Senate File 231 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY BOLKCOM Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act to allow a person whose driver's license has been 2 suspended or revoked to be issued a temporary restricted 3 license while a civil penalty is owing. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2320SS 82 6 dea/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.218A, Code 2007, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 321.218A CIVIL PENALTY == DISPOSITION == REINSTATEMENT. 1 4 When the department suspends, revokes, or bars a person's 1 5 driver's license or nonresident operating privilege for a 1 6 conviction under this chapter, the department shall assess the 1 7 person a civil penalty of two hundred dollars. However, for 1 8 persons age nineteen or under, the civil penalty assessed 1 9 shall be fifty dollars. The civil penalty does not apply to a 1 10 suspension issued for a violation of section 321.180B. The 1 11 money collected by the department under this section shall be 1 12 transmitted to the treasurer of state who shall deposit the 1 13 money in the juvenile detention home fund created in section 1 14 232.142. Atemporary restricted license shall not be issued 1 15 or adriver's license or nonresident operating privilege shall 1 16 not be reinstated until the civil penalty has been paid. 1 17 Sec. 2. Section 321A.32A, Code 2007, is amended to read as 1 18 follows: 1 19 321A.32A CIVIL PENALTY == DISPOSITION == REINSTATEMENT. 1 20 When the department suspends, revokes, or bars a person's 1 21 driver's license or nonresident operating privilege under this 1 22 chapter, the department shall assess the person a civil 1 23 penalty of two hundred dollars. However, for persons age 1 24 nineteen or under, the civil penalty assessed shall be fifty 1 25 dollars. The money collected by the department under this 1 26 section shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state who 1 27 shall deposit the money in the juvenile detention home fund 1 28 created in section 232.142. Atemporary restricted license 1 29 shall not be issued or adriver's license or nonresident 1 30 operating privilege shall not be reinstated until the civil 1 31 penalty has been paid. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill allows a person whose driver's license has been 1 34 suspended or revoked to apply for a temporary restricted 1 35 license before paying the civil penalty required for 2 1 reinstatement of a driver's license or nonresident operating 2 2 privilege. Reinstatement of full driving privileges would 2 3 still be subject to payment of the civil penalty. 2 4 Currently, when a driver's license or nonresident operating 2 5 privilege is suspended, revoked, or barred, a $200 civil 2 6 penalty is imposed, or for a person 19 years of age or 2 7 younger, a $50 penalty is imposed. A temporary restricted 2 8 license may not be issued and a driver's license or 2 9 nonresident operating privilege may not be reinstated until 2 10 the civil penalty is paid. Moneys collected from the 2 11 penalties are credited to the juvenile detention home fund. 2 12 LSB 2320SS 82 2 13 dea:nh/je/5