House File 2173 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  KRESSIG


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to reporting requirements for traffic accidents
  2    involving the operation of motor vehicles by reserve peace
  3    officers.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6057HH 82
  6 rh/nh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.267A, subsection 4, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    4.  For the purposes of this section, "certified law
  1  4 enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer who is
  1  5 certified through the Iowa law enforcement academy as provided
  1  6 in section 80B.13, subsection 3, or section 80B.17, or section
  1  7 80D.3, subsection 4.
  1  8                           EXPLANATION
  1  9    This bill provides that a traffic accident involving the
  1 10 operation of a motor vehicle by a reserve peace officer shall
  1 11 be reported to the state department of transportation by the
  1 12 reserve peace officer's employer.  The reserve peace officer's
  1 13 employer shall certify to the department whether or not the
  1 14 accident occurred in the line of duty while operating an
  1 15 official government vehicle.
  1 16 LSB 6057HH 82
  1 17 rh/nh/8