Bill Text: IA HF36 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to requirements for and restrictions on special minor's driver's licenses, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-12 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 77. [HF36 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF36-Introduced.html
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BY
KRESSIG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
requirements
for
and
restrictions
on
special
1
minor’s
driver’s
licenses,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.194,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
striking
the
2
subparagraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
3
(3)
If
the
licensee
is
employed,
the
licensee
may
operate
a
4
motor
vehicle
during
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
over
5
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
licensee’s
6
residence
or
school
of
enrollment
and
the
licensee’s
place
7
of
employment,
provided
the
driving
distance
between
the
8
licensee’s
place
of
employment
and
the
nearest
point
on
the
9
route
on
which
the
licensee
is
authorized
to
travel
under
10
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(a),
or
subparagraph
11
(2),
subparagraph
division
(a),
is
no
more
than
fifty
miles.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
321.194,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
13
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
b.
Upon
receipt
of
a
statement
of
necessity,
the
department
15
shall
issue
the
driver’s
license
provided
the
applicant
is
16
otherwise
eligible
for
issuance
of
the
license.
The
fact
that
17
the
applicant
resides
at
a
distance
less
than
one
mile
from
the
18
applicant’s
school
of
enrollment
is
prima
facie
evidence
of
19
the
nonexistence
of
necessity
for
the
issuance
of
a
license.
20
However,
the
distance
between
the
applicant’s
residence
and
21
school
of
enrollment
shall
not
be
considered
if
the
applicant
22
resides
on
a
farm
or
is
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
Under
current
law,
a
person
holding
a
special
minor’s
27
driver’s
license
is
allowed
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
28
during
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
between
the
29
licensee’s
residence,
schools
of
enrollment,
bus
stops,
and
30
sites,
facilities,
or
schools
designated
by
the
licensee’s
31
district
or
school
of
enrollment
for
the
accommodation
of
the
32
school’s
extracurricular
activities,
with
certain
limitations.
33
Additionally,
if
the
licensee
resides
on
a
farm
or
is
employed
34
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state,
the
licensee
is
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authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
for
the
purpose
of
1
assisting
the
licensee’s
parents,
guardians,
or
employers
with
2
farm
work
or
in
connection
with
any
farm
job,
employment,
or
3
other
farm-related
work,
including
traveling
to
or
from
the
4
location
of
the
farm
work,
provided
the
licensee
operates
the
5
vehicle
over
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
6
point
of
origin
and
the
destination
and
the
driving
distance
7
between
the
point
of
origin
and
the
destination
is
no
more
than
8
50
miles.
A
licensee
may
also
operate
a
motor
vehicle
to
a
9
service
station
along
the
associated
routes.
10
This
bill
strikes
the
farm
work
authorization
and
instead
11
authorizes
a
licensee
who
is
employed
to
operate
a
motor
12
vehicle
during
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
over
13
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
licensee’s
14
residence
or
school
of
enrollment
and
the
licensee’s
place
15
of
employment,
provided
the
driving
distance
between
the
16
licensee’s
place
of
employment
and
the
nearest
point
on
the
17
route
on
which
the
licensee
is
otherwise
authorized
to
travel
18
is
no
more
than
50
miles.
19
Under
current
law,
an
application
for
a
special
minor’s
20
driver’s
license
must
be
accompanied
by
a
statement
from
21
the
applicant’s
school
of
enrollment
certifying
that
a
need
22
exists
for
the
license.
The
fact
that
an
applicant
resides
23
at
a
distance
less
than
one
mile
from
the
applicant’s
school
24
of
enrollment
is
prima
facie
evidence
of
the
nonexistence
of
25
necessity
for
the
issuance
of
the
license.
The
bill
strikes
26
the
presumption
of
the
nonexistence
of
necessity
for
an
27
applicant
who
lives
less
than
one
mile
from
the
applicant’s
28
school
of
enrollment.
29
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.194
is
punishable
by
a
30
scheduled
fine
of
$70.
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