House File 2344 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ANDERSON


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to automobile insurance providers by increasing
  2    the information available in driver accident and conviction
  3    files and requiring the use of standard vehicle rating
  4    symbols.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 6124HH 81
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PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.200, Code Supplement 2005, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    321.200  CONVICTION AND ACCIDENT FILE.
  1  4    The department shall also file all accident reports and
  1  5 abstracts of court records of convictions received by it under
  1  6 the laws of this state or any other state or foreign
  1  7 jurisdiction and in connection therewith maintain convenient
  1  8 records or make suitable notations in order that an individual
  1  9 record of each licensee showing the convictions of such
  1 10 licensee and the traffic accidents in which the licensee has
  1 11 been involved shall be readily ascertainable and available for
  1 12 the consideration of the department upon any application for
  1 13 renewal of license and at other suitable times.  A record
  1 14 showing that a licensee was involved in a traffic accident
  1 15 shall indicate if a citation was issued to the licensee, if a
  1 16 citation was issued to another motor vehicle operator involved
  1 17 in the accident, or if no citations were issued in connection
  1 18 with the accident, as applicable.  Each record of conviction
  1 19 for a person with a commercial motor vehicle license shall
  1 20 indicate if the conviction was for a moving violation.
  1 21    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  515.23  AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY
  1 22 STANDARDIZATION.
  1 23    Every company that issues automobile insurance policies in
  1 24 this state shall use the vehicle series rating symbols
  1 25 developed by the international organization for
  1 26 standardization on any document relating to premiums for
  1 27 insurance of private passenger vehicles.
  1 28                           EXPLANATION
  1 29    This bill requires the state department of transportation
  1 30 to include certain information in its conviction and accident
  1 31 files that are available as public records.  As part of the
  1 32 record of a licensed driver's involvement in an accident, the
  1 33 report shall indicate if a citation was issued to the driver
  1 34 or to another motorist involved in the accident, or if no
  1 35 citation was issued.  For persons with a commercial driver's
  2  1 license, each record of conviction shall indicate if the
  2  2 conviction was for a moving violation.
  2  3    The bill also requires companies that issue automobile
  2  4 insurance policies in this state to use the international
  2  5 organization for standardization's vehicle series rating
  2  6 symbols on documents relating to premiums for insurance on
  2  7 private passenger vehicles.
  2  8 LSB 6124HH 81
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