SF 2166 (LSB 5970XS (5) 88)

SENATE FILE 2166

BY  SWEENEY, BROWN, SCHULTZ, SEGEBART, JOHNSON, KAPUCIAN, and ZUMBACH

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the registration and registration renewal of all-terrain vehicles, off-road utility vehicles, and snowmobiles, and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321G.4, subsections 1, 2, and 4, Code 2020, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  The owner of each snowmobile required to be registered shall register it annually triennially with the department through a county recorder. The department shall develop and maintain an electronic system for the registration of snowmobiles pursuant to this chapter. The department shall establish forms and procedures as necessary for the registration of snowmobiles.
   2.  The owner of the snowmobile shall file an application for registration with the department through the county recorder of the county of residence in the manner established by the commission. The application shall be completed by the owner and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifteen forty-five dollars and a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27. A snowmobile shall not be registered by the county recorder until the county recorder is presented with receipts, bills of sale, or other satisfactory evidence that the sales or use tax has been paid for the purchase of the snowmobile or that the owner is exempt from paying the tax. A snowmobile that has an expired registration certificate from another state may be registered in this state upon proper application, payment of all applicable registration and writing fees, and payment of a penalty of five dollars.
   4.  Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, a snowmobile manufactured prior to 1984 may be registered as an antique snowmobile for a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars, which shall exempt the owner from annual triennial registration and fee requirements for that snowmobile. However, if ownership of an antique snowmobile is transferred, the new owner shall register the snowmobile and pay the one-time fee as required under this subsection. An antique snowmobile may be registered with only a signed bill of sale as evidence of ownership.
    Sec. 2.  Section 321G.6, subsections 1 and 4, Code 2020, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  Every snowmobile registration certificate and registration decal issued expires at midnight December 31 of the renewal year unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with this chapter or rules of the commission. After the first day of September each year, an unregistered snowmobile may be registered and a registration may be renewed in one transaction. The fee is five dollars for the remainder of the current year, in addition to the registration fee of fifteen forty-five dollars for the three subsequent year years beginning January 1, and a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27.
   4.  A county recorder or a license agent designated by the director pursuant to section 483A.11 may issue snowmobile registration renewals electronically pursuant to rules adopted by the commission. The fee for a registration renewal issued using an electronic system is fifteen forty-five dollars plus an administrative fee established by the commission and a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27.
    Sec. 3.  Section 321I.4, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2020, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  The owner of each all-terrain vehicle required to be registered shall register it annually triennially with the department through a county recorder. The department shall develop and maintain an electronic system for the registration of all-terrain vehicles pursuant to this chapter. The department shall establish forms and procedures as necessary for the registration of all-terrain vehicles.
   2.  The owner of the all-terrain vehicle shall file an application for registration with the department through the county recorder of the county of residence, or in the case of a nonresident owner, in the county of primary use, in the manner established by the commission. The application shall be completed by the owner and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifteen forty-five dollars and a writing fee as provided in section 321I.29. An all-terrain vehicle shall not be registered by the county recorder until the county recorder is presented with receipts, bills of sale, or other satisfactory evidence that the sales or use tax has been paid for the purchase of the all-terrain vehicle or that the owner is exempt from paying the tax. An all-terrain vehicle that has an expired registration certificate from another state may be registered in this state upon proper application, payment of all applicable registration and writing fees, and payment of a penalty of five dollars.
    Sec. 4.  Section 321I.7, subsections 1 and 5, Code 2020, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  a.  Every all-terrain vehicle registration certificate and registration decal issued expires at midnight December 31 of the renewal year unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with this chapter or rules of the commission. After the first day of September each year, an unregistered all-terrain vehicle may be registered or a registration may be renewed for the three subsequent year years beginning January 1.
   b.  After the first day of September an unregistered all-terrain vehicle may be registered for the remainder of the current registration year and for the three subsequent registration year years in one transaction. The fee shall be five dollars for the remainder of the current year, in addition to the registration fee of fifteen forty-five dollars for the three subsequent year years beginning January 1, and a writing fee as provided in section 321I.29.
   5.  A county recorder or a license agent designated by the director pursuant to section 483A.11 may issue all-terrain vehicle registration renewals electronically pursuant to rules adopted by the commission. The fee for a registration renewal issued using an electronic system is fifteen forty-five dollars plus an administrative fee established by the commission and a writing fee as provided in section 321I.29.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road utility vehicles are required to be registered annually with the department of transportation through a county recorder for a fee of $15. The registration certificates and registration decals issued for snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road utility vehicles expire at midnight on December 31.
   This bill provides that snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road utility vehicles are required to be registered triennially. The registration certificates and registration decals issued to snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road utility vehicles expire at midnight on December 31 of the renewal year. Under the bill, the registration fee for snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road utility vehicles is increased to $45.
   A person who violates the registration requirements for snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road utility vehicles is subject to a $50 scheduled fine. Off-road utility vehicles are subject to the provisions applicable to all-terrain vehicles under Code section 321I.1(17)(b).