| 1 | Representative Slosberg offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 534 and 535 insert: |
| 5 | Section 7. Sections 7-9 of this act shall be known by the |
| 6 | popular name the "Dori Slosberg Safety Belt Law." |
| 7 | Section 8. Subsections (8) and (9) of section 316.614, |
| 8 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 9 | 316.614 Safety belt usage.-- |
| 10 | (8) Any person who violates the provisions of this section |
| 11 | commits a nonmoving violation, punishable as provided in chapter |
| 12 | 318. However, except for violations of s. 316.613, enforcement |
| 13 | of this section by state or local law enforcement agencies must |
| 14 | be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver of a |
| 15 | motor vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation of |
| 16 | another section of this chapter, chapter 320, or chapter 322. |
| 17 | (9)(a) A violation of the provisions of this section shall |
| 18 | not constitute negligence per se, nor shall such violation be |
| 19 | used as prima facie evidence of negligence or be considered in |
| 20 | mitigation of damages, but such violation may be considered as |
| 21 | evidence of comparative negligence, in any civil action. |
| 22 | (b) As in any other violation of this chapter, a vehicle, |
| 23 | the contents of a vehicle, the driver of a vehicle, or a |
| 24 | passenger in a vehicle may not be searched solely because of a |
| 25 | violation of this chapter. |
| 26 | Section 9. If by December 31, 2007, the State of Florida |
| 27 | has not received a minimum of $28 million from the United States |
| 28 | Department of Transportation earmarked from funds directly |
| 29 | attributable to the changes made to section 316.614, Florida |
| 30 | Statutes, by this act, the provisions of this act amending |
| 31 | section 316.614, Florida Statutes, shall expire and revert to |
| 32 | the text as it existed prior to the effective date of the |
| 33 | changes made by this act. |
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| 36 | ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================= |
| 37 | Remove line(s) 46, and insert: |
| 38 | authorities; creating the Dori Slosberg Safety Belt Law; |
| 39 | amending s. 316.614, F.S.; deleting requirement for enforcement |
| 40 | of the Florida Safety Belt Law as a secondary action; providing |
| 41 | that certain searches may not be conducted solely because of |
| 42 | certain violations; providing for changes to expire and revert |
| 43 | under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. |