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H0608.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES - Adds to and amends existing law relating to special motor vehicle license plates to establish a National Rifle Association special license plate program. 02/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/10 Rpt prt - to Transp 02/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 59-10-1 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Rydalch, Sali(Sali), Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shirley, Skippen, Smylie, Snodgrass, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- Bell, Clark, Lake, Mitchell, Roberts, Rusche, Shepherd(8), Smith(30), Smith(24), Stevenson Absent and excused -- Brackett Floor Sponsor - Moyle Title apvd - to Senate 02/28 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp 03/03 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/08 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-2-0 AYES -- Andreason(Hatch), Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- Little, Stegner Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Brandt Title apvd - to House 03/09 To enrol 03/10 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/13 Pres signed 03/14 To Governor 03/14 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 41 Effective: 01/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 608 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING SECTION 49-402, 3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A CODE REFERENCE; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, 4 IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-415C, IDAHO CODE, TO 5 ESTABLISH A NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM; AND 6 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Section 49-402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 9 amended to read as follows: 10 49-402. ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) The annual fee for operating each pickup 11 truck, each neighborhood electric vehicle and each other motor vehicle having 12 a maximum gross weight not in excess of eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall 13 be: 14 Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00 15 Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00 16 Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00 17 Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00 18 Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00 19 There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in January for 20 holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consec- 21 utively through December for holders of validation registration stickers num- 22 bered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month and 23 end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning 24 month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the reg- 25 istration period in the year designated by the validation registration 26 sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as 27 does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered 28 plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of expira- 29 tion. 30 A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated 31 periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the 32 same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof 33 of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be ini- 34 tially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a 35 twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the frac- 36 tional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series regis- 37 tration system. 38 (2) For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school 39 or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district for trans- 40 porting children to or from school or in connection with school approved 41 activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00). 42 (3) For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operated upon the public 43 highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00). For operation of an 2 1 all-terrain vehicle or motorcycle off the public highways, the fee specified 2 in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid. Registration exemptions pro- 3 vided in section 49-426(2), (3) and (4), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain 4 vehicles and motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2), 5 (3) and (4) of section 49-426, Idaho Code. 6 (4) For all motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1) 7 of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for in section 8 49-445, Idaho Code. 9 (5) Registration fees shall not be subject to refund. 10 (6) A financial institution or repossession service contracted to a 11 financial institution repossessing vehicles under the terms of a security 12 agreement shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the finan- 13 cial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The repossession 14 plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a prospective pur- 15 chaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The registration fees 16 for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection (1) of this section 17 for a vehicle one (1) and two (2) years old. All other fees required under 18 chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to the registration fee. 19 The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual basis by the department. 20 (7) In addition to the annual registration fee in this section, there 21 shall be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual 22 program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs 23 for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407, 49-408, 24 49-409, 49-414, 49-416, 49-418 and 49-418D, Idaho Code. For special plates 25 issued pursuant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an 26 initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no 27 annual renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-415C, 28 49-416A, 49-416B, 49-416C, 49-417, 49-417A, 49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 29 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-419B, 49-419C, 49-419D, 49-420, 49-420A, 30 49-420B, 49-420C, 49-420D, 49-420E and 49-420G, Idaho Code, there shall be an 31 initial program fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and an annual program fee 32 of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The fees contained in this subsection shall 33 be applicable to all new special plate programs. The initial program fee and 34 the annual program fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and 35 shall be used to fund the cost of administration of special license plate pro- 36 grams, unless otherwise specified by law. 37 SECTION 2. That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 38 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 39 ignated as Section 49-415C, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 40 49-415C. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES. (1) On and after Jan- 41 uary 1, 2007, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the 42 provisions of section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, or registered under any 43 other section of law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may 44 apply for and, upon department approval, receive special national rifle asso- 45 ciation license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of 46 this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross 47 weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of national 48 rifle association license plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the 49 rules, policies and procedures of the department. 50 (2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4, 51 title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol- 52 lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates, and twenty-five dollars 53 ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the 3 1 initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in 2 the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration 3 of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each 4 initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be trans- 5 ferred by the state treasurer for deposit to the highway distribution account 6 established in section 40-701, Idaho Code. 7 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi- 8 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the 9 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. 10 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the 11 new registration from the department. 12 (4) The national rifle association license plate shall be of a color and 13 design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. The 14 design and any slogan on the plate shall be acceptable to appropriate repre- 15 sentatives of the national rifle association and shall be approved by the 16 Idaho transportation department utilizing a numbering system as determined by 17 the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate 18 design, shall be paid by the national rifle association. 19 (5) Sample national rifle association license plates may be purchased for 20 a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be 21 deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which 22 shall be transferred to the highway distribution account established in sec- 23 tion 40-701, Idaho Code. 24 SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu- 25 ary 1, 2007.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 15785C1 This legislation amends Section 49-402, Idaho Code, to provide a code reference; amends Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new Section 49-415C, Idaho Code, to establish a National Rifle Association special license plate program. The annual fee for operating each pickup truck, each neighborhood electric vehicle and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess of eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall be: Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old.......$48.00 Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old....$36.00 Vehicles five (5) and Six (6) years old......$36.00 Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old...$24.00 Vehicles over eight (8) years old............$24.00 The National Rifle Association license plate shall be of a color and design in accordance with the provisions of Section 49-402C, Idaho Code. FISCAL NOTE There is no cost to the general fund or local government. Contact Name: Senator Skip Brandt Phone: 208-332-1326 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 608