Bill Text: IA HF2150 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Bill 2150 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to unintentionally causing the death of a person by operating a motor vehicle at an excessive speed, and providing penalties. (See HF 2430.)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-14 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF2150 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF2150-Introduced.html


House File 2150 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  FISHER

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to unintentionally causing the death of a
  2    person by operating a motor vehicle at an excessive speed,
  3    and providing penalties.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 707.6A, subsection 2, Code 2018, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  Exceeding a speed limit established or
  1  4 posted pursuant to section 321.236, subsection 13, paragraph
  1  5 "a", section 321.285, section 321.288, subsection 2, paragraph
  1  6 "f", or section 321.289, 321.290, 321.293, or 321.295, by
  1  7 twenty=five miles per hour or more, if the death of the other
  1  8 person directly or indirectly results from the violation.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 11 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 12    This bill provides that a person commits a class "C" felony
  1 13 when the person unintentionally causes the death of another by
  1 14 exceeding a speed limit established or posted pursuant to Code
  1 15 section 321.236, subsection 13, paragraph "a" (powers of local
  1 16 authorities to regulate speed in rural residence districts),
  1 17 Code section 321.285 (general speed restrictions), Code
  1 18 section 321.288, subsection 2, paragraph "f" (reduced speed
  1 19 in road work zones), or Code section 321.289 (speed signs),
  1 20 321.290 (special restrictions), 321.293 (local authorities may
  1 21 alter limits), or 321.295 (limitation on bridge or elevated
  1 22 structures), by 25 miles per hour or more, if the death of the
  1 23 other person directly or indirectly results from the violation.
  1 24 A class "C" felony is punishable by imprisonment for no more
  1 25 than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,000 but not more than
  1 26 $10,000.
  1 27    By operation of law, a person who commits a violation
  1 28 under the bill is subject to driver's license suspension for
  1 29 vehicular homicide (Code section 321.210D) and is disqualified
  1 30 from operating a commercial motor vehicle for one year (Code
  1 31 section 321.208). In addition, the person is prohibited from
  1 32 being admitted to bail during the appeal process (Code section
  1 33 811.1). If the person fails to remain at the scene of the
  1 34 accident in violation of Code section 321.261, the person
  1 35 must also be denied parole or work release until the person
  2  1 has served at least seven=tenths of the maximum term of the
  2  2 person's sentence (Code section 902.12).
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