HF 2442 (LSB 5948YH (3) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2442

BY  HALL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to violations for failure to provide proof of motor vehicle financial liability coverage, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FINANCIAL LIABILITY COVERAGE —— RULES.  The department of transportation shall initiate rulemaking to amend 761 IAC 615.1 to provide that a violation of section 321.20B for failure to provide proof of financial liability coverage is a moving violation.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, the department of transportation may suspend a person’s driver’s license upon a showing that the person is a habitual violator of the traffic laws. Pursuant to administrative rules, a “habitual violator” is a person who has been convicted of three or more moving violations committed within a 12-month period. The accumulation of convictions for moving violations may also lead to license revocation if the person is determined to be a habitual offender. “Moving violation” is defined in administrative rules as any violation of motor vehicle laws, with certain exceptions including a violation of Code section 321.20B for failure to provide proof of financial liability coverage. This bill directs the department of transportation to amend its rules by removing that exception.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.