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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY REDFERN
1 3 A Resolution requesting the establishment of an interim
1 4 committee to study and make recommendations related to
1 5 the criminal offense of operating a motor vehicle
1 6 while intoxicated.
1 7 WHEREAS, operating a motor vehicle while
1 8 intoxicated is a serious criminal offense; and
1 9 WHEREAS, the criminal penalties for first, second,
1 10 and third degree operating-while-intoxicated offenses
1 11 are complex, which necessitates the need to uniformly
1 12 and consistently enforce such penalties throughout the
1 13 state; NOW THEREFORE,
1 14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the legislative
1 15 council is requested to establish an interim study
1 16 committee to review the criminal penalties provided
1 17 for operating-while-intoxicated offenses. The charge
1 18 of the committee shall include, but is not limited to,
1 19 reviewing the uniformity and consistency of operating-
1 20 while-intoxicated enforcement, including statewide
1 21 application of the law for offenders charged with a
1 22 first, second, or third offense, and for offenders
1 23 with multiple pending charges for operating while
1 24 intoxicated. The committee shall study methods in
1 25 other states and in Iowa to determine the most
1 26 effective methods to reduce recidivism. The committee
1 27 shall also review any federal law or pending federal
1 28 law changes related to operating-while-intoxicated
1 29 offenses.
1 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the members of the
2 1 interim study committee shall include five members of
2 2 the senate and five members of the house of
2 3 representatives. The members of the interim study
2 4 committee shall also include a representative of the
2 5 department of transportation, the department of public
2 6 safety, the county attorneys association, the supreme
2 7 court, mothers against drunk driving, and a
2 8 representative of distributors of ignition interlock
2 9 devices. The study committee is requested to file
2 10 recommendations regarding any changes to current Iowa
2 11 law with the general assembly by December 15, 2004.
2 12 LSB 7116SS 80
2 13 jm/gg/14
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