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House
File
574
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
574
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
202)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
driving
privileges
of
unsupervised
1
persons
issued
a
special
minor’s
restricted
driver’s
2
license,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.194,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Consent
——
employment
and
established
place
of
religious
3
worship
.
Prior
to
being
authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
4
unsupervised
to
a
place
of
employment
,
or
a
location
for
5
farm-related
work
while
employed
to
work
on
a
farm,
or
an
6
established
place
of
religious
worship,
the
applicant’s
parent
7
or
guardian
must
complete
a
written
consent
form
prescribed
by
8
the
department.
9
a.
The
written
consent
form
must
include,
at
minimum,
10
the
name
and
address
of
the
applicant’s
current
place
of
11
employment
,
or
primary
farm
location,
or
established
place
of
12
religious
worship,
as
applicable.
13
b.
If
the
place
of
employment
,
or
primary
farm
location
,
14
or
established
place
of
religious
worship
changes,
the
parent
15
or
guardian
must
complete
a
new
written
consent
form
prior
16
to
the
licensee
being
authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
17
unsupervised
to
the
new
location.
18
c.
While
a
licensee
is
operating
a
motor
vehicle
as
19
described
in
this
subsection
,
the
licensee
shall
carry
a
copy
20
of
the
written
consent
form
in
the
vehicle
and
present
the
form
21
for
inspection
upon
request
by
a
certified
peace
officer.
22
Sec.
2.
Section
321.194,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
23
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
A
licensee
may
operate
a
motor
vehicle
unsupervised
over
26
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
licensee’s
27
residence,
school
of
enrollment,
location
where
the
licensee
28
receives
competent
private
instruction
or
independent
private
29
instruction,
place
of
employment,
location
for
farm
work
or
30
farm-related
work
if
the
licensee
resides
on
a
farm
or
is
31
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state,
established
32
place
of
religious
worship,
and
the
closest
service
station,
33
for
any
of
the
following
purposes,
as
applicable,
provided
34
the
driving
distance
between
the
point
of
origin
and
the
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destination
is
no
more
than
twenty-five
miles,
and
the
licensee
1
is
in
immediate
possession
of
the
license
card:
2
Sec.
3.
Section
321.194,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
3
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
4
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(06)
To
attend
religious
worship
5
services
or
participate
in
volunteer
service
programs
at
the
6
licensee’s
established
place
of
religious
worship,
if
approved
7
by
the
licensee’s
parent
or
guardian
pursuant
to
subsection
2.
8
Sec.
4.
Section
321.194,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
a
and
e,
9
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
a.
Operate
the
motor
vehicle
except
during
the
hour
11
before
and
after
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
licensee’s
duly
12
scheduled
courses
of
instruction,
extracurricular
activities,
13
work
shift,
farm
work,
or
farm-related
work,
religious
worship
14
service,
or
volunteer
service
program,
as
applicable.
15
e.
Operate
a
motor
vehicle
to
the
licensee’s
place
of
16
employment
,
or
location
for
farm
work
or
farm-related
work
,
or
17
established
place
of
religious
worship
unless
the
licensee’s
18
parent
or
guardian
completed
a
written
consent
form
and
19
the
form
is
carried
in
the
motor
vehicle
and
available
for
20
inspection
in
accordance
with
subsection
2
.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
Under
current
law,
a
person
between
the
ages
of
14
and
18
25
is
authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
without
supervision
26
between
certain
approved
locations,
for
certain
activities,
and
27
during
certain
times
if
the
person
(licensee)
holds
a
special
28
minor’s
restricted
license.
Certain
further
restrictions
29
exist
for
some
licensees,
including
a
requirement
that
the
30
licensee’s
parent
or
guardian
must
complete
a
written
consent
31
form
prescribed
by
the
department
of
transportation
prior
to
32
the
licensee
operating
a
vehicle
unsupervised
to
a
place
of
33
employment.
The
consent
form
must
be
carried
by
the
licensee
34
in
the
vehicle
while
operating
the
vehicle
unsupervised
and
the
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licensee
must
present
the
form
for
inspection
upon
request
by
a
1
certified
peace
officer.
2
This
bill
adds
established
places
of
religious
worship
to
3
the
list
of
approved
driving
locations.
The
bill
authorizes
4
a
licensee
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
for
the
purposes
of
5
attending
religious
worship
services
or
participating
in
6
volunteer
service
programs
at
the
licensee’s
established
7
place
of
religious
worship
during
the
hour
before
and
after
8
the
service
or
program.
The
licensee’s
parent
or
guardian
9
must
complete
a
consent
form
including
the
location
of
the
10
established
place
of
religious
worship,
the
form
must
be
11
carried
by
the
licensee
in
the
vehicle
while
operating
the
12
vehicle
unsupervised,
and
the
licensee
must
present
the
form
13
for
inspection
upon
request
by
a
certified
peace
officer.
In
14
accordance
with
current
law,
the
driving
distance
between
the
15
point
of
origin
and
the
destination
cannot
be
more
than
25
16
miles.
17
A
licensee
who
violates
the
restrictions
of
a
special
18
minor’s
restricted
license
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor,
19
classified
as
a
moving
violation,
punishable
by
a
$70
scheduled
20
fine.
Additionally,
the
department
of
transportation
must
21
suspend
the
license
for
three
months
and
is
prohibited
from
22
issuing
an
intermediate
license
to
the
person
for
an
additional
23
three
months
following
the
person’s
sixteenth
birthday.
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