House
File
2342
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2342
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
618)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
display
of
a
county
name
on
vehicle
1
registration
plates.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
321.166,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Every
registration
plate
or
pair
of
plates
shall
3
display
a
registration
plate
number
which
shall
consist
4
of
alphabetical
or
numerical
characters
or
a
combination
5
thereof
and
the
name
of
this
state,
which
may
be
abbreviated.
6
Every
Except
for
registration
plates
issued
for
vehicles
7
registered
in
accordance
with
section
321.20,
subsection
8
4,
every
registration
plate
issued
by
the
county
treasurer
9
shall
display
the
name
of
the
county,
including
any
plate
10
issued
pursuant
to
section
321.34
,
except
Pearl
Harbor
and
11
purple
heart
registration
plates
issued
prior
to
January
1,
12
1997
,
;
registration
plates
issued
pursuant
to
section
321.34,
13
subsection
13
,
paragraph
“d”
;
and
collegiate,
fire
fighter,
14
and
medal
of
honor
registration
plates.
A
registration
plate
15
issued
by
the
county
treasurer
for
a
vehicle
registered
in
16
accordance
with
section
321.20,
subsection
4,
need
not
display
17
the
name
of
the
county.
Special
truck
registration
plates
18
shall
display
the
word
“special”.
The
department
may
adopt
19
rules
to
implement
this
subsection
.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
Under
current
law,
every
vehicle
registration
plate
issued
24
by
a
county
treasurer
must
display
the
name
of
the
county,
25
including
any
special
registration
plates
issued
pursuant
to
26
Code
section
321.34,
with
limited
exceptions.
Generally,
27
a
person
must
register
a
vehicle
in
the
person's
county
of
28
residence.
However,
because
the
department
of
transportation
29
did
not
implement
a
program
for
electronic
applications,
30
titling,
registering,
and
funds
transfers
for
vehicles
by
31
July
1,
2019,
a
person
may
register
a
vehicle
in
a
contiguous
32
county.
33
This
bill
makes
displaying
the
name
of
the
county
on
plates
34
issued
by
the
county
treasurer
in
this
manner
optional
and
35
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strikes
an
outdated
reference
in
Code
section
321.166.
1
Under
current
law,
it
is
unlawful
for
the
owner
of
a
vehicle
2
to
place
any
frame
around
or
over
the
registration
plate
which
3
does
not
permit
full
view
of
all
numerals
and
letters
printed
4
on
the
registration
plate,
including
the
county
name.
A
5
violation
of
this
provision
is
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
6
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$30.
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