{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-462a.14c","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 462A.14C","heading":"Statement of officer.","body":"1. A person who has been requested to submit to a chemical test shall be advised by a peace officer of the following:\na. A refusal to submit to the test is punishable by a mandatory civil penalty of five hundred to two thousand dollars, and suspension of motorboat or sailboat operating privileges for at least a year. In addition, if the person is also convicted of operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated, the person shall be subject to additional penalties.\nb. If the person submits to the test and the results indicate the presence of a controlled substance or other drug, or an alcohol concentration equal to or in excess of the level prohibited by section 462A.14, the person’s privilege to operate a motorboat or sailboat will be prohibited for at least one year, and up to six years.\n2. This section does not apply in any case involving a person described in section 462A.14A, subsection 4, paragraph “f”.\n3. If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test, proof of refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a motorboat or sailboat in violation of section 462A.14.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 462A - WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/462A.14C.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:11Z","sha256":"b568b5afafedf71eda8722e881a0c6596bc62d0b29e842bdbcc0cd37d6a9cb31","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-462a.14b","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-462a.14d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}