HF 258 — A bill for an act relating to commercial driver’s licenses and commercial learner’s permits, including compliance with federal regulations, and making penalties applicable.

OHouse fFile f258 i- cEnrolled eHouse oFile f258 tAN hACT eRELATING GTO oCOMMERCIAL vDRIVER’S eLICENSES rAND nCOMMERCIAL oLEARNER’S rPERMITS, AINCLUDING dCOMPLIANCE aWITH mFEDERAL GREGULATIONS, rAND eMAKING gPENALTIES gAPPLICABLE. K i m R e y n o l d s G O V E R N O R L T G O V E R N O R June 1.2023 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StaleCapitol Des Moines.Iowa 50319 Dear Mr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseBE File258.anIT Actrelatingtocommercialdriver'slicensesandcommerciallearner'sENACTED permits,includingcompliancewithfederalregulations,andmakingBY penaltiesapplicable.THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

TheaboveHouseSection Fileisherebyapprovedon1. thisdate.

Sincerely.Section 321.180, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:

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BE I T E N A C TE DBY TH E G E N E R A A S S E M B LYOF TH E S T A T EOF IO W A :

S ection 1, S ection 321.180, subsection 2, paragraph c.

Code 0 2 3 ,is am ended to re a d as f o llo w s :

c, A commercial le a rn e r's perm it sh a ll be v a lid fo r a period not to exceed the p e rio d provided in 49 C.F.R.

§383.25(c) and C .F .R , § 3 8 3 .7 3 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( ii§ 3 8 3 .7 3 (a )(3 ).

SSection e321.188, csubsection tio4, n 3 2 1 .1 8 8 s u b s e c tio n4, Code 2023, is amended tto oread ras efollows: a da s f o l l o w s :

4,4. aj_ The department sh a ll check the a p p lica n t's d rivin g record as m aintained by the a p p lic a n t's current lic e n s in g s ta te , th e n a tio n a lco m m e rcia l d r iv e r 's lic e n s e in fo rm a tio n system , the n a tio n a l drug and a lc o h o l G lcaringhousQ i f re q u ire d under 40 C .F .R .— § 3 8 3 .7 3 ,and th e n a tio n a l d r iv e r re g is te r to determ ine whether the a p p lica n t q u a lifie s fo r th e issu a n ce , re n e w a l,or upgrade o f a com m ercial d r iv e r 's lice n se , as a p p lica b le .

Thea. department s h a ll n o tify the n a tio n a l commercial d riv e r's license in fo rm a tio n system of the issuance, renew al, or upgrade o f a com m ercial d r iv e r 's lic e n s e and s h a ll post the d riv e r's s e lf- c e r tific a tio n o f type o f d riv in g as required by ru le .

The department sshall hcheck athe llapplicant’s alsodriving postrecord inas fomaintained rmby a tio n from the medicalapplicant’s examcurrent iner'slicensing cstate, ethe rtificnational acommercial tedriver’s requiredlicense underinformation ssystem, uthe bnational sdrug eand calcohol tioclearinghouse nif 1,required paragraphunder t49 toC.F.R. th e n a tio n a l com m ercial House File 258, p.

2§383.73, driver'sand licensethe informationnational system,driver ifregister requiredto bydetermine rule.whether the applicant qualifies for the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of a commercial driver’s license, as applicable.

The department shall notify the national commercial driver’s license information system of the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of a commercial driver’s license and shall post the driver’s self-certification of type of driving as required by rule.

The department shall also post information from the medical examiner’s certificate required under subsection 1, paragraph “d”, to the national commercial House File 258, p.

2 driver’s license information system, if required by rule.

§383.73 and shall not issue, renew, or upgrade the commercial driver'sdriver’s license if the response indicates the applicant is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to 49 C.F.R.

Section 321.207, Code 2023, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

321.207 Downgrade of commercial driver'sdriver’s license or commercial learner'slearner’s permit.

The department shall adopt rules for downgrading a commercial driver'sdriver’s license or commercial learner'slearner’s permit to a noncommercial status upon a driver'sdriver’s failure to provide a medical examiner'sexaminer’s certificate as required pursuant to section 321.188, subsection 1, paragraph ,“d”, or-or upon a driver'sdriver’s failure to provide a self-certification of type of driving as required pursuant to section 321.188, subsection 1, paragraph ^d",“d”, or upon receiving notification of the driver'sdriver’s prohibited status pursuant to 49 C.F.R.

The rules shall include procedures regarding notification of downgrade status to the commercial driver'sdriver’s license information system, termination of a downgrade process, and reinstatement of a commercial learner'slearner’s permit or commercial driver'sdriver’s license after a downgrade, and shall substantially comply with 49 C.F.R.

Section 321.208A, Code 2023, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s ! 321.208A Operation in violation of out-of-service order — penalties.

321.208A Operation in violation of out-of-service order —— penalties.

A person required to hold a commercial driver'sdriver’s license or commercial learner'slearner’s permit to operate a commercial motor vehicle shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state in violation of an out-of-service order issued by a peace officer for a violation of the out-of-service rules adopted by the department.

A driver who violates an out-of-service order commits a simple misdemeanor and shall be subject to ea the applicable fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars in an amount in accordance with the civil House File 258, p.

386, Appendix B(b)(l),B(b)(1), upon conviction for the first violation of an out-of-service order and not less than five thousand dollars for a second or subsequent violation of an out-of-service order in separate incidents within a ten-year period.

2,2. An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize an employee to drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order.

An employer who violates this subsection commits a simple misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not lossknowingly thanallow, tworequire, thousandpermit, sevenor hundredauthorize fiftyan dollarsemployee andto notdrive morea thancommercial twentymotor fivevehicle thousandin dollarsviolation inof an amountout-of-service inorder. accordance with the civil penalty provided in 49 C.F.R.

An employer who violates this subsection commits a simple misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars and not more than twenty-five thousand dollars in an amount in accordance with the civil penalty provided in 49 C.F.R.

386, Appendix B(b)(2).B(b)(2) .

Section 321.343A, Code 2023, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

321.343A Employer violations ——— penalty.

An employer who violates this section shall be subject to a ffine iof n e o f not more than ten thousand dollars in an amount in accordance with the civil penalty provided in 49 C.F.R.

386,^Appendix386, B(b)(3).Appendix B(b)(3) .