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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.372A, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1 2 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Not more than seven calendar days after receiving a report 1 4 of a violation of section 321.372, subsection 3, from a school 1 5 bus driver or a school official, the peace officer shall 1 6 initiate an investigation of the reported violation and 1 7 contact the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the 1 8 reported violation and request that the owner supply 1 9 information identifying the driver in accordance with section 1 10 321.484. If, from the investigation, the peace officer is 1 11 able to identify the driver and has reasonable cause to 1 12 believe a violation of section 321.372, subsection 3, has 1 13 occurred, the peace officer shall prepare a uniform traffic 1 14 citation for the violation and shall serve it personally on or 1 15 send it by certified mail to the driver of the vehicle. If, 1 16 from the investigation, the peace officer cannot identify the 1 17 driver but has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of 1 18 section 321.372, subsection 3, occurred while the vehicle was 1 19 being operated with the consent of the owner, the peace 1 20 officer shall prepare a uniform traffic citation for the 1 21 violation and shall serve it personally on or send it by 1 22 certified mail to the owner of the vehicle. 1 23 EXPLANATION 1 24 This bill provides that the owner of a vehicle which 1 25 improperly passes a school bus in violation of section 321.372 1 26 may be issued a uniform citation for the violation where a 1 27 peace officer determines that a violation of section 321.372 1 28 occurred and determines that the vehicle was being operated at 1 29 the time of the violation with the consent of the owner, even 1 30 though the driver is not identified. The penalty for a 1 31 violation of section 321.372 is a scheduled fine of $25. 1 32 LSB 1611HV 77 1 33 mk/jj/8
Text: HF00449 Text: HF00451 Text: HF00400 - HF00499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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