Bill Text: IA SSB1196 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the issuance of temporary restricted licenses for employment purposes.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-04 - Voted - Judiciary. [SSB1196 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1196-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1196
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SODDERS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
issuance
of
temporary
restricted
1
licenses
for
employment
purposes.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.215A
Temporary
restricted
1
employment
license.
2
1.
If
the
department
denies
a
person’s
application
for
a
3
temporary
restricted
license
under
section
321.215,
or
if
a
4
person
is
not
eligible
for
a
temporary
restricted
license
under
5
section
321.215,
the
department,
on
application,
shall
issue
a
6
temporary
restricted
employment
license
to
the
person
allowing
7
the
person
whose
noncommercial
driver’s
license
is
suspended
or
8
revoked
to
drive
to
and
from
the
person’s
home
and
the
location
9
or
locations
of
the
person’s
full-time
or
part-time
employment
10
if
all
of
the
following
are
true:
11
a.
The
person
is
employed
full-time
or
part-time,
and
12
reasonable,
alternative
means
of
transportation
do
not
exist
13
to
the
location
or
locations
of
the
person’s
full-time
or
14
part-time
employment.
15
b.
The
person’s
noncommercial
driver’s
license
has
been
16
suspended
or
revoked
as
a
result
of
any
of
the
following,
or
17
any
combination
of
the
following:
18
(1)
A
violation
of
section
321.218
or
321A.32,
subsection
19
1,
or
upon
the
denial
of
issuance
of
a
noncommercial
driver’s
20
license
under
section
321.560,
based
solely
on
offenses
21
enumerated
in
section
321.555,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”
.
22
(2)
A
court
order
issued
under
section
901.5,
subsection
23
10,
based
on
a
violation
of
section
124.401,
subsection
1,
24
paragraph
“d”
,
involving
fifty
kilograms
or
less
of
marijuana,
25
or
a
violation
of
chapter
453B
involving
only
possession
of
26
processed
marijuana.
27
(3)
Section
321.209,
subsection
5
or
6.
28
(4)
Section
321.210,
321.210A,
or
321.513.
29
c.
In
order
to
pay
fines
related
to
the
violation
or
30
violations
resulting
in
the
suspension
or
revocation
of
the
31
person’s
noncommercial
driver’s
license,
the
person
has
entered
32
into
a
payment
plan
with
the
centralized
collection
unit
of
33
the
department
of
revenue,
the
county
attorney,
or
the
county
34
attorney’s
designee.
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d.
Proof
of
financial
responsibility
is
established
as
1
defined
in
chapter
321A.
However,
such
proof
is
not
required
2
if
the
driver’s
license
was
suspended
under
section
321.210A
3
or
321.513
or
revoked
pursuant
to
a
court
order
issued
under
4
section
901.5,
subsection
10.
5
2.
A
temporary
restricted
employment
license
issued
6
under
this
section
shall
expire
six
months
after
the
date
7
of
issuance,
but
shall
be
renewable
if
the
person
remains
8
current
with
the
payment
plan
entered
into
with
the
centralized
9
collection
unit
of
the
department
of
revenue,
the
county
10
attorney,
or
the
county
attorney’s
designee.
11
3.
A
temporary
restricted
employment
license
shall
be
12
canceled
upon
conviction
of
a
moving
traffic
violation
or
13
upon
a
violation
of
a
term
of
the
license.
A
“moving
traffic
14
violation”
does
not
include
a
parking
violation
as
defined
in
15
section
321.210.
16
4.
A
temporary
restricted
employment
license
is
not
17
valid
to
operate
a
commercial
motor
vehicle
if
a
commercial
18
driver’s
license
is
required
for
the
person’s
operation
of
the
19
commercial
motor
vehicle.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
321.560,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
21
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
a.
A
temporary
restricted
license
may
be
issued
pursuant
to
23
section
321.215,
subsection
2
,
or
section
321.215A,
to
a
person
24
declared
to
be
a
habitual
offender
under
section
321.555,
25
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
.
26
Sec.
3.
Section
321.561,
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
321.561
Punishment
for
violation.
29
It
shall
be
unlawful
for
any
person
found
to
be
a
habitual
30
offender
to
operate
any
motor
vehicle
in
this
state
during
31
the
period
of
time
specified
in
section
321.560
except
for
a
32
habitual
offender
who
has
been
granted
a
temporary
restricted
33
license
pursuant
to
section
321.215,
subsection
2
,
or
section
34
321.215A
.
A
person
violating
this
section
commits
an
aggravated
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misdemeanor.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
provides
for
the
issuance
of
a
temporary
5
restricted
employment
license
that
only
allows
a
person
6
to
drive
to
and
from
the
person’s
home
and
the
location
7
or
locations
of
the
person’s
full-time
or
part-time
8
employment.
The
license
may
be
issued
where
the
department
9
of
transportation
has
denied
the
person’s
application
for
a
10
temporary
restricted
license
under
Code
section
321.215
or
the
11
person
is
not
eligible
for
a
temporary
restricted
license
under
12
Code
section
321.215.
13
The
bill
provides
that
to
be
eligible
for
the
temporary
14
restricted
employment
license,
a
person
must
be
employed
15
full-time
or
part-time,
an
alternative
means
of
transportation
16
must
not
exist
to
the
location
or
locations
of
the
person’s
17
employment,
the
person
must
have
proof
of
financial
18
responsibility,
and
in
order
to
pay
the
fines
related
to
19
the
violation
or
violations
resulting
in
the
suspension
20
or
revocation
of
the
person’s
driver’s
license,
the
person
21
must
have
entered
into
a
payment
plan
with
the
centralized
22
collection
unit
of
the
department
of
revenue,
the
county
23
attorney,
or
the
county
attorney’s
designee.
In
addition,
a
24
person
is
only
eligible
for
the
temporary
restricted
employment
25
license
if
the
person’s
driver’s
license
was
suspended
or
26
revoked
for
violations
related
to
driving
with
a
suspended
or
27
revoked
driver’s
license,
possession
of
marijuana
in
small
28
amounts,
nonpayment
of
fines,
drag
racing,
reckless
driving,
29
out-of-state
violations,
or
various
other
violations
that
30
may
result
in
administrative
suspension
by
the
department
of
31
transportation.
32
The
temporary
restricted
employment
license
shall
expire
33
six
months
after
the
date
of
issuance,
but
shall
be
renewable
34
if
the
person
remains
current
with
the
payment
plan
entered
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into
with
the
centralized
collection
unit
of
the
department
1
of
revenue,
the
county
attorney,
or
the
county
attorney’s
2
designee.
The
temporary
restricted
employment
license
shall
3
be
canceled
upon
conviction
of
a
moving
traffic
violation
or
4
upon
a
violation
of
a
term
of
the
license,
but
not
for
a
parking
5
violation.
The
temporary
restricted
employment
license
is
not
6
valid
to
operate
a
commercial
motor
vehicle
if
a
commercial
7
driver’s
license
is
required
for
the
person’s
operation
of
the
8
commercial
motor
vehicle.
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