House File 2520 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY R. OLSON
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to grounds for disqualification from operating a
2 commercial motor vehicle.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 6373HH 81
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 321.208, subsection 2, unnumbered
1 2 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2005, is amended to read as
1 3 follows:
1 4 A person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor
1 5 vehicle for one year upon a conviction or final administrative
1 6 decision that the person has committed any of the following
1 7 acts or offenses in any state or foreign jurisdiction while
1 8 operating a commercial motor vehicle or while operating a
1 9 noncommercial motor vehicle and holding a commercial driver's
1 10 license:
1 11 Sec. 2. Section 321.208, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
1 12 Supplement 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 13 a. Operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the
1 14 influence of an alcoholic beverage or other drug or controlled
1 15 substance or a combination of such substances.
1 16 EXPLANATION
1 17 This bill revises the grounds for disqualification from
1 18 operating a commercial motor vehicle. Current law provides
1 19 that certain offenses committed while operating either a
1 20 commercial motor vehicle or a noncommercial motor vehicle
1 21 while holding a commercial driver's license are grounds for
1 22 disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle for
1 23 one year. Those offenses include operating while intoxicated,
1 24 refusal to submit to chemical testing, leaving the scene of an
1 25 accident, and certain felonies or aggravated misdemeanors
1 26 involving the use of a motor vehicle. The bill provides that
1 27 the commission of such an offense while operating a
1 28 noncommercial motor vehicle does not disqualify a person from
1 29 operating a commercial motor vehicle.
1 30 LSB 6373HH 81
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