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HOUSE
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BY
BARKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
issuance
and
display
of
one
registration
1
plate
on
motor
vehicles.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.18,
subsection
7,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
7.
Any
school
bus
in
this
state
used
exclusively
for
3
the
transportation
of
pupils
to
and
from
school
or
a
school
4
function
or
for
the
purposes
provided
in
section
285.1,
5
subsection
1
,
and
section
285.10,
subsection
9
,
or
used
6
exclusively
for
the
transportation
of
children
enrolled
in
a
7
federal
head
start
program.
Upon
application
the
department
8
shall,
without
charge,
issue
a
registration
certificate
and
a
9
registration
plates
plate
.
The
plates
plate
shall
be
attached
10
to
the
front
and
rear
of
each
bus
exempt
from
registration
11
under
this
subsection
.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
321.22,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
1.
An
urban
transit
company
or
system
having
a
franchise
15
to
operate
in
any
city
and
any
regional
transit
system
may
16
make
application
to
the
department,
upon
forms
furnished
by
17
the
department,
for
a
certificate
containing
a
distinguishing
18
number
and
for
one
or
more
pairs
of
registration
plates
to
be
19
attached
to
the
front
and
rear
of
buses
owned
or
operated
by
20
the
transit
company
or
system.
21
Sec.
3.
Section
321.26,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
2.
The
county
treasurer
may
adjust
the
registration
renewal
24
or
expiration
date
of
vehicles
for
which
the
county
treasurer
25
is
responsible
for
renewal
under
section
321.40
when
deemed
26
necessary
to
equalize
the
number
of
vehicles
registered
in
27
each
twelve-month
period
or
for
the
administrative
efficiency
28
of
the
county
treasurer’s
office.
The
adjustment
shall
29
be
accomplished
by
delivery
of
a
written
notice
to
the
30
vehicle
owner
of
the
adjustment
and
allowance
of
a
credit
31
for
the
remaining
months
of
the
unused
portion
of
the
annual
32
registration
fee,
rounded
to
the
nearest
whole
dollar,
33
which
amount
shall
be
deducted
from
the
annual
registration
34
fee
due
at
the
time
of
registration.
Upon
receipt
of
the
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notification
the
owner
shall,
within
thirty
days,
surrender
1
the
registration
card
and
registration
plates
plate
to
any
2
county
treasurer,
except
that
the
registration
plates
plate
3
shall
not
be
surrendered
if
a
validation
stickers
sticker
or
4
other
emblems
are
emblem
is
used
to
designate
the
month
and
5
year
of
expiration
of
registration.
Upon
payment
of
the
annual
6
registration
fee,
less
the
credit
allowed
for
the
remaining
7
months
of
the
unused
portion
of
the
annual
registration
fee,
8
the
county
treasurer
that
adjusted
the
registration
renewal
or
9
expiration
date
of
the
vehicle
shall
issue
a
new
registration
10
card
and
registration
plates
plate
,
validation
stickers
11
sticker
,
or
emblems
emblem
which
indicate
indicates
the
month
12
and
year
of
expiration
of
registration.
13
Sec.
4.
Section
321.34,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2026,
are
14
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
1.
Plates
Plate
issued.
The
county
treasurer
upon
receiving
16
application,
accompanied
by
proper
fee,
for
registration
of
a
17
vehicle
shall
issue
to
the
owner
one
registration
plate
for
18
a
motorcycle,
motorized
bicycle,
autocycle,
truck
tractor,
19
trailer,
or
semitrailer
and
two
registration
plates
for
every
20
other
motor
vehicle
.
The
registration
plates
plate
,
including
21
any
special
registration
plates
plate
,
shall
be
assigned
to
the
22
owner
of
a
vehicle.
When
the
owner
of
a
registered
vehicle
23
transfers
or
assigns
ownership
of
the
vehicle
to
another
24
person,
the
owner
shall
remove
the
registration
plates
plate
25
from
the
vehicle.
The
owner
shall
forward
the
plates
plate
to
26
any
county
treasurer
or
the
owner
may
have
the
plates
plate
27
assigned
to
another
vehicle
within
thirty
days
after
transfer,
28
upon
payment
of
the
fees
required
by
law.
The
owner
shall
29
immediately
affix
the
registration
plates
plate
retained
30
by
the
owner
to
another
vehicle
owned
or
acquired
by
the
31
owner,
providing
the
owner
complies
with
section
321.46
.
The
32
department
shall
adopt
rules
providing
for
the
assignment
of
a
33
registration
plates
plate
to
the
transferee
of
a
vehicle
for
34
which
a
credit
is
allowed
under
section
321.46,
subsection
6
.
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2.
Validation
stickers.
1
a.
In
lieu
of
issuing
a
new
registration
plates
plate
2
each
registration
year
for
a
vehicle
renewing
registration,
3
the
department
may
reassign
the
registration
plates
plate
4
previously
issued
to
the
vehicle
and
may
adopt
and
prescribe
5
an
annual
validation
sticker
indicating
payment
of
annual
6
registration
fees.
The
department
shall
issue
one
validation
7
sticker
for
each
set
of
registration
plates
plate
.
The
8
sticker
must
specify
the
month
and
year
of
expiration
of
the
9
registration
plates
plate
.
The
sticker
shall
be
displayed
10
only
on
the
rear
registration
plate,
except
that
the
sticker
11
shall
be
displayed
on
the
front
registration
plate
of
a
12
truck
tractor.
A
validation
sticker
issued
for
the
upcoming
13
registration
year
prior
to
the
expiration
of
the
applicable
14
current
registration
year
does
not
invalidate
the
registration,
15
and
is
not
required
to
be
displayed
on
the
registered
vehicle’s
16
registration
plate
until
the
owner
would
be
considered
to
be
17
driving
a
motor
vehicle
with
an
expired
registration
under
18
section
321.39
.
19
b.
The
state
department
of
transportation
shall
adopt
rules
20
to
provide
for
the
placement
of
the
motor
vehicle
registration
21
validation
sticker.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
321.37,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
23
follows:
24
321.37
Display
of
plates
plate
.
25
1.
Registration
plates
The
registration
plate
issued
for
a
26
motor
vehicle
other
than
an
autocycle,
motorcycle,
motorized
27
bicycle,
or
a
truck
tractor
shall
be
attached
to
the
rear
of
28
the
motor
vehicle
,
one
in
the
front
and
the
other
in
the
rear
.
29
The
registration
plate
issued
for
an
autocycle,
motorcycle,
30
or
other
vehicle
required
to
be
registered
under
this
chapter
31
shall
be
attached
to
the
rear
of
the
vehicle.
The
registration
32
plate
issued
for
a
truck
tractor
shall
be
attached
to
the
front
33
of
the
truck
tractor.
The
special
plate
issued
to
a
dealer
34
shall
be
attached
on
the
rear
of
the
vehicle
when
operated
on
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the
highways
of
this
state.
1
2.
A
motor
vehicle,
other
than
a
truck
registered
for
more
2
than
five
tons,
autocycle,
motorcycle,
or
truck
tractor,
which
3
is
model
year
1948
or
older,
and
a
reconstructed
or
specially
4
constructed
vehicle
built
to
resemble
a
model
year
1948
vehicle
5
or
older,
may
display
one
registration
plate
on
the
rear
of
the
6
vehicle
if
the
other
registration
plate
issued
to
the
vehicle
7
is
carried
in
the
vehicle
at
all
times
when
the
vehicle
is
8
operated
on
a
public
highway.
9
3.
2.
It
is
unlawful
for
the
owner
of
a
vehicle
to
place
10
any
frame
around
or
over
the
registration
plate
which
does
not
11
permit
full
view
of
all
numerals
and
letters
printed
on
the
12
registration
plate.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
321.115,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
14
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
c.
The
owner
of
a
motor
vehicle
registered
under
this
16
subsection
may
display
an
authentic
Iowa
registration
plate
17
or
set
of
plates
from
the
model
year
of
the
motor
vehicle,
18
furnished
by
the
person
and
approved
by
the
department,
in
19
lieu
of
the
current
and
valid
Iowa
registration
plates
plate
20
issued
for
the
vehicle,
provided
that
the
current
and
valid
21
Iowa
registration
plates
plate
and
the
registration
card
issued
22
for
the
vehicle
are
simultaneously
carried
within
the
vehicle
23
and
are
available
for
inspection
to
any
peace
officer
upon
the
24
officer’s
request.
25
Sec.
7.
Section
321.115A,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
26
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
1.
A
motor
vehicle
may
be
registered
as
a
replica
vehicle
or
28
street
rod.
The
annual
registration
fee
is
the
fee
provided
29
for
in
section
321.109
,
321.113
,
321.122
,
or
321.124
.
The
30
owner
of
a
vehicle
registered
under
this
section
may
display
31
a
registration
plate
or
set
of
plates
from
or
representing
32
the
model
year
of
the
motor
vehicle
or
the
model
year
of
the
33
motor
vehicle
the
registered
vehicle
is
designed
to
resemble,
34
furnished
by
the
person
and
approved
by
the
department,
in
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lieu
of
the
current
and
valid
Iowa
registration
plates
plate
1
issued
for
the
vehicle,
provided
that
the
current
and
valid
2
Iowa
registration
plates
plate
and
the
registration
card
issued
3
for
the
vehicle
are
simultaneously
carried
within
the
vehicle
4
and
are
available
for
inspection
to
any
peace
officer
upon
the
5
officer’s
request.
6
Sec.
8.
Section
321.385A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
7
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
b.
A
citation
issued
for
failure
to
have
rear
lamps
as
9
required
under
section
321.387
or
a
rear
registration
plate
10
light
as
required
under
section
321.388
shall
first
provide
for
11
a
seventy-two
hour
period
within
which
the
person
charged
with
12
the
violation
shall
replace
or
repair
the
lamps
or
light.
13
Sec.
9.
Section
321.385A,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
14
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
2.
If
the
person
complies
with
the
directive
to
replace
or
16
repair
the
headlamp,
rear
lamps,
or
rear
registration
plate
17
light
within
the
allotted
time
period,
the
citation
shall
be
18
expunged.
If
the
person
fails
to
comply
within
the
allotted
19
time
period,
the
citation
shall
be
processed
in
the
same
manner
20
as
other
citations.
21
Sec.
10.
Section
321.388,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
321.388
Illuminating
plates
Registration
plate
illuminated
.
24
Either
the
rear
lamp
or
a
separate
lamp
shall
be
so
25
constructed
and
placed
as
to
illuminate
with
a
white
light
the
26
rear
registration
plate
attached
to
the
rear
of
the
vehicle
and
27
render
it
clearly
legible
from
a
distance
of
fifty
feet
to
the
28
rear.
When
the
rear
registration
plate
is
illuminated
by
an
29
electric
lamp
other
than
the
required
rear
lamp,
the
two
lamps
30
shall
be
turned
on
or
off
only
by
the
same
control
switch
at
31
all
times
when
headlamps
are
lighted.
This
section
does
not
32
apply
to
commercial
vehicles
engaged
exclusively
in
intrastate
33
commerce
that
are
dump
trucks
or
that
are
used
exclusively
for
34
the
movement
of
construction
materials
and
equipment
to
and
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from
construction
projects.
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Sec.
11.
Section
321J.4B,
subsection
5,
paragraph
f,
2
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(1)
If
the
vehicle
subject
to
the
court
order
is
not
in
4
the
custody
of
a
law
enforcement
agency,
the
person
or
agency
5
designated
in
the
order
as
the
person
or
agency
responsible
for
6
executing
the
order
shall,
upon
receipt
of
the
order,
promptly
7
locate
the
vehicle
specified
in
the
order,
seize
the
motor
8
vehicle
and
the
license
plates
registration
plate
,
and
send
or
9
deliver
the
vehicle’s
license
plates
registration
plate
to
the
10
department.
11
Sec.
12.
Section
321J.4B,
subsection
7,
Code
2026,
is
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
7.
a.
Upon
receipt
of
a
notice
of
conviction
of
the
14
defendant
for
a
violation
of
subsection
2
,
the
impounding
15
authority
shall
seize
the
motor
vehicle’s
license
plates
16
registration
plate
and
registration,
and
shall
send
or
deliver
17
them
to
the
department.
18
b.
The
department
shall
destroy
license
plates
a
19
registration
plate
received
under
this
section
and
shall
not
20
authorize
the
release
of
the
vehicle
or
the
issuance
of
a
new
21
license
plates
registration
plate
for
the
vehicle
until
the
22
period
of
impoundment
or
immobilization
has
expired,
and
the
23
fee
and
costs
assessed
under
subsection
10
have
been
paid.
The
24
fee
for
issuance
of
a
new
license
plates
registration
plate
and
25
certificates
certificate
of
registration
shall
be
the
same
as
26
for
the
replacement
of
a
lost,
mutilated,
or
destroyed
license
27
plates
registration
plate
and
certificates
certificate
of
28
registration.
29
Sec.
13.
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
The
Code
editor
may
make
30
any
change
the
Code
editor
deems
necessary
to
correct
any
Code
31
section
or
any
enacted
legislation
that
refers,
in
any
context,
32
to
a
set
of,
a
pair
of,
or
two
motor
vehicle
registration
33
plates
for
one
vehicle,
rather
than
one
registration
plate,
34
when
there
appears
to
be
no
doubt
as
to
the
proper
method
of
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making
the
correction.
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Sec.
14.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
The
transition
from
the
2
use
of
motor
vehicle
registration
plates
on
both
the
front
3
and
rear
of
certain
vehicles
to
the
use
of
such
plates
on
4
only
the
rear
of
certain
vehicles,
as
directed
by
this
Act,
5
shall
be
accomplished
in
stages.
A
person
applying
for
a
new
6
or
replacement
registration
plate
on
or
after
the
effective
7
date
of
this
Act
shall
receive
only
one
registration
plate.
8
Otherwise,
the
transition
shall
not
be
accomplished
until
a
new
9
series
of
registration
plates
is
issued
to
replace
a
current
10
series.
A
person
who
was
issued
a
pair
of
registration
plates,
11
including
special
registration
plates,
may
attach
only
one
12
plate
in
accordance
with
this
Act
on
and
after
the
effective
13
date
of
this
Act.
A
person
who
is
required
to
transfer
a
14
registration
plate,
or
to
return
a
registration
plate
to
the
15
department
of
transportation
or
to
a
county
treasurer,
shall
16
transfer
or
return
both
plates,
as
applicable,
if
the
person
17
was
issued
a
pair
of
plates.
The
department
of
transportation
18
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
the
19
transition.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
Under
current
law,
two
registration
plates
are
issued
for
a
24
motor
vehicle
other
than
an
autocycle,
motorcycle,
motorized
25
bicycle,
or
truck
tractor,
and
are
required
to
be
attached
to
26
the
front
and
rear
of
the
vehicle.
This
bill
provides
that
27
only
one
registration
plate
must
be
issued
for
a
motor
vehicle.
28
The
registration
plate
must
be
attached
to
the
rear
of
the
29
motor
vehicle,
except
that
the
registration
plate
for
a
truck
30
tractor
must
be
attached
to
the
front
of
the
truck
tractor,
in
31
accordance
with
current
law.
32
The
bill
also
makes
corresponding
changes,
directs
the
33
Code
editor
to
make
necessary
changes,
and
provides
for
the
34
transition
from
the
use
of
two
registration
plates
to
the
35
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6044YH
(2)
91
th/ns
7/
8
H.F.
2115
use
of
one
registration
plate.
A
person
who
was
issued
two
1
registration
plates
is
authorized
to
attach
only
one
plate,
2
in
accordance
with
the
bill,
on
and
after
July
1,
2026,
and
3
must
transfer
or
return
both
plates
if
a
transfer
or
return
is
4
required.
5
-8-
LSB
6044YH
(2)
91
th/ns
8/
8