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S1224.............................................................by BAILEY
LICENSE PLATES - Amends and adds to existing law to establish a special
military veteran motorcycle license plate program.
01/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/26 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/23 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/26 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-1-2
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram,
Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie,
McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk
NAYS -- Calabretta
Absent and excused -- Davis, Williams
Floor Sponsor - Bailey
Title apvd - to House
02/27 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 50-18-2
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz,
Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Henbest, Jaquet,
Jones, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague,
Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Naccarato, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Raybould,
Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Robison, Rydalch, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd,
Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass, Trail
NAYS -- Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bradford, Cannon, Clark, Crow,
Harwood, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Moyle, Roberts, Sali, Smith(24),
Stevenson, Wood, Mr. Speaker
Absent and excused -- Campbell, Wills
Floor Sponsors - Douglas & Eskridge
Title apvd - to Senate
03/11 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/15 Sp signed
03/16 To Governor
03/18 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 78
Effective: 01/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1224
BY BAILEY
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING SECTION 49-402, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO PROVIDE A CODE REFERENCE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION;
4 AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION
5 49-418D, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL MILITARY VETERAN MOTORCYCLE
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 and 49-418D, Idaho Code. For special plates
24 issued pursuant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an
25 initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no
26 annual renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-417,
27 49-417A, 49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A,
28 49-419B, 49-419C, 49-420, 49-420A, 49-420B, 49-420C, 49-420D, and 49-420E and
29 49-420G, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial program fee of thirty-five dol-
30 lars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The
31 fees contained in this subsection shall be applicable to all new special plate
32 programs. The initial program fee and the annual program fee shall be depos-
33 ited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of admin-
34 istration of special license plate programs, unless otherwise specified by
35 law.
36 SECTION 2. That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
37 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
38 ignated as Section 49-418D, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
39 49-418D. MILITARY VETERAN MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATE. (1) On and after Jan-
40 uary 1, 2005, any person who is the owner of a motorcycle registered under the
41 provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, may apply for and upon department
42 approval receive a military veteran motorcycle license plate in lieu of a reg-
43 ular motorcycle license plate.
44 (2) Proof of being a current or former member of the United States armed
45 forces must be furnished to the department before a military veteran motor-
46 cycle plate will be issued. Acceptable proof shall be a copy of form DD214 or
47 an equivalent document or statement from the department of veterans affairs.
48 (3) In addition to the annual registration fee required in section
49 49-402(3), Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of twenty-five
50 dollars ($25.00) for the initial issuance of a plate, and fifteen dollars
51 ($15.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
52 initial program fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the annual program fee shall
53 be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost
3
1 of administration of this special motorcycle license plate program. Fifteen
2 dollars ($15.00) of the initial program fee and five dollars ($5.00) of the
3 annual program fee shall be deposited to the veterans cemetery maintenance
4 fund created in section 65-107, Idaho Code, to operate and maintain a state
5 veterans cemetery.
6 (4) Whenever title or interest in a motorcycle registered under the pro-
7 visions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
8 special plate to another motorcycle upon payment of the required transfer
9 fees. The owner may only display the plate on another motorcycle upon receipt
10 of the new registration from the department.
11 (5) The military veteran motorcycle license plate shall be of a color and
12 design:
13 (a) In accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code,
14 except that there shall be no decals to indicate the veteran's branch of
15 service or the period of duty served; and
16 (b) The plate shall display the words "Scenic Idaho" at the top and
17 "Veteran" at the bottom of the plate; and
18 (c) The license plate design shall comply with all applicable rules of
19 the department, and shall include a separate and distinct numbering sys-
20 tem; and
21 (d) The design, color, and numbering system shall be subject to approval
22 of the department.
23 SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
24 ary 1, 2005.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13661
Amends and adds to existing law to establish an Idaho veteran
motorcycle license plate program to allow veterans with
motorcycles to express their esprit de corps and assist in the
funding of maintenance and operation for the Veteran Cemetery.
FISCAL IMPACT
This bill has no fiscal impact on the general fund.
Contact
Name: Senator Kent Bailey Phone: 332-1000
Name: Representative Bonnie Douglas Phone: 332-1000
Name: Representative George Eskridge Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1224