The Florida Senate

SB 568: Noncriminal Traffic Infractions

GENERAL BILL by Wise ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Evers

Noncriminal Traffic Infractions; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S590 & S568) Providing for testing of certain unattended devices used to enforce traffic laws; specifying that, at a hearing of any charge of a noncriminal traffic infraction, the burden for proving guilt rests with the governmental entity bringing the charge; specifying that a person may not be compelled to be a witness against himself or herself in any hearing of a noncriminal traffic infraction; requiring that evidence obtained from such device must be authenticated in court by certain persons who must appear in person and offer direct testimony and account in writing for any evidence used; providing that a person receiving a notice of violation involving such device has the option of paying a fine or requesting a hearing without further issuance of a traffic citation and may not be charged a surcharge for requesting the hearing, etc.

Expand All Collapse All

• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  10/18/2011	Senate	• Filed
  11/2/2011	Senate	• Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 49
  1/10/2012	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 49
  2/2/2012	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Fav/CS Combined
  2/7/2012	Senate	• CS combines this bill with SB 590 • CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 484 • Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 590 (Died in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations)

  Top of SectionTop of Page

• SB 568, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/18/2011 at 9:03 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  316.0077
  318.14	Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; procedures.

  Top of SectionTop of Page