House File 100
HOUSE FILE
BY SMITH
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act increasing the penalty for violating the requirements for
2 securing a child under six years of age during transit in a
3 motor vehicle.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.446, subsection 4, Code 2003, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 4. The operator who violates subsection 1 or 2 is guilty
1 4 of a misdemeanor and subject only to the penalty provisions of
1 5 section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph "c", subparagraph
1 6 (2).
1 7 Sec. 2. Section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph c, Code
1 8 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 9 c. SEAT BELT OR RESTRAINT VIOLATIONS.
1 10 (1) For violations under sections section 321.445 and
1 11 321.446, the scheduled fine is twenty=five dollars.
1 12 (2) For violations under section 321.446, the scheduled
1 13 fine is one hundred dollars.
1 14 EXPLANATION
1 15 This bill increases the scheduled fine for a violation of
1 16 the requirements for securing a child under six years of age
1 17 during transit in a motor vehicle from $25 to $100.
1 18 Current law requires that a child under three years of age
1 19 who is being transported in a motor vehicle subject to
1 20 registration, other than a school bus or motorcycle, be
1 21 secured during transit by a child restraint system which meets
1 22 federal safety standards and is used in accordance with the
1 23 manufacturer's instructions. A child at least three years of
1 24 age but under six years of age who is being transported in
1 25 such a vehicle must be secured during transit by either a
1 26 child restraint system or a safety belt or safety harness
1 27 which conforms with federal safety standards.
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