Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1782
By Senator Pizzo
37-01705A-25 20251782__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to traffic enforcement; amending s.
3 316.192, F.S.; providing that exceeding the posted
4 speed limit by a specified amount or more is reckless
5 driving per se; providing that operating a motor
6 vehicle in a certain manner is reckless driving per
7 se; increasing the fines that may be imposed upon
8 first and subsequent convictions of reckless driving;
9 requiring the sentencing court to revoke the
10 authorization and privilege to operate a motor vehicle
11 for specified periods upon first and subsequent
12 convictions of reckless driving; authorizing a law
13 enforcement officer to impound a motor vehicle for a
14 specified period of time under certain circumstances;
15 requiring the law enforcement officer to notify the
16 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of
17 such impoundment; amending s. 318.14, F.S.;
18 authorizing, rather than requiring, an officer to
19 indicate the applicable civil penalties on certain
20 traffic citations; requiring the sentencing court to
21 revoke the authorization and privilege to operate a
22 motor vehicle for a specified period upon citation for
23 certain moving violations; amending s. 318.19, F.S.;
24 requiring persons cited for certain moving violations
25 to attend mandatory hearings; providing an effective
26 date.
27
28 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
29
30 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 316.192, Florida
31 Statutes, is amended, and paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) are added
32 to subsection (1) and subsection (6) is added to that section,
33 to read:
34 316.192 Reckless driving.—
35 (1)
36 (c) Exceeding the posted speed limit by 50 miles per hour
37 or more is reckless driving per se.
38 (d) Operating a motor vehicle in excess of 100 miles per
39 hour while passing another vehicle or changing lanes is reckless
40 driving per se.
41 (e) Operating a motor vehicle on any street or roadway
42 other than a limited access highway while exceeding the posted
43 speed limit by 35 miles per hour or more is reckless driving per
44 se.
45 (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), any person
46 convicted of reckless driving shall be punished:
47 (a) Upon a first conviction, by imprisonment for a period
48 of not more than 90 days or by fine of not less than $1,000 $25
49 nor more than $500, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In
50 addition, the court shall revoke the person’s authorization and
51 privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a period of 6 months.
52 (b) On a second or subsequent conviction, by imprisonment
53 for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not less than $2,500
54 $50 nor more than $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
55 In addition, the court shall revoke the person’s authorization
56 and privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a period of 1 year.
57 (6) If a law enforcement officer arrests or issues a
58 criminal citation to the operator of a motor vehicle used in
59 violation of subsection (1), such motor vehicle may be impounded
60 for a period of 30 business days. If the law enforcement officer
61 finds that the criteria of this subsection are met, the law
62 enforcement officer may immediately impound the motor vehicle.
63 The law enforcement officer shall notify the Department of
64 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of any such impoundment in
65 accordance with procedures established by the department.
66 Section 316.191(5)(a) and (b) applies to such impoundment.
67 Section 2. Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection
68 (13) of section 318.14, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
69 318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception;
70 procedures.—
71 (2) Except as provided in ss. 316.1001(2), 316.0083,
72 316.173, and 316.1896, any person cited for a violation
73 requiring a mandatory hearing listed in s. 318.19 or any other
74 criminal traffic violation listed in chapter 316 must sign and
75 accept a citation indicating a promise to appear. The officer
76 may indicate on the traffic citation the time and location of
77 the scheduled hearing and must indicate the applicable civil
78 penalty established in s. 318.18. For all other infractions
79 under this section, except for infractions under s. 316.1001,
80 the officer must certify by electronic, electronic facsimile, or
81 written signature that the citation was delivered to the person
82 cited. This certification is prima facie evidence that the
83 person cited was served with the citation.
84 (13)(a) A person cited for a violation of s. 316.1926
85 shall, in addition to any other requirements provided in this
86 section, pay a fine of $1,000. This fine is in lieu of the fine
87 required under s. 318.18(3)(b), if the person was cited for
88 violation of s. 316.1926(2). In addition, the court shall revoke
89 the person’s authorization and privilege to operate a motor
90 vehicle for a period of 6 months.
91 Section 3. Section 318.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to
92 read:
93 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing.—A Any
94 person cited for any infraction the infractions listed in this
95 section does shall not have the provisions of s. 318.14(2), (4),
96 and (9) available to him or her but must appear before the
97 designated official at the time and location of the scheduled
98 hearing:
99 (1) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes the
100 death of another.;
101 (2) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes
102 “serious bodily injury” of another as defined in s.
103 316.1933(1).;
104 (3) Any infraction of s. 316.172(1)(b).;
105 (4) Any infraction of s. 316.520(1) or (2).; or
106 (5) Any infraction of s. 316.183(2), s. 316.187, or s.
107 316.189 of exceeding the speed limit by 30 miles per hour mph or
108 more.
109 (6) Any infraction of s. 316.1926.
110 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.