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Committee backs bill to allow doubled fines in defined mobile work zones
Summary
House Bill 15-96 would define "mobile work zone" and permit officers to double fines in those zones; sponsor and Highway Police chief said the measure aims to protect maintenance crews, while committee preserved officer and judicial discretion.
House Bill 15-96, sponsored by Representative Trey Steinle, would establish and define a "mobile work zone" and allow fines to be doubled in those zones to improve safety for roadway maintenance workers.
Representative Trey Steinle, District 2, told the committee: "what this will do is this will allow us to double the fines in a mobile work zone." He described typical scenarios — two-lane highways with crews patching…
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