| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the State Agency Law Enforcement Radio |
| 3 | System Trust Fund; amending s. 318.18, F.S.; revising |
| 4 | purposes of the trust fund to include the provision of |
| 5 | technical assistance to state agencies and local law |
| 6 | enforcement agencies with their statewide system of |
| 7 | regional law enforcement communications; clarifying that |
| 8 | the Department of Management Services shall determine and |
| 9 | direct the purposes for which funds are used; reenacting |
| 10 | s. 318.21(17), F.S., relating to disposition of civil |
| 11 | penalties by county courts, for the purpose of |
| 12 | incorporating the amendment to s. 318.18, F.S., in a |
| 13 | reference thereto; providing an effective date. |
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| 15 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 17 | Section 1. Subsection (17) of section 318.18, Florida |
| 18 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 19 | 318.18 Amount of penalties.--The penalties required for a |
| 20 | noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal |
| 21 | offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: |
| 22 | (17) In addition to any penalties imposed, a surcharge of |
| 23 | $3 must be paid for all criminal offenses listed in s. 318.17 |
| 24 | and for all noncriminal moving traffic violations under chapter |
| 25 | 316. Revenue from the surcharge shall be remitted to the |
| 26 | Department of Revenue and deposited quarterly into the State |
| 27 | Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust Fund of the Department |
| 28 | of Management Services for the state agency law enforcement |
| 29 | radio system, as described in s. 282.1095, and to provide |
| 30 | technical assistance to state agencies and local law enforcement |
| 31 | agencies with their statewide system of regional law enforcement |
| 32 | communications, as described in s. 282.111. This subsection |
| 33 | expires July 1, 2012. The Department of Management Services may |
| 34 | retain funds sufficient to recover the costs and expenses |
| 35 | incurred for the purposes of managing, administering, and |
| 36 | overseeing the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System and for |
| 37 | the purpose of providing technical assistance to state agencies |
| 38 | and local law enforcement agencies with their statewide system |
| 39 | of regional law enforcement communications. The Department of |
| 40 | Management Services working in conjunction with the Joint Task |
| 41 | Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications may |
| 42 | recommend to the Department of Management Services shall |
| 43 | determine and direct the purposes for which these funds may be |
| 44 | are used to enhance and improve the radio system. The Department |
| 45 | of Management Services shall determine and direct the purposes |
| 46 | for which these funds are used in accordance with this |
| 47 | subsection. |
| 48 | Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
| 49 | made by this act to section 318.18, Florida Statutes, in a |
| 50 | reference thereto, subsection (17) of section 318.21, Florida |
| 51 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
| 52 | 318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county |
| 53 | courts.--All civil penalties received by a county court pursuant |
| 54 | to the provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid |
| 55 | monthly as follows: |
| 56 | (17) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds |
| 57 | from the surcharge imposed under s. 318.18(17) shall be |
| 58 | distributed as provided in that subsection. This subsection |
| 59 | expires July 1, 2012. |
| 60 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |