HF 2071 (LSB 5782YH (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2071

BY  BACON

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting the overnight parking of motor vehicles displaying certain advertisements in publicly owned park-and-ride lots, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.361A  Publicly owned park-and-ride lots.
   A person shall not park a motor vehicle displaying an advertisement for the sale of the vehicle at any time between midnight and 5:00 a.m. in a park-and-ride lot owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state, including a regional transit system. For purposes of this section, “park-and-ride lot” means a parking lot designed to allow persons to reach a destination by leaving their motor vehicle at the parking lot and utilizing public transportation, car pools, or van pools. A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 1, paragraph “d”, and each day that a continuing violation occurs may be considered a separate offense.
    Sec. 2.  Section 805.8A, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  For violations under section 321.361A, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits the parking of motor vehicles displaying an advertisement for the sale of the vehicle in a park-and-ride lot owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state, including a regional transit system, at any time between midnight and 5:00 a.m. The bill defines the term “park-and-ride lot”. A violation of the bill is punishable by a scheduled fine of $50 and each day that a continuing violation occurs may be considered a separate offense.