House Bill 1295 Summary

• Reduces fines for motor vehicle violations resulting from radar speed detection by law enforcement: $75 for first offense, $150 for second offense, and $375 for third or subsequent offense.

• Replaces the reduced fine amounts with equal assessments deposited into a newly created Highway Patrol Trooper School Fund to pay for trooper training classes.

• Applies fine reductions to traffic violations under Title 63, drug violations involving marijuana possession in vehicles under Section 41-29-139(c)(2)(B), and DUI convictions under the Implied Consent Law when radar was used to detect the violation.

• Creates the Highway Patrol Trooper School Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury, with unexpended amounts not lapsing to the General Fund and interest earned credited back to the fund.

• Takes effect July 1, 2016.