HF 2220 (LSB 6002YH (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2220

BY  MOMMSEN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the expungement of an operating-while-intoxicated offense that is a serious misdemeanor under certain circumstances.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 901C.3, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  A conviction under section 321J.2, except for a conviction under section 321J.2, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, involving a defendant who was twenty-five years of age or younger at the time of the offense, and if the offense did not involve a serious injury, as defined in section 702.18, to any person other than to the defendant.
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 the expungement of an operating-while-intoxicated (OWI) offense that is a serious misdemeanor under certain circumstances.
   Current law does not allow the expungement of a conviction under Code section 321J.2. The bill provides that a conviction under Code section 321J.2 that is a serious misdemeanor shall not be expunged except for a conviction involving a defendant who was 25 years of age or younger at the time of the offense, and the offense did not involve a serious injury, as defined in Code section 702.18, to any person other than to the defendant.