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S1459.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
MOTOR VEHICLES - SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES - Amends existing law to provide
that special license plates may be issued to vehicles with a registered
maximum gross weight of up to 26,000 pounds; and to clarify special license
plate programs for which no special program fee is charged.
02/18 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/21 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/25 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 57-8-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kempton,
Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer,
Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie, Stevenson,
Stoicheff, Stone, Wood, Zimmermann
NAYS -- Gagner, Kellogg, McKague, Moyle, Schaefer, Smith, Taylor,
Tilman
Absent and excused -- Geddes, Hansen(23), Trail, Wheeler, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Pischner
Title apvd - to Senate
03/23 To enrol
03/24 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/27 Sp signed
03/28 To Governor
03/29 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 87
Effective: 07/01/00
S1459
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1459
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING SECTION 49-120,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE" TO CLARIFY
4 THAT NO SPECIAL PROGRAM FEE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN SPE-
5 CIAL LICENSE PLATES AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION
6 49-402C, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT NO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE
7 ISSUED TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A REGISTERED GROSS MAXIMUM WEIGHT IN
8 EXCESS OF TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS NOR TO ANY VEHICLE REGISTERED UNDER
9 SECTION 49-434(5) OR SECTION 49-435, IDAHO CODE, AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL
10 CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTIONS 49-403 AND 49-403A, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY
11 THAT NO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A
12 REGISTERED GROSS MAXIMUM WEIGHT OVER TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS NOR TO ANY
13 VEHICLE REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 49-434(5), IDAHO CODE; AMENDING SECTIONS
14 49-404, 49-404A, 49-405, 49-407, 49-408, 49-409, 49-410, 49-414, 49-415,
15 49-415A, 49-415B, 49-416, 49-417, 49-417A, 49-417B, 49-418 AND 49-418A,
16 IDAHO CODE, TO EXTEND USE OF THE SPECIAL PLATES TO VEHICLES WITH A REGIS-
17 TERED MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF UP TO TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS; AMENDING
18 SECTIONS 49-418B AND 49-419, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THAT NO SPECIAL
19 LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A REGISTERED
20 GROSS MAXIMUM WEIGHT OVER TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS; AMENDING SECTION
21 49-419A, IDAHO CODE, TO EXTEND USE OF THE SPECIAL PLATES TO VEHICLES WITH
22 A REGISTERED MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF UP TO TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS; AND
23 AMENDING SECTION 49-420, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THAT NO SPECIAL LICENSE
24 PLATES SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A REGISTERED GROSS MAXI-
25 MUM WEIGHT OVER TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS.
26 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
27 SECTION 1. That Section 49-120, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
28 amended to read as follows:
29 49-120. DEFINITIONS -- S.
30 (1) "Saddlemount combination" means a combination of vehicles in which a
31 truck or truck tractor tows one (1), two (2) or three (3) trucks or truck
32 tractors, each connected by a saddle to the frame or fifth wheel of the vehi-
33 cle in front of it. The saddle is a mechanism that connects the front axle of
34 the towed vehicle to the frame or fifth wheel of the vehicle in front and
35 functions like a fifth wheel kingpin connection. A smaller vehicle mounted
36 completely on the frame of either the first or last vehicle may be used in a
37 saddlemount combination.
38 (2) "Safety glazing materials" means glazing materials so constructed,
39 treated or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in com-
40 parison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to
41 persons by objects from exterior sources or by these safety glazing materials
42 when they may be cracked or broken.
43 (3) "Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a
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1 highway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so
2 marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times
3 while set apart as a safety zone.
4 (4) "Salvage pool" means a licensed vehicle dealer engaged primarily in
5 the business of disposing of salvage vehicles, recovered stolen vehicles, or
6 both.
7 (5) "School bus" means every motor vehicle that complies with the color
8 and identification requirements set forth in the most recent edition of
9 "Minimum Standards for School Buses" and is used to transport children to or
10 from school or in connection with school approved activities and includes
11 buses operated by contract carriers.
12 (6) "Secretary" means the secretary of transportation of the United
13 States.
14 (7) "Security agreement." (See section 28-9-105, Idaho Code)
15 (8) "Security interest." (See section 28-1-201, Idaho Code)
16 (9) "Sell," "sold," "buy," and "purchase," mean and include, as used in
17 sections 49-2401 through 49-2406, Idaho Code, exchange, barter, gift, and
18 offer or contract to sell or buy.
19 (10) "Semitrailer." (See "Trailer,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
20 (11) "Serious traffic violation" means conviction of an offense specified
21 in 49 CFR part 383 while operating a commercial motor vehicle.
22 (12) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or
23 the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for
24 use by pedestrians.
25 (13) "Signal." (See "Railroad sign,", section 49-119, Idaho Code)
26 (14) "Skills test" means an actual demonstration of ability to exercise
27 ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle.
28 (15) "Slow moving vehicle" means any vehicle not normally operated upon
29 the highways.
30 (16) "Snow tire." (See "Tires,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
31 (17) "Sold." (See "Sell,", "buy,", and "purchase,", this section)
32 (18) "Solid rubber tire." (See "Tires,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
33 (19) "Special license plate" means a license plate that is made available
34 to the public as a personal alternative to the standard issue license plate.
35 This definition shall not include No special program fee shall be charged for
36 the registration or plates issued under sections 49-403, 49-403A, 49-404,
37 49-405, 49-410, 49-415, 49-415A and 49-415B, Idaho Code.
38 (20) "Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle not designed or used
39 primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally
40 operated or moved over a highway, including: ditch-digging apparatus, well-
41 boring apparatus and road construction and maintenance machinery such as
42 asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than
43 truck tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders,
44 road rollers, scarifiers, earth moving carry-alls and scrapers, power shovels
45 and drag lines, and self-propelled cranes, and earth moving equipment. The
46 term does not include travel trailers, dump trucks, truck mounted transit
47 mixers, cranes or shovels, or other vehicles designed for the transportation
48 of persons or property to which machinery has been attached.
49 (21) "Specially constructed vehicle." (See "Vehicle,", section 49-123,
50 Idaho Code)
51 (22) "Stand" or "standing" means the halting of a vehicle, whether occu-
52 pied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually
53 engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
54 (23) "State" means a state, territory or possession of the United States,
55 the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a province of
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1 Canada.
2 (24) "Stop" means the act of or complete cessation from movement.
3 (25) "Stopping" means the act of any halting even momentarily of a vehi-
4 cle.
5 (26) "Street." (See "Highways,", section 49-109, Idaho Code)
6 (27) "Street rod" means any pre-1949 vehicle which has had a significant
7 drive train update from a more modern vehicle. Changes may include engine,
8 transmission, rear axle, and other suspension components. The body will be,
9 or resemble the same as the manufacturer's original issue after its first sale
10 after manufacture.
11 (28) "Studded tire." (See "Tires,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
12 (29) "Substandard width lane" means a lane that is too narrow for a bicy-
13 cle and a motor vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
14 (30) "Supplemental lot" means a physically separate location owned and
15 maintained by a licensed dealer or manufacturer within the same or adjacent
16 county as the principal place of business which meets all the requirements for
17 a principal place of business.
18 (31) "Suspension of driver's license" means the temporary withdrawal by
19 formal action of the department or as otherwise provided in this title of a
20 person's driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the pub-
21 lic highways, which temporary withdrawal shall be for a period specifically
22 designated by the department.
23 (32) "Suspension of vehicle registration" means the temporary withdrawal
24 by formal action of the department or as otherwise provided in this title of a
25 person's vehicle registration or, in the case of fleets of vehicles, all vehi-
26 cle registrations in each fleet operated by a company. Upon suspension, the
27 privileges of operating the vehicle or vehicles on Idaho highways is termi-
28 nated until the difficulty that caused the suspension is corrected and notifi-
29 cation is provided that the suspension has been lifted.
30 SECTION 2. That Section 49-402C, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
31 amended to read as follows:
32 49-402C. SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS -- STANDARDIZED PLATE COLOR AND
33 DESIGN. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that special license plates
34 issued by the department be readily recognizable as plates from the state of
35 Idaho without losing the uniqueness for which the special plate was designed
36 and purchased. In addition, the legislature finds that the department can
37 operate in a more efficient, cost-effective manner by conforming special
38 plates to a basic color and design.
39 (2) No special license plates and no special license plate programs in
40 existence on or before June 30, 1998, shall be affected by the provisions of
41 this section. On and after July 1, 1998, any new special license plate program
42 authorized or any redesign of an existing special license plate, shall use the
43 same red, white and blue background as the standard issue of license plates
44 described in section 49-443, Idaho Code, except that:
45 (a) The identification of county shall be omitted;
46 (b) The word "Idaho" shall appear on every plate;
47 (c) The inscription "Scenic Idaho" may be omitted without legislative
48 consideration and approval; and
49 (d) No slogan shall be used that infringes upon, dilutes or compromises,
50 or could be perceived to infringe upon, dilute or compromise, the
51 trademarks of the state of Idaho, including, but not limited to, "Idaho
52 Potatoes ," "Grown in Idaho ," "Famous Idaho Potatoes " or "Famous
53 Potatoes ."
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1 The provisions of this section shall not apply to the second plate design
2 issued pursuant to the provisions of section 49-417, Idaho Code.
3 (3) Any redesign required for a special plate to conform with legislative
4 intent and the provisions of this section may be done in a manner similar to
5 that used to produce the original design.
6 (4) The special plates shall conform in all other respects with the pro-
7 visions of section 49-443, Idaho Code, relating to visibility requirements,
8 display of registration number, time period for validity of plates, and reser-
9 vation of plate numbers.
10 (5) No special license plates shall be issued to motor vehicles with a
11 registered maximum gross weight in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000)
12 pounds, or any motor vehicle registered under section 49-434(5), Idaho Code,
13 or section 49-435, Idaho Code.
14 (6) Following an introductory period of two (2) years during which the
15 provisions of this subsection shall not apply, if, for two (2) consecutive
16 years, fewer than one thousand (1,000) plates are issued per year for a spe-
17 cial license plate program, the department shall so advise the legislature and
18 assist the legislature in adopting appropriate action to discontinue that spe-
19 cial license plate program. The provisions of this subsection shall apply only
20 to special license plate programs created on and after July 1, 1998.
21 SECTION 3. That Section 49-403, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
22 amended to read as follows:
23 49-403. DISABLED VETERAN -- LICENSE PLATES. No fee shall be charged for
24 the registration or reregistration of a motor vehicle owned by a veteran who
25 has established his rights to benefits under the provisions of Public Law 662,
26 79th Congress, as amended, and Public Law 187, 82nd Congress, as amended. The
27 provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered
28 maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, nor to any
29 vehicle registered under section 49-434(5), Idaho Code. No fee shall be
30 charged for the registration or reregistration of a motor vehicle owned by a
31 veteran, who is at the time of the registration or reregistration receiving
32 compensation from the veterans administration or in lieu thereof, from any of
33 the armed forces of the United States, for one hundred percent (100%) service-
34 connected disability or for any of the following specific disabilities: Loss
35 or permanent loss of use of one (1) or both feet; loss or permanent loss of
36 use of one (1) or both hands; loss of sight in both eyes or permanent impair-
37 ment of vision in both eyes to the degree as to constitute virtual blindness.
38 These provisions shall be considered applicable not only as to the vehicle
39 originally purchased under this authorization, but also as to any vehicle sub-
40 sequently purchased and owned by the same veteran, so long as the privilege
41 shall not extend to more than one (1) vehicle at a time. Special license
42 plates shall be issued for such a vehicle, identified by the inscription
43 "D.V.", and a separate number series shall be used to further identify the
44 license plates so issued. These license plates shall not be issued by the
45 counties but shall be issued by the department. The plates shall be displayed
46 in accordance with the procedure applicable to license plates set forth in
47 section 49-428, Idaho Code. A vehicle displaying plates issued in accordance
48 with the provisions of this section shall be afforded the same privileges
49 specified in section 49-410(7), Idaho Code.
50 SECTION 4. That Section 49-403A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
51 amended to read as follows:
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1 49-403A. PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT -- LICENSE PLATES. (1) Purple heart
2 recipient license plates are available to any applicant who is a veteran or an
3 active or retired member of any of the armed forces of the United States,
4 reserve forces or Idaho national guard, and who furnishes proof of entitlement
5 by providing one (1) of the following documents:
6 (a) A copy of form DD214 or equivalent document showing an award of the
7 purple heart medal;
8 (b) A copy of the certificate presented with the medal; or
9 (c) A copy of the military order describing the award of the medal to the
10 applicant.
11 (2) In addition to the regular registration fee, the applicant shall be
12 charged the plate fee required in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Whenever title
13 or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of this section is
14 transferred or assigned, the registration shall expire, but the purple heart
15 recipient may transfer his plates to another vehicle upon payment of the
16 required transfer fees. He may only display the plates after receipt of new
17 registration from the department. A purple heart recipient shall not register
18 more than two (2) vehicles under the provisions of this section. The provi-
19 sions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum
20 gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, nor to any vehicle reg-
21 istered under section 49-434(5), Idaho Code.
22 (3) Purple heart recipient license plates may be retained and displayed
23 on vehicles owned by the surviving spouse of a deceased purple heart recipi-
24 ent.
25 (4) The purple heart recipient license plates shall be of a color and
26 design acceptable to the military order of the purple heart association and
27 approved by the department, utilizing a numbering system as determined by the
28 department.
29 SECTION 5. That Section 49-404, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
30 amended to read as follows:
31 49-404. NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS -- DISTINCTIVE PLATES. (1) In order to
32 enhance visibility and identification of national guard members during
33 mobilizations and emergencies, any active member of the Idaho national guard
34 residing in the state of Idaho may, upon application to the department, regis-
35 ter not more than two (2) motor vehicles and receive for each vehicle distinc-
36 tive national guard license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The pro-
37 visions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maxi-
38 mum gross weight over sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds. The
39 national guard license plates shall be designed, subject to the approval of
40 the department, by the adjutant general. Proof of being an active member in
41 the Idaho national guard must be furnished to the department before plates
42 will be issued.
43 The Idaho national guard shall, prior to an individual's discharge from
44 active duty in the national guard, require that the national guard license
45 plates either be turned in to the department or exchanged for other proper
46 license plates as a condition of discharge.
47 (2) Whenever a member of the Idaho national guard transfers or assigns
48 his title or interest to a vehicle especially registered under the provisions
49 of this section, the registration shall expire but the member may hold his
50 national guard license plates which he may have reissued to him upon the pay-
51 ment of the required transfer fees. He may only display the plates after
52 receipt of new registration from the department.
53 (3) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
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1 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the national guard member shall pay the
2 plate fee specified in section 49-450, Idaho Code.
3 SECTION 6. That Section 49-404A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
4 amended to read as follows:
5 49-404A. MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE -- SPECIAL PLATES. (1) Any
6 active member of the armed forces reserves of the United States who is the
7 owner of a vehicle registered under section 49-402(1) or section 49-434(1),
8 Idaho Code, may, upon application to the department, register not more than
9 two (2) motor vehicles and receive for each vehicle special license plates in
10 lieu of regular numbered plates. The provisions of this section shall not
11 apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over sixteen
12 twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds. The special license plates shall be des-
13 ignated by the department with the word "RESERVIST" centered along the bottom
14 edge and be numbered in sets of two (2) with a different number following
15 appropriate letters as follows: United States Army Reserve: Army (number);
16 United States Navy Reserve: Navy (number); United States Marine Corps Reserve:
17 USMC (number); United States Air Force Reserve: USAF (number); and United
18 States Coast Guard Reserve: USCG (number). Proof of being an active member in
19 the United States armed forces reserves must be furnished to the department
20 before special plates will be issued. Special license plates issued under this
21 section shall be issued under the staggered registration process provided for
22 in section 49-402(1), Idaho Code, or the annual registration in section
23 49-434(1), Idaho Code.
24 (2) Any branch of the armed forces reserves of the United States shall,
25 prior to an individual's discharge from duty in that branch of the armed
26 forces reserve, require that the special armed forces reserve license plates
27 either be turned back to the department or exchanged for other proper license
28 plates as a condition of discharge.
29 (3) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
30 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial pro-
31 gram fee and the annual program fee specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code.
32 The initial program fee and the annual program fee shall be deposited in the
33 state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration of
34 this special license plate program which is provided to the public as a per-
35 sonal alternative to the standard license plate requirement. When a plate
36 holder transfers or assigns his title or interest in the vehicle registered
37 under this section, the registration shall expire, but the special plates may
38 be transferred to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fee.
39 Special plates shall only be displayed after receipt of the new registration.
40 (4) The design and numbering scheme of the military reservist special
41 plate shall be coordinated by the department with representatives of the armed
42 forces reserves. However, the department shall have the final approval of the
43 plate design and numbering scheme to ensure conformity within existing issues
44 of plates and to contain costs within the limit of the fees received from
45 applicants.
46 SECTION 7. That Section 49-405, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
47 amended to read as follows:
48 49-405. RADIO AMATEURS -- SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. (1) In order to enhance
49 visibility and identification of radio amateurs during times of emergency any
50 radio amateur residing in the state of Idaho, may, upon application to the
51 department, register one (1) motor vehicle per radio license issued by the
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1 federal government and receive for that vehicle special license plates in lieu
2 of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
3 any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over sixteen twenty-six
4 thousand (126,000) pounds. The number on the plates shall be the same combina-
5 tion of figures and letters that make up the radio call sign of the amateur
6 radio operator.
7 (2) Proof of holding an amateur license from the federal communications
8 commission must be furnished to the department before the plates will be
9 issued. Should the amateur's radio license expire during any given year and
10 not be renewed, the special license plates must be surrendered to the depart-
11 ment and regular license plates obtained.
12 (3) Radio amateurs will notify the department at a time to be set by the
13 department of their intention to procure special license plates under the
14 terms specified in this section. Failure to do so will result in the amateur
15 being required to accept regular license plates should the department be
16 unable to procure the special plates. Special plates may still be procured
17 when available but amateurs will be subject to the usual transfer fee.
18 (4) Whenever an amateur transfers or assigns his title or interest to a
19 vehicle especially registered the registration shall expire, but the amateur
20 may hold his special license plates which he may have reissued to him upon the
21 payment of the required transfer fees. He may only display the plates after
22 receipt of new registration from the department.
23 (5) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
24 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the plate fee
25 specified in section 49-450, Idaho Code.
26 SECTION 8. That Section 49-407, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
27 amended to read as follows:
28 49-407. YEAR OF MANUFACTURE PLATE. Pursuant to rules of the department,
29 any person who is the owner of a motor vehicle thirty (30) years or older
30 which is registered under section 49-402(1), Idaho Code, or section 49-434(1),
31 Idaho Code, may display on the rear of the vehicle an authentic Idaho plate
32 manufactured in the same year as the vehicle. The provisions of this section
33 shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over
34 sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds.
35 In addition to the regular registration fees required in sections
36 49-402(1), and 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial pro-
37 gram fee and the annual program fee specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code.
38 SECTION 9. That Section 49-408, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
39 amended to read as follows:
40 49-408. STREET ROD. (1) Any motor vehicle manufactured prior to the year
41 1949, or designed and manufactured to resemble such a vehicle and which has
42 been certified as a street rod may be registered as a street rod under the
43 provisions of this section. However, the provisions of this section shall not
44 apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over sixteen
45 twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds.
46 (2) Any street rod shall have all equipment in operating condition which
47 was specifically required by law as a condition for its first sale after manu-
48 facture. No law requiring any particular equipment or specifying any standards
49 to be met by motor vehicles shall apply to street rods unless it so specifi-
50 cally states.
51 (3) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the department
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1 for a special street rod automobile plate, accompanied by other documentation
2 required in this section, the department shall issue to the applicant a spe-
3 cial street rod automobile plate which shall be displayed on the rear of the
4 vehicle. The registration certificate need not specify the weight of the
5 street rod, and the plate issued shall bear no date but shall bear the
6 inscription "Street Rod," "Idaho," a picture of a 1929 highway roadster, and
7 the registration number issued for the street rod, and the plate shall be
8 valid upon annual renewal under section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, as
9 long as the vehicle is in existence. The plate will be issued for the
10 applicant's use only for the particular vehicle, and in the event of a trans-
11 fer of title, the transferor may hold the plate and transfer it to another
12 qualifying street rod.
13 (4) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
14 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial pro-
15 gram fee and the annual program fee specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code.
16 (5) The department has the power to revoke any registration issued under
17 this section for cause shown for failure of the applicant to comply with the
18 provisions of this section.
19 SECTION 10. That Section 49-409, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
20 amended to read as follows:
21 49-409. PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES. (1) Any person who is the owner of a
22 vehicle registered under section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, may apply to
23 the department for personalized license plates in lieu of regular numbered
24 plates except that this provision shall not apply to a vehicle registered
25 under section 49-434(1), Idaho Code, with a maximum gross weight over sixteen
26 twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds or any vehicle registered under section
27 49-435, Idaho Code. In addition to the regular registration fees required in
28 section 49-402(1) and (2), section 49-422, and section 49-434(1), Idaho Code,
29 the applicant shall pay the initial program fee and the annual program fee
30 specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code. The personalized license plates shall
31 be of the same color and design as other license plates, and shall consist of
32 numbers or letters, or any combination thereof, not exceeding seven (7) posi-
33 tions. No more than one (1) particular combination of letters and numbers
34 shall be in existence at any one (1) time. The form for application of the
35 plates will be as prescribed by the director who, at his discretion, may
36 refuse to issue the plates.
37 (2) When personalized license plates are issued for a vehicle, the regu-
38 lar license plates for that vehicle belong to the registrant and may be trans-
39 ferred to another vehicle owned by the personalized plate applicant.
40 SECTION 11. That Section 49-410, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
41 amended to read as follows:
42 49-410. SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND CARDS FOR PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY --
43 PARKING PRIVILEGES -- CARDS FOR CERTAIN TEMPORARILY DISABLED PERSONS. (1) Any
44 person with a disability as defined in section 49-117, Idaho Code, or any par-
45 ent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability as defined in section
46 49-117, Idaho Code, without regard to the age of the dependent child, shall be
47 eligible for the use of special license plates bearing the international
48 accessible symbol, for any vehicle owned by such person or owned by a quali-
49 fied parent or guardian, but excluding any commercial vehicle with a regis-
50 tered maximum gross weight over sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds.
51 (2) Registration and license plate fees for vehicles owned by a person
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1 with a disability or qualified parent or guardian of a dependent child with a
2 disability, shall be as provided, respectively, in sections 49-402, 49-434(1)
3 and 49-450, Idaho Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed as abrogat-
4 ing provisions of section 49-445, Idaho Code. The use of the special card
5 issued under the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, shall not
6 exempt the owner of a motor vehicle from otherwise properly registering and
7 licensing the motor vehicle.
8 (3) Special license plates for persons with a disability and for the par-
9 ent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability, shall be the same size
10 and color as other license plates, and shall have displayed upon them the reg-
11 istration numbers assigned to the vehicle and to the owner. The plates shall
12 be numbered in a manner prescribed by the department, but the plates shall
13 display the international accessible symbol.
14 International Accessible Symbol
15 (4) The department shall issue a special card bearing the international
16 accessible symbol and other information the department may require, to:
17 (a) Any qualified person with a disability who does not own a motor vehi-
18 cle;
19 (b) Any qualified person with a disability who owns a motor vehicle,
20 without regard to weight or use of the vehicle;
21 (c) Any parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability who
22 owns a motor vehicle without regard to weight or use of the vehicle;
23 (d) Any business entity which is engaged in transportation of persons
24 with a disability, which business shall not be required to submit a
25 physician's certification. In addition to other application requirements,
26 a business applicant shall sign a declaration that he is engaged in the
27 transportation of persons with a disability. A business entity may include
28 but not be limited to hospitals, nursing homes, federal, state and local
29 governmental agencies and taxicabs.
30 (5) Any person or business issued a special card shall affix the special
31 card to a motor vehicle in a conspicuous place designated by the department.
32 The card shall bear distinguishing marks, letters or numerals indicating the
33 vehicle is utilized by a permanently disabled person. When the card is affixed
34 to a motor vehicle and the motor vehicle is transporting a person with a dis-
35 ability, special parking privileges are granted as provided in subsection (7)
36 of this section.
37 (6) Application for special license plates, a special card, or both as
38 applicable and at the option of the applicant, shall be made upon a form fur-
39 nished by the department and shall include a written certification by a
40 licensed physician verifying that the applicant's stated impairment qualifies
41 as a disability according to the provisions of section 49-117, Idaho Code.
42 (7) Any motor vehicle displaying special license plates for a person with
43 a disability, without regard to the state of residence or displaying the spe-
44 cial card provided in subsections (4) and (8) of this section, shall be
45 allowed to park for unlimited periods of time in parking zones or areas which
46 are otherwise restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted, and to
47 park in any public parking space with metered parking without being required
48 to pay any parking meter fee. The provisions of this subsection shall not be
49 applicable to those zones or areas in which the stopping, parking, or standing
50 of all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types of vehi-
51 cles.
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1 (8) Any person who shall submit satisfactory proof to the department that
2 he is so temporarily disabled as to be unable to move without the aid of
3 crutches or a wheelchair, shall be entitled to receive for one (1) motor
4 vehicle only, a special card to be affixed to a motor vehicle in a conspicuous
5 place designated by the department, bearing distinguishing marks, letters or
6 numerals indicating that the vehicle is utilized by a temporarily disabled
7 person. This special temporary card shall expire six (6) months from the date
8 of issuance, or sooner as specified by the department on the card.
9 (9) Any unauthorized use of the plate or card shall constitute an infrac-
10 tion punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). The second offense shall
11 be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) and loss of parking privi-
12 leges for the registered owner of the vehicle displaying the plates or for the
13 person to whom the card was issued, for a period of one (1) year.
14 Law enforcement officials shall enforce the provisions of this section and
15 are empowered, using reasonable discretion, to check personal identification
16 to determine if the user of the plate or placard is authorized to use accessi-
17 ble parking privileges. Any fines collected shall be retained by the city or
18 county whose law enforcement official issued the citation.
19 SECTION 12. That Section 49-414, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
20 amended to read as follows:
21 49-414. LEGISLATIVE LICENSE PLATES -- FEES. (1) Special legislative
22 license plates shall be issued by the department upon application and payment
23 of the required fees. Each legislator is eligible to register and receive spe-
24 cial license plates for one (1) vehicle whose registered maximum gross weight
25 does not exceed sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds. The registration
26 period shall be for one (1) year, from January 1 through December 31, and may
27 be renewed, as long as the legislator holds office. The plates shall bear
28 either the inscription "House" or "Senate," shall contain a consecutive num-
29 bering from one (1) through the maximum number of members in each body with
30 the numbers to be assigned by the speaker of the house of representatives and
31 the president pro tempore of the senate, and shall otherwise comply with the
32 provisions of section 49-443, Idaho Code.
33 (2) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
34 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial pro-
35 gram fee and the annual program fee as specified in section 49-402, Idaho
36 Code.
37 SECTION 13. That Section 49-415, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
38 amended to read as follows:
39 49-415. FORMER PRISONER OF WAR LICENSE PLATES. (1) Any veteran, who was a
40 prisoner of war (POW) of an armed enemy of the United States during active
41 service in the armed forces of the United States, that service occurring dur-
42 ing any portion of a recognized war period enumerated in this section, and who
43 has been released or discharged from the armed forces under other than dishon-
44 orable conditions, may upon application to the department, register and
45 receive for not more than two (2) motor vehicles, special former prisoner of
46 war license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this
47 section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight
48 over sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds.
49 (2) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
50 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the plate fee
51 required in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Whenever a former prisoner of war
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1 transfers or assigns his title or interest to a vehicle registered under this
2 section the registration shall expire, but the former prisoner of war may hold
3 the special plates and may have them transferred to another vehicle upon pay-
4 ment of the required transfer fee provided in section 49-431, Idaho Code. He
5 may only display the plates after receipt of the new registration document
6 from the department.
7 (3) Former prisoner of war license plates shall bear the words "Former
8 Prisoner of War" and a declaration of the period of service, and shall in all
9 other respects be as provided by law.
10 (4) Recognized war periods for the purpose of this section shall be any
11 period of war recognized by the United States department of veterans affairs
12 for the purpose of awarding federal veterans benefits as may be defined in
13 title 38, U.S. code, chapter 1, section 101(11).
14 SECTION 14. That Section 49-415A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
15 amended to read as follows:
16 49-415A. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR LICENSE PLATES. (1) Congressional
17 medal of honor license plates are available to applicants who furnish proof of
18 entitlement by certification from the United States Veterans Administration
19 attesting to their status as a congressional medal of honor recipient.
20 (2) The license plates shall be provided free of charge. The applicant
21 shall pay the regular annual registration fees required by section 49-402 or
22 49-434(1), Idaho Code. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
23 vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over sixteen twenty-six thou-
24 sand (126,000) pounds. If the plate holder transfers his title or interest to
25 a vehicle registered under this section, the plates may be transferred to
26 another vehicle owned by the plate holder. If the plates are unexpired, the
27 plate holder shall be given credit for the unexpired portion of the registra-
28 tion fee against the new registration fee. The transfer fee specified by sec-
29 tion 49-431(1), Idaho Code, shall apply.
30 (3) These provisions shall apply to the vehicle to which the plates were
31 originally issued and to any vehicle subsequently purchased and owned by the
32 medal of honor recipient, except that the privilege shall not extend to more
33 than two (2) vehicles at a time.
34 SECTION 15. That Section 49-415B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
35 amended to read as follows:
36 49-415B. PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR SPECIAL PLATES. (1) Any veteran who was on
37 active duty in the armed forces of the United States and assigned or stationed
38 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, or within three (3) miles of the island of Oahu on
39 December 7, 1941, and who has been released or discharged from the armed
40 forces under other than dishonorable conditions, may upon application to the
41 department, register and receive for not more than two (2) motor vehicles,
42 special Pearl Harbor survivor number plates in lieu of regular number plates.
43 The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a regis-
44 tered maximum gross weight over sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds.
45 (2) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
46 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged the plate
47 fee required in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Whenever a qualifying survivor of
48 the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, transfers or assigns
49 his title or interest to a vehicle especially registered under this section,
50 the registration shall expire, but the Pearl Harbor survivor may hold his spe-
51 cial plates which he may have reissued to him upon the payment of the
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1 required transfer fees. He may only display those plates after receipt of a
2 new registration from the department.
3 (3) Pearl Harbor survivor plates shall bear the characters: "Pearl Harbor
4 Survivor" and shall in all other respects be as provided by law.
5 SECTION 16. That Section 49-416, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 49-416. STATEHOOD CENTENNIAL LICENSE PLATES. (1) Statehood centennial
8 license plates are available to owners of motor vehicles required to be regis-
9 tered under section 49-402(1) or section 49-434(1), Idaho Code, upon applica-
10 tion at a county assessor's office or at the department. The provisions of
11 this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross
12 weight over sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds. Availability of
13 statehood centennial plates for other classes of vehicle registrations shall
14 be as authorized by rule of the department. In addition to the regular regis-
15 tration fees required in section 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the
16 applicant shall pay the initial program fee and the annual program fee as
17 specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code. All revenues from such initial regis-
18 tration and annual renewal fees shall be deposited in the highway distribution
19 account.
20 (2) The statehood centennial license plates shall be of a color and
21 design approved by the department, utilizing a numbering system approved by
22 the board. The statehood centennial license plates must be surrendered upon
23 failure to pay the annual special fee and renewal fees.
24 (3) Any person who applies for statehood centennial license plates, may
25 also apply for personalized numbers and/or letters on those plates, as pro-
26 vided for in section 49-409, Idaho Code.
27 SECTION 17. That Section 49-417, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
28 amended to read as follows:
29 49-417. IDAHO WILDLIFE SPECIAL PLATES. (1) Any person who is the owner of
30 a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or 49-434(1),
31 Idaho Code, may apply for any one (1) of two (2) Idaho wildlife special
32 license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle
33 with a registered maximum gross weight over sixteen twenty-six thousand
34 (126,000) pounds.
35 (2) In addition to the regular operating fee, the applicant shall be
36 charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the
37 plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registra-
38 tion. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the
39 renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used
40 to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program.
41 Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00)
42 of each renewal fee shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the fish and
43 game set-aside account pursuant to section 36-111, Idaho Code, for use in the
44 nongame wildlife program. This fee shall be treated as a contribution to the
45 nongame wildlife program, and shall not be considered a motor vehicle regis-
46 tration fee as described in section 17, article VII, of the constitution of
47 the state of Idaho.
48 Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of
49 this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special
50 plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. He may
51 only display the plates after receipt of new registration from the department.
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1 (3) Each Idaho wildlife license plate shall be of a color and design
2 acceptable to the board of directors of the Idaho fish and wildlife foundation
3 and approved by the department, utilizing a numbering system as determined by
4 the department. The Idaho fish and wildlife foundation is authorized to design
5 more than one (1) wildlife plate, but the department may not allow more than
6 two (2) different designs to be in use at any one (1) time. Initial costs of
7 the plate program including costs of plate design shall be paid by the Idaho
8 fish and wildlife foundation.
9 (4) Sample Idaho wildlife plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty
10 dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the
11 state highway account to be used to fund the cost of administration of this
12 special license plate program. Twenty dollars ($20.00) of the purchase fee
13 shall be deposited in the fish and game set-aside account pursuant to section
14 36-111, Idaho Code, for use in the nongame wildlife program.
15 SECTION 18. That Section 49-417A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
16 amended to read as follows:
17 49-417A. IDAHO TIMBER SPECIAL PLATES. (1) Any person who is the owner of
18 a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or 49-434(1),
19 Idaho Code, may apply for Idaho timber special license plates. The provisions
20 of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross
21 weight over sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds.
22 (2) In addition to the regular operating fee, the applicant shall be
23 charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the
24 plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registra-
25 tion. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the
26 renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used
27 to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program.
28 Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00)
29 of each renewal fee shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the depart-
30 ment of lands fund for use in reforestation activities on state lands, pro-
31 vided however, that prior to the beginning of any fiscal year, the state board
32 of land commissioners may agree that funds made available under this section
33 to the department of lands for the coming year would better further reforesta-
34 tion objectives of the management and conservation of forest resources on pub-
35 lic and private lands in the state if expended for educational efforts set
36 forth in this section.
37 Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of
38 this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special
39 plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. He may
40 only display the plates after receipt of new registration from the department.
41 (3) The Idaho timber license plate shall be of a color and design accept-
42 able to the members of the Idaho forest products commission and approved by
43 the department, utilizing a numbering system as determined by the department.
44 Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be
45 paid by the director of the department of lands from funds appropriated to
46 that department.
47 (4) Sample Idaho timber plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty dol-
48 lars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the state
49 highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be deposited in
50 the department of lands fund for use in reforestation activities or educa-
51 tional efforts as set forth in this section.
52 (5) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars
53 ($15.00) of each renewal fee of each timber special license plate, and twenty
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1 dollars ($20.00) for each sample timber special license plate, shall be depos-
2 ited with the state treasurer and credited to the department of lands. Funds
3 so deposited and subsequently directed by the state board of land commission-
4 ers for educational efforts as set forth in this section shall be expended as
5 agreed by the state board of land commissioners upon recommendations devel-
6 oped jointly by the department of lands and the Idaho forest products commis-
7 sion. Such efforts may include signs or other appropriate means designed to
8 help build public understanding of reforestation or the management and conser-
9 vation of forest resources on public and private lands in Idaho.
10 SECTION 19. That Section 49-417B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 49-417B. IDAHO AGRICULTURE PLATES. (1) On and after January 1, 2000, any
13 person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sec-
14 tion 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, may apply for Idaho agriculture plates.
15 The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a regis-
16 tered maximum gross weight over sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds.
17 Availability of Idaho agriculture plates for other vehicles may be authorized
18 by rule of the board.
19 (2) In addition to the regular operating fee, the applicant shall be
20 charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the
21 plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registra-
22 tion. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the initial fee and fifteen dollars
23 ($15.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account
24 and shall be used to fund the cost of the administration of this special
25 license plate program. Ten dollars ($10.00) of each initial fee and ten dol-
26 lars ($10.00) of each renewal fee shall be transferred by the state treasurer
27 to the ag in the classroom account created by the provisions of section
28 57-815, Idaho Code.
29 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
30 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
31 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
32 The owner may only display the plates after receipt of new registration from
33 the department.
34 (4) The Idaho agriculture license plate shall be of a color and design in
35 accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. That portion of
36 the design which features Idaho agriculture shall be acceptable to the Food
37 Producers of Idaho, Inc. and shall be approved by the department utilizing a
38 numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of the plate
39 program, including the cost of plate design, shall be paid from the ag in the
40 classroom account.
41 (5) Sample Idaho agriculture plates may be purchased from the department
42 for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), twelve dollars ($12.00) of which shall
43 be deposited in the state highway account and eighteen dollars ($18.00) of
44 which shall be transferred to the ag in the classroom account.
45 SECTION 20. That Section 49-418, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
46 amended to read as follows:
47 49-418. VETERANS PLATES. (1) Any person who is the owner of a vehicle
48 registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code,
49 may apply for and upon department approval receive special veterans license
50 plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall
51 not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over sixteen
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1 twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds. Availability of veterans plates for
2 other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the
3 department.
4 (2) Proof of being a current or former member of the United States armed
5 forces must be furnished to the department before special veterans plates will
6 be issued. Acceptable proof shall be a copy of form DD214 or an equivalent
7 document or statement from the department of veterans affairs.
8 (3) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
9 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial pro-
10 gram fee and the annual program fee specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code,
11 and the plate fee specified in section 49-450, Idaho Code.
12 (4) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
13 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
14 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
15 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
16 new registration from the department.
17 (5) The veterans license plate design shall include the colors red, white
18 and blue, shall designate one (1) of the five (5) branches of military ser-
19 vice, and display either:
20 (a) The word "VETERAN" or
21 (b) The name of a conflict or war period recognized by the United States
22 department of veterans affairs for the purpose of awarding federal vet-
23 erans benefits as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(11).
24 The license plate design shall comply with all applicable rules of the depart-
25 ment, and shall include a separate and distinct numbering system. The design,
26 color, and numbering system shall be subject to approval of the department.
27 SECTION 21. That Section 49-418A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
28 amended to read as follows:
29 49-418A. IDAHO PUBLIC COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PLATES. (1) Any person who
30 is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or
31 49-434(1), Idaho Code, may apply for special plates featuring one (1) of
32 Idaho's public colleges or universities. The provisions of this section shall
33 not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over sixteen
34 twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho public college and
35 university special license plates for other vehicles may be authorized by rule
36 of the board.
37 (2) In addition to the regular operating fee, the applicant shall be
38 charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the
39 plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registra-
40 tion. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the
41 renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account to be used by the
42 department to fund highway, road and bridge construction projects and to fund
43 the cost of administration of this special license plate program. The depart-
44 ment shall transfer twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the initial fee and fif-
45 teen dollars ($15.00) of the renewal fee for deposit to the institution des-
46 ignated on the license plate.
47 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
48 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
49 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
50 The owner may only display the plates after receipt of new registration from
51 the department.
52 (4) All special college and university plates shall be of a color and
53 design comparable to the standard issue of license plates with blue numerals
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1 on a red, white and blue background and shall indicate the participating
2 institution.
3 (a) The standard red, white and blue graphic shall be used, except that
4 the word "Idaho" and "Famous Potatoes" shall appear on every plate, the
5 identification of county shall be omitted, and the inscription "Scenic
6 Idaho" may be omitted.
7 (b) Each public college or university that chooses to participate in this
8 program shall provide that portion of the design which features the par-
9 ticular institution and such design shall be acceptable to the president
10 of the institution and the state board of education and board of regents
11 of the university of Idaho.
12 Each version of the special public college and university plate featuring
13 the participating public college or university shall be approved by the
14 department, utilizing a numbering system as determined by the department. Ini-
15 tial costs of the plate program, including the cost of plate design, shall be
16 paid by the participating public college or university.
17 (5) The state board of education and board of regents of the university
18 of Idaho shall adopt rules to account for receipt and distribution of revenues
19 accruing to participating public colleges and universities from the special
20 license plate program. Revenues from the special plate program shall be used
21 to:
22 (a) Fund scholarships for Idaho residents attending that college or uni-
23 versity.
24 (b) Match funds contributed in equal amounts from nonstate sources for
25 academic programs, provided that such expenditures shall be subject to
26 prior approval by the state board of education and board of regents of the
27 university of Idaho.
28 (6) Sample public college and university license plates may be purchased
29 from the department for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00)
30 of which shall be retained by the department for deposit to the state highway
31 account and twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be transferred by the department to
32 the college or university designated on the license plate. No additional fee
33 shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.
34 SECTION 22. That Section 49-418B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
35 amended to read as follows:
36 49-418B. IDAHO YOUTH PLATES. (1) On or after January 1, 2000, any person
37 who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section
38 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the
39 purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and upon department
40 approval receive special Idaho youth license plates in lieu of regular license
41 plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a
42 registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.
43 Availability of Idaho youth plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the
44 rules, policies and procedures of the department.
45 (2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
46 title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
47 lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the plates, and twenty-five dollars
48 ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Twenty-five dollars
49 ($25.00) of the initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the renewal fee
50 shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the
51 cost of the administration of this special license plate program. Ten dollars
52 ($10.00) of each initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of each renewal fee
53 shall be transferred by the county assessor's motor vehicle registration divi-
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1 sion of each county into the youth programs fund of the sheriff of that
2 county, for use in implementation of prevention and early intervention pro-
3 grams for Idaho's at-risk youth including, but not limited to: (a) providing
4 mentoring programs, (b) creating safe places and structured activities in non-
5 school hours, (c) fostering good health, (d) developing effective education
6 opportunities for marketable career skills, and (e) providing an opportunity
7 for youth to give back to their community.
8 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
9 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
10 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
11 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
12 new registration from the department.
13 (4) The Idaho youth license plate shall be of a color and design compara-
14 ble to the standard issue of license plates with blue numerals on a red, white
15 and blue background, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear on each plate
16 and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distinguishing
17 designs and slogans, acceptable to the Idaho association of counties, to be
18 added to the plate. The design shall be approved by the department and shall
19 utilize a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of
20 the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Idaho
21 association of counties.
22 (5) Sample Idaho youth license plates may be purchased for a fee of
23 thirty dollars ($30.00), twelve dollars ($12.00) of which shall be deposited
24 in the state highway account and eighteen dollars ($18.00) of which shall be
25 deposited in the sheriff's youth program fund of the county where the plate
26 was purchased for the implementation of youth programs for at-risk youth. No
27 additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.
28 SECTION 23. That Section 49-419, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
29 amended to read as follows:
30 49-419. IDAHO SNOWSKIER PLATES. (1) On and after January 1, 1999, any
31 person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sec-
32 tion 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for
33 which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and upon
34 department approval receive special Idaho snowskier license plates in lieu of
35 regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
36 vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand
37 (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho snowskier license plates for other
38 vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the depart-
39 ment.
40 (2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
41 title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
42 lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the plates, and twenty-five dollars
43 ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
44 initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in
45 the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
46 of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each
47 initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be depos-
48 ited by the state treasurer in the division of tourism fund within the depart-
49 ment of commerce for use in the 2002 Olympic winter games strategy program and
50 for general promotion of Idaho's ski industry.
51 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
52 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
53 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
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1 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
2 new registration from the department.
3 (4) The Idaho snowskier license plate shall be of a color and design com-
4 parable to the standard issue of license plates with blue numerals on a red,
5 white and blue background, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear on each
6 plate and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distinguishing
7 designs and slogans, acceptable to the Idaho ski areas association, to be
8 added to the plate. The design shall be approved by the department and shall
9 utilize a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of
10 the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Idaho
11 ski areas association.
12 (5) Sample Idaho snowskier license plates may be purchased for a fee of
13 thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in
14 the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be depos-
15 ited in the division of tourism fund within the department of commerce for use
16 in the 2002 Olympic winter games strategy program and for general promotion of
17 Idaho's ski industry. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing
18 sample plates.
19 SECTION 24. That Section 49-419A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
20 amended to read as follows:
21 49-419A. IDAHO SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PLATES. (1) On and after
22 January 1, 2000, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the
23 provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other sec-
24 tion of law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for
25 and upon department approval receive Idaho sawtooth national recreation area
26 license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this sec-
27 tion shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight
28 over sixteen twenty-six thousand (126,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho
29 sawtooth national recreation area plates for other vehicles shall be subject
30 to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.
31 (2) In addition to the regular registration fees required in chapter 4,
32 title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
33 lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the plates, and twenty-five dollars
34 ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Twenty-five dollars
35 ($25.00) of the initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the renewal fee
36 shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the
37 cost of administration of this special license plate program. Ten dollars
38 ($10.00) of each initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of each renewal fee
39 shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the park and recreation fund
40 established in section 67-4225, Idaho Code, for use in the maintenance of
41 parks and facilities. This fee shall be treated as a contribution to the out-
42 door recreation program and shall not be considered a motor vehicle registra-
43 tion fee as described in section 17, article VII, of the constitution of the
44 state of Idaho.
45 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
46 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
47 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
48 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
49 new registration from the department.
50 (4) The Idaho sawtooth national recreation area license plate design
51 shall be of a color and design in accordance with the provisions of section
52 49-402C, Idaho Code. That portion of the design which features the Idaho
53 sawtooth national recreation area shall be acceptable to the sawtooth society
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1 and shall be approved by the department utilizing a numbering system as deter-
2 mined by the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including the
3 cost of the plate design, shall be paid by the sawtooth society.
4 (5) Sample Idaho sawtooth national recreation area plates may be pur-
5 chased from the department for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), twelve dol-
6 lars ($12.00) of which shall be deposited in the state highway account and
7 eighteen dollars ($18.00) of which shall be deposited by the state treasurer
8 in the park and recreation fund for use in the maintenance of parks and facil-
9 ities. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.
10 SECTION 25. That Section 49-420, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 49-420. IDAHO SNOWMOBILE PLATES. (1) On and after January 1, 1999, any
13 person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sec-
14 tion 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for
15 which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and upon
16 department approval receive special Idaho snowmobile license plates in lieu of
17 regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
18 vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand
19 (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho snowmobile license plates for other
20 vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the depart-
21 ment.
22 (2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
23 title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
24 lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates, and twenty-five dollars
25 ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
26 initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in
27 the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
28 of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each
29 initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be depos-
30 ited by the state treasurer in the Idaho department of parks and recreation
31 state snowmobile account established pursuant to section 67-7106, Idaho Code.
32 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
33 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
34 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
35 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
36 new registration from the department.
37 (4) The Idaho snowmobile license plate shall be of a color and design
38 comparable to the standard issue of license plates with blue numerals on a
39 red, white and blue background, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear on
40 each plate and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distin-
41 guishing designs and slogans, acceptable to the Idaho state snowmobile associ-
42 ation, to be added to the plate. The design shall be approved by the depart-
43 ment and shall utilize a numbering system as determined by the department.
44 Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be
45 paid by the Idaho state snowmobile association.
46 (5) Sample Idaho snowmobile license plates may be purchased for a fee of
47 thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in
48 the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be depos-
49 ited in the state snowmobile account within the department of parks and recre-
50 ation. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10086
The purpose of this legislation is to allow special license plates to be displayed on
vehicles up to 26,000 pounds maximum gross vehicle weight. Current law limits
special plates to a maximum gross weight of 16,000 pounds maximum gross
vehicle weight. This would allow that owners of larger pick-up trucks or "shop
trucks" could display and support specialty plates such as the Agriculture or
Timber plates should they wish.
FISCAL IMPACT
If this legislation is enacted, increased revenue can be expected commensurate
with any additional special plate sales. If 6 to 8 percent of the total 16,500
vehicles registered in the 16,001 to 26,000 maximum gross vehicle weight range
choose special plates, as many as 1,000 to 1,300 additional special plate sales
might be realized. The additional plate sales could generate revenue of $25,000 to
$45,000 per year, to be distributed to special interest programs and the state
highway account.
Contact
Name: Senator Shawn Keough
Phone: 332-1340
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S1459