Senate Resolution 173

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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