Senate File 2343 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SF 284)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act allowing law enforcement agencies to retain possession
  2    of motor vehicles suspected to have been used to elude law
  3    enforcement vehicles.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.279, Code 2018, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Notwithstanding any other provision
  1  4 of law to the contrary, a law enforcement agency may retain
  1  5 possession of a motor vehicle suspected to have been
  1  6 operated by a person in violation of this section until final
  1  7 disposition of any criminal proceeding related to the violation
  1  8 if the person was a registered owner of the vehicle at the time
  1  9 of the suspected violation.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 12 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 13    This bill permits a law enforcement agency to retain
  1 14 possession of a vehicle suspected to have been operated by a
  1 15 person eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement vehicle
  1 16 until final disposition of any criminal proceeding related
  1 17 to the violation if the person was a registered owner of the
  1 18 vehicle at the time of the suspected violation.
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