House File 2224 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HUNTER


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act prohibiting the use of certain communication devices while
  2    operating a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5927HH 82
  5 dea/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.363A  COMMUNICATION DEVICES
  1  2 PROHIBITED.
  1  3    A person shall not operate or use a mobile telephone,
  1  4 two=way radio, wireless electronic mail device, two=way pager,
  1  5 or any other device used for remote two=way communication
  1  6 while operating a motor vehicle on the roadway.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 805.8A, subsection 14, Code 2007, is
  1  8 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  9    NEW PARAGRAPH.  j.  COMMUNICATION DEVICE VIOLATIONS.  For
  1 10 violations under section 321.363A, the scheduled fine is
  1 11 thirty dollars.
  1 12                           EXPLANATION
  1 13    This bill prohibits a person from using a mobile telephone
  1 14 or other two=way communication device while operating a motor
  1 15 vehicle on the roadway.  The prohibition would not apply when
  1 16 the vehicle is stopped on the shoulder of the highway or is
  1 17 otherwise off the highway.  A violation is a simple
  1 18 misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $30.
  1 19 LSB 5927HH 82
  1 20 dea/nh/5