Senate File 37 - Introduced SENATE FILE 37 BY SALMON A BILL FOR An Act relating to the driving privileges of unsupervised 1 persons issued a special minors restricted drivers 2 license, and making penalties applicable. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1114XS (3) 91 th/ns
S.F. 37 Section 1. Section 321.194, subsection 4, paragraph b, 1 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 A licensee may operate a motor vehicle unsupervised over 4 the most direct and accessible route between the licensees 5 residence, school of enrollment, location where the licensee 6 receives competent private instruction or independent private 7 instruction, place of employment, location for farm work or 8 farm-related work if the licensee resides on a farm or is 9 employed for compensation on a farm in this state, established 10 place of religious worship, and the closest service station, 11 for any of the following purposes, as applicable, provided 12 the driving distance between the point of origin and the 13 destination is no more than twenty-five miles, and the licensee 14 is in immediate possession of the license card: 15 Sec. 2. Section 321.194, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 16 2025, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 17 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (06) To attend religious worship 18 services or participate in volunteer service programs at the 19 licensees established place of religious worship. 20 Sec. 3. Section 321.194, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 21 2025, is amended to read as follows: 22 a. Operate the motor vehicle except during the hour 23 before and after the beginning and end of the licensees duly 24 scheduled courses of instruction, extracurricular activities, 25 work shift, farm work, or farm-related work, religious worship 26 service, or volunteer service program, as applicable. 27 EXPLANATION 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 29 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 30 Under current law, a person between the ages of 14 and 18 31 is authorized to operate a motor vehicle without supervision 32 between certain approved locations, for certain activities, and 33 during certain times if the person (licensee) holds a special 34 minors restricted license. 35 -1- LSB 1114XS (3) 91 th/ns 1/ 2
S.F. 37 This bill adds established places of religious worship to 1 the list of approved driving locations. The bill authorizes 2 a licensee to operate a motor vehicle for the purposes of 3 attending religious worship services or participating in 4 volunteer service programs at the licensees established 5 place of religious worship during the hour before and after 6 the service or program. In accordance with current law, 7 the driving distance between the point of origin and the 8 destination cannot be more than 25 miles. 9 A licensee who violates the restrictions of a special 10 minors restricted license commits a simple misdemeanor, 11 classified as a moving violation, punishable by a $70 scheduled 12 fine. Additionally, the department of transportation must 13 suspend the license for three months and is prohibited from 14 issuing an intermediate license to the person for an additional 15 three months following the persons sixteenth birthday. 16 -2- LSB 1114XS (3) 91 th/ns 2/ 2