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Senate panel hears bill to raise repeat fines for school bus stop-arm violations
Summary
The Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate File 737, which would set escalating mandatory fines for repeat violations of the school bus stop-arm statute within a 10-year period; committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion by the transportation committee.
The Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 17 heard testimony on Senate File 737, a bill to increase mandatory fines for repeat violations of the school bus stop-arm law (Minn. Stat. §169.444). Senator Nelson presented the bill on behalf of chief author Senator Housley and said the measure would set escalating fines — $500 for a first conviction, $700 for a second conviction within 10 years and $950 for a third or subsequent conviction within 10 years.
The bill’s backers said the change targets repeat offenders and is intended to reduce the risk to students boarding and leaving school buses. “We believe that any reasonable step that can be taken to reduce, to continue reducing either initial violations of Minnesota’s stop arm law or reducing repeat offenses will in fact save lives of…
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