House
Study
Bill
175
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BYRNES)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
distribution
of
fines
imposed
by
the
1
automated
enforcement
of
traffic
laws.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.1,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
06A.
“Automated
traffic
law
enforcement
3
system”
means
a
device
with
one
or
more
sensors
working
in
4
conjunction
with
one
of
the
following:
5
a.
An
official
traffic-control
signal,
to
produce
recorded
6
images
of
motor
vehicles
entering
an
intersection
against
a
red
7
signal
light.
8
b.
A
speed
measuring
device,
to
produce
recorded
images
of
9
motor
vehicles
traveling
at
a
prohibited
rate
of
speed.
10
c.
A
railroad
grade
crossing
signal
light,
as
described
in
11
section
321.342,
to
produce
images
of
vehicles
violating
the
12
signal
light.
13
d.
Any
official
traffic-control
device,
if
failure
to
comply
14
with
the
official
traffic-control
device
constitutes
a
moving
15
violation
under
this
chapter.
16
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.260A
Automated
traffic
law
17
enforcement
——
notice
of
fine
distribution
on
citation.
18
If
a
local
authority
issues
a
citation
as
a
result
of
an
19
image
or
any
other
indication
of
activity
obtained
from
an
20
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
system,
the
citation
shall
21
provide
an
itemized
list
of
the
fines
and
fees
assessed
22
pursuant
to
the
citation,
the
name
of
each
entity
that
will
23
receive
a
portion
of
the
fines
or
fees,
and
the
amount
of
the
24
fines
or
fees
that
each
entity
will
receive.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
defines
an
automated
traffic
law
enforcement
29
system
as
a
device
with
one
or
more
sensors
working
in
30
conjunction
with
an
official
traffic-control
signal,
a
speed
31
measuring
device,
a
railroad
grade
crossing
signal
light,
or
32
any
official
traffic-control
device.
33
The
bill
requires
that
any
citation
issued
by
a
local
34
authority
as
a
result
of
the
use
of
an
automated
traffic
law
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enforcement
system
must
include
an
itemized
list
of
the
fines
1
and
fees
assessed
pursuant
to
the
citation,
the
name
of
each
2
entity
that
will
receive
a
portion
of
the
fines
or
fees,
and
3
the
amount
of
the
fines
or
fees
that
each
entity
will
receive.
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