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| 1 | 1 | House File 613 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 613 BY HOLT A BILL FOR An Act relating to the maximum driving distance for persons 1 issued a special minors restricted drivers license who 2 participate in open enrollment. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2783YH (3) 91 th/ns | |
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| 3 | 3 | H.F. 613 Section 1. Section 321.194, subsection 4, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (2), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2 (2) To attend duly scheduled courses of instruction. 3 However, a licensee who attends a public school and resides 4 within that public school district may operate a motor vehicle 5 between the licensees residence and school regardless of the 6 distance , and a licensee participating in open enrollment under 7 section 282.18 may operate a motor vehicle no more than forty 8 miles between the licensees residence and school . 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 Under current law, a person between the ages of 14 and 18 13 years who holds a special minors restricted license (licensee) 14 is authorized to operate a motor vehicle without supervision 15 between certain approved locations for a number of purposes 16 during specified times, including to attend duly scheduled 17 courses of instruction regardless of whether the licensee is 18 receiving competent private instruction or independent private 19 instruction, or is enrolled in a public school or accredited 20 nonpublic school. A licensee is authorized to operate a motor 21 vehicle during the hour before and after the beginning and 22 end of the licensees duly scheduled courses of instruction. 23 The driving distance between the point of origin and the 24 destination cannot exceed 25 miles, unless the licensee attends 25 a public school and resides within that public school district, 26 in which case the licensee may operate a motor vehicle between 27 the licensees residence and school regardless of the distance. 28 This bill authorizes a licensee participating in open 29 enrollment to operate a motor vehicle no more than 40 miles, 30 rather than 25 miles, between the licensees residence and 31 school. 32 A licensee who violates the restrictions of a special 33 minors restricted license commits a simple misdemeanor, 34 classified as a moving violation, punishable by a $70 scheduled 35 -1- LSB 2783YH (3) 91 th/ns 1/ 2 | |
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| 5 | 5 | H.F. 613 fine. Additionally, the department of transportation must 1 suspend the license for three months and is prohibited from 2 issuing an intermediate license to the person for an additional 3 three months following the persons sixteenth birthday. 4 -2- LSB 2783YH (3) 91 th/ns 2/ 2 |