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House Study Bill 687

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321J.17, Code 1999, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The department shall also require
  1  4 certification of installation of an ignition interlock device
  1  5 of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety on all
  1  6 motor vehicles owned or operated by any person seeking
  1  7 reinstatement following a second or subsequent conviction for
  1  8 a violation of section 321J.2, unless such a person has
  1  9 previously received a temporary restricted license as
  1 10 authorized by this chapter.  The requirement for the
  1 11 installation of an approved ignition interlock device shall be
  1 12 for one year unless a different time period is required by
  1 13 statute.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 153, section 25,
  1 15 subsection 2, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, is amended
  1 16 to read as follows:
  1 17    If a defendant's driver's license is revoked for a third or
  1 18 subsequent violation of section 321J.2 and one or more of the
  1 19 violations which resulted in the revocation occurred before
  1 20 June 30, 1991, the person shall be permitted to apply to the
  1 21 court for restoration of the defendant's driving privileges.
  1 22 If a defendant has three or more convictions for violations of
  1 23 section 321J.2, the person shall not be permitted to apply to
  1 24 the court nor shall any application be granted if three or
  1 25 more violations occurred after June 30, 1991.  The However, an
  1 26 application may be granted only if all of the following are
  1 27 shown by the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence:  
  1 28                           EXPLANATION
  1 29    This bill addresses certain issues relating to operating
  1 30 while intoxicated (OWI) offenses.
  1 31    The bill amends Code section 321J.17 to specify that an
  1 32 ignition interlock device be installed on vehicles owned or
  1 33 operated by persons convicted of a second or subsequent OWI
  1 34 offense as a condition of reinstating the person's license.
  1 35    The bill also amends the 1999 Iowa Acts to specify that a
  2  1 person who has three or more OWI convictions after June 30,
  2  2 1991, shall not be permitted to apply for or receive a court-
  2  3 ordered restoration of driving privileges.  
  2  4 LSB 5333DP 78
  2  5 jj/cf/24.1
     

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