| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to traffic infractions; amending s. |
| 3 | 318.18, F.S.; providing a surcharge on noncriminal |
| 4 | moving traffic violations; providing for the proceeds |
| 5 | from such surcharge to be used to fund the cost of |
| 6 | civil traffic infraction hearing officers; providing |
| 7 | 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. Subsection (19) is added to section 318.18, |
| 12 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 13 | 318.18 Amount of penalties.--The penalties required for a |
| 14 | noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal |
| 15 | offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: |
| 16 | (19) In addition to any penalties imposed, a surcharge of |
| 17 | $1 must be paid for all noncriminal moving traffic violations |
| 18 | under chapter 316. Revenue from the surcharge shall be remitted |
| 19 | to the Department of Revenue and deposited into the Operating |
| 20 | Trust Fund within the state courts system, created in s. |
| 21 | 25.3844, and used exclusively to fund the cost of civil traffic |
| 22 | infraction hearing officers appointed pursuant to ss. 318.30- |
| 23 | 318.38. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |