Florida Senate - 2010 SB 1918 By Senator Aronberg 27-00932-10 20101918__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to traffic offenses; creating s. 3 318.195, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for a 4 person who commits a moving violation that causes 5 serious bodily injury to, or causes or contributes to 6 the death of, a person operating or riding in a motor 7 vehicle or operating or riding on a motorcycle; 8 requiring that the person pay a specified fine, serve 9 a minimum period of incarceration, and attend a driver 10 improvement course; requiring the court to revoke the 11 person’s driver’s license for a specified period; 12 providing that the act does not prohibit the person 13 from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for 14 any other violation of law; providing an effective 15 date. 16 17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18 19 Section 1. Section 318.195, Florida Statutes, is created to 20 read: 21 318.195 Enhanced penalties for moving violations causing 22 injury or death.— 23 (1) A person who commits a moving violation that causes 24 serious bodily injury, as defined in s. 316.1933, to a person 25 operating or riding in a motor vehicle or operating or riding on 26 a motorcycle commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 27 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and, upon 28 conviction, shall pay a fine of not less than $500, serve a 29 minimum of 30 days of incarceration, and attend a driver 30 improvement course. The court shall also revoke the person’s 31 driver’s license for not less than 30 days. 32 (2) A person who commits a moving violation that causes or 33 contributes to the death of a person operating or riding in a 34 motor vehicle or operating or riding on a motorcycle commits a 35 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 36 775.082 or s. 775.083, and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of 37 not less than $1,000, serve a minimum of 90 days of 38 incarceration, and, in lieu of the requirements of s. 322.0261, 39 attend an advanced driver improvement course. The court shall 40 also revoke the person’s driver’s license for not less than 1 41 year. 42 (3) This section does not prohibit a person from being 43 charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation 44 of law. 45 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.