House File 516 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY WINCKLER, LENSING, JOCHUM,
R. OLSON, BERRY, and
WESSEL=KROESCHELL
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to fines payable for driving without financial
2 liability coverage and providing penalties.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 321.20B, subsection 4, Code 2005, is
1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. Notwithstanding section 805.8A,
1 4 subsection 14, paragraph "f", an owner or driver who admits to
1 5 or is convicted of a violation of subsection 1, and who
1 6 produces to the clerk of court within thirty days of the date
1 7 of conviction, proof of financial liability coverage, shall
1 8 have the fine imposed reduced to twenty=five dollars, or if
1 9 the violation is in connection with a motor vehicle accident,
1 10 to one hundred seventy=five dollars. Upon payment of the fine
1 11 to the clerk of court of the county where the citation was
1 12 issued, payment of a fifteen dollar administrative fee to the
1 13 county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is
1 14 registered, and providing proof of payment of the applicable
1 15 fine and proof of financial liability coverage to the county
1 16 treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is
1 17 registered, the treasurer shall issue new license plates and
1 18 registration to the owner.
1 19 Sec. 2. Section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph f, Code
1 20 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 21 f. PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. If Except as
1 22 provided in section 321.20B, if, in connection with a motor
1 23 vehicle accident, a person is charged and found guilty of a
1 24 violation of section 321.20B, subsection 1, the scheduled fine
1 25 is five hundred dollars; otherwise, the scheduled fine for a
1 26 violation of section 321.20B, subsection 1, is two hundred
1 27 fifty dollars. Notwithstanding section 805.12, fines
1 28 collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted to the
1 29 state court administrator and distributed fifty percent to the
1 30 victim compensation fund established in section 915.94,
1 31 twenty=five percent to the county in which such fine is
1 32 imposed, and twenty=five percent to the general fund of the
1 33 state.
1 34 EXPLANATION
1 35 This bill relates to fines that are imposed for driving
2 1 without financial liability coverage. The bill provides that,
2 2 notwithstanding the scheduled fines for this violation that
2 3 are contained in Code section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph
2 4 "f", an owner or driver who admits to or is convicted of this
2 5 violation and who provides proof that the person has obtained
2 6 financial liability coverage within 30 days of the date of
2 7 conviction shall have the fine payable reduced to $25, or to
2 8 $175 if the violation is in connection with a motor vehicle
2 9 accident. If the owner provides proof of payment of the
2 10 applicable fine and proof of financial liability coverage and
2 11 pays a $15 administrative fee to the county treasurer of the
2 12 county in which the motor vehicle is registered, the treasurer
2 13 shall issue new license plates and registration to the owner.
2 14 Currently, a person who admits to or is found guilty of a
2 15 violation of the financial liability coverage requirements is
2 16 subject to a scheduled fine of $250 or of $500, if the
2 17 violation occurs in connection with a motor vehicle accident.
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