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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Webster) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 95 and 96,

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insert:

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     Section 4.  Section 318.195, Florida Statutes, is created to

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read:

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     318.195 Enhanced penalties for moving violations causing

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injury or death to motorcyclists.--

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     (1) A person who is convicted of a moving violation that

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causes serious bodily injury, as defined in s. 316.1933, to a

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person riding on a motorcycle commits a misdemeanor of the second

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degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and

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shall pay a fine of not less than $500, serve a minimum of 30

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days of incarceration, and attend a driver improvement course.

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The court shall also revoke the person's driver's license for not

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less than 30 days.

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     (2) A person who is convicted of a moving violation that

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causes or contributes to causing the death of a person riding on

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a motorcycle commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,

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punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and shall pay

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a fine of not less than $1,000, serve a minimum of 90 days of

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incarceration, and, in lieu of the requirements of s. 322.0261,

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attend an advanced driver improvement course. The court shall

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also revoke the person's driver's license for not less than 1

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year.

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     (3) This section does not prohibit a person from being

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charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation

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of law.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 7, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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creating s. 318.195, F.S.; providing that a person who

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is convicted of a moving violation that causes or

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contributes to causing serious injury to or the death

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of a person riding a motorcycle commits a misdemeanor

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offense; requiring that the offender pay a specified

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fine, serve a minimum of period of incarceration, and

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attend a driver improvement course; requiring the court

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to revoke the person's driver's license for a specified

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period; providing criminal penalties; providing that

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the act does not prohibit the offender from being

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charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other

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violation of law

4/22/2008  9:58:00 AM     9-08300-08