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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to dangerous excessive speeding; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | creating s. 316.1922, F.S.; providing conduct that 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | constitutes dangerous excessive speeding; providing 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | penalties; amending s. 318.14, F.S.; authorizing, 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | rather than requiring, an officer to indicate the 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | applicable civil penalty on certain traffic citations; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | amending s. 318.19, F.S.; requiring a person cited for 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | certain driving infractions to appear at a sch eduled 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | hearing; providing an effective date. 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 1. Section 316.1922, Florida Statutes, is created 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | to read: 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 316.1922 Dangerous excessive speeding. — 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) A person commits dangerous e xcessive speeding if he or 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | she operates a motor vehicle: 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (a) In excess of the speed limit by 50 mph or more. 19 |
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| 51 | | - | days or by a fine of $500, or by both a fine and imprisonment. 26 |
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| 52 | | - | (b) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, by 27 |
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| 53 | | - | imprisonment for up to 90 days or by a fine of $1,000, or by 28 |
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| 54 | | - | both such fine and imprisonment. A person convicted of a second 29 |
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| 55 | | - | or subsequent violation of this section that occurs within 5 30 |
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| 56 | | - | years after the date of a prior conviction for a violation of 31 |
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| 57 | | - | this section shall h ave his or her driving privilege revoked for 32 |
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| 58 | | - | at least 180 days but no more than 1 year. 33 |
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| 59 | | - | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 318.14, Florida 34 |
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| 60 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 35 |
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| 61 | | - | 318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; 36 |
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| 62 | | - | procedures.— 37 |
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| 63 | | - | (2) Except as provided in ss. 316.1001(2), 316.0083, 38 |
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| 64 | | - | 316.173, and 316.1896, any person cited for a violation 39 |
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| 65 | | - | requiring a mandatory hearing listed in s. 318.19 or any other 40 |
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| 66 | | - | criminal traffic violation listed in chapter 316 must sign and 41 |
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| 67 | | - | accept a citation indicating a pro mise to appear. The officer 42 |
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| 68 | | - | may indicate on the traffic citation the time and location of 43 |
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| 69 | | - | the scheduled hearing . The officer and must indicate the 44 |
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| 70 | | - | applicable civil penalty established in s. 318.18 , except for 45 |
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| 71 | | - | infractions under s. 318.19(5) or s. 316.1926(2 ). For all other 46 |
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| 72 | | - | infractions under this section, except for infractions under s. 47 |
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| 73 | | - | 316.1001, the officer must certify by electronic, electronic 48 |
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| 74 | | - | facsimile, or written signature that the citation was delivered 49 |
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| 75 | | - | to the person cited. This certification is prima f acie evidence 50 |
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| 51 | + | (b) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, by 26 |
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| 52 | + | imprisonment for up to 6 months or by a fine of $1,000, or by 27 |
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| 53 | + | both such fine and imprisonment. A person convicted of a secon d 28 |
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| 54 | + | or subsequent violation of this section that occurs within 5 29 |
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| 55 | + | years after the date of a prior conviction for a violation of 30 |
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| 56 | + | this section shall have his or her driving privilege revoked for 31 |
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| 57 | + | at least 180 days but no more than 1 year. 32 |
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| 58 | + | Section 2. Subsecti on (2) of section 318.14, Florida 33 |
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| 59 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 34 |
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| 60 | + | 318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; 35 |
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| 61 | + | procedures.— 36 |
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| 62 | + | (2) Except as provided in ss. 316.1001(2), 316.0083, 37 |
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| 63 | + | 316.173, and 316.1896, any person cited for a violation 38 |
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| 64 | + | requiring a mandatory hearing listed in s. 318.19 or any other 39 |
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| 65 | + | criminal traffic violation listed in chapter 316 must sign and 40 |
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| 66 | + | accept a citation indicating a promise to appear. The officer 41 |
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| 67 | + | may indicate on the traffic citation the time and location of 42 |
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| 68 | + | the scheduled hearing . The officer and must indicate the 43 |
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| 69 | + | applicable civil penalty established in s. 318.18 , except for 44 |
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| 70 | + | infractions under s. 318.19(5) or s. 316.1926(2) . For all other 45 |
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| 71 | + | infractions under this section, except for infractions under s. 46 |
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| 72 | + | 316.1001, the officer must cer tify by electronic, electronic 47 |
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| 73 | + | facsimile, or written signature that the citation was delivered 48 |
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| 74 | + | to the person cited. This certification is prima facie evidence 49 |
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| 75 | + | that the person cited was served with the citation. 50 |
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| 88 | | - | that the person cited was served with the citation. 51 |
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| 89 | | - | Section 3. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 318.19, 52 |
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| 90 | | - | Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (6) is added to 53 |
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| 91 | | - | that section, to read: 54 |
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| 92 | | - | 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. —Any 55 |
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| 93 | | - | person cited for the infractions listed in this section shall 56 |
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| 94 | | - | not have the provisions of s. 318.14(2), (4), and (9) available 57 |
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| 95 | | - | to him or her but must appear before the designated official at 58 |
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| 96 | | - | the time and location of the scheduled hearing: 59 |
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| 97 | | - | (4) Any infraction of s. 316.520(1) or (2); or 60 |
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| 98 | | - | (5) Any infraction of s. 316.183(2), s. 316.187, or s. 61 |
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| 99 | | - | 316.189 of exceeding the speed limit by 30 mph or more ; or 62 |
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| 100 | | - | (6) Any infraction of s. 316.1926(2) . 63 |
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| 101 | | - | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 64 |
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| 88 | + | Section 3. Subsections (4) and (5) of sec tion 318.19, 51 |
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| 89 | + | Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (6) is added to 52 |
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| 90 | + | that section, to read: 53 |
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| 91 | + | 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. —Any 54 |
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| 92 | + | person cited for the infractions listed in this section shall 55 |
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| 93 | + | not have the provisions of s. 318.14(2), (4), and (9) available 56 |
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| 94 | + | to him or her but must appear before the designated official at 57 |
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| 95 | + | the time and location of the scheduled hearing: 58 |
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| 96 | + | (4) Any infraction of s. 316.520(1) or (2); or 59 |
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| 97 | + | (5) Any infraction of s. 316. 183(2), s. 316.187, or s. 60 |
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| 98 | + | 316.189 of exceeding the speed limit by 30 mph or more ; or 61 |
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| 99 | + | (6) Any infraction of s. 316.1926(2) . 62 |
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| 100 | + | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 63 |
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