House
Study
Bill
531
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
PAUSTIAN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
regarding
driving
privileges
of
persons
issued
a
special
1
minor’s
driver’s
license
who
reside
or
are
employed
on
a
2
farm,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
5820HC
(1)
88
mo/ns
H.F.
_____
Section
1.
Section
321.194,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(03)
If
the
licensee
resides
on
a
farm
3
or
is
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state,
4
the
licensee
may
operate
a
motor
vehicle
during
the
hours
5
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
for
the
purpose
of
assisting
the
6
person’s
parents,
guardians,
or
employers
with
farm
work
or
in
7
connection
with
any
farm
job,
employment,
or
other
farm-related
8
work,
including
traveling
to
or
from
the
location
of
the
farm
9
work,
provided
the
driving
distance
between
the
point
of
origin
10
and
the
destination
is
no
more
than
fifty
miles.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
321.194,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
12
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
(3)
To
a
service
station
for
the
purpose
of
refueling,
so
14
long
as
the
service
station
is
the
station
closest
to
the
route
15
on
which
the
licensee
is
traveling
under
subparagraph
(1)
,
or
16
(2)
,
or
(03)
.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
Under
current
law,
a
person
holding
a
special
minor’s
21
driver’s
license
is
allowed
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
during
22
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
between
the
licensee’s
23
residence,
schools
of
enrollment,
bus
stops,
and
sites,
24
facilities,
or
schools
designated
by
the
licensee’s
district
25
or
school
of
enrollment
for
the
accommodation
of
the
school’s
26
extracurricular
activities,
with
certain
limitations.
This
27
bill
allows
a
person
holding
a
special
minor’s
driver’s
license
28
who
resides
on
a
farm
or
is
employed
for
compensation
on
a
29
farm
in
this
state
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
during
the
hours
30
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
for
the
purpose
of
assisting
the
31
person’s
parents,
guardians,
or
employers
with
farm
work
or
in
32
connection
with
any
farm
job,
employment,
or
other
farm-related
33
work,
including
traveling
to
or
from
the
location
of
the
farm
34
work,
provided
the
driving
distance
between
the
point
of
origin
35
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5820HC
(1)
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2
H.F.
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and
the
destination
is
no
more
than
50
miles.
The
bill
also
1
allows
a
licensee
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
to
a
service
2
station
along
the
associated
routes.
3
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.194
is
punishable
by
a
4
scheduled
fine
of
$50.
5
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5820HC
(1)
88
mo/ns
2/
2