Florida Senate - 2018                                    SB 1082
       
       
        
       By Senator Simmons
       
       
       
       
       
       9-00846-18                                            20181082__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to electric vehicle charging stations;
    3         amending s. 318.18, F.S.; specifying a noncriminal
    4         fine for the unlawful parking of a vehicle in an
    5         electric vehicle charging station; amending s. 366.94,
    6         F.S.; revising the penalties for the unlawful parking
    7         of a vehicle in an electric vehicle charging station;
    8         providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   13  318.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a
   15  noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal
   16  offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:
   17         (2) Thirty dollars for all nonmoving traffic violations
   18  and:
   19         (a) For all violations of ss. 322.19 or 366.94 s. 322.19.
   20         Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
   21  366.94, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   22         366.94 Electric vehicle charging stations.—
   23         (3)
   24         (b) If a law enforcement officer finds a motor vehicle in
   25  violation of this subsection, the officer or specialist shall
   26  charge the operator or other person in charge of the vehicle in
   27  violation with a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as
   28  provided in s. 318.18(2) s. 316.008(4) or s. 318.18.
   29         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.