Bill Text: IA SF139 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the use of automated traffic law enforcement systems by cities and counties, and providing for the disposition of revenues derived from the use of automated traffic law enforcement systems.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF139 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF139-Introduced.html
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BY
KAPUCIAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
1
systems
by
cities
and
counties,
and
providing
for
the
2
disposition
of
revenues
derived
from
the
use
of
automated
3
traffic
law
enforcement
systems.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
95.
“Automated
traffic
law
enforcement
3
system”
means
a
device
with
one
or
more
sensors
working
in
4
conjunction
with
an
official
traffic
control
signal
or
device
5
or
a
speed-measuring
device
to
produce
recorded
images
of
6
vehicles
being
operated
in
violation
of
a
state
or
local
law
or
7
ordinance
regulating
vehicular
traffic
or
the
speed
of
motor
8
vehicles.
9
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.237A
Use
of
automated
traffic
law
10
enforcement
systems.
11
Before
using
an
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system,
12
a
local
authority
shall
compile
a
report
showing
the
number
13
of
motor
vehicle
violations
occurring
during
the
most
recent
14
twelve-month
period
for
which
data
is
available
at
the
location
15
where
the
local
authority
intends
to
use
an
automated
traffic
16
law
enforcement
system
compared
to
the
number
of
motor
vehicle
17
violations
occurring
at
all
similar
locations
within
the
local
18
authority’s
jurisdiction
during
the
same
period.
The
local
19
authority
shall
not
use
an
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
20
system
at
the
intended
location
unless
the
report
demonstrates
21
that
the
number
of
violations
at
the
intended
location
exceeds
22
the
number
of
violations
at
all
similar
locations
by
twenty
23
percent
or
more.
Prior
to
implementing
the
use
of
an
automated
24
traffic
law
enforcement
system,
the
local
authority
shall
file
25
a
copy
of
the
report
required
under
this
section
with
the
26
department.
27
Sec.
3.
Section
331.307,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
28
following
new
subsection:
29
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
14.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
30
of
law,
civil
fines
collected
by
a
county
from
the
use
of
an
31
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system
shall
be
allocated
as
32
follows:
33
(1)
The
amount
necessary
to
satisfy
contractual
obligations
34
of
the
county
relating
to
the
use
of
automated
traffic
law
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enforcement
systems
shall
be
retained
by
the
county
for
that
1
purpose.
2
(2)
Moneys
in
excess
of
the
amount
necessary
for
the
3
purpose
specified
in
subparagraph
(1)
shall
be
deposited
in
4
the
secondary
road
fund
of
the
county
to
be
used
for
road
5
construction,
maintenance,
and
repair.
6
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“automated
traffic
law
7
enforcement
system”
means
as
defined
in
section
321.1.
8
Sec.
4.
Section
364.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
2.
For
a
violation
of
an
ordinance
,
a
city
shall
not
11
provide
a
penalty
in
excess
of
the
maximum
fine
and
term
of
12
imprisonment
for
a
simple
misdemeanor
under
section
903.1,
13
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
.
An
Except
as
otherwise
provided
14
in
this
section,
an
amount
equal
to
ten
percent
of
all
15
fines
collected
by
cities
shall
be
deposited
in
the
account
16
established
in
section
602.8108
.
However,
one
17
a.
One
hundred
percent
of
all
fines
collected
by
a
city
18
pursuant
to
section
321.236,
subsection
1
,
shall
be
retained
19
by
the
city.
20
b.
Civil
fines
collected
by
a
city
from
the
use
of
an
21
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system
shall
be
allocated
as
22
follows:
23
(1)
The
amount
necessary
to
satisfy
contractual
obligations
24
of
the
city
relating
to
the
use
of
automated
traffic
law
25
enforcement
systems
shall
be
retained
by
the
city
for
that
26
purpose.
27
(2)
Moneys
in
excess
of
the
amount
necessary
for
the
purpose
28
specified
in
subparagraph
(1)
shall
be
deposited
in
the
city’s
29
street
construction
fund
to
be
used
for
road
construction,
30
maintenance,
and
repair.
31
(3)
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“automated
traffic
law
32
enforcement
system”
means
as
defined
in
section
321.1.
33
c.
The
criminal
penalty
surcharge
required
by
section
911.1
34
shall
be
added
to
a
city
fine
and
is
not
a
part
of
the
city’s
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penalty.
1
EXPLANATION
2
This
bill
requires
that,
before
a
local
authority
may
3
use
an
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system,
the
local
4
authority
must
compile
a
report
showing
the
number
of
motor
5
vehicle
violations
at
the
location
where
such
a
system
is
6
intended
to
be
used
compared
to
the
total
number
of
motor
7
vehicle
violations
at
similar
locations
within
the
jurisdiction
8
of
the
local
authority.
Unless
the
report
demonstrates
that
9
the
number
of
violations
at
the
intended
location
exceeds
the
10
total
number
of
violations
at
similar
locations
by
at
least
20
11
percent,
the
local
authority
shall
not
use
an
automated
traffic
12
law
enforcement
system
at
that
location.
Before
implementing
13
the
use
of
an
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system,
a
local
14
authority
must
file
a
copy
of
the
required
report
with
the
15
department
of
transportation.
16
The
bill
directs
that,
from
the
civil
fines
collected
17
by
a
city
or
county
from
the
use
of
automated
traffic
law
18
enforcement
systems,
the
amount
necessary
to
satisfy
the
19
contractual
obligations
relating
to
the
use
of
the
systems
20
shall
be
retained
by
the
city
or
county.
Moneys
in
excess
of
21
that
amount
are
to
be
deposited
in
the
secondary
road
fund
of
22
the
county
or
the
street
construction
fund
of
the
city
to
be
23
used
for
road
construction,
maintenance,
and
repair.
24
The
bill
defines
“automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system”
25
as
a
device
working
in
conjunction
with
an
official
traffic
26
control
signal
or
device
or
a
speed-measuring
device
to
produce
27
recorded
images
of
vehicles
being
operated
in
violation
of
a
28
state
or
local
law
or
ordinance
regulating
vehicular
traffic
29
or
the
speed
of
motor
vehicles.
30
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