1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; allocating portion of fines and civil penalties 
1.3 	imposed for excessive weight violations in Washington County to Washington 
1.4 	County;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.871, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.871, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Fines; proceeds allocated. Any penalty imposed and fines collected 
1.8 	pursuant to this section shall be disposed of as provided in section 299D.03, subdivision 
1.9 	5, with the following exceptions:  
1.10 	(a) If the violation occurs in the county, and the county attorney appears in the action, 
1.11 	the remaining five-eighths shall be credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
1.12 	(b) If the violation occurs within the municipality, and the city attorney appears in 
1.13 	the action, the remaining one-third shall be paid to the highway user tax distribution fund.
1.14 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), when the attorney general appears in the 
1.15 	action, all penalties imposed and fines collected shall be credited to the highway user 
1.16 	tax distribution fund.
1.17 	(d) If the violation occurs in Hennepin or Washington County, and the arrest or 
1.18 	apprehension is made by the county sheriff, three-eighths of the civil penalty shall 
1.19 	be credited to the general revenue fund of the appropriate county and the remaining 
1.20 	five-eighths shall be credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.