Bill Text: IA SF2265 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to certain state and local government activities related to vehicle registrations and levee and drainage districts. (Formerly SSB 3140.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-28 - Fiscal note. SCS. [SF2265 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2265-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2265
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2265
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3140)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certain
state
and
local
government
1
activities
related
to
vehicle
registrations
and
levee
and
2
drainage
districts.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
5748SV
(1)
85
md/sc
S.F.
2265
DIVISION
I
1
VEHICLE
REGISTRATION
CREDIT
2
Section
1.
Section
321.46,
subsection
3,
paragraphs
a,
b,
3
and
d,
Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
The
credit
shall
be
claimed
within
six
months
from
5
the
date
the
vehicle
for
which
credit
is
granted
was
sold,
6
transferred
traded
,
or
junked.
After
six
months,
all
credits
7
shall
be
disallowed.
8
b.
Any
credit
granted
to
the
owner
of
a
vehicle
which
has
9
been
sold,
traded,
or
junked
may
only
be
claimed
by
that
person
10
or
that
person’s
spouse
toward
the
annual
registration
fee
11
for
another
vehicle
purchased
by
that
person
or
that
person’s
12
spouse,
and
the
credit
may
not
be
sold,
transferred,
or
13
assigned
to
any
other
person.
14
d.
To
claim
a
credit
for
the
unexpired
annual
registration
15
fee
on
a
junked
vehicle,
the
county
treasurer
shall
disallow
16
any
claim
for
credit
unless
the
owner
or
the
owner’s
spouse
17
presents
a
junking
certificate
or
other
evidence
as
required
by
18
the
department
to
the
county
treasurer.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
321.48,
subsection
3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
3.
In
a
transaction
in
which
a
vehicle
is
traded
to
a
dealer
22
as
defined
in
chapter
322
or
chapter
322C
toward
the
purchase
23
price
of
another
vehicle
and
each
vehicle
is
owned
in
whole
or
24
in
part
by
the
same
person
or
the
person’s
spouse
,
the
person
25
acquiring
the
vehicle
from
the
dealer
shall
be
entitled
to
a
26
credit
under
section
321.46
.
27
Sec.
3.
Section
321.52,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
28
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
c.
Within
the
fourteen-day
period,
the
person
who
was
issued
30
the
junking
certificate
and
to
whom
the
vehicle
was
titled
or
31
assigned
may
surrender
to
the
county
treasurer
the
junking
32
certificate,
and
upon
the
person’s
payment
of
appropriate
fees
33
and
taxes
and
payment
of
any
credit
for
annual
registration
34
fees
received
by
the
person
for
the
vehicle
under
section
35
-1-
LSB
5748SV
(1)
85
md/sc
1/
6
S.F.
2265
321.46,
subsection
3
,
the
county
treasurer
shall
issue
to
the
1
person
a
certificate
of
title
for
the
vehicle.
After
the
2
expiration
of
the
fourteen-day
period,
a
county
treasurer
shall
3
not
issue
a
certificate
of
title
for
a
junked
vehicle
for
which
4
a
junking
certificate
is
issued.
The
county
treasurer
shall
5
cancel
the
record
of
the
vehicle
and
forward
the
certificate
of
6
title
to
the
department.
7
Sec.
4.
Section
321.126,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
8
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
9
follows:
10
If
a
vehicle
is
sold
or
junked,
the
owner
in
whose
name
the
11
vehicle
was
registered
may
make
claim
to
the
county
treasurer
12
or
department
for
a
refund
of
the
sold
or
junked
vehicle’s
13
annual
registration
fee.
Also
if
the
owner
of
a
vehicle
or
the
14
owner’s
spouse
receives
a
vehicle
registration
fee
credit
under
15
section
321.46,
subsection
3
,
and
the
credit
allowed
exceeds
16
the
amount
of
the
annual
registration
fee
for
the
vehicle
17
acquired,
the
owner
or
the
owner’s
spouse
may
claim
a
refund
18
for
the
balance
of
the
credit.
The
refund
is
subject
to
the
19
following
limitations:
20
Sec.
5.
Section
321.126,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
21
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
(1)
If
a
vehicle
registration
fee
credit
has
not
been
23
received
by
the
owner
of
the
vehicle
or
the
owner’s
spouse
24
under
section
321.46,
subsection
3
,
the
refund
shall
be
25
computed
on
the
basis
of
the
number
of
unexpired
months
26
remaining
in
the
registration
year
at
the
time
the
vehicle
was
27
sold
or
junked.
The
refund
shall
be
rounded
to
the
nearest
28
whole
dollar.
Section
321.127,
subsection
1
,
does
not
apply.
29
DIVISION
II
30
TRAILER
REGISTRATION
31
Sec.
6.
Section
321.105A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
32
subparagraph
(6),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
(6)
Vehicles
subject
to
registration
in
any
state
when
34
purchased
for
rental
or
registered
and
titled
by
a
motor
35
-2-
LSB
5748SV
(1)
85
md/sc
2/
6
S.F.
2265
vehicle
dealer
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
322
for
rental
use,
1
and
held
for
rental
for
a
period
of
one
hundred
twenty
days
or
2
more
and
actually
rented
for
periods
of
sixty
days
or
less
by
a
3
person
regularly
engaged
in
the
business
of
renting
vehicles
,
4
including
but
not
limited
to
motor
vehicle
dealers
licensed
5
pursuant
to
chapter
322
who
rent
automobiles
to
users,
if
the
6
rental
of
the
vehicles
is
subject
to
taxation
under
chapter
7
423C
,
or
persons
who
rent
trailers
to
users
if
the
rental
of
8
the
trailers
is
subject
to
taxation
under
chapter
423
.
9
DIVISION
III
10
LEVEE
AND
DRAINAGE
DISTRICTS
11
Sec.
7.
Section
331.552,
subsection
35,
Code
2014,
is
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
35.
a.
Destroy
special
assessment
records
required
by
14
section
445.11
within
the
county
system
after
ten
years
have
15
elapsed
from
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
in
which
the
special
16
assessment
was
paid
in
full.
The
county
treasurer
shall
17
also
destroy
the
resolution
of
necessity,
plat,
and
schedule
18
of
assessments
required
by
section
384.51
after
ten
years
19
have
elapsed
from
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
in
which
the
20
entire
schedule
was
paid
in
full.
This
subsection
applies
to
21
documents
described
in
this
subsection
that
are
in
existence
22
before,
on,
or
after
July
1,
2003.
23
b.
Destroy
assessment
records
required
by
chapter
468
within
24
the
county
system
after
ten
years
have
elapsed
from
the
end
of
25
the
fiscal
year
in
which
the
assessment
was
paid
in
full.
The
26
county
treasurer
shall
also
destroy
the
accompanying
documents
27
including
any
resolutions,
plats,
or
schedule
of
assessments
28
after
ten
years
have
elapsed
from
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
in
29
which
the
entire
schedule
was
paid
in
full.
This
subsection
30
applies
to
documents
described
in
this
subsection
that
are
in
31
existence
before,
on,
or
after
July
1,
2014.
32
Sec.
8.
Section
468.50,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
468.50
Levy
——
interest.
35
-3-
LSB
5748SV
(1)
85
md/sc
3/
6
S.F.
2265
When
the
board
has
finally
determined
the
matter
of
1
assessments
of
benefits
and
apportionment,
the
board
shall
2
levy
the
assessments
as
fixed
by
it
upon
the
lands
within
the
3
district,
but
an
assessment
on
a
tract,
parcel,
or
lot
within
4
the
district
which
is
computed
at
less
than
five
dollars
shall
5
be
fixed
at
the
sum
of
five
dollars.
All
assessments
shall
be
6
levied
at
that
time
as
a
tax
and
shall
bear
interest
at
a
rate
7
determined
by
the
board
notwithstanding
chapter
74A
from
that
8
date,
payable
annually,
except
as
provided
as
to
cash
payments
9
within
a
specified
time.
10
Sec.
9.
Section
468.82,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
11
by
striking
the
subsection.
12
Sec.
10.
Section
468.82,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
2.
The
board
,
at
the
time
of
making
the
levy,
shall
fix
15
a
time
within
which
all
assessments
in
excess
of
one
hundred
16
dollars
may
be
paid
in
cash
,
and
before
any
bonds
are
issued,
17
publish
notice
in
an
official
newspaper
in
the
county
where
the
18
district
is
located,
of
such
time.
After
the
expiration
of
19
such
time,
no
assessments
may
be
paid
except
in
the
manner
and
20
at
the
times
fixed
by
the
board
in
the
resolution
authorizing
21
the
issue
of
the
bonds.
22
Sec.
11.
Section
468.544,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
23
follows:
24
468.544
Requirements
of
notice.
25
Said
notice
shall
be
directed
to
each
person
whose
name
26
appears
upon
the
transfer
books
in
the
auditor’s
office
as
27
owner
of
lands
within
said
drainage
district
upon
which
said
28
drainage
assessments
are
unpaid,
naming
the
owner,
and
also
29
to
the
person
or
persons
in
actual
occupancy
of
any
of
said
30
tracts
of
land
without
naming
them,
and
shall
state
the
amount
31
of
unpaid
assessments
upon
each
forty-acre
tract
of
land
or
32
less,
and
that
all
of
said
unpaid
assessments,
installment
or
33
installments
thereof
as
proposed
to
be
extended,
may
be
paid
34
in
cash
on
or
before
the
time
fixed
for
said
hearing,
and
that
35
-4-
LSB
5748SV
(1)
85
md/sc
4/
6
S.F.
2265
after
the
expiration
of
such
time
no
assessments
may
be
paid
1
except
in
the
manner
and
at
the
times
fixed
by
the
board
in
the
2
resolution
authorizing
the
issuance
of
said
drainage
refunding
3
bonds.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
relates
to
certain
state
and
local
government
8
activities
related
to
vehicle
registrations
and
levee
and
9
drainage
districts.
10
Under
current
law,
an
annual
registration
fee
credit
granted
11
to
the
owner
of
a
vehicle
that
has
been
sold,
traded,
or
junked
12
may
only
be
claimed
by
that
person.
Division
I
of
the
bill
13
provides
that
a
vehicle
registration
credit
may
also
be
claimed
14
by
the
owner’s
spouse.
The
bill
makes
corresponding
changes
15
to
other
provisions
of
law
to
reflect
the
authorization
of
the
16
owner’s
spouse
to
claim
the
vehicle
registration
credit.
17
Current
Code
section
321.105A(3)(c)
establishes
exemptions
18
from
the
fee
for
new
registration
of
a
vehicle.
Division
II
of
19
the
bill
exempts
vehicles
subject
to
registration
in
any
state
20
when
purchased
for
rental
by
persons
who
rent
vehicles
that
are
21
trailers
to
users,
and
if
the
rental
of
the
trailers
is
subject
22
to
taxation
under
Code
chapter
423.
23
Division
III
of
the
bill
authorizes
the
county
treasurer
24
to
destroy
assessment
records
required
by
Code
chapter
468
25
within
the
county
system
after
10
years
have
elapsed
from
the
26
end
of
the
fiscal
year
in
which
the
assessment
was
paid
in
27
full.
The
bill
also
directs
the
county
treasurer
to
destroy
28
the
accompanying
documents
including
any
resolutions,
plats,
29
or
schedule
of
assessments
after
10
years
have
elapsed
from
30
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
in
which
the
entire
schedule
was
31
paid
in
full.
The
county
treasurer’s
authority
to
destroy
the
32
records
and
accompanying
documents
applies
to
those
records
and
33
documents
that
are
in
existence
before,
on,
or
after
July
1,
34
2014.
35
-5-
LSB
5748SV
(1)
85
md/sc
5/
6
S.F.
2265
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
in
Code
section
468.82
1
requiring
that
all
levee
and
drainage
district
assessments
of
2
$20
and
less
be
paid
in
cash.
The
bill
also
strikes
the
words
3
“in
cash”
from
a
provision
that
allows
the
board
of
supervisors
4
to
fix
a
time
within
which
all
assessments
in
excess
of
$100
5
may
be
paid.
The
bill
makes
corresponding
changes
to
other
6
provisions
of
Code
chapter
468.
7
-6-
LSB
5748SV
(1)
85
md/sc
6/
6