IA HF528

Amends Iowa Code section 321.277 to explicitly define exceeding the speed limit by 25 miles per hour or more as reckless driving

Reckless driving is a simple misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days confinement and a fine of $105 to $855

If reckless driving (including speeding 25+ mph over the limit) unintentionally causes death, the offense becomes a class "C" felony with up to 10 years imprisonment and fines of $1,370 to $13,660

If reckless driving unintentionally causes serious injury, the offense becomes a class "D" felony with up to 5 years imprisonment and fines of $1,025 to $10,245

Current law already treats speeding 25+ mph over the limit that causes death or serious injury as a felony under Code section 707.6A; this bill adds such speeding to the general reckless driving definition