Senate Bill sb1934

    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1934

    By Senator Atwater





    25-1396-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to state vehicles; requiring

  3         insurance on vehicles used by employees

  4         performing law-enforcement duties; prescribing

  5         uses for which coverage must be provided;

  6         providing for reimbursement for certain

  7         off-duty use; providing for rules; providing an

  8         effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Insurance for state-owned law enforcement

13  vehicles.--

14         (1)  The state shall provide insurance for each motor

15  vehicle owned by the state and used by a state employee whose

16  duties are those of a law enforcement officer, as defined in

17  section 943.10, Florida Statutes, in carrying out his or her

18  official duties. Such insurance shall provide coverage for the

19  vehicle when it is being used during the employee's normal

20  working hours. If the employee uses the vehicle at the

21  direction or with the permission of the employing entity for

22  purposes such as travel to and from lunch breaks, travel to

23  and from training or other approved activities, and incidental

24  stops, such use shall be deemed work-related and the insurance

25  must provide the same coverage for that use as is provided for

26  use during normal working hours.

27         (2)  If the employee uses the vehicle for off-duty work

28  for which he or she must reimburse the state, that

29  reimbursement must include a reasonable reimbursement for

30  insurance coverage on the vehicle while it is used for the

31  off-duty work. The Division of Risk Management within the

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1934
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 1  Department of Financial Services shall adopt rules assessing

 2  the amount of such reimbursement for insurance costs

 3  associated with off-duty use and may adopt rules that provide

 4  for a deductible in an amount of not more than $500 per

 5  incident when the employee is determined to be at fault in the

 6  incident and was using the vehicle in approved activities for

 7  which he or she was liable to reimburse the state.

 8         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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11                          SENATE SUMMARY

12    Requires the state to provide insurance on state-owned
      vehicles used by state employees performing
13    law-enforcement functions and to provide the same
      coverage for work-related use and approved off-duty use
14    as for use during normal working hours. Provides that
      when the employee is using the vehicle for off-duty work
15    and is required to reimburse the state for such use, the
      reimbursement must include the cost of insurance coverage
16    for that period.

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