Bill Text: IA HF178 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.(Formerly HF 45.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-30 - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 153. [HF178 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF178-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
45)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
penalty
for
speeding
in
excess
of
twenty
1
miles
per
hour
over
the
limit.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(5)
One
Two
hundred
thirty-five
eighty-five
dollars
plus
3
five
dollars
for
each
mile
per
hour
of
excessive
speed
over
4
twenty
miles
per
hour
over
the
limit.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
operates
a
motor
vehicle
9
in
excess
of
a
speed
limit
under
Code
section
321.236(5,
10
11)
(public
parks
and
alleys),
Code
section
321.285
(speed
11
restrictions
generally),
Code
section
321.383(5)
(implements
of
12
husbandry),
Code
section
321O.5(1)
(personal
delivery
devices),
13
or
Code
section
461A.36
(state
parks
and
preserves),
commits
a
14
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
that
varies
15
depending
on
the
excessive
speed.
The
fine
ranges
from
$30
for
16
a
speed
in
excess
of
the
limit
by
not
more
than
5
miles
per
hour
17
(MPH)
to
$135
plus
$5
for
each
MPH
of
excessive
speed
over
20
18
MPH
over
the
limit.
19
This
bill
increases
the
scheduled
fine
for
excessive
speed
20
over
20
MPH
over
the
limit
to
$285
plus
$5
for
each
MPH
of
21
excessive
speed
over
20
MPH
over
the
limit.
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