Bill Text: IA SF371 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for special vehicle registration plates displaying a decal designed and issued by a nonprofit organization, providing fees, making a penalty applicable, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 237.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF371 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF371-Amended.html
Senate
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SENATE
FILE
371
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
237)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
April
2,
2013
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
special
vehicle
registration
plates
1
displaying
a
decal
designed
and
issued
by
a
nonprofit
2
organization,
providing
fees,
making
a
penalty
applicable,
3
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
subsection
13,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
2
thereof
the
following:
3
13.
Special
plates
displaying
organization
decal.
4
a.
(1)
The
owner
of
a
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration
5
pursuant
to
section
321.109,
subsection
1,
motor
truck,
motor
6
home,
multipurpose
vehicle,
motorcycle,
trailer,
or
travel
7
trailer
may
upon
request
be
issued
special
registration
8
plates
that
contain
a
space
reserved
for
the
placement
of
an
9
organization
decal.
If
the
special
plates
are
requested
at
the
10
time
of
initial
application
for
registration
and
certificate
11
of
title
for
the
vehicle,
no
special
plate
fee
is
required
12
other
than
the
regular
annual
registration
fee
for
the
vehicle.
13
If
the
special
plates
are
requested
as
replacement
plates,
14
the
owner
shall
surrender
the
current
regular
or
special
15
registration
plates
in
exchange
for
the
special
plates
and
16
shall
pay
a
replacement
plate
fee
of
five
dollars.
The
county
17
treasurer
shall
validate
special
plates
with
an
organization
18
decal
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
plates,
upon
payment
of
the
19
annual
registration
fee.
20
(2)
An
applicant
may
obtain
a
personalized
special
21
registration
plate
with
space
reserved
for
an
organization
22
decal,
subject
to
the
additional
fees
for
a
personalized
plate
23
as
provided
in
subsection
5.
Personalized
plates
with
space
24
reserved
for
an
organization
decal
shall
be
limited
to
no
more
25
than
five
initials,
letters,
or
combinations
of
numerals
and
26
letters.
27
b.
(1)
An
organization
may
apply
to
the
department
28
for
approval
to
issue
a
decal
to
be
displayed
on
vehicle
29
registration
plates.
To
qualify
for
such
approval,
an
30
organization
must
have
at
least
two
hundred
members
in
this
31
state
and
shall
meet
the
following
requirements:
32
(a)
The
primary
activity
or
interest
of
the
organization
33
serves
the
community,
contributes
to
the
welfare
of
others,
34
and
is
not
discriminatory
in
its
purpose,
nature,
activity,
or
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name.
1
(b)
The
name
and
purpose
of
the
organization
do
not
promote
2
any
specific
product
or
brand
name
that
is
provided
for
sale.
3
(c)
The
organization
is
a
nonprofit
corporation
which
is
4
exempt
from
taxation
under
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
5
Revenue
Code
and
is
organized
under
the
laws
of
this
state
or
6
authorized
to
do
business
within
this
state.
7
(2)
The
department
may
accept
an
application
for
a
decal
8
design
from
a
group
of
nonprofit
organizations
with
a
common
9
purpose,
provided
that
each
organization
within
the
group
meets
10
the
requirements
for
a
qualifying
organization
established
by
11
the
department
under
this
subsection.
12
c.
An
organization
desiring
to
issue
a
decal
shall
submit
an
13
application
to
the
department
on
a
form
to
be
provided
by
the
14
department.
Along
with
the
application,
the
organization
shall
15
furnish
to
the
department
all
of
the
following:
16
(1)
A
copy
of
the
articles
of
incorporation
for
the
17
organization.
18
(2)
A
copy
of
the
charter
or
by-laws
for
the
organization.
19
(3)
Any
Internal
Revenue
Service
rulings
concerning
the
20
organization’s
nonprofit
tax
exemption
status.
21
(4)
A
color
copy
of
the
completed
decal
design.
22
(5)
A
clear
and
concise
explanation
of
the
purpose
of
the
23
decal,
all
eligibility
requirements
for
purchasing
the
decal,
24
and
fees
to
be
charged
for
the
decal.
25
(6)
Certification
by
the
person
who
has
legal
rights
to
the
26
decal
design
allowing
use
of
the
design.
27
(7)
Any
other
information
required
by
the
department.
28
d.
The
department
shall
consider
a
proposed
decal
design
29
based
upon
criteria
established
by
the
department.
30
e.
Upon
approval
by
the
department
of
an
organization’s
31
application
to
issue
a
decal
and
approval
of
the
design
of
the
32
decal,
the
organization
is
responsible
for
the
production,
33
administration,
and
issuance
of
the
decal.
An
organization
34
shall
not
issue
a
decal
that
has
not
been
approved
by
the
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department
or
alter
the
approved
design
of
a
decal
without
the
1
department’s
approval.
2
f.
A
person
shall
not
display
a
decal
on
a
vehicle
3
registration
plate
other
than
a
decal
approved
by
the
4
department.
5
g.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
as
6
necessary
to
implement
this
subsection.
7
h.
Special
registration
plates
with
a
processed
emblem
that
8
were
approved
and
in
production
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
9
this
Act
shall
continue
to
be
issued
according
to
the
terms
of
10
the
law
under
which
those
plates
were
authorized.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
321.166,
subsection
9,
Code
2013,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
9.
Special
registration
plates
issued
pursuant
to
section
14
321.34
,
other
than
gold
star,
medal
of
honor,
collegiate,
fire
15
fighter,
and
natural
resources
registration
plates,
shall
be
16
consistent
with
the
design
and
color
of
regular
registration
17
plates
but
shall
provide
a
space
on
a
portion
of
the
plate
18
for
the
purpose
of
allowing
the
placement
of
a
distinguishing
19
processed
emblem
or
an
organization
decal
.
Special
20
registration
plates
shall
also
comply
with
the
requirements
21
for
regular
registration
plates
as
provided
in
this
section
to
22
the
extent
the
requirements
are
consistent
with
the
section
23
authorizing
a
particular
special
vehicle
registration
plate.
24
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
25
2014.
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