House File 419 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 419 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 40) A BILL FOR An Act allowing counties to collect a fee for the issuance 1 and renewal of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s 2 identification cards to persons who reside outside the 3 county. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1490HV (2) 89 th/ns

H.F. 419 Section 1. Section 321M.9, subsection 1, Code 2021, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. Fees to counties. 3 a. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Code to the 4 contrary, the county treasurer of a county authorized to issue 5 driver’s licenses under this chapter shall retain for deposit 6 in the county general fund seven dollars of fees received for 7 each issuance or renewal of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s 8 identification cards, but shall not retain any moneys for 9 the issuance of any persons with disabilities identification 10 devices. The five dollar processing fee charged by a county 11 treasurer for collection of a civil penalty under section 12 321J.17 shall be retained for deposit in the county general 13 fund. The county treasurer shall remit the balance of fees and 14 all civil penalties to the department. 15 b. A county authorized to issue driver’s licenses under 16 this chapter may charge, in addition to any other fee imposed 17 by law, a convenience fee for the issuance or renewal of a 18 driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card to a 19 person who is not a resident of the county, unless that person 20 pays property tax to the county and provides proof of payment 21 such as a receipt as provided in section 445.5, subsection 6, 22 or another form of proof as determined by the county. The 23 convenience fee shall be ten dollars. The county treasurer 24 shall retain the collected fee for deposit in the county 25 general fund. 26 EXPLANATION 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 28 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 29 Current law authorizes certain counties to issue driver’s 30 licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards if the county 31 meets standards set by the department of transportation. A 32 county retains for deposit in the county general fund $7 of 33 fees received for each issuance or renewal of driver’s licenses 34 and nonoperator’s identification cards. This bill allows a 35 -1- LSB 1490HV (2) 89 th/ns 1/ 2

H.F. 419 county authorized to issue driver’s licenses to charge a $10 1 convenience fee for the issuance or renewal of a driver’s 2 license or nonoperator’s identification card to a person who 3 is not a resident of the county. However, the county cannot 4 charge the convenience fee to a nonresident person who pays 5 property tax to the county if the person provides proof that 6 they paid property tax, such as a receipt from the county 7 treasurer or another form of proof as determined by the county. 8 The county treasurer retains the entire convenience fee 9 collected for deposit in the county general fund. 10 -2- LSB 1490HV (2) 89 th/ns 2/ 2