Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 876
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
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                  02/01/2022           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Pizzo) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 69 - 198
    4  and insert:
    5  betting on the outcome of the event race, filming or recording
    6  the event, or posting the event on social media, and any other
    7  factor that would tend to show knowing attendance or
    8  participation.
    9         (h)“Street takeover” means the taking over of a portion of
   10  a highway or roadway by blocking or impeding the regular flow of
   11  traffic to perform burnouts, doughnuts, drifting, wheelies, or
   12  other stunt driving.
   13         (i)“Stunt driving” means to perform or engage in any
   14  burnouts, doughnuts, drifting, wheelies, or other activity on a
   15  roadway or highway which is likely to delay, distract, startle,
   16  or interfere with other users of the roadway or highway.
   17         (j)“Wheelie” means a maneuver performed while operating a
   18  motor vehicle whereby a motorcycle or other motor vehicle is
   19  ridden for a distance with the front wheel or wheels raised off
   20  the ground.
   21         (2) A person may not:
   22         (a) Drive any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle,
   23  autocycle, moped, all-terrain vehicle, off-road vehicle, or
   24  vehicle not licensed to operate on a highway or roadway, in any
   25  street takeover, stunt driving, race, speed competition or
   26  contest, drag race or acceleration contest, test of physical
   27  endurance, or exhibition of speed or acceleration or for the
   28  purpose of making a speed record or exhibiting the vehicle's
   29  performance capabilities and driver's abilities on any highway,
   30  roadway, or parking lot;
   31         (b) In any manner participate in, coordinate through social
   32  media or otherwise, facilitate, or collect moneys at any
   33  location for any such race, drag race, street takeover, stunt
   34  driving, competition, contest, test, or exhibition;
   35         (c) Knowingly ride as a passenger in any such race, drag
   36  race, street takeover, stunt driving, competition, contest,
   37  test, or exhibition; or
   38         (d) Purposefully cause the movement of traffic, including
   39  pedestrian traffic, to slow, or stop, or be impeded in any way
   40  for any such race, drag race, street takeover, stunt driving,
   41  competition, contest, test, or exhibition;
   42         (e) Operate a vehicle for the purpose of filming or
   43  recording the activities of participants in any such race, drag
   44  race, street takeover, stunt driving, competition, contest,
   45  test, or exhibition. This paragraph does not apply to bona fide
   46  members of the news media;
   47         (f) Operate a vehicle carrying any amount of fuel for the
   48  purposes of fueling a vehicle involved in any such race, drag
   49  race, street takeover, stunt driving, competition, contest,
   50  test, or exhibition; or
   51         (g) Operate a vehicle in a manner that would constitute
   52  participation in a street takeover.
   53         (3)(a) Any person who violates subsection (2) commits a
   54  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
   55  775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who violates subsection (2)
   56  shall pay a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000,
   57  and the department shall revoke the driver license of a person
   58  so convicted for 1 year. A hearing may be requested pursuant to
   59  s. 322.271.
   60         (b) Any person who commits a second violation of subsection
   61  (2) within 5 years after the date of a prior violation that
   62  resulted in a conviction for a violation of subsection (2)
   63  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
   64  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and shall pay a fine of
   65  not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000. The department
   66  shall also revoke the driver license of that person for 2 years.
   67  A hearing may be requested pursuant to s. 322.271.
   68         (c) Any person who commits a third or subsequent violation
   69  of subsection (2) within 5 years after the date of a prior
   70  violation that resulted in a conviction for a violation of
   71  subsection (2) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
   72  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and shall
   73  pay a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000. The
   74  department shall also revoke the driver license of that person
   75  for 4 years. A hearing may be requested pursuant to s. 322.271.
   76         (d) In any case charging a violation of subsection (2), the
   77  court shall be provided a copy of the driving record of the
   78  person charged and may obtain any records from any other source
   79  to determine if one or more prior convictions of the person for
   80  a violation of subsection (2) have occurred within 5 years prior
   81  to the charged offense.
   82         (4)(a) A person may not be a spectator at any race, drag
   83  race or street takeover prohibited under subsection (2).
   84         (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) commits a
   85  noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation
   86  as provided in chapter 318.
   87         (5) Whenever a law enforcement officer has probable cause
   88  to believe that a person violated subsection (2), the officer
   89  may arrest and take such person into custody without a warrant.
   90  The court may enter an order of impoundment or immobilization as
   91  a condition of incarceration or probation. Within 7 business
   92  days after the date the court issues the order of impoundment or
   93  immobilization, the clerk of the court must send notice by
   94  certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered
   95  owner of the motor vehicle, if the registered owner is a person
   96  other than the defendant, and to each person of record claiming
   97  a lien against the motor vehicle.
   98         (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
   99  the impounding agency shall release a motor vehicle under the
  100  conditions provided in s. 316.193(6)(e), (f), (g), and (h), if
  101  the owner or agent presents a valid driver license at the time
  102  of pickup of the motor vehicle.
  103         (b) All costs and fees for the impoundment or
  104  immobilization, including the cost of notification, must be paid
  105  by the owner of the motor vehicle or, if the motor vehicle is
  106  leased or rented, by the person leasing or renting the motor
  107  vehicle, unless the impoundment or immobilization order is
  108  dismissed. All provisions of s. 713.78 shall apply.
  109         (c) Any motor vehicle used in violation of subsection (2)
  110  may be impounded for a period of 30 business days if a law
  111  enforcement officer has arrested and taken a person into custody
  112  pursuant to this subsection and the person being arrested is the
  113  registered owner or co-owner of the motor vehicle. If the
  114  arresting officer finds that the criteria of this paragraph are
  115  met, the officer may immediately impound the motor vehicle. The
  116  law enforcement officer shall notify the Department of Highway
  117  Safety and Motor Vehicles of any impoundment for violation of
  118  this subsection in accordance with procedures established by the
  119  department. Paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be applicable to such
  120  impoundment.
  121         (6) Any motor vehicle used in violation of subsection (2)
  122  by any person within 5 years after the date of a prior
  123  conviction of that person for a violation under subsection (2)
  124  may be seized and forfeited as provided by the Florida
  125  Contraband Forfeiture Act. This subsection shall only be
  126  applicable if the owner of the motor vehicle is the person
  127  charged with violating subsection (2).
  128         (7) This section does not apply to licensed or duly
  129  authorized racetracks, drag strips, or other designated areas
  130  set aside by proper authorities for such purposes.
  131         Section 2. Subsection (10) of section 316.2397, Florida
  132  Statutes, is amended to read:
  133         316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.—
  134         (10) A person who violates violation of this section
  135  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree is a noncriminal
  136  traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as
  137  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 chapter 318.
  138         Section 3. Subsection (20) of section 318.18, Florida
  139  Statutes, is amended to read:
  140         318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a
  141  noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal
  142  offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:
  143         (20) In addition to any other penalty, $65 for a violation
  144  of s. 316.191, prohibiting racing on highways, street takeovers,
  145  and stunt driving on highways, or s. 316.192, prohibiting
  146  reckless driving. The additional $65 collected under this
  147  subsection shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for
  148  deposit into the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund of the
  149  Department of Health to be used as provided in s. 395.4036.
  150         Section 4. Section 843.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  151  read:
  152         843.08 False personation.—A person who falsely assumes or
  153  pretends to be a firefighter, a sheriff, an officer of the
  154  Florida Highway Patrol, an officer of the Fish and Wildlife
  155  Conservation Commission, an officer of the Department of
  156  Environmental Protection, an officer of the Department of
  157  Financial Services, any personnel or representative of the
  158  Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, an officer of
  159  the Department of Corrections, a correctional probation officer,
  160  a deputy sheriff, a state attorney or an assistant state
  161  attorney, a statewide prosecutor or an assistant statewide
  162  prosecutor, a state attorney investigator, a coroner, a police
  163  officer, a lottery special agent or lottery investigator, a
  164  beverage enforcement agent, a school guardian as described in s.
  165  30.15(1)(k), a security officer licensed under chapter 493, any
  166  member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or any
  167  administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission,
  168  any personnel or representative of the Department of Law
  169  Enforcement, or a federal law enforcement officer as defined in
  170  s. 901.1505, and takes upon himself or herself to act as such,
  171  including by using lights in violation of s. 316.2397 or s.
  172  843.081, or to require any other person to aid or assist him or
  173  her in a matter pertaining to the duty of any such officer,
  174  commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
  175  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. However, a person who
  176  falsely personates any such officer during the course of the
  177  commission of a felony commits a felony of the second degree,
  178  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  179  If the commission of the felony results in the death or personal
  180  injury of another human being, the person commits a felony of
  181  the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
  182  775.083, or s. 775.084.
  183         Section 5. Paragraph (d) of subsection (9) of section
  184  901.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  185         901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.—A
  186  law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant
  187  when:
  188         (9) There is probable cause to believe that the person has
  189  committed:
  190         (d) A racing, street takeover, or stunt driving violation
  191  as described in s. 316.191(2).
  192         Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  193  made by this act to section 316.191, Florida Statutes, in a
  194  reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
  195  316.027, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  196         316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries.—
  197         (2)
  198         (c) The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash occurring
  199  on public or private property which results in the death of a
  200  person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the
  201  crash, or as close thereto as possible, and shall remain at the
  202  scene of the crash until he or she has fulfilled the
  203  requirements of s. 316.062. A person who is arrested for a
  204  violation of this paragraph and who has previously been
  205  convicted of a violation of this section, s. 316.061, s.
  206  316.191, or s. 316.193, or a felony violation of s. 322.34,
  207  shall be held in custody until brought before the court for
  208  admittance to bail in accordance with chapter 903. A person who
  209  willfully violates this paragraph commits a felony of the first
  210  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
  211  775.084, and shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of
  212  imprisonment of 4 years. A person who willfully commits such a
  213  violation while driving under the influence as set forth in s.
  214  316.193(1) shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of
  215  imprisonment of 4 years.
  216  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  217  And the title is amended as follows:
  218         Delete lines 7 - 13
  219  and insert:
  220         prohibiting the operation of a vehicle for specified
  221         purposes; providing an exception; prohibiting the
  222         operation of a vehicle in a manner that would
  223         constitute a street takeover; prohibiting a person
  224         from being a spectator at a street takeover; providing
  225         applicability of specified criminal penalties;
  226         amending s. 316.2397, F.S.; providing criminal
  227         penalties for unlawful use of certain lights; amending
  228         s. 318.18, F.S.; providing applicability of a certain
  229         civil penalty; amending s. 843.08, F.S.; prohibiting a
  230         person from falsely assuming or pretending to be
  231         specified persons by the unlawful use of certain
  232         lights; providing criminal penalties; amending s.
  233         901.15, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made
  234         by the act; reenacting ss. 316.027(2)(c), and
  235         322.0261(4)(a), F.S., relating to a crash involving
  236         death or personal injuries, and driver improvement
  237         courses, respectively,