HF 918 — A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle financial liability coverage, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.

House File 918 - IntroducedReprinted HOUSE FILE 918 BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 172) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 25, 2025) A BILL FOR An Act relating to motor vehicle financial liability coverage, providing penalties, and providingincluding penalties.effective date provisions.

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Section 321.20B, subsection 4, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

If a peace officer stops a motor vehicle registered in this state and the driver is unable to provide proof of financial liability coverage, the peace officer shall do one of the following if the driver has not been convicted of a violation of subsection 1 within the previous five-year period:

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Section 321.20B, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

If the a peace officer stops a motor vehicle is not registered in this state and the driver is a nonresident and unable to provide proof of financial liability coverage, the peace officer shall do one of the following if the driver has not been convicted of a violation of subsection 1 within the previous five-year period :

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Section 321.20B, Code 2025, is amended by adding the LSBfollowing 2680HVnew (2)subsections: 91 -1- th/ns 1/6 H.F.

918 following new subsections:

If a peace officer stops a motor vehicle and the driver is unable to provide proof of financial liability coverage and has been convicted of a violation of subsection 1 within the previous five-year period, the peace officer shall arrest the driver.

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If the motor vehicle is registered in this state, the peace officer may remove the motor vehicle’s registration plates and registration receipt, in which case subsection 4, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (3), subparagraph division (a), applies.

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The peace officer may impound the motor vehicle, in which case subsection 4, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), subparagraph divisions (b) and (c), apply.

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If the peace officer takes action under paragraph “a” or “b”, and the owner of the vehicle provides proof of financial liability coverage to the clerk of court, subsection 4, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (1), applies.

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a.A person convicted of a violation of subsection 1 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as HF 918 (3) 91 -1- th/ns/md 1/3 H.F.

Except918 as provided in paragraph “b”, a person convicted of a violation of subsection 1 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “f”.

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A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection 1 within a five-year period is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

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