Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 876
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Transportation (Pizzo) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 24 - 67
    4  and insert:
    5  motor vehicle whereby the vehicle is kept stationary, or is in
    6  motion, while the wheels are spun, the resulting friction
    7  causing the vehicle’s tires to heat up and emit smoke.
    8         (b)“Conviction” means a determination of guilt that is the
    9  result of a plea or trial, regardless of whether adjudication is
   10  withheld.
   11         (c) “Doughnut” means a maneuver performed while operating a
   12  motor vehicle whereby the front or rear of the vehicle is
   13  rotated around the opposite set of wheels in a continuous motion
   14  which may cause a circular skid-mark pattern of rubber on the
   15  driving surface or the tires to heat up and emit smoke from
   16  friction, or both.
   17         (d)(b) “Drag race” means the operation of two or more motor
   18  vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a
   19  competitive attempt to outdistance each other, or the operation
   20  of one or more motor vehicles over a common selected course,
   21  from the same point to the same point, for the purpose of
   22  comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of such
   23  motor vehicle or motor vehicles within a certain distance or
   24  time limit.
   25         (e) “Drifting” means a maneuver performed while operating a
   26  motor vehicle whereby the vehicle is steered so that it makes a
   27  controlled skid sideways through a turn with the front wheels
   28  pointed in a direction opposite to that of the turn.
   29         (f)(c) “Race” means the use of one or more motor vehicles
   30  in competition, arising from a challenge to demonstrate
   31  superiority of a motor vehicle or driver and the acceptance or
   32  competitive response to that challenge, either through a prior
   33  arrangement or in immediate response, in which the competitor
   34  attempts to outgain or outdistance another motor vehicle, to
   35  prevent another motor vehicle from passing, to arrive at a given
   36  destination ahead of another motor vehicle or motor vehicles, or
   37  to test the physical stamina or endurance of drivers over long
   38  distance driving routes. A race may be prearranged or may occur
   39  through a competitive response to conduct on the part of one or
   40  more drivers which, under the totality of the circumstances, can
   41  reasonably be interpreted as a challenge to race.
   42         (g)(d) “Spectator” means any person who is knowingly
   43  present at and views a drag race or street takeover, when such
   44  presence is the result of an affirmative choice to attend or
   45  participate in the event race. For purposes of determining
   46  whether or not an individual is a spectator, finders of fact
   47  shall consider the relationship between the motor vehicle
   48  operator racer and the individual, evidence of gambling or
   49  betting on the outcome of the event race, and any other factor
   50  that
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   52  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   53  And the title is amended as follows:
   54         Delete line 3
   55  and insert:
   56         s. 316.191, F.S.; defining terms; revising the
   57         definition of the term “spectator”; prohibiting