IOWA’S STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION HAS APPROVED RULES FOR THE NEW HANDS FREE CELLPHONE LAW THAT COULD LEAD TO VIOLATORS LOSING THEIR DRIVER’S LICENSE.
THE D-O-T’S KATHLEEN MERADITH-AYERS SAYS THE NEW RULES MAKE A HANDS-FREE VIOLATION IMPACT YOUR DRIVING RECORD.
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MERADITH-AYERS SAYS THEY STEP IN WHEN YOU GET TOO MANY VIOLATIONS.
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SHE SAYS YOUR LICENSE CAN BE SUSPENDED FOR 90 DAYS AFTER YOU REACH THE THREE MOVING VIOLATIONS.
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IOWA HAS A GRADUATED DRIVER’S LICENSE SYSTEM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY START WITH A RESTRICTED LICENSE BEFORE EARNING A REGULAR ONE.
MERADITH-AYERS SAYS A HANDS-FREE VIOLATION CARRIES MORE WEIGHT FOR THEM.
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THE CHANGE NEEDS ONE FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES COMMITTEE AND THEY WILL THEN BE ACTIVE.
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