Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1378 By Senator Arrington 25-01558-25 20251378__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to leaving the scene of a crash 3 involving only damage to vehicle or property; amending 4 s. 316.061, F.S.; requiring that a person convicted of 5 leaving the scene of a crash resulting only in damage 6 to a vehicle or other property be ordered to make 7 restitution; providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 316.061, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 316.061 Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property.— 14 (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash resulting 15 only in damage to a vehicle or other property which is driven or 16 attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at 17 the scene of such crash or as close thereto as possible, and 18 shall forthwith return to, and in every event shall remain at, 19 the scene of the crash until he or she has fulfilled the 20 requirements of s. 316.062. A person who violates this 21 subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 22 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person 23 convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be ordered to 24 make restitution to the owner of a vehicle or other property 25 damaged in the crash for damage that was caused by his or her 26 vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, $5 27 shall be added to a fine imposed pursuant to this section, which 28 $5 shall be deposited in the Emergency Medical Services Trust 29 Fund. 30 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.