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House Journal: Page 735: Tuesday, March 17, 1998

House File 2472, a bill for an act relating to fines imposed for
violations of city ordinances or city infractions and providing
an effective date, was taken up for consideration.
Vande Hoef of Osceola offered the following amendment H-8254
filed by him and moved its adoption:

H-8254

 1     Amend House File 2472 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. 100.  Section 331.302, subsection 2, Code
 5   1997, is amended to read as follows:
 6     2.  A county shall not provide a penalty in excess
 7   of a one five hundred dollar fine or in excess of
 8   thirty days imprisonment for the violation of an
 9   ordinance.  The criminal penalty surcharge required by
10   section 911.2 shall be added to a county fine and is
11   not a part of the county's penalty.
12     Sec. 101.  Section 331.302, subsection 4A,
13   paragraph a, subparagraph (2), Code 1997, is amended
14   to read as follows:
15     (2)  A portion of the Code of Iowa may be adopted
16   by reference only if the criminal penalty provided by
17   the law adopted does not exceed thirty days'
18   imprisonment or a one five hundred dollar fine.
19     Sec. 102.  Section 331.302, subsection 15, Code
20   1997, is amended to read as follows:
21     15.  A county shall not provide a civil penalty in
22   excess of one five hundred dollars for the violation
23   of an ordinance which is classified as a county
24   infraction or if the infraction is a repeat offense, a
25   civil penalty not to exceed two seven hundred
fifty
26   dollars for each repeat offense.  A county infraction
27   is not punishable by imprisonment.
28     Sec. 103.  Section 331.307, subsection 1, Code
29   1997, is amended to read as follows:
30     1.  A county infraction is a civil offense
31   punishable by a civil penalty of not more than one
32   five hundred dollars for each violation or if the
33   infraction is a repeat offense a civil penalty not to
34   exceed two seven hundred fifty dollars for each
repeat
35   offense."
36     2.  Page 1, by striking lines 33 and 34, and
37   inserting the following:
38     "Sec. 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Sections 1, 100, and 101
39   of this Act, amending sections 364.3 and 331.302, are
40   effective January 1 following".
41     3.  Title page, line 1, by inserting after the
42   word "city" the following:  "or county".
43     4.  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the

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