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H0636aa.........................................................by BUSINESS
TRUCK CAMPERS - TITLES - Amends existing law to require that truck campers
manufactured in 1999 and later shall be required to be titled for all
transfers of ownership, to further define truck camper and to clarify that
truck campers need not be registered to be issued a recreational vehicle
annual license.

02/06    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/09    Rpt prt - to Transp
02/23    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
02/26    Rpt out amen - to engros
02/27    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/02    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/05    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 48-21-1
      AYES -- Barraclough, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15), Black(23), Boe,
      Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
      Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kjellander, Kunz,
      Linford, Mader, Marley, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
      Richman, Robison, Schaefer, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Trail,
      Watson, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Alltus, Barrett, Bell, Callister, Geddes, Gould, Hansen,
      Jones(9), Kendell, Lake, Loertscher, McKague, Newcomb, Pischner,
      Ridinger, Sali, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Tippets, Wheeler, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Gagner,
    Floor Sponsors - Stubbs, Bivens
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg as amen - to Transp

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H0636


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              HOUSE BILL NO. 636, As Amended

                                  BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING SECTION 39-4201, IDAHO CODE,  TO  FURTHER
 3        DEFINE  "RECREATIONAL  VEHICLE"  AND  "TRUCK CAMPER" AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL
 4        CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-121, IDAHO CODE, TO FURTHER DEFINE "TRUCK
 5        CAMPER" AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-444,  IDAHO
 6        CODE,  TO  REQUIRE TITLING BUT NOT REGISTRATION OF TRUCK CAMPERS; AMENDING
 7        SECTION 49-501, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE TITLING OF TRUCK  CAMPERS  MANUFAC-
 8        TURED  AFTER A CERTAIN DATE FOR PURPOSES OF TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, TO PRO-
 9        VIDE ISSUANCE OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ANNUAL LICENSE AND TO MAKE TECHNI-
10        CAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-1606, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE  THAT  A
11        DEALER'S  LICENSE  SHALL  PERMIT  THE LICENSEE TO SELL OR EXCHANGE NEW AND
12        USED TRUCK CAMPERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 63-3622HH, IDAHO CODE, TO FURTHER
13        DEFINE "TRUCK CAMPER" AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

14    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

15        SECTION 1.  That Section 39-4201, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
16    amended to read as follows:

17        39-4201.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
18        (1)  "Park  trailer"  means  a  park  trailer  as  defined in the American
19    National Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.5 Standard for Park Trailers.
20        (2)  "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular type unit primarily designed
21    as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel  use,  which
22    either  has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.
23    The entities are: travel trailer, camping trailer, truck  camper,  fifth-wheel
24    trailer,  and  motor  home.   It does not include pickup hoods, shells or
25    canopies designed, created or modified for occupational usage. 
26        (a)  "Camping trailer" means a vehicular portable unit mounted  on  wheels
27        and  constructed with collapsible partial side walls which fold for towing
28        by another vehicle and unfold at the campsite to provide temporary  living
29        quarters for recreational, camping or travel use.
30        (b)  "Fifth - wheel trailer" means a vehicular unit, mounted on
31        wheels,  designed  to  provide temporary living quarters for recreational,
32        camping or travel use, of such size or weight as not  to  require  special
33        highway  movement permit(s), of gross trailer area not to exceed four hun-
34        dred (400) square feet in the  set up   setup  mode,
35        and designed to be towed by a motorized vehicle  that  contains  a  towing
36        mechanism that is mounted above or forward of the tow vehicle's rear axle.
37        (c)  "Motor  home"  means  a  vehicular unit designed to provide temporary
38        living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use built on or perma-
39        nently attached to a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or on a  chassis
40        cab or van which is an integral part of the completed vehicle.
41        (d)  "Travel  trailer" means a vehicular unit, mounted on wheels, designed
42        to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping  or  travel
43        use,  of  such  size  or weight as not to require special highway movement


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 1        permits when towed by a motorized vehicle, and of gross trailer area  less
 2        than three hundred twenty (320) square feet.
 3        (e)  "Truck camper" means a portable unit constructed to provide temporary
 4        living  quarters  for recreational, camping or travel use, consisting of a
 5        roof, floor and sides,  designed with a minimum extension of  thirty-
 6        six  (36)  inches  extending  over   the cab of a pickup truck, and 
 7        designed to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of a pickup truck.

 8        SECTION 2.  That Section 49-121, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 9    amended to read as follows:

10        49-121.  DEFINITIONS -- T.
11        (1)  "Temporary  supplemental lot" means a location other than the princi-
12    pal place of business, or supplemental lot within the same or adjacent  county
13    as  the  principal  place of business, or where a licensed dealer may secure a
14    license to conduct the business and is licensed for a period of  time  not  to
15    exceed  ten  (10)  days  for  a specific purpose such as auto shows, auctions,
16    shopping center promotions, tent sales, etc. Temporary supplemental lots shall
17    meet all local zoning and building codes for the type of business  being  con-
18    ducted. The requirements for a principal place of business shall not be appli-
19    cable to temporary supplemental lot locations.
20        (2)  "Tires" mean s :
21        (a)  Metal. Every tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is
22        wholly or partly of metal or other hard, nonresilient material.
23        (b)  Pneumatic.  Every tire in which compressed air is designed to support
24        the load.
25        (c)  Snow tire. Every rubber tire with tread design or  material  embedded
26        in the tire to improve winter traction except studded tires.
27        (d)  Solid  rubber. Every tire of rubber or other resilient material which
28        does not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load.
29        (e)  Studded tire. Every tire with built-in lugs of  tungsten  carbide  or
30        other  suitable material designed to contact the road surface for improved
31        winter traction.
32        (3)  "Traffic" means pedestrians,  ridden  or  herded  animals,  vehicles,
33    streetcars  and  other  conveyances  either singly or together while using any
34    highway for purposes of travel.
35        (4)  "Traffic lane" or "lane of travel" means that portion of the  roadway
36    for movement of a single line of vehicles.
37        (5)  "Traffic-control device" means any device, whether manually, electri-
38    cally  or  mechanically  operated,  placed or erected by authority of a public
39    body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of  regulating,  warning
40    or guiding traffic.
41        (6)  "Trailer" means:
42        (a)  General.  Every  vehicle  without  motive power designed for carrying
43        persons or property and for being drawn by a motor  vehicle  and  so  con-
44        structed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
45        (b)  Fifth-wheel  trailer. A vehicular unit equipped in the same manner as
46        a travel trailer but constructed with a raised forward section that allows
47        a bi-level floor plan. This style is designed to be  towed  by  a  vehicle
48        equipped  with  a  device known as a fifth-wheel hitch, which is typically
49        installed in the bed of a pickup truck.
50        (c)  Fold - down camping trailer.  A  vehicular  portable  unit
51        mounted  on  wheels  and  constructed with collapsible partial side walls,
52        which fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold  at  the  campsite  to
53        provide  temporary  living  quarters,  for recreational, camping or travel


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 1        use.
 2        (d)  Park trailer. A trailer designed to be towed by a motorized  vehicle,
 3        and  of  such size and weight as not to require a special highway movement
 4        permit. It is designed for seasonal or temporary living quarters  and  may
 5        be  connected  to  utilities necessary for operation of installed fixtures
 6        and appliances. It is built on a single permanent chassis and  constructed
 7        to  permit   set up   setup  by persons without spe-
 8        cial skills.
 9        (e)  Pole trailer. Every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn
10        by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a  reach
11        or pole or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and
12        ordinarily  used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as
13        poles, pipes, or structural  members  capable,  generally,  of  sustaining
14        themselves as beams between the supporting connections.
15        (f)  Semitrailer. Every vehicle without motive power,  designed for carry-
16        ing persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so con-
17        structed  that  some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or
18        is carried by the towing vehicle.
19        (g)  Travel trailer. A vehicular unit, mounted on wheels designed to  pro-
20        vide  temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or emer-
21        gency use and of such size or weight as not  to  require  special  highway
22        movement permits when towed by a motorized vehicle.
23        (h)  Utility  trailer.  (See "Utility Trailer " , " 
24        section 49-122, Idaho Code)
25        (7)  "Transportation " , "    for  the  purposes  of
26    chapter  22  ,      of  this  title  49, Idaho Code
27    , means the movement of any regulated quantity of hazardous material  or
28    hazardous  waste within, through, or to any destination in this state upon the
29    highways of this state.
30        (8)  "Transporter" means every person engaged in the business of  deliver-
31    ing  vehicles of a type required to be registered from a manufacturing, assem-
32    bling or distributing plant to dealers or  sales  agents  of  a  manufacturer,
33    except  in  chapter  22,  title 49, Idaho Code,  where it means any
34    person who transports a hazardous material or hazardous waste within, through,
35    or to any destination upon the highways of this state.
36        (9)  "Truck" means:
37        (a)  Refuse/sanitation. Any vehicle designed and used solely for the  pur-
38        pose of transporting refuse.
39        (b)  General.  Every motor vehicle exceeding eight thousand (8,000) pounds
40        gross weight designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation
41        of property.
42        (c)  Pickup truck. Every motor vehicle eight thousand (8,000) pounds gross
43        weight or less which is designed, used or  maintained  primarily  for  the
44        transportation of property.
45        (d)  Truck camper. A portable unit constructed to provide temporary living
46        quarters  for  recreational,  travel or camping use, consisting of a roof,
47        floor, and sides,  designed with a minimum  extension  of  thirty-six
48        (36)  inches extending over the cab of a pickup truck, and  designed
49        to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of a pickup  truck.    It
50        does  not  include  pickup  hoods, shells or canopies designed, created or
51        modified for occupational usage. 
52        (e)  Truck tractor. Every motor vehicle designed and  used  primarily  for
53        drawing  other  vehicles  but  not so constructed as to carry a load other
54        than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
55        (10) "True mileage driven" means the mileage of the vehicle as  registered


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 1    by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.

 2        SECTION  3.  That  Section  49-444, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 3    amended to read as follows:

 4        49-444.  RECREATION VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Recreational vehicles  shall  be
 5    registered  as  provided  in this chapter before a county assessor can issue a
 6    recreational vehicle annual license as provided  in  sections  49-445  through
 7    49-448,  Idaho  Code.  Truck campers   Beginning on January 1,
 8    1999, truck campers shall be titled in accordance with the provisions of chap-
 9    ter 5, title 49, Idaho Code, but  need  not  be  registered  before  the
10    county assessor can issue a recreational vehicle annual license.

11        SECTION  4.  That  Section  49-501, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
12    amended to read as follows:

13        49-501.  APPLICATION  TO  CERTAIN  VEHICLES  --  EXEMPTIONS.      (1)
14      The  provisions of this chapter shall apply exclusively to every vehi-
15    cle required to be registered with the department  in  chapter  4,  title  49,
16    Idaho  Code,  and optionally to all - terrain vehicles, motorbikes,
17    and snowmobiles as defined in section 67-7101, Idaho Code, beginning on  Janu-
18    ary  1,  1990, and becoming mandatory on January 1, 1991, for all transfers of
19    ownership, except that the board may, by rule s and  regulations  ,
20    exempt  vehicle and motor vehicle registrations under provisions of  sub-
21    section (3) of section 49-441 and  sections  49-434  and  49-435,  Idaho
22    Code, from the titling requirements of this chapter.
23          (2)   Trailers whose unladen weight is less than two thousand
24    (2,000) pounds, vehicles owned by the federal government, and vehicles  exempt
25    from  registration  under  the  provisions  of section 49-426, Idaho Code, are
26    exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
27         (3)  On and after January 1, 1999, truck campers as defined in  sec-
28    tions  39-4201,  49-121  and  63-3622HH,  Idaho Code, and referenced as recre-
29    ational vehicles in section 49-119, Idaho Code, manufactured starting  in  the
30    year  1999 and newer, shall be subject to the titling provisions of this chap-
31    ter for all transfers of ownership and optionally to all other  truck  campers
32    of a model year prior to 1999. Once titled, the truck camper shall remain sub-
33    ject  to  titling  requirements.  Truck campers shall be issued a recreational
34    vehicle annual license as provided in sections 49-444  through  49-448,  Idaho
35    Code. However, owners shall not be required to register truck campers. 

36        SECTION  5.  That  Section 49-1606, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
37    amended to read as follows:

38        49-1606.  CLASSES OF LICENSES  --  NONRESIDENT  DEALERS.  Licenses  issued
39    under the provisions of this chapter shall be as follows:
40        (1)  A  dealer's  license shall permit the licensee to engage in the busi-
41    ness of selling or exchanging new and used vehicles, new and used  motorcycles
42    and  motor  scooters,  new  and  used  all-terrain vehicles, snow machines and
43    travel trailers,  and  new and used motor homes , and new  and
44    used truck campers . This form of license shall permit licensees who are
45    owners or part owners of the business of the licensee to act as vehicle sales-
46    men.
47        (2)  A  vehicle  salesman's license shall permit the licensee to engage in
48    the activities of a vehicle salesman.
49        (3)  A wholesale dealer's license shall permit the licensee to  engage  in


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 1    the business of wholesaling used vehicles to Idaho vehicle dealers. The holder
 2    of  this license must meet all the requirements for a principal place of busi-
 3    ness, except for the requirement of display area and adequate room  to  repair
 4    vehicles.
 5        (4)  A  vehicle manufacturer's license shall permit the licensee to engage
 6    in the business of constructing or assembling vehicles, of the type subject to
 7    registration under this title  at an  established  place  of  business  within
 8    Idaho.
 9        (5)  A  distributor,  factory  branch, or distributor branch license shall
10    permit the licensee to engage in the  business  of  selling  and  distributing
11    vehicles, parts, and accessories to their franchised dealers.
12        (6)  A  representative (factory branch or distributor, etc.) license shall
13    permit the licensee to engage in the business  of  contacting  his  respective
14    authorized  dealers,  for  the purpose of making or promoting the sale of his,
15    its, or their vehicles, parts, and accessories.
16        (7)  Pending the satisfaction of the department that the applicant has met
17    the requirements for licensure, it may issue a temporary permit to any  appli-
18    cant  for  a  license.  A temporary permit shall not exceed a period of ninety
19    (90) days while the department is completing its investigation and  determina-
20    tion of facts relative to the qualifications of the applicant for a license. A
21    temporary  permit shall terminate when the applicant's license has been issued
22    or refused.
23        (8)  The department may issue a probationary vehicle  salesman's  license,
24    subject  to conditions to be observed in the exercise of the privilege granted
25    either upon application for issuance of a  license  or  upon  application  for
26    renewal  of  a  license.  The conditions to be attached to the exercise of the
27    privilege shall not appear on the face of the license but shall, in the  judg-
28    ment of the department, be in the public interest and suitable to the qualifi-
29    cations  of the applicant as disclosed by the application and investigation by
30    the department.
31        (9)  A nonresident dealer who is currently authorized to do  business  as,
32    and has an established place of business as a vehicle dealer in another state,
33    is  not  subject  to licensure under the provisions of this chapter as long as
34    the sales are limited to the exportation of vehicles  for  sale  to,  and  the
35    importation of vehicles purchased from, licensed Idaho vehicle dealers.

36        SECTION 6.  That Section 63-3622HH, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
37    amended to read as follows:

38        63-3622HH.  PRODUCTION  EXEMPTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  SALES  REGARDING
39    RECREATION-RELATED VEHICLES. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to
40    the  contrary,  the  production  exemption provided in section 63-3622D, Idaho
41    Code, shall not apply to sales  of  or  repairs  to  snowmobiles,  off-highway
42    motorbikes,  recreational  vehicles,  or  motorcycles and all sales of snowmo-
43    biles, off-highway motorbikes, recreational vehicles or motorcycles  are  sub-
44    ject  to the sales and use taxes imposed by this chapter. All repairs to snow-
45    mobiles, off-highway motorbikes, recreational vehicles or motorcycles are sub-
46    ject to the sales and use taxes imposed by this chapter.
47        (2)  As used in this section, the term "snowmobile"  means  any  self-pro-
48    pelled  vehicle  under  one  thousand  (1,000)  pounds  unladened gross weight
49    designed primarily for travel on snow or ice or over natural terrain which may
50    be steered by tracks, skis or runners, and which is not  otherwise  registered
51    or licensed under the laws of the state of Idaho.
52        (3)  As  used  in this section, the term "off-highway motorbike" means any
53    self-propelled two (2), three (3), four (4) or five (5) wheeled motorcycle  or


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 1    motor-driven  cycle,  excluding  tractor, designed for or capable of traveling
 2    off developed roadways and highways and also referred to as trailbikes, enduro
 3    bikes, trail bikes, motorcross bikes or dual - purpose motorcycles.
 4        (4)  As used in this section, the  term  "recreational  vehicle"  means  a
 5    motor  home,  travel trailer, truck camper or camping trailer, with or without
 6    motive power, designed for human  habitation  for  recreational  or  emergency
 7    occupancy.  The  term  recreational  vehicle  shall  not include pickup hoods,
 8    shells, or canopies designed, created  or  modified  for  occupational  usage.
 9    School  buses  or van - type vehicles which are converted to recre-
10    ational use, are defined as recreational vehicles. Specific classes of  recre-
11    ational vehicles are defined as follows:
12        (a)  The term "motor home" shall mean a vehicular unit designed to provide
13        temporary  living  quarters, built into an integral part of or permanently
14        attach ed  to a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis. The vehi-
15        cle  must  contain   permanently   installed   independent   life   -
16        support systems which meet the american national standards institute
17        (ANSI)  A119.7  standard  for  recreational vehicles, and provide at least
18        four (4) of the following facilities: cooking, refrigeration or  ice  box,
19        self-contained  toilet,  heating and/or air conditioning, a portable water
20        supply system, including a faucet and sink, separate 110-125 volt electri-
21        cal power supply and/or LP-gas supply.
22        (b)  The term "travel trailer" shall mean a  vehicular  unit,  mounted  on
23        wheels  designed  to  provide  temporary living quarters for recreational,
24        camping, travel or emergency use and of such size  or  weight  as  not  to
25        require  special  highway movement permits when towed by a motorized vehi-
26        cle.
27        (c)  The term "fifth - wheel trailer" shall  mean  a  vehicular
28        unit  equipped in the same manner as a travel trailer but constructed with
29        a raised forward section that allows a bi-level floor plan. This style  is
30        designed to be towed by a vehicle equipped with a device known as a fifth-
31        wheel hitch, which is typically installed in the bed of a pickup truck.
32        (d)  The  term "park trailer" shall mean a trailer designed to be towed by
33        a motorized vehicle, and of such size and weight as not to require a  spe-
34        cial  highway  movement  permit.  It is designed for seasonal or temporary
35        living quarters and may be connected to utilities necessary for  operation
36        of  installed  fixtures  and appliances. It is built on a single permanent
37        chassis and constructed to permit  set up    setup  
38        by persons without special skills.
39        (e)  The term "fold - down camping trailer" shall mean a vehic-
40        ular portable unit mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible par-
41        tial  side  walls,  which fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold at
42        the campsite to provide temporary living quarters, for recreational, camp-
43        ing or travel use.
44        (f)  The term "truck camper" shall mean a  portable  unit  constructed  to
45        provide temporary living quarters for recreational, travel or camping use,
46        consisting  of  a  roof,  floor,  and sides,  designed with a minimum
47        extension of thirty-six (36) inches extending over the  cab  of  a  pickup
48        truck,  and  designed to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of
49        a pickup truck.
50        (5)  As used in this section, the  term  "motorcycle"  means  every  motor
51    vehicle  having  a  seat  or  saddle  for the use of the rider and designed to
52    travel on not more than three (3) wheels  in  contact  with  the  ground,  but
53    excluding  a  tractor.  A  motorcycle also is every motor scooter or motorized
54    bicycle having an engine with less than one hundred fifty (150) cubic centime-
55    ters displacement or with five (5) brake horsepower or less.


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 1        (6)  As used in this section, the term "repairs" shall  include  only  the
 2    costs  of  parts,  but  not  labor,  utilized  on  the snowmobile, off-highway
 3    motorbike, recreational vehicle or motorcycle.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





                           STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                 RS 07470
    
    Truck campers in Idaho are not presently titled. This legislation will 
    require a title on all sales of truck campers sold after July 1, 1998. 
    Certain campers are required to be titled; others are optional.
    
                                FISCAL NOTE
    
    The Department of Transportation estimates 8,500 slide-in campers could be 
    titled, optionally, and 400 new campers are sold each year which would 
    require titling.
    
    The Department predicts a $10,000 positive fiscal impact from increased 
    dealer licensing fees from 80 to 90 dealers and additional revenues combined 
    with vessel title fees as much as $228,000 per year, $142,500 of which would 
    be deposited in the state highway account and $85,500 in county current 
    expense funds.
    
    Two new title examiners may be needed by fiscal year 2001 if the 
    volume of titles goes up an average of 15,000 titles per year. New computer 
    programming may cost between $17,000 and $25,800.
    
    
    Contact: Rep. Mark Stubbs (208) 332-1000
    
    
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
    
    H 636