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House
File
2708
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2708
BY
GJERDE
,
KURTH
,
KRESSIG
,
LEVIN
,
GOSA
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
and
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
operating
a
motor
vehicle
while
intoxicated
1
and
causing
injury,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
707.6A,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
A
person
commits
an
aggravated
3
misdemeanor
when
the
person
unintentionally
injures
another
4
person
by
operating
a
motor
vehicle
while
intoxicated,
as
5
prohibited
by
section
321J.2.
A
person
committing
a
second
or
6
subsequent
violation
of
this
subsection
commits
a
class
“D”
7
felony.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
unintentionally
causes
12
the
death
of
another
by
operating
a
motor
vehicle
while
13
intoxicated
(OWI)
commits
a
class
“B”
felony.
A
person
who
14
unintentionally
causes
a
serious
injury
by
OWI
commits
a
class
15
“D”
felony.
“Serious
injury”
is
defined
to
include
disabling
16
mental
illness;
bodily
injury
which
creates
a
substantial
17
risk
of
death,
causes
serious
permanent
disfigurement,
or
18
causes
protracted
loss
or
impairment
of
the
function
of
any
19
bodily
member
or
organ;
any
injury
to
a
child
that
requires
20
surgical
repair
and
necessitates
the
administration
of
general
21
anesthesia;
and
skull
fractures,
rib
fractures,
and
metaphyseal
22
fractures
of
the
long
bones
of
children
under
the
age
of
four
23
years.
24
This
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
unintentionally
injures
25
another
person,
but
does
not
cause
serious
injury,
by
OWI
26
commits
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
27
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
28
a
fine
of
at
least
$855
but
not
more
than
$8,540.
A
person
29
committing
a
second
or
subsequent
violation
of
the
bill
commits
30
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
31
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
32
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
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