Senate Study Bill 1093




                                          SENATE FILE       
                                          BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                               TRANSPORTATION BILL BY
                                               CO=CHAIRPERSON PUTNEY)


       Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
       Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                    Approved                            

                                         A BILL FOR

     1 An Act relating to motor vehicle registration fees for certain
     2    motor trucks.
     3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.109, subsection 1, unnumbered
  1  2 paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    The annual fee for all motor vehicles including vehicles
  1  4 designated by manufacturers as station wagons, and 1993 and
  1  5 subsequent model years for multipurpose vehicles, except motor
  1  6 trucks with a combined gross weight exceeding three tons,
  1  7 special trucks, motor homes, ambulances, hearses, motorcycles,
  1  8 motor bicycles, and 1992 and older model years for
  1  9 multipurpose vehicles, shall be equal to one percent of the
  1 10 value as fixed by the department plus forty cents for each one
  1 11 hundred pounds or fraction thereof of weight of vehicle, as
  1 12 fixed by the department.  The weight of a motor vehicle, fixed
  1 13 by the department for registration purposes, shall include the
  1 14 weight of a battery, heater, bumpers, spare tire, and wheel.
  1 15 Provided, however, that for any new vehicle purchased in this
  1 16 state by a nonresident for removal to the nonresident's state
  1 17 of residence the purchaser may make application to the county
  1 18 treasurer in the county of purchase for a transit plate for
  1 19 which a fee of ten dollars shall be paid.  And provided,
  1 20 however, that for any used vehicle held by a registered dealer
  1 21 and not currently registered in this state, or for any vehicle
  1 22 held by an individual and currently registered in this state,
  1 23 when purchased in this state by a nonresident for removal to
  1 24 the nonresident's state of residence, the purchaser may make
  1 25 application to the county treasurer in the county of purchase
  1 26 for a transit plate for which a fee of three dollars shall be
  1 27 paid.  The county treasurer shall issue a nontransferable
  1 28 certificate of registration for which no refund shall be
  1 29 allowed; and the transit plates shall be void thirty days
  1 30 after issuance.  Such purchaser may apply for a certificate of
  1 31 title by surrendering the manufacturer's or importer's
  1 32 certificate or certificate of title, duly assigned as provided
  1 33 in this chapter.  In this event, the treasurer in the county
  1 34 of purchase shall, when satisfied with the genuineness and
  1 35 regularity of the application, and upon payment of a fee of
  2  1 ten dollars, issue a certificate of title in the name and
  2  2 address of the nonresident purchaser delivering the same to
  2  3 the person entitled to the title as provided in this chapter.
  2  4 The provisions of this subsection relating to multipurpose
  2  5 vehicles are effective January 1, 1993, for all 1993 and
  2  6 subsequent model years.  The annual registration fee for
  2  7 multipurpose vehicles that are 1992 model years and older
  2  8 shall be in accordance with section 321.124.
  2  9    Sec. 2.  Section 321.122, subsection 1, unnumbered
  2 10 paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  2 11    The annual registration fee for truck tractors, road
  2 12 tractors, and motor trucks with a combined gross weight
  2 13 exceeding three tons, except motor trucks registered as
  2 14 special trucks, shall be based on the combined gross weight of
  2 15 the vehicle or combination of vehicles.  All trucks, truck
  2 16 tractors, or road tractors registered under this section shall
  2 17 be registered for a gross weight equal to or in excess of the
  2 18 unladen weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.  The
  2 19 annual registration fee fees for such vehicles or combination
  2 20 of vehicles, except special trucks, shall be are as follows:
  2 21    Sec. 3.  Section 321.122, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  2 22 2005, is amended by striking the paragraph.
  2 23                           EXPLANATION
  2 24    This bill revises the method for calculating annual
  2 25 registration fees for motor trucks with a combined gross
  2 26 vehicle weight of three tons or less.  Currently, such trucks
  2 27 are registered for an annual fee of $65, which is reduced to
  2 28 $55 when the vehicle is more than 10 model years old, $45 when
  2 29 the vehicle is more than 13 model years old, and $35 when the
  2 30 vehicle is more than 15 model years old.
  2 31    The bill requires that motor trucks with a combined gross
  2 32 weight of three tons or less be registered under the weight
  2 33 and value system that applies to most other motor vehicles.
  2 34 Under that system, registration fees are equal to 1 percent of
  2 35 the value of the vehicle plus 40 cents for each 100 pounds of
  3  1 weight of the vehicle.  Registration fees based on weight and
  3  2 value are automatically reduced according to the age of the
  3  3 vehicle beginning when the vehicle is more than five model
  3  4 years old.
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