Senate Bill sb1676c1

    Florida Senate - 2007                           CS for SB 1676

    By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Oelrich





    591-2353-07

  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. 316.2074, golf carts as

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

20  320.01(42), or utility vehicles as defined in s. 320.01(43) on

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

22  its 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 for

29  use by operators or passengers on such vehicles.

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

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    Florida Senate - 2007                           CS for SB 1676
    591-2353-07




 1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
 2                         Senate Bill 1676

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 5  -    Directs the vehicle operator and any passengers to wear
         the safety equipment which is required (not recommended)
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