Senate
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SENATE
FILE
67
BY
DANIELSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
exemptions
from
motor
vehicle
window
1
transparency
requirements,
and
including
effective
date
and
2
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.438,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
A
person
shall
not
operate
on
the
highway
a
motor
3
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
side
window
to
the
4
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver,
or
a
side-wing
sidewing
5
forward
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
which
is
6
excessively
dark
or
reflective
so
that
it
is
difficult
for
a
7
person
outside
the
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
the
motor
vehicle
8
through
the
windshield,
window,
or
sidewing.
The
department
9
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
a
minimum
measurable
standard
10
of
transparency
which
shall
apply
to
violations
of
this
11
subsection
.
12
b.
An
exemption
from
the
minimum
standard
of
transparency
13
established
by
the
department,
which
was
granted
by
the
14
department
to
a
person
suffering
from
a
severe
light-sensitive
15
condition
prior
to
July
4,
2012,
shall
continue
to
apply
for
as
16
long
as
the
person’s
need
for
an
exemption
is
documented
by
a
17
physician.
When
the
person
who
is
the
subject
of
the
exemption
18
is
no
longer
a
passenger
or
operator
of
the
motor
vehicle
19
to
which
the
exemption
applies,
the
person
may
transfer
the
20
exemption
to
another
vehicle
in
which
the
person
is
a
passenger
21
or
operator
by
obtaining
a
form
provided
by
the
department,
to
22
be
signed
by
the
person’s
physician
and
carried
at
all
times
in
23
the
vehicle
to
which
the
exemption
applies,
in
the
same
manner
24
prescribed
for
the
original
exemption.
25
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
26
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
27
Sec.
3.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
28
retroactively
to
July
4,
2012.
29
EXPLANATION
30
Current
law
prohibits
a
person
from
operating
a
motor
31
vehicle
with
a
front
windshield,
front
side
windows,
or
32
front
sidewings
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
that
are
33
excessively
dark
or
reflective
so
that
it
is
difficult
for
34
a
person
to
see
into
the
motor
vehicle.
The
department
of
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transportation
has
established
by
rule
a
minimum
standard
of
1
transparency
of
70
percent
light
transmittance.
2
Prior
to
July
4,
2012,
a
person
with
a
documented
medical
3
need
could
apply
to
the
department
for
an
exemption
from
the
4
minimum
standard
of
transparency.
The
department’s
exemption
5
form
bearing
the
signature
of
the
person’s
physician
must
be
6
carried
at
all
times
in
the
vehicle
to
which
the
exemption
7
applies.
As
of
July
4,
2012,
pursuant
to
administrative
rules,
8
the
department
discontinued
issuing
new
exemptions;
however,
9
a
motor
vehicle
to
which
a
prior
exemption
still
applies
can
10
continue
to
be
operated
under
the
terms
of
the
exemption
for
11
as
long
as
the
motor
vehicle
continues
to
be
used
for
the
12
transport
of
the
passenger
or
operator
who
is
the
subject
of
13
the
exemption.
14
This
bill
provides
that
an
exemption
granted
prior
to
July
4,
15
2012,
does
not
expire
when
the
vehicle
to
which
it
applies
is
16
no
longer
used
for
the
transport
of
the
passenger
or
operator
17
who
is
the
subject
of
the
exemption.
The
person
who
is
the
18
subject
of
the
exemption
may
transfer
the
exemption
to
another
19
vehicle
in
which
that
person
is
a
passenger
or
operator.
To
20
accomplish
the
transfer,
the
person
must
obtain
a
form
from
the
21
department,
to
be
signed
by
the
person’s
physician
and
carried
22
in
the
vehicle
at
all
times,
in
the
same
manner
in
which
the
23
original
exemption
was
obtained.
24
The
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment
and
applies
25
retroactively
to
July
4,
2012.
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