House File 761 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HF 273)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act eliminating provisions relating to the contents of the
  2    uniform citation and complaint.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1718HV 82
  5 jm/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 805.6, subsection 1, paragraph a,
  1  2 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2007, is amended to read as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    The uniform citation and complaint shall contain spaces for
  1  5 the parties' names; the address of the alleged offender; the
  1  6 registration number of the offender's vehicle; the information
  1  7 required by section 805.2, a warning which states, "I hereby
  1  8 swear and affirm that the information provided by me on this
  1  9 citation is true under penalty of providing false
  1 10 information"; and a statement that providing false information
  1 11 is a violation of section 719.3; a list of the scheduled fines
  1 12 prescribed by sections 805.8A, 805.8B, and 805.8C, either
  1 13 separately or by group, and a statement of the fine,
  1 14 surcharge, and court costs payable in scheduled violation
  1 15 cases, if no appearance is required; whether or not a court
  1 16 appearance is required or is demanded; a brief explanation of
  1 17 sections 805.9 and 805.10; and a space where the defendant may
  1 18 sign an admission of the violation when permitted by section
  1 19 805.9; and the uniform citation and complaint shall require
  1 20 that the defendant appear before a court at a specified time
  1 21 and place.  The uniform citation and complaint also may
  1 22 contain a space for the imprint of a credit card, and may
  1 23 contain any other information which the commissioner of public
  1 24 safety and the director of natural resources may determine.
  1 25    Sec. 2.  Section 806.6, subsection 3, Code 2007, is amended
  1 26 by striking the subsection.
  1 27                           EXPLANATION
  1 28    This bill eliminates provisions relating to the uniform
  1 29 citation and complaint.
  1 30    The bill eliminates provisions requiring that the uniform
  1 31 citation and complaint list the scheduled fines either
  1 32 separately or by group on the citation and complaint ticket.
  1 33 The bill eliminates provisions requiring the peace officer to
  1 34 list the court costs on the uniform citation and complaint if
  1 35 a court appearance is required.  The bill also eliminates
  2  1 provisions requiring that the uniform citation and complaint
  2  2 contain a place for citing a person for violations of Code
  2  3 section 453A.2(2) (underage tobacco violations).
  2  4 LSB 1718HV 82
  2  5 jm:nh/es/88