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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. If a person refuses to submit to the chemical testing, a test shall not be given unless the procedure in section 462A.14D is invoked. However, if the person refuses the test, the person shall be punishable by the court according to this section.
2. The court, upon finding that the officer had reasonable ground to believe the person to have been operating a motorboat or sailboat in violation of section 462A.14, that specified conditions existed for chemical testing pursuant to section 462A.14A, and that the person refused to submit to the chemical testing, shall:
a. Order that the person shall not operate a motorboat or sailboat for one year.
b. Impose a mandatory civil penalty as follows:
(1) For a first refusal under this section, five hundred dollars.
(2) For a second refusal under this section, one thousand dollars.
(3) For a third or subsequent refusal under this section, two thousand dollars.
3. If the person does not pay the civil penalty by the time the one-year order not to operate expires, the court shall extend the order not to operate a motorboat or sailboat for an additional year, and may also impose penalties for contempt.
4. The court shall not defer judgment or sentencing, or suspend execution of any order or fine applicable under this section.
5. The penalties imposed by this section shall apply in addition to any penalties imposed under section 462A.14, except that the one-year period under the order not to operate a motorboat or sailboat under this section shall be imposed and run concurrently with any period of time a defendant is ordered not to operate a motorboat or sailboat under section 462A.14.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 462A.14B. Refusal to submit--penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ia/title-xi-natural-resources-chs-455-485/ia-code-sect-462a-14b/
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