Bill Text: IA SF21 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or read text messages while driving as a primary offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-29 - NOBA: Final [SF21 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF21-Introduced.html
Senate File 21 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY BOWMAN A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the use of electronic communication devices 2 to write, send, or read text messages while driving as a 3 primary offense. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1619SS (1) 87 ns/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.276, subsection 5, Code 2017, is 1 2 amended by striking the subsection. 1 3 EXPLANATION 1 4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 5 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 6 This bill eliminates the provision that prohibits a peace 1 7 officer from stopping or detaining a person solely for a 1 8 violation of Code section 321.276, which relates to texting 1 9 while driving. 1 10 The scheduled fine for a violation of Code section 321.276 1 11 remains $30. Under current law, the offense is not a moving 1 12 violation, and therefore cannot be considered for purposes 1 13 of administrative suspension of a driver's license or for 1 14 establishing habitual offender status. However, if the 1 15 violation causes a serious injury, a court could impose an 1 16 additional fine of $500 or suspend the person's driver's 1 17 license for not more than 90 days, or both. If the violation 1 18 causes a death, a court could impose an additional fine of 1 19 $1,000 or suspend the person's driver's license for not more 1 20 than 180 days, or both. LSB 1619SS (1) 87 ns/nh
