The director may destroy any records of the department which have been maintained on file for three years which the director deems obsolete and of no further service in carrying out the powers and duties of the department. However, operating records relating to a person who has been issued a commercial driver's license shall be maintained on file in accordance with rules adopted by the department. Records concerning suspensions authorized under section 321.210, subsection 1, paragraph "g", and section 321.210A may be destroyed six months after the suspension is terminated and the requirements of section 321.191 have been satisfied. Records concerning suspensions and surrender of licenses or registrations required under section 321A.31 for failing to maintain proof of financial responsibility, as defined in section 321A.1, may be destroyed six months after the requirements of sections 321.191 and 321A.29 have been satisfied.
The director shall destroy any operating records pertaining to arrests or convictions for operating while intoxicated, in violation of section 321J.2, which are more than twelve years old. The twelve-year period shall commence with the date of the arrest or conviction for the offense, whichever first occurs. However, the director shall not destroy operating records which pertain to arrests or convictions for operating while intoxicated after the expiration of twelve years when the motor vehicle being operated was a commercial motor vehicle.
[C39, § 5000.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 321.12]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §16; 94 Acts, ch 1164, §1, 2
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