Bill > SF536

This bill makes several changes to operating-while-intoxicated (OWI) offenses in Iowa, including: 1. Expanding the lookback period for prior OWI convictions to include convictions for reckless driving and public intoxication following an OWI arrest. 2. Allowing the Department of Transportation to suspend vehicle registrations of owners subject to ignition interlock device requirements, with an exception for family members who regularly operated the vehicle prior to the owner's OWI revocation. 3. Requiring the installation of ignition interlock devices for all defendants seeking a temporary restricted license after an OWI conviction or license revocation, rather than just for certain repeat offenders. 4. Establishing compliance-based removal provisions that allow the Department to extend the ignition interlock device requirement period if the device detects certain violations. 5. Imposing criminal penalties for operating a vehicle without a required ignition interlock device, with increasing penalties for repeat offenses. 6. Requiring certain bailable OWI defendants to install an ignition interlock device as a condition of release. The bill aims to strengthen OWI laws and enhance the use of ignition interlock devices to improve public safety.