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Senator Alexander moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (17) of section 318.18, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     318.18  Amount of penalties.--The penalties required for a

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noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal

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offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:

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     (17)  In addition to any penalties imposed, a surcharge of

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$3 must be paid for all criminal offenses listed in s. 318.17 and

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for all noncriminal moving traffic violations under chapter 316.

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Revenue from the surcharge shall be remitted to the Department of

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Revenue and deposited quarterly into the State Agency Law

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Enforcement Radio System Trust Fund of the Department of

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Management Services for the state agency law enforcement radio

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system, as described in s. 282.1095, and to provide technical

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assistance to state agencies and local law enforcement agencies

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with their statewide systems of regional law enforcement

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communications, as described in s. 282.111. This subsection

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expires July 1, 2012. The Department of Management Services may

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retain funds sufficient to recover the costs and expenses

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incurred for the purposes of managing, administering, and

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overseeing the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System, and

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providing technical assistance to state agencies and local law

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enforcement agencies with their statewide systems of regional law

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enforcement communications. The Department of Management Services

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working in conjunction with the Joint Task Force on State Agency

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Law Enforcement Communications shall determine and direct the

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purposes for which these funds are used to enhance and improve

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the radio system.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the disposition of traffic infractions;

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amending s. 318.18, F.S.; requiring that revenue from the

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surcharge imposed for certain criminal traffic offenses

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and all noncriminal traffic violations be remitted to the

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Department of Revenue, deposited quarterly into the State

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Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust Fund of the

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Department of Management Services, and be used for certain

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purposes; authorizing the Department of Management

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Services to retain funds from such revenue to recover

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certain costs and expenses; providing an effective date.

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