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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 2228
By Senator Oelrich
14-1202-07
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to speed-measuring devices;
3 creating s. 316.1907, F.S.; prohibiting the use
4 of devices that detect or interfere with
5 speed-measuring devices used by law enforcement
6 agencies; providing that enforcement must be
7 secondary; providing penalties; providing an
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Section 316.1907, Florida Statutes, is
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14 316.1907 Radar or laser speed-measuring device
15 detectors or jammers prohibited; penalties.--
16 (1) A driver may not operate a motor vehicle on a
17 street or highway in this state if the vehicle is equipped
18 with a device that is in operating condition and readily
19 accessible for use by the driver or any passenger and that
20 detects, jams, or otherwise interferes with the operation of a
21 radar, as defined in s. 316.1906, operated by a law
22 enforcement officer.
23 (2) Enforcement of this section by state or local law
24 enforcement agencies must be accomplished only as a secondary
25 action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been detained for
26 a suspected violation of another section of this chapter,
27 chapter 320, or chapter 322.
28 (3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal
29 traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as
30 provided in chapter 318.
31 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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3 Prohibits the use of radar or laser speed-measuring
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