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House eliminates compensatory crossing-guard service, moves school-zone penalty structure to fines
Summary
Lawmakers adopted a second substitute to HB178 removing compulsory 'observe a crossing guard' compensatory service and replacing it with fines scaled by speed; the bill passed 69–0 and was sent to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 4 adopted a second substitute to HB178 that removes the compensatory service requirement that previously could have obligated offenders to "observe a crossing guard," and instead relies on fines (scaled by the amount over the limit) to penalize school-zone speeding.
Representative Moss, who presented the bill, said the compensatory-service approach had created hazards and…
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