House
File
426
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
293)
(COMPANION
TO
LSB
2134SS
BY
KREIMAN)
Passed
House,
Date
Passed
Senate,
Date
Vote:
Ayes
Nays
Vote:
Ayes
Nays
Approved
A
BILL
FOR
1
An
Act
relating
to
reporting
requirements
for
traffic
accidents
2
involving
the
operation
of
motor
vehicles
by
reserve
peace
3
officers.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
TLSB
2134HV
83
6
rh/nh/8
PAG
LIN
1
1
Section
1.
Section
321.267A,
subsection
4,
Code
2009,
is
1
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
3
4.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
"certified
law
1
4
enforcement
officer"
means
includes
a
law
enforcement
officer
1
5
who
is
certified
through
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
as
1
6
provided
in
section
80B.13,
subsection
3,
or
section
80B.17
a
1
7
reserve
peace
officer
certified
through
the
Iowa
law
1
8
enforcement
academy
as
provided
in
section
80D.4A
.
1
9
EXPLANATION
1
10
This
bill
provides
that
a
traffic
accident
involving
the
1
11
operation
of
a
motor
vehicle
by
a
law
enforcement
officer
or
a
1
12
reserve
peace
officer
shall
be
reported
to
the
state
1
13
department
of
transportation
by
the
law
enforcement
officer's
1
14
employer
or
the
reserve
peace
officer's
employer.
The
1
15
employer
shall
certify
to
the
department
whether
or
not
the
1
16
accident
occurred
in
the
line
of
duty
while
operating
an
1
17
official
government
vehicle.
1
18
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2134HV
83
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19
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