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2343
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SENATE
FILE
2343
BY
WEBSTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
vehicle
registration
plates,
including
1
registration
plate
frames
and
Gadsden
flag
special
2
registration
plates,
providing
fees,
and
making
3
appropriations.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11E.
Gadsden
flag
plates.
3
a.
Upon
application
and
payment
of
the
proper
fees,
the
4
director
may
issue
Gadsden
flag
plates
to
the
owner
of
a
5
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration
under
section
321.109,
6
subsection
1,
autocycle,
motor
truck,
motor
home,
multipurpose
7
vehicle,
motorcycle,
trailer,
or
travel
trailer.
8
b.
Gadsden
flag
plates
shall
be
designed
by
the
department.
9
The
background
shall
be
yellow
at
the
top
and
bottom,
with
the
10
color
fading
into
white
in
the
center.
The
plate’s
numbers
11
and
letters
shall
be
black.
The
left
side
of
the
plate
shall
12
depict
a
black
and
white
rattlesnake
coiled
on
green
grass.
13
The
image
depicting
the
coiled
rattlesnake
shall
be
at
least
14
three
inches
tall
and
two
inches
wide.
The
phrase
“Don’t
Tread
15
on
Me”
shall
appear
at
the
bottom
of
the
plate.
16
c.
The
special
Gadsden
flag
fee
for
letter-number
designated
17
Gadsden
flag
plates
is
fifty
dollars.
An
applicant
may
obtain
18
personalized
Gadsden
flag
plates
upon
payment
of
the
fee
for
19
personalized
plates
as
provided
in
subsection
5,
which
is
in
20
addition
to
the
special
Gadsden
flag
fee.
Personalized
plates
21
authorized
by
this
subsection
shall
be
limited
to
no
more
22
than
five
numerals,
letters,
or
combinations
of
numerals
and
23
letters.
24
d.
(1)
The
fees
collected
by
the
director
under
this
25
subsection
shall
be
paid
monthly
to
the
treasurer
of
state
and
26
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
fund.
27
(2)
The
treasurer
of
state
shall
transfer
monthly
from
28
the
statutory
allocations
fund
created
under
section
321.145,
29
subsection
2,
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
the
amount
of
30
the
special
fees
collected
in
the
previous
month
for
Gadsden
31
flag
plates.
Such
moneys
are
appropriated
as
follows:
32
(a)
Fifty
percent
is
appropriated
to
the
natural
resource
33
commission
to
distribute
in
the
form
of
shooting
sports
34
development
grants
to
applicants
for
the
creation
of
new
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shooting
ranges
and
improvement
of
existing
shooting
ranges
1
and
facilities.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall
not
2
award
a
grant
to
an
applicant
unless
the
applicant
allows
3
students
enrolled
at
a
public
or
private
school
to
participate
4
in
shooting
sports
at
the
applicant’s
range
or
facility.
The
5
natural
resource
commission
shall
give
first
consideration
6
to
any
applicant
who
has
agreed
to
allow
a
public
or
private
7
school
sports
shooting
team
to
use
the
applicant’s
range
8
or
facility.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
9
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
subparagraph
10
division.
11
(b)
Fifty
percent
is
appropriated
to
the
department
of
12
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
to
distribute
in
13
the
form
of
grants
to
school
districts
to
be
used
for
school
14
infrastructure
described
in
section
423F.3,
subsection
6,
15
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(4)
or
(5).
The
department
of
16
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
shall
adopt
rules
17
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
subparagraph
18
division.
19
(3)
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
under
20
subparagraph
(2)
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
21
state.
22
e.
Upon
receipt
of
the
special
registration
plates,
the
23
applicant
shall
surrender
the
current
registration
plates
to
24
the
county
treasurer.
The
county
treasurer
shall
validate
25
the
special
registration
plates
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
26
registration
plates
are
validated
under
this
section.
The
27
annual
special
Gadsden
flag
fee
for
letter-number
designated
28
plates
is
fifty
dollars
which
shall
be
paid
in
addition
to
29
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
annual
fee
for
30
personalized
Gadsden
flag
plates
is
five
dollars
which
shall
be
31
paid
in
addition
to
the
annual
special
Gadsden
flag
fee
and
the
32
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
annual
special
Gadsden
33
flag
fee
shall
be
credited
as
provided
under
paragraph
“d”
.
34
f.
The
department
shall
not
condition
the
issuance
of
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Gadsden
flag
plates
on
the
receipt
of
any
number
of
orders
for
1
Gadsden
flag
plates.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
321.37,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
3.
It
is
unlawful
for
the
The
owner
of
a
vehicle
to
shall
5
not
place
any
a
frame
around
or
over
the
a
registration
plate
6
which
does
not
permit
full
view
of
all
numerals
and
letters
7
printed
on
the
registration
plate
,
other
than
the
name
of
the
8
county
.
9
Sec.
3.
Section
321.166,
subsections
2
and
9,
Code
2026,
are
10
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
2.
Every
registration
plate
or
pair
of
plates
shall
display
12
a
registration
plate
number
which
shall
consist
of
alphabetical
13
or
numerical
characters
or
a
combination
thereof
and
the
name
14
of
this
state,
which
may
be
abbreviated.
Every
registration
15
plate
issued
by
the
county
treasurer
shall
display
the
name
16
of
the
county,
including
any
plate
issued
pursuant
to
section
17
321.34
,
except
Pearl
Harbor
and
purple
heart
registration
18
plates
issued
prior
to
January
1,
1997;
and
collegiate,
fire
19
fighter,
and
medal
of
honor
,
and
Gadsden
flag
registration
20
plates.
Special
truck
registration
plates
shall
display
the
21
word
“special”.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
to
implement
22
this
subsection
.
23
9.
Special
registration
plates
issued
pursuant
to
section
24
321.34
,
other
than
gold
star,
medal
of
honor,
collegiate,
fire
25
fighter,
natural
resources,
blackout,
and
flying
our
colors
,
26
and
Gadsden
flag
registration
plates,
shall
be
consistent
with
27
the
design
and
color
of
regular
registration
plates
but
shall
28
provide
a
space
on
a
portion
of
the
plate
for
the
purpose
of
29
allowing
the
placement
of
a
distinguishing
processed
emblem
or
30
an
organization
decal.
Special
registration
plates
shall
also
31
comply
with
the
requirements
for
regular
registration
plates
32
as
provided
in
this
section
to
the
extent
the
requirements
are
33
consistent
with
the
section
authorizing
a
particular
special
34
vehicle
registration
plate.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
bill
relates
to
vehicle
registration
plates.
4
The
bill
authorizes
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
5
to
design
and
issue
Gadsden
flag
special
registration
plates.
6
The
bill
requires
the
plate’s
background
to
be
yellow
at
the
7
top
and
bottom,
with
the
color
fading
into
white
in
the
center.
8
The
plate’s
numbers
and
letters
must
be
black.
The
left
side
9
of
the
plate
must
contain
the
image
of
a
rattlesnake
in
black
10
and
white
coiled
on
green
grass.
The
phrase
“Don’t
Tread
on
11
Me”
must
appear
at
the
bottom
of
the
plate.
12
The
bill
provides
that
the
special
Gadsden
flag
fee
for
13
letter-number
designated
Gadsden
flag
plates
is
$50.
An
14
applicant
may
obtain
personalized
Gadsden
flag
plates
upon
15
payment
of
the
$25
fee
for
personalized
plates
set
forth
under
16
current
law,
which
is
in
addition
to
the
special
Gadsden
flag
17
fee.
Personalized
Gadsden
flag
plates
are
limited
to
five
18
numerals
and
letters.
The
annual
special
Gadsden
flag
fee
for
19
letter-number
designated
plates
is
$50,
which
is
in
addition
20
to
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
annual
fee
for
21
personalized
Gadsden
flag
plates
is
$5,
which
is
in
addition
22
to
the
annual
special
Gadsden
flag
fee
and
the
regular
annual
23
registration
fee.
24
The
fees
collected
by
the
DOT
must
be
paid
monthly
to
25
the
treasurer
of
state
and
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
26
fund.
The
treasurer
of
state
must
transfer
monthly
from
the
27
statutory
allocations
fund
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
28
an
amount
equal
to
the
special
fees
collected
in
the
previous
29
month
for
the
Gadsden
flag
plates.
One-half
of
such
moneys
30
is
appropriated
to
the
natural
resource
commission
(NRC)
to
31
distribute
in
the
form
of
shooting
sports
development
grants
32
to
applicants
for
the
creation
of
new
shooting
ranges
and
33
improvement
of
existing
shooting
ranges
and
facilities.
The
34
NRC
is
prohibited
from
awarding
a
grant
to
an
applicant
unless
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the
applicant
allows
students
enrolled
at
a
public
or
private
1
school
to
participate
in
shooting
sports
at
the
applicant’s
2
range
or
facility.
The
NRC
must
give
first
consideration
to
3
any
applicant
who
has
agreed
to
allow
a
public
or
private
4
school
sports
shooting
team
to
use
the
applicant’s
range
or
5
facility.
The
other
half
of
such
moneys
is
appropriated
to
6
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
7
to
distribute
in
the
form
of
grants
to
school
districts
8
for
school
infrastructure.
For
purposes
of
the
bill,
9
“school
infrastructure”
includes
school
safety
and
security
10
infrastructure,
including
but
not
limited
to
safe
rooms,
remote
11
entry
technology
and
equipment,
security
camera
systems,
card
12
access
systems,
and
communication
systems
with
access
to
fire
13
and
police
emergency
frequencies,
but
does
not
include
the
cost
14
of
personnel,
development
of
safety
and
security
plans,
or
15
training
related
to
the
implementation
of
safety
and
security
16
plans.
Additionally,
“school
infrastructure”
includes
software
17
or
other
innovative
technology,
and
the
cost
of
subscription
18
and
monitoring
fees
associated
with
such
software
or
other
19
innovative
technology,
that
meets
prescribed
requirements
under
20
Code
section
423F.3(6)(a)(5).
21
The
bill
prohibits
the
DOT
from
conditioning
the
issuance
22
of
Gadsden
flag
plates
on
the
receipt
of
any
number
of
orders
23
for
Gadsden
flag
plates.
Gadsden
flag
plates
are
exempt
from
24
the
general
requirements
to
display
the
name
of
the
county
that
25
issues
the
plates
and
to
be
consistent
with
the
design
and
26
color
of
regular
registration
plates.
27
Under
current
law,
nonprofit
organizations
are
authorized
28
to
apply
to
the
DOT
for
approval
to
issue
a
decal
of
the
29
organization’s
own
design
to
be
displayed
on
special
30
registration
plates
with
space
reserved
for
an
organizational
31
decal.
The
nonprofit
organization
may
charge
a
fee
and
retain
32
any
payment
received
for
the
organizational
decal.
Code
33
section
321.34(13)
sets
forth
the
application
process
and
34
certain
limitations
for
nonprofit
organizations
and
decal
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designs.
1
Under
current
law,
an
owner
of
a
vehicle
who
places
any
frame
2
around
or
over
a
registration
plate
which
does
not
permit
full
3
view
of
all
numerals
and
letters
printed
on
the
registration
4
plate,
including
the
name
of
the
county
printed
on
the
bottom
5
of
the
plate,
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
6
scheduled
fine
of
$30.
Under
the
bill,
a
registration
plate
7
frame
is
no
longer
required
to
permit
full
view
of
the
name
of
8
the
county.
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