Bill Text: IA SF88 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles, including special registration plates and the minimum standard of transparency for window tint, providing fees, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (See SF 271.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-14 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 271. S.J. 315. [SF88 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF88-Introduced.html
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BY
EDLER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
motor
vehicles,
including
special
1
registration
plates
and
the
minimum
standard
of
transparency
2
for
window
tint,
providing
fees,
providing
penalties,
and
3
making
penalties
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11C.
Blackout
plates.
3
a.
Upon
application
and
payment
of
the
proper
fees,
4
the
director
may
issue
blackout
plates
to
the
owner
of
a
5
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration
under
section
321.109,
6
subsection
1,
autocycle,
motor
truck,
motor
home,
multipurpose
7
vehicle,
motorcycle,
trailer,
or
travel
trailer.
8
b.
Blackout
plates
shall
be
designed
by
the
department.
A
9
blackout
plate’s
background
shall
be
black,
and
the
plate’s
10
letters
and
numbers
shall
be
white.
The
plate
shall
include
11
on
the
plate
the
name
of
the
county
where
the
vehicle
is
12
registered.
13
c.
The
special
blackout
fee
for
letter-number
designated
14
blackout
plates
is
thirty-five
dollars.
An
applicant
may
15
obtain
personalized
blackout
plates
upon
payment
of
the
fee
for
16
personalized
plates
as
provided
in
subsection
5,
which
is
in
17
addition
to
the
special
blackout
fee.
The
fees
collected
by
18
the
director
under
this
subsection
shall
be
paid
monthly
to
19
the
treasurer
of
state
and
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
fund.
20
The
treasurer
of
state
shall
credit
monthly
from
the
statutory
21
allocations
fund
created
under
section
321.145,
subsection
2,
22
to
each
county’s
county
mental
health
and
disabilities
services
23
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
331.424A,
the
amount
of
the
24
special
blackout
fees
collected
in
the
previous
month
for
the
25
blackout
plates
issued
to
vehicles
registered
in
that
county.
26
d.
Upon
receipt
of
the
special
registration
plates,
the
27
applicant
shall
surrender
the
current
registration
plates
to
28
the
county
treasurer.
The
county
treasurer
shall
validate
29
the
special
registration
plates
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
30
registration
plates
are
validated
under
this
section.
The
31
annual
special
blackout
fee
for
letter-number
designated
plates
32
is
ten
dollars
which
shall
be
paid
in
addition
to
the
regular
33
annual
registration
fee.
The
annual
fee
for
personalized
34
blackout
plates
is
five
dollars
which
shall
be
paid
in
addition
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to
the
annual
special
blackout
fee
and
the
regular
annual
1
registration
fee.
The
annual
special
blackout
fee
shall
be
2
credited
as
provided
under
paragraph
“c”
.
3
e.
The
department
shall
not
condition
the
issuance
of
4
blackout
plates
on
the
receipt
of
any
number
of
orders
for
5
blackout
plates.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
321.438,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
2.
a.
A
person
shall
not
operate
on
the
highway
a
motor
9
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
side
window
to
the
10
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver,
or
a
side-wing
sidewing
11
forward
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
which
is
12
excessively
dark
or
reflective
so
that
it
is
difficult
for
a
13
person
outside
the
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
the
motor
vehicle
14
through
the
windshield,
window,
or
sidewing
does
not
meet
a
15
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
thirty-five
percent
light
16
transmittance
.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
a
17
minimum
measurable
standard
of
transparency
which
shall
apply
18
to
violations
of
this
subsection
.
19
b.
If
a
peace
officer
stops
a
motor
vehicle
equipped
with
a
20
side
window
to
the
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver
which
21
has
a
transparency
of
seventy
percent
light
transmittance
or
22
less,
the
driver
shall
lower
the
side
window
on
the
side
of
the
23
officer’s
approach
of
the
vehicle
to
the
side
window’s
lowest
24
possible
position
prior
to
the
completion
of
the
officer’s
25
approach
of
the
vehicle,
and
shall
keep
the
side
window
in
the
26
lowest
possible
position
for
the
duration
of
the
stop
unless
27
otherwise
instructed
by
the
officer.
A
person
convicted
of
a
28
violation
of
this
paragraph
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor
29
punishable
as
a
scheduled
violation
under
section
805.8A,
30
subsection
14,
paragraph
“m”
.
However,
if
the
violation
is
a
31
person’s
first
violation
of
this
paragraph,
and
the
person
has
32
not
previously
been
issued
a
warning
memorandum
for
a
violation
33
of
this
paragraph,
the
officer
shall
issue
a
warning
memorandum
34
to
the
driver
in
lieu
of
a
citation.
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Sec.
3.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
3,
paragraph
ag,
Code
1
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
ag.
Section
321.438
,
subsection
1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
3
“a”
,
and
subsection
3
.
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$
50.
4
Sec.
4.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
14,
Code
2019,
is
amended
5
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
6
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
m.
Failure
to
lower
tinted
side
window.
For
7
violations
under
section
321.438,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”
,
8
the
scheduled
fine
is
twenty
dollars.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
BLACKOUT
SPECIAL
REGISTRATION
PLATES.
This
bill
authorizes
13
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
to
issue
blackout
14
special
registration
plates.
The
bill
requires
the
plate’s
15
background
to
be
black,
the
plate’s
letters
and
numbers
to
16
be
white,
and
the
name
of
the
county
where
the
vehicle
is
17
registered
to
be
displayed
on
the
plate.
18
The
bill
provides
that
the
special
blackout
fee
for
19
letter-number
designated
blackout
plates
is
$35.
An
applicant
20
may
obtain
personalized
blackout
plates
upon
payment
of
the
$25
21
fee
for
personalized
plates
set
forth
under
current
law,
which
22
is
in
addition
to
the
special
blackout
fee.
The
bill
requires
23
the
fees
collected
by
the
DOT
for
the
plates
to
be
paid
monthly
24
to
the
treasurer
of
state
and
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
25
fund.
The
treasurer
of
state
must
then
credit
monthly
from
26
the
statutory
allocations
fund
to
each
county’s
county
mental
27
health
and
disabilities
services
fund
the
amount
of
the
special
28
blackout
fees
collected
in
the
previous
month
for
the
blackout
29
plates
issued
to
vehicles
registered
in
that
county.
30
Upon
receipt
of
the
special
registration
plates,
the
31
applicant
must
surrender
the
current
registration
plates
to
32
the
county
treasurer.
The
county
treasurer
must
validate
the
33
special
registration
plates
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
34
registration
plates
are
validated.
The
annual
special
blackout
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fee
for
letter-number
designated
plates
is
$10,
which
is
in
1
addition
to
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
annual
2
fee
for
personalized
blackout
plates
is
$5,
which
is
in
3
addition
to
the
annual
special
blackout
fee
and
the
regular
4
annual
registration
fee.
The
bill
requires
the
annual
special
5
blackout
fee
to
be
credited
in
the
same
way
as
the
special
6
blackout
fee.
7
The
bill
prohibits
the
DOT
from
conditioning
the
issuance
8
of
blackout
plates
on
the
receipt
of
any
number
of
orders
for
9
blackout
plates.
10
WINDOW
TINT.
Under
current
law,
a
person
is
prohibited
from
11
operating
a
motor
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
12
side
window
to
the
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver,
or
13
a
sidewing
forward
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
14
which
is
excessively
dark
or
reflective
so
that
it
is
difficult
15
for
a
person
outside
the
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
the
motor
16
vehicle
through
the
windshield,
window,
or
sidewing.
Under
17
rules
adopted
by
the
DOT
(761
IAC
450.7),
“excessively
dark
or
18
reflective”
means
the
windshield,
side
window,
or
sidewing
does
19
not
meet
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
70
percent
light
20
transmittance.
21
The
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
operating
a
motor
vehicle
22
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
side
window
to
the
23
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver,
or
a
sidewing
forward
24
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
which
does
not
25
meet
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
35
percent
light
26
transmittance.
The
bill
also
strikes
the
provision
requiring
27
the
DOT
to
adopt
rules
establishing
a
minimum
measurable
28
standard
of
transparency.
A
violation
of
this
provision
of
the
29
bill
is
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$50.
30
The
bill
also
provides
that
if
a
peace
officer
stops
a
motor
31
vehicle
equipped
with
a
side
window
to
the
immediate
right
or
32
left
of
the
driver
which
has
a
transparency
of
70
percent
light
33
transmittance
or
less,
the
driver
must
lower
the
side
window
34
on
the
side
of
the
officer’s
approach
of
the
vehicle
to
the
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side
window’s
lowest
possible
position
prior
to
the
completion
1
of
the
officer’s
approach
of
the
vehicle,
and
must
keep
the
2
side
window
in
the
lowest
possible
position
for
the
duration
3
of
the
stop
unless
otherwise
instructed
by
the
officer.
A
4
violation
of
this
provision
of
the
bill
is
punishable
by
a
5
scheduled
fine
of
$20.
However,
if
the
violation
is
a
person’s
6
first
violation,
and
the
person
has
not
previously
been
issued
7
a
warning
memorandum
for
a
similar
violation,
the
officer
is
8
required
to
issue
a
warning
memorandum
to
the
driver
in
lieu
9
of
a
citation.
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