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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 403 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.232A RADAR OR OTHER 1 5 SPEED-MEASURING DEVICE DETECTORS – POSSESSION, USE, 1 6 OR SALE PROHIBITED. 1 7 1. A person commits a simple misdemeanor by doing 1 8 either of the following: 1 9 a. Operating a vehicle on a highway of this state 1 10 while using or possessing a device designed to detect 1 11 emissions from a radar, laser, or other speed- 1 12 measuring device and signal the existence of those 1 13 emissions. 1 14 b. Offering for sale or selling in this state a 1 15 device designed to detect emissions from a radar, 1 16 laser, or other speed-measuring device and signal the 1 17 existence of those emissions. 1 18 2. It is an affirmative defense to a charge of 1 19 violating subsection 1 that the device, at the time of 1 20 the alleged offense, had no power source and was not 1 21 readily accessible for use by the driver or an 1 22 occupant of the vehicle. 1 23 3. A device prohibited by this section may be 1 24 seized as evidence under chapter 809 and shall be 1 25 disposed of or returned to the person from whom it was 1 26 seized in accordance with section 809.5. Upon request 1 27 and payment of the costs of shipment, the seizing 1 28 agency shall ship the device to an address specified 1 29 by the person from whom the device was seized. 1 30 4. This section does not apply to the following: 1 31 a. A device designed exclusively to receive radio 1 32 signals on frequencies lawfully licensed by a state or 1 33 federal agency. 1 34 b. A device used by a peace officer in the 1 35 performance of the official duties of the peace 1 36 officer." 1 37 #2. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the 1 38 word "Act" the following: "relating to the 1 39 enforcement of speed limits by prohibiting the 1 40 possession or use of radar detectors, providing a 1 41 penalty, and by". 1 42 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 RICHARDSON of Warren 1 47 HF 403.202 77 1 48 mk/jj/28
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