Travel safe zone defined
Some roads are marked as 'Travel Safe Zones' because they have more deadly or serious crashes than similar roads. If someone gets a ticket for a moving violation or speeding in one of these zones, the judge can charge double the normal fine. The double fine only applies if the state has put up signs that say 'Travel Safe Zone — Fines Doubled.' This law does not change court costs or points added to a driver's record.
304.590. defined — doubling of fine for violation in — signage required. — 1. As used in this section, the term "travel safe zone" means any area upon or around any , as defined in section 302.010, which is visibly marked by the of transportation; and when a demonstrates fatal or disabling motor vehicle crashes exceed a predicted for roadways as determined by the department of transportation.
2. Upon a or a by any person for a as defined in section 302.010 or any listed in section 302.302, the court may double the amount of fine to be imposed by law, if the moving violation or offense occurred within a travel safe zone.
3. Upon a conviction or plea of guilty by any person for a speeding violation under section 304.009 or 304.010, the court may double the amount of fine authorized by law, if the violation occurred within a travel safe zone.
4. The authorized under subsections 2 and 3 of this section shall only be assessed by the court if the department of transportation has erected signs upon or around a travel safe zone which are clearly visible from the highway and which state substantially the following message: "Travel Safe Zone — Fines Doubled".
5. This section shall not be to enhance the of or the under section 302.302.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947, A.L. 2019 H.B. 192 merged with H.B. 499)
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