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| 1 | + | 01-15 16:24 H.B. 225 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | School Zone Speeding Amendments | |
| 4 | 4 | 2025 GENERAL SESSION | |
| 5 | 5 | STATE OF UTAH | |
| 6 | 6 | Chief Sponsor: Carol S. Moss | |
| 7 | - | Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler | |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 3 | |
| 11 | 10 | LONG TITLE | |
| 12 | 11 | 4 | |
| 13 | 12 | General Description: | |
| 14 | 13 | 5 | |
| 15 | 14 | This bill addresses penalties for speeding in a school zone. | |
| 16 | 15 | 6 | |
| 17 | 16 | Highlighted Provisions: | |
| 18 | 17 | 7 | |
| 19 | 18 | This bill: | |
| 20 | 19 | 8 | |
| 21 | - | ▸ Ŝ→ [modifies the speed limit at which a first time offender must observe a crossing guard] | |
| 22 | - | 8a | |
| 23 | - | addresses compensatory service for speeding in a school zone ←Ŝ . | |
| 20 | + | ▸ modifies the speed limit at which a first time offender must observe a crossing guard. | |
| 24 | 21 | 9 | |
| 25 | 22 | Money Appropriated in this Bill: | |
| 26 | 23 | 10 | |
| 27 | 24 | None | |
| 28 | 25 | 11 | |
| 29 | 26 | Other Special Clauses: | |
| 30 | 27 | 12 | |
| 31 | 28 | None | |
| 32 | 29 | 13 | |
| 33 | 30 | Utah Code Sections Affected: | |
| 34 | 31 | 14 | |
| 35 | 32 | AMENDS: | |
| 36 | 33 | 15 | |
| 37 | 34 | 41-6a-604, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 346 | |
| 38 | 35 | 16 | |
| 39 | 36 | ||
| 40 | 37 | 17 | |
| 41 | 38 | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: | |
| 42 | 39 | 18 | |
| 43 | 40 | Section 1. Section 41-6a-604 is amended to read: | |
| 44 | 41 | 19 | |
| 45 | 42 | 41-6a-604 . Maximum speed in a school zone -- Penalty -- Minimum fines -- | |
| 46 | 43 | 20 | |
| 47 | 44 | Compensatory service -- Waiver -- Recordkeeping. | |
| 48 | 45 | 21 | |
| 49 | 46 | (1) A person may not operate a vehicle at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour in a | |
| 50 | 47 | 22 | |
| 51 | 48 | reduced speed school zone as defined in Section 41-6a-303. | |
| 52 | 49 | 23 | |
| 53 | 50 | (2)(a) A violation of Subsection (1) is a class C misdemeanor and the minimum fine: | |
| 54 | 51 | 24 | |
| 55 | 52 | (i) for a first offense shall be calculated according to the following schedule: | |
| 56 | 53 | 25 Vehicle Speed Minimum Fine26 | |
| 57 | 54 | 21 - 29 MPH $ 260 | |
| 58 | 55 | 27 | |
| 59 | 56 | 30 - 39 MPH $ 420 | |
| 60 | 57 | 28 | |
| 61 | 58 | 40 MPH and greater $ 760 | |
| 62 | - | H.B. 225 H.B. 225 02-26 09:20 | |
| 63 | 59 | 29 | |
| 64 | 60 | (ii) for a second and subsequent offense within three years of a previous conviction | |
| 65 | 61 | 30 | |
| 66 | - | or bail forfeiture shall be calculated according to the following schedule: | |
| 62 | + | or bail forfeiture shall be calculated according to the following schedule: H.B. 225 01-15 16:24 | |
| 67 | 63 | 31 Vehicle Speed Minimum Fine32 | |
| 68 | 64 | 21 - 29 MPH $ 320 | |
| 69 | 65 | 33 | |
| 70 | 66 | 30 - 39 MPH $ 560 | |
| 71 | 67 | 34 | |
| 72 | 68 | 40 MPH and greater $ 960 | |
| 73 | 69 | 35 | |
| 74 | 70 | (b)(i) Except as provided under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the court may order the person | |
| 75 | 71 | 36 | |
| 76 | 72 | to perform compensatory service in lieu of the fine or any portion of the fine for | |
| 77 | 73 | 37 | |
| 78 | 74 | an offense with a vehicle speed above 20 miles per hour. | |
| 79 | 75 | 38 | |
| 80 | - | (ii) The court Ŝ→ [shall] may ←Ŝ order the person to perform compensatory | |
| 81 | - | 38a | |
| 82 | - | service observing a | |
| 76 | + | (ii) The court shall order the person to perform compensatory service observing a | |
| 83 | 77 | 39 | |
| 84 | 78 | crossing guard if the conviction is for[ a:] : | |
| 85 | 79 | 40 | |
| 86 | - | (A) a first offense with a vehicle speed of [30 Ŝ→ 40] 35 ←Ŝ | |
| 87 | - | 40a | |
| 88 | - | miles per hour or more; or | |
| 80 | + | (A) a first offense with a vehicle speed of [30] 40 miles per hour or more; or | |
| 89 | 81 | 41 | |
| 90 | 82 | (B) [second and subsequent offense within three years of a previous conviction or | |
| 91 | 83 | 42 | |
| 92 | 84 | bail forfeiture.] a second or subsequent offense if the driver has a prior | |
| 93 | 85 | 43 | |
| 94 | 86 | conviction or bail forfeiture within three years of the conviction. | |
| 95 | 87 | 44 | |
| 96 | 88 | (iii) The court may waive the compensatory service required under Subsection | |
| 97 | 89 | 45 | |
| 98 | 90 | (2)(b)(ii) if the court makes the reasons for the waiver part of the record. | |
| 99 | 91 | 46 | |
| 100 | 92 | (3) The Driver License Division shall develop and implement a record system to | |
| 101 | 93 | 47 | |
| 102 | 94 | distinguish: | |
| 103 | 95 | 48 | |
| 104 | 96 | (a) a conviction or bail forfeiture under this section from other convictions; and | |
| 105 | 97 | 49 | |
| 106 | 98 | (b) between a first and subsequent conviction or bail forfeiture under this section. | |
| 107 | 99 | 50 | |
| 108 | 100 | (4) The provisions of this section take precedence over the provisions of Sections 41-6a-601, | |
| 109 | 101 | 51 | |
| 110 | 102 | 41-6a-602, 41-6a-603, and 76-3-301. | |
| 111 | 103 | 52 | |
| 112 | 104 | Section 2. Effective Date. | |
| 113 | 105 | 53 | |
| 114 | 106 | This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025. | |
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