H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321P.5, Code 2026, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. a. A local authority that does not 3 hold a valid permit to use an automated or remote system for 4 traffic law enforcement, as required in section 321P.2, shall 5 not erect or post a sign giving notice that a system is used. 6 b. The department shall assess a civil penalty of one 7 thousand dollars against a local authority for a violation of 8 paragraph “a” . In the case of a continuing violation, each day 9 of the continuing violation is a separate violation. Moneys 10 collected in civil penalties under this paragraph shall be 11 deposited in the road use tax fund. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 Under current law, a local authority is prohibited from 16 using an automated or remote system for traffic law enforcement 17 (system) unless the local authority holds a valid permit issued 18 by the department of transportation (DOT) to use a system at 19 the system’s location. A local authority that holds a permit 20 to use a system at a fixed location must erect permanent signs 21 giving notice of the system at least 500 feet but not more than 22 1,000 feet along the approach of the highway where the system 23 is used. A local authority that holds a permit to use a mobile 24 system must post permanent signs at every location where a 25 highway enters the boundaries of the local authority giving 26 notice of the local authority’s use of a mobile system within 27 the boundaries of the local authority. 28 This bill prohibits a local authority that does not hold a 29 valid permit to use a system from erecting or posting signs 30 giving notice that a system is used. A local authority is 31 subject to a $1,000 civil penalty for each day a violation 32 occurs. The DOT is required to assess the civil penalty and 33 deposit the moneys collected for violations in the road use tax 34 fund. 35 -1- LSB 5967YC (2) 91 th/ns 1/ 1