House File 428 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 428 BY R. OLSON A BILL FOR An Act relating to installment agreements entered into with a 1 county attorney or the centralized collection unit of the 2 department of revenue. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2493HH (3) 84 jm/nh
H.F. 428 Section 1. Section 321.210A, subsection 1, Code 2011, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. When a person has entered into an 3 installment agreement pursuant to section 321.210B and 4 during the period of the agreement the department receives 5 notification from an insurance carrier that the person’s 6 insurance was canceled or terminated pursuant to section 7 321A.22 or proof of financial responsibility is no longer on 8 file with the department for such a person as required by 9 section 321A.17, the department shall suspend the person’s 10 driver’s license. The person’s license shall be reinstated 11 upon receipt of proof of financial responsibility for the 12 person. 13 Sec. 2. Section 321.210B, subsection 5, Code 2011, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 5. Upon receipt of the report from the clerk of the district 16 court , and payment of the reinstatement fee as provided in 17 section 321.191 , and proof of financial responsibility as 18 defined in section 321A.1, the department shall immediately 19 reinstate the driver’s license of the person unless the 20 driver’s license of the person is otherwise suspended, revoked, 21 denied, or barred under another provision of law. 22 Sec. 3. Section 321.210B, subsection 6, Code 2011, is 23 amended by striking the subsection. 24 Sec. 4. Section 321.210B, Code 2011, is amended by adding 25 the following new subsection: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. Upon notification from an 27 insurance carrier that a person’s insurance was canceled or 28 terminated pursuant to section 321A.22 or proof of financial 29 responsibility is no longer on file with the department as 30 required by section 321A.17, the department shall suspend 31 the driver’s license of the person as provided in section 32 321.210A. For purposes of suspension and reinstatement of the 33 driver’s license of the person, the suspension and subsequent 34 reinstatement shall be considered a suspension pursuant to 35 -1- LSB 2493HH (3) 84 jm/nh 1/ 2
H.F. 428 section 321.210A. 1 EXPLANATION 2 This bill relates to installment agreements entered into 3 with a county attorney or the centralized collection unit of 4 the department of revenue by a person who driver’s license has 5 been suspended for failure to pay a fine, penalty, surcharge, 6 or court cost. 7 A person required to file proof of financial responsibility 8 with the department of transportation to operate a motor 9 vehicle under Code chapter 321A and who enters into an 10 installment agreement pursuant to Code section 321.210B, shall 11 file and maintain proof of financial responsibility with the 12 department of transportation under the bill. If the insurance 13 is canceled or terminated or proof of financial responsibility 14 is no longer on file with the department of transportation 15 while the person has entered into an installment agreement, the 16 bill requires the person’s driver’s license to be suspended 17 under Code section 321.210A. 18 “Proof of financial responsibility” is defined in Code 19 section 321A.1(11). 20 -2- LSB 2493HH (3) 84 jm/nh 2/ 2