House Study Bill 669 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC SAFETY BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON THOMPSON)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to public parking meters.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.361A Public parking meters ——
2 requirements.
3 A parking meter used to regulate the standing or parking of
4 vehicles and operated or maintained by or on behalf of a state
5 entity or local authority, whether the meter accepts payment at
6 the meter, at a kiosk, or through an internet application, must
7 comply with all of the following:
8 1. The parking meter must authorize the use of a parking
9 space by all users for the duration purchased, regardless of
10 whether the purchasing user vacates the parking space prior to
11 the expiration of the purchased duration.
12 2. The parking meter, kiosk, or internet application, as
13 applicable, must display the remaining purchased duration for
14 the parking space from a prior user, if any, and allow a new
15 user to purchase additional time for the parking space.
16 EXPLANATION
17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
19 This bill relates to public parking meters.
20 The bill requires a parking meter operated or maintained by
21 or on behalf of a state entity or local authority to authorize
22 the use of a parking space by all users for the duration
23 purchased, regardless of whether the purchasing user vacates
24 the parking space prior to the expiration of the purchased
25 duration. The bill also requires a parking meter, kiosk,
26 or internet application for a parking space to display any
27 remaining duration purchased by a prior user and allow a new
28 user to purchase additional time for the parking space.
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