House
File
2006
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2006
BY
WOLFE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
child
support
delinquency
and
licensing
1
sanctions
relative
to
operation
of
a
motor
vehicle.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
252J.1,
subsections
3
and
5,
Code
2020,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
“License”
means
a
license,
certification,
registration,
3
permit,
approval,
renewal,
or
other
similar
authorization
4
issued
to
an
individual
by
a
licensing
authority
which
5
evidences
the
admission
to,
or
granting
of
authority
to
engage
6
in,
a
profession,
occupation,
business,
industry,
or
recreation
7
or
to
operate
or
register
a
motor
vehicle.
“License”
includes
8
licenses
for
hunting,
fishing,
boating,
or
other
recreational
9
activity
but
does
not
include
a
license
to
operate
a
motor
10
vehicle
.
11
5.
“Licensing
authority”
means
a
county
treasurer,
county
12
recorder
or
designated
depositary,
the
supreme
court,
or
13
an
instrumentality,
agency,
board,
commission,
department,
14
officer,
organization,
or
any
other
entity
of
the
state,
which
15
has
authority
within
this
state
to
suspend
or
revoke
a
license
16
or
to
deny
the
renewal
or
issuance
of
a
license
authorizing
an
17
individual
to
register
or
operate
a
motor
vehicle
or
to
engage
18
in
a
business,
occupation,
profession,
recreation,
or
industry
,
19
but
not
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
321.218,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
21
to
read
as
follows:
22
1.
A
person
whose
driver’s
license
or
operating
privilege
23
has
been
denied,
canceled,
suspended,
or
revoked
as
provided
24
in
this
chapter
or
as
provided
in
section
252J.8
,
and
who
25
operates
a
motor
vehicle
upon
the
highways
of
this
state
while
26
the
license
or
privilege
is
denied,
canceled,
suspended,
or
27
revoked,
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
In
addition
to
any
28
other
penalties,
the
punishment
imposed
for
a
violation
of
29
this
subsection
shall
include
assessment
of
a
fine
of
not
less
30
than
two
hundred
fifty
dollars
nor
more
than
one
thousand
five
31
hundred
dollars.
32
Sec.
3.
Section
321.218,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
33
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
a.
The
department,
upon
receiving
the
record
of
the
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conviction
of
a
person
under
this
section
upon
a
charge
of
1
operating
a
motor
vehicle
while
the
license
of
the
person
is
2
suspended
or
revoked,
shall,
except
for
licenses
suspended
3
under
section
252J.8
,
321.210,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
4
subparagraph
(3),
or
section
321.210A
or
321.513
,
extend
the
5
period
of
suspension
or
revocation
for
an
additional
like
6
period
or
for
one
year,
whichever
period
is
shorter,
and
the
7
department
shall
not
issue
a
new
driver’s
license
to
the
person
8
during
the
extended
period.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
eliminates
the
application
of
child
support
13
delinquency
licensing
sanctions
to
a
license
to
operate
a
motor
14
vehicle
and
to
a
licensing
authority
that
has
the
authority
15
to
suspend,
revoke,
deny,
or
renew
a
license.
Under
current
16
law,
a
person
who
is
ordered
to
pay
support
for
the
benefit
17
of
a
child,
who
is
three
months
delinquent
on
that
support
18
obligation
and
who
meets
additional
criteria
may
be
subject
19
to
licensing
sanctions.
Current
law
defines
“license”
as
20
including
a
license
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
and
“licensing
21
authority”
as
including
an
entity
of
the
state
that
has
the
22
authority
to
suspend
or
revoke
a
license
or
to
deny
the
renewal
23
or
issuance
of
a
license,
including
a
license
authorizing
an
24
individual
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle.
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