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H0700.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE VETERANS LICENSE PLATE - Amends existing law to distribute four dollars of every annual renewal fee for a veterans license plate to the Department of Parks and Recreation for maintenance of parks and facilities and to allow free access to state parks and recreation sites for vehicles displaying veterans plates. 02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/16 Rpt prt - to Transp
H0700|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 700 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES FOR VETERANS; AMENDING SEC- 3 TION 49-402, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO DEPOSIT OF ANNUAL PRO- 4 GRAM FEES TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ACCOUNT; AND AMENDING SECTION 49-418, IDAHO 5 CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR DEPOSIT OF FOUR DOLLARS OF EACH ANNUAL PROGRAM FEE 6 FOR A VETERANS LICENSE PLATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR 7 USE IN MAINTENANCE OF PARKS AND FACILITIES AND TO PROVIDE THAT VEHICLES 8 DISPLAYING A VETERANS PLATE SHALL HAVE FREE ACCESS TO STATE PARKS AND REC- 9 REATION SITES. 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 11 SECTION 1. That Section 49-402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 12 amended to read as follows: 13 49-402. ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) The annual fee for operating each pickup 14 truck and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess 15 of eight thousand (8,000) pounds, designed for the purpose of carrying passen- 16 gers and not used for hire shall be: 17 Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old .............................$48.00 18 Of the registration fees collected for vehicles one (1) and two (2) years 19 old, $36.48 shall be deposited to the highway distribution account and 20 $11.52 shall be deposited to the restricted highway fund. 21 Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ..........................$36.00 22 Of the registration fees collected for vehicles three (3) and four (4) 23 years old, $33.48 shall be deposited to the highway distribution account 24 and $2.52 shall be deposited to the restricted highway fund. 25 Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ............................$36.00 26 Of the registration fees collected for vehicles five (5) and six (6) years 27 old, $26.28 shall be deposited to the highway distribution account and 28 $9.72 shall be deposited to the restricted highway fund. 29 Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old .........................$24.00 30 Of the registration fees collected for vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) 31 years old, $22.68 shall be deposited to the highway distribution account 32 and $1.32 shall be deposited to the restricted highway fund. 33 Vehicles over eight (8) years old ..................................$24.00 34 Of the registration fees collected for vehicles over eight (8) years old, 35 $16.08 shall be deposited to the highway distribution account and $7.92 36 shall be deposited to the restricted highway fund. 37 There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in January for 38 holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consec- 39 utively through December for holders of validation registration stickers num- 40 bered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month and 41 end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning 42 month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the reg- 43 istration period in the year designated by the validation registration 2 1 sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as 2 does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered 3 plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of expira- 4 tion. 5 A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated 6 periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the 7 same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof 8 of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be ini- 9 tially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a 10 twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the frac- 11 tional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series regis- 12 tration system. 13 (2) For all motor vehicles equipped to carry passengers and operated pri- 14 marily for hire exclusively within the limits of an incorporated city and 15 adjacent thereto, when the service outside the city is a part of a regular 16 service rendered inside the city, and for school buses operated either by a 17 nonprofit, nonpublic school or operated pursuant to a service contract with a 18 school district for transporting children to or from school or in connection 19 with school approved activities, the annual fee shall be twelve dollars and 20 forty-eight cents ($12.48). 21 (3) For all hearses, ambulances and wreckers the annual fee shall be 22 twenty-nine dollars and forty cents ($29.40), and these vehicles shall bear 23 passenger car plates. No operator of a hearse, ambulance, or wrecker shall be 24 entitled to operate them by virtue of any dealer's license that may have been 25 issued under the provisions of this chapter. 26 (4) For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles the annual fee shall be 27 nine dollars ($9.00). For operation of an ATV off the public highways, the fee 28 specified in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall also be paid. 29 (5) For all motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1) 30 of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for in section 31 49-445, Idaho Code. 32 (6) Registration fees shall not be subject to refund. 33 (7) A financial institution or repossession service contracted to a 34 financial institution repossessing vehicles under the terms of a security 35 agreement shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the finan- 36 cial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The repossession 37 plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a prospective pur- 38 chaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The registration fees 39 for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection (1) of this section 40 for a vehicle one (1) and two (2) years old. All other fees required under 41 chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to the registration fee. 42 The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual basis by the department. 43 (8) In addition to the annual registration fee in this section, there 44 shall be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual 45 program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs 46 for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407, 49-408, 47 49-409, 49-414, 49-416 and 49-418, Idaho Code. For special plates issued pur- 48 suant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial 49 program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no annual 50 renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-417 and 51 49-417A, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial program fee of thirty-five dol- 52 lars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The 53 fees contained in this subsection shall be applicable to all new special plate 54 programs. With the exception of four dollars ($4.00) of each annual pro- 55 gram fee for plates issued under the provisions of section 49-418, Idaho Code, 3 1 tThe initial program fee and the annual program fee shall 2 be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost 3 of administration of special license plate programs which are provided to the 4 public as a personal alternative to the standard license plate requirements. 5 SECTION 2. That Section 49-418, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 6 amended to read as follows: 7 49-418. VETERANS PLATES. (1) On and after January 1, 1997, any person who 8 is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, 9 Idaho Code, may apply for and upon department approval receive special vet- 10 erans license plates in lieu of regular license plates. Availability of vet- 11 erans plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and 12 procedures of the department. 13 (2) Proof of being a current or former member of the United States armed 14 forces must be furnished to the department before special veterans plates will 15 be issued. Acceptable proof shall be a copy of form DD214 or an equivalent 16 document or statement from the department of veterans affairs. 17 (3) In addition to the regular registration fee required in section 18 49-402(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial program fee and the 19 annual program fee specified in section 49-402(8), Idaho Code, and the plate 20 fee specified in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Four dollars ($4.00) of 21 each annual program fee shall be deposited to the account of the department of 22 parks and recreation for use in the maintenance of parks and facilities. 23 24 (4) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi- 25 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the 26 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. 27 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the 28 new registration from the department. 29 (5) The veterans license plate design shall include the colors red, white 30 and blue, shall designate one (1) of the five (5) branches of military ser- 31 vice, and display either: 32 (a) The word "VETERAN" or 33 (b) The name of a conflict or war period recognized by the United States 34 department of veterans affairs for the purpose of awarding federal vet- 35 erans benefits as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(11). 36 The license plate design shall comply with all applicable rules of the depart- 37 ment, and shall include a separate and distinct numbering system. The design, 38 color, and numbering system shall be subject to approval of the department. 39 (6) Vehicles displaying a veterans license plate shall be allowed 40 to enter state parks and recreation sites without payment of any entrance fee 41 or parking fee, but any additional fees which may be required for use of 42 facilities within the state park or recreation site shall not be waived. 43
Statement of Purpose
RS07842
The purpose of this legislation is to deposit $4.00 of each annual veteran plate program to the
Department of Parks and Recreation. The money would be used for the maintenance of parks and
facilities. In return, the entrance fee would be waived for vehicles displaying a veterans license plate.
Fiscal Note
Since the $4.00 fee would be transferred from the Department of Transportation to the
Department of Parks and Recreation, there would be no impact on the general fund.
Contact: Representative Paul Kjellander
Phone: 332-1000
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