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BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
motor
vehicle
special
registration
plate
1
decals
created
by
a
nonprofit
veterans’
organization
or
2
associated
with
military
service,
and
providing
fees.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
h,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
h.
Combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
combat
3
action
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
medal,
and
combat
4
medical
badge
plates
decals
issued
pursuant
to
section
321.34,
5
subsection
20C
.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
321.34,
subsection
13,
paragraph
b,
7
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(c),
Code
2025,
is
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
(c)
The
organization
is
a
nonprofit
corporation
which
is
10
exempt
from
federal
income
taxation
under
section
501(c)(3)
or
11
501(c)(19)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
is
organized
under
12
the
laws
of
this
state
or
authorized
to
do
business
within
this
13
state.
14
Sec.
3.
Section
321.34,
subsection
13,
paragraph
f,
Code
15
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
f.
A
person
shall
not
display
a
decal
on
a
vehicle
17
registration
plate
other
than
a
decal
approved
or
issued
by
the
18
department.
19
Sec.
4.
Section
321.34,
subsection
20C,
Code
2025,
is
20
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
20C.
Combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
combat
22
action
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
medal,
and
combat
medical
23
badge
plates
decals
.
24
a.
The
department,
in
consultation
with
the
adjutant
25
general,
shall
design
separate
and
distinct
decals
representing
26
a
combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
combat
action
27
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
medal,
and
combat
medical
badge
28
distinguishing
processed
emblems
.
Upon
receipt
of
two
hundred
29
fifty
orders
for
combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
30
combat
action
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
medal,
or
combat
31
medical
badge
special
registration
plates,
accompanied
by
a
32
start-up
fee
of
twenty
dollars
per
order,
the
department
shall
33
begin
issuing
special
registration
plates
with
the
applicable
34
distinguishing
processed
emblem
as
provided
in
paragraphs
35
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“b”
,
“c”
,
and
“d”
.
The
minimum
order
requirement
shall
apply
1
separately
to
each
of
the
special
registration
plates
created
2
under
this
subsection
.
The
decals
shall
be
designed
to
be
3
displayed
on
special
plates
issued
under
subsection
13.
4
b.
An
owner
referred
to
in
subsection
12
who
was
awarded
a
5
combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
combat
action
6
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
medal,
or
combat
medical
badge
7
by
the
United
States
government
may,
upon
written
application
8
to
the
department
and
presentation
of
satisfactory
proof
of
9
the
award,
order
special
registration
plates
with
two
decals
10
representing
a
combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
11
combat
action
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
medal,
or
12
combat
medical
badge
processed
emblem.
The
special
plate
fees
13
collected
by
the
director
under
subsection
12
,
paragraph
“a”
,
14
from
the
annual
validation
of
letter-number
designated
combat
15
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
combat
action
ribbon,
16
air
force
combat
action
medal,
and
combat
medical
badge
plates,
17
and
subsection
12
,
paragraph
“c”
,
from
the
issuance
and
annual
18
validation
of
personalized
combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
19
action
badge,
combat
action
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
20
medal,
and
combat
medical
badge
plates
fee
for
each
pair
of
21
decals
is
ten
dollars,
and
all
such
fees
collected
under
this
22
subsection
shall
be
paid
monthly
to
the
treasurer
of
state
and
23
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
fund.
The
treasurer
of
state
24
shall
transfer
monthly
from
the
statutory
allocations
fund
25
created
under
section
321.145,
subsection
2
,
to
the
veterans
26
license
fee
fund
created
in
section
35A.11
the
amount
of
the
27
special
fees
collected
under
this
subsection
12,
paragraph
“a”
,
28
in
the
previous
month
for
combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
29
action
badge,
combat
action
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
30
medal,
and
combat
medical
badge
plates
decals
.
31
c.
Notwithstanding
subsection
12
,
paragraph
“a”
,
an
owner
32
who
is
approved
for
special
registration
plates
under
this
33
subsection
shall
be
issued
one
set
of
special
registration
34
plates
with
a
combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
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combat
action
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
medal,
or
combat
1
medical
badge
distinguishing
processed
emblem
at
no
charge.
2
d.
c.
The
surviving
spouse
of
a
person
who
was
issued
3
special
plates
decals
under
this
subsection
may
continue
to
4
use
or
apply
for
and
use
the
special
plates
decals
affixed
to
5
the
plates
issued
under
subsection
13
subject
to
registration
6
of
the
special
plates
in
the
surviving
spouse’s
name
and
7
upon
payment
of
the
annual
five-dollar
special
plate
fee
and
8
the
regular
annual
registration
fee
for
the
vehicle.
If
the
9
surviving
spouse
remarries,
the
surviving
spouse
shall
either
10
remove
and
dispose
of
the
decals
or
return
the
special
plates
11
with
the
decals
affixed
to
the
department
and
the
department
12
shall
issue
regular
registration
plates
to
the
surviving
13
spouse.
14
Sec.
5.
DEPARTMENT
TO
MAKE
ACCOMMODATIONS.
For
special
15
registration
plate
applications
received
by
the
department
of
16
transportation
under
section
321.34,
subsection
20C,
Code
2025,
17
prior
to
July
1,
2025,
the
department
shall
make
reasonable
18
efforts
to
contact
the
applicants
to
inform
the
applicants
19
of
the
decals
authorized
by
this
Act.
The
department
shall
20
give
the
applicant
the
option
to
be
refunded
the
twenty-dollar
21
start-up
fee
for
combat
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
22
combat
action
ribbon,
air
force
combat
action
medal,
or
combat
23
medical
badge
special
registration
plates
paid
by
the
applicant
24
prior
to
July
1,
2025,
or
to
be
refunded
ten
dollars
of
the
25
original
start-up
fee
and
be
issued
a
special
plate
under
26
section
321.34,
subsection
13,
along
with
the
applicable
decals
27
authorized
by
this
Act,
if
the
applicant
is
eligible
to
be
28
issued
the
decals.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
33
is
authorized
to
issue
special
registration
plates
with
a
34
space
to
display
an
organization
decal.
The
DOT
does
not
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issue
the
organization
decal.
Instead,
the
organization
is
1
responsible
for
producing,
administering,
and
issuing
the
2
decal.
An
organization
must
submit
an
application
to
the
DOT
3
for
approval
to
issue
a
decal.
An
application
must
include
4
proof
of
eligibility
to
issue
the
decal,
a
color
copy
of
the
5
completed
decal
design,
a
clear
and
concise
explanation
of
6
the
purpose
of
the
decal,
all
eligibility
requirements
for
7
purchasing
the
decal,
and
the
fees
to
be
charged
for
the
decal.
8
To
qualify
for
approval,
the
primary
activity
or
interest
9
of
the
organization
must
serve
the
community,
contribute
to
10
the
welfare
of
others,
and
cannot
be
discriminatory
in
its
11
purpose,
nature,
activity,
or
name;
the
name
and
purpose
of
the
12
organization
cannot
promote
any
specific
product
or
brand
name
13
that
is
provided
for
sale;
and
the
organization
is
required
to
14
be
a
nonprofit
corporation
which
is
exempt
from
taxation
under
15
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
organized
16
under
Iowa’s
laws
or
authorized
to
do
business
within
Iowa.
17
This
bill
authorizes
an
organization
which
is
exempt
under
18
section
501(c)(19)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
to
apply
19
for
approval
to
issue
an
organization
decal.
To
be
exempt
20
under
section
501(c)(19),
an
organization
must
be
a
post
or
21
organization
of
past
or
present
members
of
the
United
States
22
armed
forces,
an
auxiliary
unit
or
society
of
such
post
23
or
organization,
or
a
trust
or
foundation
for
such
post
or
24
organization.
25
In
2011,
the
general
assembly
authorized
the
DOT,
in
26
consultation
with
the
adjutant
general,
to
design
combat
27
infantryman
badge,
combat
action
badge,
combat
action
ribbon,
28
air
force
combat
action
medal,
and
combat
medical
badge
29
distinguishing
processed
emblem
special
registration
plates.
30
However,
the
DOT
is
required
to
receive
250
orders,
including
31
a
start-up
fee,
for
each
plate
before
the
DOT
can
produce
or
32
issue
any
of
the
registration
plates.
The
bill
strikes
the
33
provisions
relating
to
the
special
registration
plates
and
34
minimum
order
requirements
and
instead
requires
the
DOT
to
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design
and
issue
separate
and
distinct
decals
representing
the
1
applicable
badges,
ribbons,
and
medals.
The
decals
must
be
2
designed
to
be
displayed
on
registration
plates
issued
under
3
Code
section
321.34(13)
(plates
with
space
reserved
for
a
4
decal).
5
The
DOT
must
issue
two
decals
to
an
approved
applicant
and
6
the
fee
for
a
pair
of
decals
is
$10.
The
fee
is
deposited
into
7
the
road
use
tax
fund
and,
each
month,
the
treasurer
of
state
8
must
transfer
from
the
statutory
allocations
fund
the
amount
9
of
fees
received
under
the
bill
to
the
veterans
license
fee
10
fund.
The
bill
makes
corresponding
changes
to
Code
sections
11
35A.11(2)(h)
and
321.34(20C).
12
The
DOT
is
required
to
make
reasonable
efforts
to
contact
13
applicants
who
previously
applied
for
and
paid
the
required
14
start-up
fee.
An
applicant
is
eligible
to
receive
a
refund
of
15
the
$20
fee,
or
receive
a
refund
of
$10
plus
the
applicable
16
decals
and
plates
as
provided
in
the
bill.
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