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IA HSB297
SB
Status
3/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Local Government
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AI Summary
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Increases the minimum property damage threshold requiring a motor vehicle accident report to the Department of Transportation from $1,500 to $7,500
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Removes the 24-hour deadline for law enforcement officers to forward written accident reports to the DOT after completing an investigation
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Maintains the 72-hour reporting requirement for drivers involved in accidents resulting in injury, death, or property damage meeting the threshold, unless the accident is investigated by law enforcement
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Does not change reporting requirements for snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle accidents, which remain at $1,500 property damage threshold
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Failure to submit a required accident report remains a simple misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days confinement and a fine of $105 to $855
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle accident reports, including the amount of property damage necessary for a report and the period in which a law enforcement officer must forward a report to the department of transportation.(See HF 904.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 904.
3/10/2025