SB195 Summary

• Finding financial documents (bank statements, utility bills, bank card bills) bearing a person's name in discarded materials creates a rebuttable presumption they knowingly deposited the litter, except for advertising and campaign materials.

• Criminal littering is classified as a Class C misdemeanor with minimum fines of $250 for first conviction and $500 for second and subsequent convictions.

• Court shall distribute fines to municipal, county, and/or state funds based on the percentage of police work contributed by respective law enforcement agencies, with funds used only for law and litter enforcement purposes.

• No action may be brought based on the rebuttable presumption unless the person receives written notice from a governing body designee and is given 15 days to present evidence rebutting the presumption.

• County license inspectors (with county commission approval) and county solid waste officers are authorized to issue citations for criminal littering violations, provided they are law enforcement officers.