Filed May 3, 2026 in the House by
What it changes
- Page 35, after line 31 by inserting: DIVISION ___ GADSDEN FLAG SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES Sec. ___. Section 321.34, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION . 11E. Gadsden flag plates. a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue Gadsden flag plates to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. b. Gadsden flag plates shall be designed by the department. The background shall be yellow at the top and bottom, with the color fading into white in the center. The plate’s numbers and letters shall be black. The left side of the plate shall depict a black and white rattlesnake coiled on green grass. The image depicting the coiled rattlesnake shall be at least three inches tall and two inches wide. The phrase “Don’t Tread on Me” shall appear at the bottom of the plate. c. The special Gadsden flag fee for letter-number designated Gadsden flag plates is fifty dollars. An applicant may obtain personalized Gadsden flag plates upon payment of the fee for personalized plates as provided in subsection 5, which is in addition to the special Gadsden flag fee. Personalized plates authorized by this subsection shall be limited to no more than five numerals, letters, or combinations of numerals and letters. d. The fees collected by the director under this subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated under this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of the state. e. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to -1- H 8491.4560 (1) 91 th/ns 1/ 2 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section. The annual special Gadsden flag fee for letter-number designated plates is fifty dollars which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for personalized Gadsden flag plates is five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the annual special Gadsden flag fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual special Gadsden flag fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph “d” . f. The department shall not condition the issuance of Gadsden flag plates on the receipt of any number of orders for Gadsden flag plates.”
- Page 37, line 10, after “eligibility,” by inserting “Gadsden flag special registration plates and fees,”
- By renumbering as necessary.