Bill Text: IA HF509 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to parking spaces designated for charging electric motor vehicles, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-25 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 350. [HF509 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF509-Introduced.html
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BY
BENNETT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
parking
spaces
designated
for
charging
1
electric
motor
vehicles,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.210,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
Parking
violations,
meaning
a
violation
of
a
local
3
authority
parking
ordinance
or
a
violation
of
sections
section
4
321L.4
,
section
321.366,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“f”
,
and
5
sections
321.354
through
321.361
,
including
section
321.358A,
6
except
section
321.354,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
.
7
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.358A
Electric
motor
vehicle
8
parking.
9
A
person
shall
not
park
a
motor
vehicle
that
is
not
an
10
electric
motor
vehicle
in
a
parking
space
designated
for
11
charging
the
batteries
or
other
energy
storage
devices
of
12
electric
motor
vehicles.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
13
“electric
motor
vehicle”
means
a
motor
vehicle
equipped
with
14
electrical
drivetrain
components
that
has
the
ability
to
be
15
propelled,
fully
or
partially,
by
one
or
more
electrical
motors
16
using
electrical
energy
stored
in
a
battery
or
other
energy
17
storage
device
that
can
be
recharged
by
plugging
into
an
18
electrical
outlet
or
electric
motor
vehicle
charging
station.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
602.8103,
subsection
4,
paragraph
k,
Code
20
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
k.
Complaints,
trial
informations,
and
uniform
citations
22
and
complaints
relating
to
parking
violations
under
sections
23
321.236
,
321.239
,
321.358
,
321.358A,
321.360
,
and
321.361
,
one
24
year
after
final
disposition.
25
Sec.
4.
Section
602.8106,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
26
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
c.
For
filing
and
docketing
a
complaint
or
information
or
28
uniform
citation
and
complaint
for
parking
violations
under
29
sections
321.236
,
321.239
,
321.358
,
321.358A,
321.360
,
and
30
321.361
,
eight
dollars,
effective
January
1,
2004.
The
court
31
costs
in
cases
of
parking
meter
and
overtime
parking
violations
32
which
are
contested,
and
charged
and
collected
pursuant
33
to
section
321.236,
subsection
1
,
or
pursuant
to
a
uniform
34
citation
and
complaint,
are
eight
dollars
per
information
or
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complaint
or
per
uniform
citation
and
complaint
effective
1
January
1,
1991.
2
Sec.
5.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
4
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
For
a
parking
violation
under
section
5
321.358A,
the
scheduled
fine
is
fifty
dollars.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
parking
a
motor
vehicle
10
that
is
not
an
electric
motor
vehicle,
as
defined
in
the
bill,
11
in
a
parking
space
designated
for
charging
the
batteries
or
12
other
energy
storage
devices
of
electric
motor
vehicles.
A
13
violation
of
this
provision
is
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
14
of
$50.
15
The
bill
makes
a
corresponding
change
to
Code
section
16
321.210,
excluding
the
parking
violation
from
being
considered
17
by
the
department
of
transportation
for
purposes
of
driver’s
18
license
suspension.
By
operation
of
law,
the
parking
violation
19
is
also
not
considered
for
suspension
of
a
restricted
driver’s
20
license
under
Code
section
321.178(2)(b),
cancellation
of
21
a
motorized
bicycle
driver’s
license
under
Code
section
22
321.189(7)(c),
revocation
of
a
special
minor’s
driver’s
license
23
under
Code
section
321.194(4),
cancellation
of
a
temporary
24
restricted
license
under
Code
section
321.215(3),
or
habitual
25
offender
status
under
Code
section
321.555(2).
26
The
bill
also
makes
corresponding
changes
to
Code
section
27
602.8103,
relating
to
the
clerk
of
court’s
destruction
of
28
records
for
parking
violations,
and
Code
section
602.8106,
29
providing
for
an
$8
fee
charged
by
the
clerk
of
court
to
file
30
and
docket
complaints
for
parking
violations.
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