Bill Text: IA HF2447 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the registration and regulation of motorsports recreational vehicles, recreational vehicle operators, and recreational vehicle cargo, and including fees and penalties. (Formerly HF 2198)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-04-22 - Amendment S-5173 filed. S.J. 825. [HF2447 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2198)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
registration
and
regulation
of
1
motorsports
recreational
vehicles,
recreational
vehicle
2
operators,
and
recreational
vehicle
cargo,
and
including
3
fees
and
penalties.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.1,
subsection
8,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
A
person
operating
a
motorsports
3
recreational
vehicle
is
not
a
chauffeur.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
321.1,
subsection
36C,
Code
2014,
is
amended
5
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
6
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
“Motorsports
recreational
vehicle”
means
7
a
modified
motor
vehicle
used
for
the
purpose
of
participating
8
in
motorsports
competitions
and
consisting
of
a
conversion
unit
9
mounted
on
a
truck
tractor
or
motor
truck
chassis
such
that
the
10
motor
vehicle
can
be
used
as
a
conveyance
on
the
highway
and
as
11
a
temporary
or
recreational
dwelling.
The
motor
vehicle
must
12
have
at
least
four
of
the
permanently
installed
systems
listed
13
in
paragraph
“d”
,
two
of
which
shall
be
systems
specified
in
14
paragraph
“d”
,
subparagraph
(1),
(4),
or
(5).
15
Sec.
3.
Section
321.109,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
16
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
a.
The
annual
fee
for
all
motor
vehicles
including
vehicles
18
designated
by
manufacturers
as
station
wagons,
1993
and
19
subsequent
model
year
multipurpose
vehicles,
and
2010
and
20
subsequent
model
year
motor
trucks
with
an
unladen
weight
of
21
ten
thousand
pounds
or
less,
except
motor
trucks
registered
22
under
section
321.122
,
business-trade
trucks,
special
trucks,
23
motor
homes,
motorsports
recreational
vehicles,
ambulances,
24
hearses,
motorcycles,
motorized
bicycles,
and
1992
and
older
25
model
year
multipurpose
vehicles,
shall
be
equal
to
one
26
percent
of
the
value
as
fixed
by
the
department
plus
forty
27
cents
for
each
one
hundred
pounds
or
fraction
thereof
of
28
weight
of
vehicle,
as
fixed
by
the
department.
The
weight
29
of
a
motor
vehicle,
fixed
by
the
department
for
registration
30
purposes,
shall
include
the
weight
of
a
battery,
heater,
31
bumpers,
spare
tire,
and
wheel.
Provided,
however,
that
for
32
any
new
vehicle
purchased
in
this
state
by
a
nonresident
33
for
removal
to
the
nonresident’s
state
of
residence
the
34
purchaser
may
make
application
to
the
county
treasurer
in
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the
county
of
purchase
for
a
transit
plate
for
which
a
fee
1
of
ten
dollars
shall
be
paid.
And
provided,
however,
that
2
for
any
used
vehicle
held
by
a
registered
dealer
and
not
3
currently
registered
in
this
state,
or
for
any
vehicle
held
4
by
an
individual
and
currently
registered
in
this
state,
5
when
purchased
in
this
state
by
a
nonresident
for
removal
to
6
the
nonresident’s
state
of
residence,
the
purchaser
may
make
7
application
to
the
county
treasurer
in
the
county
of
purchase
8
for
a
transit
plate
for
which
a
fee
of
three
dollars
shall
9
be
paid.
The
county
treasurer
shall
issue
a
nontransferable
10
certificate
of
registration
for
which
no
refund
shall
be
11
allowed;
and
the
transit
plates
shall
be
void
thirty
days
12
after
issuance.
Such
purchaser
may
apply
for
a
certificate
13
of
title
by
surrendering
the
manufacturer’s
or
importer’s
14
certificate
or
certificate
of
title,
duly
assigned
as
provided
15
in
this
chapter
.
In
this
event,
the
treasurer
in
the
county
16
of
purchase
shall,
when
satisfied
with
the
genuineness
and
17
regularity
of
the
application,
and
upon
payment
of
a
fee
of
18
twenty
dollars,
issue
a
certificate
of
title
in
the
name
and
19
address
of
the
nonresident
purchaser
delivering
the
title
20
to
the
owner.
If
there
is
a
security
interest
noted
on
the
21
title,
the
county
treasurer
shall
mail
to
the
secured
party
an
22
acknowledgment
of
the
notation
of
the
security
interest.
The
23
county
treasurer
shall
not
release
a
security
interest
that
24
has
been
noted
on
a
title
issued
to
a
nonresident
purchaser
25
as
provided
in
this
paragraph.
The
application
requirements
26
of
section
321.20
apply
to
a
title
issued
as
provided
in
this
27
subsection
,
except
that
a
natural
person
who
applies
for
a
28
certificate
of
title
shall
provide
either
the
person’s
social
29
security
number,
passport
number,
or
driver’s
license
number,
30
whether
the
license
was
issued
by
this
state,
another
state,
or
31
another
country.
The
provisions
of
this
subsection
relating
to
32
multipurpose
vehicles
are
effective
for
all
1993
and
subsequent
33
model
years.
The
annual
registration
fee
for
multipurpose
34
vehicles
that
are
1992
model
years
and
older
shall
be
in
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accordance
with
section
321.124
.
1
Sec.
4.
Section
321.124,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
2
following
new
subsection:
3
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
a.
The
annual
registration
fee
4
for
a
motorsports
recreational
vehicle
is
four
hundred
5
dollars.
For
purposes
of
determining
that
portion
of
the
6
annual
registration
fee
which
is
based
upon
the
value
of
the
7
motorsports
recreational
vehicle,
sixty
percent
of
the
annual
8
fee
is
attributable
to
the
value
of
the
vehicle.
The
owner
of
9
a
motor
vehicle
registered
under
this
subsection
shall
certify
10
at
the
time
of
registration
or
renewal
of
registration
that
11
the
motor
vehicle
is
used
for
the
purpose
of
participating
in
12
motorsports
competition.
13
b.
If
the
department
determines
by
audit
or
other
means
that
14
a
person
registered
a
vehicle
as
a
motorsports
recreational
15
vehicle
that
is
not
qualified
for
such
registration,
the
person
16
shall
be
required
to
pay
the
difference
between
the
regular
17
annual
registration
fees
owed
for
the
vehicle
for
each
year
the
18
vehicle
was
registered
in
violation
of
this
section
and
the
19
fees
actually
paid.
20
c.
If
the
department
determines
by
audit
or
other
21
means
that
the
person
knowingly
registered
a
vehicle
as
a
22
motorsports
recreational
vehicle
that
is
not
qualified
for
such
23
registration,
the
person
shall
be
required
to
pay
a
penalty
24
for
improper
registration
in
the
amount
of
seven
hundred
fifty
25
dollars
for
each
registration
year
in
which
the
vehicle
was
26
registered
in
violation
of
this
section,
not
to
exceed
two
27
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
dollars.
28
Sec.
5.
Section
321.152,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
29
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
30
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
Twenty-five
percent
of
each
penalty
31
collected
for
improper
motorsports
recreational
vehicle
32
registration
under
section
321.124,
subsection
4.
33
Sec.
6.
Section
321.176A,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
34
the
following
new
subsection:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
A
person
operating
a
motorsports
1
recreational
vehicle
for
the
purpose
of
participating
2
in
motorsports
competitions
primarily
for
relaxation
or
3
entertainment
and
not
for
a
commercial
purpose.
For
purposes
4
of
this
subsection,
“commercial
purpose”
does
not
include
5
a
competition
that
involves
prize
money
or
commercial
6
sponsorship.
7
Sec.
7.
Section
321.284A,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
2.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
a
passenger
being
10
transported
in
a
motor
vehicle
designed,
maintained,
or
used
11
primarily
for
the
transportation
of
persons
for
compensation,
12
or
a
passenger
being
transported
in
the
living
quarters
of
a
13
motor
home,
motorsports
recreational
vehicle,
manufactured
or
14
mobile
home,
travel
trailer,
or
fifth-wheel
travel
trailer.
15
Sec.
8.
Section
321.310,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2014,
are
16
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
A
motor
vehicle
shall
not
tow
a
four-wheeled
trailer
with
18
a
steering
axle,
or
more
than
one
trailer
or
semitrailer,
or
19
both
in
combination.
However,
this
section
does
not
apply
to
20
a
motor
home,
motorsports
recreational
vehicle,
multipurpose
21
vehicle,
motor
truck,
truck
tractor
or
road
tractor
nor
to
22
a
farm
tractor
towing
a
four-wheeled
trailer,
nor
to
a
farm
23
tractor
or
motor
vehicle
towing
implements
of
husbandry,
nor
to
24
a
wagon
box
trailer
used
by
a
farmer
in
transporting
produce,
25
farm
products
,
or
supplies
hauled
to
and
from
market.
26
2.
Any
four-wheeled
trailer
towed
by
a
truck
tractor
or
road
27
tractor
shall
be
registered
under
the
semitrailer
provisions
28
of
section
321.123
,
;
provided
,
however,
that
the
provisions
29
of
this
section
subsection
shall
not
be
applicable
apply
to
30
motor
vehicles
drawing
wagon
box
trailers
used
by
a
farmer
31
in
transporting
produce,
farm
products
,
or
supplies
hauled
32
to
and
from
market
,
or
to
a
four-wheeled
trailer
towed
by
a
33
motorsports
recreational
vehicle
.
34
Sec.
9.
Section
321.446,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
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2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
b.
The
transportation
of
children
in
1965
model
year
or
2
older
vehicles,
authorized
emergency
vehicles,
buses,
or
motor
3
homes,
or
motorsports
recreational
vehicles
except
when
a
child
4
is
transported
in
a
motor
home’s
or
motorsports
recreational
5
vehicle’s
passenger
seat
situated
directly
to
the
driver’s
6
right.
7
Sec.
10.
Section
321.450,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
8
the
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
Notwithstanding
other
provisions
of
10
this
section,
rules
adopted
under
this
section
applicable
to
11
the
transportation
of
any
fuel
used
in
race
car
engines
shall
12
not
apply
to
the
transportation
of
such
fuel
if
the
fuel
is
13
contained
in
the
fuel
cells
of
a
race
car
being
transported
in
14
a
trailer
and
the
fuel
cells
are
certified
by
SFI
foundation,
15
inc.
16
Sec.
11.
Section
321.454,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
17
follows:
18
321.454
Width
of
vehicles.
19
The
total
outside
width
of
a
vehicle
or
the
load
on
20
the
vehicle
shall
not
exceed
eight
feet
six
inches.
This
21
limitation
on
the
total
outside
width
of
a
vehicle
or
the
load
22
on
the
vehicle
does
not
include
safety
equipment
on
a
vehicle
23
or
incidental
appurtenances
or
retracted
awnings
on
motor
24
homes,
motorsports
recreational
vehicles,
travel
trailers,
or
25
fifth-wheel
travel
trailers
if
the
incidental
appurtenance
or
26
retracted
awning
is
less
than
six
inches
in
width.
However,
27
if
hay,
straw,
or
stover
is
moved
on
an
implement
of
husbandry
28
and
the
total
width
of
load
of
the
implement
of
husbandry
29
exceeds
eight
feet
six
inches,
the
implement
of
husbandry
is
30
not
subject
to
the
permit
requirements
of
chapter
321E
.
If
31
hay,
straw,
or
stover
is
moved
on
any
other
vehicle
subject
to
32
registration,
the
moves
are
subject
to
the
permit
requirements
33
for
transporting
loads
exceeding
eight
feet
six
inches
in
width
34
as
required
under
chapter
321E
.
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Sec.
12.
Section
321.457,
subsection
2,
paragraph
j,
Code
1
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
j.
A
motor
home
or
motorsports
recreational
vehicle
shall
3
not
have
an
overall
length,
excluding
front
and
rear
bumpers
4
and
safety
equipment,
in
excess
of
forty-five
feet.
5
Sec.
13.
Section
321.457,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
6
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
7
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
o.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
8
this
chapter,
and
to
the
extent
allowed
under
federal
law,
a
9
combination
of
two
vehicles
coupled
together,
one
of
which
is
10
a
motorsports
recreational
vehicle,
shall
not
have
an
overall
11
length
in
excess
of
eighty-five
feet.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
establishes
a
new
motorsports
recreational
vehicle
16
classification
for
purposes
of
motor
vehicle
regulation
and
17
driver
licensing.
The
bill
defines
“motorsports
recreational
18
vehicle”
as
a
modified
motor
vehicle
used
for
the
purpose
19
of
participating
in
motorsports
competitions,
consisting
of
20
a
conversion
unit
mounted
on
a
truck
tractor
or
motor
truck
21
chassis,
and
containing
systems
similar
to
the
systems
required
22
in
a
motor
home,
so
that
the
motor
vehicle
can
be
used
as
a
23
conveyance
on
the
highway
and
as
a
temporary
or
recreational
24
dwelling.
25
The
annual
registration
fee
for
a
motorsports
recreational
26
vehicle
is
$400.
At
the
time
of
registration
or
registration
27
renewal,
the
owner
must
certify
that
the
vehicle
is
used
for
28
the
purpose
of
participating
in
motorsports
competitions.
If
29
the
department
of
transportation
determines
that
a
person
30
registered
a
vehicle
as
a
motorsports
recreational
vehicle
that
31
was
not
qualified
for
such
registration,
the
person
shall
be
32
required
to
pay
the
difference
between
the
regular
registration
33
fee
for
the
vehicle
and
the
fee
actually
paid
for
each
year
34
the
vehicle
was
improperly
registered.
In
addition,
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imposes
a
penalty
of
$750
for
each
year
the
vehicle
was
1
improperly
registered,
not
to
exceed
$2,250.
From
each
penalty
2
collected
by
a
county
treasurer
for
improper
registration
of
3
a
motorsports
recreational
vehicle,
the
county
shall
retain
4
25
percent
of
the
penalty
for
deposit
in
the
county’s
general
5
fund.
6
The
bill
specifies
that
a
person
operating
a
motorsports
7
recreational
vehicle
is
not
a
chauffeur.
The
bill
also
8
provides
an
exemption
from
commercial
driver
licensing
9
requirements
for
a
person
operating
a
motorsports
recreational
10
vehicle
for
the
purpose
of
participating
in
motorsports
11
competitions
primarily
for
relaxation
or
entertainment
and
12
not
for
a
commercial
purpose.
In
this
context,
“commercial
13
purpose”
does
not
include
a
competition
that
involves
prize
14
money
or
commercial
sponsorship.
15
Current
motor
vehicle
provisions
applicable
to
motor
homes
16
are
amended
to
apply
to
motorsports
recreational
vehicles
as
17
well.
These
provisions
include
an
exception
to
open-container
18
restrictions
for
a
passenger
being
transported
in
the
living
19
quarters
of
a
motorsports
recreational
vehicle;
child
restraint
20
requirements
for
a
child
seated
directly
to
the
driver’s
21
right;
the
exclusion
of
incidental
appurtenances
or
retracted
22
awnings
from
vehicle
width
limitations;
and
an
exemption
from
23
restrictions
on
towing
a
four-wheeled
trailer
with
a
steering
24
axle
or
more
than
one
trailer
or
semitrailer.
The
bill
states
25
that
a
four-wheeled
trailer
towed
by
a
motorsports
recreational
26
vehicle
is
not
required
to
be
registered
as
a
semitrailer.
27
The
bill
limits
the
length
of
a
motorsports
recreational
28
vehicle,
excluding
front
and
rear
bumpers
and
safety
equipment,
29
to
not
more
than
45
feet.
To
the
extent
allowed
under
federal
30
law,
the
maximum
length
for
a
combination
of
two
vehicles
31
coupled
together,
one
of
which
is
a
motorsports
recreational
32
vehicle,
is
85
feet.
33
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
has
34
adopted
rules,
in
compliance
with
federal
regulations,
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relating
to
the
transportation
of
hazardous
materials.
The
1
bill
provides
that
rules
applicable
to
the
transportation
2
of
any
fuel
used
in
race
car
engines
shall
not
apply
to
the
3
transportation
of
fuel
contained
in
the
fuel
cells
of
a
race
4
car
being
transported
in
a
trailer
if
the
fuel
cells
are
5
certified
by
SFI
foundation,
inc.
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