Regarding penalties imposed on persons who fail to timely pay a fine, penalty, surcharge, or court cost associated with a motor vehicle violation, and including applicability provisions

The person is assessed the civil penalty by the DOT if the amount remains delinquent for six months. The DOT is required to assess the civil penalty again every six months thereafter until the person makes final payment on the delinquent fine, penalty, surcharge, or court cost. The civil penalty is equal to percent of the total amount of the person’s delinquent fines, penalties, surcharges, and court costs associated with the conviction that the person owes at the time the civil penalty is assessed.210B unless the person is in default of the installment agreement, in which case the DOT is required to assess the person the civil penalty if the amount remains delinquent six months after the date of default, and every six months thereafter until the person makes final payment or until the person enters into a new installment agreement. The clerk of the district court is required to notify the DOT of six-month delinquencies and if final payment of a person’s delinquent fine, penalty, surcharge, or court cost is received.210B and any default on such agreement to the DOT. Moneys collected by the DOT pursuant to the bill are required to be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the road use tax fund.8102.32A for persons age or under) for license reinstatement or the issuance of a temporary restricted license.17 are paid in full or the person has executed an installment agreement and is not is default. The bill applies to fines, penalties, surcharges, and court costs associated with a conviction for violating a law regulating the operation of a motor vehicle that are delinquent on or after the bill’s effective date. If a fine, penalty, surcharge, or court cost has been deemed delinquent prior to the bill’s effective date, the first day of delinquency for purposes of determining whether to assess the civil penalty is the bill’s effective date.