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SENATE
FILE
259
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
51)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
26,
2025
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
limiting
the
release
of
personal
information
for
traffic
1
violations
observed
by
an
out-of-state
traffic
camera,
2
making
penalties
applicable,
and
including
effective
date
3
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.11B
Disclosure
of
information
1
prohibited
——
out-of-state
traffic
camera
violations.
2
1.
A
person
who
requests
personal
information
from
the
3
department,
a
local
authority,
or
a
law
enforcement
agency
by
4
presenting
a
registration
plate
number
shall
affirm
the
reason
5
for
the
request,
subject
to
penalty
for
perjury.
6
2.
Notwithstanding
section
321.11,
subsections
1,
2,
7
and
3,
the
department,
a
local
authority,
and
any
officer
8
or
employee
of
a
law
enforcement
agency
shall
not
release
9
personal
information
of
a
person
who
was
issued
a
driver’s
10
license
by
the
department
or
who
has
a
motor
vehicle
registered
11
in
this
state,
if
the
release
of
such
information
would
be
12
used
to
issue
or
collect
a
fine
for
a
violation
of
a
traffic
13
law
observed
by
a
traffic
camera
outside
of
this
state.
14
This
subsection
does
not
prohibit
the
release
of
personal
15
information
if
the
requester
is
investigating
criminal
or
civil
16
law
violations
other
than
traffic
law
violations
captured
by
17
a
traffic
camera.
18
3.
As
used
in
this
section:
19
a.
“Person”
means
as
defined
in
section
4.1.
20
b.
“Personal
information”
means
as
defined
in
section
21
321.11.
22
c.
“Traffic
camera”
means
a
camera
or
other
optical
device
23
designed
to
detect
and
record
motor
vehicles
being
operated
in
24
violation
of
a
traffic
law,
including
a
violation
for
failure
25
to
obey
an
official
traffic-control
signal,
for
excessive
26
speed,
and
for
failure
to
pay
a
required
toll,
the
use
of
which
27
results
in
the
issuance
or
collection
of
a
fine.
28
4.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
29
administer
this
section.
30
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
31
2026.
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