House File 2187 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2187 BY WILLS A BILL FOR An Act requiring the department of transportation to provide 1 information relating to whether a person has been convicted 2 of a felony to certain peace officers and employees of 3 law enforcement agencies, and including applicability 4 provisions. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5521YH (4) 87 ns/rh
H.F. 2187 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 321.200B Felony convictions. 1 1. Upon receiving a person’s application for issuance or 2 renewal of a driver’s license, the department shall conduct a 3 state criminal history background check and national criminal 4 history check of the person to determine whether the person has 5 been convicted of a felony. If the person has been convicted 6 of a felony, the department shall indicate that the person 7 has been convicted of a felony to a peace officer or employee 8 of a law enforcement agency at the time the peace officer 9 or employee of a law enforcement agency requests from the 10 department the person’s driver’s license record or operating 11 record as part of a traffic stop of a motor vehicle involving 12 the person. 13 2. Notwithstanding section 321.10, 321.11, 321.11A, 14 or any other provision of law to the contrary, information 15 collected pursuant to this section shall not be made available 16 to the public or to any person other than to a peace officer 17 or employee of a law enforcement agency requesting from the 18 department a person’s driver’s license record or operating 19 record as part of a traffic stop of a motor vehicle involving 20 the person. 21 3. The department shall adopt rules as necessary for the 22 administration of this section. 23 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to applications 24 for issuance or renewal of a driver’s license received by the 25 department of transportation on or after July 1, 2018. 26 EXPLANATION 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 28 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 29 This bill requires the department of transportation (DOT), 30 upon receiving a person’s application for issuance or renewal 31 of a driver’s license, to conduct a state criminal history 32 background check and national criminal history check of the 33 person to determine whether the person has been convicted of a 34 felony. If the person has been convicted of a felony, the bill 35 -1- LSB 5521YH (4) 87 ns/rh 1/ 2
H.F. 2187 requires the DOT to indicate that the person has been convicted 1 of a felony to a peace officer or employee of a law enforcement 2 agency at the time the peace officer or employee of a law 3 enforcement agency requests from the DOT the person’s driver’s 4 license record or operating record as part of a traffic stop 5 of a motor vehicle involving the person. The information 6 collected under the bill is prohibited from being made 7 available to the public or to any person other than a peace 8 officer or employee of a law enforcement agency requesting from 9 the DOT a person’s driver’s license record or operating record 10 as part of a traffic stop of a motor vehicle involving the 11 person. The bill requires the DOT to adopt rules as necessary. 12 The bill applies to applications for issuance or renewal of a 13 driver’s license received by the DOT on or after July 1, 2018. 14 -2- LSB 5521YH (4) 87 ns/rh 2/ 2