Bill Text: IA SF2309 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to drivers who fail to stop at stop signs in school zones, and providing penalties.(Formerly SF 2051.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-13 - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 279. [SF2309 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2309-Introduced.html
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2309
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2051)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
drivers
who
fail
to
stop
at
stop
signs
in
1
school
zones,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
14,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
q.
Failure
to
stop
in
school
zone.
The
3
scheduled
fine
for
a
violation
of
section
321.256
or
321.322,
4
as
set
forth
in
subsection
8,
paragraphs
“b”
and
“f”
,
shall
5
be
doubled
if
the
violation
occurs
within
any
school
zone
6
established
pursuant
to
section
321.249.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
Current
law
prohibits
the
driver
of
a
vehicle
from
11
disobeying
the
instructions
of
any
official
traffic-control
12
device
placed
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
Code
13
chapter
321,
unless
the
driver
is
otherwise
directed
by
a
14
peace
officer,
with
limited
exceptions
granted
to
the
driver
15
of
an
authorized
emergency
vehicle.
Official
traffic-control
16
devices
include
all
signs,
signals,
markings,
and
devices
17
not
inconsistent
with
Code
chapter
321
placed
or
erected
by
18
authority
of
a
public
body
or
official
having
jurisdiction,
for
19
the
purpose
of
regulating,
warning,
or
guiding
traffic.
20
Additionally,
the
driver
of
a
vehicle
approaching
a
stop
21
intersection
indicated
by
a
stop
sign
is
required
to
stop
22
at
the
first
opportunity
at
either
the
clearly
marked
stop
23
line
or
before
entering
the
crosswalk
or
before
entering
the
24
intersection,
or
at
the
point
nearest
the
intersecting
roadway
25
where
the
driver
has
a
view
of
approaching
traffic
on
the
26
intersecting
roadway
before
entering
the
intersection.
27
A
person
who
violates
either
of
these
provisions
is
guilty
of
28
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
$135
scheduled
fine.
29
This
bill
doubles
the
penalty
for
a
driver
who
disobeys
a
30
stop
sign
while
driving
in
a
school
zone.
A
violation
of
the
31
bill
is
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
$270
scheduled
32
fine.
A
similar
provision
exists
under
current
law
doubling
33
the
scheduled
fine
for
any
moving
violation
that
occurs
in
a
34
road
work
zone.
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Under
current
law,
cities
and
counties
are
authorized
1
to
establish
school
zones
and
provide
for
the
stopping
of
2
all
motor
vehicles
approaching
the
school
zones
and
may
use
3
movable
stop
signs.
All
traffic-control
devices
provided
for
4
school
zones
must
conform
to
specifications
included
in
the
5
manual
of
traffic-control
devices
adopted
by
the
department
of
6
transportation,
except
the
provision
prohibiting
the
use
of
7
portable
or
part-time
stop
signs.
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