Bill Text: IA SF62 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the expiration of a person's driver's license or nonoperator's identification card on the person's twenty-first birthday anniversary, and including applicability provisions. (See SF 303.)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 303. S.J. 346. [SF62 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-SF62-Introduced.html
Senate File 62 - Introduced SENATE FILE 62 BY DAWSON A BILL FOR An Act relating to the expiration of a person’s driver’s 1 license or nonoperator’s identification card on the 2 person’s twenty-first birthday anniversary, and including 3 applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1303XS (3) 88 ns/rh
S.F. 62 Section 1. Section 321.189, subsection 6, Code 2019, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 6. Licenses issued to persons under age twenty-one. A 3 driver’s license issued to a person under eighteen years of 4 age shall contain the same information as any other driver’s 5 license except that the words “under eighteen” shall appear 6 prominently on the face of the license. A driver’s license 7 issued to a person eighteen years of age or older but less than 8 twenty-one years of age shall contain the same information 9 as any other driver’s license except that the words “under 10 twenty-one” shall appear prominently on the face of the 11 license. Upon attaining the age of eighteen or upon attaining 12 the age of twenty-one, and upon payment of a ten dollar fee, 13 the person shall be entitled to a new driver’s license or 14 nonoperator’s identification card for the unexpired months , if 15 any, of the driver’s license or card. An instruction permit or 16 intermediate license issued under section 321.180B, subsection 17 1 or 2, shall include a distinctive color bar. An intermediate 18 license issued under section 321.180B, subsection 2 , shall 19 include the words “intermediate license” printed prominently on 20 the face of the license. 21 Sec. 2. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 22 2019, is amended to read as follows: 23 d. The fee for a nonoperator’s identification card shall be 24 eight dollars and the card shall be valid for a period of eight 25 years from the date of issuance , except the card shall be valid 26 until the applicant’s twenty-first birthday anniversary if the 27 applicant is thirteen years of age or older, but less than 28 twenty-one years of age . If an applicant for a nonoperator’s 29 identification card is a foreign national who is temporarily 30 present in this state, the nonoperator’s identification card 31 shall be issued only for the length of time the foreign 32 national is authorized to be present as determined by the 33 department, not to exceed two years. An issuance fee shall 34 not be charged for a person whose driver’s license or driving 35 -1- LSB 1303XS (3) 88 ns/rh 1/ 3
S.F. 62 privilege has been suspended under section 321.210, subsection 1 1 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3), or voluntarily surrendered 2 by the person in lieu of suspension under section 321.210, 3 subsection 1 , paragraph “a” . 4 Sec. 3. Section 321.196, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 1. Except as otherwise provided, if the licensee is between 7 the ages of seventeen twenty-one years eleven months and of 8 age or older, but less than seventy-two years of age, on the 9 date of issuance of the license, a driver’s license, other 10 than an instruction permit, chauffeur’s instruction permit, 11 or commercial learner’s permit issued under section 321.180 , 12 expires eight years from the licensee’s birthday anniversary 13 occurring in the year of issuance, but not to exceed the 14 licensee’s seventy-fourth birthday. If the licensee is under 15 the age of seventeen less than nineteen years eleven months of 16 age or age seventy-two years of age or over older , the license 17 is effective for a period of two years from the licensee’s 18 birthday anniversary occurring in the year of issuance. If 19 the licensee is nineteen years of age or older, but less than 20 twenty-one years of age, the license is effective until the 21 licensee’s twenty-first birthday anniversary. A licensee 22 whose license is restricted due to vision or other physical 23 deficiencies may be required to renew the license every two 24 years. If a licensee is a foreign national who is temporarily 25 present in this state, the license shall be issued only for the 26 length of time the foreign national is authorized to be present 27 as verified by the department, not to exceed two years. 28 Sec. 4. Section 321.196, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 29 2019, is amended to read as follows: 30 c. The applicant is eligible for license renewal 31 electronically, pursuant to rules adopted by the department. 32 An applicant shall not be eligible for electronic renewal of 33 a driver’s license if the most recent previous renewal of 34 the applicant’s driver’s license occurred electronically. 35 -2- LSB 1303XS (3) 88 ns/rh 2/ 3
S.F. 62 However, an applicant whose driver’s license expired or will 1 expire on the applicant’s twenty-first birthday anniversary 2 shall be eligible for electronic renewal of a driver’s license 3 regardless of whether the most recent previous renewal of the 4 applicant’s driver’s license occurred electronically. 5 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to driver’s 6 licences and nonoperator’s identification cards issued on or 7 after July 1, 2019. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill requires the expiration of a person’s driver’s 12 license or nonoperator’s identification card on the person’s 13 21st birthday anniversary. The bill specifies that an 14 applicant whose driver’s license expired or will expire on 15 the applicant’s 21st birthday anniversary is eligible for 16 electronic renewal of a driver’s license regardless of whether 17 the most recent previous renewal of the applicant’s driver’s 18 license occurred electronically. The bill applies to driver’s 19 licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards issued on or 20 after July 1, 2019. The bill does not alter the periods of 21 validity for instruction permits, commercial learner’s permits, 22 and chauffeur’s instruction permits under Code section 321.180. 23 Operating a motor vehicle with an expired driver’s license is 24 punishable by a scheduled fine of $50. However, Code section 25 321.196 provides that a person shall not be considered to be 26 driving with an invalid license during a period of 60 days 27 following the license expiration date. 28 -3- LSB 1303XS (3) 88 ns/rh 3/ 3
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