Bill > H1275

Introduced Session

An act relating to traffic infraction enforcement; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "local hearing officer"; defining the term "railroad traffic infraction detector"; amending s. 316.008, F.S.; authorizing a county or municipality to enforce the applicable law at a railroad-highway grade crossing; authorizing a county or municipality to install, or contract with a vendor to install, a railroad traffic infraction detector at a railroad- highway grade crossing under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to enact an ordinance to authorize placement or installation of a railroad traffic infraction detector; requiring the county or municipality to consider certain evidence and make a certain determination at a public hearing; amending s. 316.0776, F.S.; authorizing railroad traffic infraction detectors on railroad-highway grade crossings under certain circumstances; requiring certain notice to the public upon installation of a railroad traffic infraction detector; providing signage requirements; specifying locations where railroad traffic infraction detectors may be installed; requiring the Department of Transportation to establish certain specifications by a specified date; amending s. 316.640, F.S.; authorizing the department to designate employees as traffic infraction enforcement officers for a specified purpose; amending s. 318.18, F.S.; providing a civil penalty for a speed limit violation in a work zone area; providing for distribution thereof; providing conditions under which a case may be dismissed; amending s. 318.21; conforming cross-references; creating s. 335.21; defining the term "work zone area"; authorizing the department to enforce the speed limit in a work zone area through the use of a speed detection system; authorizing the department to install, or contract with a vendor to install, a speed detection system in a work zone area; requiring the department to establish certain specifications by a specified date; requiring certain notice to the public upon installation of a speed detection system; providing signage requirements; requiring the department to maintain a certain website; requiring the department to conduct a public awareness campaign before commencing enforcement using the speed detection system; limiting penalties in effect during the public awareness campaign; creating s. 335.211; authorizing the department to authorize a traffic infraction enforcement officer to issue uniform traffic citations for certain violations; providing construction; providing notice requirements and procedures; authorizing a person who receives a notice of violation to request a hearing within a specified timeframe; defining the term "person"; providing for waiver of challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the notice of violation; requiring the Department of Transportation to remit certain funds to the Department of Revenue; providing for the distribution of funds; providing requirements for issuance of a uniform traffic citation; providing for waiver of challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the uniform traffic citation; providing notice requirements and procedures; specifying that the registered owner of a motor vehicle is responsible and liable for paying a uniform traffic citation; providing exceptions; requiring an owner of a motor vehicle to furnish an affidavit under certain circumstances; specifying requirements for such affidavit and procedures relating thereto; providing a criminal penalty for submitting a false affidavit; providing that certain photographs or video and evidence of speed are admissible in certain proceedings; providing a rebuttable presumption; providing construction; providing requirements and procedures for hearings; prohibiting the use of a speed detection system for remote surveillance; providing construction; specifying requirements of and prohibitions on the use of recorded video and photographs captured by a speed detection system; requiring the Department of Transportation to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature; requiring the department to consult with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles regarding legislative recommendations; creating s. 335.212, F.S.; providing definitions; providing for the admissibility of certain evidence in certain proceedings; providing self-test requirements for speed detection systems; requiring the Department of Transportation to maintain a log of results of the system's self-tests and to perform independent calibration tests of such systems; creating part IV of ch. 348, F.S., entitled "Speed Detection Systems"; creating s. 348.801, F.S.; defining the term "work zone area"; authorizing an expressway authority or bridge authority to enforce the posted speed limit in a work zone area through the use of a speed detection system; requiring such authority to enter into an agreement with the department or use a certain department contract to install a speed detection system; amending s. 351.03, F.S.; authorizing a county or municipality to use railroad traffic infraction detectors at railroad-highway grade crossings; creating s. 351.351, F.S.; defining the term "railroad traffic infraction detector"; authorizing the department, a county, or a municipality to enforce safety measures on a railroad-highway grade crossing through the use of a railroad traffic infraction detector; authorizing the department, a county, or a municipality to install, or contract with a vendor to install, a railroad traffic infraction detector at a railroad-highway grade crossing; authorizing the department, a county, or a municipality to authorize a traffic infraction enforcement officer to issue uniform traffic citations for certain violations; providing notice requirements and procedures; authorizing a person who receives a notice of violation to request a hearing within a specified timeframe; defining the term "person"; providing for waiver of challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the notice of violation; providing affidavit requirements if a motor vehicle owner issued a traffic citation is deceased; requiring dismissal of the citation under certain circumstances; providing for the person designated as having care, custody, or control of a motor vehicle at the time of a specified violation to be issued a notice of violation upon receipt of an affidavit; providing for admissibility of the affidavit in a certain proceeding; providing that the owner of a leased vehicle is not responsible for paying a traffic citation under certain circumstances; providing a criminal penalty for submitting a false affidavit; providing that certain photographs or video and evidence of speed are admissible in certain proceedings; providing a rebuttable presumption; requiring certain penalties to be paid, and a summary detail of such penalties to be reported, to the Department of Revenue weekly; providing for the distribution of funds; prohibiting an individual from receiving a commission from revenue collected from violations detected through the use of a railroad traffic infraction detector; prohibiting a manufacturer or vendor from receiving a fee or remuneration based on the number of violations detected using a railroad traffic infraction detector; amending ss. 316.306 and 655.960, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date.

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Kiyan Michael (R)*, 

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (on 05/03/2025)

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