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House Study Bill 658

Conference Committee Text

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.218, subsection 1, Code Supplement
  1  2 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  A person whose motor vehicle license or operating
  1  4 privilege has been denied, canceled, suspended, or revoked as
  1  5 provided in this chapter, and who operates a motor vehicle
  1  6 upon the highways of this state while the license or privilege
  1  7 is denied, canceled, suspended, or revoked, commits a serious
  1  8 simple misdemeanor.  
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill changes the penalty for the offense of driving
  1 11 while a license or operating privilege is denied, revoked,
  1 12 cancelled, or suspended.  The current classification is a
  1 13 serious misdemeanor, which permits a court to impose a fine of
  1 14 $250 to $1,500, and a jail term of up to one year.  The bill
  1 15 would change the classification to a simple misdemeanor, which
  1 16 carries a penalty of a fine of between $50 to $100, or up to
  1 17 30 days of jail time.  
  1 18 LSB 4297HC 76
  1 19 jls/cf/24
     
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