Pre-filed December 21, 1999, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 304.580, RSMo 1994, relating to motor vehicles, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject, with penalty provisions.
Section A. Section 304.580, RSMo 1994, is repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 304.580 and 1, to read as follows:
304.580. 1. As used in this section, the term "construction zone" or "work zone" means any area upon or around any highway as defined in section 302.010, RSMo, which is visibly marked by the department of transportation as an area where construction, maintenance, or other work is temporarily occurring.
2. Upon a conviction or a plea of guilty by any person for a moving violation as defined in section 302.010, RSMo, or any offense listed in section 302.302, RSMo, the court shall assess a fine of thirty-five dollars in addition to any other fine authorized to be imposed by law, if the offense occurred within a construction zone or a work zone.
3. Upon a conviction or a plea of guilty by any person for a speeding violation pursuant to either section 304.009 or 304.010, the court shall assess a fine of two hundred fifty dollars in addition to any other fine authorized to be imposed by law, if the offense occurred within a construction zone or a work zone and, at the time the speeding violation occurred, there was any person in such zone who was there to perform duties related to the reason for which the area was designated a construction or work zone. However, no person assessed an additional fine pursuant to this subsection shall also be assessed an additional fine pursuant to subsection 2 of this section and no person shall be assessed an additional fine pursuant to this subsection if no signs have been posted pursuant to section 1 of this act.
[3.] 4. This section shall not be construed to enhance the assessment of court costs or the assessment of points pursuant to section 302.302, RSMo.
Section 1. The department of transportation shall erect signs upon or around a construction or work zone, as
defined in section 304.580, RSMo, which are clearly visible from the highway and which state substantially the
following message: "Warning: $250 Fine for speeding in this work zone".
Missouri House of Representatives