Senate Study Bill 1135 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KLIMESH) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the display of a special registration 1 sticker on certain motor vehicles in lieu of a front 2 registration plate, and making penalties applicable. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1577XC (2) 90 th/ns

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.37, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other 3 than an autocycle, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or truck 4 tractor shall be attached to the motor vehicle, one in the 5 front and the other in the rear. However, subject to the 6 conditions set forth in section 321.37A, a person may display 7 a special registration sticker on the motor vehicle in lieu 8 of attaching a front registration plate. The registration 9 plate issued for an autocycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle 10 required to be registered hereunder under this chapter shall be 11 attached to the rear of the vehicle. The registration plate 12 issued for a truck tractor shall be attached to the front of 13 the truck tractor. The special plate issued to a dealer shall 14 be attached on the rear of the vehicle when operated on the 15 highways of this state. 16 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 321.37A Special registration sticker. 17 1. Upon application and payment of a fee of fifty dollars, 18 the department shall issue a special registration sticker 19 to the owner of a motor vehicle other than an autocycle, 20 motorcycle, motorized bicycle, truck tractor, or motor vehicle 21 operating under a special plate issued to a dealer. The 22 special registration sticker may be displayed on the driver’s 23 side of the motor vehicle’s windshield. A special registration 24 sticker so displayed must not be placed so as to interfere with 25 the driver’s view of the highway. If the special registration 26 sticker is displayed in accordance with this section, the motor 27 vehicle may be operated without the front registration plate 28 attached, provided that the front registration plate is carried 29 in the vehicle at all times when the vehicle is operated on 30 a public highway and is available to any peace officer for 31 inspection upon the officer’s request. 32 2. A special registration sticker issued for a motor vehicle 33 is valid for one year and shall be issued at the same time and 34 expire at the same time as the vehicle registration plates or 35 -1- LSB 1577XC (2) 90 th/ns 1/ 2

S.F. _____ validation sticker issued pursuant to section 321.34. 1 3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 2 providing for the design of the special registration sticker. 3 4. The fees collected by the department under this section 4 shall be remitted to the treasurer of state and deposited in 5 the road use tax fund. 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 This bill authorizes the department of transportation (DOT) 10 to issue a motor vehicle special registration sticker that 11 may be displayed on the driver’s side of the windshield of 12 certain motor vehicles. If the special registration sticker 13 is so displayed, the motor vehicle may be operated without the 14 front registration plate attached. The front registration 15 plate must be carried in the vehicle at all times when the 16 vehicle is operated on a public highway and must be available 17 to any peace officer for inspection upon the officer’s request. 18 Requirements for the display of a rear registration plate and 19 annual validation sticker are not altered by the bill. 20 The fee for a special registration sticker is $50. The fees 21 collected by the DOT for special registration stickers must be 22 remitted to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road 23 use tax fund. Under the bill, a special registration sticker 24 issued for a motor vehicle is valid for one year and must be 25 issued at the same time as the vehicle registration plates or 26 validation sticker, as applicable. 27 By operation of law, a violation of the provisions of the 28 bill is punishable by a scheduled fine of $30. 29 -2- LSB 1577XC (2) 90 th/ns 2/ 2