Senate Bill sb1676

    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1676

    By Senator Oelrich





    14-712-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to law enforcement vehicles;

  3         creating s. 316.21265, F.S.; authorizing law

  4         enforcement agencies to use specific off-road

  5         vehicles on the streets, roads, and highways of

  6         this state; providing requirements for such

  7         vehicles; 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.  Section 316.21265, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         316.21265  Use of all-terrain vehicles, golf carts,

14  low-speed vehicles, or utility vehicles by law enforcement

15  agencies.--

16         (1)  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the

17  contrary, any law enforcement agency in this state may operate

18  all-terrain vehicles as defined in s. 317.2074, golf carts as

19  defined in s. 320.01(22), low-speed vehicles as defined in s.

20  320.01, or utility vehicles as defined in s. 320.01(43) on any

21  street, road, or highway in this state while carrying out its

22  official duties.

23         (2)  Such vehicles must be clearly marked as vehicles

24  of a law enforcement agency and may be equipped with special

25  warning lights, signaling devices, or other equipment approved

26  or authorized for use on law enforcement vehicles.

27         (3)  The vehicle operator and passengers must wear

28  safety gear, such as helmets, which is ordinarily required or

29  recommended for use by operators or passengers on such

30  vehicles.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1676
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      vehicles, golf carts, low-speed vehicles, or utility
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