Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 761 - Transportation Department
Driver Licenses
Chapter 615 - Sanctions
Rule 761-615.9 - Habitual Offender

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 761-615.9

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024

(1) The department shall declare a person to be a habitual offender under Iowa Code section 321.555(1) in accordance with the following point system:

a. Points shall be assigned to convictions as follows:

Conviction

Points

Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the department of public safety

2 points

Driving while under suspension, revocation or denial (except Iowa Code chapter 32 J)

2 points

Driving while under Iowa Code chapter 321J revocation or denial

3 points

Driving while barred

4 points

Operating a motor vehicle in violation of Iowa Code section 321J.2

4 points

An offense punishable as a felony under the motor vehicle laws of Iowa or any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used

5 points

Failure to stop and leave information or to render aid as required by Iowa Code sections 321.261 and 321.263

5 points

Eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle in violation of Iowa Code section 321.279

5 points

Serious injury by a vehicle in violation of Iowa Code section 707.6A(4)

5 points

Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle

6 points

b. Based on the points accumulated, the person shall be barred from operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state as follows:

Points

Length of bar

6-7

2 years

8-9

3 years

10-12

4 years

13-15

5 years

16+

6 years

(2) A person declared to be a habitual offender under Iowa Code subsection 321.555(2) shall be barred from operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state for one year.

(3) A person declared to be a habitual offender under Iowa Code section 321.560 shall be barred from operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state beginning on the date the previous bar expires.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.555, 321.556 and 321.560.

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