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An act relating to leaving the scene of a crash 2
involving only damage to vehicle or property; amending 3
s. 316.061, F.S.; authorizing a court to order a 4
driver convicted of leaving the scene of a crash to 5
make restitution for specified damage; providing an 6
effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 316.061, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
316.061 Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property. — 13
(1) The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash 14
resulting only in damage to a vehicle or other property which is 15
driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such 16
vehicle at the scene of such crash or as close thereto as 17
possible, and shall forthwith return to, and in every event 18
shall remain at, the scene of the crash until he or she has 19
fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062. A person who violates 20
this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 21
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. The court 22
may order a driver convicted of a violation of this section, who 23
caused or otherwise contributed to the crash, to make 24
restitution to the owner of a v ehicle or other property damaged 25
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in the crash for any damage that was caused by the driver's 26
vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, $5 27
shall be added to a fine imposed pursuant to this section, which 28
$5 shall be deposited in the Emer gency Medical Services Trust 29
Fund. 30
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 31