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SENATE BILL NO. 1442 – License plate, corvette

SENATE BILL NO. 1442

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S1442aa...................................................by TRANSPORTATION
LICENSE PLATES - Amends and adds to existing law to establish an Idaho
Corvette license plate program.
                                                                        
02/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12    Rpt prt - to Transp
03/01    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/04    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/05    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/11    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 33-1-1
      AYES -- Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little, Lodge,
      Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
      Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
      NAYS -- Stegner
      Absent and excused -- Andreason
    Floor Sponsor - King-Barrutia
    Title apvd - to House
03/12    House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/15    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 37-28-5
      AYES -- Barraclough, Bedke, Bieter, Black, Block, Bolz, Collins,
      Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Hadley, Harwood,
      Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kunz, Langford, Martinez,
      McKague, Meyer, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Robison,
      Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie, Trail, Young
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bell, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark,
      Crow, Ellis, Ellsworth, Gagner, Gould, Hammond, Henbest, Kendell,
      Lake, Loertscher, Mader, Moyle, Pearce, Roberts, Sali, Smith(23),
      Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      Absent and excused -- Aikele, Bradford, Montgomery, Mortensen,
      Wheeler
    Floor Sponsor - Ridinger
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    To enrol
03/18    Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/18    To Governor
03/22    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 226
         Effective: 01/01/03

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1442
                                                                        
                                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 CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49,
  4        IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A  NEW  SECTION  49-420C,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  5        ESTABLISH AN IDAHO CORVETTE LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
  6        TIVE DATE.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  That  Section  49-402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        49-402.  ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) The annual fee for operating each pickup
 11    truck and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess
 12    of eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall be:
 13        Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00
 14        Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00
 15        Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00
 16        Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00
 17        Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00
 18        There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in  January  for
 19    holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consec-
 20    utively  through December for holders of validation registration stickers num-
 21    bered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar  month  and
 22    end  on  the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning
 23    month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the  reg-
 24    istration  period  in  the  year  designated  by  the  validation registration
 25    sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers  shall,  as
 26    does  the  registration  card, fix the registration period under the staggered
 27    plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of  expira-
 28    tion.
 29        A  vehicle  that  has once been registered for any of the above designated
 30    periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period  bearing  the
 31    same  number,  and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof
 32    of the expiration date of registration and licensing.  Vehicles  may  be  ini-
 33    tially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a
 34    twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the frac-
 35    tional  registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series regis-
 36    tration system.
 37        (2)  For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school
 38    or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district  for  trans-
 39    porting  children  to  or  from  school  or in connection with school approved
 40    activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
 41        (3)  For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operated upon the public
 42    highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00).  For  operation  of  an
 43    all-terrain  vehicle  or motorcycle off the public highways, the fee specified
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid.  Registration  exemptions  pro-
  2    vided  in section 49-426(2) and (3), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain vehicles
  3    and motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2) and (3)  of
  4    section 49-426, Idaho Code.
  5        (4)  For  all  motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1)
  6    of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for  in  section
  7    49-445, Idaho Code.
  8        (5)  Registration fees shall not be subject to refund.
  9        (6)  A  financial  institution  or  repossession  service  contracted to a
 10    financial institution repossessing vehicles under  the  terms  of  a  security
 11    agreement  shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the finan-
 12    cial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The repossession
 13    plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a  prospective  pur-
 14    chaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The registration fees
 15    for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection (1) of this section
 16    for  a  vehicle  one  (1) and two (2) years old. All other fees required under
 17    chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to the registration fee.
 18    The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual basis by the department.
 19        (7)  In addition to the annual registration fee  in  this  section,  there
 20    shall  be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual
 21    program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs
 22    for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407,  49-408,
 23    49-409,  49-414, 49-416 and 49-418, Idaho Code. For special plates issued pur-
 24    suant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall  be  an  initial
 25    program  fee  of  twenty-five  dollars  ($25.00)  but there shall be no annual
 26    renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections  49-417,  49-417A,
 27    49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-420, 49-420A,
 28    and  49-420B and 49-420C, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial program fee of
 29    thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of twenty-five  dollars
 30    ($25.00). The fees contained in this subsection shall be applicable to all new
 31    special  plate  programs.  The  initial program fee and the annual program fee
 32    shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund  the
 33    cost  of  administration  of  special license plate programs, unless otherwise
 34    specified by law.
                                                                        
 35        SECTION 2.  That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
 36    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
 37    ignated as Section 49-420C, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 38        49-420C.  IDAHO CORVETTE PLATES. (1) On and after  January  1,  2003,  any
 39    person  who  is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sec-
 40    tion 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any  other  section  of  law  for
 41    which  the  purchase  of  special  plates  is  allowed, may apply for and upon
 42    department approval receive special Idaho corvette license plates in  lieu  of
 43    regular license plates.
 44        (2)  The  provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a
 45    registered maximum gross weight  over  twenty-six  thousand  (26,000)  pounds.
 46    Availability of Idaho corvette license plates for other vehicles shall be sub-
 47    ject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.
 48        (3)  In  addition  to  the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
 49    title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
 50    lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance  of  plates,  and  twenty-five  dollars
 51    ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
 52    initial  fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in
 53    the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
                                                                        
                                           3
                                                                        
  1    of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars  ($25.00)  of  each
  2    initial  fee  and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be trans-
  3    ferred by the state treasurer to the valley corvettes of Idaho payada/boys and
  4    girls clubs support fund, and shall be used exclusively  for  the  purpose  of
  5    supporting youth oriented activities.
  6        (4)  Whenever  title  or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
  7    sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may  transfer  the
  8    special  plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
  9    The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt  of  the
 10    new registration from the department.
 11        (5)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of section 49-402C, Idaho Code, the
 12    Idaho corvette license plate shall be of a color and design acceptable to  the
 13    valley  corvettes  of Idaho, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear on each
 14    plate and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distinguishing
 15    designs and slogans. The design shall be approved by the department and  shall
 16    utilize  a  numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of
 17    the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the  val-
 18    ley corvettes of Idaho.
 19        (6)  Sample  Idaho  corvette  license plates may be purchased for a fee of
 20    thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be  deposited  in
 21    the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be trans-
 22    ferred  to  the  valley corvettes of Idaho payada/boys and girls clubs support
 23    fund. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION 3.  This act shall be in full force and effect on and after  Janu-
 25    ary 1, 2003.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Barrutia            
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Brandt              
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                             SENATE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1442
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2
  2        On page 3 of the printed bill, in line 3,  delete  "of  Idaho  payada/boys
  3    and";  in  line  4,  delete "girls clubs" and insert: "charitable"; in line 5,
  4    delete "youth oriented activities" and insert: "charitable  activities  within
  5    the  state  of  Idaho";  delete  lines  11  through 14, and in line 15, delete
  6    "designs and slogans." and insert:
  7        "(5)  The Idaho corvette license plate shall be of a color and design com-
  8    parable to the standard issue of license plates with blue numerals on  a  red,
  9    white  and  blue background, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear on each
 10    plate and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distinguishing
 11    designs and slogans, acceptable to the valley corvettes of Idaho, to be  added
 12    to the plate.";
 13    in  line  22,  delete  "of  Idaho  payada/boys  and  girls  clubs" and insert:
 14    "charitable"; and delete line 23 and insert: "fund. Initial costs of the plate
 15    program, including costs  of  plate  design,  shall  be  paid  by  the  valley
 16    corvettes charitable support fund.".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                              SENATE BILL NO. 1442, As Amended
                                                                        
                                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 CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49,
  4        IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A  NEW  SECTION  49-420C,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  5        ESTABLISH AN IDAHO CORVETTE LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
  6        TIVE DATE.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  That  Section  49-402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        49-402.  ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) The annual fee for operating each pickup
 11    truck and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess
 12    of eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall be:
 13        Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00
 14        Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00
 15        Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00
 16        Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00
 17        Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00
 18        There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in  January  for
 19    holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consec-
 20    utively  through December for holders of validation registration stickers num-
 21    bered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar  month  and
 22    end  on  the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning
 23    month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the  reg-
 24    istration  period  in  the  year  designated  by  the  validation registration
 25    sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers  shall,  as
 26    does  the  registration  card, fix the registration period under the staggered
 27    plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of  expira-
 28    tion.
 29        A  vehicle  that  has once been registered for any of the above designated
 30    periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period  bearing  the
 31    same  number,  and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof
 32    of the expiration date of registration and licensing.  Vehicles  may  be  ini-
 33    tially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a
 34    twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the frac-
 35    tional  registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series regis-
 36    tration system.
 37        (2)  For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school
 38    or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district  for  trans-
 39    porting  children  to  or  from  school  or in connection with school approved
 40    activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
 41        (3)  For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operated upon the public
 42    highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00).  For  operation  of  an
 43    all-terrain  vehicle  or motorcycle off the public highways, the fee specified
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid.  Registration  exemptions  pro-
  2    vided  in section 49-426(2) and (3), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain vehicles
  3    and motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2) and (3)  of
  4    section 49-426, Idaho Code.
  5        (4)  For  all  motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1)
  6    of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for  in  section
  7    49-445, Idaho Code.
  8        (5)  Registration fees shall not be subject to refund.
  9        (6)  A  financial  institution  or  repossession  service  contracted to a
 10    financial institution repossessing vehicles under  the  terms  of  a  security
 11    agreement  shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the finan-
 12    cial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The repossession
 13    plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a  prospective  pur-
 14    chaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The registration fees
 15    for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection (1) of this section
 16    for  a  vehicle  one  (1) and two (2) years old. All other fees required under
 17    chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to the registration fee.
 18    The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual basis by the department.
 19        (7)  In addition to the annual registration fee  in  this  section,  there
 20    shall  be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual
 21    program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs
 22    for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407,  49-408,
 23    49-409,  49-414, 49-416 and 49-418, Idaho Code. For special plates issued pur-
 24    suant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall  be  an  initial
 25    program  fee  of  twenty-five  dollars  ($25.00)  but there shall be no annual
 26    renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections  49-417,  49-417A,
 27    49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-420, 49-420A,
 28    and  49-420B and 49-420C, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial program fee of
 29    thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of twenty-five  dollars
 30    ($25.00). The fees contained in this subsection shall be applicable to all new
 31    special  plate  programs.  The  initial program fee and the annual program fee
 32    shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund  the
 33    cost  of  administration  of  special license plate programs, unless otherwise
 34    specified by law.
                                                                        
 35        SECTION 2.  That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
 36    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
 37    ignated as Section 49-420C, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 38        49-420C.  IDAHO CORVETTE PLATES. (1) On and after  January  1,  2003,  any
 39    person  who  is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sec-
 40    tion 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any  other  section  of  law  for
 41    which  the  purchase  of  special  plates  is  allowed, may apply for and upon
 42    department approval receive special Idaho corvette license plates in  lieu  of
 43    regular license plates.
 44        (2)  The  provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a
 45    registered maximum gross weight  over  twenty-six  thousand  (26,000)  pounds.
 46    Availability of Idaho corvette license plates for other vehicles shall be sub-
 47    ject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.
 48        (3)  In  addition  to  the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
 49    title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
 50    lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance  of  plates,  and  twenty-five  dollars
 51    ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
 52    initial  fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in
 53    the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
                                                                        
                                           3
                                                                        
  1    of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars  ($25.00)  of  each
  2    initial  fee  and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be trans-
  3    ferred by the state treasurer to the valley corvettes charitable support fund,
  4    and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of supporting charitable activi-
  5    ties within the state of Idaho.
  6        (4)  Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under  the  provi-
  7    sions  of  this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
  8    special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer  fees.
  9    The  owner  may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
 10    new registration from the department.
 11        (5)  The Idaho corvette license plate shall be of a color and design  com-
 12    parable  to  the standard issue of license plates with blue numerals on a red,
 13    white and blue background, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear  on  each
 14    plate and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distinguishing
 15    designs  and slogans, acceptable to the valley corvettes of Idaho, to be added
 16    to the plate. The design shall be approved by the department and shall utilize
 17    a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of the plate
 18    program, including costs  of  plate  design,  shall  be  paid  by  the  valley
 19    corvettes of Idaho.
 20        (6)  Sample  Idaho  corvette  license plates may be purchased for a fee of
 21    thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be  deposited  in
 22    the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be trans-
 23    ferred  to  the valley corvettes charitable support fund. Initial costs of the
 24    plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid  by  the  valley
 25    corvettes charitable support fund.
                                                                        
 26        SECTION  3.  This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
 27    ary 1, 2003.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                   STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                       RS 11986

Valley Corvettes of Idaho is an organization dedicated to the 
preservation and celebration of America’s only true sports car, the 
Chevrolet Corvette. The members of Valley Corvettes have dedicated 
their organizational efforts to raising money for research to find 
a cure for Cystic Fibrosis, and over the past several years have 
raised over $250,000 towards this goal with their annual Win-A-Vette 
fund raising event. The Corvette license plates monies receive will 
be dedicated to a special fund in support of organizations such as 
Parents and Youth Against Drug Abuse Program and the Boys & Girls 
Clubs of Idaho


                      FISCAL IMPACT


No Fiscal Impact to the General Fund*





Contact
Name:	Senator Robbi Barrutia
Phone:	332-1347
Jim Ball - Valley Corvettes of Idaho 334-0241/672-9045
Senator Skip Brandt: 332-1337



STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE		S 1442