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House Bill 1551




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1551

        By Representative Crow






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to motor vehicle liability

  3         insurance; amending s. 324.072, F.S.; requiring

  4         increased minimum limits of bodily injury

  5         coverage after DUI convictions; providing a

  6         penalty; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (3) is added to section 324.072,

11  Florida Statutes, to read:

12         324.072  Proof required upon certain convictions.--

13         (3)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any

14  person who has been convicted of a violation of s. 316.193 or

15  a similar law of another state shall provide proof of

16  financial responsibility under s. 324.021(7)(a) of $100,000

17  and under s. 324.021(7)(b) of $200,000 in order to renew any

18  license and registration suspended or revoked pursuant to s.

19  322.26 or s. 322.27 and must maintain such proof of financial

20  responsibility in order to own or operate a motor vehicle in

21  this state.  Failure by such person to maintain such proof of

22  financial responsibility shall result in immediate revocation

23  of any license and registration of such person.  Any person

24  subject to this subsection who operates a motor vehicle

25  without maintaining proof of financial responsibility pursuant

26  to this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,

27  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

28         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1997.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1551

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      Requires minimum limits of bodily injury coverage of
  4    $100,000 and $200,000 in order to renew a suspended or
      revoked motor vehicle license and registration and to own
  5    or operate a motor vehicle in this state after conviction
      of a DUI violation.
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