House File 524 S-3119 Amend House File 524, as passed by the House, as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 321.209, subsection 3, Code 2021, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 3. Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws 6 of this state or to otherwise comply with section 321.261 in 7 the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death 8 or personal injury of another. 9 Sec. 2. Section 321.261, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 1. a. The driver of any vehicle who knows or has reason to 12 believe that the driver’s vehicle was involved in an accident 13 resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately 14 stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close as 15 possible and if able, shall then return to and remain at the 16 scene of the accident in accordance with section 321.263 . 17 Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more 18 than is necessary. 19 b. If the driver of a vehicle leaves the scene of an 20 accident resulting in injury to or death of a person without 21 knowledge or reason to believe that the driver’s vehicle was 22 involved in the accident, and later discovers that the driver’s 23 vehicle may have been involved in an accident that resulted in 24 injury to or death of a person, the driver shall, as soon as 25 reasonably possible, make a good-faith effort to immediately 26 contact emergency services or make a 911 call and provide the 27 dispatcher with any requested information described in section 28 321.263 and the location and possible time of the accident. 29 Sec. 3. Section 321.261, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2021, are 30 amended to read as follows: 31 3. a. Notwithstanding subsection 2 , any person failing to 32 stop or to comply with the requirements in subsection 1 , in 33 the event of an accident resulting in a serious injury to any 34 person, is guilty upon conviction of an aggravated misdemeanor. 35 -1- HF524.1798 (2) 89 as/ns 1/ 3 #1.

b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , the driver of a vehicle 1 who knows or has reason to believe that the driver’s vehicle 2 caused an accident resulting in a serious injury to one or more 3 persons, and who fails to stop or comply with the requirements 4 of subsection 1, is guilty upon conviction of a class “D” 5 felony. 6 c. For purposes of this section subsection , “serious injury” 7 means as defined in section 702.18 . 8 4. a. A person failing to stop or to comply with the 9 requirements in subsection 1 , in the event of an accident 10 resulting in the death of a person, is guilty upon conviction 11 of a class “D” felony. 12 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , the driver of a vehicle 13 who knows or has reason to believe that the driver’s vehicle 14 caused an accident resulting in the death of one or more 15 persons, and who fails to stop or comply with the requirements 16 of subsection 1, is guilty upon conviction of a class “C” 17 felony. 18 Sec. 4. Section 321.261, Code 2021, is amended by adding the 19 following new subsection: 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. Notwithstanding any other provision 21 of law to the contrary, any person who has suffered physical, 22 emotional, or financial harm as the result of a motor vehicle 23 accident from which another person who caused the accident 24 failed to stop or to comply with the requirements of subsection 25 1, as described in subsection 3, paragraph “b” , and subsection 26 4, paragraph “b” , shall be considered a victim pursuant to 27 chapter 915, subchapter II, for purposes of any related 28 proceedings against the other person. 29 Sec. 5. Section 321.555, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 30 2021, is amended to read as follows: 31 f. Failure to stop and leave information , or to render aid 32 as required by , or to otherwise comply with sections 321.261 33 and 321.263 . > 34 2. Title page, line 2, after < death, > by inserting 35 -2- HF524.1798 (2) 89 as/ns 2/ 3