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2010 SESSION

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HB 688 Transportation district trains; unlawful to board or ride without a valid ticket.

Introduced by: Jackson H. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION:

Using transportation district trains without a valid ticket.  Rewrites the code section that punishes unlawfully riding on a transportation district train. The bill punishes failure or refusal to pay the posted fare, or failure to properly validate a train ticket, as a $100 civil penalty. The bill punishes use of a validated ticket outside of the zone of the ticketed ride as a $100 civil penalty. The bill punishes use of a fraudulent or counterfeit ticket as a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill limits the amount of recoverable costs to the same amount as the maximum fine.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Using transportation district trains without a valid ticket.  Rewrites the code section that punishes unlawfully riding on a transportation district train. The bill punishes failure or refusal to pay the posted fare, or failure to properly validate a train ticket, as a $100 civil penalty. The bill punishes use of a validated ticket outside of the zone of the ticketed ride as a $100 civil penalty. The bill punishes use of a fraudulent or counterfeit ticket as a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill limits the amount of recoverable costs to the same amount as the maximum fine. This bill is identical to SB 25.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Using transportation district trains without a valid ticket.  Rewrites the code section that punishes unlawfully riding on a transportation district train. The bill punishes failure or refusal to pay the posted fare, or failure to properly validate a train ticket, as a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill punishes use of a validated ticket outside of the zone of the ticketed ride as a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill punishes use of a fraudulent or counterfeit ticket as a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill limits the amount of recoverable costs to the same amount as the maximum fine.