Senate
Study
Bill
3184
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DANIELSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
allowable
solicitations
for
a
charitable
1
purpose
on
a
public
road
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
13C.4
Authorized
solicitations
——
1
roadways.
2
1.
A
charitable
organization
shall
be
permitted
to
solicit
3
contributions
on
any
place
within
a
public
road
or
street,
as
4
defined
by
section
306.3,
subject
to
the
requirements
of
this
5
section.
6
2.
To
permit
the
solicitation
of
contributions
on
a
public
7
road,
a
charitable
organization
shall
file
an
application
with
8
the
applicable
local
authority
no
later
than
ten
days
prior
to
9
the
date
the
solicitation
will
first
occur
which
application
10
shall
provide
as
follows:
11
a.
The
date
or
dates
and
times
of
day
when
the
solicitation
12
is
to
occur.
13
b.
The
location
or
locations
on
a
public
road
where
the
14
solicitation
is
to
occur.
15
c.
The
manner
and
conditions
under
which
the
solicitation
16
is
to
occur.
17
d.
Proof
of
a
valid
liability
insurance
policy
of
at
least
18
one
million
dollars
insuring
the
charitable
organization
19
against
bodily
injury
and
property
damage
arising
out
of
or
in
20
connection
with
the
solicitation.
21
e.
Acknowledgment
that
only
peace
officers,
fire
fighters,
22
volunteer
emergency
medical
services
providers,
and
any
other
23
persons
employed,
or
who
volunteer,
to
protect
the
public
24
safety
shall
conduct
the
solicitation.
25
3.
The
applicable
local
authority
shall
review
an
26
application
submitted
pursuant
to
this
section
in
an
27
expeditious
manner
and
shall
allow
the
solicitation
if
the
28
requirements
of
subsection
2
are
met.
29
4.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
the
“applicable
local
30
authority”
means
the
city
council
for
a
road
located
within
31
the
corporate
limits
of
the
city
and
the
county
board
of
32
supervisors
for
a
road
located
outside
the
corporate
limits
of
33
a
city.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
allows
a
charitable
organization
to
solicit
3
contributions
on
any
place
within
a
public
road
under
certain
4
circumstances.
5
New
Code
section
13C.4
provides
that
a
charitable
6
organization
may
submit
an
application
to
the
local
authorities
7
and
be
permitted
to
solicit
on
a
road
if
certain
conditions
are
8
met.
The
application
is
required
to
be
submitted
at
least
10
9
days
prior
to
the
solicitation
and
shall
include
the
date
or
10
dates
of
the
solicitation
as
well
as
times
of
day,
the
location
11
or
locations
of
the
solicitation,
proof
of
a
valid
liability
12
insurance
policy
of
at
least
$1
million,
and
an
acknowledgment
13
that
only
fire
fighters,
police
officers,
volunteer
emergency
14
medical
services
providers,
and
any
other
persons
employed
to
15
protect
the
public
safety
shall
conduct
the
solicitation.
The
16
bill
provides
that
the
applicable
local
authority
shall
allow
17
the
solicitation
if
the
requirements
of
the
new
Code
section
18
are
met
and
is
defined
as
the
city
council
for
a
road
located
19
within
a
city
and
the
county
board
of
supervisors
for
a
road
20
located
outside
the
corporate
limits
of
a
city.
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