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House
File
2130
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2130
BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
noncompliance
with
and
circumvention
of
1
ignition
interlock
device
requirements,
and
providing
2
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321J.20,
subsections
3
and
7,
Code
2026,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
In
addition
to
other
penalties
provided
by
law,
a
3
person’s
temporary
restricted
license
shall
be
revoked
if
4
the
person
A
person
who
is
required
to
install
an
ignition
5
interlock
device
and
the
person
under
this
chapter
commits
a
6
simple
misdemeanor
when
the
person
operates
a
motor
vehicle
7
which
that
does
not
have
an
approved
ignition
interlock
device
8
or
removes
the
ignition
interlock
device
without
authorization
9
installed
.
In
addition,
the
department
shall
revoke
the
10
person’s
temporary
restricted
license.
11
7.
A
person
who
tampers
with,
removes
without
12
authorization,
or
circumvents
an
ignition
interlock
device
13
installed
as
required
in
this
chapter
while
the
requirement
for
14
the
ignition
interlock
device
is
in
effect
commits
a
serious
15
misdemeanor.
In
addition,
the
department
shall
revoke
the
16
person’s
temporary
restricted
license.
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
whose
driver’s
license
is
21
revoked
for
operating
while
intoxicated
is
required
to
install
22
an
ignition
interlock
device
(IID)
prior
to
being
issued
23
a
temporary
restricted
license
(TRL)
by
the
department
of
24
transportation
(DOT).
The
IID
must
be
installed
on
every
25
vehicle
operated
by
the
person.
In
addition
to
other
penalties
26
provided
by
law,
a
person’s
TRL
must
be
revoked
if
the
person
27
is
required
to
install
an
IID
and
the
person
operates
a
motor
28
vehicle
without
an
approved
IID
installed
or
removes
the
IID
29
without
authorization.
30
This
bill
creates
a
new
criminal
offense,
punishable
as
a
31
simple
misdemeanor,
when
a
person
who
is
required
to
install
an
32
IID
operates
a
motor
vehicle
that
does
not
have
an
approved
IID
33
installed.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
34
for
no
more
than
30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
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more
than
$855.
In
addition,
the
DOT
must
revoke
the
person’s
1
TRL
for
such
an
offense.
2
The
bill
moves
the
requirement
for
the
DOT
to
revoke
a
3
person’s
TRL
if
the
person
removes
an
IID
without
authorization
4
to
Code
section
321J.20(7),
which
under
current
law
makes
it
a
5
serious
misdemeanor
when
a
person
tampers
with,
removes
without
6
authorization,
or
circumvents
an
IID.
As
a
result,
the
DOT
7
must
also
revoke
a
person’s
TRL
if
the
person
tampers
with
or
8
circumvents
the
IID.
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