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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to traffic infractions; amending s. 2
316.192, F.S.; providing additional actions that 3
constitute reckless driving per se; increasing 4
penalties for reckless driving; amending s. 318.14, 5
F.S.; authorizing, rather than requiring, an officer 6
to indicate the applicable civil penalty on a traffic 7
citation; amending s. 318.19, F.S.; requiring a person 8
cited for certain infractions to appear at a scheduled 9
hearing; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 316.192, 14
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 15
316.192 Reckless driving. — 16
(1)(a) A Any person who drives a any vehicle in willful or 17
wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property commits 18
is guilty of reckless driving. 19
(b) Fleeing a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle 20
is reckless driving per se. 21
(c) Exceeding the speed li mit by 50 mph or more is 22
reckless driving per se. 23
(d) Operating a motor vehicle at 100 mph or more is 24
reckless driving per se. 25
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(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a any person 26
convicted of reckless driving shall be punished: 27
(a) Upon a first co nviction, by imprisonment for up to a 28
period of not more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than 29
$25 nor more than $500, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 30
(b) On a second or subsequent conviction, by imprisonment 31
for up to not more than 6 months or by a fine of not less than 32
$5,000 $50 nor more than $1,000 , or by both such fine and 33
imprisonment. In addition, the court shall revoke the person's 34
driving privilege for 1 year. 35
Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 318.14, Florida 36
Statutes, is amended to read: 37
318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; 38
procedures.— 39
(2) Except as provided in ss. 316.1001(2), 316.0083, 40
316.173, and 316.1896, any person cited for a violation 41
requiring a mandatory hearing listed in s. 318.19 or any other 42
criminal traffic violation listed in chapter 316 must sign and 43
accept a citation indicating a promise to appear. The officer 44
may indicate on the traffic citation the time and location of 45
the scheduled hearing and may must indicate the applicable civil 46
penalty established in s. 318.18. For all other infractions 47
under this section, except for infractions under s. 316.1001, 48
the officer must certify by electronic, electronic facsimile, or 49
written signature that the citation was delivered to the person 50
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cited. This certification is prima facie evidence that the 51
person cited was served with the citation. 52
Section 3. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 318.19, 53
Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (6) is added to 54
that section, to read: 55
318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. —Any 56
person cited for the infractions listed in this section shall 57
not have the provisions of s. 318.14(2), (4), and (9) available 58
to him or her but must appear before the designated official at 59
the time and location of the scheduled hearing: 60
(4) Any infraction of s. 316.520(1) or (2); or 61
(5) Any infraction of s. 316.183(2), s. 316.187, or s. 62
316.189 of exceeding the speed limit by 30 mph or more ; or 63
(6) Any infraction of s. 316.1926 . 64
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 65