Bill Text: IA HF304 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to civil penalties for citations issued as a result of the use of automated traffic law enforcement systems.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-17 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 338. [HF304 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF304-Introduced.html
House File 304 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY T. TAYLOR A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to civil penalties for citations issued as 2 a result of the use of automated traffic law enforcement 3 systems. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1975YH (3) 86 ns/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.1, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 06A. "Automated traffic law enforcement 1 4 system" means a device with one or more sensors working in 1 5 conjunction with one of the following: 1 6 a. An official traffic=control signal, to produce recorded 1 7 images of motor vehicles entering an intersection against a red 1 8 signal light. 1 9 b. A speed measuring device, to produce recorded images of 1 10 motor vehicles traveling at a prohibited rate of speed. 1 11 c. A railroad grade crossing signal light, as described in 1 12 section 321.342, to produce images of vehicles violating the 1 13 signal light. 1 14 d. Any official traffic=control device, if failure to comply 1 15 with the official traffic=control device constitutes a moving 1 16 violation under this chapter. 1 17 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 321.237A Automated traffic law 1 18 enforcement systems == civil penalties == uniform citations. 1 19 1. A penalty imposed by a local authority as a result of the 1 20 use of an automated traffic law enforcement system shall be a 1 21 civil penalty. 1 22 2. The amount of a civil penalty imposed by a local 1 23 authority as a result of the use of an automated traffic law 1 24 enforcement system for an offense which would be punishable by 1 25 a scheduled fine under section 805.8A, subsection 5, 7, or 8, 1 26 shall be equal to the amount of the applicable scheduled fine. 1 27 Sec. 3. Section 331.307, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended 1 28 to read as follows: 1 29 1. A county infraction is a civil offense and, except as 1 30 provided in section 321.237A, subsection 2, is punishable by a 1 31 civil penalty of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars for 1 32 each violation or if the infraction is a repeat offense a civil 1 33 penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each repeat 1 34 offense. 1 35 Sec. 4. Section 364.3, subsection 6, Code 2015, is amended 2 1 to read as follows: 2 2 6.AExcept as provided in section 321.237A, subsection 2, 2 3 a city shall not provide a civil penalty in excess of seven 2 4 hundred fifty dollars for the violation of an ordinance which 2 5 is classified as a municipal infraction or if the infraction is 2 6 a repeat offense, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand 2 7 dollars for each repeat offense. A municipal infraction is not 2 8 punishable by imprisonment. 2 9 EXPLANATION 2 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 11 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 12 This bill relates to civil penalties for citations issued 2 13 as the result of the use of automated traffic law enforcement 2 14 systems. 2 15 The bill defines "automated traffic law enforcement system" 2 16 as a device with one or more sensors working in conjunction 2 17 with an official traffic=control signal, a speed measuring 2 18 device, a railroad grade crossing signal light, or any other 2 19 official traffic=control device. 2 20 The bill provides that a penalty imposed by a local authority 2 21 as a result of the use of an automated traffic law enforcement 2 22 system shall be a civil penalty, and, for certain offenses, 2 23 the amount of the penalty shall be equal to the amount of the 2 24 scheduled fine applicable under state law to the offense for 2 25 which the citation was issued. LSB 1975YH (3) 86 ns/nh
