Bill Text: IA SF2155 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to snowmobile registrations and nonresident user permits, providing fees, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 3067; See SF 2423.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-04-04 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2423. S.J. 749. [SF2155 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2155-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2155
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2155
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3067)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
snowmobile
registrations
and
nonresident
1
user
permits,
providing
fees,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321G.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
h,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
h.
Issuance
of
annual
nonresident
user
permits
and
3
establishment
of
administrative
fees
for
issuance
of
the
4
permits.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
321G.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
6
follows:
7
321G.3
Registration
and
user
permit
required
for
residents
8
——
penalties.
9
1.
Each
snowmobile
used
by
a
resident
on
public
land,
public
10
ice,
or
a
designated
snowmobile
trail
of
this
state
shall
be
11
currently
registered
in
this
state
pursuant
to
section
321G.4
.
12
A
resident
shall
not
operate,
maintain,
or
give
permission
13
for
the
operation
or
maintenance
of
a
snowmobile
on
public
14
land,
public
ice,
or
a
designated
snowmobile
trail
unless
the
15
snowmobile
is
registered
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
.
16
The
owner
of
a
snowmobile
must
also
obtain
a
user
permit
in
17
accordance
with
section
321G.4A
.
18
2.
A
violation
of
subsection
1
is
punishable
as
a
19
scheduled
violation
under
section
805.8B,
subsection
2
,
20
paragraph
“a”
.
When
the
scheduled
fine
is
paid,
the
The
21
violator
shall
submit
proof
to
the
department
that
a
valid
22
registration
and
user
permit
have
has
been
obtained
by
23
providing
a
copy
of
the
registration
and
user
permit
to
the
24
department
within
thirty
days
of
the
date
the
fine
is
paid.
25
A
person
who
violates
this
subsection
is
guilty
of
a
simple
26
misdemeanor.
27
Sec.
3.
Section
321G.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
28
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
a.
The
owner
of
the
snowmobile
shall
file
an
application
for
30
registration
with
the
department
through
the
county
recorder
31
of
the
county
of
residence
in
the
manner
established
by
the
32
commission.
The
application
shall
be
completed
by
the
owner
33
and
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
fee
of
fifteen
thirty
dollars
and
34
a
writing
fee
as
provided
in
accordance
with
section
321G.27
.
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A
snowmobile
shall
not
be
registered
by
the
county
recorder
1
until
the
county
recorder
is
presented
with
receipts,
bills
of
2
sale,
or
other
satisfactory
evidence
that
the
sales
or
use
tax
3
has
been
paid
for
the
purchase
of
the
snowmobile
or
that
the
4
owner
is
exempt
from
paying
the
tax.
A
snowmobile
that
has
5
an
expired
registration
certificate
from
another
state
may
be
6
registered
in
this
state
upon
proper
application,
payment
of
7
all
applicable
registration
and
writing
fees,
and
payment
of
a
8
penalty
of
five
dollars.
9
Sec.
4.
Section
321G.4B,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
321G.4B
Nonresident
requirements
——
fees
——
penalties.
12
1.
A
nonresident
wishing
to
operate
a
snowmobile
on
public
13
land,
public
ice,
or
a
designated
snowmobile
trail
of
this
14
state
shall
obtain
a
nonresident
user
permit
in
accordance
15
with
section
321G.4A
from
the
department
.
A
nonresident
user
16
permit
issued
by
the
department
is
only
valid
for
use
on
one
17
snowmobile,
is
not
transferable,
and
is
valid
for
the
calendar
18
year,
unless
a
different
time
period
is
specified
in
the
19
permit.
In
addition
to
obtaining
a
nonresident
user
permit,
a
20
nonresident
shall
display
a
current
registration
decal
or
other
21
evidence
of
registration
or
numbering
required
by
the
owner’s
22
state
of
residence
unless
the
owner
resides
in
a
state
that
23
does
not
register
or
number
snowmobiles.
24
2.
A
violation
of
subsection
1
is
punishable
as
a
scheduled
25
violation
under
section
805.8B,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
.
26
When
the
scheduled
fine
is
paid,
the
The
violator
shall
submit
27
proof
to
the
department
that
a
nonresident
user
permit
has
been
28
obtained
and
provide
evidence
of
registration
or
numbering
as
29
required
by
the
owner’s
state
of
residence,
if
applicable,
to
30
the
department
within
thirty
days
of
the
date
the
fine
is
paid.
31
A
person
who
violates
this
section
subsection
is
guilty
of
a
32
simple
misdemeanor.
33
3.
A
county
recorder
or
a
license
agent
designated
by
the
34
director
pursuant
to
section
483A.11
may
issue
nonresident
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user
permits.
The
fee
for
a
nonresident
user
permit
is
1
fifteen
dollars
plus
an
administrative
fee
established
by
the
2
commission.
A
county
recorder
or
a
license
agent
shall
retain
3
a
writing
fee
from
the
sale
of
each
nonresident
user
permit
in
4
accordance
with
section
321G.27.
5
Sec.
5.
Section
321G.5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
6
follows:
7
321G.5
Display
of
registration
and
nonresident
user
permit
8
decals.
9
The
owner
of
a
snowmobile
shall
display
the
registration
10
decal
and
,
if
applicable,
the
nonresident
user
permit
decal
on
11
the
snowmobile
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
the
rules
of
the
12
commission.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
321G.6,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2024,
are
14
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
1.
Every
snowmobile
registration
certificate
and
16
registration
decal
issued
expires
at
midnight
December
31
17
unless
sooner
terminated
or
discontinued
in
accordance
with
18
this
chapter
or
rules
of
the
commission.
After
the
first
day
19
of
September
each
year,
an
unregistered
snowmobile
may
be
20
registered
and
a
registration
may
be
renewed
,
as
applicable,
21
in
one
transaction.
The
fee
is
five
dollars
for
the
remainder
22
of
the
current
year,
in
addition
to
the
registration
fee
of
23
fifteen
thirty
dollars
for
the
subsequent
year
beginning
24
January
1,
and
a
writing
fee
as
provided
in
section
321G.27
.
25
4.
A
county
recorder
or
a
license
agent
designated
by
the
26
director
pursuant
to
section
483A.11
may
issue
snowmobile
27
registration
renewals
electronically
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
28
by
the
commission.
The
fee
for
a
registration
renewal
issued
29
using
an
electronic
system
is
fifteen
thirty
dollars
plus
an
30
administrative
fee
established
by
the
commission
and
a
writing
31
fee
as
provided
in
section
321G.27
.
32
Sec.
7.
Section
321G.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
2.
The
department
shall
remit
the
fees,
including
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user
permit
fees
collected
pursuant
to
section
1
321G.4A
321G.4B
,
to
the
treasurer
of
state,
who
shall
place
the
2
money
in
a
special
snowmobile
fund.
The
money
is
appropriated
3
to
the
department
for
the
snowmobile
programs
of
the
state.
4
The
programs
shall
must
include
grants,
subgrants,
contracts,
5
or
cost-sharing
of
snowmobile
programs
with
political
6
subdivisions
or
incorporated
private
organizations
or
both,
7
which
may
include
the
purchase,
ownership,
and
maintenance
of
8
trail
grooming
equipment,
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
9
by
the
commission.
Snowmobile
fees
may
be
used
to
support
10
snowmobile
programs
on
a
usage
basis.
At
least
seventy
11
percent
of
the
special
fund
shall
be
available
for
political
12
subdivisions
or
incorporated
private
organizations
,
or
13
both.
Moneys
from
the
special
fund
not
used
by
the
political
14
subdivisions
or
incorporated
private
organizations
,
or
both
,
15
shall
remain
in
the
fund
and
may
be
used
by
the
department
for
16
the
administration
of
the
snowmobile
programs.
Notwithstanding
17
section
8.33
,
moneys
in
the
special
fund
shall
not
revert
to
18
the
general
fund
of
the
state
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year.
19
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2
,
interest
or
20
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
special
fund
shall
remain
in
the
21
fund.
22
Sec.
8.
Section
321G.8,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
23
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
Registration
and
nonresident
user
permits
shall
not
be
25
required
for
the
following
described
snowmobiles:
26
Sec.
9.
Section
321G.27,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
27
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
b.
A
license
agent
shall
retain
a
writing
fee
of
one
dollar
29
from
the
sale
of
each
nonresident
user
permit
issued
by
the
30
license
agent.
31
Sec.
10.
Section
321G.34,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
32
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
5.
a.
Upon
the
conviction
of
a
person
of
any
violation
of
34
this
chapter
or
a
rule
adopted
under
this
chapter
,
the
court,
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as
a
part
of
the
judgment,
may
suspend
or
revoke
one
or
more
1
snowmobile
registration
or
nonresident
user
permit
privileges
,
2
as
applicable,
of
the
person
for
any
definite
period.
3
b.
The
court
shall
revoke
all
of
the
person’s
snowmobile
4
registrations
or
nonresident
user
permits
,
as
applicable,
5
and
suspend
the
privilege
of
procuring
a
registration
or
6
nonresident
user
permit
for
a
period
of
one
year
for
any
person
7
who
has
been
convicted
twice
within
one
year
of
trespassing
8
while
operating
a
snowmobile.
A
person
shall
not
be
issued
a
9
registration
or
nonresident
user
permit
during
the
period
of
10
suspension
or
revocation.
11
Sec.
11.
Section
331.602,
subsection
16,
Code
2024,
is
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
16.
Issue
snowmobile
and
all-terrain
vehicle
registrations
14
and
user
permits
as
provided
in
sections
321G.4
,
321G.4A
15
321G.4B
,
321G.6
,
321G.21
,
321I.4
,
321I.5
,
321I.7
,
and
321I.22
.
16
Sec.
12.
Section
331.605,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
17
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
d.
For
the
issuance
of
snowmobile
registrations
and
19
nonresident
user
permits,
the
fees
specified
in
sections
321G.4
20
and
321G.4A
321G.4B
.
21
Sec.
13.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
22
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
a.
For
registration
or
nonresident
user
permit
violations
24
under
section
321G.3,
subsection
1
,
or
section
321G.4B
,
the
25
scheduled
fine
is
sixty-five
dollars.
26
Sec.
14.
REPEAL.
Section
321G.4A,
Code
2024,
is
repealed.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
Current
law
requires
a
person,
in
order
to
operate
a
31
snowmobile
on
public
land,
public
ice,
or
a
designated
32
snowmobile
trail,
to
register
the
snowmobile
with
the
33
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR)
and
obtain
a
user
permit
34
from
the
DNR.
The
annual
snowmobile
registration
fee
is
$15
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and
the
user
permit
fee
is
also
$15.
1
This
bill
removes
the
user
permit
requirement
for
an
Iowa
2
resident
operating
a
snowmobile
and
increases
the
annual
3
snowmobile
registration
fee
from
$15
to
$30.
4
The
bill
requires
a
person
who
is
not
an
Iowa
resident
to
5
apply
for
and
receive
a
nonresident
snowmobile
user
permit
and
6
affix
a
permit
decal
to
the
person’s
snowmobile
while
operating
7
the
snowmobile
in
Iowa.
The
fee
for
a
nonresident
user
permit
8
is
$15.
A
nonresident
is
not
required
to
register
a
snowmobile
9
in
Iowa
if
the
snowmobile
is
required
to
be
registered
and
10
is
registered
in
the
nonresident’s
state,
and
proof
of
the
11
registration
is
displayed
on
the
snowmobile.
12
Under
current
law,
snowmobile
registration
and
user
permit
13
fees
are
subject
to
additional
writing
and
administrative
fees
14
provided
in
Code
chapter
321G.
Fees
collected
by
the
DNR,
15
including
fees
remitted
by
county
recorders
and
license
agents,
16
are
placed
in
a
special
snowmobile
fund
and
appropriated
to
the
17
DNR
to
support
snowmobile
programs
in
Iowa.
18
In
accordance
with
current
law,
a
person
who
operates
an
19
unregistered
snowmobile
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
20
by
a
$65
scheduled
fine.
In
addition,
a
person
who
operates
21
an
unregistered
snowmobile
is
required
to
submit
proof
to
22
the
DNR
that
the
snowmobile
has
subsequently
been
registered
23
by
providing
a
copy
of
the
registration.
A
person
who
24
fails
to
provide
the
required
proof
within
30
days
of
paying
25
the
scheduled
fine
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
simple
26
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
30
27
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
than
$855.
28
The
scheduled
fine
for
a
person
who
does
not
obtain
a
29
user
permit
before
operating
a
snowmobile
is
$65,
and
the
30
scheduled
fine
for
operating
a
snowmobile
without
displaying
31
a
registration
or
user
permit
decal
is
$30.
The
bill
applies
32
these
penalties
to
a
nonresident
who
does
not
obtain
a
33
nonresident
user
permit
or
display
the
permit,
as
required
by
34
the
bill.
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