Senate Bill 0724

    Florida Senate - 1998                                   SB 724

    By Senator Hargrett





    21-801-98

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to traffic offenses; amending

  3         s. 318.18, F.S.; limiting the amount for court

  4         costs imposed for noncriminal traffic offenses;

  5         specifying what constitutes court costs;

  6         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 (11) of section 318.18, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         318.18  Amount of civil penalties.--The penalties

13  required for a noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14

14  are as follows:

15         (11)  The court costs for noncriminal traffic

16  infractions are in addition to any fines imposed under chapter

17  316 or this chapter. The total amount of those court costs

18  must not exceed $30, and the court costs must be collected in

19  the following order of priority:

20         (a)  Costs that must be imposed under this subsection,

21  which include:

22         1.  Three dollars for an infraction of pedestrian

23  regulations;

24         2.  Six dollars for a nonmoving traffic infraction; or

25         3.  Ten dollars for a moving traffic infraction; 

26         (b)  Any court costs imposed in accordance with chapter

27  938;

28         (c)  Costs imposed for a regional criminal justice

29  assessment center or other local criminal justice access and

30  assessment center; and

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  1         (d)  Any other costs that the local circuit is

  2  authorized to impose. (a)  Court costs which are to be in

  3  addition to the stated fine shall be imposed by the court in

  4  an amount not less than the following:

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  6  For pedestrian infractions................................$ 3.

  7  For nonmoving traffic infractions.........................$ 6.

  8  For moving traffic infractions............................$10.

  9         (b)  In addition to the court cost assessed under

10  paragraph (a), the court shall impose a $3 court cost for each

11  infraction to be distributed as provided in s. 943.25(3).

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13  In no event may court costs imposed under this subsection

14  exceed $30. A regional criminal justice assessment center or

15  other local criminal justice access and assessment center may

16  be funded from these court costs.

17         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1998.

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20                          SENATE SUMMARY

21    Provides that the maximum aggregate amount of court costs
      for a noncriminal traffic offense is $30. Specifies what
22    types of court costs may be collected.

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