HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1387

    Amendment No. 001 (for drafter's use only)

                            CHAMBER ACTION
              Senate                               House
                                   .
                                   .
  1                                .
                                   .
  2                                .
                                   .
  3                                .
                                   .
  4  ______________________________________________________________

  5                                           ORIGINAL STAMP BELOW

  6

  7

  8

  9

10  ______________________________________________________________

11  The Committee on Transportation offered the following:

12

13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 1, line 24, of the bill

15

16  insert:

17         Section 1.  Subsection (3) is added to section 316.061,

18  Florida Statutes, to read:

19         316.061 Crashes involving damage to vehicle or

20  property.--

21         (3)  Employees or authorized agents of the Department

22  of Transportation, law enforcement with proper jurisdiction,

23  and an expressway authority created pursuant to chapter 348,

24  in the exercise, management, control, and maintenance of its

25  highway system, may undertake the removal from the main

26  traveled way of roads on its highway system of all vehicles

27  incapacitated as a result of a motor vehicle crash and of

28  debris caused thereby. Such removal is applicable when such a

29  crash results only in damage to a vehicle or other property,

30  and where such removal can be accomplished safely and will

31  result in the improved safety or convenience of travel upon

                                  1

    File original & 9 copies    02/13/02
    htr0002                     12:58 pm         01387-tr  -584345




                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1387

    Amendment No. 001 (for drafter's use only)





  1  the road. The driver or any other person who has removed a

  2  vehicle from the main traveled way of the road as provided in

  3  this subsection shall not be considered liable or at fault

  4  regarding the cause of the accident solely by reason of moving

  5  the vehicle.

  6

  7

  8  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============

  9  And the title is amended as follows:

10         On page 1, line 2 after the semicolon,

11

12  insert:

13         amending s. 316.061, F.S.; authorizing certain

14         transportation and law enforcement enforcement

15         entities to remove crashed motor vehicles from

16         roadways under certain circumstances; providing

17         a limitation of liability;

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

                                  2

    File original & 9 copies    02/13/02
    htr0002                     12:58 pm         01387-tr  -584345