SF 259 (LSB 1640SV (4) 91)

SENATE FILE 259

BY  COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 51)

(As Amended and Passed by the Senate 2025-03-26)

A BILL FOR

An Act limiting the release of personal information for traffic violations observed by an out-of-state traffic camera, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.11B  Disclosure of information prohibited —— out-of-state traffic camera violations.
   1.  A person who requests personal information from the department, a local authority, or a law enforcement agency by presenting a registration plate number shall affirm the reason for the request, subject to penalty for perjury.
   2.  Notwithstanding section 321.11, subsections 1, 2, and 3, the department, a local authority, and any officer or employee of a law enforcement agency shall not release personal information of a person who was issued a driver’s license by the department or who has a motor vehicle registered in this state, if the release of such information would be used to issue or collect a fine for a violation of a traffic law observed by a traffic camera outside of this state. This subsection does not prohibit the release of personal information if the requester is investigating criminal or civil law violations other than traffic law violations captured by a traffic camera.
   3.  As used in this section:
   a.  “Person” means as defined in section 4.1.
   b.  “Personal information” means as defined in section 321.11.
   c.  “Traffic camera” means a camera or other optical device designed to detect and record motor vehicles being operated in violation of a traffic law, including a violation for failure to obey an official traffic-control signal, for excessive speed, and for failure to pay a required toll, the use of which results in the issuance or collection of a fine.
   4.  The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.