H.F. 2007 Section 1. Section 321.34, Code 2022, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 11E. Antique vehicle plates —— identical 3 to model year. 4 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 5 director shall issue antique vehicle plates to the owner 6 of a motor vehicle registered pursuant to section 321.115, 7 subsection 1. 8 b. Antique vehicle plates shall be designed by the 9 department and each plate issued shall be designed to be as 10 identical as practicable to the regular registration plate 11 issued in the model year of the antique vehicle. 12 c. (1) The special antique vehicle fee for letter-number 13 designated antique vehicle plates is fifty dollars. An 14 applicant may obtain personalized antique vehicle plates upon 15 payment of the fee for personalized plates as provided in 16 subsection 5, which is in addition to the special fee. The 17 fees collected by the director under this subsection shall be 18 paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the 19 road use tax fund. 20 (2) The treasurer of state shall credit monthly from the 21 statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, 22 subsection 2, to the department of cultural affairs, the amount 23 of the special fees collected in the previous month for antique 24 vehicle plates. Moneys credited under this subparagraph are 25 appropriated to the department of cultural affairs to support 26 the state historical society for the purposes of preserving and 27 promoting automotive history within the state. 28 d. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 29 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to 30 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate 31 the special registration plates in the same manner as regular 32 registration plates are validated under this section. The 33 annual special antique vehicle fee for letter-number designated 34 antique vehicle plates is ten dollars which shall be paid 35 -1- LSB 5088YH (4) 89 th/ns 1/ 4

H.F. 2007 in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The 1 annual fee for personalized antique vehicle plates is five 2 dollars which shall be paid in addition to the annual special 3 antique vehicle fee and the regular annual registration fee. 4 The annual special antique vehicle fee shall be credited as 5 provided under paragraph “c” . 6 Sec. 2. Section 321.115, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 7 2022, is amended to read as follows: 8 c. (1) The owner of a motor vehicle registered under this 9 subsection may display authentic Iowa registration plates from 10 the model year of the motor vehicle, furnished by the person 11 and approved by the department, in lieu of the current and 12 valid Iowa registration plates issued for the vehicle, provided 13 that the current and valid Iowa registration plates and the 14 registration card issued for the vehicle are simultaneously 15 carried within the vehicle and are available for inspection to 16 any peace officer upon the officer’s request. 17 (2) Alternatively, the owner of a motor vehicle registered 18 under this subsection may display antique vehicle special 19 registration plates issued under section 321.34, subsection 20 11E. The owner of a “limited use” antique vehicle displaying 21 antique vehicle special registration plates need not purchase 22 special “limited use” plates under section 321.60, but 23 must otherwise comply with the “limited use” registration 24 requirements in accordance with sections 321.58 through 321.62. 25 Sec. 3. Section 321.166, subsection 9, Code 2022, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 9. Special registration plates issued pursuant to section 28 321.34 , other than gold star, medal of honor, collegiate, fire 29 fighter, natural resources, blackout, and flying our colors , 30 and antique vehicle registration plates, shall be consistent 31 with the design and color of regular registration plates 32 but shall provide a space on a portion of the plate for the 33 purpose of allowing the placement of a distinguishing processed 34 emblem or an organization decal. Special registration 35 -2- LSB 5088YH (4) 89 th/ns 2/ 4

H.F. 2007 plates shall also comply with the requirements for regular 1 registration plates as provided in this section to the extent 2 the requirements are consistent with the section authorizing a 3 particular special vehicle registration plate. 4 EXPLANATION 5 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 6 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 7 Under current law, a motor vehicle that is 25 model years 8 old or older may be registered as an antique vehicle. The 9 registration fee for an antique vehicle is generally $50 10 per year, though it may be higher for certain motor homes 11 and vehicles weighing more than three tons, or lower for 12 vehicles owned by the same person since before January 1, 2009. 13 Alternatively, a motor truck, truck tractor, road tractor, or 14 motor home may register as a “limited use” antique vehicle for 15 purposes of operating to and from state and county fairs or 16 other places of entertainment or education for exhibition or 17 educational purposes. The registration fee for “limited use” 18 antique vehicles is $35 per year plus $20 per year per special 19 “limited use” plate. An antique vehicle may display authentic 20 Iowa registration plates from the model year of the motor 21 vehicle, furnished by the person and approved by the department 22 of transportation (DOT), in lieu of the current and valid Iowa 23 registration plates issued for the vehicle, provided that the 24 current and valid Iowa registration plates and the registration 25 card issued for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within 26 the vehicle and are available for inspection upon a peace 27 officer’s request. 28 This bill allows the owner of an antique vehicle to display 29 special registration plates that are designed by the DOT to 30 mirror plates from the model year of the motor vehicle and 31 that are furnished by the DOT. The bill requires the DOT to 32 issue antique vehicle special registration plates upon proper 33 application and payment of fees. The bill further requires 34 that the antique vehicle plate be designed to be as identical 35 -3- LSB 5088YH (4) 89 th/ns 3/ 4

H.F. 2007 as practicable to the regular registration plate issued for the 1 model year of the antique vehicle. 2 The bill provides that the special antique vehicle fee for 3 letter-number designated antique vehicle plates is $50 and that 4 an applicant may obtain personalized antique vehicle plates 5 upon the payment of the $25 fee for personalized plates set 6 forth under current law, which is in addition to the special 7 antique vehicle fee. The annual special antique vehicle 8 fee for letter-number designated plates is $10, which is in 9 addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual 10 fee for personalized antique vehicle plates is $5, which is 11 in addition to the annual special antique vehicle fee and the 12 regular annual registration fee. The bill requires the fees 13 collected by the DOT for antique vehicle plates to be paid 14 monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use 15 tax fund. The treasurer of state must then credit monthly from 16 the statutory allocations fund to the department of cultural 17 affairs (DCA) the amount of special fees for antique vehicle 18 plates collected in the previous month. The moneys received by 19 the DCA under the bill are appropriated to the DCA to support 20 to the state of Iowa historical society to preserve and promote 21 automotive history within the state. 22 Finally, the bill provides that the owner of a “limited use” 23 antique vehicle displaying antique vehicle plates need not also 24 purchase “limited use” plates. 25 -4- LSB 5088YH (4) 89 th/ns 4/ 4