A bill for an act relating to the penalties for persons who operate a motor vehicle while their operating privileges are denied, canceled, suspended, revoked, or barred.

HF 506 standardizes penalties for drivers operating vehicles while their license or operating privileges are restricted (denied, canceled, suspended, revoked, or barred). It sets a fixed $250 fine for a first offense across all license restriction scenarios, replacing the previous $250-$1,500 range. Subsequent offenses are tiered: a second offense becomes a simple misdemeanor, and third or later offenses become serious misdemeanors. The bill also removes the current prohibition on suspending sentences for these violations. This affects anyone driving with an active license restriction under Iowa’s motor vehicle laws.