Amendment
Bill No. CS/CS/CS/SB 1992
Amendment No. 423415
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Soto offered the following:
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3     Amendment to Amendment (615905) (with title amendment)
4     Between lines 119 and 120, insert:
5     Section 4.  Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1) of
6section 316.191, Florida Statutes, subsections (3), (4), and (5)
7of that section are renumbered as subsections (4), (5), and (6),
8respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section,
9to read:
10     316.191  Racing on highways.--
11     (1)  As used in this section, the term:
12     (d)  "Spectator" means any person who is knowingly present
13at and views a drag race, when such presence is the result of an
14affirmative choice to attend or participate in the race. For
15purposes of determining whether or not an individual is a
16spectator, finders of fact shall consider the relationship
17between the racer and the individual, evidence of gambling or
18betting on the outcome of the race, and any other factor that
19would tend to show knowing attendance or participation.
20     (3)(a)  A person may not be a spectator at any drag race
21prohibited under subsection (2).
22     (b)  A person who violates the provisions of paragraph (a)
23commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving
24violation as provided in chapter 318.
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T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
28     Remove line 2014 and insert:
29zone; amending s. 316.191, F.S.; providing a definition of the
30term "spectator"; prohibiting a person from being a spectator at
31an illegal drag race; providing noncriminal penalties; amending
32s. 316.193, F.S.; lowering the blood-


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.