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S1361.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
LICENSE PLATES - Amends and adds to existing law to provide for
discontinuance of specified special license plate programs in accordance
with specified conditions; and to establish an Idaho peace officer memorial
license plate program.
02/01 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/04 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little,
Lodge, Marley, Noh, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Geddes, Richardson
Floor Sponsor - Lodge
Title apvd - to House
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/01 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/04 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06 3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-1-8
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Block, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Jones, Kellogg(Duncan), Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher,
Mader, Martinez, McKague, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone,
Wheeler, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Tilman
Absent and excused -- Bedke, Bieter, Black, Deal, Meyer, Smith(23),
Trail, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Pomeroy
Title apvd - to Senate
03/07 To enrol
03/08 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/11 Sp signed
03/12 To Governor
03/26 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 285
Effective: 07/01/02, Section 2
01/01/03, Sections 1 and 3
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1361
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING SECTION 49-402,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A CORRECT REFERENCE; AMENDING SECTION 49-402C,
4 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISCONTINUANCE OF SPECIFIED SPECIAL LICENSE
5 PLATE PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIED CONDITIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER
6 4, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-420C, IDAHO
7 CODE, TO ESTABLISH A PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM; AND
8 PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Section 49-402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 49-402. ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) The annual fee for operating each pickup
13 truck and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess
14 of eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall be:
15 Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00
16 Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00
17 Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00
18 Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00
19 Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00
20 There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in January for
21 holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consec-
22 utively through December for holders of validation registration stickers num-
23 bered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month and
24 end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning
25 month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the reg-
26 istration period in the year designated by the validation registration
27 sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as
28 does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered
29 plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of expira-
30 tion.
31 A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated
32 periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the
33 same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof
34 of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be ini-
35 tially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a
36 twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the frac-
37 tional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series regis-
38 tration system.
39 (2) For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school
40 or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district for trans-
41 porting children to or from school or in connection with school approved
42 activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
43 (3) For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operated upon the public
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1 highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00). For operation of an
2 all-terrain vehicle or motorcycle off the public highways, the fee specified
3 in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid. Registration exemptions pro-
4 vided in section 49-426(2) and (3), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain vehicles
5 and motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2) and (3) of
6 section 49-426, Idaho Code.
7 (4) For all motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1)
8 of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for in section
9 49-445, Idaho Code.
10 (5) Registration fees shall not be subject to refund.
11 (6) A financial institution or repossession service contracted to a
12 financial institution repossessing vehicles under the terms of a security
13 agreement shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the finan-
14 cial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The repossession
15 plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a prospective pur-
16 chaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The registration fees
17 for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection (1) of this section
18 for a vehicle one (1) and two (2) years old. All other fees required under
19 chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to the registration fee.
20 The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual basis by the department.
21 (7) In addition to the annual registration fee in this section, there
22 shall be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual
23 program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs
24 for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407, 49-408,
25 49-409, 49-414, 49-416 and 49-418, Idaho Code. For special plates issued pur-
26 suant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial
27 program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no annual
28 renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-417, 49-417A,
29 49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-420, 49-420A,
30 and 49-420B and 49-420C, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial program fee of
31 thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of twenty-five dollars
32 ($25.00). The fees contained in this subsection shall be applicable to all new
33 special plate programs. The initial program fee and the annual program fee
34 shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the
35 cost of administration of special license plate programs, unless otherwise
36 specified by law.
37 SECTION 2. That Section 49-402C, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
38 amended to read as follows:
39 49-402C. SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS -- STANDARDIZED PLATE COLOR AND
40 DESIGN. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that special license plates
41 issued by the department be readily recognizable as plates from the state of
42 Idaho without losing the uniqueness for which the special plate was designed
43 and purchased. In addition, the legislature finds that the department can
44 operate in a more efficient, cost-effective manner by conforming special
45 plates to a basic color and design.
46 (2) No special license plates and no special license plate programs in
47 existence on or before June 30, 1998, shall be affected by the provisions of
48 this section. On and after July 1, 1998, any new special license plate program
49 authorized or any redesign of an existing special license plate, shall use the
50 same red, white and blue background as the standard issue of license plates
51 described in section 49-443, Idaho Code, except that:
52 (a) The identification of county shall be omitted;
53 (b) The word "Idaho" shall appear on every plate;
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1 (c) The inscription "Scenic Idaho" may be omitted without legislative
2 consideration and approval; and
3 (d) No slogan shall be used that infringes upon, dilutes or compromises,
4 or could be perceived to infringe upon, dilute or compromise, the
5 trademarks of the state of Idaho, including, but not limited to, "Idaho
6 Potatoes ," "Grown in Idaho ," "Famous Idaho Potatoes " or "Famous
7 Potatoes ."
8 The provisions of this section shall not apply to the second plate design
9 issued pursuant to the provisions of section 49-417, Idaho Code.
10 (3) Any redesign required for a special plate to conform with legislative
11 intent and the provisions of this section may be done in a manner similar to
12 that used to produce the original design.
13 (4) The special plates shall conform in all other respects with the pro-
14 visions of section 49-443, Idaho Code, relating to visibility requirements,
15 display of registration number, time period for validity of plates, and reser-
16 vation of plate numbers.
17 (5) No special license plates shall be issued to motor vehicles with a
18 registered maximum gross weight in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000)
19 pounds, or any motor vehicle registered under section 49-434(5), Idaho Code,
20 or section 49-435, Idaho Code.
21 (6) Following an introductory period of two three (23) years during which
22 the provisions of this subsection shall not apply, if, for during both years
23 of any following two (2) consecutive years, fewer than one thousand (1,000)
24 plates are issued per in each of those two (2) consecutive years, for a spe-
25 cial license plate program, the department shall so advise the legislature and
26 assist the legislature in adopting appropriate action to discontinue that spe-
27 cial license plate program and no new plates shall be issued nor shall any
28 existing plate be renewed upon its expiration. The provisions of this subsec-
29 tion shall apply only to sections 49-416, 49-417, 49-417A, 49-417B, 49-417C,
30 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-420, 49-420B and any other spe-
31 cial license plate programs created on and after July 1, 1998 2002.
32 SECTION 3. That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
33 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
34 ignated as Section 49-420C, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
35 49-420C. PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL PLATES. (1) On and after January 1, 2003,
36 any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of
37 section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for
38 which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and, upon
39 department approval, receive special peace officer memorial license plates in
40 lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply
41 to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand
42 (26,000) pounds. Availability of peace officer memorial license plates for
43 other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the
44 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 plates, and twenty-five dollars
48 ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
49 initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in
50 the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
51 of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each
52 initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be trans-
53 ferred by the state treasurer to the Idaho peace officers memorial fund in the
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1 Idaho community foundation, and shall be used exclusively for the Idaho law
2 enforcement memorial and families of peace officers killed in the line of
3 duty.
4 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
5 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
6 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
7 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
8 new registration from the department.
9 (4) The peace officer memorial license plate shall be of a color and
10 design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. The
11 distinguishing feature of the license plate shall be a representation of the
12 Idaho peace officer memorial logo. The design and any slogan on the plate
13 shall be acceptable to the Idaho peace officer memorial board, and shall be
14 approved by the department utilizing a numbering system as determined by the
15 department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate
16 design, shall be paid by the Idaho police chiefs association.
17 (5) Sample peace officer memorial license plates may be purchased for a
18 fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be depos-
19 ited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall
20 be transferred to the Idaho peace officers memorial fund in the Idaho commu-
21 nity foundation. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample
22 plates.
23 SECTION 4. Section 2 of this act shall be in full force and effect on and
24 after July 1, 2002; and Sections 1 and 3 of this act shall be in full force
25 and effect on and after January 1, 2003.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11679C2
The purpose of this legislation is to add a new section creating
a Peace Officer Memorial Plate, with special license plate program
fees of $35.00 upon initial issuance and $25.00 upon renewal, in
addition to regular registration fees. $25.00 of the initial
issuance fee and $15.00 of the renewal fee will be deposited in
the Idaho Peace Officers Memorial Fund, in the Idaho Community
Foundation, to be used for the Idaho law enforcement memorial and
families of peace officers killed in the line of duty.
The amendments to Section 49-402C(6) shall require the department
to discontinue the following special license plate programs:
Centennial, Wildlife, Timber, Agriculture, Potato, College &
University, Youth, Firefighter, Snowskiier, Sawtooth, Snowmobile,
and Lewis & Clark, if after a three-year introductory per~tod,
the program in any following consecutive two-year period, plate
issuance falls below 1,000 in both consecutive years. These
amendments shall also apply to any new special plate programs
created on or after July 1, 2002.
FISCAL IMPACT
Initial costs of the program; i.e., programming costs and costs to
develop the plate design, will be borne by the Idaho Police Chiefs
Association. The programming costs are estimated between $3,575 and
$4,290. There appears to be no additional negative cost impact to
the department.
Contact
Name: Senator Lodge
Phone: 332-1335
Additional contact:
Mike Becar, POST Academy
884-7251
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1361