Bill Text: IA SF224 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the period of validity of driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification cards, the fee charged for the issuance of duplicate driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification cards, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1154.) Various effective dates; see section 5 of bill.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF224 Detail]

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Senate File 224
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF DRIVER’S LICENSES AND
NONOPERATOR’S IDENTIFICATION CARDS, THE FEE CHARGED FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE DRIVER’S LICENSES AND NONOPERATOR’S
IDENTIFICATION CARDS, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 321.189, subsection 8, Code 2013, is
amended to read as follows:
8. Veterans status. Beginning no later than July 1,
2013, a A licensee who is an honorably discharged veteran of
the armed forces of the United States seeking to obtain a
license, other than a replacement license, pursuant to this
section may request that such a the license be marked to
reflect the licensee’s veteran status. Upon such a request ,
the word “VETERAN” shall be marked prominently on the face
of the license. Such a license shall be issued only upon
receipt of satisfactory proof of veteran status pursuant to
procedures established by the department in consultation with
the department of veterans affairs. This subsection shall
not apply to duplicate or substitute licenses or nonoperator
identification cards obtained pursuant to section 321.195 .
Sec. 2. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code
2013, is amended to read as follows:
d. The fee for a nonoperator’s identification card shall
be five eight dollars and the card shall be valid for a
period of five eight years from the date of issuance. A
nonoperator’s identification card shall be issued without
expiration to anyone age seventy or over. If an applicant
for a nonoperator’s identification card is a foreign national

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who is temporarily present in this state, the nonoperator’s
identification card shall be issued only for the length of time
the foreign national is authorized to be present as determined
by the department, not to exceed two years. An issuance fee
shall not be charged for a person whose driver’s license or
driving privilege has been suspended under section 321.210,
subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3) , or voluntarily
surrendered by the person in lieu of suspension under section
321.210, subsection 1, paragraph “a” .
Sec. 3. Section 321.195, Code 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
321.195 Duplicate Replacement of driver’s licenses and
nonoperator’s identification cards.
A fee of ten dollars shall be charged for the replacement of
a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card. If a
driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card issued
under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the
license or card was issued may, upon payment of a fee of three
dollars for a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification
card, obtain a duplicate, or substitute, upon furnishing must
furnish proof satisfactory to the department that the driver’s
license or nonoperator’s identification card has been lost
or destroyed in order to obtain a replacement . A fee of one
dollar shall be charged for the voluntary replacement of a
driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card.
Sec. 4. Section 321.196, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended
to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided, if the licensee is between
the ages of seventeen years eleven months and seventy-two years
on the date of issuance of the license, a driver’s license,
other than an instruction permit, chauffeur’s instruction
permit, or commercial driver’s instruction permit issued under
section 321.180 , expires five eight years from the licensee’s
birthday anniversary occurring in the year of issuance if the
licensee is between the ages of seventeen years eleven months
and seventy years on the date of issuance of the license , but
not to exceed the licensee’s seventy-fourth birthday . If the
licensee is under the age of seventeen years eleven months or
age seventy seventy-two or over, the license is effective for a
period of two years from the licensee’s birthday anniversary
occurring in the year of issuance. A licensee whose license is
restricted due to vision or other physical deficiencies may be
required to renew the license every two years. If a licensee

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is a foreign national who is temporarily present in this state,
the license shall be issued only for the length of time the
foreign national is authorized to be present as verified by the
department, not to exceed two years.
Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following provision
or provisions of this Act, being deemed of immediate
importance, take effect upon enactment:
1. The section of this Act amending section 321.190,
subsection 1, paragraph “d”.
2. The section of this Act amending section 321.196,
subsection 1.
______________________________
PAM JOCHUM
President of the Senate
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KRAIG PAULSEN
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 224, Eighty-fifth General Assembly.
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MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
Secretary of the Senate
Approved _______________, 2013
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TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor