Florida Senate - 2022                                    SB 1676
       
       
        
       By Senator Pizzo
       
       
       
       
       
       38-01197-22                                           20221676__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to Move Over Act penalties; amending
    3         s. 318.18, F.S.; revising civil penalties for a motor
    4         vehicle driver’s failure, under certain circumstances,
    5         to vacate the lane closest to an emergency vehicle or
    6         certain other vehicles or comply with specified
    7         reduced speed limits; reenacting s. 316.126(1)(b),
    8         F.S., relating to the operation of vehicles on
    9         approach of an authorized emergency, sanitation, or
   10         utility service vehicle, to incorporate the amendment
   11         made to s. 318.18, F.S., in references thereto;
   12         providing an effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   15  
   16         Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
   17  318.18, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (i) is added to
   18  subsection (3) of that section, and paragraph (b) of subsection
   19  (3) of that section is republished, to read:
   20         318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a
   21  noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal
   22  offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:
   23         (2) Thirty dollars for all nonmoving traffic violations
   24  and:
   25         (d) For all violations of s. 316.126(1)(b), unless
   26  otherwise specified.
   27         (3)
   28         (b) For moving violations involving unlawful speed, the
   29  fines are as follows:
   30  
   31  For speed exceeding the limit by:                          Fine:
   32  1-5 mph..................................................Warning
   33  6-9 mph......................................................$25
   34  10-14 mph...................................................$100
   35  15-19 mph...................................................$150
   36  20-29 mph...................................................$175
   37  30 mph and above............................................$250
   38  
   39         (i) A person cited for a violation of s. 316.126(1)(b)1.
   40  shall pay a fine of $500. A person cited for a violation of s.
   41  316.126(1)(b)2. shall pay a fine double the amount listed in
   42  paragraph (b), except a person cited for exceeding the speed
   43  limit by up to 5 mph shall pay a fine of $30.
   44         Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   45  made by this act to section 318.18, Florida Statutes, in
   46  references thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   47  316.126, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   48         316.126 Operation of vehicles and actions of pedestrians on
   49  approach of an authorized emergency, sanitation, or utility
   50  service vehicle.—
   51         (1)
   52         (b) If an authorized emergency vehicle displaying any
   53  visual signals is parked on the roadside, a sanitation vehicle
   54  is performing a task related to the provision of sanitation
   55  services on the roadside, a utility service vehicle is
   56  performing a task related to the provision of utility services
   57  on the roadside, a wrecker displaying amber rotating or flashing
   58  lights is performing a recovery or loading on the roadside, or a
   59  road and bridge maintenance or construction vehicle displaying
   60  warning lights is on the roadside without advance signs and
   61  channelizing devices, the driver of every other vehicle, as soon
   62  as it is safe:
   63         1. Shall vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle,
   64  sanitation vehicle, utility service vehicle, wrecker, or road
   65  and bridge maintenance or construction vehicle when driving on
   66  an interstate highway or other highway with two or more lanes
   67  traveling in the direction of the emergency vehicle, sanitation
   68  vehicle, utility service vehicle, wrecker, or road and bridge
   69  maintenance or construction vehicle except when otherwise
   70  directed by a law enforcement officer. If such movement cannot
   71  be safely accomplished, the driver shall reduce speed as
   72  provided in subparagraph 2.
   73         2. Shall slow to a speed that is 20 miles per hour less
   74  than the posted speed limit when the posted speed limit is 25
   75  miles per hour or greater; or travel at 5 miles per hour when
   76  the posted speed limit is 20 miles per hour or less, when
   77  driving on a two-lane road, except when otherwise directed by a
   78  law enforcement officer.
   79         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.