House File 2446 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to additional penalties for certain violations
2against bicyclists causing serious injury or death committed
3by a person operating a motor vehicle.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1   Section 1.  Section 321.482A, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
22020, is amended to read as follows:
   3Notwithstanding section 321.482, a person who is convicted
4of operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321.178,
5subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2), section
6321.180B, subsection 6, section 321.194, subsection 2,
7paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), section 321.256, 321.257,
8section 321.275, subsection 4, section 321.276, section
9321.281, subsection 1, section
321.297, 321.298, 321.299,
10321.302, 321.303, 321.304, 321.305, 321.306, 321.307, 321.311,
11321.319, 321.320, 321.321, 321.322, 321.323, 321.324, 321.324A,
12321.327, 321.329, 321.333, section 321.372, subsection 3, or
13section 321.449B, causing serious injury to or the death of
14another person may be subject to the following penalties in
15addition to the penalty provided for a scheduled violation in
16section 805.8A or any other penalty provided by law:
17EXPLANATION
18The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
19the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   20Under current law, Code section 321.281(1) prohibits a
21person operating a motor vehicle from steering the vehicle
22unreasonably close to or toward a person riding a bicycle on
23a highway, including the roadway or the shoulder adjacent
24to the roadway. The scheduled fine for a violation of Code
25section 321.281(1) is $250. Code section 321.482A sets forth
26additional penalties for causing serious injury to or the death
27of another person while operating a motor vehicle in violation
28of certain Code sections in Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles
29and law of the road).
   30This bill adds Code section 321.281(1) to the list of
31violations subject to additional penalties under Code section
32321.482A. For a violation causing serious injury, the
33additional penalties include a fine of $500 or suspension of
34the violator’s driver’s license or operating privileges for not
35more than 90 days, or both. For a violation causing death, the
-1-1additional penalties include a fine of $1,000 or suspension of
2the violator’s driver’s license or operating privileges for not
3more than 180 days, or both.
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