Bill Text: IA SF155 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the compensation of vendors of automated traffic law enforcement systems used by a city or county.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF155 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF155-Introduced.html
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BY
ZAUN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
compensation
of
vendors
of
automated
1
traffic
law
enforcement
systems
used
by
a
city
or
county.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.307,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
14.
a.
Civil
fines
collected
by
a
county
3
from
the
use
of
an
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system
4
shall
be
allocated
as
follows:
5
(1)
Not
more
than
five
percent
of
the
amount
collected
shall
6
be
paid
to
the
vendor
with
whom
the
county
has
a
contract
for
7
the
use
of
the
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system.
8
(2)
The
amount
in
excess
of
the
amount
paid
under
9
subparagraph
(1)
shall
be
retained
by
the
county.
10
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“automated
traffic
law
11
enforcement
system”
means
a
device
with
one
or
more
sensors
12
working
in
conjunction
with
a
traffic
control
signal
or
device
13
or
a
speed-measuring
device
to
produce
recorded
images
of
14
vehicles
being
operated
in
violation
of
traffic
or
speed
laws.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
16
to
read
as
follows:
17
2.
For
a
violation
of
an
ordinance
,
a
city
shall
not
18
provide
a
penalty
in
excess
of
the
maximum
fine
and
term
of
19
imprisonment
for
a
simple
misdemeanor
under
section
903.1,
20
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
.
An
Except
as
otherwise
provided
21
in
this
section,
an
amount
equal
to
ten
percent
of
all
22
fines
collected
by
cities
shall
be
deposited
in
the
account
23
established
in
section
602.8108
.
However,
one
24
a.
One
hundred
percent
of
all
fines
collected
by
a
city
25
pursuant
to
section
321.236,
subsection
1
,
shall
be
retained
26
by
the
city.
27
b.
(1)
Civil
fines
collected
by
a
city
from
the
use
of
an
28
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system
shall
be
allocated
as
29
follows:
30
(a)
Not
more
than
five
percent
of
the
amount
collected
shall
31
be
paid
to
the
vendor
with
whom
the
city
has
a
contract
for
the
32
use
of
the
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system.
33
(b)
The
amount
in
excess
of
the
amount
paid
under
34
subparagraph
division
(a)
shall
be
retained
by
the
city.
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(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“b”
,
“automated
traffic
1
law
enforcement
system”
means
a
device
with
one
or
more
sensors
2
working
in
conjunction
with
a
traffic
control
signal
or
device
3
or
a
speed-measuring
device
to
produce
recorded
images
of
4
vehicles
being
operated
in
violation
of
traffic
or
speed
laws.
5
c.
The
criminal
penalty
surcharge
required
by
section
911.1
6
shall
be
added
to
a
city
fine
and
is
not
a
part
of
the
city’s
7
penalty.
8
EXPLANATION
9
This
bill
directs
that,
from
the
civil
fines
collected
10
by
a
city
or
county
from
the
use
of
automated
traffic
law
11
enforcement
systems,
not
more
than
5
percent
shall
be
paid
to
12
the
vendor
of
the
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system.
13
The
remaining
amount
is
to
be
retained
by
the
city
or
county.
14
The
bill
defines
“automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system”
15
as
a
device
working
in
conjunction
with
a
traffic
control
16
signal
or
device
or
a
speed-measuring
device
to
produce
17
recorded
images
of
vehicles
being
operated
in
violation
of
18
traffic
or
speed
laws.
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