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2	2		Sixty-ninth
3	3		Legislative Assembly
4	4		of North Dakota
5	5		Introduced by
6	6		Representatives Maki, Osowski, D. Ruby
7	7		Senator Bekkedahl
8		-	A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 40-05-06, and 40-11-12 of the
9		-	North Dakota Century Code, relating to speeding violations, city fines, and nonpayment of fines;
10		-	and to provide a penalty.
	8	+	A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 39-06.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code,
	9	+	relating to speeding violations; and to provide a penalty.
11	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
12	11		SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is
13	12		amended and reenacted as follows:
14	13		39-06.1-06. Amount of statutory fees.
15	14		The fees required for a noncriminal disposition under section 39-06.1-02 or 39-06.1-03 must
16	15		be as follows:
17	16		1.For a nonmoving violation as defined in section 39-06.1-08, a fee of twenty dollars
18	17		except for a violation of any traffic parking regulation on any state charitable or penal
19	18		institution property or on the state capitol grounds, a fee in the amount of five dollars,
20	19		excluding a violation of subsection 11 of section 39-01-15.
21	20		2.For a moving violation as defined in section 39-06.1-09, a fee of twenty dollars, except
22	21		for:
23	22		a.A violation of section 39-10-26, 39-10-26.2, 39-10-41, or 39-10-42, a fee of fifty
24	23		dollars.
25	24		b.A violation of section 39-10-05 involving failure to yield to a pedestrian or
26	25		subsection 1 of section 39-10-28, a fee of fifty dollars.
27	26		c.A violation of section 39-21-41.2, a fee of twenty-five dollars.
28	27		d.A violation of subsection 1 of section 39-12-02, section 39-08-23, or section
29	28		39-08-25, a fee of one hundred dollars.
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	29	+	e.A violation of subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 39-12-04, a fee of one
	30	+	hundred dollars.
	31	+	f.A violation of subsection 6 of section 39-04-37, a fee of one hundred dollars.
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56		-	e.A violation of subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 39-12-04, a fee of one
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58		-	f.A violation of subsection 6 of section 39-04-37, a fee of one hundred dollars.
59	60		g.A violation of subsection 2 of section 39-10-21.1, a fee of two hundred fifty
60	61		dollars.
61	62		h.A violation of section 39-10-59, a fee of five hundred dollars.
62	63		i.A violation of section 39-09-01, a fee of thirty dollars.
63	64		j.A violation of section 39-09-01.1, a fee of thirty dollars.
64	65		k.A violation of section 39-10-46 or 39-10-46.1, a fee of one hundred dollars.
65	66		l.A violation of subsection 1 of section 39-08-20, one hundred fifty dollars for a first
66	67		violation and three hundred dollars for a second or subsequent violation in three
67	68		years.
68	69		m.A violation of section 39-10-24 or 39-10-44, a fee of forty dollars.
69	70		n.A violation of section 39-10-50.1, a fee of fifty dollars.
70	71		o.A violation of section 39-19-03, a fee of fifty dollars.
71	72		3.For a violation of section 39-21-44 or a rule adopted under that section, a fee of two
72	73		hundred fifty dollars.
73	74		4.Except as provided in subsections 5 and 7, for a violation of section 39-09-02, or an
74	75		equivalent ordinance, a fee established as follows:
75	76		Miles per hour over
76	77		lawful speed limit Fee
77	78		1 - 5 $ 5
78	79		6 - 10 $ 5 plus $1/each mph over 5 mph over limit
79	80		11 - 15 $ 10 plus $1/each mph over 10 mph over limit
80	81		16 - 20 $ 15 plus $2/each mph over 15 mph over limit
81	82		21 - 25 $ 25 plus $3/each mph over 20 mph over limit
82	83		26 - 35 $ 40 plus $3/each mph over 25 mph over limit
83	84		36 - 45 $ 70 plus $3/each mph over 35 mph over limit
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	86	+	5.On a highway on which the speed limit is a speed higher than fifty-five miles
	87	+	[88.51 kilometers]of sixty - five miles [104.61 kilometers] an hour or lower, for a violation
	88	+	of section 39-09-02, or an equivalent ordinance, a fee established as follows:
	89	+	Miles per hour over
	90	+	lawful speed limit Fee
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116		-	5.On a highway on which the speed limit is a speed higher than fifty-five miles
117		-	[88.51 kilometers]of sixty - five miles [104.61 kilometers] an hour or lower, for a violation
118		-	of section 39-09-02, or an equivalent ordinance, a fee established as follows:
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123	126		6.5.For a violation of section 39-06.2-10.9 or subsection 3 of section 39-21-46, a fee
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125	128		a.Driving more than eleven hours since the last ten hours off duty, driving after
126	129		fourteen hours on duty since the last ten hours off duty, driving after sixty hours
127	130		on duty in seven days or seventy hours in eight days, no record of duty status or
128	131		log book in possession, failing to retain previous seven-day record of duty status
129	132		or log book, or operating a vehicle with four to six out-of-service defects, one
130	133		hundred dollars;
131	134		b.False record of duty status or log book or operating a vehicle with seven to nine
132	135		out-of-service defects, two hundred fifty dollars;
133	136		c.Operating a vehicle after driver placed out of service, operating a vehicle with ten
134	137		or more out-of-service defects, or operating a vehicle that has been placed out of
135	138		service prior to its repair, five hundred dollars; and
136	139		d.All other violations of motor carrier safety rules adopted under subsection 3 of
137	140		section 39-21-46, fifty dollars.
138	141		7.6.On a highway on which the speed limit is posted in excess of sixty-five miles
139	142		[104.61 kilometers] an hour, for a violation of section 39-09-02, or equivalent
140	143		ordinance, a fee of five dollars for each mile per hour over the limit.
141	144		8.7.For a violation of a school zone speed limit under subdivision b of subsection 1 of
142	145		section 39-09-02, a fee of forty dollars for one through ten miles per hour over the
143	146		posted speed; and forty dollars, plus one dollar for each additional mile per hour over
144	147		ten miles per hour over the limit unless a greater fee would be applicable under this
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	149	+	9.8.For a violation of a highway construction zone speed limit under subsection 2 of
	150	+	section 39-09-02, a fee of eighty dollars for one through ten miles per hour over the
	151	+	posted speed; and eighty dollars plus two dollars for each mile per hour over ten miles
	152	+	per hour over the limit, unless a greater fee would be applicable under this section.
	153	+	The fee in this subsection does not apply to a highway construction zone unless
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178		-	9.8.For a violation of a highway construction zone speed limit under subsection 2 of
179		-	section 39-09-02, a fee of eighty dollars for one through ten miles per hour over the
180		-	posted speed; and eighty dollars plus two dollars for each mile per hour over ten miles
181		-	per hour over the limit, unless a greater fee would be applicable under this section.
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183	186		individuals engaged in construction are present at the time and place of the violation
184	187		and the posted speed limit sign states "Minimum Fee $80".
185	188		9.If a violation of subsection 4, 6, 7, or 8 is for exceeding the speed limit by twenty - one
186	189		miles [33.8 kilometers] per hour or more in a speed zone of less than seventy - five
187	190		miles [120.7 kilometers] per hour, the specified fee is increased by one hundred
188	191		dollars. If a violation of subsection 6 is for exceeding the speed limit by sixteen miles
189	192		[25.75 kilometers] per hour or more in a speed zone of seventy - five miles
190	193		[120.7 kilometers] per hour or greater, the specified fee is increased by one hundred
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192		-	SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is
193		-	amended and reenacted as follows:
194		-	40-05-06. City fines and penalties limited.
195		-	1.Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, the fine or penalty for the violation of any
196		-	ordinance, resolution, or regulation of a city may not exceed one thousand five
197		-	hundred dollars, and the imprisonment may not exceed thirty days for one offense.
198		-	2.For every violation of a city ordinance that regulates the operation or equipment of a
199		-	motor vehicle or which regulates traffic, except those ordinances listed in section
200		-	39-06.1-05, a fee may be established, by ordinance, which may exceed, by up to one
201		-	hundred percent, the limit, for an equivalent category of violation, set forth in section
202		-	39-06.1-06.
203		-	3.For every violation of a city ordinance enforcing the requirements of title 40, Code of
204		-	Federal Regulations, section 403 relating to publicly owned treatment works, or
205		-	prohibiting shoplifting, vandalism, criminal mischief, or malicious mischief, the penalty
206		-	may not exceed a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars, imprisonment for thirty
207		-	days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
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240		-	4.3.This section does not prohibit the use of the sentencing alternatives, other than a fine
241		-	or imprisonment, provided by section 12.1-32-02 for the violation of a city ordinance,
242		-	nor does this section limit the use of deferred or suspended sentences under
243		-	subsections 3 and 4 of section 12.1-32-02.
244		-	SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 40-11-12 of the North Dakota Century Code is
245		-	amended and reenacted as follows:
246		-	40-11-12. Commitment of guilty person for nonpayment of fines or costs.
247		-	Any person upon whom any fine or costs, or both, has been imposed for violation of a
248		-	municipal ordinance may, after hearing, be committed upon order of the court to jail or other
249		-	place provided by the municipality for the incarceration of offenders until the fine or costs, or
250		-	both, are fully paid or discharged by labor as provided in section 40-18-12. The court may not
251		-	commit a person under this section when the sole reason for the person's nonpayment of fines
252		-	or costs, or both, is the person's indigency. An order of commitment under this section shall not
253		-	be for a period in excess of thirty days. As used in this section, "fine" does not include a fee
254		-	established pursuant to subsection 2 of section 40-05-06.
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