House File 116 - 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 the carrying of a gun in or on a vehicle on a 2 public highway and making penalties applicable. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1861YH 83 5 rh/nh/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.36, Code 2009, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 483A.36 MANNER OF CONVEYANCE. 1 4NoA person, except as permitted by law, shall not have or 1 5 carry a gun in or on a vehicle on a public highway, unless the 1 6 gun is taken down or totally contained in a securely fastened 1 7 case, and its barrels and permanently attached magazines are 1 8 unloaded. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 This bill provides that a person, except as permitted by 1 11 law, shall not have or carry a gun in or on a vehicle on a 1 12 public highway, unless the gun is taken down or totally 1 13 contained in a securely fastened case and its barrels and 1 14 permanently attached attached magazines are unloaded. 1 15 A person who violates this law is subject to a scheduled 1 16 fine of either $25 or $50 depending on whether the violation 1 17 involved an assembled, unloaded gun or a loaded gun. 1 18 LSB 1861YH 83 1 19 rh/nh/24