HOUSE FILE 317

BY  LUKAN

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for advance notification of the need to renew a driver’s license at the request of a licensee and establishing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 321.196, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  At the time a driver’s license is issued or renewed, the licensee may request to be notified in advance of the period for renewal of the driver’s license. The request for a renewal notice shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars. At least six weeks but not more than eight weeks before the date the driver’s license is due to expire, the department shall send notice of the expiration date of the license and the period for renewal to a licensee who has requested notification and paid the required fee. The notice shall be mailed to the most recent address of record provided by the licensee pursuant to section 321.182. Failure to receive a renewal notice shall not affect the expiration of a license or the requirements for renewal of an expired license.
EXPLANATION
   This bill allows a person to request to be notified by the department of transportation in advance of the period for renewal of the person’s driver’s license. The request must be made at the time the person’s license is being issued or renewed. The bill establishes a $10 fee for a renewal notice, which is payable at the time the request is made. The department of transportation is required to send the notice to the licensee at least six weeks but not more than eight weeks before the date the driver’s license is due to expire. The notice shall be mailed to the most recent address of record for the licensee and shall remind the licensee of the expiration date and the period for renewal of the license.
   The bill specifies that the expiration of a license or the requirements for renewal of an expired license are not affected by failure of a licensee to receive a notice.