Florida Senate - 2022                              CS for SB 410
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Appropriations; and Senators Rodriguez and
       Taddeo
       
       
       
       
       576-02911A-22                                          2022410c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to enforcement of school zone speed
    3         limits; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; defining the term
    4         “speed detection system”; amending s. 316.008, F.S.;
    5         authorizing counties and municipalities to enforce
    6         speed limits on certain road areas and at specified
    7         periods through the use of speed detection systems;
    8         providing a rebuttable presumption; authorizing
    9         counties and municipalities to install, or contract
   10         with a vendor to install, speed detection systems;
   11         amending s. 316.0776, F.S.; specifying conditions for
   12         the placement or installation of speed detection
   13         systems; requiring the Department of Transportation to
   14         establish certain specifications by a specified date;
   15         requiring counties and municipalities that install
   16         speed detection systems to provide certain notice to
   17         the public; providing signage requirements; requiring
   18         counties and municipalities that have never conducted
   19         a speed detection system program to conduct a public
   20         awareness campaign before commencing enforcement using
   21         such system; limiting penalties in effect during the
   22         public awareness campaign; providing construction;
   23         creating s. 316.1896, F.S.; authorizing counties and
   24         municipalities to authorize traffic infraction
   25         enforcement officers to issue traffic citations for
   26         certain violations; providing construction; providing
   27         notification requirements and procedures; authorizing
   28         a person who receives a notification of violation to
   29         request a hearing within a specified timeframe;
   30         defining the term “person”; providing for waiver of
   31         challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the
   32         notification of violation; requiring counties and
   33         municipalities to pay certain funds to the Department
   34         of Revenue; providing for the distribution of funds;
   35         providing requirements for issuance of a traffic
   36         citation; providing for waiver of challenge or dispute
   37         as to the delivery of the traffic citation; providing
   38         notification requirements and procedures; specifying
   39         that the registered owner of a motor vehicle is
   40         responsible and liable for paying a traffic citation;
   41         providing exceptions; requiring an owner of a motor
   42         vehicle to furnish an affidavit under certain
   43         circumstances; specifying requirements for such
   44         affidavit; providing a criminal penalty for submitting
   45         a false affidavit; providing that certain images or
   46         video and evidence of speed are admissible in certain
   47         proceedings; providing a rebuttable presumption;
   48         providing construction; providing requirements and
   49         procedures for hearings; amending s. 316.1906, F.S.;
   50         revising the definition of the term “officer”;
   51         providing requirements for speed detection systems;
   52         requiring a law enforcement agency and its agents
   53         operating a speed detection system to maintain a log
   54         of results of the system’s self-tests; requiring a law
   55         enforcement agency and its agents to perform
   56         independent calibration tests of such systems;
   57         providing for the admissibility of certain evidence in
   58         certain proceedings; amending s. 318.18, F.S.;
   59         providing a civil penalty for a certain speed limit
   60         violation; amending s. 322.27, F.S.; prohibiting
   61         points from being imposed against a driver license for
   62         certain infractions enforced by a traffic infraction
   63         enforcement officer; prohibiting such infractions from
   64         being used to set motor vehicle insurance rates;
   65         amending ss. 316.306, 316.640, 316.650, 318.14,
   66         318.21, and 655.960, F.S.; conforming cross-references
   67         and provisions to changes made by the act; providing
   68         an effective date.
   69          
   70  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   71  
   72         Section 1. Present subsections (82) through (109) of
   73  section 316.003, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
   74  subsections (83) through (110), respectively, a new subsection
   75  (82) is added to that section, and subsection (64) of that
   76  section is amended, to read:
   77         316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when
   78  used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively
   79  ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
   80  otherwise requires:
   81         (64) PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.—Except as otherwise provided
   82  in paragraph (88)(b) (87)(b), any privately owned way or place
   83  used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express
   84  or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons.
   85         (82)SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM.—A portable or fixed automated
   86  system used to record a vehicle’s speed using radar and to
   87  capture a photograph or video of the rear of a vehicle in a
   88  school zone which exceeds the speed limit in force at the time
   89  of the violation. Any notification under s. 316.1896 or traffic
   90  citation issued through the use of a speed detection system must
   91  include a photograph or other recorded image showing the license
   92  tag of the vehicle; the date, time, and location of the vehicle;
   93  the maximum speed at which the vehicle was traveling in the
   94  school zone; and the posted speed limit in the school zone at
   95  the time of the violation.
   96         Section 2. Subsection (9) is added to section 316.008,
   97  Florida Statutes, to read:
   98         316.008 Powers of local authorities.—
   99         (9)(a)A county or municipality may enforce speed limits on
  100  areas of roads maintained as school zones pursuant to s.
  101  316.1895 within 30 minutes before and after a regularly
  102  scheduled breakfast program or start of a regularly scheduled
  103  school session at the restrictive speed limit; during the
  104  entirety of a regularly scheduled school session at the
  105  nonrestrictive speed limit; and 30 minutes before and after the
  106  end of a regularly scheduled school session at the restrictive
  107  speed limit, through the use of a speed detection system for the
  108  measurement of speed and recording of photographs or videos for
  109  violations in excess of 10 miles per hour over the posted speed
  110  limit in force at the time of the violation. A school zone’s
  111  compliance with s. 316.1895, except for s. 316.1895(6) relating
  112  to a sign stating “Speeding Fines Doubled” as otherwise
  113  specified in s. 316.0776, creates a rebuttable presumption that
  114  the school zone is being properly maintained.
  115         (b)A county or municipality may place or install, or
  116  contract with a vendor to place or install, a speed detection
  117  system within a road area maintained as a school zone as
  118  provided in s. 316.1895 to enforce unlawful speed violations of
  119  s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 on that road area.
  120         Section 3. Subsection (3) is added to section 316.0776,
  121  Florida Statutes, to read:
  122         316.0776 Traffic infraction detectors; speed detection
  123  systems; placement and installation.—
  124         (3)A speed detection system may be placed or installed on
  125  a state road, once permitted by the Department of Transportation
  126  and in accordance with placement and installation specifications
  127  developed by the Department of Transportation. A speed detection
  128  system may be placed or installed on a street or highway under
  129  the jurisdiction of a county or a municipality in accordance
  130  with placement and installation specifications established by
  131  the Department of Transportation. The Department of
  132  Transportation shall establish such placement and installation
  133  specifications by August 1, 2022.
  134         (a)If a county or municipality places or installs a speed
  135  detection system within a road area maintained as a school zone
  136  as provided in s. 316.1895, the county or municipality must
  137  notify the public that a speed detection system may be in use,
  138  by posting signage of camera or video enforcement of violations.
  139  Such signage used to notify the public must meet the
  140  specifications for uniform signals and devices adopted by the
  141  Department of Transportation pursuant to s. 316.0745. For speed
  142  detection systems enforcing violations of ss. 316.1895 and
  143  316.183 on road areas maintained as school zones, this paragraph
  144  shall govern the signage notifying the public of the use of a
  145  speed detection system, and a sign stating “Speeding Fines
  146  Doubled,” as provided in s. 316.1895(6), is not required when a
  147  violation of s. 316.1895 is enforced by a speed detection system
  148  in a designated school zone.
  149         (b)If a county or municipality begins a speed detection
  150  system program in a county or municipality that has never
  151  conducted such a program, the respective county or municipality
  152  shall make a public announcement and conduct a public awareness
  153  campaign on the proposed use of speed detection systems at least
  154  30 days before commencing enforcement under the speed detection
  155  system program and notify the public of the specific date on
  156  which the program will commence. During the 30-day public
  157  awareness campaign about the speed detection system program,
  158  only a warning may be issued to the registered owner for a
  159  violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183, and liability may not be
  160  imposed for the civil penalty under s. 318.18(3)(d).
  161         Section 4. Section 316.1896, Florida Statutes, is created
  162  to read:
  163         316.1896Areas maintained as school zones; speed detection
  164  system enforcement; penalties; appeal procedure.—
  165         (1)For purposes of administering this section, a county or
  166  municipality may authorize a traffic infraction enforcement
  167  officer under s. 316.640 to issue a traffic citation for a
  168  violation of the speed limit in an area maintained as a school
  169  zone pursuant to s. 316.1895, as follows:
  170         (a)For a violation of s. 316.1895 in excess of 10 miles
  171  per hour over the restrictive speed limit which occurs within 30
  172  minutes before or after a regularly scheduled breakfast program
  173  or start of a regularly scheduled school session.
  174         (b)For a violation of s. 316.183 in excess of 10 miles per
  175  hour over the posted speed limit during the entirety of a
  176  regularly scheduled school session.
  177         (c)For a violation of s. 316.1895 in excess of 10 miles
  178  per hour over the restrictive speed limit 30 minutes before or
  179  after the end of a regularly scheduled school session.
  180  
  181  Such violation must be evidenced by a speed detection system.
  182  This subsection does not prohibit a review of information from a
  183  speed detection system by an authorized employee or agent of a
  184  county or municipality before issuance of the traffic citation
  185  by the traffic infraction enforcement officer. This subsection
  186  does not prohibit a county or municipality from issuing
  187  notifications as provided in subsection (2) to the registered
  188  owner of the motor vehicle in violation of s. 316.1895 or s.
  189  316.183.
  190         (2)Within 30 days after a violation, notification must be
  191  sent to the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in
  192  the violation specifying the remedies available under s. 318.14
  193  and that the violator must pay the penalty under s. 318.18(3)(d)
  194  to the county or municipality, or furnish an affidavit in
  195  accordance with subsection (8), within 30 days after the date of
  196  the notification of violation in order to avoid court fees,
  197  costs, and the issuance of a traffic citation. The notification
  198  of violation must:
  199         (a)Be sent by first-class mail.
  200         (b)Include a notice that the owner has the right to
  201  review, in person or remotely, the photographic or electronic
  202  images or streaming video and the evidence of the speed of the
  203  vehicle as measured by a speed detection system which constitute
  204  a rebuttable presumption against the owner of the vehicle.
  205         (c)State the time when, and place or website where, the
  206  images or video and evidence of speed may be examined and
  207  observed.
  208         (3)Notwithstanding any other law, a person who receives a
  209  notification of violation under this section may request a
  210  hearing within 30 days after the notification of violation or
  211  pay the penalty pursuant to the notification of violation, but a
  212  payment or fee may not be required before the hearing requested
  213  by the person. The notification of violation must be accompanied
  214  by, or direct the person to a website that provides, information
  215  on the person’s right to request a hearing and on all court
  216  costs related thereto and a form used for requesting a hearing.
  217  As used in this subsection, the term “person” includes a natural
  218  person, the registered owner or co-owner of a motor vehicle, or
  219  the person identified in an affidavit as having actual care,
  220  custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the
  221  violation.
  222         (4)If the registered owner or co-owner of the motor
  223  vehicle; the person designated as having care, custody, or
  224  control of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation; or an
  225  authorized representative of the owner, co-owner, or designated
  226  person initiates a proceeding to challenge the violation, such
  227  person waives any challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the
  228  notification of violation.
  229         (5)Penalties assessed and collected by the county or
  230  municipality authorized to collect the funds provided for in
  231  this section, less the amount retained by the county or
  232  municipality pursuant to paragraph (b) and the amount remitted
  233  to the public school district pursuant to paragraph (d), shall
  234  be paid to the Department of Revenue weekly. Payment by the
  235  county or municipality to the state must be made by means of
  236  electronic funds transfer. In addition to the payment, a
  237  detailed summary of the penalties remitted shall be reported to
  238  the Department of Revenue. Penalties to be assessed and
  239  collected by the county or municipality as established in s.
  240  318.18(3)(d) shall be remitted as follows:
  241         (a)Twenty dollars shall be remitted to the Department of
  242  Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund.
  243         (b)Sixty dollars shall be retained by the county or
  244  municipality and shall be used to administer speed detection
  245  systems in school zones and other public safety initiatives.
  246         (c)Three dollars shall be remitted to the Department of
  247  Revenue for deposit into the Department of Law Enforcement
  248  Criminal Justice Standards and Training Trust Fund.
  249         (d)Fifteen dollars shall be remitted by the county or
  250  municipality to the public school district in which the
  251  violation occurred and shall be used for school security
  252  initiatives, student transportation, or to improve the safety of
  253  student walking conditions. Funds remitted under this paragraph
  254  shall be shared with charter schools in the district based on
  255  each charter school’s proportionate share of the district’s
  256  total unweighted full-time equivalent student enrollment and
  257  shall be used for school security initiatives or to improve the
  258  safety of student walking conditions.
  259         (e)Two dollars shall be remitted to the Department of
  260  Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund for the
  261  benefit of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program.
  262         (6)A traffic citation shall be issued by mailing the
  263  traffic citation by certified mail to the address of the
  264  registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the violation
  265  if payment has not been made within 30 days after notification
  266  under subsection (2), if the registered owner has not requested
  267  a hearing as authorized under subsection (3), or if the
  268  registered owner has not submitted an affidavit in accordance
  269  with subsection (8).
  270         (a)Delivery of the traffic citation constitutes
  271  notification under this subsection. If the registered owner or
  272  co-owner of the motor vehicle; the person designated as having
  273  care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of
  274  the violation; or a duly authorized representative of the owner,
  275  co-owner, or designated person initiates a proceeding to
  276  challenge the citation pursuant to this section, such person
  277  waives any challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the
  278  traffic citation.
  279         (b)In the case of joint ownership of a motor vehicle, the
  280  traffic citation shall be mailed to the first name appearing on
  281  the motor vehicle registration, unless the first name appearing
  282  on the registration is a business organization, in which case
  283  the second name appearing on the registration may be used.
  284         (c)Included with the notification to the registered owner
  285  of the motor vehicle involved in the infraction shall be a
  286  notice that the owner has a right to review, in person or
  287  remotely, the photographic or electronic images or streaming
  288  video and the evidence of the speed of the vehicle as measured
  289  by a speed detection system which constitute a rebuttable
  290  presumption against the owner of the vehicle. The notice must
  291  state the time when, and place or website where, the images or
  292  video and evidence of speed may be examined and observed.
  293         (7)The registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in
  294  the violation is responsible and liable for paying the uniform
  295  traffic citation issued for a violation of s. 316.1895 or s.
  296  316.183 unless the owner can establish that:
  297         (a)The motor vehicle was, at the time of the violation, in
  298  the care, custody, or control of another person;
  299         (b)A uniform traffic citation was issued by law
  300  enforcement to the driver of the motor vehicle for the alleged
  301  violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183; or
  302         (c)The motor vehicle’s owner was deceased on or before the
  303  date that the uniform traffic citation was issued, as
  304  established by an affidavit submitted by the representative of
  305  the motor vehicle owner’s estate or other designated person or
  306  family member.
  307         (8)To establish such facts under subsection (7), the
  308  registered owner of the motor vehicle shall, within 30 days
  309  after the date of issuance of the traffic citation, furnish to
  310  the appropriate governmental entity an affidavit setting forth
  311  detailed information supporting an exception under subsection
  312  (7).
  313         (a)An affidavit supporting an exemption under paragraph
  314  (7)(a) must include the name, address, date of birth, and, if
  315  known, the driver license number of the person who leased,
  316  rented, or otherwise had care, custody, or control of the motor
  317  vehicle at the time of the alleged violation. If the motor
  318  vehicle was stolen at the time of the alleged violation, the
  319  affidavit must include the police report indicating that the
  320  motor vehicle was stolen.
  321         (b)If a uniform traffic citation for a violation of s.
  322  316.1895 or s. 316.183 was issued at the location of the
  323  violation by a law enforcement officer, the affidavit must
  324  include the serial number of the uniform traffic citation.
  325         (c)If the motor vehicle’s owner to whom a uniform traffic
  326  citation has been issued is deceased, the affidavit must include
  327  a certified copy of the owner’s death certificate showing that
  328  the date of death occurred on or before the issuance of the
  329  uniform traffic citation and one of the following:
  330         1.A bill of sale or other document showing that the
  331  deceased owner’s motor vehicle was sold or transferred after his
  332  or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation.
  333         2.Documented proof that the registered license plate
  334  belonging to the deceased owner’s vehicle was returned to the
  335  department or any branch office or authorized agent of the
  336  department after his or her death but on or before the date of
  337  the alleged violation.
  338         3.A copy of the police report showing that the deceased
  339  owner’s registered license plate or motor vehicle was stolen
  340  after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged
  341  violation.
  342  
  343  Upon receipt of the affidavit and documentation required under
  344  this paragraph, the governmental entity must dismiss the
  345  citation and provide proof of such dismissal to the person who
  346  submitted the affidavit.
  347         (9)Upon receipt of an affidavit, the person designated as
  348  having care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the
  349  time of the violation may be issued a notification of violation
  350  pursuant to subsection (2) for a violation of s. 316.1895 or s.
  351  316.183. The affidavit is admissible in a proceeding pursuant to
  352  this section for the purpose of providing proof that the person
  353  identified in the affidavit was in actual care, custody, or
  354  control of the motor vehicle. The owner of a leased vehicle for
  355  which a traffic citation is issued for a violation of s.
  356  316.1895 or s. 316.183 is not responsible for paying the traffic
  357  citation and is not required to submit an affidavit as specified
  358  in this subsection if the motor vehicle involved in the
  359  violation is registered in the name of the lessee of such motor
  360  vehicle.
  361         (10)If a county or municipality receives an affidavit
  362  under subsection (8), the notification of violation required
  363  under subsection (2) must be sent to the person identified in
  364  the affidavit within 30 days after receipt of the affidavit.
  365         (11)The submission of a false affidavit is a misdemeanor
  366  of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
  367  775.083.
  368         (12)The photographic or electronic images or the streaming
  369  video evidence and the evidence of the speed of the vehicle as
  370  measured by a speed detection system which are attached to or
  371  referenced in the traffic citation are evidence of a violation
  372  of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 and are admissible in any
  373  proceeding to enforce this section. The images or video and
  374  evidence of speed raise a rebuttable presumption that the motor
  375  vehicle named in the report or shown in the images or video was
  376  used in violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183.
  377         (13)This section supplements the enforcement of ss.
  378  316.1895 and 316.183 by law enforcement officers and does not
  379  prohibit a law enforcement officer from issuing a traffic
  380  citation for a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183.
  381         (14)A hearing under this section shall be conducted under
  382  the procedures established by s. 316.0083(5) and as follows:
  383         (a)The department shall publish and make available
  384  electronically to each county and municipality a model request
  385  for hearing form to assist each local government administering
  386  this section.
  387         (b)The county or municipality electing to authorize
  388  traffic infraction enforcement officers to issue traffic
  389  citations under subsection (6) shall designate by resolution
  390  existing staff to serve as the clerk to the local hearing
  391  officer.
  392         (c)Any person, herein referred to as the “petitioner,” who
  393  elects to request a hearing under subsection (3) shall be
  394  scheduled for a hearing by the clerk to the local hearing
  395  officer. The clerk must furnish the petitioner with notice to be
  396  sent by first-class mail. Upon receipt of the notice, the
  397  petitioner may reschedule the hearing once by submitting a
  398  written request to reschedule to the clerk to the local hearing
  399  officer at least 5 calendar days before the day of the
  400  originally scheduled hearing. The petitioner may cancel his or
  401  her appearance before the local hearing officer by paying the
  402  penalty assessed under subsection (2), plus the administrative
  403  costs established in s. 316.0083(5)(c), before the start of the
  404  hearing.
  405         (d)All testimony at the hearing shall be under oath and
  406  shall be recorded. The local hearing officer shall take
  407  testimony from a traffic infraction enforcement officer and the
  408  petitioner and may take testimony from others. The local hearing
  409  officer shall review the photographic or electronic images or
  410  streaming video and the evidence of the speed of the vehicle as
  411  measured by a speed detection system made available under
  412  paragraph (2)(b). Formal rules of evidence do not apply, but due
  413  process shall be observed and govern the proceedings.
  414         (e)At the conclusion of the hearing, the local hearing
  415  officer shall determine whether a violation under this section
  416  occurred and shall uphold or dismiss the violation. The local
  417  hearing officer shall issue a final administrative order
  418  including the determination and, if the notification of
  419  violation is upheld, require the petitioner to pay the penalty
  420  previously assessed under subsection (2), and may also require
  421  the petitioner to pay county or municipal costs not to exceed
  422  the amount established in s. 316.0083(5)(e). The final
  423  administrative order shall be mailed to the petitioner by first
  424  class mail.
  425         (f)An aggrieved party may appeal a final administrative
  426  order consistent with the process provided in s. 162.11.
  427         Section 5. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
  428  316.1906, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (3) is
  429  added to that section, to read:
  430         316.1906 Radar speed-measuring devices; evidence,
  431  admissibility.—
  432         (1) DEFINITIONS.—
  433         (d) “Officer” means any:
  434         1. “Law enforcement officer” who is elected, appointed, or
  435  employed full time by any municipality or the state or any
  436  political subdivision thereof; who is vested with the authority
  437  to bear arms and make arrests; and whose primary responsibility
  438  is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of
  439  the penal, criminal, traffic, or highway laws of the state;
  440         2. “Part-time law enforcement officer” who is employed or
  441  appointed less than full time, as defined by an employing
  442  agency, with or without compensation; who is vested with
  443  authority to bear arms and make arrests; and whose primary
  444  responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the
  445  enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic, or highway laws of
  446  the state; or
  447         3. “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” who is employed or
  448  appointed, with or without compensation; who aids or assists a
  449  full-time or part-time law enforcement officer; and who, while
  450  under the direct supervision of a full-time or part-time law
  451  enforcement officer, has the authority to arrest and perform law
  452  enforcement functions; or
  453         4.“Traffic infraction enforcement officer” who is employed
  454  or appointed and satisfies the requirements of s. 316.640(5),
  455  with or without compensation, and who is vested with authority
  456  to enforce a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 pursuant to
  457  s. 316.1896.
  458         (3)A speed detection system is exempt from the design
  459  requirements for radar units established by the department. A
  460  speed detection system must have the ability to perform self
  461  tests as to its detection accuracy. The system must perform a
  462  self-test at least once every 30 days. The law enforcement
  463  agency, or an agent acting on behalf of the law enforcement
  464  agency, operating a speed detection system shall maintain a log
  465  of the results of the system’s self-tests. The law enforcement
  466  agency, or an agent acting on behalf of the law enforcement
  467  agency, operating a speed detection system shall also perform an
  468  independent calibration test on the speed detection system at
  469  least once every 12 months. The self-test logs, as well as the
  470  results of the annual calibration test, are admissible in any
  471  court proceeding for a traffic citation issued for a violation
  472  of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 enforced pursuant to s. 316.1896.
  473  Notwithstanding subsection (2), evidence of a vehicle’s speed
  474  measured by a speed detection system compliant with this
  475  subsection and the determination by a traffic enforcement
  476  officer that a vehicle is operating in excess of the applicable
  477  speed limit shall be admissible in any proceeding with respect
  478  to an alleged violation of law regulating the speed of vehicles.
  479         Section 6. Present paragraphs (d) through (h) of subsection
  480  (3) of section 318.18, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  481  paragraphs (e) through (i), respectively, and a new paragraph
  482  (d) is added to that subsection, to read:
  483         318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a
  484  noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal
  485  offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:
  486         (3)
  487         (d)Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c), a person cited
  488  for exceeding the speed limit in force at the time of the
  489  violation on a road area maintained as a school zone as provided
  490  in s. 316.1895, when enforced by a traffic infraction
  491  enforcement officer pursuant to s. 316.1896, shall pay a fine of
  492  $100.
  493         Section 7. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
  494  322.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  495         322.27 Authority of department to suspend or revoke driver
  496  license or identification card.—
  497         (3) There is established a point system for evaluation of
  498  convictions of violations of motor vehicle laws or ordinances,
  499  and violations of applicable provisions of s. 403.413(6)(b) when
  500  such violations involve the use of motor vehicles, for the
  501  determination of the continuing qualification of any person to
  502  operate a motor vehicle. The department is authorized to suspend
  503  the license of any person upon showing of its records or other
  504  good and sufficient evidence that the licensee has been
  505  convicted of violation of motor vehicle laws or ordinances, or
  506  applicable provisions of s. 403.413(6)(b), amounting to 12 or
  507  more points as determined by the point system. The suspension
  508  shall be for a period of not more than 1 year.
  509         (d) The point system shall have as its basic element a
  510  graduated scale of points assigning relative values to
  511  convictions of the following violations:
  512         1. Reckless driving, willful and wanton—4 points.
  513         2. Leaving the scene of a crash resulting in property
  514  damage of more than $50—6 points.
  515         3. Unlawful speed, or unlawful use of a wireless
  516  communications device, resulting in a crash—6 points.
  517         4. Passing a stopped school bus:
  518         a. Not causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or
  519  death of another—4 points.
  520         b. Causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or
  521  death of another—6 points.
  522         5. Unlawful speed:
  523         a. Not in excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted
  524  speed—3 points.
  525         b. In excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted
  526  speed—4 points.
  527         c.No points shall be imposed for a violation of unlawful
  528  speed as provided in s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 when enforced by
  529  a traffic infraction enforcement officer pursuant to s.
  530  316.1896. In addition, a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183
  531  when enforced by a traffic infraction enforcement officer
  532  pursuant to s. 316.1896 may not be used for purposes of setting
  533  motor vehicle insurance rates.
  534         6. A violation of a traffic control signal device as
  535  provided in s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1.—4 points.
  536  However, no points shall be imposed for a violation of s.
  537  316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a driver has failed to
  538  stop at a traffic signal and when enforced by a traffic
  539  infraction enforcement officer. In addition, a violation of s.
  540  316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a driver has failed to
  541  stop at a traffic signal and when enforced by a traffic
  542  infraction enforcement officer may not be used for purposes of
  543  setting motor vehicle insurance rates.
  544         7. All other moving violations (including parking on a
  545  highway outside the limits of a municipality)—3 points. However,
  546  no points shall be imposed for a violation of s. 316.0741 or s.
  547  316.2065(11); and points shall be imposed for a violation of s.
  548  316.1001 only when imposed by the court after a hearing pursuant
  549  to s. 318.14(5).
  550         8. Any moving violation covered in this paragraph,
  551  excluding unlawful speed and unlawful use of a wireless
  552  communications device, resulting in a crash—4 points.
  553         9. Any conviction under s. 403.413(6)(b)—3 points.
  554         10. Any conviction under s. 316.0775(2)—4 points.
  555         11. A moving violation covered in this paragraph which is
  556  committed in conjunction with the unlawful use of a wireless
  557  communications device within a school safety zone—2 points, in
  558  addition to the points assigned for the moving violation.
  559         Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
  560  316.306, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  561         316.306 School and work zones; prohibition on the use of a
  562  wireless communications device in a handheld manner.—
  563         (3)(a)1. A person may not operate a motor vehicle while
  564  using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in a
  565  designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone area as
  566  defined in s. 316.003(110) s. 316.003(109). This subparagraph
  567  shall only be applicable to work zone areas if construction
  568  personnel are present or are operating equipment on the road or
  569  immediately adjacent to the work zone area. For the purposes of
  570  this paragraph, a motor vehicle that is stationary is not being
  571  operated and is not subject to the prohibition in this
  572  paragraph.
  573         2. Effective January 1, 2020, a law enforcement officer may
  574  stop motor vehicles and issue citations to persons who are
  575  driving while using a wireless communications device in a
  576  handheld manner in violation of subparagraph 1.
  577         Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
  578  316.640, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  579         316.640 Enforcement.—The enforcement of the traffic laws of
  580  this state is vested as follows:
  581         (5)(a) Any sheriff’s department or police department of a
  582  municipality may employ, as a traffic infraction enforcement
  583  officer, any individual who successfully completes instruction
  584  in traffic enforcement procedures and court presentation through
  585  the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program as approved by the
  586  Division of Criminal Justice Standards and Training of the
  587  Department of Law Enforcement, or through a similar program, but
  588  who does not necessarily otherwise meet the uniform minimum
  589  standards established by the Criminal Justice Standards and
  590  Training Commission for law enforcement officers or auxiliary
  591  law enforcement officers under s. 943.13. Any such traffic
  592  infraction enforcement officer who observes the commission of a
  593  traffic infraction or, in the case of a parking infraction, who
  594  observes an illegally parked vehicle may issue a traffic
  595  citation for the infraction when, based upon personal
  596  investigation, he or she has reasonable and probable grounds to
  597  believe that an offense has been committed which constitutes a
  598  noncriminal traffic infraction as defined in s. 318.14. In
  599  addition, any such traffic infraction enforcement officer may
  600  issue a traffic citation under ss. 316.0083 and 316.1896 s.
  601  316.0083. For purposes of enforcing ss. 316.0083, 316.1895, and
  602  316.183 s. 316.0083, any sheriff’s department or police
  603  department of a municipality may designate employees as traffic
  604  infraction enforcement officers. The traffic infraction
  605  enforcement officers must be physically located in the county of
  606  the respective sheriff’s or police department.
  607         Section 10. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (3) of
  608  section 316.650, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  609         316.650 Traffic citations.—
  610         (3)(a) Except for a traffic citation issued pursuant to s.
  611  316.1001, or s. 316.0083, or s. 316.1896, each traffic
  612  enforcement officer, upon issuing a traffic citation to an
  613  alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of
  614  this state or of any traffic ordinance of any municipality or
  615  town, shall deposit the original traffic citation or, in the
  616  case of a traffic enforcement agency that has an automated
  617  citation issuance system, the chief administrative officer shall
  618  provide by an electronic transmission a replica of the citation
  619  data to a court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense or
  620  with its traffic violations bureau within 5 days after issuance
  621  to the violator.
  622         (c) If a traffic citation is issued under s. 316.0083 or s.
  623  316.1896, the traffic infraction enforcement officer shall
  624  provide by electronic transmission a replica of the traffic
  625  citation data to the court having jurisdiction over the alleged
  626  offense or its traffic violations bureau within 5 days after the
  627  date of issuance of the traffic citation to the violator. If a
  628  hearing is requested, the traffic infraction enforcement officer
  629  shall provide a replica of the traffic notice of violation data
  630  to the clerk for the local hearing officer having jurisdiction
  631  over the alleged offense within 14 days.
  632         Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 318.14, Florida
  633  Statutes, is amended to read:
  634         318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception;
  635  procedures.—
  636         (2) Except as provided in ss. 316.1001(2), and 316.0083,
  637  and 316.1896, any person cited for a violation requiring a
  638  mandatory hearing listed in s. 318.19 or any other criminal
  639  traffic violation listed in chapter 316 must sign and accept a
  640  citation indicating a promise to appear. The officer may
  641  indicate on the traffic citation the time and location of the
  642  scheduled hearing and must indicate the applicable civil penalty
  643  established in s. 318.18. For all other infractions under this
  644  section, except for infractions under s. 316.1001, the officer
  645  must certify by electronic, electronic facsimile, or written
  646  signature that the citation was delivered to the person cited.
  647  This certification is prima facie evidence that the person cited
  648  was served with the citation.
  649         Section 12. Subsections (4), (5), and (15) of section
  650  318.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  651         318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts.—All
  652  civil penalties received by a county court pursuant to the
  653  provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid monthly
  654  as follows:
  655         (4) Of the additional fine assessed under s. 318.18(3)(g)
  656  s. 318.18(3)(f) for a violation of s. 316.1301, 40 percent must
  657  be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the
  658  Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Division of Blind
  659  Services of the Department of Education, and 60 percent must be
  660  distributed pursuant to subsections (1) and (2).
  661         (5) Of the additional fine assessed under s. 318.18(3)(g)
  662  s. 318.18(3)(f) for a violation of s. 316.1303(1), 60 percent
  663  must be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the
  664  Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Division of Vocational
  665  Rehabilitation of the Department of Education, and 40 percent
  666  must be distributed pursuant to subsections (1) and (2).
  667         (15) Of the additional fine assessed under s. 318.18(3)(f)
  668  s. 318.18(3)(e) for a violation of s. 316.1893, 50 percent of
  669  the moneys received from the fines shall be appropriated to the
  670  Agency for Health Care Administration as general revenue to
  671  provide an enhanced Medicaid payment to nursing homes that serve
  672  Medicaid recipients with brain and spinal cord injuries. The
  673  remaining 50 percent of the moneys received from the enhanced
  674  fine imposed under s. 318.18(3)(f) s. 318.18(3)(e) shall be
  675  remitted to the Department of Revenue and deposited into the
  676  Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund to
  677  provide financial support to certified trauma centers in the
  678  counties where enhanced penalty zones are established to ensure
  679  the availability and accessibility of trauma services. Funds
  680  deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund under
  681  this subsection shall be allocated as follows:
  682         (a) Fifty percent shall be allocated equally among all
  683  Level I, Level II, and pediatric trauma centers in recognition
  684  of readiness costs for maintaining trauma services.
  685         (b) Fifty percent shall be allocated among Level I, Level
  686  II, and pediatric trauma centers based on each center’s relative
  687  volume of trauma cases as calculated using the hospital
  688  discharge data collected pursuant to s. 408.061.
  689         Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida
  690  Statutes, is amended to read:
  691         655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965.—As used in this
  692  section and ss. 655.961-655.965, unless the context otherwise
  693  requires:
  694         (1) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which
  695  is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The term does
  696  not include any street or highway open to the use of the public,
  697  as defined in s. 316.003(88)(a) or (b) s. 316.003(87)(a) or (b),
  698  including any adjacent sidewalk, as defined in s. 316.003.
  699         Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.