House
File
152
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
152
BY
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
,
KRESSIG
,
and
STECKMAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
fines
and
driver’s
license
suspensions
for
1
certain
motor
vehicle
violations
resulting
in
death
and
2
including
penalty
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.482A,
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321.482A
Violations
resulting
in
injury
or
death
——
3
additional
penalties.
4
Notwithstanding
section
321.482
,
a
person
who
is
convicted
5
of
operating
a
motor
vehicle
in
violation
of
section
321.178,
6
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(2),
section
7
321.180B,
subsection
6
,
section
321.194,
subsection
1
,
8
paragraph
“d”
,
section
321.256
,
section
321.257
,
section
9
321.275,
subsection
4
,
section
321.276,
321.297
,
321.298
,
10
321.299
,
321.302
,
321.303
,
321.304
,
321.305
,
321.306
,
321.307
,
11
321.308
,
section
321.309,
subsection
2
,
or
section
321.311
,
12
321.319
,
321.320
,
321.321
,
321.322
,
321.323
,
321.324
,
321.324A
,
13
321.327
,
321.329
,
321.333
,
or
321.372,
subsection
3
,
causing
14
serious
injury
to
or
the
death
of
another
person
may
be
subject
15
to
the
following
penalties
in
addition
to
the
penalty
provided
16
for
a
scheduled
violation
in
section
805.8A
or
any
other
17
penalty
provided
by
law:
18
1.
For
a
violation
causing
serious
injury,
a
fine
of
five
19
hundred
dollars
or
suspension
of
the
violator’s
driver’s
20
license
or
operating
privileges
for
not
more
than
ninety
days,
21
or
both.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“serious
injury”
22
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
702.18
.
23
2.
For
a
violation
causing
death,
a
fine
of
one
two
thousand
24
dollars
or
and
suspension
of
the
violator’s
driver’s
license
25
or
operating
privileges
for
not
more
than
one
hundred
eighty
26
days,
or
both
year
.
As
an
alternative
to
the
fine
imposed
by
27
this
subsection,
the
court
may
order
the
violator
to
perform
28
one
hundred
hours
of
unpaid
community
service
in
an
agency,
29
organization,
or
program
related
to
motor
vehicle
safety
and
30
to
attend
a
driver
improvement
course
approved
or
administered
31
by
the
department
of
transportation.
The
department
of
32
transportation
shall
adopt
rules
to
approve
or
administer
a
33
driver
improvement
course
in
accordance
with
this
subsection.
34
The
purpose
of
the
course
shall
be
to
educate
violators
about
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safe
driving
practices
and
compliance
with
the
motor
vehicle
1
laws
of
this
state.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
For
certain
motor
vehicle
violations
resulting
in
death,
the
6
bill
doubles
the
amount
of
the
fine
to
$2,000
and
doubles
the
7
maximum
length
of
the
suspension
of
the
violator’s
driver’s
8
license
to
one
year.
The
bill
also
provides
an
alternative
to
9
the
fine.
In
lieu
of
imposition
of
a
fine,
the
court
may
order
10
the
violator
to
perform
100
hours
of
community
service
related
11
to
traffic
safety
and
take
a
driver
improvement
course
approved
12
or
administered
by
the
department
of
transportation
by
rule.
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