Bill Text: IA SF2122 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the issuance and display of one motor vehicle registration plate.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-08 - Subcommittee returns the bill to Committee without recommendation. [SF2122 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2122-Introduced.html
Senate File 2122 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY ZAUN A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the issuance and display of one motor 2 vehicle registration plate. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6016XS (1) 87 ns/rh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 8A.362, subsection 7, Code 2018, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 7. The director shall require that a sign be placed on 1 4 each state=owned motor vehicle in a conspicuous place which 1 5 indicates its ownership by the state. This requirement 1 6 shall not apply to motor vehicles requested to be exempt by 1 7 the director or by the commissioner of public safety. All 1 8 state=owned motor vehicles shall display a registration 1 9platesplate bearing the word "official" except motor vehicles 1 10 requested to be furnished with an ordinaryplatesplate by the 1 11 director or by the commissioner of public safety pursuant to 1 12 section 321.19. The director shall keep an accurate record of 1 13 the registration plates used on all state=owned motor vehicles. 1 14 This subsection shall not apply to an assigned vehicle rented 1 15 or leased pursuant to section 8A.367. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 321.18, subsection 7, Code 2018, is amended 1 17 to read as follows: 1 18 7. Any school bus in this state used exclusively for 1 19 the transportation of pupils to and from school or a school 1 20 function or for the purposes provided in section 285.1, 1 21 subsection 1, and section 285.10, subsection 9, or used 1 22 exclusively for the transportation of children enrolled in a 1 23 federal head start program. Upon application the department 1 24 shall, without charge, issue a registration certificate and 1 25 registrationplatesplate. Theplatesplate shall be attached 1 26 to thefront andrear of each bus exempt from registration 1 27 under this subsection. 1 28 Sec. 3. Section 321.19, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 1 29 2018, is amended to read as follows: 1 30 c. However, the director of the department of administrative 1 31 services or the director of transportation may order the 1 32 issuance of a regular registrationplatesplate for any 1 33 exempted vehicle used by any of the following: 1 34 (1) Peace officers or federal law enforcement officers in 1 35 the enforcement of the law. 2 1 (2) Persons enforcing chapter 124 and other laws relating to 2 2 controlled substances. 2 3 (3) Persons in the department of justice, the alcoholic 2 4 beverages division of the department of commerce, disease 2 5 investigators of the Iowa department of public health, the 2 6 department of inspections and appeals, and the department of 2 7 revenue, who are regularly assigned to conduct investigations 2 8 which cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying 2 9 an "official" state registrationplatesplate. 2 10 (4) Persons who are federal agents or officers regularly 2 11 assigned to conduct investigations which cannot reasonably be 2 12 conducted with a vehicle displaying an "official" registration 2 13platesplate. 2 14 (5) Persons in the Iowa lottery authority whose regularly 2 15 assigned duties relating to security or the carrying of 2 16 lottery tickets cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle 2 17 displaying an "official" registrationplatesplate. 2 18 (6) Persons in the economic development authority 2 19 who are regularly assigned duties relating to existing 2 20 industry expansion or business attraction, and mental health 2 21 professionals or health care professionals who provide off=site 2 22 or in=home medical or mental health services to clients of 2 23 publicly funded programs. 2 24 Sec. 4. Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph a, 2 25 subparagraph (3), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended 2 26 to read as follows: 2 27 Issue a citation and remove the motor vehicle's license 2 28platesplate and registration receipt. 2 29 Sec. 5. Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph a, 2 30 subparagraph (3), subparagraph division (a), Code 2018, is 2 31 amended to read as follows: 2 32 (a) Upon removing the licenseplatesplate and registration 2 33 receipt, the peace officer shall deliver theplatesplate for 2 34 destruction, as appropriate, and forward the registration 2 35 receipt and evidence of the violation, as determined by the 3 1 department, to the county treasurer of the county in which the 3 2 motor vehicle is registered. 3 3 Sec. 6. Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph a, 3 4 subparagraph (4), subparagraph division (a), Code 2018, is 3 5 amended to read as follows: 3 6 (a) Issue a citation, remove the motor vehicle's license 3 7platesplate and registration receipt, and impound the motor 3 8 vehicle. The peace officer shall deliver theplatesplate 3 9 for destruction, as appropriate, and forward the registration 3 10 receipt and evidence of the violation, as determined by the 3 11 department, to the county treasurer of the county in which the 3 12 motor vehicle is registered. 3 13 Sec. 7. Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph b, 3 14 subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), Code 3 15 2018, are amended to read as follows: 3 16 (a) If the person was cited pursuant to paragraph "a", 3 17 subparagraph (3), the owner or driver shall provide a copy of 3 18 the receipt to the county treasurer of the county in which the 3 19 motor vehicle is registered and the owner shall be assessed a 3 20 fifteen dollar administrative fee by the county treasurer who 3 21 shall issue a new licenseplatesplate and registration to the 3 22 person after payment of the fee. 3 23 (b) If the person was cited pursuant to paragraph "a", 3 24 subparagraph (4), the owner or driver, after the owner 3 25 provides proof of financial liability coverage to the clerk 3 26 of court, may claim the motor vehicle after such person pays 3 27 any applicable fine and the costs of towing and storage for 3 28 the motor vehicle, and the owner or driver provides a copy 3 29 of the receipt and the owner pays to the county treasurer of 3 30 the county in which the motor vehicle is registered a fifteen 3 31 dollar administrative fee, and the county treasurer shall issue 3 32 a new licenseplatesplate and registration to the person. 3 33 Sec. 8. Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph b, 3 34 subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), Code 3 35 2018, are amended to read as follows: 4 1 (a) Sign an admission of violation on the citation and 4 2 remit to the clerk of court a scheduled fine as provided in 4 3 section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph "f", for a violation of 4 4 subsection 1. Upon payment of the fine to the clerk of court of 4 5 the county where the citation was issued, payment of a fifteen 4 6 dollar administrative fee to the county treasurer of the 4 7 county in which the motor vehicle is registered, and providing 4 8 proof of payment of any applicable fine and proof of financial 4 9 liability coverages to the county treasurer of the county in 4 10 which the motor vehicle is registered, the treasurer shall 4 11 issue a new licenseplatesplate and registration to the owner. 4 12 (b) Request an appearance before the court on the matter. 4 13 If the matter goes before the court, and the owner or driver 4 14 is found guilty of a violation of subsection 1, the court 4 15 may impose a fine as provided in section 805.8A, subsection 4 16 14, paragraph "f", for a violation of subsection 1, or the 4 17 court may order the person to perform unpaid community 4 18 service instead of the fine. Upon the payment of the fine 4 19 or the entry of the order for unpaid community service, the 4 20 person shall provide proof of payment or entry of such order 4 21 and the county treasurer of the county in which the motor 4 22 vehicle is registered shall issue a new licenseplatesplate 4 23 and registration to the owner upon the owner providing proof 4 24 of financial liability coverage and paying a fifteen dollar 4 25 administrative fee to the county treasurer. 4 26 Sec. 9. Section 321.22, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 4 27 to read as follows: 4 28 1. An urban transit company or system having a franchise 4 29 to operate in any city and any regional transit system may 4 30 make application to the department, upon forms furnished by 4 31 the department, for a certificate containing a distinguishing 4 32 number and for one or morepairs ofregistration plates to be 4 33 attached to thefront andrear of buses owned or operated by 4 34 the transit company or system. 4 35 Sec. 10. Section 321.23, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 5 1 to read as follows: 5 2 3. In the event an applicant for registration of a foreign 5 3 vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued is 5 4 able to furnish evidence of being the registered owner of the 5 5 vehicle to the county treasurer of the owner's residence, 5 6 although unable to surrender such certificate of title, 5 7 the county treasurer may issue a registration receipt and 5 8platesplate upon receipt of the required annual registration 5 9 fee and the fee for new registration but shall not issue a 5 10 certificate of titletheretofor the vehicle. Upon surrender 5 11 of the certificate of title from the foreign state, the county 5 12 treasurer shall issue a certificate of title to the owner,of 5 13 the vehicle or other person entitledthereto, of such vehicle 5 14to the certificate of title as provided in this chapter. The 5 15 owner of a vehicle registered under this subsection shall not 5 16 be required to obtain a certificate of title in this state and 5 17 may transfer ownership of the vehicle to a motor vehicle dealer 5 18 licensed under chapter 322 if, at the time of the transfer, 5 19 the certificate of title is held by a secured party and the 5 20 dealer has forwarded to the secured party the sum necessary to 5 21 discharge the security interest pursuant to section 321.48, 5 22 subsection 1. 5 23 Sec. 11. Section 321.25, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 5 24 to read as follows: 5 25 1. A vehicle may be operated upon the highways of this state 5 26 without a registrationplatesplate for a period of forty=five 5 27 days after the date of delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser 5 28 from a dealer if a card bearing the words "registration applied 5 29 for" is attached on the rear of the vehicle. The card shall 5 30 have plainly stamped or stenciled the registration number of 5 31 the dealer from whom the vehicle was purchased and the date 5 32 of delivery of the vehicle. In addition, a dealer licensed 5 33 to sell new motor vehicles may attach the card to a new motor 5 34 vehicle delivered by the dealer to the purchaser even if the 5 35 vehicle was purchased from an out=of=state dealer and the card 6 1 shall bear the registration number of the dealer that delivered 6 2 the vehicle. A dealer shall not issue a card to a person known 6 3 to the dealer to be in possession of a registrationplates 6 4plate which may be attached to the vehicle. A dealer shall 6 5 not issue a card unless an application for registration and 6 6 certificate of title has been made by the purchaser and a 6 7 receipt issued to the purchaser of the vehicle showing the fee 6 8 paid by the person making the application. Dealers' records 6 9 shall indicate the agency to which the fee is sent and the date 6 10 the fee is sent. The dealer shall forward the application by 6 11 the purchaser to the county treasurer or state office within 6 12 thirty calendar days from the date of delivery of the vehicle. 6 13 However, if the vehicle is subject to a security interest 6 14 and has been offered for sale pursuant to section 321.48, 6 15 subsection 1, the dealer shall forward the application by the 6 16 purchaser to the county treasurer or state office within thirty 6 17 calendar days from the date of the delivery of the vehicle to 6 18 the purchaser. 6 19 Sec. 12. Section 321.26, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 6 20 to read as follows: 6 21 2. The county treasurer may adjust the renewal or expiration 6 22 date of vehicles when deemed necessary to equalize the number 6 23 of vehicles registered in each twelve=month period or for the 6 24 administrative efficiency of the county treasurer's office. 6 25 The adjustment shall be accomplished by delivery of a written 6 26 notice to the vehicle owner of the adjustment and allowance of 6 27 a credit for the remaining months of the unused portion of the 6 28 annual registration fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, 6 29 which amount shall be deducted from the annual registration 6 30 fee due at the time of registration. Upon receipt of the 6 31 notification the owner shall, within thirty days, surrender the 6 32 registration card and registrationplatesplate to the county 6 33 treasurer of the county where the vehicle is registered, except 6 34 that the registrationplatesplate shall not be surrendered 6 35 if a validationstickerssticker or otheremblems areemblem 7 1 is used to designate the month and year of expiration of 7 2 registration. Upon payment of the annual registration fee, 7 3 less the credit allowed for the remaining months of the 7 4 unused portion of the annual registration fee, the county 7 5 treasurer shall issue a new registration card and registration 7 6platesplate, validationstickerssticker, oremblemsemblem 7 7 whichindicateindicates the month and year of expiration of 7 8 registration. 7 9 Sec. 13. Section 321.34, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2018, 7 10 are amended to read as follows: 7 11 1.PlatesPlate issued. The county treasurer upon receiving 7 12 application, accompanied by proper fee, for registration of a 7 13 vehicle shall issue to the owner one registration platefor 7 14 a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, autocycle, truck tractor, 7 15 trailer, or semitrailer and two registration plates for every 7 16 other motor vehicle. The registrationplatesplate, including 7 17 any special registrationplatesplate, shall be assigned 7 18 to the owner of a vehicle. When the owner of a registered 7 19 vehicle transfers or assigns ownership of the vehicle to 7 20 another person, the owner shall remove the registrationplates 7 21plate from the vehicle. The owner shall forward theplates 7 22plate to the county treasurer where the vehicle is registered 7 23 or the owner may have theplatesplate assigned to another 7 24 vehicle within thirty days after transfer, upon payment of the 7 25 fees required by law. The owner shall immediately affix the 7 26 registrationplatesplate retained by the owner to another 7 27 vehicle owned or acquired by the owner, providing the owner 7 28 complies with section 321.46. The department shall adopt rules 7 29 providing for the assignment of a registrationplatesplate to 7 30 the transferee of a vehicle for which a credit is allowed under 7 31 section 321.46, subsection 6. 7 32 2. Validation stickers. 7 33 a. In lieu of issuing a new registrationplatesplate 7 34 each registration year for a vehicle renewing registration, 7 35 the department may reassign the registrationplatesplate 8 1 previously issued to the vehicle and may adopt and prescribe 8 2 an annual validation sticker indicating payment of annual 8 3 registration fees. The department shall issue one validation 8 4 sticker for eachset ofregistrationplatesplate. The 8 5 sticker shall specify the month and year of expiration of the 8 6 registrationplatesplate. The sticker shall be displayed 8 7onlyon therearregistration plate, except that the sticker 8 8 shall be displayed on the front registration plate of a truck 8 9 tractor. 8 10 b. The state department of transportation shall adopt rules 8 11 to provide for the placement of the motor vehicle registration 8 12 validation sticker. 8 13 3. Radio operators plates. The owner of an automobile, 8 14 motorcycle, trailer, or motor truck who holds an amateur radio 8 15 license issued by the federal communications commission may, 8 16 upon written application to the county treasurer accompanied 8 17 by a fee of five dollars, order a special registrationplates 8 18plate bearing the call letters authorized the radio station 8 19 covered by the person's amateur radio license. When received 8 20 by the county treasurer, such special registrationplates 8 21plate shall be issued to the applicant in exchange for the 8 22 registrationplatesplate previously issued to the person. Not 8 23 more than oneset ofspecial registrationplatesplate may be 8 24 issued to an applicant. Said fee shall be in addition to and 8 25 not in lieu of the fee for a regular registrationplatesplate. 8 26SpecialA special registrationplatesplate must be surrendered 8 27 upon expiration of the owner's amateur radio license and the 8 28 owner shall thereupon be entitled to the owner's regular 8 29 registrationplatesplate. The county treasurer shall validate 8 30 special plates in the same manner as regular registration 8 31 plates, upon payment of five dollars in addition to the regular 8 32 annual registration fee. 8 33 Sec. 14. Section 321.34, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 8 34 2018, is amended to read as follows: 8 35 a. Upon application and the payment of a fee of twenty=five 9 1 dollars, the director may issue to the owner of a motor 9 2 vehicle registered in this state or a trailer or travel trailer 9 3 registered in this state, a personalized registrationplates 9 4plate marked with up to seven initials, letters, or combination 9 5 of numerals and letters requested by the owner. However, 9 6 personalized registration plates for autocycles, motorcycles, 9 7 and motorized bicycles shall be marked with no more than six 9 8 initials, letters, or combinations of numerals and letters. 9 9 Upon receipt of the personalized registrationplatesplate, 9 10 the applicant shall surrender the regular registrationplates 9 11plate to the county treasurer. The fee for issuance of the 9 12 personalized registrationplatesplate shall be in addition to 9 13 the regular annual registration fee. 9 14 Sec. 15. Section 321.34, subsection 6, Code 2018, is amended 9 15 to read as follows: 9 16 6. Sample vehicle registration plates.VehicleA vehicle 9 17 registrationplatesplate displaying the general design of 9 18 a regular registrationplatesplate, with the word "sample" 9 19 displayed on the plate, may be furnished to any person upon 9 20 payment of a fee of three dollars, except that such plates may 9 21 be furnished to governmental agencies without cost.SampleA 9 22 sample registrationplatesplate shall not be attached to a 9 23 vehicle moved on the highways of this state. 9 24 Sec. 16. Section 321.34, subsection 7, paragraphs a and e, 9 25 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 9 26 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 9 27 director may issue to the owner of a motor vehicle subject 9 28 to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, motor 9 29 truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, trailer over two 9 30 thousand pounds, or travel trailer registered in this state, a 9 31 collegiate registrationplatesplate created pursuant to this 9 32 subsection. Upon receipt of the collegiate registrationplates 9 33plate, the applicant shall surrender the regular registration 9 34platesplate to the county treasurer. 9 35 e. A collegiate registration plate shall not be issued if 10 1 its combination of alphanumeric characters are identical to 10 2 those contained on a current personalized registration plate 10 3 issued under subsection 5. However, the owner of a motor 10 4 vehicle who has a personalized registration plate issued for 10 5 the motor vehicle may, after proper application and payment 10 6 of fees, be issued a collegiate registration plate containing 10 7 the same alphanumeric characters as those on the personalized 10 8 plate. Upon receipt of the collegiate registrationplates 10 9plate, the owner shall surrender the personalized registration 10 10platesplate to the county treasurer. 10 11 Sec. 17. Section 321.34, subsection 7A, paragraphs b and c, 10 12 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 10 13 b. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 10 14 director may issue to the owner of a motor vehicle subject 10 15 to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, motor 10 16 truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, trailer over two 10 17 thousand pounds, or travel trailer registered in this state, 10 18 a collegiate registrationplatesplate created pursuant to 10 19 this subsection. The fee for the issuance of a collegiate 10 20 registrationplatesplate is twenty=five dollars, which fee 10 21 is in addition to the regular annual registration fee for the 10 22 vehicle. An applicant may obtain a personalized collegiate 10 23 registration plate upon payment of the additional fee for a 10 24 personalized plate as provided in subsection 5 in addition to 10 25 the collegiate plate fee and the regular registration fee. The 10 26 county treasurer shall validate collegiate registration plates 10 27 issued under this subsection in the same manner as regular 10 28 registration plates, upon payment of five dollars in addition 10 29 to the regular annual registration fee. Upon receipt of the 10 30 collegiate registrationplatesplate, the applicant shall 10 31 surrender the regular registrationplatesplate to the county 10 32 treasurer. 10 33 c. A personalized collegiate registration plate shall 10 34 not be issued if its combination of alphanumeric characters 10 35 are identical to those contained on a current personalized 11 1 registration plate issued under subsection 5. However, the 11 2 owner of a motor vehicle who has a personalized registration 11 3 plate issued for the motor vehicle may, after proper 11 4 application and payment of fees, be issued a collegiate 11 5 registration plate containing the same alphanumeric characters 11 6 as those on the personalized plate. Upon receipt of the 11 7 collegiate registrationplatesplate, the owner shall surrender 11 8 the personalized registrationplatesplate to the county 11 9 treasurer. 11 10 Sec. 18. Section 321.34, subsections 8, 8A, and 9, Code 11 11 2018, are amended to read as follows: 11 12 8. Medal of honor plates. 11 13 a. The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration 11 14 under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motorcycle, 11 15 trailer, or motor truck who has been awarded the medal of 11 16 honor may, upon written application to the department, order a 11 17 special registrationplatesplate which shall be red, white, 11 18 and blue in color and shall bear an emblem of the medal of 11 19 honor and an identifying number. Each applicant applying for 11 20 a special registrationplatesplate under this subsection may 11 21 order only oneset ofregistrationplatesplate under this 11 22 subsection. The application is subject to approval by the 11 23 department and the special registrationplatesplate shall 11 24 be issued at no charge to the applicant in exchange for the 11 25 registrationplatesplate previously issued to the person. 11 26 A person who is issued a specialplatesplate under this 11 27 subsection is exempt from payment of any annual registration 11 28 fee for the motor vehicle bearing the specialplatesplate. 11 29 The department shall validate the special plates in the same 11 30 manner as regular registration plates are validated under this 11 31 section. The department shall not issue special registration 11 32 plates until service organizations in the state have furnished 11 33 the department either the special dies or the cost of the 11 34 special dies necessary for the manufacture of the special 11 35 registration plate. 12 1 b. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 12 2platesplate under this subsection may continue to use the 12 3 specialplatesplate subject to registration of the special 12 4platesplate in the surviving spouse's name. If the surviving 12 5 spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special 12 6platesplate to the department and the department shall issue a 12 7 regular registrationplatesplate to the surviving spouse. 12 8 8A. Ex=prisoner of war special plates. 12 9 a. The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration 12 10 under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motorcycle, 12 11 trailer, or motor truck who was a prisoner of war during a 12 12 time of military conflict may, upon written application to 12 13 the department, order only oneset ofspecial registration 12 14platesplate with an ex=prisoner of war processed emblem. The 12 15 emblem shall be designed by the department in cooperation 12 16 with the adjutant general and shall signify that the owner 12 17 was a prisoner of war as described in this subsection. The 12 18 application is subject to approval by the department, in 12 19 consultation with the adjutant general. The specialplates 12 20plate shall be issued at no charge andareis subject to 12 21 an annual registration fee of fifteen dollars. The county 12 22 treasurer shall validate the special plates in the same 12 23 manner as regular registration plates are validated under this 12 24 section. 12 25 b. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 12 26platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 12 27 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 12 28 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name and 12 29 upon payment of the annual registration fee. If the surviving 12 30 spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special 12 31platesplate to the department and the department shall issue a 12 32 regular registrationplatesplate to the surviving spouse. 12 33 9. Leased vehicles.Registration platesA registration 12 34 plate under this section, including a disabled veteranplates 12 35plate specified in section 321.105, may be issued to the lessee 13 1 of a motor vehicle if the lessee provides evidence of a lease 13 2 for a period of more than sixty days and if the lessee complies 13 3 with the requirements, under this section, for issuance of the 13 4 specific registrationplatesplate. 13 5 Sec. 19. Section 321.34, subsection 10, paragraphs a, b, and 13 6 d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 13 7 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is a current 13 8 or retired member of a paid or volunteer fire department may, 13 9 upon written application to the department, order a special 13 10 registrationplatesplate, designed by the department in 13 11 cooperation with representatives designated by the Iowa fire 13 12 fighters' associations, which signify that the applicant 13 13 is a current or retired member of a paid or volunteer fire 13 14 department. 13 15 b. The application shall be approved by the department in 13 16 consultation with representatives designated by the Iowa fire 13 17 fighters' associations, and the special registrationplates 13 18plate shall be issued to the applicant in exchange for the 13 19 registrationplatesplate previously issued to the person. An 13 20 applicant who is the owner of a business=trade truck or special 13 21 truck shall not be issued a special fire fighter registration 13 22platesplate for more than one vehicle. The fee for the 13 23 specialplatesplate is twenty=five dollars which shall be 13 24 paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The 13 25 department shall validate the special plates in the same manner 13 26 as regular registration plates are validated under this section 13 27 at the regular annual registration fee. 13 28 d. For purposes of this subsection, a person is considered 13 29 to be retired if the person is recognized by the chief of the 13 30 fire department where the individual served, and on record, 13 31 as officially retired from the fire department.SpecialA 13 32 special registrationplatesplate with a fire fighter emblem 13 33 shall be surrendered, as provided in subsection 12, in exchange 13 34 for a regular registrationplatesplate upon termination of 13 35 the motor vehicle owner's membership in the paid or volunteer 14 1 fire department, unless the person is a retired member in good 14 2 standing. 14 3 Sec. 20. Section 321.34, subsection 10A, paragraph a, Code 14 4 2018, is amended to read as follows: 14 5 a. The owner of a motor vehicle referred to in subsection 14 6 12 who is a current member of a paid or volunteer emergency 14 7 medical services agency may, upon written application to 14 8 the department, order a special registrationplatesplate, 14 9 designed by the department in cooperation with representatives 14 10 designated by the Iowa emergency medical services association, 14 11 whichplates signifysignifies that the applicant is a current 14 12 member of a paid or volunteer emergency medical services 14 13 agency. The application shall be approved by the department, 14 14 in consultation with representatives designated by the Iowa 14 15 emergency medical services association, and the special 14 16 registrationplatesplate shall be issued to the applicant 14 17 in exchange for the registrationplatesplate previously 14 18 issued to the person. The fee for the specialplatesplate is 14 19 twenty=five dollars which is in addition to the regular annual 14 20 registration fee. The department shall validate the special 14 21 plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are 14 22 validated under this section at the regular annual registration 14 23 fee. 14 24 Sec. 21. Section 321.34, subsection 11, paragraphs a, c, and 14 25 d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 14 26 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 14 27 director may issue a natural resourcesplatesplate to the 14 28 owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 14 29 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, 14 30 multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. 14 31 c. (1) The special natural resources fee for a 14 32 letter=number designated natural resourcesplatesplate 14 33 is forty=five dollars. The fee for a personalized natural 14 34 resourcesplatesplate is forty=five dollars which shall be 14 35 paid in addition to the special natural resources fee of 15 1 forty=five dollars. The fees collected by the director under 15 2 this subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of 15 3 state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer 15 4 of state shall credit monthly from the statutory allocations 15 5 fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the Iowa 15 6 resources enhancement and protection fund created pursuant to 15 7 section 455A.18, the amount of the special natural resources 15 8 fees collected in the previous month for the natural resources 15 9 plates. 15 10 (2) From the moneys credited to the Iowa resources 15 11 enhancement and protection fund under subparagraph (1), ten 15 12 dollars of the fee collected for each natural resources plate 15 13 issued, and fifteen dollars from each renewal fee, shall be 15 14 allocated to the department of natural resources wildlife 15 15 bureau to be used for nongame wildlife programs. 15 16 d. Upon receipt of the special registrationplatesplate, 15 17 the applicant shall surrender the current registrationplates 15 18plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall 15 19 validate the special registration plates in the same manner as 15 20 regular registration plates are validated under this section. 15 21 The annual special natural resources fee for a letter=number 15 22 designatedplatesplate is twenty=five dollars which shall 15 23 be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. 15 24 The annual fee for a personalized natural resourcesplates 15 25plate is five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the 15 26 annual special natural resources fee and the regular annual 15 27 registration fee. The annual special natural resources fee 15 28 shall be credited as provided under paragraph "c". 15 29 Sec. 22. Section 321.34, subsection 11A, paragraphs a, c, 15 30 and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 15 31 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 15 32 director may issue a "love our kids"platesplate to the owner 15 33 of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 15 34 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, 15 35 multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. 16 1 c. The special fee for a letter=number designated love 16 2 our kidsplatesplate is thirty=five dollars. The fee for a 16 3 personalized love our kidsplatesplate is twenty=five dollars, 16 4 which shall be paid in addition to the special love our kids 16 5 fee of thirty=five dollars. The fees collected by the director 16 6 under this subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer 16 7 of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer 16 8 of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations 16 9 fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the Iowa 16 10 department of public health the amount of the special fees 16 11 collected in the previous month for the love our kids plates. 16 12 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys transferred under this 16 13 subsection shall not revert to the general fund of the state. 16 14 d. Upon receipt of the special registrationplatesplate, 16 15 the applicant shall surrender the current registrationplates 16 16plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall 16 17 validate the special registration plates in the same manner as 16 18 regular registration plates are validated under this section. 16 19 The annual special love our kids fee for a letter=number 16 20 designatedplatesplate is ten dollars, which shall be paid in 16 21 addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual 16 22 fee for a personalized love our kidsplatesplate is five 16 23 dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the annual special 16 24 love our kids fee and the regular annual registration fee. The 16 25 annual love our kids fee shall be credited as provided under 16 26 paragraph "c". 16 27 Sec. 23. Section 321.34, subsection 11B, paragraphs a, c, 16 28 and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 16 29 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 16 30 director may issue a "motorcycle rider education"platesplate 16 31 to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under 16 32 section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor 16 33 home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel 16 34 trailer. 16 35 c. The special fee for a letter=number designated motorcycle 17 1 rider educationplatesplate is thirty=five dollars. The fee 17 2 for a personalized motorcycle rider educationplatesplate is 17 3 twenty=five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the 17 4 special motorcycle rider education fee of thirty=five dollars. 17 5 The fees collected by the director under this subsection shall 17 6 be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in 17 7 the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer 17 8 monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under 17 9 section 321.145, subsection 2, to the department for use in 17 10 accordance with section 321.179, the amount of the special 17 11 fees collected in the previous month for the motorcycle rider 17 12 education plates. 17 13 d. Upon receipt of the special registrationplatesplate, 17 14 the applicant shall surrender the current registrationplates 17 15plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall 17 16 validate the special registration plates in the same manner as 17 17 regular registration plates are validated under this section. 17 18 The annual special motorcycle rider education fee for a 17 19 letter=number designatedplatesplate is ten dollars, which 17 20 shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration 17 21 fee. The annual fee for a personalized motorcycle rider 17 22 educationplatesplate is five dollars, which shall be paid 17 23 in addition to the annual special motorcycle rider education 17 24 fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual 17 25 motorcycle rider education fee shall be credited as provided 17 26 under paragraph "c". 17 27 Sec. 24. Section 321.34, subsection 12, paragraphs a and b, 17 28 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 17 29 a. The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration 17 30 pursuant to section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor 17 31 truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, 17 32 or travel trailer may, upon written application to the 17 33 department, order a special registrationplatesplate with a 17 34 distinguishing processed emblem as authorized by this section 17 35 or as approved by the department. The fee for the issuance of 18 1 a special registrationplatesplate is twenty=five dollars for 18 2 each vehicle, unless otherwise provided by this section, which 18 3 fee is in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The 18 4 county treasurer shall validate special registration plates 18 5 with a distinguishing processed emblem in the same manner as 18 6 regular registration plates, upon payment of five dollars in 18 7 addition to the regular annual registration fee. 18 8 b. Upon receipt of a special registration plate with a 18 9 distinguishing processed emblem as authorized by this section 18 10 or as approved by the department, the applicant shall surrender 18 11 the regular registrationplatesplate to the county treasurer. 18 12 An applicant no longer eligible for a special registration 18 13 plate shall surrender the special vehicle registrationplates 18 14plate to the county treasurer for issuance of a regular 18 15 registrationplatesplate. 18 16 Sec. 25. Section 321.34, subsection 12A, Code 2018, is 18 17 amended to read as follows: 18 18 12A. Special registration plates ==== armed forces services. 18 19 a. An owner of a vehicle referred to in subsection 12 who 18 20 applies for any type of special registrationplatesplate 18 21 associated with service in the United States armed forces shall 18 22 be issued oneset of thespecial registrationplatesplate at 18 23 no charge, but shall be subject to the annual registration 18 24 fee of fifteen dollars, if the owner is eligible for, but has 18 25 relinquished to the department or the county treasurer or has 18 26 not been issued, an ex=prisoner of war or legion of merit 18 27 special registrationplatesplate under this section. 18 28 b. An owner of a vehicle referred to in subsection 12 who 18 29 applies for any type of special registrationplatesplate 18 30 associated with service in the United States armed forces 18 31 shall be issued oneset of thespecial registrationplates 18 32plate at no charge and subject to no annual registration fee 18 33 if the owner is eligible for, but has relinquished to the 18 34 department or the county treasurer or has not been issued, a 18 35 medal of honor registrationplatesplate under subsection 8 19 1 or a disabled veteran registrationplatesplate under section 19 2 321.105. 19 3 c. The owner shall provide the appropriate information 19 4 regarding the owner's eligibility for any of the special 19 5 registration plates described in paragraph "a" or "b", and 19 6 regarding the owner's eligibility for the special registration 19 7platesplate for which the owner has applied, as required by 19 8 the department. 19 9 d. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a 19 10 specialplatesplate under this subsection may continue to 19 11 use the specialplatesplate subject to registration of the 19 12 specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name and upon 19 13 payment of the same annual registration fee, if applicable. 19 14 If the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 19 15 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 19 16 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 19 17 the surviving spouse. 19 18 Sec. 26. Section 321.34, subsection 13, paragraph a, 19 19 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 19 20 (1) The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration 19 21 pursuant to section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor 19 22 truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, 19 23 or travel trailer may upon request be issued a special 19 24 registrationplatesplate thatcontaincontains a space 19 25 reserved for the placement of an organization decal. If the 19 26 specialplates areplate is requested at the time of initial 19 27 application for registration and certificate of title for 19 28 the vehicle, no special plate fee is required other than the 19 29 regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If the 19 30 specialplates areplate is requested as a replacementplates 19 31plate, the owner shall surrender the current regular or special 19 32 registrationplatesplate in exchange for the specialplates 19 33plate and shall pay a replacement plate fee of five dollars. 19 34 The county treasurer shall validate special plates with an 19 35 organization decal in the same manner as regular plates, upon 20 1 payment of the annual registration fee. 20 2 Sec. 27. Section 321.34, subsections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 3 20, 20A, and 20B, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 20 4 14. Persons with disabilities special plates. An owner 20 5 referred to in subsection 12 or an owner of a trailer used to 20 6 transport a wheelchair who is a person with a disability, or 20 7 who is the parent or guardian of a child who resides with the 20 8 parent or guardian owner and who is a person with a disability, 20 9 as defined in section 321L.1, may, upon written application to 20 10 the department, order a special registrationplatesplate with 20 11 a persons with disabilities processed emblem designed by the 20 12 department bearing the international symbol of accessibility. 20 13 The special registrationplatesplate with a persons with 20 14 disabilities processed emblem shall only be issued if the 20 15 application is accompanied with a statement from a physician 20 16 licensed under chapter 148 or 149, a physician assistant 20 17 licensed under chapter 148C, an advanced registered nurse 20 18 practitioner licensed under chapter 152, or a chiropractor 20 19 licensed under chapter 151, written on the physician's, 20 20 physician assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or chiropractor's 20 21 stationery, stating the nature of the applicant's or the 20 22 applicant's child's disability and such additional information 20 23 as required by rules adopted by the department, including proof 20 24 of residency of a child who is a person with a disability. If 20 25 the application is approved by the department, the special 20 26 registrationplatesplate with a persons with disabilities 20 27 processed emblem shall be issued to the applicant. There 20 28 shall be no fee in addition to the regular annual registration 20 29 fee for the special registrationplatesplate with a persons 20 30 with disabilities processed emblem. The authorization for 20 31 a special registrationplatesplate with a persons with 20 32 disabilities processed emblem shall not be renewed without 20 33 the applicant furnishing evidence to the department that 20 34 the owner of the vehicle or the owner's child is still a 20 35 person with a disability as defined in section 321L.1. An 21 1 owner who has a child who is a person with a disability shall 21 2 provide satisfactory evidence to the department that the child 21 3 with a disability continues to reside with the owner. The 21 4 registrationplatesplate with a persons with disabilities 21 5 processed emblem shall be surrendered in exchange for a regular 21 6 registrationplatesplate as provided in subsection 12 when the 21 7 owner of the vehicle or the owner's child no longer qualifies 21 8 as a person with a disability as defined in section 321L.1 or 21 9 when the owner's child who is a person with a disability no 21 10 longer resides with the owner. 21 11 15. Legion of merit special plates. 21 12 a. The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration 21 13 under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motorcycle, 21 14 trailer, or motor truck who has been awarded the legion of 21 15 merit shall be issued oneset ofspecial registrationplates 21 16plate with a legion of merit processed emblem, upon written 21 17 application to the department and presentation of satisfactory 21 18 proof of the award of the legion of merit as established 21 19 by the Congress of the United States. The emblem shall be 21 20 designed by the department in cooperation with the adjutant 21 21 general and shall signify that the owner was awarded the legion 21 22 of merit. The application is subject to approval by the 21 23 department, in consultation with the adjutant general. The 21 24 specialplatesplate shall be issued at no charge andareis 21 25 subject to an annual registration fee of fifteen dollars. The 21 26 county treasurer shall validate the special plates in the same 21 27 manner as regular registration plates are validated under this 21 28 section. 21 29 b. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 21 30platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 21 31 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 21 32 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name and 21 33 upon payment of the annual registration fee. If the surviving 21 34 spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the special 21 35platesplate to the department and the department shall issue a 22 1 regular registrationplatesplate to the surviving spouse. 22 2 16. National guard special plates. 22 3 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is a 22 4 member of the national guard, as defined in chapter 29A, 22 5 may, upon written application to the department, order a 22 6 special registrationplatesplate with a national guard 22 7 processed emblem with the emblem designed by the department in 22 8 cooperation with the adjutant general which emblem signifies 22 9 that the applicant is a member of the national guard. The 22 10 application shall be approved by the department in consultation 22 11 with the adjutant general. The special plate fees collected by 22 12 the director under subsection 12, paragraph "a", from the annual 22 13 validation of letter=number designated national guard plates, 22 14 and subsection 12, paragraph "c", from the issuance and annual 22 15 validation of personalized national guard plates shall be paid 22 16 monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road 22 17 use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly 22 18 from the statutory allocations fund created under section 22 19 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created 22 20 in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected 22 21 under subsection 12, paragraph "a", in the previous month 22 22 for national guard plates.SpecialA special registration 22 23platesplate with a national guard processed emblem shall be 22 24 surrendered, as provided in subsection 12, in exchange for 22 25 a regular registrationplatesplate upon termination of the 22 26 owner's membership in the active national guard. 22 27 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 22 28 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 22 29 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 22 30platesplate with a national guard processed emblem at no 22 31 charge. 22 32 c. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 22 33platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 22 34 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 22 35 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name 23 1 and upon payment of the annual five=dollar special plate fee 23 2 and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If 23 3 the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 23 4 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 23 5 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 23 6 the surviving spouse. 23 7 17. Pearl Harbor special plates. 23 8 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was at Pearl 23 9 Harbor, Hawaii, as a member of the armed services of the United 23 10 States on December 7, 1941, may, upon written application to 23 11 the department, order a special registrationplatesplate with 23 12 a Pearl Harbor processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed 23 13 by the department in consultation with service organizations. 23 14 The application is subject to approval by the department. The 23 15 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 23 16 12, paragraph "a", from the annual validation of letter=number 23 17 designated Pearl Harbor plates, and subsection 12, paragraph 23 18 "c", from the issuance and annual validation of personalized 23 19 Pearl Harbor plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of 23 20 state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer 23 21 of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations 23 22 fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the 23 23 veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount 23 24 of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph 23 25 "a", in the previous month for Pearl Harbor plates. 23 26 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 23 27 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 23 28 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 23 29platesplate with a Pearl Harbor processed emblem at no charge. 23 30 c. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 23 31platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 23 32 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 23 33 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name 23 34 and upon payment of the annual five=dollar special plate fee 23 35 and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If 24 1 the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 24 2 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 24 3 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 24 4 the surviving spouse. 24 5 18. Purple heart special plates. 24 6 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a 24 7 purple heart medal by the United States government for wounds 24 8 received in military or naval combat against an armed enemy 24 9 of the United States may, upon written application to the 24 10 department and presentation of satisfactory proof of the award 24 11 of the purple heart medal, order a special registrationplates 24 12plate with a purple heart processed emblem. The design of 24 13 the emblem shall include a representation of a purple heart 24 14 medal and ribbon. The application is subject to approval by 24 15 the department in consultation with the adjutant general. The 24 16 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 24 17 12, paragraph "a", from the annual validation of letter=number 24 18 designated purple heart plates, and subsection 12, paragraph 24 19 "c", from the issuance and annual validation of personalized 24 20 purple heart plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of 24 21 state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer 24 22 of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations 24 23 fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the 24 24 veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount 24 25 of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph 24 26 "a", in the previous month for purple heart plates. 24 27 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 24 28 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 24 29 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 24 30platesplate with a purple heart processed emblem at no charge. 24 31 c. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 24 32platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 24 33 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 24 34 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name 24 35 and upon payment of the annual five=dollar special plate fee 25 1 and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If 25 2 the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 25 3 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 25 4 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 25 5 the surviving spouse. 25 6 19. United States armed forces retired special plates. 25 7 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is a retired 25 8 member of the United States armed forces may, upon written 25 9 application to the department and upon presentation of 25 10 satisfactory proof of membership, order a special registration 25 11platesplate with a United States armed forces retired 25 12 processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the 25 13 department in consultation with service organizations. The 25 14 application is subject to approval by the department. For 25 15 purposes of this subsection, a person is considered to be 25 16 retired if the person is recognized by the United States armed 25 17 forces as retired from the United States armed forces. The 25 18 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 25 19 12, paragraph "a", from the annual validation of letter=number 25 20 designated armed forces retired plates, and subsection 12, 25 21 paragraph "c", from the issuance and annual validation of 25 22 personalized armed forces retired plates shall be paid monthly 25 23 to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax 25 24 fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the 25 25 statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, 25 26 subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in 25 27 section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under 25 28 subsection 12, paragraph "a", in the previous month for armed 25 29 forces retired plates. 25 30 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 25 31 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 25 32 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 25 33platesplate with an armed forces retired processed emblem at 25 34 no charge. 25 35 c. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 26 1platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 26 2 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 26 3 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name 26 4 and upon payment of the annual five=dollar special plate fee 26 5 and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If 26 6 the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 26 7 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 26 8 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 26 9 the surviving spouse. 26 10 20. Silver or bronze star plates. 26 11 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a 26 12 silver or a bronze star by the United States government, may, 26 13 upon written application to the department and presentation of 26 14 satisfactory proof of the award of the silver or bronze star, 26 15 order a special registrationplatesplate with a silver or 26 16 bronze star processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by 26 17 the department in consultation with the adjutant general. The 26 18 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 26 19 12, paragraph "a", from the annual validation of letter=number 26 20 designated silver star and bronze star plates, and subsection 26 21 12, paragraph "c", from the issuance and annual validation of 26 22 personalized silver star and bronze star plates shall be paid 26 23 monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use 26 24 tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from 26 25 the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, 26 26 subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in 26 27 section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under 26 28 subsection 12, paragraph "a", in the previous month for silver 26 29 star and bronze star plates. 26 30 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 26 31 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 26 32 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 26 33platesplate with a silver star or bronze star processed emblem 26 34 at no charge. 26 35 c. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 27 1platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 27 2 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 27 3 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name 27 4 and upon payment of the annual five=dollar special plate fee 27 5 and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If 27 6 the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 27 7 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 27 8 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 27 9 the surviving spouse. 27 10 20A. Distinguished service, navy, or air force cross plates. 27 11 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded 27 12 a distinguished service cross, a navy cross, or an air force 27 13 cross by the United States government may, upon written 27 14 application to the department and presentation of satisfactory 27 15 proof of the award, order a special registrationplatesplate 27 16 with a distinguished service cross, navy cross, or air force 27 17 cross processed emblem. The emblem shall be designed by the 27 18 department in consultation with the adjutant general. The 27 19 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 27 20 12, paragraph "a", from the annual validation of letter=number 27 21 designated distinguished service cross, navy cross, and air 27 22 force cross plates, and subsection 12, paragraph "c", from the 27 23 issuance and annual validation of personalized distinguished 27 24 service cross, navy cross, and air force cross plates shall 27 25 be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in 27 26 the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer 27 27 monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under 27 28 section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans license fee 27 29 fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees 27 30 collected under subsection 12, paragraph "a", in the previous 27 31 month for distinguished service cross, navy cross, and air 27 32 force cross plates. 27 33 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 27 34 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 27 35 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 28 1platesplate with a distinguished service cross, navy cross, or 28 2 air force cross processed emblem at no charge. 28 3 c. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 28 4platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 28 5 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 28 6 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name 28 7 and upon payment of the annual five=dollar special plate fee 28 8 and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If 28 9 the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 28 10 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 28 11 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 28 12 the surviving spouse. 28 13 20B. Soldier's, navy and marine corps, or airman's medal 28 14 plates. 28 15 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded 28 16 a soldier's medal, a navy and marine corps medal, or an 28 17 airman's medal by the United States government may, upon 28 18 written application to the department and presentation of 28 19 satisfactory proof of the award, order a special registration 28 20platesplate with a soldier's medal, navy and marine corps 28 21 medal, or airman's medal processed emblem. The emblem shall be 28 22 designed by the department in consultation with the adjutant 28 23 general. The special plate fees collected by the director 28 24 under subsection 12, paragraph "a", from the annual validation 28 25 of letter=number designated soldier's medal, navy and marine 28 26 corps medal, and airman's medal plates, and subsection 12, 28 27 paragraph "c", from the issuance and annual validation of 28 28 personalized soldier's medal, navy and marine corps medal, and 28 29 airman's medal plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer 28 30 of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer 28 31 of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations 28 32 fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the 28 33 veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount 28 34 of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph 28 35 "a", in the previous month for soldier's medal, navy and marine 29 1 corps medal, and airman's medal plates. 29 2 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 29 3 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 29 4 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 29 5platesplate with a soldier's medal, navy and marine corps 29 6 medal, or airman's medal processed emblem at no charge. 29 7 c. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 29 8platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 29 9 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 29 10 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name 29 11 and upon payment of the annual five=dollar special plate fee 29 12 and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If 29 13 the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 29 14 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 29 15 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 29 16 the surviving spouse. 29 17 Sec. 28. Section 321.34, subsection 20C, paragraphs b, c, 29 18 and d, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 29 19 b. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a 29 20 combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action 29 21 ribbon, air force combat action medal, or combat medical badge 29 22 by the United States government may, upon written application 29 23 to the department and presentation of satisfactory proof of 29 24 the award, order a special registrationplatesplate with a 29 25 combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action 29 26 ribbon, air force combat action medal, or combat medical badge 29 27 processed emblem. The special plate fees collected by the 29 28 director under subsection 12, paragraph "a", from the annual 29 29 validation of letter=number designated combat infantryman 29 30 badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, air force 29 31 combat action medal, and combat medical badge plates, and 29 32 subsection 12, paragraph "c", from the issuance and annual 29 33 validation of personalized combat infantryman badge, combat 29 34 action badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action 29 35 medal, and combat medical badge plates shall be paid monthly 30 1 to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax 30 2 fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the 30 3 statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, 30 4 subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in 30 5 section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under 30 6 subsection 12, paragraph "a", in the previous month for combat 30 7 infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, 30 8 air force combat action medal, and combat medical badge plates. 30 9 c. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 30 10 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 30 11 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 30 12platesplate with a combat infantryman badge, combat action 30 13 badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action medal, 30 14 or combat medical badge distinguishing processed emblem at no 30 15 charge. 30 16 d. The surviving spouse of a person who was issued a special 30 17platesplate under this subsection may continue to use or apply 30 18 for and use the specialplatesplate subject to registration 30 19 of the specialplatesplate in the surviving spouse's name 30 20 and upon payment of the annual five=dollar special plate fee 30 21 and the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle. If 30 22 the surviving spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall 30 23 return the specialplatesplate to the department and the 30 24 department shall issue a regular registrationplatesplate to 30 25 the surviving spouse. 30 26 Sec. 29. Section 321.34, subsection 21, paragraphs a and b, 30 27 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 30 28 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 may, upon written 30 29 application to the department, order a special registration 30 30platesplate with an Iowa heritage emblem. The emblem shall 30 31 contain a picture of the American gothic house and the words 30 32 "Iowa Heritage" and shall be designed by the department in 30 33 consultation with the state historical society of Iowa. 30 34 b. The special Iowa heritage fee for a letter=number 30 35 designatedplatesplate is thirty=five dollars. The 31 1 special fee for a personalized Iowa heritageplatesplate is 31 2 twenty=five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the 31 3 special fee of thirty=five dollars. The annual special Iowa 31 4 heritage fee is ten dollars for a letter=number designated 31 5 registrationplatesplate and is fifteen dollars for a 31 6 personalized registrationplatesplate which shall be paid in 31 7 addition to the regular annual registration fee. 31 8 Sec. 30. Section 321.34, subsections 22, 23, and 24, Code 31 9 2018, are amended to read as follows: 31 10 22. Education plates. 31 11 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12, upon written 31 12 application to the department, may order a special registration 31 13platesplate with an education emblem. The education emblem 31 14 shall be designed by the department in cooperation with the 31 15 department of education. 31 16 b. The special school transportation fee for a letter=number 31 17 designated educationplatesplate is thirty=five dollars. The 31 18 fee for a personalized educationplatesplate is twenty=five 31 19 dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the special school 31 20 transportation fee of thirty=five dollars. The annual special 31 21 school transportation fee is ten dollars for a letter=number 31 22 designated registrationplatesplate and is fifteen dollars for 31 23 a personalized registrationplatesplate which shall be paid 31 24 in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The fees 31 25 collected by the director under this subsection shall be paid 31 26 monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road 31 27 use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly 31 28 from the statutory allocations fund created under section 31 29 321.145, subsection 2, to the school budget review committee 31 30 in accordance with section 257.31, subsection 17, the amount 31 31 of the special school transportation fees collected in the 31 32 previous month for the education plates. 31 33 23. Breast cancer awareness plates. 31 34 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 31 35 director may issue a breast cancer awarenessplatesplate to an 32 1 owner of a motor vehicle referred to in subsection 12. 32 2 b. Breast cancer awareness plates shall contain an image 32 3 of a pink ribbon and shall be designed by the department in 32 4 consultation with the Susan G. Komen foundation. 32 5 c. The special fee for a letter=number designated breast 32 6 cancer awarenessplatesplate is thirty=five dollars. The fee 32 7 for a personalized breast cancer awarenessplatesplate is 32 8 twenty=five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the 32 9 special breast cancer awareness fee of thirty=five dollars. 32 10 The fees collected by the director under this subsection shall 32 11 be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in 32 12 the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer 32 13 monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under 32 14 section 321.145, subsection 2, to the Iowa department of public 32 15 health the amount of the special fees collected in the previous 32 16 month for the breast cancer awareness plates and such funds 32 17 are appropriated to the Iowa department of public health. The 32 18 Iowa department of public health shall distribute one hundred 32 19 percent of the funds received monthly in the form of grants to 32 20 support breast cancer screenings for both men and women who 32 21 meet eligibility requirements like those established by the 32 22 Susan G. Komen foundation. In the awarding of grants, the Iowa 32 23 department of public health shall give first consideration 32 24 to affiliates of the Susan G. Komen foundation and similar 32 25 nonprofit organizations providing for breast cancer screenings 32 26 at no cost in Iowa. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys 32 27 transferred under this subsection shall not revert to the 32 28 general fund of the state. 32 29 d. Upon receipt of the special registrationplatesplate, 32 30 the applicant shall surrender the current registrationplates 32 31plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall 32 32 validate the special registration plates in the same manner 32 33 as regular registration plates are validated under this 32 34 section. The annual special breast cancer awareness fee for 32 35 a letter=number designatedplatesplate is ten dollars, which 33 1 shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration 33 2 fee. The annual special fee for a personalized breast cancer 33 3 awarenessplatesplate is five dollars, which shall be paid 33 4 in addition to the annual special breast cancer awareness fee 33 5 and the regular annual registration fee. The annual special 33 6 breast cancer awareness fee shall be credited and transferred 33 7 as provided under paragraph "c". 33 8 24. Gold star plates. 33 9 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is the 33 10 surviving spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a deceased 33 11 member of the United States armed forces who died while serving 33 12 on active duty during a time of military conflict or who died 33 13 as a result of such service may order a special registration 33 14platesplate bearing a gold star emblem upon written 33 15 application to the department accompanied by satisfactory 33 16 supporting documentation as determined by the department. 33 17 The gold star emblem shall be designed by the department in 33 18 cooperation with the commission of veterans affairs. The 33 19 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 33 20 12, paragraph "a", from the annual validation of letter=number 33 21 designated gold star plates, and subsection 12, paragraph "c", 33 22 from the issuance and annual validation of personalized gold 33 23 star plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and 33 24 deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state 33 25 shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund 33 26 created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the veterans 33 27 license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the 33 28 special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph "a", in 33 29 the previous month for gold star plates. 33 30 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 33 31 who is approved for a special registrationplatesplate under 33 32 this subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 33 33platesplate bearing a gold star emblem at no charge. 33 34 Sec. 31. Section 321.34, subsection 25, paragraph b, Code 33 35 2018, is amended to read as follows: 34 1 b. An owner referred to in subsection 12, upon written 34 2 application to the department, may order a special registration 34 3platesplate with a civil war sesquicentennial processed 34 4 emblem. The special plate fees collected by the director under 34 5 subsection 12, paragraphs "a" and "c", from the issuance and 34 6 annual validation of letter=number designated and personalized 34 7 civil war sesquicentennial plates shall be paid monthly to the 34 8 treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The 34 9 treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory 34 10 allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, 34 11 to the department of cultural affairs the amount of the special 34 12 fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph "a", in the 34 13 previous month for civil war sesquicentennial plates, and such 34 14 funds are appropriated to the department of cultural affairs to 34 15 be used for the Iowa battle flag project. 34 16 Sec. 32. Section 321.34, subsection 26, paragraphs b and c, 34 17 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 34 18 b. An owner of a motor vehicle referred to in subsection 34 19 12, upon written application to the department, may order 34 20 a special registrationplatesplate with a fallen peace 34 21 officers processed emblem. The special fee for a letter=number 34 22 designated fallen peace officersplatesplate is thirty=five 34 23 dollars. The fee for a personalized fallen peace officers 34 24platesplate is twenty=five dollars, which shall be paid 34 25 in addition to the special fallen peace officers fee of 34 26 thirty=five dollars. The fees collected by the director under 34 27 this paragraph shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state 34 28 and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state 34 29 shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund 34 30 created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the department 34 31 of public safety the amount of the special fees collected 34 32 in the previous month for the fallen peace officers plates 34 33 and such funds are appropriated to the department of public 34 34 safety. The department of public safety shall distribute one 34 35 hundred percent of the funds received monthly in the form of 35 1 grants to nonprofit organizations that provide resources to 35 2 assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families 35 3 and affected coworkers of law enforcement officers killed in 35 4 the line of duty. In the awarding of grants, the department 35 5 of public safety shall give first consideration to concerns of 35 6 police survivors, inc., and similar nonprofit organizations 35 7 providing such resources. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys 35 8 transferred under this subsection shall not revert to the 35 9 general fund of the state. 35 10 c. Upon receipt of the special registrationplatesplate, 35 11 the applicant shall surrender the current registrationplates 35 12plate to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall 35 13 validate the special registration plates in the same manner 35 14 as regular registration plates are validated under this 35 15 section. The annual special fallen peace officers fee for a 35 16 letter=number designatedplatesplate is ten dollars, which 35 17 shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration 35 18 fee. The annual special fee for a personalized fallen peace 35 19 officersplatesplate is five dollars, which shall be paid 35 20 in addition to the annual special fallen peace officers fee 35 21 and the regular annual registration fee. The annual special 35 22 fallen peace officers fee shall be credited and transferred as 35 23 provided under paragraph "b". 35 24 Sec. 33. Section 321.34, subsection 27, Code 2018, is 35 25 amended to read as follows: 35 26 27. United States veteran plates. 35 27 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who served in 35 28 the armed forces of the United States and was discharged 35 29 under honorable conditions may, upon written application 35 30 to the department and upon presentation of satisfactory 35 31 proof of military service and discharge under honorable 35 32 conditions, order a special registrationplatesplate bearing a 35 33 distinguishing processed emblem depicting the word "veteran" 35 34 below an image of the American flag. The application is 35 35 subject to approval by the department. The special plate fees 36 1 collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph "a", 36 2 from the annual validation of letter=number designated United 36 3 States veteran plates, and subsection 12, paragraph "c", from 36 4 the issuance and annual validation of personalized United 36 5 States veteran plates, shall be paid monthly to the treasurer 36 6 of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer 36 7 of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations 36 8 fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the 36 9 veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount 36 10 of the special fees collected under subsection 12, paragraph 36 11 "a", in the previous month for United States veteran plates. 36 12 b. Notwithstanding subsection 12, paragraph "a", an owner 36 13 who is approved for a special registration plate under this 36 14 subsection shall be issued oneset ofspecial registration 36 15platesplate bearing a distinguishing processed emblem 36 16 depicting the word "veteran" below an image of the American 36 17 flag at no charge. 36 18 Sec. 34. Section 321.37, Code 2018, is amended to read as 36 19 follows: 36 20 321.37 Display ofplatesregistration plate. 36 21 1.Registration platesThe registration plate issued for a 36 22 motor vehicle other thanan autocycle, motorcycle, motorized 36 23 bicycle, ora truck tractor shall be attached to the rear of 36 24 the motor vehicle, one in the front and the other in the rear. 36 25The registration plate issued for an autocycle, motorcycle, 36 26 or other vehicle required to be registered hereunder shall be 36 27 attached to the rear of the vehicle.The registration plate 36 28 issued for a truck tractor shall be attached to the front of 36 29 the truck tractor. The special plate issued to a dealer shall 36 30 be attached on the rear of the vehicle when operated on the 36 31 highways of this state. 36 322. Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle which 36 33 is model year 1948 or older, and reconstructed or specially 36 34 constructed vehicles built to resemble a model year 1948 36 35 vehicle or older, other than a truck registered for more than 37 1 five tons, autocycle, motorcycle, or truck tractor, may display 37 2 one registration plate on the rear of the vehicle if the other 37 3 registration plate issued to the vehicle is carried in the 37 4 vehicle at all times when the vehicle is operated on a public 37 5 highway.37 63.2. It is unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place 37 7 any frame around or over the registration plate which does not 37 8 permit full view of all numerals and letters printed on the 37 9 registration plate. 37 10 Sec. 35. Section 321.41, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 37 11 to read as follows: 37 12 3. A person who has registered a vehicle in a county, 37 13 other than the county designated on the vehicle registration 37 14 plate, may apply to the county treasurer where the vehicle is 37 15 registered for a new registrationplatesplate upon payment 37 16 of a fee of five dollars and the return of the former county 37 17 registrationplatesplate. 37 18 Sec. 36. Section 321.42, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 37 19 to read as follows: 37 20 1. If a registration card,or plate, or pair of plates37 21 is lost or becomes illegible, the owner shall immediately 37 22 apply for replacement. The fee for a replacement registration 37 23 card is three dollars. The fee for a replacement plateor 37 24 pair of platesother than a replacement of a special plate 37 25 issued pursuant to section 321.60 is five dollars. The 37 26 fee for replacement of a special plate issued pursuant to 37 27 section 321.60 is forty dollars. When the owner has furnished 37 28 information required by the department and paid the proper fee, 37 29 a duplicate, substitute, or new registration card,or plate, 37 30 or pair of platesmay be issued. The county treasurer or the 37 31 department may waive the fee for a replacement plate if the 37 32 plate is lost during a documented accident. 37 33 Sec. 37. Section 321.46, subsection 7, Code 2018, is amended 37 34 to read as follows: 37 35 7. If a motor vehicle is leased and the lessee purchases 38 1 the vehicle upon termination of the lease, the lessor shall, 38 2 upon claim by the lessee with the lessor within six months of 38 3 the purchase, assign the annual registration fee credit and 38 4 registrationplatesplate for the leased motor vehicle to the 38 5 lessee. Credit shall be applied as provided in subsection 3. 38 6 Sec. 38. Section 321.47, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 38 7 to read as follows: 38 8 3. Whenever ownership of a vehicle is transferred under the 38 9 provisions of this section, the registrationplatesplate shall 38 10 be removed and forwarded to the county treasurer of the county 38 11 where the vehicle is registered or to the department if the 38 12 vehicle is owned by a nonresident. Upon transfer the vehicle 38 13 shall not be operated upon the highways of this state until the 38 14 person entitled to possession of the vehicle applies for and 38 15 obtains registration for the vehicle. 38 16 Sec. 39. Section 321.52, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 38 17 to read as follows: 38 18 1. When a vehicle is sold outside the state for purposes 38 19 other than for junk, the owner, dealer, or otherwise, shall 38 20 detach the registrationplatesplate and registration card and 38 21 shall indicate on the registration card the name and address 38 22 of the foreign purchaser or transferee over the person's 38 23 signature. Unless the registrationplates areplate is 38 24 legally attached to another vehicle, the owner shall surrender 38 25 the registrationplatesplate and registration card to the 38 26 county treasurer, who shall cancel the records, destroy the 38 27 registrationplatesplate, and forward the registration card 38 28 to the department. The department shall make a notation on 38 29 the records of the out=of=state sale and, after a reasonable 38 30 period, may destroy the files for that particular vehicle. 38 31 The department is not authorized to make a refund of annual 38 32 registration fees on a vehicle sold out of state unless it 38 33 receives the registration card completed as provided in this 38 34 section. 38 35 Sec. 40. Section 321.52, subsection 3, paragraphs a and b, 39 1 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 39 2 a. When a vehicle for which a certificate of title is issued 39 3 is junked or dismantled by the owner, the owner shall detach 39 4 the registrationplatesplate and surrender theplatesplate to 39 5 the county treasurer, unless theplates areplate is properly 39 6 assigned to another vehicle. The owner shall also surrender 39 7 the certificate of title to the county treasurer, except when 39 8 the vehicle is disposed of pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph 39 9 "b". 39 10 b. Upon the surrender of the certificate of title and 39 11 application for junking certificate, the county treasurer shall 39 12 issue to the person, without fee, a junking certificate, which 39 13 shall authorize the holder to possess, transport, or transfer 39 14 ownership of the junked vehicle by endorsement of the junking 39 15 certificate. The county treasurer shall hold the surrendered 39 16 certificate of title, registration receipt, application for 39 17 junking certificate, and, if applicable, the registration 39 18platesplate for a period of fourteen days following the 39 19 issuance of a junking certificate under this subsection. 39 20 Sec. 41. Section 321.57, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 39 21 to read as follows: 39 22 3. Also, a transporter may operate or move any vehicle of 39 23 like type upon the highways solely for the purpose of delivery 39 24 upon likewise displayingthereonon the vehicle a likeplates 39 25plate issued to the transporter as provided in these sections. 39 26 Sec. 42. Section 321.89, subsection 1, paragraph a, 39 27 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 39 28 (1) A vehicle that has been left unattended on public 39 29 property for more than twenty=four hours and lacks a current 39 30 registrationplatesplate or two or more wheels or other parts 39 31 which renders the vehicle totally inoperable. 39 32 Sec. 43. Section 321.96, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 39 33 to read as follows: 39 34 1. A person shall not display or cause or permit to be 39 35 displayed, or have in the person's possession, a vehicle 40 1 identification number or component part number except as 40 2 provided in this chapter, or a canceled, revoked, altered, 40 3 or fictitious registration numberplatesplate, registration 40 4 receipt, or certificate of title, as the same are respectively 40 5 provided for in this chapter. 40 6 Sec. 44. Section 321.98, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 40 7 2018, is amended to read as follows: 40 8 a. A valid registration card and registration plateor 40 9 platesissued for the vehicle for the current registration 40 10 year are attached to and displayed on the vehicle when and as 40 11 required by this chapter; and 40 12 Sec. 45. Section 321.101A, Code 2018, is amended to read as 40 13 follows: 40 14 321.101A Revocation of registration by county treasurer. 40 15 The county treasurer may revoke the registration and 40 16 registrationplatesplate of a vehicle if the annual 40 17 registration fee or the fee for new registration is paid by 40 18 check, electronic payment, or credit card and the check, 40 19 electronic payment, or credit card is not honored by the 40 20 payer's financial institution or credit card company, upon 40 21 reasonable notice and demand. The owner of the vehicle or 40 22 person in possession of the registration and registration 40 23platesplate for the vehicle shall immediately return the 40 24 revoked registration and registrationplatesplate to the 40 25 appropriate county treasurer's office. 40 26 Sec. 46. Section 321.103, Code 2018, is amended to read as 40 27 follows: 40 28 321.103 Owner to return evidences of registration and title. 40 29WheneverIf the department as authorizedhereunderunder 40 30 this chapter cancels, suspends, or revokes the registration 40 31 of a vehicle, or certificate of title, or registration 40 32 card, or registration plateor plates, or any nonresident or 40 33 other permit or the registration of any dealer, the owner or 40 34 person in possession of the same shall immediately return the 40 35 evidences of registration, certificate of title, orplates 41 1plate so canceled, suspended, or revoked to the department. 41 2 Sec. 47. Section 321.104, subsection 3, Code 2018, is 41 3 amended to read as follows: 41 4 3. To fail to surrender a certificate of title, registration 41 5 card, or registrationplatesplate upon cancellation, 41 6 suspension, or revocation of the certificate or registration by 41 7 the department and notice as prescribed in this chapter. 41 8 Sec. 48. Section 321.105, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2018, 41 9 are amended to read as follows: 41 10 2. The annual registration fee shall be paid to the county 41 11 treasurer at the same time the application is made for the 41 12 registration or reregistration of the motor vehicle or trailer. 41 13 An owner may, when applying for registration or reregistration 41 14 of a motor vehicle or trailer, request that theplatesplate be 41 15 mailed to the owner's post office address. The owner's request 41 16 shall be accompanied by a mailing fee as determined annually by 41 17 the director in consultation with the Iowa county treasurers 41 18 association. 41 19 5. Seriously disabled veterans who have been provided with 41 20 an automobile or other vehicle by the United States government 41 21 under the provisions of{1901 = 1903, Tit. 38 of the United 41 22 States Code,38 U.S.C.{1901 et seq. (1970){3901 = 3904, shall 41 23 be exempt from payment of the registrationfeefees provided in 41 24 this chapter for that vehicle, and shall be provided, without 41 25 fee, with oneset ofregular registrationplatesplate or one 41 26setof any type of special registrationplatesplate associated 41 27 with service in the United States armed forces for which the 41 28 disabled veteran qualifies under section 321.34. The disabled 41 29 veteran, to be able to claim the benefit, must be a resident of 41 30 the state of Iowa. In lieu of theset ofregular or special 41 31 military registrationplatesplate available without fee, 41 32 the disabled veteran may obtain aset ofnonmilitary special 41 33 registrationplatesplate or personalizedplatesplate issued 41 34 under section 321.34 by paying the additional fees associated 41 35 withthose platesthat plate. 42 1 Sec. 49. Section 321.115, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 42 2 2018, is amended to read as follows: 42 3 c. The owner of a motor vehicle registered under this 42 4 subsection may display an authentic Iowa registration plate 42 5 or set of plates from the model year of the motor vehicle, 42 6 furnished by the person and approved by the department, in 42 7 lieu of the current and valid Iowa registrationplatesplate 42 8 issued for the vehicle, provided that the current and valid 42 9 Iowa registrationplatesplate and the registration card issued 42 10 for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within the vehicle 42 11 and are available for inspection to any peace officer upon the 42 12 officer's request. 42 13 Sec. 50. Section 321.115A, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 42 14 amended to read as follows: 42 15 1. A motor vehicle may be registered as a replica vehicle or 42 16 street rod. The annual registration fee is the fee provided 42 17 for in section 321.109, 321.113, 321.122, or 321.124. The 42 18 owner of a vehicle registered under this section may display 42 19 a registration plate or set of plates from or representing 42 20 the model year of the motor vehicle or the model year of the 42 21 motor vehicle the registered vehicle is designed to resemble, 42 22 furnished by the person and approved by the department, in 42 23 lieu of the current and valid Iowa registrationplatesplate 42 24 issued for the vehicle, provided that the current and valid 42 25 Iowa registrationplatesplate and the registration card issued 42 26 for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within the vehicle 42 27 and are available for inspection to any peace officer upon the 42 28 officer's request. 42 29 Sec. 51. Section 321.120, subsection 3, Code 2018, is 42 30 amended to read as follows: 42 31 3. Upon approval of the application and payment of the 42 32 proper fees, the county treasurer shall issue a regular 42 33 registrationplatesplate for the business=trade truck. The 42 34 department may adopt rules requiring the use of a sticker or 42 35 other means to identify motor vehicles registered under this 43 1 section. 43 2 Sec. 52. Section 321.121, subsection 2, Code 2018, is 43 3 amended to read as follows: 43 4 2. Upon approval of the application and payment of the 43 5 proper fees, the county treasurer shall issue a regular 43 6 registrationplatesplate for the special truck. The 43 7 department may adopt rules requiring the use of a sticker or 43 8 other means to identify motor vehicles registered under this 43 9 section. 43 10 Sec. 53. Section 321.126, subsection 1, paragraphs a, c, d, 43 11 and h, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 43 12 a. If the vehicle is destroyed by fire or accident, or 43 13 junked and its identity as a vehicle entirely eliminated, the 43 14 owner in whose name the vehicle was registered at the time of 43 15 destruction or dismantling shall return theplatesregistration 43 16 plate to the department and within thirty days thereafter make 43 17 a statement of such destruction or dismantling and make claim 43 18 for refund. With reference to the destruction or dismantling 43 19 of a vehicle, no refund shall be allowed unless a junking 43 20 certificate has been issued, as provided in section 321.52. 43 21 c. If the vehicle is placed in storage by the owner upon 43 22 the owner's entry into the military service of the United 43 23 States, the owner shall return theplatesregistration plate 43 24 to the county treasurer or the department and make a statement 43 25 regarding the storage and military service and make claim for 43 26 refund. Whenever the owner of a vehicle so placed in storage 43 27 desires to again register the vehicle, the county treasurer or 43 28 department shall compute and collect the fees for registration 43 29 for the registration year commencing in the month the vehicle 43 30 is removed from storage. 43 31 d. If the vehicle is registered by the county treasurer 43 32 during the current registration year and the owner or lessee 43 33 registers the vehicle for apportioned registration under 43 34 chapter 326, the owner of the registered vehicle shall 43 35 surrender the registrationplatesplate to the county treasurer 44 1 and may file a claim for refund. In lieu of a refund, a credit 44 2 for the annual registration fees paid to the county treasurer 44 3 may be applied by the department to the owner or lessee's 44 4 apportioned registration fees upon the surrender of the county 44 5platesplate and registration. 44 6 h. If the owner of the vehicle moves out of state, the 44 7 owner may make a claim for a refund by returning the Iowa 44 8 registrationplatesplate, along with evidence of the vehicle's 44 9 registration in another jurisdiction, to the county treasurer 44 10 of the county in which the vehicle was registered within 44 11 six months of the out=of=state registration. For purposes 44 12 of section 321.127, the unexpired months remaining in the 44 13 registration year shall be calculated on the basis of the 44 14 effective date of the out=of=state registration. However, for 44 15 the purpose of timely issuance of the refund, the claim for a 44 16 refund under this paragraph is considered to be filed on the 44 17 date the registration documents are received by the county 44 18 treasurer. 44 19 Sec. 54. Section 321.134, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 44 20 amended to read as follows: 44 21 1. On the first day of the second month following the 44 22 beginning of each registration year a penalty of five percent 44 23 of the annual registration fee shall be added to the annual 44 24 registration fees not paid by that date and an additional 44 25 penalty of five percent shall be added the first day of each 44 26 succeeding month, until the fee is paid. A penalty shall 44 27 not be less than five dollars. If the owner of a vehicle 44 28 surrenders the registrationplatesplate for a vehicle prior to 44 29 theplatesplate becoming delinquent, to the county treasurer 44 30 of the county where the vehicle is registered, or to the 44 31 department if the vehicle is registered under chapter 326, 44 32 the owner may register the vehicle any time thereafter upon 44 33 payment of the annual registration fee for the registration 44 34 year without penalty. To avoid a penalty or an additional 44 35 penalty in the case of a delinquent registration through a 45 1 county treasurer, if the last calendar day of a month falls 45 2 on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the payment deadline is 45 3 extended to include the first business day of the following 45 4 month. For payments made through a county treasurer's 45 5 authorized internet site only, if the last day of the month 45 6 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the electronic 45 7 payment must be entered by midnight on the first business day 45 8 of the next month. All other electronic payments must be 45 9 entered by midnight on the last day of the month preceding the 45 10 delinquent date. 45 11 Sec. 55. Section 321.166, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 45 12 2018, is amended to read as follows: 45 13 b.TrailersA trailer with an emptyweightsweight of two 45 14 thousand pounds or less may, upon request, be licensed with a 45 15 regular=sized licenseplatesplate. 45 16 Sec. 56. Section 321.166, subsections 2, 6, 8, and 10, Code 45 17 2018, are amended to read as follows: 45 18 2. Every registration plateor pair of platesshall 45 19 display a registration plate number which shall consist 45 20 of alphabetical or numerical characters or a combination 45 21thereofof characters and the name of this state, which may be 45 22 abbreviated. Every registration plate issued by the county 45 23 treasurer shall display the name of the county, including any 45 24 plate issued pursuant to section 321.34, except Pearl Harbor 45 25 and purple heart registration plates issued prior to January 1, 45 26 1997; registration plates issued pursuant to section 321.34, 45 27 subsection 13, paragraph "d"; and collegiate, fire fighter, and 45 28 medal of honor registration plates. Special truck registration 45 29 plates shall display the word "special". The department may 45 30 adopt rules to implement this subsection. 45 31 6.Registration platesA registration plate issued to a 45 32 disabled veteran under the provisions of section 321.105 shall 45 33 display the alphabetical characters "DV" which shall precede 45 34 the registration plate number. Theplatesplate may also 45 35 display a persons with disabilities parking sticker if issued 46 1 to the disabled veteran by the department under section 321L.2. 46 2 8. The owner of a trailer with an empty weight of two 46 3 thousand pounds or less shall receive a registrationplates 46 4plate for the trailer smaller thanplatesa plate regularly 46 5 issued forautomobilesa motor vehicle pursuant to rules 46 6 adopted by the department in accordance with this section 46 7 unless the owner requests a regular=sizedplatesplate. 46 8 10. If the department reissues a new registration plate 46 9 design for a special registration plate under section 321.34, 46 10 all persons who have purchased or obtained the special 46 11 registrationplatesplate shall not be required to pay the 46 12 issuance fee. 46 13 Sec. 57. Section 321.385A, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 46 14 2018, is amended to read as follows: 46 15 b. A citation issued for failure to have rear lamps as 46 16 required under section 321.387 or arearregistration plate 46 17 light as required under section 321.388 shall first provide for 46 18 a seventy=two hour period within which the person charged with 46 19 the violation shall replace or repair the lamps or light. 46 20 Sec. 58. Section 321.385A, subsection 2, Code 2018, is 46 21 amended to read as follows: 46 22 2. If the person complies with the directive to replace or 46 23 repair the headlamp, rear lamps, orrearregistration plate 46 24 light within the allotted time period, the citation shall be 46 25 expunged. If the person fails to comply within the allotted 46 26 time period, the citation shall be processed in the same manner 46 27 as other citations. 46 28 Sec. 59. Section 321.388, Code 2018, is amended to read as 46 29 follows: 46 30 321.388 Illuminating plates. 46 31 Either the rear lamp or a separate lamp shall be so 46 32 constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the 46 33rearregistration plate attached to the rear of the vehicle and 46 34 render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the 46 35 rear. When therearregistration plate is illuminated by an 47 1 electric lamp other than the required rear lamp, the two lamps 47 2 shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at 47 3 all times when headlamps are lighted. This section does not 47 4 apply to commercial vehicles engaged exclusively in intrastate 47 5 commerce that are dump trucks or that are used exclusively for 47 6 the movement of construction materials and equipment to and 47 7 from construction projects. 47 8 Sec. 60. Section 321J.4B, subsection 5, paragraph f, 47 9 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 47 10 (1) If the vehicle subject to the court order is not in 47 11 the custody of a law enforcement agency, the person or agency 47 12 designated in the order as the person or agency responsible for 47 13 executing the order shall, upon receipt of the order, promptly 47 14 locate the vehicle specified in the order, seize the motor 47 15 vehicle and thelicense platesregistration plate, and send or 47 16 deliver the vehicle'slicense platesregistration plate to the 47 17 department. 47 18 Sec. 61. Section 321J.4B, subsection 7, Code 2018, is 47 19 amended to read as follows: 47 20 7. a. Upon receipt of a notice of conviction of the 47 21 defendant for a violation of subsection 2, the impounding 47 22 authority shall seize the motor vehicle'slicense plates 47 23registration plate and registration, and shall send or deliver 47 24 them to the department. 47 25 b. The department shall destroylicense platesa 47 26 registration plate received under this section and shall not 47 27 authorize the release of the vehicle or the issuance of a new 47 28license platesregistration plate for the vehicle until the 47 29 period of impoundment or immobilization has expired, and the 47 30 fee and costs assessed under subsection 10 have been paid. The 47 31 fee for issuance of a newlicense platesregistration plate and 47 32certificatescertificate of registration shall be the same as 47 33 for the replacement of a lost, mutilated, or destroyedlicense 47 34 platesregistration plate andcertificatescertificate of 47 35 registration. 48 1 Sec. 62. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 48 2 subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2018, are amended to read as 48 3 follows: 48 4 (1) Persons with disabilities registration plates. An 48 5 applicant may order a persons with disabilities registration 48 6platesplate pursuant to section 321.34. An applicant may 48 7 order a persons with disabilities registration plate for a 48 8 trailer used to transport a wheelchair pursuant to section 48 9 321.34 in addition to a persons with disabilities registration 48 10platesplate ordered by the applicant for a motor vehicle used 48 11 to tow such a trailer pursuant to section 321.34. 48 12 (2) Persons with disabilities parking sticker. An 48 13 applicant who owns a motor vehicle for which the applicant has 48 14 been issued a registrationplatesplate under section 321.34 48 15 or a registrationplatesplate as a seriously disabled veteran 48 16 under section 321.105 may apply to the department for a persons 48 17 with disabilities parking sticker to be affixed to theplates 48 18plate. The persons with disabilities parking stickers shall 48 19 bear the international symbol of accessibility. 48 20 Sec. 63. Section 321L.2, subsection 5, Code 2018, is amended 48 21 to read as follows: 48 22 5. A seriously disabled veteran who has been provided with 48 23 an automobile or other vehicle by the United States government 48 24 under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.{1901 et seq. (1970){3901 = 48 25 3904 is not required to apply for a persons with disabilities 48 26 parking permit under this section unless the veteran has been 48 27 issued a special registrationplatesplate or personalized 48 28platesplate for the vehicle. The regular registrationplates 48 29plate issued for the disabled veteran's vehicle without fee 48 30 pursuant to section 321.105entitleentitles the disabled 48 31 veteran to all of the rights and privileges associated with 48 32 persons with disabilities parking permits under this chapter. 48 33 Sec. 64. Section 321L.2A, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 48 34 2018, is amended to read as follows: 48 35 e. The person carries in the motor vehicle a copy 49 1 of the statement from a physician, physician assistant, 49 2 advanced registered nurse practitioner, or chiropractor 49 3 which accompanied the person's application for a persons with 49 4 disabilities registrationplatesplate under section 321.34 or 49 5 other persons with disabilities parking permit under section 49 6 321L.2 and which indicates the person is permanently unable to 49 7 walk. The person shall show the copy of the statement to any 49 8 peace officer upon request. 49 9 Sec. 65. Section 326.3, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 49 10 2018, is amended to read as follows: 49 11 b. A recreational vehicle, a vehicle displaying a restricted 49 12platesplate, a bus used in the transportation of chartered 49 13 parties, or a government=owned vehicle is not an apportionable 49 14 vehicle; except that a truck or truck tractor, or the power 49 15 unit in a combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight 49 16 of twenty=six thousand pounds or less, or a bus used in the 49 17 transportation of chartered parties may be registered under the 49 18 plan at the option of the registrant. 49 19 Sec. 66. Section 326.12, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, 49 20 is amended to read as follows: 49 21 Registrants who delete commercial vehicles displaying an 49 22 Iowa baseplatesplate from the fleet after the commencement of 49 23 the registration year shall be allowed to transfer registration 49 24 credit to a replacement vehicle in accordance with this 49 25 section. Iowa shall allow credit for non=Iowa based deleted 49 26 vehicles only if the jurisdiction designated by the registrant 49 27 as the base jurisdiction of the deleted vehicle permits 49 28 transfer of registration credit to the replacement vehicle. 49 29 Allowance of credit for deleted vehicles shall be subject to 49 30 the following conditions: 49 31 Sec. 67. Section 721.8, Code 2018, is amended to read as 49 32 follows: 49 33 721.8 Labeling publicly owned motor vehicles. 49 34 All publicly owned motor vehicles shall bear at least 49 35 two labels in a conspicuous place, one on each side of the 50 1 vehicle. This label shall be designed to cover not less than 50 2 one square foot of surface. This section does not apply to 50 3 a motor vehicle which is specifically assigned by the head 50 4 of the department or office owning or controlling it, to 50 5 enforcement of police regulations or to motor vehicles issued 50 6 an ordinary registrationplatesplate pursuant to section 50 7 321.19, subsection 1. 50 8 Sec. 68. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor may make 50 9 any change the Code editor deems necessary to any Code section 50 10 that refers, in any context, to a set of, a pair of, or two 50 11 motor vehicle registration plates rather than one registration 50 12 plate, when there appears to be no doubt as to the proper 50 13 method of making the correction. 50 14 Sec. 69. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. The transition from the 50 15 use of registration plates on both the front and rear of 50 16 certain motor vehicles to the use of such plates on only the 50 17 front or rear of certain motor vehicles, as directed by this 50 18 Act, shall be accomplished in stages. A person applying for 50 19 a new or replacement registration plate on or after July 1, 50 20 2018, shall receive only one registration plate. Otherwise, 50 21 the transition shall not be accomplished until a new series of 50 22 registration plates is issued to replace a current series. The 50 23 department of transportation shall adopt rules to implement the 50 24 transition. 50 25 EXPLANATION 50 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 50 27 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 50 28 Under current law, two registration plates are issued 50 29 for any motor vehicle other than an autocycle, motorcycle, 50 30 motorized bicycle, or truck tractor, and are required to be 50 31 attached to the front and rear of the vehicle, with certain 50 32 exceptions. 50 33 This bill provides that only one registration plate shall 50 34 be issued for a motor vehicle. The registration plate shall 50 35 be attached to the rear of the motor vehicle, except that the 51 1 registration plate for a truck tractor shall be attached to the 51 2 front of the truck tractor, consistent with current law. 51 3 The bill also makes corresponding Code language changes, 51 4 makes some Code language changes to enhance readability, 51 5 updates certain references to the United States Code, directs 51 6 the Code editor to make changes to language referring to two 51 7 registration plates rather than one, and provides for the 51 8 transition from the use of two registration plates to the use 51 9 of one registration plate. LSB 6016XS (1) 87 ns/rh