House File 597 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 597 BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 175) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 19, 2015 ) 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: 3 HF 597 (2) 86 ns/nh/md
H.F. 597 Section 1. Section 321.1, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 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 NEW SUBSECTION . 006A. “Automated traffic law enforcement 17 system vendor” means a person who provides or proposes to 18 provide services related to the installation, maintenance, 19 or operation of an automated traffic law enforcement system 20 pursuant to a contract with a local authority. 21 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 321.260A Automated traffic law 22 enforcement —— notice of fine distribution on citation. 23 If a local authority issues a citation as a result of an 24 image or any other indication of activity obtained from an 25 automated traffic law enforcement system, the citation shall 26 provide an itemized list of the fines and fees assessed 27 pursuant to the citation, the name of each automated traffic 28 law enforcement system vendor that will receive a portion of 29 the fines or fees, the amount of the fines or fees retained 30 by the local authority, and the amount of the fines or fees 31 that each automated traffic law enforcement system vendor will 32 receive. 33 -1- HF 597 (2) 86 ns/nh/md 1/ 1