1.In cases of scheduled violations, the defendant, before the time specified in the citation
and complaint for appearance before the court, may sign the admission of violation on the
citation and complaint and deliver or mail a copy of the citation and complaint, together with
the minimum fine for the violation, plus court costs, to a scheduled violations office in the
county. The office shall, if the offense is a moving violation under chapter 321, forward an
abstractofthecitationandcomplaintandadmissiontothestatedepartmentoftransportation
as required by section 321.491. In this case the defendant is not required to appear before
the court. The admission constitutes a conviction.
2.A defendant charged with a scheduled violation by information may obtain two copies
of the information fro
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1. In cases of scheduled violations, the defendant, before the time specified in the citation
and complaint for appearance before the court, may sign the admission of violation on the
citation and complaint and deliver or mail a copy of the citation and complaint, together with
the minimum fine for the violation, plus court costs, to a scheduled violations office in the
county. The office shall, if the offense is a moving violation under chapter 321, forward an
abstractofthecitationandcomplaintandadmissiontothestatedepartmentoftransportation
as required by section 321.491. In this case the defendant is not required to appear before
the court. The admission constitutes a conviction.
2. A defendant charged with a scheduled violation by information may obtain two copies
of the information from the court and, before the time the defendant is required to appear
before the court, deliver or mail the copies, together with the defendant’s admission, fine,
and court costs, to the scheduled violations office in the county. The procedure, fine, and
costs are the same as when the charge is by citation and complaint, with the admission and
the number of the defendant’s driver’s license as defined in section 321.1 placed upon the
information when the violation involves the use of a motor vehicle.
3. When section 805.8 and this section are applicable but the officer does not deem it
advisable to release the defendant and no court in the county is in session:
a. If the defendant wishes to admit the violation, the officer may release the defendant
upon observing the person mail the citation and complaint, admission, and minimum fine,
together with court costs, to a traffic violations office in the county, in an envelope furnished
by the officer. The admission constitutes a conviction and judgment in the amount of the
scheduled fine plus court costs. The officer may allow the defendant to use a credit card
pursuant to rules adopted under section 805.14 by the department of public safety or to mail
a check in the proper amount in lieu of cash. If the check is not paid by the drawee for any
reason,thedefendantmaybeheldincontemptofcourt. Theofficershalladvisethedefendant
of the penalty for nonpayment of the check.
b. If the defendant does not comply with paragraph “a”, the officer may release the
defendant upon observing the defendant mail to a court in the county the citation and
complaint and one and one-half times the minimum fine together with court costs, or in lieu
of one and one-half times the fine and the court costs, a guaranteed arrest bond certificate
as provided in section 321.1, subsection 30, as bail together with the following statement
signed by the defendant:
Iagreethateither(1)Iwillappearpursuanttothiscitationor(2)if
Idonotappearinpersonorbycounseltodefendagainsttheoffense
charged in this citation the court is authorized to enter a conviction
and render judgment against me for the amount of one and one-half
times the scheduled fine plus court costs.
c. If the defendant does not comply with paragraph “a” or “b”, or when section 804.7 is
applicable, theofficermayarrestandconfinethedefendantifauthorizedbythelattersection,
and proceed according to chapter 804.
4. Adefendantwhoadmitsascheduledviolationmayappearbeforecourt. Theprocedure,
costs, and fine, without suspension of the fine, after the hearing are the same as in the traffic
violations office.
5. A defendant charged with a scheduled violation who does not fully comply with
subsection 1, 2, 3, or 4 of this section before the time required to appear before the court
must, at that time, appear before the court. If the defendant admits the violation, the
procedure, costs, and fine, without suspension of the fine, after the hearing are the same
before the court as before the traffic violations office, and are without prejudice, when
applicable, to proceedings under section 321.487.
6. The court costs imposed by this section are the total costs collectible from a defendant
upon either an admission of a violation without hearing, or upon a hearing pursuant to
subsection 4.