviving spouse upon the death of the veteran. 4 -3- LSB 1109SS (2) 85 dea/nh 3/ 3