1. Application. Except as otherwise indicated, violations of sections of the Code specified in this section are scheduled violations, and the scheduled fine for each of those violations is as provided in this section, whether the violation is of state law or of a county or city ordinance. The criminal penalty surcharge required by section 911.2 shall be added to the scheduled fine.
2. Traffic violations.
a. For parking violations under sections 321.236, 321.239, 321.358, 321.360, and 321.361, the scheduled fine is five dollars. The scheduled fine for a parking violation of section 321.236 increases in an amount up to ten dollars, as authorized by ordinance pursuant to section 321.236, subsection 1, paragraph "a", if the parking violation is not paid within thirty days of the date upon which the violation occurred. For purposes of calculating the unsecured appearance bond required under section 805.6, the scheduled fine shall be five dollars. However, violations charged by a city or county upon simple notice of a fine instead of a uniform citation and complaint as permitted by section 321.236, subsection 1, paragraph "a", are not scheduled violations, and this section shall not apply to any offense charged in that manner. For a parking violation under section 321.362 or 461A.38 the scheduled fine is ten dollars. For a parking violation under section 321L.4, subsection 2, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
b. For registration violations under sections 321.32, 321.34, 321.37, 321.38, and 321.41, the scheduled fine is five dollars.
c. For improperly used or nonused, or defective or improper equipment, other than brakes, driving lights and brake lights, under sections 321.317, 321.387, 321.388, 321.389, 321.390, 321.392, 321.393, 321.422, 321.432, 321.436, 321.437, 321.438, subsection 1 or 3, sections 321.439, 321.440, 321.441, 321.442, 321.444, and 321.445, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
d. For improper equipment under section 321.438, subsection 2, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
e. For improperly used or nonused or defective or improper equipment under sections 321.383, 321.384, 321.385, 321.386, 321.398, 321.402, 321.403, 321.404, 321.409, 321.419, 321.420, 321.423, 321.430, and 321.433, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
f. For violations of the conditions or restrictions of a driver's license under sections 321.180, 321.180B, 321.193, and 321.194, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
g. (1) For excessive speed violations when not more than five miles per hour in excess of the limit under section 321.236, subsections 5 and 11, sections 321.285, and 461A.36, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
(2) Excessive speed in conjunction with a violation of section 321.278 is not a scheduled violation, whatever the amount of excess speed.
(3) For excessive speed violations when in excess of the limit under section 321.236, subsections 5 and 11, sections 321.285, and 461A.36 by more than five and not more than ten miles per hour the fine is twenty dollars, by more than ten and not more than fifteen miles per hour the fine is thirty dollars, by more than fifteen and not more than twenty miles per hour the fine is forty dollars, and by more than twenty miles per hour the fine is forty dollars plus two dollars for each mile per hour of excessive speed over twenty miles per hour over the limit.
(4) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (1) and (3), for excessive speed violations in speed zones greater than fifty- five miles per hour when in excess of the limit by five miles per hour or less the fine is ten dollars, by more than five and not more than ten miles per hour the fine is twenty dollars, by more than ten and not more than fifteen miles per hour the fine is forty dollars, by more than fifteen and not more than twenty miles per hour the fine is sixty dollars, and by more than twenty miles per hour the fine is sixty dollars plus two dollars for each mile per hour of excessive speed over twenty miles per hour over the limit.
(5) Excessive speed in whatever amount by a school bus is not a scheduled violation under any section listed in a subparagraph of this paragraph "g".
h. For operating, passing, turning, and standing violations under section 321.236, subsections 3, 4, 9, and 12, section 321.275, subsections 1 through 7, sections 321.295, 321.297, 321.299, 321.303, 321.304, subsections 1 and 2, sections 321.305, 321.306, 321.311, 321.312, 321.314, 321.315, 321.316, 321.318, 321.323, 321.340, 321.353, 321.354, 321.363, 321.365, 321.366, 321.368, 321.382, and 321.395, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
i. For violations involving failures to yield or to observe pedestrians and other vehicles under section 321.257, subsection 2, sections 321.288, 321.298, 321.307, 321.308, 321.313, 321.319, 321.320, 321.321, 321.329, 321.333, and 321.367, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
j. For violations by pedestrians and bicyclists under section 321.234, subsections 3 and 4, section 321.236, subsection 10, section 321.257, subsection 2, sections 321.325, 321.326, 321.328, 321.331, 321.332, 321.397, and 321.434, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
k. For violations by operators of school buses and emergency vehicles, and for violations by other motor vehicle operators when in vicinity, under sections 321.231, 321.324, and 321.372, subsections 1 and 2, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars. For violations of section 321.372, subsection 3, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
For violations by operators of school buses under section 321.285, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars. However, excessive speed by a school bus in excess of ten miles over the limit is not a scheduled violation.
l. For violations of traffic signs and signals, and for failure to obey an officer under sections 321.229, 321.236, subsections 2 and 6, sections 321.256, 321.257, subsection 2, sections 321.294, 321.304, subsection 3, sections 321.322, and 321.415, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
m. For height, weight, length, width, and load violations and towed vehicle violations under sections 321.309, 321.310, 321.381, 321.394, 321.437, 321.454, 321.455, 321.456, 321.457, 321.458, 321.461, and 321.462, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars. For weight violations under sections 321.459 and 321.466, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars for each two thousand pounds or fraction thereof of overweight.
n. For violation of display of identification required by section 326.22 and violation of trip permits as prescribed by section 326.23, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
o. For violation of registration provisions under section 321.17; violation of intrastate hauling on foreign registration under section 321.54; improper operation or failure to register under section 321.55; and violation of requirement for display of registration or plates under section 321.98, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
p. Reserved.
q. For failure to have proper carrier identification markings under section 327B.1, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
r. For failure to have proper evidence of interstate authority carried or displayed under section 327B.1 and for failure to register, carry, or display evidence that interstate authority is not required under section 327B.1, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
s. For violations of rules adopted by the department under section 321.449, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
t. For violation of section 321.364 or rules adopted under section 321.450, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
u. For unlawful use of a driver's license or a nonoperator's identification card in violation of section 321.216, the scheduled fine is seventy-five dollars.
v. Violations of the schedule of axle and tandem axle and gross or group of axle weight violations in section 321.463 shall be scheduled violations subject to the provisions, procedures and exceptions contained in sections 805.6 to 805.11, irrespective of the amount of the fine under that schedule. Violations of the schedule of weight violations shall be chargeable, where the fine charged does not exceed one hundred dollars, only by uniform citation and complaint. Violations of the schedule of weight violations, where the fine charged exceeds one hundred dollars shall, when the violation is admitted and section 805.9 applies, be chargeable upon uniform citation and complaint, indictment, or county attorney's information, but otherwise, shall be chargeable only upon indictment or county attorney's information.
In all cases of charges under the schedule of weight violations, the charge shall specify the amount of fine charged under the schedule. Where a defendant is convicted and the fine under the foregoing schedule of weight violations exceeds one hundred dollars, the conviction shall be of an indictable offense although section 805.9 is employed and whether the violation is charged upon uniform citation and complaint, indictment, or county attorney's information.
w. For failure to have a valid license or permit for operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state pursuant to section 321.174, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
x. For failing to secure a child with a child restraint system, safety belt, or harness in violation of section 321.446, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
y. For failure of having a bicycle safety flag on a motorized bicycle in violation of section 321.275, subsection 8, the scheduled fine is five dollars.
z. For violations of section 321.460 prohibiting spilling loads on the highway and of section 321.208A prohibiting operation in violation of an out-of-service order, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
aa. For violations of length, height, width, and other provisions of a permit, except weight provisions, under section 321E.16, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
ab. For violations of importing fuel in the supply tank of a motor vehicle under section 452A.52, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
ac. For violations of sections 321.341, 321.342, 321.343, and 321.344, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
ad. For violations of section 321.57, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars. For violations of section 321.62, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
ae. For operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state with an expired driver's license pursuant to section 321.174A, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
af. For violations of section 321.277A, 321.369 or 321.370, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
ag. For violation of section 325A.8, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars. For violation of chapter 325A, other than a violation of section 325A.8, the scheduled fine is two hundred fifty dollars.
ah. If a person is charged and found guilty of a violation of section 321.20B, subsection 1, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
2A. Moving traffic violations--road work zones. The scheduled fine for any moving traffic violations under chapter 321 as provided in this section shall be doubled if the violation occurs within any road work zone, as defined in section 321.1.
3. Violations of navigation laws.
a. For violations of registration, inspections, identification, and record provisions under sections 462A.5, 462A.35, 462A.37, and for unused or improper or defective lights and warning devices under section 462A.9, subsections 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
b. For violations of registration, identification, and record provisions under sections 462A.4 and 462A.10 and for unused or improper or defective equipment under section 462A.9, subsections 2, 6, 7, 8, and 13, and section 462A.11 and for operation violations under sections 462A.26, 462A.31, and 462A.33, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
c. For operating violations under sections 462A.12, 462A.15, subsection 1, sections 462A.24, and 462A.34, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars. However, a violation of section 462A.12, subsection 2, is not a scheduled violation.
d. For violations of use, location, and storage of vessels, devices, and structures under sections 462A.27, 462A.28, and 462A.32, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
e. For violations of all subdivision ordinances under section 462A.17, subsection 2, except those relating to matters subject to regulation by authority of subsection 5 of section 462A.31, the scheduled fine is the same as prescribed for similar violations of state law. For violations of subdivision ordinances for which there is no comparable state law the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
4. Snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle violations.
a. For registration violations under section 321G.3, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars. When the scheduled fine is paid, the violator shall submit sufficient proof that a valid registration has been obtained.
b. For operating violations under section 321G.9, subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, sections 321G.11, and 321G.13, subsections 4 and 9, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
c. For improper or defective equipment under section 321G.12, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
d. For violations of section 321G.19, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
e. For identification violations under section 321G.5, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
5. Fish and game law violations.
a. For violations of section 484A.2, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
b. For violations of sections 481A.54, 481A.69, 481A.71, 481A.72, 482.6, 483A.3, 483A.6, 483A.19, and 483A.27, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
c. For violations of sections 481A.6, 481A.21, 481A.22, 481A.26, 481A.50, 481A.56, 481A.60 through 481A.62, 481A.83, 481A.84, 481A.92, 481A.123, 481A.145, subsection 3, sections 482.7, 483A.7, 483A.8, 483A.23, and 483A.24, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
d. For violations of sections 481A.7, 481A.24, 481A.47, 481A.52, 481A.53, 481A.55, 481A.58, 481A.76, 481A.90, 481A.91, 481A.97, 481A.122, 481A.126, 481A.142, 481A.145, subsection 2, sections 482.8, and 483A.37, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
e. For violations of sections 481A.85, 481A.93, 481A.95, 481A.120, 481A.137, 481B.5, 482.3, and 482.9, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
f. For violations of section 481A.38 relating to the taking, pursuing, killing, trapping or ensnaring, buying, selling, possessing, or transporting any game, protected nongame animals, furbearing animals, or fur or skin of the animals, mussels, frogs, or fish or part of them, the scheduled fines are as follows:
(1) For deer or turkey, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(2) For protected nongame, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(3) For mussels, frogs, spawn, or fish, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
(4) Other game, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(5) For furbearing animals, the scheduled fine is seventy- five dollars.
g. For violations of section 481A.38 relating to an attempt to take, pursue, kill, trap, buy, sell, possess, or transport any game, protected nongame animals, furbearing animals, or fur or skin of the animals, mussels, frogs, or fish or part of them, the scheduled fines are as follows:
(1) For game or furbearing animals, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(2) For protected nongame, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(3) For mussels, frogs, spawn, or fish, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
h. For violations of section 481A.48 relating to restrictions on game birds and animals, the scheduled fines are as follows:
(1) Out-of-season, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(2) Over limit, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(3) Attempt to take, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(4) General waterfowl restrictions, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(a) No federal stamp, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(b) Unplugged shotgun, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
(c) Possession of other than steel shot, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
(d) Early or late shooting, the scheduled fine is twenty- five dollars.
(5) Possession of a prohibited pistol or revolver while hunting deer, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
i. For violations of section 481A.67 relating to general violations of fishing laws, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
(1) For over limit catch, the scheduled fine is thirty dollars.
(2) For under minimum length or weight, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
(3) For out-of-season fishing, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
j. For violations of section 481A.73 relating to trotlines and throwlines:
(1) For trotline or throwline violations in legal waters, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
(2) For trotline or throwline violations in illegal waters, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
k. For violations of section 481A.144, subsection 4, or section 481A.145, subsections 4, 5, and 6, relating to minnows:
(1) For general minnow violations, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
(2) For commercial purposes, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
l. For violations of section 481A.87 relating to the taking or possessing of furbearing animals out of season:
(1) For red fox, gray fox, or mink, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(2) For all other furbearers, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
m. For violations of section 482.4 relating to gear tags:
(1) For commercial license violations, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(2) For no gear tags, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
n. For violations of section 482.11 relating to turtles:
(1) For commercial turtle violations, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(2) For sport turtle violations, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
o. For violations of section 482.12 relating to mussels:
(1) For commercial mussel violations, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(2) For sport mussel violations, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
p. For violations of section 483A.1 relating to licenses and permits, the scheduled fines are as follows:
(1) For a license or permit costing ten dollars or less, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
(2) For a license or permit costing more than ten dollars but not more than twenty dollars, the scheduled fine is thirty dollars.
(3) For a license or permit costing more than twenty dollars but not more than forty dollars, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(4) For a license or permit costing more than forty dollars but not more than fifty dollars, the scheduled fine is seventy dollars.
(5) For a license or permit costing more than fifty dollars, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
q. For violations of section 483A.26 relating to false claims for licenses:
(1) For making a false claim for a license by a resident, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(2) For making a false claim for a license by a nonresident, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
r. For violations of section 483A.36 relating to the conveyance of guns:
(1) For conveying an assembled, unloaded gun, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
(2) For conveying a loaded gun, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
5A. Ginseng violations. For a violation of section 456A.24, subsection 11, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
5B. Eurasian water milfoil. For violations of section 456A.37, subsection 5, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
6. Violations relating to the use and misuse of parks and preserves.
a. For violations under sections 461A.39, 461A.45, and 461A.50, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
b. For violations under sections 461A.40, 461A.43, 461A.46, and 461A.49, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
c. For violations of section 461A.44, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
d. For violations of section 461A.48, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
7. Description of violations. The descriptions of offenses used in this section are for convenience only and shall not be construed to define any offense or to include or exclude any offense other than those specifically included or excluded by reference to the Code. A reference to a section or subsection of the Code without further limitation includes every offense defined by that section or subsection.
8. Energy emergency violations. For violations of an executive order issued by the governor under the provisions of section 473.8, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
9. Radar jamming devices. For violation of section 321.232, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
10. Alcoholic beverage violations.
a. For violations of section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph "h", the scheduled fine for a licensee or permittee is one thousand five hundred dollars and the scheduled fine for a person who is employed by a licensee or permittee is five hundred dollars.
b. For violations of section 321.284, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
11. Smoking violations.
a. For violations of section 142B.6, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars, and is a civil penalty, and the criminal penalty surcharge under section 911.2 shall not be added to the penalty, and the court costs pursuant to section 805.9, subsection 6, shall not be imposed. If the civil penalty assessed for a violation of section 142B.6 is not paid in a timely manner, a citation shall be issued for the violation in the manner provided in section 804.1. However, a person under age eighteen shall not be detained in a secure facility for failure to pay the civil penalty. The complainant shall not be charged a filing fee.
b. (1) For violations of section 453A.2, subsection 2, the scheduled fine is as follows and is a civil penalty, and the criminal penalty surcharge under section 911.2 shall not be added to the penalty, and the court costs pursuant to section 805.9, subsection 6, shall not be imposed:
(2) For failing to pay the civil penalty under section 453A.2, subsection 2, the scheduled criminal fine is twenty- five dollars if the violation is a first offense, fifty dollars if the violation is a second offense, and one hundred dollars if the violation is a third or subsequent offense. Failure to pay the scheduled criminal fine shall not result in the person being detained in a secure facility. The complainant shall not be charged a filing fee.
(a) If the violation is a first offense, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
(b) If the violation is a second offense, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
(c) If the violation is a third or subsequent offense, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
12. Violations of title laws. For violations under sections 321.25, 321.45, 321.46, 321.48, 321.52, 321.67, and 321.104, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
[C73, 75, 77, § 753.15; C79, 81, § 805.8; 81 Acts, ch 49, § 14, ch 103, § 9, ch 109, § 2, ch 110, § 4; 82 Acts, ch 1028, § 37-39, ch 1104, § 26]
82 Acts, ch 1062, § 33, 38; 83 Acts, ch 58, § 2; 83 Acts, ch 125, § 6-8; 84 Acts, ch 1016, § 5; 84 Acts, ch 1174, § 5; 84 Acts, ch 1219, § 37; 85 Acts, ch 40, § 5; 85 Acts, ch 195, § 62; 86 Acts, ch 1007, § 41; 86 Acts, ch 1116, § 6; 86 Acts, ch 1221, § 3; 87 Acts, ch 120, § 9; 87 Acts, ch 170, § 19; 87 Acts, ch 219, § 6; 88 Acts, ch 1222, § 11; 89 Acts, ch 84, § 3; 89 Acts, ch 184, § 2, 3; 89 Acts, ch 247, § 19; 90 Acts, ch 1102, § 2; 90 Acts, ch 1151, § 9; 90 Acts, ch 1170, § 6; 90 Acts, ch 1189, § 4; 90 Acts, ch 1216, § 1-4; 90 Acts, ch 1230, § 94; 92 Acts, ch 1122, § 3; 92 Acts, ch 1149, § 3; 92 Acts, ch 1175, § 40, 41; 92 Acts, ch 1216, § 12; 92 Acts, ch 1231, § 64; 93 Acts, ch 38, §3; 93 Acts, ch 47, §10-13; 93 Acts, ch 114, §3; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §121; 94 Acts, ch 1147, §2; 94 Acts, ch 1172, §60, 61; 95 Acts, ch 48, §22; 96 Acts, ch 1042, § 2; 96 Acts, ch 1079, § 20, 21; 96 Acts, ch 1090, §14-18; 97 Acts, ch 74, § 4; 97 Acts, ch 104, § 58, 59; 97 Acts, ch 108, § 47, 48; 97 Acts, ch 126, § 48; 97 Acts, ch 139, § 15, 17; 97 Acts, ch 141, § 2; 97 Acts, ch 147, § 8, 9; 98 Acts, ch 1073, § 9, 12; 98 Acts, ch 1075, § 31; 98 Acts, ch 1100, § 82-86; 98 Acts, ch 1112, § 13, 16; 98 Acts, ch 1121, § 7, 9; 98 Acts, ch 1178, § 14; 98 Acts, ch 1204, § 4-6
Referred to in § 123.50, 142B.6, 232.8, 321.20B, 321.208A, 321.236, 321.284, 321.369, 321.383, 321.446, 321.486, 321E.16, 321L.4, 325A.8, 325A.24, 453A.3, 456A.24, 456A.37, 473.8, 481A.48, 481A.137, 481A.142, 803.3, 805.1, 805.6, 805.9, 805.11, 805.14, 805.15, 903.1
Subsection 2, paragraph ag effective January 1, 1998; 97 Acts, ch 104, § 61
Subsection 2, paragraph ah will be stricken effective July 1, 1999; for penalties applicable to violations of § 321.20B on or after July 1, 1999, see 97 Acts, ch 139, § 16, 17, 19
Rules implementing amendments by 97 Acts, ch 139, § 15; 97 Acts, ch 139, § 17
1998 amendment to subsection 2, paragraph f effective January 1, 1999; 98 Acts, ch 1112, § 16
1998 amendment to subsection 2, paragraph ah applies retroactively to July 1, 1997; 98 Acts, ch 1121, § 9
Subsection 10, paragraph a effective January 1, 1999; 98 Acts, ch 1204, § 6
For scheduled fines for alcoholic beverage violations under subsection 10 in effect from July 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998; see 98 Acts, ch 1204, § 4, 6
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