SB 330

Prior to July 1, 2010, if a person was convicted of certain third or subsequent

operating-while-intoxicated-related (OWI-related) offenses, a court could have

ordered that the person's motor vehicle involved in the offense be seized and sold at

auction. Under current law, upon receipt of certain notices regarding the initiation

of certain OWI-related actions, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is

generally prohibited from issuing a certificate of title transferring ownership of a

motor vehicle owned by the person subject to the action and involved in the offense

until the responsible court issues an order permitting DOT to issue a certificate of

title. On July 1, 2010, the provisions permitting a court to order the seizure and sale

of a motor vehicle owned by a person convicted of a third or subsequent OWI-related

offense and involved in the offense were repealed. This bill repeals the provision

prohibiting DOT from issuing a certificate of title transferring a motor vehicle

formerly subject to potential seizure and sale.

Under current law, if a court orders revocation of a person's operating privilege

for certain offenses, the court must extend the revocation period by the number of

days to which the court sentences the person to imprisonment for a related offense.

A related offense under this provision is erroneously described as "an offense related

to the refusal." This bill corrects the erroneous reference to a refusal by substituting

the word "revocation."

Current law requires the DOT, subject to certain conditions, to implement the

International Registration Plan (IRP). The IRP is a registration reciprocity

agreement among various jurisdictions, including states and Canadian provinces,

providing for apportionment by these jurisdictions of the vehicle registration fees of

motor carriers operating in more than one jurisdiction.

Current law also authorizes DOT, with the approval of the governor, to enter

into reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions as to licensing and taxes under

which motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers (vehicles) properly licensed or

registered in the other jurisdictions may be operated in interstate commerce in this

state, or vehicles properly licensed or registered in either jurisdiction may be

operated in intrastate commerce in either jurisdiction, if certain conditions are met.

These reciprocal agreements may apply with respect to vehicles that are not required

to be registered under the IRP. Under these agreements, DOT may accept

proportional registration of certain vehicle fleets if specified conditions are met,

including that this state will receive a fair share of registration fees, and may issue

prorate registration plates for these vehicles. Proportional registration involves

registration based on a motor carrier's operation in more than one jurisdiction and

the sharing of taxes and fees among jurisdictions in proportion to the total number

of miles traveled in each jurisdiction.

This bill eliminates DOT's authority to accept proportional registration, and to

issue prorate plates, under these reciprocal agreements.