Bill Text: IA HF90 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the distribution of fines imposed by the automated enforcement of traffic laws.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-19 - Withdrawn. H.J. 658. [HF90 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF90-Introduced.html

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House File 90 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  T. TAYLOR

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the distribution of fines imposed by the
  2    automated enforcement of traffic laws.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  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.  321.260A  Automated traffic law
  1 18 enforcement == notice of fine distribution on citation.
  1 19    If the department or a local authority issues a citation
  1 20 as a result of an image or any other indication of activity
  1 21 obtained from an automated traffic law enforcement system, the
  1 22 citation shall provide an itemized list of the fines and fees
  1 23 assessed pursuant to the citation, the name of each person or
  1 24 entity that will receive a portion of the fines or fees, and
  1 25 the amount of the fines or fees that each person or entity will
  1 26 receive.
  1 27                           EXPLANATION
  1 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 29 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 30    This bill defines an automated traffic law enforcement
  1 31 system as a device with one or more sensors working in
  1 32 conjunction with an official traffic=control signal, a speed
  1 33 measuring device, a railroad grade crossing signal light, or
  1 34 any official traffic=control device.
  1 35    The bill requires that any citation issued by the department
  2  1 of transportation or any local authority as a result of the use
  2  2 of an automated traffic law enforcement system must include an
  2  3 itemized list of the fines and fees assessed pursuant to the
  2  4 citation, the name of each person or entity that will receive
  2  5 a portion of the fines or fees, and the amount of the fines or
  2  6 fees that each person or entity will receive.
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