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.

This bill increases the minimum property damage threshold requiring a driver to submit a written accident report to Iowa's Department of Transportation from $1,500 to $7,500. It removes the existing 24-hour deadline for law enforcement officers to forward accident reports to the department after investigating incidents. Drivers involved in accidents with property damage under $7,500 (or those involving highway fixtures) are no longer required to file a report with the DOT, though they must still notify property owners. The law maintains existing misdemeanor penalties for failing to submit required reports.