MO HB552

Reduces the revenue threshold for cities, towns, villages, and counties from 35% to 20% of annual general operating revenue derived from traffic violation fines and court costs.

Requires political subdivisions exceeding the 20% threshold to send excess revenues to the director of the department of revenue for distribution to county schools.

Expands the definition of traffic violations subject to the revenue cap to include violations occurring anywhere within the political subdivision (not just state highways) and violations charged as amended traffic charges.

Mandates that cities, towns, villages, and counties include an accounting of traffic violation revenue percentages in their Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports to the state auditor.

Imposes loss of municipal court jurisdiction over all traffic-related charges on any political subdivision that fails to accurately report revenues or timely send excess revenues to the department of revenue.