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HOUSE BILL NO. 608 – MV license plate, NRA

HOUSE BILL NO. 608

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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

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN 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
                                                                        
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  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
                                                                        
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  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 / Fiscal Impact



                       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