House File 2352 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY STRUYK, J.R. VAN FOSSEN, HUSER, and DANDEKAR Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the criminal offense of leaving the scene of a 2 motor vehicle accident, and providing penalties. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5946HH 81 5 jm/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.261, subsections 2 and 3, Code 1 2 2005, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. Any person failing to stop or to comply with the 1 4 requirements in subsection 1 of this section, in the event of 1 5 an accident resulting in an injury to any person is guilty 1 6 upon conviction of aseriousaggravated misdemeanor. 1 7 3. A person failing to stop or to comply with the 1 8 requirements in subsection 1, in the event of an accident 1 9 resulting in the death of a person, is guilty upon conviction 1 10 ofan aggravated misdemeanora class "D" felony. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill relates to the criminal offense of leaving the 1 13 scene of a motor vehicle accident. 1 14 The bill provides that a driver commits an aggravated 1 15 misdemeanor if the driver involved in an accident causing 1 16 injuries fails to stop and remain at the scene of that 1 17 accident. Current law provides that a driver commits a 1 18 serious misdemeanor for such a violation. 1 19 The bill also provides that a driver commits a class "D" 1 20 felony if the driver involved in an accident causing the death 1 21 of another fails to stop and remain at the scene of that 1 22 accident. Current law provides that a driver commits an 1 23 aggravated misdemeanor for such a violation. 1 24 A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no 1 25 more than one year and a fine of at least $250 but not more 1 26 than $1,500. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by 1 27 confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least 1 28 $500 but not more than $5,000. A class "D" felony is 1 29 punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a 1 30 fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500. 1 31 LSB 5946HH 81 1 32 jm:nh/je/5