Bill Text: IA SF2166 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the registration and registration renewal of all-terrain vehicles, off-road utility vehicles, and snowmobiles, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/13/2020 10:00AM Senate Lobbyist Lounge. [SF2166 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2166-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2166
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2166
BY
SWEENEY
,
BROWN
,
SCHULTZ
,
SEGEBART
,
JOHNSON
,
KAPUCIAN
,
and
ZUMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
registration
and
registration
renewal
1
of
all-terrain
vehicles,
off-road
utility
vehicles,
and
2
snowmobiles,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321G.4,
subsections
1,
2,
and
4,
Code
1
2020,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
owner
of
each
snowmobile
required
to
be
registered
3
shall
register
it
annually
triennially
with
the
department
4
through
a
county
recorder.
The
department
shall
develop
5
and
maintain
an
electronic
system
for
the
registration
6
of
snowmobiles
pursuant
to
this
chapter
.
The
department
7
shall
establish
forms
and
procedures
as
necessary
for
the
8
registration
of
snowmobiles.
9
2.
The
owner
of
the
snowmobile
shall
file
an
application
10
for
registration
with
the
department
through
the
county
11
recorder
of
the
county
of
residence
in
the
manner
established
12
by
the
commission.
The
application
shall
be
completed
by
the
13
owner
and
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
fee
of
fifteen
forty-five
14
dollars
and
a
writing
fee
as
provided
in
section
321G.27
.
A
15
snowmobile
shall
not
be
registered
by
the
county
recorder
16
until
the
county
recorder
is
presented
with
receipts,
bills
of
17
sale,
or
other
satisfactory
evidence
that
the
sales
or
use
tax
18
has
been
paid
for
the
purchase
of
the
snowmobile
or
that
the
19
owner
is
exempt
from
paying
the
tax.
A
snowmobile
that
has
20
an
expired
registration
certificate
from
another
state
may
be
21
registered
in
this
state
upon
proper
application,
payment
of
22
all
applicable
registration
and
writing
fees,
and
payment
of
a
23
penalty
of
five
dollars.
24
4.
Notwithstanding
subsections
1
and
2
,
a
snowmobile
25
manufactured
prior
to
1984
may
be
registered
as
an
antique
26
snowmobile
for
a
one-time
fee
of
twenty-five
dollars,
which
27
shall
exempt
the
owner
from
annual
triennial
registration
and
28
fee
requirements
for
that
snowmobile.
However,
if
ownership
29
of
an
antique
snowmobile
is
transferred,
the
new
owner
shall
30
register
the
snowmobile
and
pay
the
one-time
fee
as
required
31
under
this
subsection
.
An
antique
snowmobile
may
be
registered
32
with
only
a
signed
bill
of
sale
as
evidence
of
ownership.
33
Sec.
2.
Section
321G.6,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2020,
are
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
Every
snowmobile
registration
certificate
and
1
registration
decal
issued
expires
at
midnight
December
31
of
2
the
renewal
year
unless
sooner
terminated
or
discontinued
3
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
or
rules
of
the
commission.
4
After
the
first
day
of
September
each
year,
an
unregistered
5
snowmobile
may
be
registered
and
a
registration
may
be
renewed
6
in
one
transaction.
The
fee
is
five
dollars
for
the
remainder
7
of
the
current
year,
in
addition
to
the
registration
fee
of
8
fifteen
forty-five
dollars
for
the
three
subsequent
year
years
9
beginning
January
1,
and
a
writing
fee
as
provided
in
section
10
321G.27
.
11
4.
A
county
recorder
or
a
license
agent
designated
by
the
12
director
pursuant
to
section
483A.11
may
issue
snowmobile
13
registration
renewals
electronically
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
14
by
the
commission.
The
fee
for
a
registration
renewal
issued
15
using
an
electronic
system
is
fifteen
forty-five
dollars
plus
16
an
administrative
fee
established
by
the
commission
and
a
17
writing
fee
as
provided
in
section
321G.27
.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
321I.4,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2020,
are
19
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
The
owner
of
each
all-terrain
vehicle
required
to
be
21
registered
shall
register
it
annually
triennially
with
the
22
department
through
a
county
recorder.
The
department
shall
23
develop
and
maintain
an
electronic
system
for
the
registration
24
of
all-terrain
vehicles
pursuant
to
this
chapter
.
The
25
department
shall
establish
forms
and
procedures
as
necessary
26
for
the
registration
of
all-terrain
vehicles.
27
2.
The
owner
of
the
all-terrain
vehicle
shall
file
an
28
application
for
registration
with
the
department
through
the
29
county
recorder
of
the
county
of
residence,
or
in
the
case
30
of
a
nonresident
owner,
in
the
county
of
primary
use,
in
the
31
manner
established
by
the
commission.
The
application
shall
32
be
completed
by
the
owner
and
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
fee
33
of
fifteen
forty-five
dollars
and
a
writing
fee
as
provided
34
in
section
321I.29
.
An
all-terrain
vehicle
shall
not
be
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registered
by
the
county
recorder
until
the
county
recorder
is
1
presented
with
receipts,
bills
of
sale,
or
other
satisfactory
2
evidence
that
the
sales
or
use
tax
has
been
paid
for
the
3
purchase
of
the
all-terrain
vehicle
or
that
the
owner
is
4
exempt
from
paying
the
tax.
An
all-terrain
vehicle
that
has
5
an
expired
registration
certificate
from
another
state
may
be
6
registered
in
this
state
upon
proper
application,
payment
of
7
all
applicable
registration
and
writing
fees,
and
payment
of
a
8
penalty
of
five
dollars.
9
Sec.
4.
Section
321I.7,
subsections
1
and
5,
Code
2020,
are
10
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
1.
a.
Every
all-terrain
vehicle
registration
certificate
12
and
registration
decal
issued
expires
at
midnight
December
31
13
of
the
renewal
year
unless
sooner
terminated
or
discontinued
14
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
or
rules
of
the
commission.
15
After
the
first
day
of
September
each
year,
an
unregistered
16
all-terrain
vehicle
may
be
registered
or
a
registration
may
be
17
renewed
for
the
three
subsequent
year
years
beginning
January
18
1.
19
b.
After
the
first
day
of
September
an
unregistered
20
all-terrain
vehicle
may
be
registered
for
the
remainder
of
21
the
current
registration
year
and
for
the
three
subsequent
22
registration
year
years
in
one
transaction.
The
fee
shall
be
23
five
dollars
for
the
remainder
of
the
current
year,
in
addition
24
to
the
registration
fee
of
fifteen
forty-five
dollars
for
the
25
three
subsequent
year
years
beginning
January
1,
and
a
writing
26
fee
as
provided
in
section
321I.29
.
27
5.
A
county
recorder
or
a
license
agent
designated
by
the
28
director
pursuant
to
section
483A.11
may
issue
all-terrain
29
vehicle
registration
renewals
electronically
pursuant
to
rules
30
adopted
by
the
commission.
The
fee
for
a
registration
renewal
31
issued
using
an
electronic
system
is
fifteen
forty-five
dollars
32
plus
an
administrative
fee
established
by
the
commission
and
a
33
writing
fee
as
provided
in
section
321I.29
.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
Under
current
law,
snowmobiles,
all-terrain
vehicles,
3
and
off-road
utility
vehicles
are
required
to
be
registered
4
annually
with
the
department
of
transportation
through
a
county
5
recorder
for
a
fee
of
$15.
The
registration
certificates
6
and
registration
decals
issued
for
snowmobiles,
all-terrain
7
vehicles,
and
off-road
utility
vehicles
expire
at
midnight
on
8
December
31.
9
This
bill
provides
that
snowmobiles,
all-terrain
vehicles,
10
and
off-road
utility
vehicles
are
required
to
be
registered
11
triennially.
The
registration
certificates
and
registration
12
decals
issued
to
snowmobiles,
all-terrain
vehicles,
and
13
off-road
utility
vehicles
expire
at
midnight
on
December
31
14
of
the
renewal
year.
Under
the
bill,
the
registration
fee
15
for
snowmobiles,
all-terrain
vehicles,
and
off-road
utility
16
vehicles
is
increased
to
$45.
17
A
person
who
violates
the
registration
requirements
for
18
snowmobiles,
all-terrain
vehicles,
and
off-road
utility
19
vehicles
is
subject
to
a
$50
scheduled
fine.
Off-road
20
utility
vehicles
are
subject
to
the
provisions
applicable
to
21
all-terrain
vehicles
under
Code
section
321I.1(17)(b).
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