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House passes overhaul of speeding fines and point assignments after divided floor debate
Summary
The North Dakota House on April 10 passed Senate Bill 22-43, a package that consolidates speeding fine tables, increases fines for higher-speed offenses, changes point assignments for certain moving violations, and limits some local doubling of fines.
The North Dakota House on April 10 passed Senate Bill 22-43, a package that consolidates statutory speeding fine tables, raises fines for higher-speed offenses, adjusts point assignments for certain moving violations and limits some local doubling of fines and penalties.
Representative Ben Koppelman, the bill carrier during floor consideration, framed the bill as a consolidation and modernization of three existing speeding fine tables into a simpler structure while adding a $100 surcharge for significant speeders (the bill text sets the additional charge for more excessive speeding). Koppelman said the bill also increases points for select offenses (for example, distracted driving or failure to maintain…
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