H.F. 427 Section 1. Section 901.5, subsection 10, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 In addition to any sentence imposed pursuant to chapter 902 3 or 903 , the court , in the absence of compelling circumstances 4 warranting an exception, shall order the state department of 5 transportation to revoke the defendant’s driver’s license or 6 motor vehicle operating privilege for a period of one hundred 7 eighty days, or to delay the issuance of a driver’s license 8 for one hundred eighty days after the person is first eligible 9 if the defendant has not been issued a driver’s license, and 10 shall send a copy of the order in addition to the notice of 11 conviction required under section 124.412 , 126.26 , or 453B.16 , 12 to the state department of transportation, if the defendant is 13 being sentenced for any of the following offenses: 14 EXPLANATION 15 Under current law, a court is required to order the 16 department of transportation to revoke a defendant’s driver’s 17 license or motor vehicle operating privilege for a period of 18 180 days or, if the person does not have a driver’s license, to 19 delay the issuance of a license for 180 days after the person 20 is first eligible, if the defendant is being sentenced for an 21 offense relating to possession or distribution of controlled 22 substances. The license revocation is in addition to any 23 sentence imposed for the crime. The department is authorized 24 to issue a temporary restricted driver’s license to such a 25 person whose license has been revoked by the court, but only 26 in a case of hardship or circumstances where alternative means 27 of transportation do not exist. 28 This bill provides an exception to the requirement for the 29 court to order revocation of a defendant’s driver’s license 30 for cases in which the court finds compelling circumstances 31 warranting such an exception. 32 -1- LSB 2101HH (3) 84 dea/nh 1/ 1