Senate File 2117 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2117 BY ZAUN A BILL FOR An Act providing for the disposition of fines collected by 1 a city or county pursuant to an automated traffic law 2 enforcement program. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5998XS (4) 84 dea/nh
S.F. 2117 Section 1. Section 331.307, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 14. a. Notwithstanding any other provision 3 of law, civil fines collected by a county from the use of an 4 automated traffic law enforcement system shall be allocated as 5 follows: 6 (1) The amount necessary to satisfy contractual obligations 7 of the county relating to the use of automated traffic law 8 enforcement systems shall be retained by the county for that 9 purpose. 10 (2) Moneys in excess of the amount necessary for the purpose 11 specified in subparagraph (1) shall be deposited in the account 12 established in section 602.8108. 13 b. For purposes of this subsection, “automated traffic law 14 enforcement system” means a device with one or more sensors 15 working in conjunction with a traffic control signal or device 16 or a speed-measuring device to produce recorded images of 17 vehicles being operated in violation of traffic or speed laws. 18 Sec. 2. Section 364.3, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2011, 19 is amended to read as follows: 20 2. For a violation of an ordinance , a city shall not 21 provide a penalty in excess of the maximum fine and term of 22 imprisonment for a simple misdemeanor under section 903.1, 23 subsection 1 , paragraph “a” . An Except as otherwise provided 24 in this section, an amount equal to ten percent of all 25 fines collected by cities shall be deposited in the account 26 established in section 602.8108 . However, one 27 a. One hundred percent of all fines collected by a city 28 pursuant to section 321.236, subsection 1 , shall be retained 29 by the city. 30 b. Civil fines collected by a city from the use of an 31 automated traffic law enforcement system shall be allocated as 32 follows: 33 (1) The amount necessary to satisfy contractual obligations 34 of the city relating to the use of automated traffic law 35 -1- LSB 5998XS (4) 84 dea/nh 1/ 2
S.F. 2117 enforcement systems shall be retained by the city for that 1 purpose. 2 (2) Moneys in excess of the amount necessary for the purpose 3 specified in subparagraph (1) shall be deposited in the account 4 established in section 602.8108. 5 (3) For purposes of this subsection, “automated traffic law 6 enforcement system” means a device with one or more sensors 7 working in conjunction with a traffic control signal or device 8 or a speed-measuring device to produce recorded images of 9 vehicles being operated in violation of traffic or speed laws. 10 c. The criminal penalty surcharge required by section 911.1 11 shall be added to a city fine and is not a part of the city’s 12 penalty. 13 Sec. 3. Section 602.8108, Code Supplement 2011, is amended 14 by adding the following new subsection: 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 11. The clerk of the district court shall 16 forward to the treasurer of state, not later than the fifteenth 17 day of each month, all moneys received from counties pursuant 18 to section 331.307, subsection 14, and from cities pursuant to 19 section 364.3, subsection 2, paragraph “b” , for deposit in the 20 road use tax fund. 21 EXPLANATION 22 This bill directs that, from the civil fines collected 23 by a city or county from the use of automated traffic 24 law enforcement systems, the amount necessary to satisfy 25 contractual obligations relating to the use of the systems 26 shall be retained by the city or county. Moneys in excess of 27 that amount are to be deposited in the road use tax fund. 28 Automated traffic law enforcement systems are devices with 29 one or more sensors which work in conjunction with a traffic 30 control signal or device or a speed-measuring device to produce 31 recorded images of vehicles being operated in violation of 32 traffic or speed laws. 33 -2- LSB 5998XS (4) 84 dea/nh 2/ 2