HF 363 (LSB 2175YH (1) 86)

HOUSE FILE 363

BY  JONES

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to unattended motor vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 805.8A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  For parking violations under sections 321.236, 321.239, 321.358, 321.360, and 321.361, the scheduled fine is five dollars, except if the local authority has established the fine by ordinance. The scheduled fine for a parking violation pursuant to section 321.236 increases by five dollars if authorized by ordinance and if the parking violation is not paid within thirty days of the date upon which the violation occurred. For purposes of calculating the unsecured appearance bond required under section 805.6, the scheduled fine shall be five dollars, or if the amount of the fine is greater than five dollars, the unsecured appearance bond shall be the amount of the fine established by the local authority. However, violations charged by a city or county upon simple notice of a fine instead of a uniform citation and complaint required by section 321.236, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, are not scheduled violations, and this section shall not apply to any offense charged in that manner. For a parking violation under section 461A.38, the scheduled fine is ten dollars. For a parking violation under section 321.362, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
    Sec. 2.  REPEAL.  Section 321.362, Code 2015, is repealed.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Current law prohibits a person from permitting a vehicle to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, or without effectively setting the brake and turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway when the vehicle is standing upon any perceptible grade. The scheduled fine for violating the provision is $20.
   This bill repeals the provision.