HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-06                               Bill No. SB 996, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) K. Smith offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 3, lines 4-31,

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 4.  Section 316.2122, Florida Statutes, is

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20         316.2122  Operation of a low-speed vehicle on certain

21  roadways.--The operation of a low-speed vehicle, as defined in

22  s. 320.01(42), on any road as defined in s. 334.03(15) or s.

23  334.03(33), is authorized with the following restrictions:

24         (1)  A low-speed vehicle may be operated only on

25  streets where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or

26  less. This does not prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing

27  a road or street at an intersection where the road or street

28  has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.

29         (2)  A low-speed vehicle must be equipped with

30  headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, taillamps, reflex

31  reflectors, parking brakes, rearview mirrors, windshields,

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1  seat belts, and vehicle identification numbers.

 2         (3)  A low-speed vehicle must be registered and insured

 3  in accordance with s. 320.02.

 4         (4)  Any person operating a low-speed vehicle must have

 5  in his or her possession a valid driver's license.

 6         (5)  A county or municipality may prohibit the

 7  operation of low-speed vehicles on any road under its

 8  jurisdiction if the governing body of the county or

 9  municipality determines that such prohibition is necessary in

10  the interest of safety.

11         (6)  The Department of Transportation may prohibit the

12  operation of low-speed vehicles on any road under its

13  jurisdiction if it determines that such prohibition is

14  necessary in the interest of safety.

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