House Amendment 8008 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, H=1542, to House File 540, as 1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as 1 3 follows: 1 4 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 26, and 1 5 inserting the following: 1 6 <# . By striking everything after the 1 7 enacting clause and inserting the following: 1 8 <Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.267A TRAFFIC 1 9 ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 1 10 == REPORTS. 1 11 1. Any traffic accident involving the operation of 1 12 a motor vehicle by a certified law enforcement officer 1 13 shall be reported to the department by the officer's 1 14 employer. The officer's employer shall certify to the 1 15 department whether or not the accident occurred in the 1 16 line of duty while operating an official government 1 17 vehicle. 1 18 2. Notwithstanding section 321.200, upon receiving 1 19 a certification pursuant to subsection 1, the 1 20 department shall not include a notation of the 1 21 accident described in the certification on the 1 22 officer's driving record. 1 23 3. The provisions of this section shall not 1 24 relieve a certified law enforcement officer operating 1 25 a motor vehicle of the duty to drive with due regard 1 26 for the safety of all persons, and shall not protect a 1 27 certified law enforcement officer from the 1 28 consequences of the officer's reckless disregard for 1 29 the safety of others. 1 30 4. For the purposes of this section, "certified law 1 31 enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer 1 32 who is certified through the Iowa law enforcement 1 33 academy as provided in section 80B.13, subsection 3, 1 34 or section 80B.17.>> 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 38 TOMENGA of Polk 1 39 HF 540.703 81 1 40 av/gg/5151 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 1 50 -1-