Senate Study Bill 3024 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BILL) 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 5389DP 81 5 dea/je/5 PAG LIN 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 5twenty=fivefifty 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 5389DP 81 1 20 dea:nh/je/5