Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1782
By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Pizzo
596-03166-25 20251782c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to dangerous excessive speeding;
3 creating s. 316.1922, F.S.; specifying conduct that
4 constitutes dangerous excessive speeding; providing
5 criminal penalties; authorizing the revocation of a
6 person’s driving privilege for a specified period upon
7 a second or subsequent conviction of dangerous
8 excessive speeding; amending s. 318.14, F.S.;
9 providing exceptions to the requirement that an
10 officer indicate the applicable civil penalty on a
11 specified traffic citation; amending s. 318.19, F.S.;
12 requiring a person cited for certain infractions to
13 appear at a scheduled hearing; providing an effective
14 date.
15
16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
17
18 Section 1. Section 316.1922, Florida Statutes, is created
19 to read:
20 316.1922 Dangerous excessive speeding.—
21 (1) A person commits dangerous excessive speeding if he or
22 she operates a motor vehicle:
23 (a) In excess of the speed limit by 50 miles per hour or
24 more;
25 (b) At 100 miles per hour or more while passing another
26 vehicle or changing lanes; or
27 (c) On any street or roadway other than a limited access
28 highway while exceeding the speed limit by 35 miles per hour or
29 more.
30 (2) A person convicted of dangerous excessive speeding
31 shall be punished:
32 (a) Upon a first conviction, by imprisonment for a period
33 of up to 90 days or by a fine of $500, or both.
34 (b) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, by imprisonment
35 for up to 6 months or by a fine of $1,000, or both. A person
36 convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection (1)
37 which occurs within 5 years after the date of a prior conviction
38 for a violation of subsection (1) may have his or her driving
39 privilege revoked for at least 180 days but no more than 1 year.
40 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 318.14, Florida
41 Statutes, is amended to read:
42 318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception;
43 procedures.—
44 (2) Except as provided in ss. 316.1001(2), 316.0083,
45 316.173, and 316.1896, any person cited for a violation
46 requiring a mandatory hearing listed in s. 318.19 or any other
47 criminal traffic violation listed in chapter 316 must sign and
48 accept a citation indicating a promise to appear. The officer
49 may indicate on the traffic citation the time and location of
50 the scheduled hearing. The officer and must indicate the
51 applicable civil penalty established in s. 318.18, except for
52 infractions under s. 316.1926(2) or s. 318.19(5). For all other
53 infractions under this section, except for infractions under s.
54 316.1001, the officer must certify by electronic, electronic
55 facsimile, or written signature that the citation was delivered
56 to the person cited. This certification is prima facie evidence
57 that the person cited was served with the citation.
58 Section 3. Section 318.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to
59 read:
60 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing.—A Any
61 person cited for any infraction the infractions listed in this
62 section does shall not have the provisions of s. 318.14(2), (4),
63 and (9) available to him or her but must appear before the
64 designated official at the time and location of the scheduled
65 hearing:
66 (1) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes the
67 death of another;
68 (2) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes
69 “serious bodily injury” of another as defined in s. 316.1933(1);
70 (3) Any infraction of s. 316.172(1)(b);
71 (4) Any infraction of s. 316.520(1) or (2); or
72 (5) Any infraction of s. 316.183(2), s. 316.187, or s.
73 316.189 of exceeding the speed limit by 30 miles per hour mph or
74 more; or
75 (6) Any infraction of s. 316.1926(2).
76 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.