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House File 2437

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Bill Introduced: H.J. 464.2
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.198, Code 2003, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    321.198  MILITARY OR PEACE CORPS SERVICE EXCEPTION.
  1  4    1.  The effective date of a valid driver's license to the
  1  5 extent that it permits the operation of a motor vehicle other
  1  6 than a commercial motor vehicle and other than as a chauffeur,
  1  7 issued under the laws of this state, held by any person at the
  1  8 time of entering the military service of the United States or
  1  9 of the state of Iowa, or volunteer service in the peace corps,
  1 10 notwithstanding the expiration of the license according to its
  1 11 terms, is hereby extended without fee until six months
  1 12 following the initial separation from active duty of the
  1 13 person from the military service or completion of the person's
  1 14 peace corps assignment, provided the person is not suffering
  1 15 from physical disabilities which impair the person's
  1 16 competency as an operator and provided further that the
  1 17 licensee shall, upon demand of any peace officer, furnish
  1 18 satisfactory evidence of the person's military or peace corps
  1 19 service.  However, a person entitled to the benefits of this
  1 20 section, charged with operating a motor vehicle without an
  1 21 operator's license, shall not be convicted if the person
  1 22 produces in court, within a reasonable time, a valid driver's
  1 23 license previously issued to that person along with evidence
  1 24 of the person's military or peace corps service as above
  1 25 mentioned.
  1 26    2.  The department is authorized to renew any driver's
  1 27 license falling within the provisions and limitations of the
  1 28 preceding paragraph subsection, without examination, upon
  1 29 application and payment of fee made within six months
  1 30 following separation from the military service or completion
  1 31 of a peace corps assignment.
  1 32    3.  The provisions of this section shall also apply to the
  1 33 spouse, and children, or ward wards of such military personnel
  1 34 a person in military service or a peace corps volunteer when
  1 35 such the spouse, children, or ward wards are living with the
  2  1 above described military personnel person outside of the state
  2  2 of Iowa and provided that such the extension of license does
  2  3 not exceed five years.
  2  4    4.  A person whose period of driver's license validity of
  2  5 the person's driver's license is extended under this section
  2  6 may file an application in accordance with rules adopted by
  2  7 the department to have the person's record of issuance of a
  2  8 driver's license retained in the department's record system
  2  9 during the period for which the driver's license remains
  2 10 valid.  If a person has had the record of issuance of the
  2 11 person's driver's license removed from the department's
  2 12 records, the person shall have the person's record of driver's
  2 13 license issuance reentered by the department upon request if
  2 14 the request is accompanied by a letter from the applicable
  2 15 person's commanding officer verifying the military service, or
  2 16 documentation from the peace corps verifying the volunteer
  2 17 service, as applicable.  
  2 18                           EXPLANATION
  2 19    This bill extends to peace corps volunteers the same
  2 20 exception to regulations for renewal of a driver's license
  2 21 which currently applies to persons in military service.
  2 22    The bill provides that a person who serves as a peace corps
  2 23 volunteer is entitled to an extension on the expiration of a
  2 24 driver's license, without fee, for six months after completion
  2 25 of the peace corps assignment, provided the person is
  2 26 physically qualified to drive.  The person is required to
  2 27 furnish evidence of the person's peace corps service if
  2 28 requested by a peace officer, and may not be convicted of
  2 29 operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license if such
  2 30 evidence is produced for the court within a reasonable time.
  2 31 The driver's license of a peace corps volunteer shall be
  2 32 renewed within the prescribed period of time without
  2 33 examination upon application and payment of required fees.
  2 34 The person may request that the state department of
  2 35 transportation retain a record of issuance of a driver's
  3  1 license to the person.  If the department has removed the
  3  2 record of issuance, the person may request that the record be
  3  3 reentered, upon presentation of appropriate documentation of
  3  4 the person's peace corps service.  The spouse, children, and
  3  5 wards of the peace corps volunteer are entitled to the same
  3  6 driver's license extension for up to five years if they have
  3  7 been living with the volunteer out of state.  
  3  8 LSB 5820YH 80
  3  9 dea/sh/8

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