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2018 State legislative CHANGES

This article provides a summary of the key changes made to driver's licensing and identification laws in the 2018 state legislative session. It covers topics such as CDL testing, cellphone use while driving, move-over laws, temporary restricted licenses, ignition interlock devices, and drug conviction sanctions. It also includes updates on vehicle manufacturers and dealers, as well as information about a monthly newsletter for county treasurers.

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2018 State legislative CHANGES

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  1. 2018 State legislative CHANGES Motor Vehicle Division

  2. Summary – Driver’s Licensing/Identification • HF 2197 - Continuation of 3rd party CDL testing • HF 2196 - Federal CDL texting & handheld mobile phone use • HF 2304 - Move over for certain stationary vehicles • HF 2338 - Temporary restricted license/ignition interlock device reform • HF 2502/SJR 2007/HJR 2008 – Eliminate drug conviction license sanction • HF 2497 – MSL for private school students  

  3. Temporary Restricted Licenses & Ignition Interlock Devices • Requires .08 - .10 OWI offenders, who were not previously required to install an IID as a condition of their TRL, to now install an IID as a condition of their TRL. • Provides that all OWI offenders (other than those convicted of vehicular homicide by OWI and those convicted of OWI causing a death under 321J.4(6)) no longer have to wait out a hard suspension period before becoming eligible for a TRL. • Allows OWI offenders to obtain a TRL without driving location restrictions as long as they have the IID installed in all vehicles owned or operated.  In other words, a TRL written under 321J will no longer be restricted just to driving to work or school, for example. • Continues to prohibit customers under age 21 committing an offense under 321J.2A (REV 121) from obtaining a TRL. • Does not address or change TRLs issued under Iowa Code section 321.215 (non-OWI sanctions).

  4. Drug related license revocations – eliminated • Once the new law is effective, we will no longer be required to impose a driver’s license revocation (REV 112) and we should no longer receive notification of certain drug convictions from the court as Iowa Code section 901.5(10) requiring such order and notification is being eliminated. • The legislation will become effective upon certification of the Governor to the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. DOT.

  5. Minor School Licenses for Private School Students • Private school students will be allowed to drive on a minor school license within a 25-mile driving distance from their residence to their school of enrollment. This applies only to students who are enrolled in a private school. • No changes for public school students (still within their district or a contiguous district).

  6. Summary – Vehicle • SF 2262 – Final stage motor vehicle manufacturers • SF 2325 – Notation of discharge of security interest on certificate of title • SF 2293 – Motor vehicle franchise dealers recordkeeping & ERT extension to July 2019

  7. Final Stage Manufacturers CURRENT • Under current law, a motor vehicle manufacturer is prohibited from holding a motor vehicle dealer’s license with certain exceptions. NEW • The new legislation provides that final stage manufacturers of multi-stage motor vehicles are now exempted from the prohibition against holding a dealer’s license. The bill also allows the final stage manufacturer, who holds a dealer license, the ability to assign an incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer’s statement of origin (MSO) to a retail buyer for purposes of issuance of a certificate of title by a county treasurer as a new motor vehicle with the same make as the incomplete motor vehicle.

  8. Newsletter – coming your way! • Monthly publication • Concise updates for county treasurers • Looking for feedback!

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