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S1011........................................................by TRANSPORTATION
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY LICENSE PLATE - Amends and adds to existing law to establish
an Idaho Motorcycle Safety Program Special License Plate.
01/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/20 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-3-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram,
Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams,
Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweet,
Werk, Williams
NAYS -- Calabretta, Gannon, Stegner
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Ingram
Title apvd - to House
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
02/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 46-22-2
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bieter, Black, Boe, Campbell,
Cannon, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones,
Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell,
Naccarato, Nielsen, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Robison, Rydalch, Sayler,
Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass,
Wills, Wood
NAYS -- Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Block, Bolz, Bradford, Clark, Crow,
Ellsworth, Gagner, Harwood, Kulczyk, Lake, McGeachin, Moyle, Raybould,
Roberts, Sali, Smith(24), Stevenson, Tilman, Mr. Speaker
Absent and excused -- Kellogg, Trail
Floor Sponsor - Ridinger
Title apvd - to Senate
02/28 To enrol
03/03 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/04 Sp signed
03/06 To Governor
03/11 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 43
Effective: 01/01/04
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1011
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 AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORREC-
4 TION; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW
5 SECTION 49-419B, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH AN IDAHO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
6 LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE 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, 49-419B, 49-420,
28 49-420A, 49-420B, and 49-420C, 49-420D and 49-420E, Idaho Code, there shall be
29 an initial program fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and an annual program
30 fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The fees contained in this subsection
31 shall be applicable to all new special plate programs. The initial program fee
32 and the annual program fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and
33 shall be used to fund the cost of administration of special license plate pro-
34 grams, unless otherwise 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 49-419B, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
38 49-419B. IDAHO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM PLATES. (1) On and after January
39 1, 2004, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provi-
40 sions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of
41 law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and,
42 upon department approval, receive special Idaho motorcycle safety program
43 license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this sec-
44 tion shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight
45 over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho motorcycle
46 safety program license plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the
47 rules, policies and procedures of the department.
48 (2) 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 Idaho motorcycle safety program fund
4 established in section 33-4904, Idaho Code, and shall be used exclusively for
5 the purposes described in chapter 49, title 33, Idaho Code.
6 (3) 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 (4) The Idaho motorcycle safety program license plate shall be of a color
12 and design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code.
13 That portion of the design which features the Idaho motorcycle safety program
14 shall be acceptable to the motorcycle safety program advisory committee. The
15 design shall be approved by the department, utilizing a numbering system as
16 determined by the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including
17 costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Idaho motorcycle safety program.
18 (5) Sample Idaho motorcycle safety program license plates may be pur-
19 chased for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which
20 shall be deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of
21 which shall be transferred to the Idaho motorcycle safety program fund. No
22 additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.
23 SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
24 ary 1, 2004.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12415
The purpose of this legislation is to create a special motor
vehicle license plate to generate funds for the Idaho Motorcycle
Safety Training Program administered by the Department of
Education.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
Contact
Name: Senator Cecil Ingram, 332-1315
Ronald Shepard, Motorcycle Safety Education, 332-6857
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S1011