This bill amends various sections of Iowa's Code regarding speed-related driving violations, primarily focusing on the revocation of driver's licenses for excessive speeding and reckless driving. It mandates that the Department of Transportation (DOT) revoke a driver's license for 30 days if the individual is convicted of exceeding the speed limit by 100 miles per hour or more. The bill allows peace officers to serve immediate notice of revocation and take the driver's license on the spot, issuing a temporary license valid for 10 days. Additionally, the bill specifies that a person whose license is revoked under these provisions is ineligible for a temporary restricted license and may appeal the revocation similarly to those suspected of operating while intoxicated.

Furthermore, the bill redefines reckless driving to include exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 miles per hour, which elevates the offense to a class C felony if it unintentionally causes death, or a class D felony if it causes serious injury. It also introduces increased fines for speeding violations, raising the scheduled fine for exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 miles per hour to $285, plus an additional $5 for each mile per hour over that limit. The bill makes several conforming changes to existing laws, including the elimination of certain duplicative references and the addition of new penalties for violations that result in serious injury or death.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 321.209, 321.261, 321.482A, 321.482