HF 178 (LSB 1090HV (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 178

BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 45)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 805.8A, subsection 5, paragraph a, subparagraph (5), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   (5)  One Two hundred thirty-five eighty-five dollars plus five dollars for each mile per hour of excessive speed over twenty miles per hour over the limit.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, a person who operates a motor vehicle in excess of a speed limit under Code section 321.236(5, 11) (public parks and alleys), Code section 321.285 (speed restrictions generally), Code section 321.383(5) (implements of husbandry), Code section 321O.5(1) (personal delivery devices), or Code section 461A.36 (state parks and preserves), commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine that varies depending on the excessive speed. The fine ranges from $30 for a speed in excess of the limit by not more than 5 miles per hour (MPH) to $135 plus $5 for each MPH of excessive speed over 20 MPH over the limit.
   This bill increases the scheduled fine for excessive speed over 20 MPH over the limit to $285 plus $5 for each MPH of excessive speed over 20 MPH over the limit.