| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the disposition of traffic infractions; |
| 3 | amending s. 318.18, F.S.; requiring that revenue from the |
| 4 | surcharge imposed for certain criminal traffic offenses |
| 5 | and all noncriminal traffic violations be remitted to the |
| 6 | Department of Revenue, deposited quarterly into the State |
| 7 | Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust Fund of the |
| 8 | Department of Management Services, and be used for certain |
| 9 | purposes; authorizing the Department of Management |
| 10 | Services to retain funds from such revenue to recover |
| 11 | certain costs and expenses; providing an effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Subsection (17) of section 318.18, Florida |
| 16 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 17 | 318.18 Amount of penalties.--The penalties required for a |
| 18 | noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal |
| 19 | offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: |
| 20 | (17) In addition to any penalties imposed, a surcharge of |
| 21 | $3 must be paid for all criminal offenses listed in s. 318.17 |
| 22 | and for all noncriminal moving traffic violations under chapter |
| 23 | 316. Revenue from the surcharge shall be remitted to the |
| 24 | Department of Revenue and deposited quarterly into the State |
| 25 | Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust Fund of the Department |
| 26 | of Management Services for the state agency law enforcement |
| 27 | radio system, as described in s. 282.1095, and to provide |
| 28 | technical assistance to state agencies and local law enforcement |
| 29 | agencies with their statewide systems of regional law |
| 30 | enforcement communications, as described in s. 282.111. This |
| 31 | subsection expires July 1, 2012. The Department of Management |
| 32 | Services may retain funds sufficient to recover the costs and |
| 33 | expenses incurred for the purposes of managing, administering, |
| 34 | and overseeing the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System, and |
| 35 | providing technical assistance to state agencies and local law |
| 36 | enforcement agencies with their statewide systems of regional |
| 37 | law enforcement communications. The Department of Management |
| 38 | Services working in conjunction with the Joint Task Force on |
| 39 | State Agency Law Enforcement Communications shall determine and |
| 40 | direct the purposes for which these funds are used to enhance |
| 41 | and improve the radio system. |
| 42 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |