SF 316 (LSB 1007XS (5) 86)

SENATE FILE 316

BY  SCHULTZ

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to carrying a firearm while operating or riding an all-terrain vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321I.14, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   2.   a.  A Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs “b” and “c”, a person shall not operate or ride an all-terrain vehicle with a firearm in the person’s possession unless it is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case.
    b.  However, a A nonambulatory person may carry an uncased and unloaded firearm while operating or riding an all-terrain vehicle.
   c.  A person may operate or ride an all-terrain vehicle with a loaded firearm, whether concealed or not, if the person has in the person’s possession and displays to a peace officer on demand a valid permit to carry weapons which has been issued to the person, and the person’s conduct is within the limits of that permit.
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 carrying a firearm while operating or riding an all-terrain vehicle.
   The bill amends Code section 321.14(2) to allow a person to operate or ride an all-terrain vehicle with a loaded firearm, whether concealed or not, if the person has in the person’s possession and displays to a peace officer on demand a valid permit to carry weapons which has been issued to the person, and the person’s conduct is within the limits of that permit. 
   Current law provides that a person shall not operate or ride an all-terrain vehicle with a firearm in the person’s possession unless it is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case. However, a nonambulatory person may carry an uncased and unloaded firearm while operating or riding an all-terrain vehicle.
   A person who violates Code section 321I.14(2) commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled fine in the amount of $100 pursuant to Code section 805.8B(2A)(b)(3).