Bill Text: IA HF50 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to moneys received from citations issued using an automated or remote system for traffic law enforcement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF50 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF50-Introduced.html
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BY
GUSTOFF
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
moneys
received
from
citations
issued
using
1
an
automated
or
remote
system
for
traffic
law
enforcement.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321P.8,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
1
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
2
321P.8
Use
of
moneys
from
citations.
3
1.
Moneys
received
by
a
local
authority
from
citations
4
issued
using
a
system
that
exceed
the
amount
necessary
to
5
operate,
use,
maintain,
and
administer
such
system
shall
be
6
transferred
monthly
to
the
treasurer
of
state
and
deposited
in
7
the
road
use
tax
fund
created
in
section
312.1.
8
2.
Each
month,
a
local
authority
that
received
moneys
from
9
citations
issued
using
a
system
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
10
department
containing
a
full
and
complete
statement
of
all
11
moneys
received
by
and
expenses
paid
relating
to
the
system
12
during
the
preceding
calendar
month.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
Under
current
law,
a
local
authority
that
is
permitted
to
17
use
an
automated
or
remote
system
for
traffic
law
enforcement
18
(system)
in
accordance
with
Code
chapter
321P
(automated
19
traffic
enforcement)
is
prohibited
from
using
revenue
received
20
and
retained
by
the
local
authority
as
a
result
of
the
use
21
of
such
system,
not
including
the
cost
to
install,
operate,
22
and
maintain
the
system,
other
than
to
fund
transportation
23
infrastructure
improvement
projects
or
to
offset
costs
incurred
24
relating
to
the
operation
of
a
police
department
or
fire
25
department.
26
This
bill
instead
requires
local
authorities
to
deposit
27
moneys
received
from
citations
issued
using
a
system
into
the
28
road
use
tax
fund.
However,
such
entities
may
still
retain
29
moneys
necessary
to
operate,
use,
maintain,
and
administer
the
30
system.
The
bill
requires
permitted
local
authorities
that
31
received
moneys
from
such
citations
to
submit
a
report
to
the
32
department
of
transportation
containing
a
statement
of
all
33
moneys
received
by
and
expenses
paid
relating
to
the
system.
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