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Introduced Session

Under current law, the department of transportation is authorized to issue validation stickers in lieu of new registration plates each registration year. The validation sticker indicates a vehicle is properly registered for the registration year described on the sticker when it is displayed on the vehicle’s registration plate. A person is authorized to apply to renew the registration of a vehicle one month prior to the expiration of the current registration year, and must apply for renewal no later than the last day of the month following the month of registration to avoid a penalty. Pursuant to Code section 321.39, a person is not considered to be driving a motor vehicle with an expired registration for a period of one month following the expiration date of the vehicle registration, which is indicated on a validation sticker. Code section 321.34(1) requires, as part of a transfer, the owner of a vehicle to immediately affix registration plates retained by the owner to another vehicle owned or acquired by the owner, provided the owner complies with provisions regulating the process required for new title and registration upon transfer of ownership of a vehicle. This bill clarifies that a validation sticker issued for the upcoming registration year to a vehicle owner prior to the expiration of the applicable current registration year does not invalidate the registration, and is not required to be displayed on the registered vehicle’s plate until the owner would be considered to be driving a motor vehicle with an expired registration under Code section 321.39.

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Jason Schultz (R)*, 

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2310. S.J. 279. (on 02/13/2024)

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