H-1154

   Amend House File 918 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, by striking lines 13 through 20.
   2.  Page 1, by striking lines 23 through 30.
   3.  Page 2, by striking lines 2 through 18.
   4.  Page 2, line 19, by striking <5B.> and inserting <5A.>
   5.  By striking page 2, line 32, through page 3, line 3, and inserting: 
   <NEW SUBSECTION.  5B.  A person convicted of a violation of subsection 1 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “f”.>
   6.  By striking page 3, line 25, through page 4, line 3, and inserting: 
   <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 six hundred forty-five dollars; otherwise, the scheduled fine for a violation of section 321.20B, subsection 1, is three hundred twenty-five dollars.
   (1)  The scheduled fine for a violation of section 321.20B, subsection 1, is as follows:
   (a)  If the violation occurred in connection
 with a motor vehicle accident $645.
   (b)  If the violation did not occur in connection
 with a motor vehicle accident $325.
   (c)  For a second violation within five years, the scheduled fine under subparagraph division (a) or (b), as applicable, shall be doubled.
   (d)  For a third or subsequent violation within five years, the scheduled fine under subparagraph division (a) or (b), as applicable, shall be tripled.
   (2)  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.>
   7.  By renumbering as necessary.

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GJERDE of Linn