Senate File 2254 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

                                           (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3024)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to scheduled fines for violations of motor
  2    carrier safety rules.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5389SV 81
  5 dea/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph b,
  1  2 Code Supplement 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    b.  For a violation of motor vehicle safety and equipment
  1  4 rules adopted under section 321.449, the scheduled fine is
  1  5 twenty=five fifty dollars.  For a violation of rules
  1  6 applicable to a driver under section 321.449, the scheduled
  1  7 fine is one hundred dollars.
  1  8                           EXPLANATION
  1  9    This bill increases the scheduled fines for violations of
  1 10 motor carrier safety rules adopted by the state department of
  1 11 transportation consistent with federal law.  For a violation
  1 12 of a rule relating to a commercial vehicle, such as an
  1 13 equipment violation, the scheduled fine is $50.  For a
  1 14 violation of a rule applicable to the driver of a commercial
  1 15 vehicle, such as a violation relating to hours of service,
  1 16 alcohol, or physical and medical qualifications, the scheduled
  1 17 fine is $100.  Any violation of motor carrier safety rules is
  1 18 a simple misdemeanor, currently subject to a fine of $25.
  1 19 LSB 5389SV 81
  1 20 dea:nh/je/5