Bill Text: IA HF204 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles that traverse certain railroad grade crossings against a gate or signal, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 84.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-19 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 926. [HF204 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF204-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
MOTOR
VEHICLES
THAT
TRAVERSE
CERTAIN
RAILROAD
GRADE
CROSSINGS
AGAINST
A
GATE
OR
SIGNAL,
AND
PROVIDING
PENALTIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
321.341,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
For
violations
of
this
section
that
occur
at
a
railroad
grade
crossing
that
has
a
median
barrier
and
that
is
established
as
a
quiet
zone
in
accordance
with
49
C.F.R.
pt.
222,
subpt.
C,
the
person
may
attend
and
successfully
complete,
at
the
person’s
own
expense,
a
driver
improvement
program
approved
by
the
department
in
lieu
of
the
fine
imposed
under
section
805.8A,
subsection
14,
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(2).
To
be
eligible,
the
person
shall
notify
the
clerk
of
court
prior
to
the
date
of
the
person’s
court
appearance
as
indicated
on
the
citation
that
the
person
intends
to
attend
and
successfully
complete
a
driver
improvement
program,
and
shall
submit
to
the
clerk
of
court
written
verification
that
the
person
completed
the
driver
improvement
program,
signed
by
the
instructor
of
the
program,
within
ninety
days
of
the
violation.
b.
A
person
who
notifies
the
clerk
of
court
that
the
person
intends
to
successfully
complete
a
driver
improvement
program
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
,
but
who
does
not
submit
the
required
written
verification
that
the
person
successfully
completed
the
driver
improvement
program
to
the
clerk
of
court
within
ninety
House
File
204,
p.
2
days
of
the
violation,
shall
be
assessed
the
fine
described
in
paragraph
“a”
on
the
ninety-first
day
after
the
violation.
Sec.
2.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
14,
paragraph
h,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
h.
Railroad
crossing
violations.
(1)
For
violations
under
sections
321.341
,
321.342
,
321.343
,
321.344
,
and
321.344B
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
two
hundred
sixty
dollars.
(2)
However,
for
violations
of
section
321.341
that
occur
at
a
railroad
grade
crossing
that
has
a
median
barrier
and
that
is
established
as
a
quiet
zone
in
accordance
with
49
C.F.R.
pt.
222,
subpt.
C,
the
scheduled
fine
is
five
hundred
twenty
dollars.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
204,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
