| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to exceeding the speed limit; amending s. |
| 3 | 318.18, F.S.; increasing the fine for exceeding the speed |
| 4 | limit in a residential area; providing an effective date. |
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| 6 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 8 | Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 318.18, Florida |
| 9 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 10 | 318.18 Amount of penalties.--The penalties required for a |
| 11 | noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal |
| 12 | offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: |
| 13 | (3)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, $60 |
| 14 | for all moving violations not requiring a mandatory appearance. |
| 15 | (b) For moving violations involving unlawful speed, the |
| 16 | fines are as follows: |
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| 18 | For speed exceeding the limit by: Fine: |
| 19 | 1-5 m.p.h. Warning |
| 20 | 6-9 m.p.h. $25 |
| 21 | 10-14 m.p.h. $100 |
| 22 | 15-19 m.p.h. $125 |
| 23 | 20-29 m.p.h. $150 |
| 24 | 30 m.p.h. and above. $250 |
| 25 | (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a person cited for |
| 26 | exceeding the speed limit by up to 5 m.p.h. in a legally posted |
| 27 | school zone will be fined $50. A person exceeding the speed |
| 28 | limit in a school zone shall pay a fine double the amount listed |
| 29 | in paragraph (b). |
| 30 | (d) A person cited for exceeding the speed limit in a |
| 31 | posted construction zone, which posting must include |
| 32 | notification of the speed limit and the doubling of fines, shall |
| 33 | pay a fine double the amount listed in paragraph (b). The fine |
| 34 | shall be doubled for construction zone violations only if |
| 35 | construction personnel are present or operating equipment on the |
| 36 | road or immediately adjacent to the road under construction. |
| 37 | (e) A person cited for exceeding the speed limit in an |
| 38 | enhanced penalty zone shall pay a fine amount of $50 plus the |
| 39 | amount listed in paragraph (b). Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a |
| 40 | person cited for exceeding the speed limit by up to 5 m.p.h. in |
| 41 | a legally posted enhanced penalty zone shall pay a fine amount |
| 42 | of $50. |
| 43 | (f) If a violation of s. 316.1301 or s. 316.1303 results |
| 44 | in an injury to the pedestrian or damage to the property of the |
| 45 | pedestrian, an additional fine of up to $250 shall be paid. This |
| 46 | amount must be distributed pursuant to s. 318.21. |
| 47 | (g) A person cited for exceeding the speed limit within a |
| 48 | zone posted for any electronic or manual toll collection |
| 49 | facility shall pay a fine double the amount listed in paragraph |
| 50 | (b). However, no person cited for exceeding the speed limit in |
| 51 | any toll collection zone shall be subject to a doubled fine |
| 52 | unless the governmental entity or authority controlling the toll |
| 53 | collection zone first installs a traffic control device |
| 54 | providing warning that speeding fines are doubled. Any such |
| 55 | traffic control device must meet the requirements of the uniform |
| 56 | system of traffic control devices. |
| 57 | (h) A person cited for a second or subsequent conviction |
| 58 | of speed exceeding the limit by 30 miles per hour and above |
| 59 | within a 12-month period shall pay a fine that is double the |
| 60 | amount listed in paragraph (b). For purposes of this paragraph, |
| 61 | the term "conviction" means a finding of guilt as a result of a |
| 62 | jury verdict, nonjury trial, or entry of a plea of guilty. |
| 63 | Moneys received from the increased fine imposed by this |
| 64 | paragraph shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue and |
| 65 | deposited into the Department of Health Administrative Trust |
| 66 | Fund to provide financial support to certified trauma centers to |
| 67 | assure the availability and accessibility of trauma services |
| 68 | throughout the state. Funds deposited into the Administrative |
| 69 | Trust Fund under this section shall be allocated as follows: |
| 70 | 1. Fifty percent shall be allocated equally among all |
| 71 | Level I, Level II, and pediatric trauma centers in recognition |
| 72 | of readiness costs for maintaining trauma services. |
| 73 | 2. Fifty percent shall be allocated among Level I, Level |
| 74 | II, and pediatric trauma centers based on each center's relative |
| 75 | volume of trauma cases as reported in the Department of Health |
| 76 | Trauma Registry. |
| 77 | (i) A person exceeding the speed limit by 10 m.p.h. or |
| 78 | more in an area zoned for residential use shall pay a fine |
| 79 | double the amount listed in paragraph (b). |
| 80 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2008. |