Bill Text: IA HF2195 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to written reports required if a driver is involved in an accident resulting in injury, death, or property damage.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-16 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2022 5:00PM House Lounge 2 (Cancelled). [HF2195 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2195-Introduced.html
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BY
GJERDE
,
THORUP
,
and
McCLINTOCK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
written
reports
required
if
a
driver
is
1
involved
in
an
accident
resulting
in
injury,
death,
or
2
property
damage.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.266,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
The
driver
of
a
vehicle
involved
in
an
accident
resulting
3
in
injury
to
or
death
of
any
person,
or
total
property
damage
4
to
an
apparent
extent
of
one
five
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
5
or
more
,
shall,
within
seventy-two
hours
after
the
accident,
6
forward
a
written
report
of
the
accident
to
the
department.
7
However,
such
report
is
not
required
when
the
accident
is
8
investigated
by
a
law
enforcement
agency.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
Under
current
law,
the
driver
of
a
vehicle
involved
in
an
13
accident
resulting
in
injury
to
or
death
of
any
person,
or
14
total
property
damage
to
an
apparent
extent
of
$1,500
or
more,
15
must,
within
72
hours
after
the
accident,
forward
a
written
16
report
of
the
accident
to
the
department
of
transportation
17
(DOT).
However,
such
report
is
not
required
when
the
accident
18
is
investigated
by
a
law
enforcement
agency.
19
This
bill
increases
the
total
apparent
property
damage
20
threshold
to
$5,000.
21
Similar
reports
are
required
when
the
vehicle
involved
22
in
an
accident
is
a
snowmobile
(Code
section
321G.10)
or
an
23
all-terrain
vehicle
(Code
section
321I.11).
The
bill
does
24
not
increase
the
$1,500
property
damage
threshold
for
these
25
reports.
26
A
person
who
fails
to
forward
a
written
accident
report
27
to
the
DOT
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
under
Code
section
28
321.482.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
29
no
more
than
30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
30
than
$855.
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