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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to driving privilege; providing a popular | ||
| 3 | name; creating s. 318.1225, F.S.; providing additional | ||
| 4 | charges for certain traffic violations; providing for | ||
| 5 | distribution of moneys collected; amending s. 318.21, | ||
| 6 | F.S.; revising provisions relating to disposition of civil | ||
| 7 | penalties by county courts; creating s. 322.287, F.S.; | ||
| 8 | providing additional fee for reinstatement of suspended | ||
| 9 | driving privilege; providing an effective date. | ||
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 13 | Section 1.This act shall be known by the popular name the | ||
| 14 | "Slosberg and Simmons Safety Act." | ||
| 15 | Section 2. Section 318.1225, Florida Statutes, is created | ||
| 16 | to read: | ||
| 17 | 318.1225 Additional charges for | ||
| 18 | violation.--Notwithstanding s. 318.121 and in addition to the | ||
| 19 | stated fines in s. 318.18, the court shall impose an additional | ||
| 20 | $50 for all moving and nonmoving traffic infractions to be | ||
| 21 | distributed as follows: | ||
| 22 | (1) One dollar shall be remitted to the Department of | ||
| 23 | Revenue to be distributed to MADD Florida, to be used to fund | ||
| 24 | local victim services and education and awareness programs in | ||
| 25 | the state. The total amount distributed to MADD Florida under | ||
| 26 | this subsection shall not exceed $1 million per year. Any amount | ||
| 27 | collected in excess of $1 million shall be deposited into the | ||
| 28 | General Revenue Fund. | ||
| 29 | (2) Forty-nine dollars shall be remitted to the Department | ||
| 30 | of Revenue to be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. | ||
| 31 | Section 3. Subsection (13) is added to section 318.21, | ||
| 32 | Florida Statutes, to read: | ||
| 33 | 318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county | ||
| 34 | courts.--All civil penalties received by a county court pursuant | ||
| 35 | to the provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid | ||
| 36 | monthly as follows: | ||
| 37 | (13) The additional charges on moving and nonmoving | ||
| 38 | traffic violations provided for under s. 318.1225 must be | ||
| 39 | collected and distributed by the clerk of the court as provided | ||
| 40 | in that section. | ||
| 41 | Section 4. Section 322.287, Florida Statutes, is created | ||
| 42 | to read: | ||
| 43 | 322.287 Reinstatement fees.-- | ||
| 44 | (1) In addition to any other fines, fees, or charges | ||
| 45 | imposed, the department shall impose an additional $50 fee for | ||
| 46 | reinstating and returning a license suspended pursuant to s. | ||
| 47 | 322.27. | ||
| 48 | (2) In addition to any other fines, fees, or charges | ||
| 49 | imposed, the department shall impose an additional $500 fee for | ||
| 50 | reinstating and returning a license suspended pursuant to s. | ||
| 51 | 322.2615 or s. 322.2616. | ||
| 52 | (3) No driving privileges shall be reinstated until | ||
| 53 | complete payment of the applicable fees under this section. | ||
| 54 | (4) All moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be | ||
| 55 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. | ||
| 56 | Section 5. This act shall take effect October 1, 2003. | ||
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