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Senate
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135
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
135
BY
SCHULTZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
display
of
a
validation
sticker
on
a
1
vehicle
registration
plate.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
In
lieu
of
issuing
new
registration
plates
each
3
registration
year
for
a
vehicle
renewing
registration,
the
4
department
may
reassign
the
registration
plates
previously
5
issued
to
the
vehicle
and
may
adopt
and
prescribe
an
annual
6
validation
sticker
indicating
payment
of
annual
registration
7
fees.
The
department
shall
issue
one
validation
sticker
for
8
each
set
of
registration
plates.
The
sticker
shall
must
9
specify
the
month
and
year
of
expiration
of
the
registration
10
plates.
The
sticker
shall
be
displayed
only
on
the
rear
11
registration
plate,
except
that
the
sticker
shall
be
displayed
12
on
the
front
registration
plate
of
a
truck
tractor.
A
13
validation
sticker
issued
for
the
upcoming
registration
year
14
prior
to
the
expiration
of
the
applicable
current
registration
15
year
does
not
invalidate
the
registration,
and
is
not
required
16
to
be
displayed
on
the
registered
vehicle’s
registration
plate
17
until
the
owner
would
be
considered
to
be
driving
a
motor
18
vehicle
with
an
expired
registration
under
section
321.39.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
23
is
authorized
to
issue
validation
stickers
in
lieu
of
new
24
registration
plates
each
registration
year.
The
validation
25
sticker
indicates
a
vehicle
is
properly
registered
for
the
26
registration
year
described
on
the
sticker
when
it
is
displayed
27
on
the
vehicle’s
registration
plate.
A
person
is
authorized
to
28
apply
to
renew
the
registration
of
a
vehicle
one
month
prior
to
29
the
expiration
of
the
current
registration
year,
and
must
apply
30
for
renewal
no
later
than
the
last
day
of
the
month
following
31
the
month
of
registration
to
avoid
a
penalty.
Pursuant
to
32
Code
section
321.39,
a
person
is
not
considered
to
be
driving
33
a
motor
vehicle
with
an
expired
registration
for
a
period
34
of
one
month
following
the
expiration
date
of
the
vehicle
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registration,
which
is
indicated
on
a
validation
sticker.
1
Code
section
321.34(1)
requires,
as
part
of
a
transfer,
the
2
owner
of
a
vehicle
to
immediately
affix
registration
plates
3
retained
by
the
owner
to
another
vehicle
owned
or
acquired
4
by
the
owner,
provided
the
owner
complies
with
provisions
5
regulating
the
process
required
for
new
title
and
registration
6
upon
transfer
of
ownership
of
a
vehicle.
7
This
bill
clarifies
that
a
validation
sticker
issued
for
8
the
upcoming
registration
year
to
a
vehicle
owner
prior
to
the
9
expiration
of
the
applicable
current
registration
year
does
10
not
invalidate
the
registration,
and
is
not
required
to
be
11
displayed
on
the
registered
vehicle’s
plate
until
the
owner
12
would
be
considered
to
be
driving
a
motor
vehicle
with
an
13
expired
registration
under
Code
section
321.39.
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