Bill Text: FL S2510 | 2021 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-20 - Chapter No. 2021-3 [S2510 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S2510-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2021 Legislature SB 2510 20212510er 1 2 An act relating to the state agency law enforcement 3 radio system; amending ss. 318.18 and 318.21, F.S.; 4 revising expiration dates of provisions relating to 5 the remission of surcharges for specified criminal 6 offenses and noncriminal moving traffic violations to 7 the Department of Revenue to fund the state agency law 8 enforcement radio system and to provide technical 9 assistance with respect to statewide systems of 10 regional law enforcement communications; providing an 11 effective date. 12 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 15 Section 1. Subsection (17) 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 (17) 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, 20262021. The Department of 32 Management Services may retain funds sufficient to recover the 33 costs and expenses incurred for managing, administering, and 34 overseeing the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System, and 35 providing technical assistance to state agencies and local law 36 enforcement agencies with their statewide systems of regional 37 law 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 surcharge imposed under s. 318.18(17) shall be 50 distributed as provided in that subsection. This subsection 51 expires July 1, 20262021. 52 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.