An Act relating to motor vehicle operating while intoxicated offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section1.Section 321J.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
b.While having an alcohol concentration of .10.08 or
more.
Sec.2.Section 321J.2, subsection 2, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
(3)Revocation of the person's driver's license pursuant
to section 321J.4, subsection 1, section 321J.9, or section
321J.12, subsection 2, which includes a minimum revocation
period of one hundred eighty days, including a minimum period
of ineligibility for a temporary restricted license of thirty
days, and may involve a revocation period of one year. A
revocation under section 321J.9 includes a minimum period of
ineligibility for a temporary restricted license of ninety
days.
(a) A defendant whose alcohol concentration is .08 or more
but not more than .10 shall not be eligible for any temporary
restricted license for at least thirty days if a test was
obtained and an accident resulting in personal injury or
property damage occurred. The defendant shall be ordered to
install an ignition interlock device of a type approved by the
commissioner of public safety on all vehicles owned by the
defendant if the defendant seeks a temporary restricted
license. There shall be no such period of ineligibility if no
such accident occurred, and the defendant shall not be ordered
to install an ignition interlock device.
(b) A defendant whose alcohol concentration is more than
.10 shall not be eligible for any temporary restricted license
for at least thirty days if a test was obtained, and an
accident resulting in personal injury or property damage
occurred or the defendant's alcohol concentration exceeded
.15. There shall be no such period of ineligibility if no
such accident occurred and the defendant's alcohol
concentration did not exceed .15. In either case, where a
defendant's alcohol concentration is more than .10, the
defendant shall be ordered to install an ignition interlock
device of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety
on all vehicles owned by the defendant if the defendant seeks
a temporary restricted license.
Sec.3.Section 321J.4, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2003, are amended to read as follows:
1.If a defendant is convicted of a violation of section
321J.2 and the defendant's driver's license or nonresident
operating privilege has not been revoked under section 321J.9
or 321J.12 for the occurrence from which the arrest arose, the
department shall revoke the defendant's driver's license or
nonresident operating privilege for one hundred eighty days if
the defendant has had no previous conviction or revocation
under this chapter. The defendant shall not be eligible for
any temporary restricted license for at least thirty days
after the effective date of the revocation if a test was
obtained and for at least ninety days if a test was refused
under section 321J.9.
a. A defendant whose alcohol concentration is .08 or more
but not more than .10 shall not be eligible for any temporary
restricted license for at least thirty days if a test was
obtained and an accident resulting in personal injury or
property damage occurred. The defendant shall be ordered to
install an ignition interlock device of a type approved by the
commissioner of public safety on all vehicles owned by the
defendant if the defendant seeks a temporary restricted
license. There shall be no such period of ineligibility if no
such accident occurred, and the defendant shall not be ordered
to install an ignition interlock device.
b. A defendant whose alcohol concentration is more than
.10 shall not be eligible for any temporary restricted license
for at least thirty days if a test was obtained, and an
accident resulting in personal injury or property damage
occurred or the defendant's alcohol concentration exceeded
.15. There shall be no such period of ineligibility if no
such accident occurred and the defendant's alcohol
concentration did not exceed .15. In either case, where a
defendant's alcohol concentration is more than .10, the
defendant shall be ordered to install an ignition interlock
device of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety
on all vehicles owned by the defendant if the defendant seeks
a temporary restricted license.
c.If the defendant is under the age of twenty-one, the
defendant shall not be eligible for a temporary restricted
license for at least sixty days after the effective date of
revocation.
3.If the court defers judgment pursuant to section 907.3
for a violation of section 321J.2, and if the defendant's
driver's license or nonresident operating privilege has not
been revoked under section 321J.9 or 321J.12, or has not
otherwise been revoked for the occurrence from which the
arrest arose, the department shall revoke the defendant's
driver's license or nonresident operating privilege for a
period of not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days.
The defendant shall not be eligible for any temporary
restricted license for at least thirty days after the
effective date of the revocation if a test was obtained and
for at least ninety days if a test was refused.
a. A defendant whose alcohol concentration is .08 or more
but not more than .10 shall not be eligible for any temporary
restricted license for at least thirty days if a test was
obtained and an accident resulting in personal injury or
property damage occurred. The defendant shall be ordered to
install an ignition interlock device of a type approved by the
commissioner of public safety on all vehicles owned by the
defendant if the defendant seeks a temporary restricted
license. There shall be no such period of ineligibility if no
such accident occurred, and the defendant shall not be ordered
to install an ignition interlock device.
b. A defendant whose alcohol concentration is more than
.10 shall not be eligible for any temporary restricted license
for at least thirty days if a test was obtained, and an
accident resulting in personal injury or property damage
occurred or the defendant's alcohol concentration exceeded
.15. There shall be no such period of ineligibility if no
such accident occurred and the defendant's alcohol
concentration did not exceed .15. In either case, where a
defendant's alcohol concentration is more than .10, the
defendant shall be ordered to install an ignition interlock
device of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety
on all vehicles owned by the defendant if the defendant seeks
a temporary restricted license.
c.If the defendant is under the age of twenty-one, the
defendant shall not be eligible for a temporary restricted
license for at least sixty days after the effective date of
the revocation.
Sec.4.Section 321J.6, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
g.The preliminary breath screening test was administered
and it indicated an alcohol concentration of .02 or more but
less than .10.08 and the person is under the age of twenty-
one.
Sec.5.Section 321J.12, subsection 2, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
2.a. A person whose driver's license or nonresident
operating privileges have been revoked under subsection 1,
paragraph "a", whose alcohol concentration is .08 or more but
not more than .10 shall not be eligible for any temporary
restricted license for at least thirty days after the
effective date of the revocation if a test was obtained and an
accident resulting in personal injury or property damage
occurred. The defendant shall be ordered to install an
ignition interlock device of a type approved by the
commissioner of public safety on all vehicles owned by the
defendant if the defendant seeks a temporary license. There
shall be no such period of ineligibility if no such accident
occurred, and the defendant shall not be ordered to install an
ignition interlock device.
b. A defendant whose alcohol concentration is more than
.10 shall not be eligible for any temporary restricted license
for at least thirty days if a test was obtained, and an
accident resulting in personal injury or property damage
occurred or the defendant's alcohol concentration exceeded
.15. There shall be no such period of ineligibility if no
such accident occurred and the defendant's alcohol
concentration did not exceed .15. In either case, where a
defendant's alcohol concentration is more than .10, the
defendant shall be ordered to install an ignition interlock
device of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety
on all vehicles owned by the defendant if the defendant seeks
a temporary restricted license.
c.If the person is under the age of twenty-one, the
person shall not be eligible for a temporary restricted
license for at least sixty days after the effective date of
the revocation.
d.A person whose license or privileges have been revoked
under subsection 1, paragraph "b", for one year shall not be
eligible for any temporary restricted license for one year
after the effective date of the revocation, and the person
shall be ordered to install an ignition interlock device of a
type approved by the commissioner of public safety on all
vehicles owned or operated by the defendant if the defendant
seeks a temporary restricted license at the end of the minimum
period of ineligibility. A temporary restricted license shall
not be granted by the department until the defendant installs
the ignition interlock device.
Sec.6.Section 321J.12, subsection 5, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
5.Upon certification, subject to penalty of perjury, by
the peace officer that there existed reasonable grounds to
believe that the person had been operating a motor vehicle in
violation of section 321J.2A, that there existed one or more
of the necessary conditions for chemical testing described in
section 321J.6, subsection 1, and that the person submitted to
chemical testing and the test results indicated an alcohol
concentration as defined in section 321J.1 of .02 or more but
less than .10.08, the department shall revoke the person's
driver's license or operating privilege for a period of sixty
days if the person has had no previous revocation under this
chapter, and for a period of ninety days if the person has had
a previous revocation under this chapter.
Sec.7.Section 321J.20, subsection 6, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
6.Following certain minimum periods of ineligibility, a
temporary restricted license under this section shall not be
issued until such time as the applicant installs an ignition
interlock device of a type approved by the commissioner of
public safety on all motor vehicles owned or operated by the
applicant, in accordance with section 321J.2, 321J.4, 321J.9,
or 321J.12. Installation of an ignition interlock device
under this section shall be required for the period of time
for which the temporary restricted license is issued.
Sec.8.
IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT.
Section 25B.2, subsection
3, shall not apply to this Act.