Florida Senate - 2026                   (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2508
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Appropriations
       
       
       
       
       
       576-01990A-26                                         20262508pb
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the state agency law enforcement
    3         radio system; amending ss. 318.18 and 318.21, F.S.;
    4         abrogating the scheduled expiration of provisions
    5         relating to the remission of surcharges for specified
    6         criminal offenses and noncriminal moving traffic
    7         violations to the Department of Revenue to fund the
    8         state agency law enforcement radio system and to
    9         provide technical assistance with respect to statewide
   10         systems of regional law enforcement communications;
   11         providing an effective date.
   12          
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   15         Section 1. Subsection (18) of section 318.18, Florida
   16  Statutes, is amended to read:
   17         318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a
   18  noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal
   19  offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:
   20         (18) In addition to any penalties imposed, a surcharge of
   21  $3 must be paid for all criminal offenses listed in s. 318.17
   22  and for all noncriminal moving traffic violations under chapter
   23  316. Revenue from the surcharge shall be remitted to the
   24  Department of Revenue and deposited quarterly into the State
   25  Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust Fund of the Department
   26  of Management Services for the state agency law enforcement
   27  radio system, as described in s. 282.709, and to provide
   28  technical assistance to state agencies and local law enforcement
   29  agencies with their statewide systems of regional law
   30  enforcement communications, as described in s. 282.7101. This
   31  subsection expires July 1, 2026. The Department of Management
   32  Services may retain funds sufficient to recover the costs and
   33  expenses incurred for managing, administering, and overseeing
   34  the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System, and providing
   35  technical assistance to state agencies and local law enforcement
   36  agencies with their statewide systems of regional law
   37  enforcement communications. The Department of Management
   38  Services working in conjunction with the Joint Task Force on
   39  State Agency Law Enforcement Communications shall determine and
   40  direct the purposes for which these funds are used to enhance
   41  and improve the radio system.
   42         Section 2. Subsection (17) of section 318.21, Florida
   43  Statutes, is amended to read:
   44         318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts.—All
   45  civil penalties received by a county court pursuant to the
   46  provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid monthly
   47  as follows:
   48         (17) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds
   49  from the administrative fee imposed under s. 318.18(18) shall be
   50  distributed as provided in that subsection. This subsection
   51  expires July 1, 2026.
   52         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.