1. Parking 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.
b. For a parking violation under section 321L.2A, subsection 2, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
c. For violations under section 321L.2A, subsection 3, sections 321L.3, 321L.4, subsection 2, and section 321L.7, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
2. Title or registration violations.
a. For violations under sections 321.32, 321.34, 321.37, 321.38, and 321.41, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
b. For violations under sections 321.17, 321.47, 321.55, 321.98, and 321.115, the scheduled fine is thirty dollars.
c. For violations under sections 321.25, 321.45, 321.46, 321.48, 321.52, 321.57, 321.62, 321.67, and 321.104, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
d. For a violation under section 321.99, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
3. Equipment violations.
a. For violations under sections 321.317, 321.386, 321.387, 321.388, 321.389, 321.390, 321.392, 321.393, 321.422, 321.432, 321.436, 321.439, 321.440, 321.441, 321.442, and 321.444, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
b. For improperly used or nonused, or defective or improper equipment, other than brakes, driving lights and brake lights, under section 321.437, the scheduled fine is ten dollars.
c. For violations under sections 321.382, 321.404A, and 321.438, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
d. For violations of sections 321.383, 321.384, 321.385, 321.398, 321.402, 321.403, 321.404, 321.409, 321.415, 321.419, 321.420, 321.421, 321.423, and 321.433, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
e. For a violation of section 321.430, the scheduled violation* is thirty-five dollars.
f. For violations under sections 321.234A, 321.247, 321.381, and 321.381A, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
4. Driver's license violations.
a. For violations under sections 321.174A, 321.180, 321.180B, 321.193, and 321.194, the scheduled fine is thirty dollars.
b. For a violation of section 321.216, the scheduled violation* is seventy-five dollars.
c. For violations under sections 321.174, 321.216B, 321.216C, 321.219, and 321.220, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
5. Speed violations.
a. For excessive speed violations in excess of the limit under section 321.236, subsections 5 and 11, sections 321.285, and 461A.36, the scheduled fine shall be the following:
(1) Ten dollars for speed not more than five miles per hour in excess of the limit.
(2) Twenty dollars for speed greater than five but not more than ten miles per hour in excess of the limit.
(3) Thirty dollars for speed greater than ten but not more than fifteen miles per hour in excess of the limit.
(4) Forty dollars for speed greater than fifteen but not more than twenty miles per hour in excess of the limit.
(5) Forty dollars plus two dollars for each mile per hour of excessive speed over twenty miles per hour over the limit.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph "a", for excessive speed violations in speed zones greater than fifty-five miles per hour, the scheduled fine shall be:
(1) Ten dollars for speed not more than five miles per hour in excess of the limit.
(2) Twenty dollars for speed greater than five but not more than ten miles per hour in excess of the limit.
(3) Forty dollars for speed greater than ten but not more than fifteen miles per hour in excess of the limit.
(4) Sixty dollars for speed greater than fifteen but not more than twenty miles per hour in excess of the limit.
(5) Sixty dollars plus two dollars for each mile per hour of excessive speed over twenty miles per hour over the limit.
c. Excessive speed in whatever amount by a school bus is not a scheduled violation under any section listed in this subsection.
d. Excessive speed in conjunction with a violation of section 321.278 is not a scheduled violation, whatever the amount of excess speed.
e. For a violation under section 321.295, the scheduled fine is thirty dollars.
6. Operating violations.
a. For a violation under section 321.236, subsections 3, 4, 9, and 12, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
b. For violations under section 321.275, subsections 1 through 7, sections 321.277A, 321.315, 321.316, 321.318, 321.363, and 321.365, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
c. For violations under sections 321.288, 321.297, 321.299, 321.303, 321.304, subsections 1 and 2, sections 321.305, 321.306, 321.311, 321.312, 321.314, 321.323, 321.340, 321.353, 321.354, and 321.395, the scheduled fine is thirty-five dollars.
d. For violations under sections 321.302 and 321.366, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
7. Failure to yield or obey violations.
a. For a violation by an operator of a motor vehicle under section 321.257, subsection 2, the scheduled fine is thirty-five dollars.
b. For violations under sections 321.298, 321.307, 321.308, 321.313, 321.319, 321.320, 321.321, 321.327, 321.329, and 321.333, the scheduled fine is thirty-five dollars.
8. Traffic sign or signal violations. For violations under section 321.236, subsections 2 and 6, sections 321.256, 321.294, 321.304, subsection 3, and section 321.322, the scheduled fine is thirty-five dollars.
9. Bicycle or pedestrian violations. For violations by a pedestrian or a bicyclist under section 321.234, subsections 3 and 4, section 321.236, subsection 10, section 321.257, subsection 2, section 321.275, subsection 8, section 321.325, 321.326, 321.328, 321.331, 321.332, 321.397, or 321.434, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
9A. Electric personal assistive mobility device violations. For violations under section 321.235A, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
10. School bus violations.
a. For violations by an operator of a school bus under sections 321.285 and 321.372, subsections 1 and 2, the scheduled fine is thirty-five dollars. However, an excessive speed violation by a school bus of more than ten miles per hour in excess of the limit is not a scheduled violation.
b. For a violation under section 321.372, subsection 3, the scheduled violation* is one hundred dollars.
11. Emergency vehicle violations.
a. For violations under sections 321.231, 321.367, and 321.368, the scheduled fine is thirty-five dollars.
b. For a violation under section 321.323A or 321.324, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
12. Restrictions on vehicles.
a. For violations under sections 321.309, 321.310, 321.394, 321.461, and 321.462, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
b. For height, weight, length, width, load violations, and towed vehicle violations under section 321.437, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
c. For violations under sections 321.454, 321.455, 321.456, 321.457, and 321.458, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
d. For violations under section 321.466, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars for each two thousand pounds or fraction thereof of overweight.
e. 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 through 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 thousand dollars, only by uniform citation and complaint. Violations of the schedule of weight violations, where the fine charged exceeds one thousand 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 thousand 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.
f. For a violation under section 321E.16, other than the provisions relating to weight, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
13. Motor carrier violations.
a. For violations under sections 321.54, 326.22, and 326.23, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
b. For a violation under section 321.449, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
c. For violations under sections 321.208A, 321.364, 321.450, 321.460, and 452A.52, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
d. For violations of section 325A.3, subsection 5, or section 325A.8, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
e. For violations of chapter 325A, other than a violation of section 325A.3, subsection 5, or section 325A.8, the scheduled fine is two hundred fifty dollars.
f. For failure to have proper carrier identification markings under section 327B.1, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
g. 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 two hundred fifty dollars.
14. Miscellaneous violations.
a. Failure to obey a peace officer. For a violation under section 321.229, the scheduled fine is thirty-five dollars.
b. Abandoning a motor vehicle. For a violation under section 321.91, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
c. Seat belt or restraint violations. For violations under sections 321.445 and 321.446, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
d. Litter and debris violations. For violations under sections 321.369 and 321.370, the scheduled fine is thirty-five dollars.
e. Open container violations. For violations under sections 321.284 and 321.284A, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
f. Proof of financial responsibility. If, in connection with a motor vehicle accident, a person is charged and found guilty of a violation of section 321.20B, subsection 1, the scheduled fine is five hundred dollars; otherwise, the scheduled fine for a violation of section 321.20B, subsection 1, is two hundred fifty dollars. Notwithstanding section 805.12, fines collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted to the state court administrator and distributed fifty percent to the victim compensation fund established in section 915.94, twenty-five percent to the county in which such fine is imposed, and twenty-five percent to the general fund of the state.
g. Radar-jamming devices. For a violation under section 321.232, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
h. Railroad crossing violations.
(1) For violations under sections 321.341, 321.342, 321.343, and 321.344, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
(2) For a violation under section 321.344B, the scheduled fine is two hundred dollars.
i. Road work zone violations. The scheduled fine for any moving traffic violation 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.
2001 Acts, ch 137, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1013, § 2; 2002 Acts, ch 1063, §53
*The word "fine" probably intended; corrective legislation is pending
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