Bill Text: IA HF652 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the intentional avoidance of traffic-control devices, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HF 28.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-15 - Referred to Transportation. H.J. 965. [HF652 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF652-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
28)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
intentional
avoidance
of
traffic-control
1
devices,
providing
penalties,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.256,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321.256
Obedience
to
official
traffic-control
devices
——
3
intentional
avoidance
prohibited
.
4
1.
No
A
driver
of
a
vehicle
shall
not
disobey
the
5
instructions
of
any
official
traffic-control
device
placed
6
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
,
unless
at
7
the
time
otherwise
directed
by
a
peace
officer
subject
to
8
the
exceptions
granted
the
driver
of
an
authorized
emergency
9
vehicle.
10
2.
a.
A
driver
of
a
vehicle
shall
not,
with
the
intent
11
to
avoid
obedience
to
a
traffic-control
device
placed
in
12
accordance
with
this
chapter,
operate
the
vehicle
upon
or
13
through
private
property,
or
upon
or
through
public
property
14
that
is
not
a
street
or
highway.
15
b.
A
peace
officer
shall
issue
a
warning
memorandum
in
lieu
16
of
a
citation
to
a
person
for
violating
paragraph
“a”
.
This
17
paragraph
is
repealed
January
1,
2022.
18
Sec.
2.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
Code
19
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
b.
Section
321.256
,
subsection
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$135.
21
Sec.
3.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
8,
Code
2021,
is
amended
22
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
23
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
Section
321.256,
subsection
2
.
..$35.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
Current
law
requires
the
driver
of
a
vehicle
to
obey
28
traffic-control
devices.
This
bill
prohibits
a
driver
29
of
a
vehicle
from
intentionally
avoiding
obedience
to
a
30
traffic-control
device
by
operating
the
vehicle
on
private
31
property,
or
public
property
that
is
not
a
street
or
highway.
32
A
violation
of
the
bill
is
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
33
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$35.
However,
the
bill
requires
a
peace
34
officer
to
issue
a
warning
memorandum
for
the
violation
until
35
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By
operation
of
law,
under
Code
section
321.482A,
if
the
2
violation
results
in
a
conviction
and
causes
a
serious
injury,
3
a
court
could
impose
an
additional
fine
of
$500
or
suspend
the
4
person’s
driver’s
license
for
not
more
than
90
days,
or
both.
5
If
the
violation
results
in
a
conviction
and
causes
a
death,
6
a
court
could
impose
an
additional
fine
of
$1,000
or
suspend
7
the
person’s
driver’s
license
for
not
more
than
180
days,
or
8
both.
Also
by
operation
of
law,
under
Code
section
321E.17,
9
a
driver
who
has
a
permit
to
operate
a
vehicle
of
excessive
10
size
or
weight
and
who
is
imposed
a
penalty
for
violating
Code
11
section
321.256
commits
a
serious
violation
that
could
result
12
in
denial,
suspension,
or
revocation
of
the
permit.
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