HB 1407 -- MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS

SPONSOR:  Mayer

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Local Government by a vote of 17 to 0.

This bill authorizes the City of St. Louis to create an
administrative system for adjudicating parking and other
nonmoving municipal code violations.  The creating order or
ordinance must designate the administrative tribunal, its
jurisdiction, and the code violations to be reviewed.  The
administrative tribunal will not be able to impose terms of
incarceration or fines in excess of those allowed by law.  Final
determinations of the administrative tribunal will be subject to
review pursuant to Chapter 536, RSMo.  Unpaid sanctions, fines,
or costs will be a debt owed to the city, may be collected in
accordance with applicable law, and may be enforced in the same
manner as a judgment lien.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2005, FY 2006, and
FY 2007.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that parking tickets are a problem in
St. Louis, and the current procedure for appealing a parking
ticket is burdensome and time consuming.  The bill will, in
essence, decriminalize parking tickets.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Mayer; and City of
St. Louis.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Julie Jinkens McNitt, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:15 am