Senate Bill 1804
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Florida Senate - 1998 SB 1804
By Senator Ostalkiewicz
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to highway safety; amending s.
3 318.18, F.S.; rescinding the fine for speeds
4 exceeding the limit by 1-5 m.p.h. and replacing
5 the fine with a warning; amending s. 627.733,
6 F.S.; deleting a provision for revoking the
7 driver's license of an owner or registrant of a
8 motor vehicle who does not provide required
9 security for that vehicle; providing an
10 effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
15 318.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16 318.18 Amount of civil penalties.--The penalties
17 required for a noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14
18 are as follows:
19 (3)
20 (b) For moving violations involving unlawful speed,
21 the fines are as follows:
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23 For speed exceeding the limit by: Fine:
24 1-5 m.p.h..............................................Warning
25 6-9 1-9 m.p.h.............................................$ 25
26 10-14 m.p.h...............................................$100
27 15-19 m.p.h...............................................$125
28 20-29 m.p.h...............................................$150
29 30 m.p.h. and above.......................................$250
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1 Section 2. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 627.733,
2 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
3 627.733 Required security.--
4 (6) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
5 Vehicles shall suspend, after due notice and an opportunity to
6 be heard, the registration and driver's license of any owner
7 or registrant of a motor vehicle with respect to which
8 security is required under this section and s. 324.022:
9 (a) Upon its records showing that the owner or
10 registrant of such motor vehicle did not have in full force
11 and effect when required security complying with the terms of
12 this section; or
13 (b) Upon notification by the insurer to the Department
14 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in a form approved by
15 the department, of cancellation or termination of the required
16 security.
17 (7)(a) Any operator or owner whose driver's license or
18 registration has been suspended pursuant to this section or s.
19 316.646 may effect its reinstatement upon compliance with the
20 requirements of this section and upon payment to the
21 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of a
22 nonrefundable reinstatement fee of $150 for the first
23 reinstatement. Such reinstatement fee shall be $250 for the
24 second reinstatement and $500 for each subsequent
25 reinstatement during the 3 years following the first
26 reinstatement. Any person reinstating her or his insurance
27 under this subsection must also secure noncancelable coverage
28 as described in s. 627.7275(2) and present to the appropriate
29 person proof that the coverage is in force on a form
30 promulgated by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
31 Vehicles, such proof to be maintained for 2 years. If the
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1 person does not have a second reinstatement within 3 years
2 after her or his initial reinstatement, the reinstatement fee
3 shall be $150 for the first reinstatement after that 3-year
4 period. In the event that a person's license and registration
5 are suspended pursuant to this section or s. 316.646, only one
6 reinstatement fee shall be paid to reinstate the license and
7 the registration. All fees shall be collected by the
8 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles at the time of
9 reinstatement. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
10 Vehicles shall issue proper receipts for such fees and shall
11 promptly deposit those fees in the Highway Safety Operating
12 Trust Fund. One-third of the fee collected under this
13 subsection shall be distributed from the Highway Safety
14 Operating Trust Fund to the local government entity or state
15 agency which employed the law enforcement officer or the
16 recovery agent who seizes a license plate pursuant to s.
17 324.201 or to s. 324.202. Such funds may be used by the local
18 government entity or state agency for any authorized purpose.
19 (b) One-third of the fee collected for the seizure of
20 a license plate by a recovery agent shall be paid to the
21 recovery agent, and the balance shall remain in the Highway
22 Safety Operating Trust Fund and be distributed pursuant to s.
23 321.245.
24 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 1998.
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27 SENATE SUMMARY
28 Provides for issuing a warning, rather than imposing a
fine, for speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed
29 limit. Deletes a provision allowing a driver's license to
be revoked if the owner or registrant of a motor vehicle
30 fails to provide the security required under ss. 627.733
and 324.022, F.S.
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