Iowa HF 574: A bill for an act relating to the driving privileges of unsupervised persons issued a special minor’s restricted driver’s license, and making penalties applicable.

Bill Text

House
File
574
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
574

BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
202)

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
the
driving
privileges
of
unsupervised
1

persons
issued
a
special
minor’s
restricted
driver’s
2

license,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.194,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1

amended
to
read
as
follows:
2

2.
Consent
——
employment
and
established
place
of
religious

3

worship
.
Prior
to
being
authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
4

unsupervised
to
a
place
of
employment
,

or
a
location
for
5

farm-related
work
while
employed
to
work
on
a
farm,
or
an

6

established
place
of
religious
worship,
the
applicant’s
parent
7

or
guardian
must
complete
a
written
consent
form
prescribed
by
8

the
department.
9

a.
The
written
consent
form
must
include,
at
minimum,
10

the
name
and
address
of
the
applicant’s
current
place
of
11

employment
,

or
primary
farm
location,
or
established
place
of
12

religious
worship,
as
applicable.
13

b.
If
the
place
of
employment
,

or
primary
farm
location
,
14

or
established
place
of
religious
worship
changes,
the
parent
15

or
guardian
must
complete
a
new
written
consent
form
prior
16

to
the
licensee
being
authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
17

unsupervised
to
the
new
location.
18

c.
While
a
licensee
is
operating
a
motor
vehicle
as
19

described
in
this
subsection
,
the
licensee
shall
carry
a
copy
20

of
the
written
consent
form
in
the
vehicle
and
present
the
form
21

for
inspection
upon
request
by
a
certified
peace
officer.
22

Sec.
2.
Section
321.194,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
23

unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
24

follows:
25

A
licensee
may
operate
a
motor
vehicle
unsupervised
over
26

the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
licensee’s

27

residence,
school
of
enrollment,
location
where
the
licensee
28

receives
competent
private
instruction
or
independent
private
29

instruction,
place
of
employment,
location
for
farm
work
or
30

farm-related
work
if
the
licensee
resides
on
a
farm
or
is

31

employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state,
established

32

place
of
religious
worship,
and
the
closest
service
station,
33

for
any
of
the
following
purposes,
as
applicable,
provided
34

the
driving
distance
between
the
point
of
origin
and
the
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destination
is
no
more
than
twenty-five
miles,
and
the
licensee
1

is
in
immediate
possession
of
the
license
card:
2

Sec.
3.
Section
321.194,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
3

2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
4

NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(06)
To
attend
religious
worship
5

services
or
participate
in
volunteer
service
programs
at
the
6

licensee’s
established
place
of
religious
worship,
if
approved
7

by
the
licensee’s
parent
or
guardian
pursuant
to
subsection
2.
8

Sec.
4.
Section
321.194,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
a
and
e,
9

Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10

a.
Operate
the
motor
vehicle
except
during
the
hour
11

before
and
after
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
licensee’s
duly
12

scheduled
courses
of
instruction,
extracurricular
activities,
13

work
shift,
farm
work,
or

farm-related
work,
religious
worship
14

service,
or
volunteer
service
program,
as
applicable.
15

e.
Operate
a
motor
vehicle
to
the
licensee’s
place
of
16

employment
,
or
location
for
farm
work
or
farm-related
work
,
or
17

established
place
of
religious
worship

unless
the
licensee’s
18

parent
or
guardian
completed
a
written
consent
form
and
19

the
form
is
carried
in
the
motor
vehicle
and
available
for
20

inspection
in
accordance
with
subsection
2
.
21

EXPLANATION
22

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24

Under
current
law,
a
person
between
the
ages
of
14
and
18
25

is
authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
without
supervision
26

between
certain
approved
locations,
for
certain
activities,
and
27

during
certain
times
if
the
person
(licensee)
holds
a
special
28

minor’s
restricted
license.
Certain
further
restrictions
29

exist
for
some
licensees,
including
a
requirement
that
the
30

licensee’s
parent
or
guardian
must
complete
a
written
consent
31

form
prescribed
by
the
department
of
transportation
prior
to
32

the
licensee
operating
a
vehicle
unsupervised
to
a
place
of
33

employment.
The
consent
form
must
be
carried
by
the
licensee
34

in
the
vehicle
while
operating
the
vehicle
unsupervised
and
the
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licensee
must
present
the
form
for
inspection
upon
request
by
a
1

certified
peace
officer.
2

This
bill
adds
established
places
of
religious
worship
to
3

the
list
of
approved
driving
locations.
The
bill
authorizes
4

a
licensee
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
for
the
purposes
of
5

attending
religious
worship
services
or
participating
in
6

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