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11 The Committee on Transportation (Sebesta) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 316.515, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 316.515 Maximum width, height, length.--
21 (5) IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY, AGRICULTURAL TRAILERS,
22 FORESTRY EQUIPMENT; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.--
23 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
24 straight trucks, agricultural tractors, and cotton module
25 movers, not exceeding 50 feet in length, or any combination of
26 up to and including three implements of husbandry including
27 the towing power unit, and any single agricultural trailer
28 with a load thereon or any agricultural implements attached to
29 a towing power unit not exceeding 130 inches in width, or a
30 self-propelled agricultural implement or an agricultural
31 tractor not exceeding 130 inches in width, is authorized for
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1 the purpose of transporting peanuts, grains, soybeans, cotton,
2 hay, straw, or other perishable farm products from their point
3 of production to the first point of change of custody or of
4 long-term storage, and for the purpose of returning to such
5 point of production, or for the purpose of moving such
6 tractors, movers, and implements from one point of
7 agricultural production to another, by a person engaged in the
8 production of any such product or custom hauler, if such
9 vehicle or combination of vehicles otherwise complies with
10 this section. Such vehicles shall be operated in accordance
11 with all safety requirements prescribed by law and Department
12 of Transportation rules. The Department of Transportation may
13 issue overlength permits for cotton module movers greater than
14 50 feet but not more than 55 feet in overall length.
15 (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
16 equipment not exceeding 136 inches in width and not capable of
17 speeds exceeding 20 miles per hour that is used exclusively
18 for the purpose of harvesting forestry products is authorized
19 for the purpose of transporting the equipment from one point
20 of harvest to another point of harvest, not to exceed 10
21 miles, by a person engaged in the harvesting of forestry
22 products. Such vehicles shall be operated in accordance with
23 all safety requirements prescribed by s. 316.2295(5) and (6).
24 The equipment described in this paragraph may not operate on
25 streets and roads on the State Highway System.
26 Section 3. Section 316.646, Florida Statutes, is
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28 316.646 Security required; proof of security and
29 display thereof; dismissal of cases.--
30 (1) Any person required by s. 627.733 to maintain
31 personal injury protection security on a motor vehicle shall
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1 have in his or her immediate possession at all times while
2 operating such motor vehicle proper proof of maintenance of
3 the security required by s. 627.733. Such proof shall be
4 either a uniform proof-of-insurance card in a form prescribed
5 by the department, a valid insurance policy, an insurance
6 policy binder, a certificate of insurance, or such other proof
7 as may be prescribed by the department.
8 (2) If, upon a comparison of the vehicle registration
9 certificate or other evidence of registration or ownership
10 with the operator's driver's license or other evidence of
11 personal identity, it appears to a law enforcement officer or
12 other person authorized to issue traffic citations that the
13 operator is also the owner or registrant of the vehicle, upon
14 demand of the law enforcement officer or other person
15 authorized to issue traffic citations the operator shall
16 display proper proof of maintenance of security as specified
17 by subsection (1).
18 (3) Any person who violates this section commits a
19 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
20 775.082 or s. 775.083 is guilty of a nonmoving traffic
21 infraction subject to the penalty provided in chapter 318 and
22 shall be required to furnish proof of security as provided in
23 this section. If any person charged with a violation of this
24 section fails to furnish proof, at or before the scheduled
25 court appearance date, that security was in effect at the time
26 of the violation, the court may immediately suspend the
27 registration and driver's license of such person. Such
28 license and registration may only be reinstated as provided in
29 s. 627.733.
30 (4) Any person presenting proof of insurance as
31 required in subsection (1) who knows that the insurance as
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1 represented by such proof of insurance is not currently in
2 force is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree,
3 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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9 And the title is amended as follows:
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13 amending s. 316.515, F.S., authorizing certain
14 uses of forestry equipment; providing width and
15 speed limitations; requiring such vehicles to
16 be operated in accordance with specified safety
17 requirements; amending s. 316.646, F.S.;
18 providing that failure to provide proof of
19 maintenance of personal injury protection with
20 respect to a motor vehicle is a first-degree
21 misdemeanor rather than a nonmoving traffic
22 infraction;
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