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Senate File 381 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1regarding driving privileges of persons issued a special
2minor’s driver’s license, and making penalties applicable.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 321.194, subsection 2, paragraph a,
2subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2023, is
3amended to read as follows:
4(b) Over the most direct and accessible route between
5the licensee’s residence or school of enrollment and a site,
6facility, or school that is not the licensee’s school of
7enrollment, for the purpose of participating in extracurricular
8activities conducted under a sharing agreement with the
9licensee’s school of enrollment or conducted at a site,
10facility, or school designated by the licensee’s school
11district for the accommodation of the school’s extracurricular
12activities, provided the site, facility, or school is within
13the licensee’s school district of enrollment or is within a
14school district contiguous to the licensee’s school district of
15enrollment driving distance between the point of origin and the
16destination is no more than fifty miles.
17 Sec. 2. Section 321.194, subsection 2, paragraph a,
18subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended by striking the
19subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
20(3) If the licensee is employed, the licensee may operate a
21motor vehicle during the hours of 5:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m.over
22the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s
23residence or school of enrollment and the licensee’s place
24of employment, provided the driving distance between the
25licensee’s place of employment and the nearest point on the
26route on which the licensee is authorized to travel under
27subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), or subparagraph
28(2), subparagraph division (a), is no more than fifty miles.
29 Sec. 3. Section 321.194, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
302023, is amended to read as follows:
31b. Upon receipt of a statement of necessity, the department
32shall issue the driver’s license provided the applicant is
33otherwise eligible for issuance of the license. The fact that
34the applicant resides at a distance less than one mile from the
35applicant’s school of enrollment is prima facie evidence of
-1-1the nonexistence of necessity for the issuance of a license.
2However, the distance between the applicant’s residence and
3school of enrollment shall not be considered if the applicant
4resides on a farm or is employed for compensation on a farm.
5EXPLANATION
6The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
7the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
8Under current law, a person issued a special minor’s
9driver’s license who attends a public school is allowed to
10operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 5:00 a.m.and
1110:00 p.m.to, among other locations, a site, facility, or
12school that is not the licensee’s school of enrollment for
13certain extracurricular activities if the site, facility, or
14school is within the licensee’s school district of enrollment
15or is within a school district contiguous to the licensee’s
16school district of enrollment.
17This bill instead allows the licensee to operate a motor
18vehicle during such hours to a site, facility, or school
19that is not the licensee’s school of enrollment for certain
20extracurricular activities provided the driving distance
21between the point of origin and the destination is no more than
2250 miles. Licensees who attend a nonpublic school currently
23operate under a similar 50-mile restriction.
24Current law also provides that if a licensee resides on a
25farm or is employed for compensation on a farm in this state,
26the licensee is authorized to operate a motor vehicle for the
27purpose of assisting the licensee’s parents, guardians, or
28employers with farm work or in connection with any farm job,
29employment, or other farm-related work, including traveling to
30or from the location of the farm work, provided the licensee
31operates the vehicle over the most direct and accessible route
32between the point of origin and the destination and the driving
33distance between the point of origin and the destination is no
34more than 50 miles.
35The bill strikes the farm work authorization and instead
-2-1authorizes a licensee who is employed to operate a motor
2vehicle during the hours of 5:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m.over
3the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s
4residence or school of enrollment and the licensee’s place
5of employment, provided the driving distance between the
6licensee’s place of employment and the nearest point on the
7route on which the licensee is otherwise authorized to travel
8is no more than 50 miles.
9Under current law, an application for a special minor’s
10driver’s license must be accompanied by a statement from
11the applicant’s school of enrollment certifying that a need
12exists for the license. The fact that an applicant resides
13at a distance less than one mile from the applicant’s school
14of enrollment is prima facie evidence of the nonexistence of
15necessity for the issuance of the license. The bill strikes
16the presumption of the nonexistence of necessity for an
17applicant who lives less than one mile from the applicant’s
18school of enrollment.
19A violation of Code section 321.194 is punishable by a
20scheduled fine of $70.
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2minor’s driver’s license, and making penalties applicable.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 321.194, subsection 2, paragraph a,
2subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2023, is
3amended to read as follows:
4(b) Over the most direct and accessible route between
5the licensee’s residence or school of enrollment and a site,
6facility, or school that is not the licensee’s school of
7enrollment, for the purpose of participating in extracurricular
8activities conducted under a sharing agreement with the
9licensee’s school of enrollment or conducted at a site,
10facility, or school designated by the licensee’s school
11district for the accommodation of the school’s extracurricular
12activities, provided the site, facility, or school is within
13the licensee’s school district of enrollment or is within a
14school district contiguous to the licensee’s school district of
15enrollment driving distance between the point of origin and the
16destination is no more than fifty miles.
17 Sec. 2. Section 321.194, subsection 2, paragraph a,
18subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended by striking the
19subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
20(3) If the licensee is employed, the licensee may operate a
21motor vehicle during the hours of 5:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m.over
22the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s
23residence or school of enrollment and the licensee’s place
24of employment, provided the driving distance between the
25licensee’s place of employment and the nearest point on the
26route on which the licensee is authorized to travel under
27subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), or subparagraph
28(2), subparagraph division (a), is no more than fifty miles.
29 Sec. 3. Section 321.194, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
302023, is amended to read as follows:
31b. Upon receipt of a statement of necessity, the department
32shall issue the driver’s license provided the applicant is
33otherwise eligible for issuance of the license. The fact that
34the applicant resides at a distance less than one mile from the
35applicant’s school of enrollment is prima facie evidence of
-1-1the nonexistence of necessity for the issuance of a license.
2However, the distance between the applicant’s residence and
3school of enrollment shall not be considered if the applicant
4resides on a farm or is employed for compensation on a farm.
5EXPLANATION
6The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
7the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
8Under current law, a person issued a special minor’s
9driver’s license who attends a public school is allowed to
10operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 5:00 a.m.and
1110:00 p.m.to, among other locations, a site, facility, or
12school that is not the licensee’s school of enrollment for
13certain extracurricular activities if the site, facility, or
14school is within the licensee’s school district of enrollment
15or is within a school district contiguous to the licensee’s
16school district of enrollment.
17This bill instead allows the licensee to operate a motor
18vehicle during such hours to a site, facility, or school
19that is not the licensee’s school of enrollment for certain
20extracurricular activities provided the driving distance
21between the point of origin and the destination is no more than
2250 miles. Licensees who attend a nonpublic school currently
23operate under a similar 50-mile restriction.
24Current law also provides that if a licensee resides on a
25farm or is employed for compensation on a farm in this state,
26the licensee is authorized to operate a motor vehicle for the
27purpose of assisting the licensee’s parents, guardians, or
28employers with farm work or in connection with any farm job,
29employment, or other farm-related work, including traveling to
30or from the location of the farm work, provided the licensee
31operates the vehicle over the most direct and accessible route
32between the point of origin and the destination and the driving
33distance between the point of origin and the destination is no
34more than 50 miles.
35The bill strikes the farm work authorization and instead
-2-1authorizes a licensee who is employed to operate a motor
2vehicle during the hours of 5:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m.over
3the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s
4residence or school of enrollment and the licensee’s place
5of employment, provided the driving distance between the
6licensee’s place of employment and the nearest point on the
7route on which the licensee is otherwise authorized to travel
8is no more than 50 miles.
9Under current law, an application for a special minor’s
10driver’s license must be accompanied by a statement from
11the applicant’s school of enrollment certifying that a need
12exists for the license. The fact that an applicant resides
13at a distance less than one mile from the applicant’s school
14of enrollment is prima facie evidence of the nonexistence of
15necessity for the issuance of the license. The bill strikes
16the presumption of the nonexistence of necessity for an
17applicant who lives less than one mile from the applicant’s
18school of enrollment.
19A violation of Code section 321.194 is punishable by a
20scheduled fine of $70.
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