House File 488 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY BAUDLER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to penalties for certain motor vehicle violations 2 resulting in injury or death. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2606HH 81 5 dea/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.482A VIOLATIONS RESULTING IN 1 2 INJURY OR DEATH == ADDITIONAL PENALTIES. 1 3 Notwithstanding section 321.482, a person who is convicted 1 4 of operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321.275, 1 5 subsection 4, section 321.297, 321.298, 321.299, 321.302, 1 6 321.303, 321.304, 321.305, 321.306, 321.307, 321.308, section 1 7 321.309, subsection 2, or section 321.311, 321.319, 321.320, 1 8 321.321, 321.322, 321.323, 321.323A, 321.324, 321.324A, 1 9 321.327, 321.329, or 321.333 resulting in injury to or death 1 10 of another person may be subject to the following penalties in 1 11 addition to the penalty provided for a scheduled violation in 1 12 section 805.8A or any other penalty provided by law: 1 13 1. For a violation resulting in bodily injury other than 1 14 serious bodily injury, a fine of two hundred dollars or 1 15 suspension of the violator's driver's license or operating 1 16 privileges for not more than thirty days, as provided in 1 17 section 321.210, or both. 1 18 2. For a violation resulting in serious injury, a fine of 1 19 five hundred dollars or suspension of the violator's driver's 1 20 license or operating privileges for not more than ninety days, 1 21 or both. For purposes of this subsection, "serious injury" 1 22 means a bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of 1 23 death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or 1 24 which causes protracted loss or impairment of the function of 1 25 any bodily organ or major bodily member, or which causes the 1 26 loss of any bodily member. 1 27 3. For a violation resulting in death, a fine of one 1 28 thousand dollars or suspension of the violator's driver's 1 29 license or operating privileges for not more than one hundred 1 30 eighty days, or both. 1 31 EXPLANATION 1 32 This bill provides that motor vehicle operators who are 1 33 convicted of certain moving violations which are simple 1 34 misdemeanors punishable by scheduled fines may be subject to 1 35 additional fines and licensing sanctions if such a violation 2 1 results in injury or death. The bill applies to specified 2 2 violations that involve failure to yield or interfering with 2 3 the right=of=way of a vehicle or person. If the violation 2 4 results in injury to another person, the court may impose an 2 5 additional fine of $200 or suspension of the violator's 2 6 driver's license for up to 30 days, or both. For a violation 2 7 resulting in serious injury to another person, the court may 2 8 impose an additional fine of $500 or driver's license 2 9 suspension for up to 90 days, or both. "Serious injury" is 2 10 defined as a bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of 2 11 death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, 2 12 protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily 2 13 organ or major bodily member, or the loss of any bodily 2 14 member. For a violation which results in the death of a 2 15 person, the court may impose an additional fine of $1,000 or 2 16 driver's license suspension for up to 180 days, or both. 2 17 LSB 2606HH 81 2 18 dea:nh/pj/5