Bill Text: IA SSB3002 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act creating a special minor's farm driver's license, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-28 - Reported out of committee as SF 2094. [SSB3002 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3002-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3002
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAPUCIAN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
special
minor’s
farm
driver’s
license,
and
1
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5460XC
(5)
88
mo/ns
S.F.
_____
Section
1.
Section
321.177,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
To
any
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen
years
3
except
as
provided
in
section
321.180B
.
However,
the
department
4
may
issue
a
driver’s
license
to
certain
minors
as
provided
5
in
section
321.178
,
or
321.194
,
or
321.194A,
or
a
driver’s
6
license
restricted
to
motorized
bicycles
as
provided
in
section
7
321.189
.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
321.178,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
9
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
e.
Any
person
who
successfully
completes
an
approved
driver
11
education
course
at
a
private
or
commercial
driver
education
12
school
licensed
by
the
department
shall
likewise
be
eligible
13
for
a
driver’s
license
as
provided
in
section
321.180B
,
or
14
321.194
,
or
321.194A
.
15
Sec.
3.
Section
321.180B,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
16
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
Persons
under
age
eighteen
shall
not
be
issued
a
license
or
18
permit
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
except
under
the
provisions
19
of
this
section
.
However,
the
department
may
issue
restricted
20
and
special
driver’s
licenses
to
certain
minors
as
provided
21
in
sections
321.178
,
and
321.194
,
and
321.194A,
and
driver’s
22
licenses
restricted
to
motorized
bicycles
as
provided
in
23
section
321.189
.
A
license
or
permit
shall
not
be
issued
24
under
this
section
or
section
321.178
,
or
321.194
,
or
321.194A
25
without
the
consent
of
a
parent
or
guardian
or
a
person
26
having
custody
of
the
applicant
under
chapter
232
or
600A
.
An
27
additional
consent
is
required
each
time
a
license
or
permit
is
28
issued
under
this
section
or
section
321.178
,
or
321.194
,
or
29
321.194A
.
The
consent
must
be
signed
by
at
least
one
parent,
30
guardian,
or
custodian
on
an
affidavit
form
provided
by
the
31
department.
32
Sec.
4.
Section
321.191,
subsection
6,
Code
2020,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
6.
Special
minors’
minor’s
licenses.
Notwithstanding
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subsection
2
,
the
fee
for
a
driver’s
license
issued
to
a
minor
1
under
section
321.194
or
321.194A
or
a
restricted
license
2
issued
to
a
minor
under
section
321.178,
subsection
2
,
is
eight
3
dollars.
4
Sec.
5.
Section
321.191,
subsection
9,
paragraph
b,
Code
5
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
b.
As
used
in
this
subsection
,
“to
upgrade
a
license
class
7
privilege”
means
to
add
any
privilege
to
a
valid
driver’s
8
license.
The
addition
of
a
privilege
includes
converting
9
from
a
noncommercial
to
a
commercial
license,
converting
from
10
a
noncommercial
class
C
to
a
class
D
license,
converting
an
11
instruction
or
learner’s
permit
to
a
class
license,
adding
any
12
privilege
to
a
section
321.189,
subsection
7
,
license,
adding
13
an
instruction
or
learner’s
permit
privilege,
adding
a
section
14
321.189,
subsection
7
,
license
to
an
instruction
or
learner’s
15
permit,
and
adding
any
privilege
relating
to
a
driver’s
16
license
issued
to
a
minor
under
section
321.178,
321.194
,
or
17
321.178
321.194A
.
18
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.194A
Special
minor’s
farm
license.
19
1.
Persons
eligible.
The
department
may
issue
a
class
C
20
or
M
driver’s
license
to
a
person
between
the
ages
of
fourteen
21
and
eighteen
years
who
resides
on
a
farm
in
this
state
or
is
22
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state
if
all
of
the
23
following
apply:
24
a.
The
person’s
driving
privileges
have
not
been
suspended,
25
revoked,
or
barred
under
this
chapter
or
chapter
321J
during,
26
and
the
person
has
not
been
convicted
of
a
moving
traffic
27
violation
or
involved
in
a
motor
vehicle
accident
for,
the
28
six-month
period
immediately
preceding
the
application
for
the
29
special
minor’s
farm
license.
30
b.
The
person
has
successfully
completed
an
approved
driver
31
education
course.
However,
the
completion
of
a
course
is
not
32
required
if
the
applicant
demonstrates
to
the
satisfaction
of
33
the
department
that
completion
of
the
course
would
impose
a
34
hardship
upon
the
applicant
as
determined
by
rules
adopted
by
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the
department
under
section
321.194.
1
c.
The
person’s
parent
or
guardian
has
certified
to
the
2
department,
pursuant
to
subsection
3,
that
the
person
lives
on
3
a
farm
or
is
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state
4
and
that
a
need
exists
for
the
license.
5
2.
Driving
privileges.
6
a.
Permit
operations.
The
special
minor’s
farm
license
7
entitles
the
licensee,
while
having
the
license
in
immediate
8
possession,
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle,
other
than
a
commercial
9
motor
vehicle
or
as
a
chauffeur,
during
the
times
and
for
the
10
purposes
set
forth
in
this
paragraph.
11
(1)
The
licensee
may
operate
a
motor
vehicle
during
the
12
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
for
the
purpose
of
assisting
13
the
person’s
parents,
guardians,
or
employers
with
farm
work
14
or
in
connection
with
any
farm
job,
employment,
or
other
15
farm-related
work,
including
traveling
to
or
from
the
location
16
of
the
farm
work,
provided
the
driving
distance
between
the
17
point
of
origin
and
the
destination
is
no
more
than
fifty
18
miles.
19
(2)
At
any
time
when
the
licensee
is
accompanied
in
20
accordance
with
section
321.180B,
subsection
1.
21
b.
Restrictions.
22
(1)
Passengers.
Unless
accompanied
in
accordance
with
23
section
321.180B,
subsection
1,
a
person
issued
a
driver’s
24
license
pursuant
to
this
section
must
limit
the
number
of
25
unrelated
minor
passengers
in
the
motor
vehicle
when
the
26
licensee
is
operating
the
motor
vehicle
to
one.
For
purposes
27
of
this
section,
“unrelated
minor
passenger”
means
a
passenger
28
who
is
under
eighteen
years
of
age
and
who
is
not
a
sibling
of
29
the
driver,
a
stepsibling
of
the
driver,
or
a
child
who
resides
30
in
the
same
household
as
the
driver.
31
(2)
Electronic
communication
devices.
A
person
issued
a
32
driver’s
license
under
this
section
shall
not
use
an
electronic
33
communication
device
or
an
electronic
entertainment
device
34
while
driving
a
motor
vehicle
unless
the
motor
vehicle
is
at
a
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complete
stop
off
the
traveled
portion
of
the
roadway.
This
1
subparagraph
does
not
apply
to
the
use
of
electronic
equipment
2
which
is
permanently
installed
in
the
motor
vehicle
or
to
a
3
portable
device
which
is
operated
through
permanently
installed
4
equipment.
The
department,
in
cooperation
with
the
department
5
of
public
safety,
shall
establish
educational
programs
to
6
foster
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
this
subparagraph.
7
3.
Certification
of
need
and
issuance
of
license.
8
a.
Each
application
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
statement
from
9
the
applicant’s
parent
or
guardian
that
the
applicant
lives
on
10
a
farm
or
is
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state,
11
and
that
a
need
exists
for
the
license.
The
statement
shall
be
12
on
a
form
provided
by
the
department.
13
b.
Upon
receipt
of
a
statement
demonstrating
farm
residency
14
or
employment,
the
department
shall
issue
the
driver’s
license
15
provided
the
applicant
is
otherwise
eligible
for
issuance
of
16
a
license.
17
4.
Suspension
and
revocation.
A
driver’s
license
issued
18
under
this
section
is
subject
to
suspension
or
revocation
19
for
the
same
reasons
and
in
the
same
manner
as
suspension
or
20
revocation
of
any
other
driver’s
license.
The
department
may
21
also
suspend
a
driver’s
license
issued
under
this
section
upon
22
receiving
satisfactory
evidence
that
the
licensee
has
violated
23
the
restrictions
of
the
license
or
has
been
involved
in
one
24
or
more
accidents
chargeable
to
the
licensee.
The
department
25
may
suspend
a
driver’s
license
issued
under
this
section
26
upon
receiving
a
record
of
the
licensee’s
conviction
for
one
27
violation.
The
department
shall
revoke
the
license
upon
28
receiving
a
record
of
conviction
for
two
or
more
violations
29
of
a
law
of
this
state
or
a
city
ordinance
regulating
the
30
operation
of
motor
vehicles
on
highways
other
than
parking
31
violations
as
defined
in
section
321.210.
After
a
person
32
licensed
under
this
section
receives
two
or
more
convictions
33
which
require
revocation
of
the
person’s
license
under
this
34
section,
the
department
shall
not
grant
an
application
for
a
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new
driver’s
license
until
the
expiration
of
thirty
days.
1
5.
Citations
for
violation
of
restrictions.
A
person
who
2
violates
the
restrictions
imposed
under
subsection
2
may
3
be
issued
a
citation
under
this
section
and
shall
not
be
4
issued
a
citation
under
section
321.193.
A
violation
of
the
5
restrictions
imposed
under
subsection
2
shall
not
be
considered
6
a
moving
violation.
7
Sec.
7.
Section
321.213,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
321.213
License
suspensions
or
revocations
due
to
violations
10
by
juvenile
drivers.
11
Upon
the
entering
of
a
dispositional
order
suspending
or
12
revoking
the
driver’s
license
or
operating
privileges
of
the
13
juvenile
under
section
232.52,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
,
14
the
clerk
of
the
juvenile
court
shall
forward
a
copy
of
the
15
adjudication
and
the
dispositional
order
to
the
department.
16
Notwithstanding
section
232.55
,
a
final
adjudication
in
a
17
juvenile
court
that
the
child
violated
a
provision
of
this
18
chapter
or
chapter
321A
or
321J
constitutes
a
final
conviction
19
for
purposes
of
section
321.189,
subsection
7
,
paragraph
“b”
,
20
and
sections
321.193
,
321.194
,
321.194A,
321.200
,
321.209
,
21
321.210
,
321.215
,
321.555
,
321A.17
,
321J.2
,
321J.3
,
and
321J.4
.
22
Sec.
8.
Section
321.482A,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
23
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
Notwithstanding
section
321.482
,
a
person
who
is
convicted
25
of
operating
a
motor
vehicle
in
violation
of
section
321.178,
26
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(2),
section
27
321.180B,
subsection
6
,
section
321.194,
subsection
2
,
28
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(2),
section
321.194A,
subsection
29
2,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(2),
section
321.256
,
321.257
,
30
section
321.275,
subsection
4
,
section
321.276
,
321.297
,
31
321.298
,
321.299
,
321.302
,
321.303
,
321.304
,
321.305
,
321.306
,
32
321.307
,
321.311
,
321.319
,
321.320
,
321.321
,
321.322
,
321.323
,
33
321.324
,
321.324A
,
321.327
,
321.329
,
321.333
,
section
321.372,
34
subsection
3
,
or
section
321.449B
,
causing
serious
injury
to
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or
the
death
of
another
person
may
be
subject
to
the
following
1
penalties
in
addition
to
the
penalty
provided
for
a
scheduled
2
violation
in
section
805.8A
or
any
other
penalty
provided
by
3
law:
4
Sec.
9.
Section
321A.17,
subsection
4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
4.
An
individual
applying
for
a
driver’s
license
following
a
7
period
of
suspension
or
revocation
pursuant
to
a
dispositional
8
order
issued
under
section
232.52,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
9
“a”
,
or
under
section
321.180B
,
section
321.210,
subsection
10
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(4),
or
section
321.210A
,
11
321.213A
,
321.213B
,
321.216B
,
or
321.513
,
following
a
period
12
of
suspension
or
revocation
under
section
321.178
,
or
321.194
,
13
or
321.194A
or
following
a
period
of
revocation
pursuant
to
a
14
court
order
issued
under
section
321J.2A
,
is
not
required
to
15
maintain
proof
of
financial
responsibility
under
this
section
.
16
Sec.
10.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
17
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
18
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0h.
Section
321.194A..............$50.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
allows
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
23
to
issue
a
class
C
or
M
driver’s
license
to
a
person
between
24
the
ages
of
14
and
18
years
who
resides
on
a
farm
in
this
25
state
or
is
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state.
26
The
bill
includes
many
provisions
applicable
to
the
special
27
minor’s
farm
license
that
are
similar
to
the
requirements
for
28
a
special
minor’s
license
under
Code
section
321.194.
To
be
29
eligible,
the
person
must
not
have
had
their
driving
privileges
30
suspended,
revoked,
or
barred
pursuant
to
Code
chapters
321
or
31
321J
and
not
have
been
convicted
of
a
moving
traffic
violation
32
or
involved
in
a
motor
vehicle
accident
for
the
six-month
33
period
immediately
preceding
the
application
for
the
special
34
minor’s
farm
license.
The
person
must
also
have
successfully
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completed
an
approved
driver
education
course
unless
the
person
1
can
show
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
DOT
that
completion
of
the
2
course
would
impose
a
hardship
upon
the
person.
The
person’s
3
parent
or
guardian
must
also
certify
to
the
DOT
that
the
person
4
lives
on
a
farm
or
is
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
5
this
state
and
that
a
need
exists
for
the
license.
6
The
special
minor’s
farm
license
allows
the
licensee
to
7
operate
a
motor
vehicle
during
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
8
p.m.
to
assist
the
person’s
parents,
guardians,
or
employers
9
with
farm
work
in
connection
with
any
farm
job,
employment,
or
10
farm-related
work,
including
traveling
to
or
from
the
location
11
of
the
farm
work,
provided
the
driving
distance
between
the
12
point
of
origin
and
the
destination
is
no
more
than
50
miles.
13
The
licensee
is
also
allowed
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
if
14
accompanied
by
another
person
in
accordance
with
Code
section
15
321.180B(1).
16
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
issued
a
special
minor’s
farm
17
license
must
limit
the
number
of
unrelated
minor
passengers
in
18
the
motor
vehicle
to
one
unless
accompanied
in
accordance
with
19
Code
section
321.180B(1).
The
bill
defines
the
term
“unrelated
20
minor
passenger”.
21
The
bill
further
provides
that
a
person
issued
a
special
22
minor’s
farm
license
is
prohibited
from
using
an
electronic
23
communication
device
or
an
electronic
entertainment
device
24
while
driving
a
motor
vehicle
unless
the
motor
vehicle
is
at
a
25
complete
stop
off
the
traveled
portion
of
the
roadway.
This
26
restriction
does
not
apply
to
the
use
of
electronic
equipment
27
that
is
permanently
installed
in
the
motor
vehicle
or
to
a
28
portable
device
that
is
operated
through
permanently
installed
29
equipment.
The
bill
also
requires
the
DOT
and
the
department
30
of
public
safety
to
develop
educational
programs
to
foster
31
compliance
with
this
restriction.
32
A
special
minor’s
farm
license
is
subject
to
suspension
33
or
revocation
for
the
same
reasons
and
in
the
same
manner
34
as
suspension
or
revocation
of
any
other
driver’s
license.
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The
DOT
may
also
suspend
a
special
minor’s
farm
license
upon
1
receiving
satisfactory
evidence
that
the
licensee
has
violated
2
the
restrictions
of
the
license
or
has
been
involved
in
one
3
or
more
accidents
chargeable
to
the
licensee.
The
DOT
can
4
suspend
a
special
minor’s
farm
license
upon
receiving
a
record
5
of
the
licensee’s
conviction
for
one
violation
and
must
revoke
6
the
license
upon
receiving
a
record
of
conviction
for
two
or
7
more
violations
of
a
law
of
this
state
or
a
city
ordinance
8
regulating
the
operation
of
motor
vehicles
on
highways
other
9
than
parking
violations.
After
a
licensee
receives
two
or
more
10
convictions
which
require
revocation
of
the
license,
the
DOT
11
must
not
grant
an
application
for
a
new
driver’s
license
until
12
the
expiration
of
30
days.
13
A
person
who
violates
the
restrictions
imposed
by
a
special
14
minor’s
farm
license
may
be
issued
a
citation
under
the
15
provisions
of
the
bill,
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$50,
16
but
shall
not
be
issued
a
citation
under
Code
section
321.193.
17
The
violation
shall
not
be
considered
a
moving
violation.
18
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes
to
Code
sections
321.177,
19
321.178,
321.180B,
321.191,
321.213,
321.482A,
and
321A.17.
A
20
person
convicted
of
violating
the
provisions
of
the
bill
that
21
causes
serious
injury
or
death
to
another
person
is
subject
to
22
additional
penalties.
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