Bill Text: IA SF158 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the issuance of special disabled veteran vehicle registration plates to certain disabled veterans who qualify for a persons with disabilities parking permit.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-09 - Subcommittee, Danielson, Dearden, and Smith. S.J. 252. [SF158 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF158-Introduced.html
Senate File 158 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY ANDERSON A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the issuance of special disabled veteran 2 vehicle registration plates to certain disabled veterans who 3 qualify for a persons with disabilities parking permit. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1881XS (1) 86 ns/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.34, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 14A. Disabled veteran plates. An owner 1 4 referred to in subsection 12, or an owner of a trailer used 1 5 to transport a wheelchair, who is a veteran of the armed 1 6 forces of the United States and, due to a service=connected 1 7 disability, is a person with a disability as defined in 1 8 section 321L.1 may, upon written application to the department, 1 9 order special registration plates with a disabled veteran 1 10 processed emblem. The processed emblem shall be designed by 1 11 the department in consultation with the adjutant general. 1 12 The special registration plates with a disabled veteran 1 13 processed emblem shall only be issued if the application is 1 14 accompanied by documentation identifying the person as a 1 15 disabled veteran with a service=connected disability along 1 16 with a statement from a physician licensed under chapter 148 1 17 or 149, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 148C, 1 18 an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under 1 19 chapter 152, or a chiropractor licensed under chapter 151, 1 20 written on the physician's, physician assistant's, nurse 1 21 practitioner's, or chiropractor's stationery, stating the 1 22 nature of the applicant's service=connected disability and 1 23 such additional information as required by the department by 1 24 rule. The application shall be approved by the department, and 1 25 the disabled veteran plates shall be issued to the applicant 1 26 in exchange for the registration plates previously issued to 1 27 the person. There shall be no fee in addition to the regular 1 28 annual registration fee for the disabled veteran plates issued 1 29 under this subsection. The registration plates with a disabled 1 30 veteran processed emblem shall be surrendered in exchange for 1 31 regular registration plates as provided in subsection 12 when 1 32 the owner of the vehicle no longer qualifies as a person with a 1 33 disability as defined in section 321L.1. 1 34 Sec. 2. Section 321L.1, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 1 35 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 1 a. A persons with disabilities registration plate issued 2 2 to or for a person with a disability under section 321.34, 2 3 subsection 14, or a disabled veteran plate issued to or for a 2 4 veteran with a disability under section 321.34, subsection 14A. 2 5 Sec. 3. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 2 6 subparagraph (1), Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 7 (1) Persons with disabilities or disabled veteran 2 8 registration plates. An applicant may order persons 2 9 with disabilities registration plates or disabled veteran 2 10 registration plates pursuant to section 321.34. An applicant 2 11 may order a persons with disabilities registration plate or 2 12 a disabled veteran registration plate for a trailer used to 2 13 transport a wheelchair pursuant to section 321.34 in addition 2 14 to persons with disabilities registration plates or disabled 2 15 veteran registration plates ordered by the applicant for a 2 16 motor vehicle used to tow such a trailer pursuant to section 2 17 321.34. 2 18 EXPLANATION 2 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 20 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 21 This bill provides for the issuance of special vehicle 2 22 registration plates with a disabled veteran processed 2 23 emblem, to be designed by the department of transportation in 2 24 consultation with the adjutant general. The special disabled 2 25 veteran plates are available to the owner of a motor truck, 2 26 motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or 2 27 travel trailer who is a veteran of the armed forces of the 2 28 United States and, due to a service=connected disability, meets 2 29 the definition of a person with a disability eligible to use 2 30 persons with disabilities parking spaces. Application for 2 31 the disabled veteran registration plates must be accompanied 2 32 by documentation identifying the person as a disabled veteran 2 33 with a service=connected disability along with a statement 2 34 from a physician, physician assistant, advanced registered 2 35 nurse practitioner, or chiropractor stating the nature of the 3 1 applicant's service=connected disability and any additional 3 2 information required by rules adopted by the department. Upon 3 3 approval of the application by the department, the disabled 3 4 veteran registration plates shall be issued without any 3 5 additional fee, other than the regular registration fee for 3 6 the vehicle. The disabled veteran registration plates shall 3 7 serve as a persons with a disability parking permit for the 3 8 disabled veteran. As with regular persons with disabilities 3 9 special plates, the disabled veteran plates are required to be 3 10 surrendered in exchange for regular registration plates when 3 11 the owner of the vehicle no longer qualifies as a person with a 3 12 disability for purposes of special parking privileges. LSB 1881XS (1) 86 ns/nh
