Bill Text: IA HF443 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to license revocation periods in criminal actions and administrative proceedings under Iowa's operating-while-intoxicated law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF443 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-HF443-Introduced.html
House File 443 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 443 BY R. OLSON A BILL FOR An Act relating to license revocation periods in criminal 1 actions and administrative proceedings under Iowa’s 2 operating-while-intoxicated law. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2100HH (2) 84 rh/nh
H.F. 443 Section 1. Section 321J.2, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. A person shall receive credit for 3 the time the person was subject to a license revocation under 4 section 321J.9 or 321J.12 for actions arising out of the same 5 event or occurrence that led to the defendant’s subsequent 6 conviction for a violation of this section. 7 EXPLANATION 8 This bill allows a person in an operating-while-intoxicated 9 case who is subject to an administrative license revocation for 10 refusing a chemical test under Code section 321J.9 or who is 11 subject to a license revocation for failing a chemical test 12 (indicating the presence of drugs or alcohol above the legal 13 limit pursuant to Code section 321J.2) under Code section 14 321J.12 to receive credit for the time the person was subject 15 to the license revocation for actions arising out of the same 16 event or occurrence that led to the defendant’s subsequent 17 criminal conviction for a violation of Code section 321J.2. 18 -1- LSB 2100HH (2) 84 rh/nh 1/ 1
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