House Bill hb0175

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 175

        By Representative Machek






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to reckless driving; amending

  3         s. 316.192, F.S.; providing penalties for

  4         reckless driving resulting in damage to

  5         property or person or serious bodily injury;

  6         providing a definition; providing an effective

  7         date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Subsections (3) and (4) of section 316.192,

12  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) and (5),

13  respectively, subsection (2) is amended, and a new subsection

14  (3) is added to said section, to read:

15         316.192  Reckless driving.--

16         (2)  Except as provided in subsection (3), any person

17  convicted of reckless driving shall be punished:

18         (a)  Upon a first conviction, by imprisonment for a

19  period of not more than 90 days or by fine of not less than

20  $25 nor more than $500, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

21         (b)  On a second or subsequent conviction, by

22  imprisonment for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not

23  less than $50 nor more than $1,000, or by both such fine and

24  imprisonment. In addition, if the person's reckless driving

25  causes or results in the death of another, the person may

26  serve 120 community hours as provided in s. 316.027(4).

27         (3)  Any person:

28         (a)  Who is in violation of subsection (1);

29         (b)  Who operates a vehicle; and

30         (c)  Who, by reason of such operation, causes:

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 175

    779-100-01






  1         1.  Damage to the property or person of another commits

  2  a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in

  3  s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

  4         2.  Serious bodily injury to another commits a felony

  5  of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.

  6  775.083, or s. 775.084. The term "serious bodily injury" means

  7  an injury to any person, including the driver, which consists

  8  of a physical condition that creates a substantial risk of

  9  death, serious personal disfigurement, or protracted loss or

10  impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

11         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2001.

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      Provides penalties for reckless driving resulting in
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      Provides a definition.
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