Florida Senate - 2020 SB By Senator Baxley 12-00522-20 2020308__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled

An act relating to traffic offenses; creating s. 2 318.195, F.S.; providing a

short title; providing criminal penalties for a person who commits a moving violation that causes serious bodily injury to, or causes the death of, a vulnerable road user; requiring that the person who commits the moving violation pay a specified fine, serve a minimum period of house arrest, and attend a driver improvement course; 9 requiring that the court revoke the person’s driver license for a minimum specified period; defining the term “vulnerable road user”; providing construction; 12 providing an effective date. 13

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15

Section

Section 318.195, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 18 318.195 Enhanced penalties for moving violations causing injury or death to vulnerable road users.— 20

(1) This

section may be cited as the “Vulnerable Road User Act.” 22

(2) A person who commits a moving violation that causes serious bodily injury, as defined in s. 316.1933, to a vulnerable road user commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 25 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not less than $1,500, serve a minimum of days of house arrest, and attend a department-28 approved driver improvement course relating to the rights of Florida Senate - 2020 SB 308 12-00522-20 2020308__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. vulnerable road users relative to vehicles on the roadway as provided in s. 322.0261(2).

The court shall also revoke the person’s driver license for at least days. 32

(3) A person who commits a moving violation that causes the death of a vulnerable road user commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 35 775.083, and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not less than 36 $5,000, serve a minimum of days of house arrest, and attend a department-approved driver improvement course relating to the rights of vulnerable road users relative to vehicles on the roadway as provided in s. 322.0261(2). The court shall also revoke the person’s driver license for at least year. 41

(4) As used in this section, the term “vulnerable road user” has the same meaning as in s. 316.027(1)(b). 43

(5) This

section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law. 46

Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2020. 47