Bill Text: IA SSB1002 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or read text messages while driving as a primary offense.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-01-18 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1002 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB1002-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1002
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAPUCIAN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
electronic
communication
devices
1
to
write,
send,
or
read
text
messages
while
driving
as
a
2
primary
offense.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.276,
subsection
5,
Code
2017,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
eliminates
the
provision
that
prohibits
a
peace
6
officer
from
stopping
or
detaining
a
person
solely
for
a
7
violation
of
Code
section
321.276,
which
relates
to
texting
8
while
driving.
9
The
scheduled
fine
for
a
violation
of
Code
section
321.276
10
remains
$30.
Under
current
law,
the
offense
is
not
a
moving
11
violation,
and
therefore
cannot
be
considered
for
purposes
12
of
administrative
suspension
of
a
driver’s
license
or
for
13
establishing
habitual
offender
status.
However,
if
the
14
violation
causes
a
serious
injury,
a
court
could
impose
an
15
additional
fine
of
$500
or
suspend
the
person’s
driver’s
16
license
for
not
more
than
90
days,
or
both.
If
the
violation
17
causes
a
death,
a
court
could
impose
an
additional
fine
of
18
$1,000
or
suspend
the
person’s
driver’s
license
for
not
more
19
than
180
days,
or
both.
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