House Bill hb1781

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1781

        By Representative Machek






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to state motor vehicles;

  3         amending s. 287.17, F.S.; providing that

  4         vehicles assigned to state law enforcement

  5         officers and employees are covered by state

  6         collision insurance during certain off-duty

  7         activities; providing an effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (4) of section 287.17, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         287.17  Limitation on use of motor vehicles and

14  aircraft.--

15         (4)  An agency head, as defined in s. 287.012, shall

16  comply with the following criteria for the special assignment

17  of motor vehicles:

18         (a)  An agency head may assign a motor vehicle to a

19  state officer or employee only if the officer or employee is

20  projected to drive the motor vehicle a minimum of 10,000 miles

21  annually on official state business, unless an agency head

22  annually provides written justification for the need of the

23  assignment of a motor vehicle. Commuting mileage incidental to

24  use of the motor vehicle on official state business shall be

25  excluded from calculating the projected mileage. Priority in

26  assigning motor vehicles shall be given to those employees who

27  drive over 15,000 miles annually on state business.

28         (b)1.  An agency head may assign motor vehicles to

29  state officers and employees who perform duties related to law

30  enforcement. However, the agency head shall not assign a

31  pursuit motor vehicle to an officer or employee whose job

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1781

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  1  duties do not routinely require performance of a patrol or law

  2  enforcement function requiring a pursuit vehicle.

  3         2.  Such vehicles are covered by state collision

  4  insurance while the officers or employees are engaged in

  5  official state business, including incidental stops while

  6  commuting to and from work, authorized lunch breaks, and

  7  off-duty law enforcement details that involve the protection

  8  of persons or property.

  9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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13    Provides that certain state vehicles assigned to state
      law enforcement officers and employees are covered by the
14    state collision insurance at specified times.

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