Bill will raise fines for traffic violations

Published May 7, 2010 at 11:13 a.m.

TOPEKA — Kansans could pay $15 more if they violate traffic laws under a bill approved Thursday by the state House.

Senate Substitute for House Bill No. 2226 would bump up fines for dozens of infractions ranging from moving violations such as speeding and improper turns, to equipment violations such as defective mufflers and unauthorized lights on church buses.

About two-thirds of the money would go to the state general fund. The remaining money would be divided between corrections and law-enforcement programs as follows:

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