House File 2321 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2321 BY THORUP A BILL FOR An Act requiring the department of transportation to collect 1 and store emergency contact information of driver’s license 2 applicants. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5475HH (2) 88 mo/ns
H.F. 2321 Section 1. Section 321.189, Code 2020, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. Emergency contact information. At 3 the time of application for, replacement of, or renewal of 4 a driver’s license, the department shall collect from the 5 licensee the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of 6 persons to be contacted if the licensee is involved in an 7 emergency situation. The department shall record the collected 8 information in the electronic database used by the department 9 and law enforcement to access registration, titling, and 10 driver’s license information. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill requires the department of transportation to, 15 at the time of application for, replacement of, or renewal 16 of a driver’s license, collect from the licensee the names, 17 telephone numbers, and addresses of persons to be contacted 18 if the licensee is involved in an emergency situation and 19 record said information in the electronic database used by the 20 department and law enforcement to access registration, titling, 21 and driver’s license information. 22 -1- LSB 5475HH (2) 88 mo/ns 1/ 1