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MO SB141
Bill
Status
1/15/2013
Primary Sponsor
Tom Dempsey
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AI Summary
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Reduces the threshold for excess traffic fine revenue redistribution from 35% to 20% of a city, town, village, or county's annual general operating revenue.
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Requires municipalities exceeding the 20% threshold to send excess revenues to the director of the department of revenue for distribution to county schools using the same method as state penalty and fine distributions.
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Removes the "state highways" restriction, making the revenue cap apply to all traffic violations occurring within a municipality, regardless of road type.
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Requires municipalities to include traffic fine accounting in their Comprehensive Annual Financial Report submitted to the state auditor, with immediate loss of municipal court jurisdiction over traffic cases for non-compliance.
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Defines "traffic violations" to include ordinance violations detected through automated traffic enforcement systems (cameras, speed detection devices) regardless of whether prosecuted as civil infractions.
Legislative Description
Requires political subdivisions receiving more than 20% of their annual general operating revenues from traffic fines to send revenues in excess of such threshold to the state school system
Last Action
S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 141-Dempsey
5/17/2013