HF 2125 (LSB 5820YH (2) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2125

BY  STECKMAN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to disclosures on the uniform citation and complaint form.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 805.2, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   805.2  Form.

   The citation shall include the name and address of the person, the nature of the offense, the time and place at which the person is to appear in court, and the penalty for nonappearance and nonpayment of any criminal fine, court cost, or surcharge.
    Sec. 2.  Section 805.6, subsection 3, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph division:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION.  (j)  A space to inform the person that the offense charged, on its own accord, requires mandatory revocation or suspension of a driver’s license upon conviction.
    Sec. 3.  Section 805.6, subsection 9, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   9.  Supplies of uniform citation and complaint forms existing or on order on July 1, 2010 2014, may be used until exhausted.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the disclosures on the uniform citation and complaint form.
   Under the bill, a uniform citation and complaint form shall inform a defendant of the penalties for nonpayment of any fine, court cost, or surcharge. Current law requires the suspension of a driver’s license for failure to pay any criminal fine, court cost, or surcharge under Code section 321.210A.
   The bill also requires the uniform citation and complaint to provide a space to inform the person that the offense charged on its own accord requires mandatory revocation or suspension of a driver’s license upon conviction. 
   The bill specifies that supplies of uniform citation and complaint forms existing or on order on July 1, 2014, may be used until exhausted.