Authorizing the issuance of fire fighter special registration plates for vehicles owned by certain revocable trusts

Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT) is authorized to issue fire fighter special registration plates to an owner who is a current or retired member of a fire department (fire fighter plates). An application for fire fighter plates must be approved by the DOT in consultation with representatives designated by the Iowa fire fighters’ associations. For purposes of Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road), “owner” means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of a security agreement with an immediate right of possession vested in the debtor, then such debtor is deemed the owner. A person is considered to be retired from a fire department if the person is recognized on record, by the chief of the fire department where the individual served, as officially retired from the fire department. a vehicle owner that is a revocable trust if the grantor is a current or retired member of a fire department. The special fee for fire fighter plates is $25 (plus $5 for personalized plates), in addition to the regular registration fee. The treasurer of state is required to transfer moneys, equal to the amount the road use tax fund receives from special fees for fire fighter plates, each month from the statutory allocations fund to the Paul Ryan memorial fire fighter safety training fund.1, who is the creator of a revocable trust or a trust.