Bill Text: FL S1648 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Traffic Offenses

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-05-03 - Died in Transportation [S1648 Detail]

Download: Florida-2013-S1648-Introduced.html

---

       Florida Senate - 2013                                    SB 1648
       
       
       
       By Senator Evers
       
       
       
       
       2-00726-13                                            20131648__
    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 pedestrian or a person operating or
    7         riding in a motor vehicle or operating or riding on a
    8         motorcycle or bicycle; requiring that the person pay a
    9         specified fine, serve a minimum period of
   10         incarceration, and attend a driver improvement course;
   11         requiring that the court revoke the person’s driver
   12         license for a minimum specified period; providing that
   13         the act does not prohibit the person from being
   14         charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other
   15         violation of law; providing an effective 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
   25  pedestrian or to a person operating or riding in a motor vehicle
   26  or operating or riding on a motorcycle or bicycle commits a
   27  misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
   28  775.082 or s. 775.083, and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of
   29  not less than $500, serve a minimum of 30 days of incarceration,
   30  and attend a driver improvement course. The court shall also
   31  revoke the person’s driver license for at least 30 days.
   32         (2) A person who commits a moving violation that causes or
   33  contributes to the death of a pedestrian or a person operating
   34  or riding in a motor vehicle or operating or riding on a
   35  motorcycle or bicycle commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
   36  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and, upon
   37  conviction, shall pay a fine of not less than $1,000, serve a
   38  minimum of 90 days of incarceration, and, in lieu of the
   39  requirements of s. 322.0261, attend an advanced driver
   40  improvement course. The court shall also revoke the person’s
   41  driver license for at least 1 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, 2013.