Bill Text: IA HF428 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to reporting accidents resulting in injury or death, and providing penalties. (See HF 2400.)
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-07 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF428 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF428-Introduced.html
House File 428 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEDDENS and NUNN A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to reporting accidents resulting in injury or 2 death, and providing penalties. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1736YH (3) 87 ns/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.266A Continuing duty to report 1 2 accidents == injury or death. 1 3 1. A person operating a motor vehicle who leaves the scene 1 4 of a motor vehicle accident without knowledge that the accident 1 5 resulted in injury to or death of another person shall give 1 6 notice of the accident to the sheriff of the county in which 1 7 the accident occurred, or the nearest office of the state 1 8 patrol, or to any other peace officer as near as practicable 1 9 to the place where the accident occurred immediately after the 1 10 person obtains knowledge that the accident resulted in injury 1 11 to or death of another person or that the accident was of such 1 12 a nature that a reasonable person would anticipate that the 1 13 accident resulted in injury to or death of another person. 1 14 2. A person who violates this section is guilty of one of 1 15 the following: 1 16 a. If the accident resulted in an injury to a person, a 1 17 serious misdemeanor. 1 18 b. If the accident resulted in a serious injury, as defined 1 19 in section 702.18, to a person, an aggravated misdemeanor. 1 20 c. If the accident resulted in the death of a person, a 1 21 class "D" felony. 1 22 3. A person charged with a violation of this section shall 1 23 not be charged with a violation of section 321.261, 321.263, 1 24 or 321.266. 1 25 EXPLANATION 1 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 27 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 28 This bill requires a person operating a motor vehicle 1 29 who leaves the scene of a motor vehicle accident without 1 30 knowledge that the accident resulted in injury to or death of 1 31 another person to give notice of the accident to the sheriff 1 32 of the county in which the accident occurred, or the nearest 1 33 office of the state patrol, or to any other peace officer as 1 34 near as practicable to the place where the accident occurred 1 35 immediately after the person obtains knowledge that the 2 1 accident resulted in injury to or death of another person or 2 2 that the accident was of such a nature that a reasonable person 2 3 would anticipate that the accident resulted in injury to or 2 4 death of another person. 2 5 A person who violates the provisions of the bill is guilty of 2 6 a serious misdemeanor if the accident resulted in an injury, an 2 7 aggravated misdemeanor if the accident resulted in a serious 2 8 injury, or a class "D" felony if the accident resulted in a 2 9 death. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of at 2 10 least $315 but not to exceed $1,875 and imprisonment not to 2 11 exceed one year. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by a 2 12 fine of at least $625 but not to exceed $6,250 and imprisonment 2 13 not to exceed two years. A class "D" felony is punishable 2 14 by a fine of at least $750 but not to exceed $7,500 and 2 15 imprisonment not to exceed five years. The bill prohibits a 2 16 person charged with a violation of the bill from being charged 2 17 with a violation of Code section 321.261, 321.263, or 321.266. LSB 1736YH (3) 87 ns/nh
