Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 By Senator DiCeglie 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 1 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1

An act relating to traffic infraction enforcement; 2 amending s. 28.37, F.S.; deleting a provision 3 exempting certain penalties and fines from a 4 requirement that a certain percentage of all court-5 related fines collected by the clerk be deposited into 6 the fines and forfeiture fund for a specified purpose; 7 amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising the

definitions of 8 the terms “local hearing officer” and “speed detection 9 system”; amending s. 316.008, F.S.; revising the 10 periods during which a county or municipality may 11 enforce school zone speed limits, and the violations 12 for which such enforcement is authorized, through the 13 use of a speed detection system; prohibiting the 14 enforcement of a school zone speed limit through the 15 use of a speed detection system under certain 16 circumstances; revising the circumstances for which a 17 county or municipality may place or install, or 18 contract with a vendor to place or install, a speed 19 detection system within a roadway maintained as a 20 school zone; amending s. 316.0083, F.S.; deleting a 21 provision prohibiting the issuance of certain notices 22 of violation and traffic citations for failure to stop 23 before crossing over a stop line or other point at 24 which a stop is required under certain circumstances; 25 defining the term “careful and prudent manner”; 26 providing that certain counties and municipalities are 27 responsible for and must maintain certain data for a 28 specified period; requiring the Department of Highway 29

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Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide to the Governor 30 and the Legislature recommended legislation, rather 31 than necessary legislation, with a certain report; 32 providing that certain hearings may be conducted 33 either virtually or in person; prohibiting the use of 34 a traffic infraction detector for remote surveillance; 35 providing construction; specifying the purposes for 36 which video and images recorded by a traffic 37 infraction detector may be used; requiring that a 38 traffic infraction detector use technology to obscure 39 certain personal identifying information; providing 40 that certain notices of violation and uniform traffic 41 citations may not be dismissed for a specified reason; 42 requiring the destruction of certain recorded videos 43 and images within a certain timeframe; requiring a 44 traffic infraction detector vendor annually to provide 45 certain written notice to the county or municipality; 46 providing that motor vehicle registration and owner 47 information obtained in a certain manner is not the 48 property of certain manufacturers and vendors; 49 repealing s. 316.00831, F.S., relating to distribution 50 of penalties collected under the Mark Wandall Traffic 51 Safety Program; amending s. 316.07456, F.S.; deleting 52 obsolete provisions; amending s. 316.0776, F.S.; 53 providing that only warnings may be issued for certain 54 violations during the duration of a certain public 55 awareness campaign; deleting an obsolete provision; 56 prohibiting a county or municipality from operating a 57 speed detection system under certain circumstances; 58

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 3 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 59 amending s. 316.173, F.S.; requiring district school 60 board authorization and a public hearing process 61 before a school district may place or install, or 62 contract with a vendor to install, operate, and 63 maintain, school bus infraction detection systems; 64 providing requirements for such authorization and 65 public hearing process; requiring a school district to 66 enter into a certain interlocal agreement with a law 67 enforcement agency before beginning its school bus 68 infraction detection system program; providing that 69 law enforcement agencies may authorize traffic 70 infraction enforcement officers to issue certain 71 uniform traffic citations for violations enforced 72 through the use of a school bus infraction detection 73 system; providing construction; deleting a prohibition 74 on raising certain arguments in a proceeding 75 challenging certain traffic violations; deleting a 76 required evidentiary standard for certain findings and 77 determinations by local hearing officers; revising the 78 notice of hearing process; revising the number of 79 times a petitioner may reschedule a certain hearing; 80 requiring that certain testimony be recorded; 81 authorizing, rather than requiring, a local hearing 82 officer to require a petitioner to pay certain costs; 83 requiring a school district that operates a school bus 84 infraction detection system annually to report the 85 results of such systems at a meeting of the school 86 board; providing requirements for such meeting; 87

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 4 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. prohibiting certain arguments in a proceeding 88 challenging certain traffic violations; prohibiting a 89 school district from operating school bus infraction 90 detection systems under certain circumstances; 91 requiring certain school districts to submit a certain 92 report to the department annually, rather than 93 quarterly; requiring the department to publish certain 94 reports on its website; deleting obsolete provisions; 95 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 96 amending s. 316.1896, F.S.; revising the periods for 97 which a county or municipality may authorize a traffic 98 infraction enforcement officer to issue certain 99 uniform traffic citations; prohibiting the enforcement 100 of a school zone speed limit through the use of a 101 speed detection system under certain circumstances; 102 revising the period within which a person may take 103 certain action after receiving a notice of violation; 104 prohibiting an individual from receiving a commission 105 or per-ticket fee from certain revenue; prohibiting a 106 manufacturer or vendor of speed detection systems from 107 receiving certain fees or remuneration; providing that 108 certain hearings may be conducted either virtually or 109 in person; deleting an obsolete provision; deleting a 110 provision authorizing the department to require 111 quarterly submission of certain data components; 112 requiring the department to publish certain reports on 113 its website; conforming provisions to changes made by 114 the act; reordering and amending s. 316.1906, F.S.; 115 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 116

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 5 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. making a technical change; amending ss. 316.640, 117 316.650, and 318.15, F.S.; conforming provisions to 118 changes made by the act; amending s. 318.18, F.S.; 119 prohibiting an individual from receiving a commission 120 or per-ticket fee from certain revenue; prohibiting a 121 manufacturer or vendor of speed detection systems from 122 receiving certain fees or remuneration; conforming 123 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 124 320.02, F.S.; authorizing the department to withhold 125 registration or reregistration of a motor vehicle 126 under certain circumstances; amending s. 322.27, F.S.; 127 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 128 amending s. 775.15, F.S.; providing that a 1-year 129 period of limitation for certain noncriminal 130 violations resets upon receipt of certain affidavits; 131 amending s. 1006.21, F.S.; conforming a provision to 132 changes made by the act; reenacting s. 318.121, F.S., 133 relating to preemption of additional fees, fines, 134 surcharges, and costs, to incorporate the amendment 135 made to s. 318.18, F.S., in a reference thereto; 136 providing an effective date. 137 138 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 139 140

Section 1. Subsection (6) of

section 28.37, Florida 141 Statutes, is amended to read: 142 28.37 Fines, fees, service charges, and costs remitted to 143 the state.— 144

(6) Ten percent of all court-related fines collected by the 145

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Section 2. Subsections (38) and (84) of

section 316.003, 151 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 152 316.003

Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when 153 used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively 154 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context 155 otherwise requires: 156

(38) LOCAL HEARING OFFICER.—The person, designated by a 157 department, county, or municipality, or school district that 158 elects to authorize traffic infraction enforcement officers to 159 issue traffic citations under s. 316.0083(1)(a), s. 160 316.173(1)(f), or s. 316.1896(1) ss. 316.0083(1)(

a) and 161 316.1896(1), who is authorized to conduct hearings related to a 162 notice of violation issued pursuant to s. 316.0083, s. 316.173, 163 or s. 316.1896. A The charter county, noncharter county, or 164 municipality may use its currently appointed code enforcement 165 board or special magistrate to serve as the local hearing 166 officer.

A school district may appoint an attorney who is, and 167 has been for the preceding 5 years, a member in good standing of 168 The Florida Bar to serve as the local hearing officer or may 169 enter into an interlocal agreement to use the local hearing 170 officer of the county. The department may enter into an 171 interlocal agreement to use the local hearing officer of a 172 county or municipality. 173

(84) SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM.—A portable or fixed automated 174

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 7 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. system used to detect a motor vehicle’s speed using radar or 175 LiDAR and to capture a photograph or video of the rear of a 176 motor vehicle that exceeds the speed limit in a school zone 177 during the times listed in s. 316.1895(5) force at the time of 178 the violation. 179

Section 3. Paragraphs (

a) and (

b) of subsection (9) of 180

section 316.008, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 181 316.008 Powers of local authorities.— 182 (9)(

a) A county or municipality may enforce the applicable 183 speed limit on a roadway properly maintained as a school zone 184 pursuant to s. 316.1895 during the times listed in s. 185 316.1895(5): 186 1. Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the 187 start of a regularly scheduled breakfast program; 188 2. Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the 189 start of a regularly scheduled school session; 190 3. During the entirety of a regularly scheduled school 191 session; and 192 4.

Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the 193 end of a regularly scheduled school session 194 195 through the use of a speed detection system for the detection of 196 speed and capturing of photographs or videos for violations in 197 excess of 10 miles per hour over the school zone speed limit in 198 force at the time of the violation. A school zone’s compliance 199 with s. 316.1895 creates a rebuttable presumption that the 200 school zone is properly maintained.

The school zone speed limit 201 may not be enforced through the use of a speed detection system 202 if any flashing beacon used to provide notice of the times 203

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b) A county or municipality may place or install, or 207 contract with a vendor to place or install, a speed detection 208 system within a roadway maintained as a school zone as provided 209 in s. 316.1895 to enforce school zone unlawful speed limit 210 violations, as specified in s. 316.1895(10), which are in excess 211 of 10 miles per hour over the school zone speed limit or s. 212 316.183, on that roadway. 213

Section 4. Paragraph (

a) of subsection (1) and subsections 214 (2), (4), and (5) of

section 316.0083, Florida Statutes, are 215 amended, and subsection (6) is added to that section, to read: 216 316.0083 Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Program; 217 administration; report.— 218 (1)(

a) For purposes of administering this section, the 219 department, a county, or a municipality may authorize a traffic 220 infraction enforcement officer under s. 316.640 to issue a 221 traffic citation for a violation of s. 316.074(1) or s. 222 316.075(1)(c)1. A notice of violation and a traffic citation may 223 not be issued for failure to stop at a red light if the driver 224 is making a right-hand turn in a careful and prudent manner at 225 an intersection where right-hand turns are permissible. A notice 226 of violation and a traffic citation may not be issued under this 227

section if the driver of the vehicle came to a complete stop 228 after crossing the stop line and before turning right if 229 permissible at a red light, but failed to stop before crossing 230 over the stop line or other point at which a stop is required. 231 This paragraph does not prohibit a review of information from a 232

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b) to the registered owner of the motor vehicle 238 involved in the violation of s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. 239

(2) A notice of violation and a traffic citation may not be 240 issued under this

section for failure to stop at a red light if 241 the driver is making a right-hand turn in a careful and prudent 242 manner at an intersection where right-hand turns are 243 permissible. For purposes of this subsection, the term “careful 244 and prudent manner” means that the driver made a right-hand turn 245 after coming to a complete stop and without interfering with the 246 operation of any oncoming vehicular traffic or pedestrians in a 247 crosswalk. 248 (4)(a)1.

A county or municipality that desires to have one 249 or more traffic infraction detectors placed or installed on or 250 after July 1, 2025, in an area where no traffic infraction 251 detectors are currently placed or installed must enact an 252 ordinance in order to authorize the placement or installation 253 of, or to authorize contracting with a vendor for the placement 254 or installation of, one or more traffic infraction detectors to 255 enforce s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1.

As part of the 256 public hearing on such proposed ordinance, the county or 257 municipality must consider traffic data or other evidence 258 supporting the installation and operation of each traffic 259 infraction detector, and the county or municipality must 260 determine that the intersection at which a traffic infraction 261

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 10 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. detector is to be placed or installed constitutes a heightened 262 safety risk that warrants additional enforcement measures. 263 2. A county or municipality that operates one or more 264 traffic infraction detectors must annually report the results of 265 all traffic infraction detectors within the county’s or 266 municipality’s jurisdiction by placing the annual report to the 267 department required under paragraph (

b) as a single reporting 268 item on the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the 269 county’s or municipality’s governing body. Before a county or 270 municipality contracts or renews a contract to place or install 271 one or more traffic infraction detectors, the county or 272 municipality must approve the contract or contract renewal at a 273 regular or special meeting of the county’s or municipality’s 274 governing body. 275 a.

Interested members of the public must be allowed to 276 comment regarding the report, contract, or contract renewal 277 under the county’s or municipality’s public comment policies or 278 procedures formats, and the report, contract, or contract 279 renewal may not be considered as part of a consent agenda. 280 b. The report required under this subparagraph must include 281 a written

summary, which must be read aloud at the regular or 282 special meeting, and the

summary must contain, for the same time 283 period pertaining to the annual report to the department 284 required under paragraph (b), the number of notices of violation 285 issued, the number that were contested, the number that were 286 upheld, the number that were dismissed, the number that were 287 issued as uniform traffic citations, and the number that were 288 paid and how collected funds were distributed and in what 289 amounts. The county or municipality must report to the 290

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A county or municipality that does not comply with this 299 paragraph may not operate is suspended from operating traffic 300 infraction detectors under this subsection until such 301 noncompliance is corrected. 302 (

b) Each county or municipality that operates a traffic 303 infraction detector shall submit a report by October 1, 304 annually, to the department which details the results of using 305 the traffic infraction detector and the procedures for 306 enforcement for the preceding state fiscal year. The information 307 submitted by the counties and municipalities must include: 308 1.

The number of notices of violation issued, the number 309 that were contested, the number that were upheld, the number 310 that were dismissed, the number that were issued as uniform 311 traffic citations, the number that were paid, and the number in 312 each of the preceding categories for which the notice of 313 violation was issued for a right-hand turn violation. 314 2. A description of alternative safety countermeasures 315 taken before and after the placement or installation of a 316 traffic infraction detector. 317 3. Statistical data and information required by the 318 department to complete the

summary report required under 319

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 12 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. paragraph (d) (c). 320 321 The department shall must publish on its website each report 322 submitted by a county or municipality pursuant to this paragraph 323 on its website. 324 (

c) Each county or municipality that operates a traffic 325 infraction detector is responsible for and shall maintain its 326 respective data for reporting purposes under this subsection for 327 at least 2 years after such data is reported to the department. 328 (

d) On or before December 31, annually, the department 329 shall provide a

summary report to the Governor, the President of 330 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 331 regarding the use and operation of traffic infraction detectors 332 under this section, along with the department’s recommendations 333 and any recommended necessary legislation. The

summary report 334 must include a review of the information submitted to the 335 department by the counties and municipalities and must describe 336 the enhancement of the traffic safety and enforcement programs. 337

(5) Procedures for a hearing under this

section are as 338 follows: 339 (

a) The department shall publish and make available 340 electronically to each county and municipality a model Request 341 for Hearing form to assist each county and municipality local 342 government administering this section. 343 (

b) The charter county, noncharter county, or municipality 344 electing to authorize traffic infraction enforcement officers to 345 issue traffic citations under paragraph (1)(

a) shall designate 346 by resolution existing staff to serve as the clerk to the local 347 hearing officer. 348

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c) Any person, herein referred to as the “petitioner,” who 349 elects to request a hearing under paragraph (1)(

b) must shall be 350 scheduled for a hearing. The hearing may be conducted either 351 virtually through live video conferencing or in person. The 352 clerk to the local hearing officer shall provide the petitioner 353 with notice of the hearing, including the option for a virtual 354 or in-person hearing, which must by the clerk to the local 355 hearing officer to appear before a local hearing officer with 356 notice to be sent by first-class mail.

Upon receipt of the 357 notice, the petitioner may reschedule the hearing up to two 358 times once by submitting a written request to reschedule to the 359 clerk to the local hearing officer, at least 5 calendar days 360 before the day of the originally scheduled hearing. The 361 petitioner may cancel his or her appearance before the local 362 hearing officer by paying the penalty assessed under paragraph 363 (1)(b), plus $50 in administrative costs, before the start of 364 the hearing. 365 (6)(a)1. A traffic infraction detector may not be used for 366 remote surveillance.

The collection of evidence by a traffic 367 infraction detector to enforce violations of s. 316.074(1) or s. 368 316.075(1)(c)1. does not constitute remote surveillance. 369 2. Video and images recorded by a traffic infraction 370 detector may be used only for the enforcement of violations of 371 s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. and for purposes of 372 determining criminal or civil liability for incidents captured 373 by the traffic infraction detector incidental to the permissible 374 use of a traffic infraction detector. 375 3.

To the extent practicable, a traffic infraction detector 376 must use necessary technology to ensure that personal 377

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section may not be dismissed solely because 383 the recorded video or images reveal personal identifying 384 information as provided in subparagraph 3. as long as a 385 reasonable effort has been made to comply with this subsection. 386 (

b) Any recorded video or image obtained through the use of 387 a traffic infraction detector must be destroyed within 90 days 388 after the final disposition of the recorded event. The vendor of 389 the traffic infraction detector must provide the county or 390 municipality with written notice by December 31 of each year 391 that such records have been destroyed in accordance with this 392 paragraph. 393 (

c) Notwithstanding any other law, motor vehicle 394 registration and owner information obtained as the result of the 395 operation of a traffic infraction detector is not the property 396 of the manufacturer or vendor of the traffic infraction detector 397 and may be used only for purposes authorized in this section. 398

Section

Section 316.00831, Florida Statutes, is 399 repealed. 400

Section

Section 316.07456, Florida Statutes, is amended 401 to read: 402 316.07456 Traffic infraction detectors; specifications 403 Transitional implementation.—Any traffic infraction detector 404 deployed on the highways, streets, and roads of this state must 405 meet specifications established by the Department of 406

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However, any 410 such equipment acquired by purchase, lease, or other arrangement 411 under an agreement entered into by a county or municipality on 412 or before July 1, 2011, or equipment used to enforce an 413 ordinance enacted by a county or municipality on or before July 414 1, 2011, is not required to meet the specifications established 415 by the Department of Transportation until July 1, 2011. 416

Section 7. Paragraph (

b) of subsection (2) and subsection 417 (3) of

section 316.0776, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 418 316.0776 Traffic infraction detectors; speed detection 419 systems; placement and installation.— 420 (2) 421 (

b) If the department, county, or municipality begins a 422 traffic infraction detector program in a county or municipality 423 that has never conducted such a program, the respective 424 department, county, or municipality must shall also make a 425 public announcement and conduct a public awareness campaign of 426 the proposed use of traffic infraction detectors at least 30 427 days before commencing the enforcement program.

During the 30-428 day public awareness campaign, only a warning may be issued to 429 the registered owner of a motor vehicle for a violation of s. 430 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. enforced by a traffic 431 infraction detector, and a penalty may not be imposed pursuant 432 to s. 318.18(16)(a)2. or 3. 433

(3) A speed detection system authorized by s. 316.008(9) 434 may be placed or installed in a school zone on a state road when 435

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 16 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. permitted by the Department of Transportation and in accordance 436 with placement and installation specifications developed by the 437 Department of Transportation. The speed detection system may be 438 placed or installed in a school zone on a street or highway 439 under the jurisdiction of a county or a municipality in 440 accordance with placement and installation specifications 441 established by the Department of Transportation.

The Department 442 of Transportation must establish such placement and installation 443 specifications by December 31, 2023. 444 (

a) If a county or municipality places or installs a speed 445 detection system as authorized by s. 316.008(9), the county or 446 municipality must notify the public that a speed detection 447 system may be in use by posting signage indicating photographic 448 or video enforcement of the school zone speed limits.

Such 449 signage must shall clearly designate the time period during 450 which the school zone speed limits are enforced using a speed 451 detection system and must meet the placement and installation 452 specifications established by the Department of Transportation. 453 For a speed detection system enforcing violations of s. 316.1895 454 or s. 316.183 on a roadway maintained as a school zone, this 455 paragraph governs the signage notifying the public of the use of 456 a speed detection system. 457 (

b) If a county or municipality begins a school zone speed 458 detection system program in a county or municipality that has 459 never conducted such a program, the respective county or 460 municipality must make a public announcement and conduct a 461 public awareness campaign of the proposed use of speed detection 462 systems at least 30 days before commencing enforcement under the 463 speed detection system program and must notify the public of the 464

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 17 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. specific date on which the program will commence. During the 30-465 day public awareness campaign, only a warning may be issued to 466 the registered owner of a motor vehicle for a violation of s. 467 316.1895 or s. 316.183 enforced by a speed detection system, and 468 liability may not be imposed for the civil penalty under s. 469 318.18(3)(d). 470 (

c) A county or municipality that operates one or more 471 school zone speed detection systems shall must annually report 472 the results of all systems within the county’s or municipality’s 473 jurisdiction by placing the report required under s. 474 316.1896(16)(

a) as a single reporting item on the agenda of a 475 regular or special meeting of the county’s or municipality’s 476 governing body. Before a county or municipality contracts or 477 renews a contract to place or install a speed detection system 478 in a school zone pursuant to s. 316.008(9), the county or 479 municipality must approve the contract or contract renewal at a 480 regular or special meeting of the county’s or municipality’s 481 governing body. 482 1.

Interested members of the public must be allowed to 483 comment regarding the report, contract, or contract renewal 484 under the county’s or municipality’s public comment policies or 485 procedures formats, and the report, contract, or contract 486 renewal may not be considered as part of a consent agenda. 487 2. The report required under this paragraph must include a 488 written

summary, which must be read aloud at the regular or 489 special meeting, and the

summary must contain, for the same time 490 period pertaining to the annual report to the department under 491 s. 316.1896(16)(a), the number of notices of violation issued, 492 the number that were contested, the number that were upheld, the 493

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The compliance or sufficiency of compliance with this 502 paragraph may not be raised in a proceeding challenging a 503 violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 enforced by a speed 504 detection system in a school zone. 505 4. A county or municipality that does not comply with this 506 paragraph may not operate a speed detection system under this 507

section until such noncompliance is corrected. 508

Section 8. Subsection (1), paragraph (

c) of subsection (2), 509 and subsections (4), (6), (18), and (19) of

section 316.173, 510 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 511 316.173 School bus infraction detection systems.— 512 (1)(

a) A school district may install and operate a school 513 bus infraction detection system on a school bus for the purpose 514 of enforcing s. 316.172(1)(

a) and (

b) as provided in and 515 consistent with this section. 516 (

b) A school district that desires to install one or more 517 school bus infraction detection systems on school buses in its 518 fleet must have specific authorization from the district school 519 board to place or install, or contract with a vendor to install, 520 operate, and maintain, school bus infraction detection systems 521 to enforce s. 316.172(1)(

a) and (b). As part of a public hearing 522

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 19 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. held by the school board on such authorization, the school board 523 shall consider traffic data or other evidence supporting the 524 installation and operation of each school bus infraction 525 detection system, and the school board shall determine whether 526 the school bus route for which each school bus infraction 527 detection system is to be placed or installed constitutes a 528 heightened safety risk that warrants additional enforcement 529 measures.

Interested members of the public must be allowed to 530 comment regarding a contract or renewal of a contract for the 531 installation, operation, and maintenance of school bus 532 infraction detection systems under the school board’s public 533 comment policies or procedures, and the contract or contract 534 renewal may not be considered as part of a consent agenda. 535 (

c) After an affirmative vote from the school board 536 authorizing such a contract, the school district may enter into 537 a contract with a private vendor or manufacturer to install a 538 school bus infraction detection system on any school bus in 539 within its fleet, whether owned, contracted, or leased, and for 540 services including, but not limited to, the installation, 541 operation, and maintenance of the system. The school district’s 542 decision to install school bus infraction detection systems must 543 be based solely on the need to increase public safety.

An 544 individual may not receive a commission from any revenue 545 collected from violations detected through the use of a school 546 bus infraction detection system. A private vendor or 547 manufacturer may not receive a fee or remuneration based upon 548 the number of violations detected through the use of a school 549 bus infraction detection system. This paragraph may not be 550 construed to prohibit a private vendor or manufacturer from 551

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c) The school district shall must ensure that each 555 school bus infraction detection system meets the requirements of 556 subsection (19). 557 (e)(

d) Before beginning its school bus infraction detection 558 system program, a the school district must enter into an 559 interlocal agreement with one or more law enforcement agencies 560 authorized to enforce violations of s. 316.172(1)(

a) and (b) 561 within the school district which jointly establishes the 562 responsibilities of enforcement and the reimbursement of costs 563 associated with school bus infraction detection systems 564 consistent with this section. 565 (

f) For purposes of administering this section, a law 566 enforcement agency may authorize a traffic infraction 567 enforcement officer under s. 316.640 to issue uniform traffic 568 citations for violations of s. 316.172(1)(

a) and (b). This 569 paragraph does not prohibit the review of information from a 570 school bus infraction detection system by an authorized employee 571 or agent of the school district or law enforcement agency before 572 issuance of the traffic citation by the traffic infraction 573 enforcement officer. This paragraph does not prohibit the law 574 enforcement agency or its designee from issuing a notification 575 as provided in subsection (5) to the registered owner of the 576 motor vehicle involved in the violation of s. 316.172(1)(

a) or 577 (b). 578 (2) 579 (

c) The sufficiency of signage or compliance with the 580

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a) or (b). 582

(4) Within 30 days after an alleged violation of s. 583 316.172(1)(

a) or (

b) is recorded by a school bus infraction 584 detection system, the school district or the private vendor or 585 manufacturer under paragraph (1)(c) (1)(

b) must submit the 586 following information to a law enforcement agency that has 587 entered into an interlocal agreement with the school district 588 pursuant to paragraph (1)(e) (1)(

d) and has traffic infraction 589 enforcement jurisdiction at the location where the alleged 590 violation occurred: 591 (

a) A copy of the recorded video and images showing the 592 motor vehicle allegedly violating s. 316.172(1)(

a) or (b). 593 (

b) The motor vehicle’s license plate number and the state 594 of issuance of the motor vehicle’s license plate. 595 (

c) The date, time, and location of the alleged violation. 596 (6)(

a) A local hearing officer appointed by the school 597 district or county shall administer a an administrative hearing 598 process for a contested notice of violation. The school district 599 may appoint an attorney who is, and has been for the preceding 5 600 years, a member in good standing with The Florida Bar to serve 601 as a local hearing officer. The county in which a school 602 district has entered into an interlocal agreement with a law 603 enforcement agency to issue uniform traffic citations may 604 designate by resolution existing staff to serve as clerk to the 605 local hearing officer.

At the administrative hearing, the local 606 hearing officer shall determine whether a violation of s. 607 316.172(1)(

a) or (

b) has occurred. If the local hearing officer 608 finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation has 609

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b) Procedures for a an administrative hearing conducted 615 under this subsection are as follows: 616 1. The department shall make available electronically to 617 the school district or its designee or the county a Request for 618 Hearing form to assist each district or county with 619 administering this subsection. 620 2. A person, referred to in this paragraph as the 621 petitioner, who elects to request a hearing under this 622 subsection must shall be scheduled for a hearing. The hearing 623 may be conducted either virtually through via live video 624 conferencing or in person. 625 3.

The clerk to the local hearing officer shall provide the 626 petitioner with notice of the hearing, including the option for 627 a virtual or in-person hearing, which must be sent Within 120 628 days after receipt of a timely request for a hearing, the law 629 enforcement agency or its designee shall provide a replica of 630 the notice of violation data to the school district or county by 631 manual or electronic transmission, and thereafter the school 632 district or its designee or the county shall mail a notice of 633 hearing, which shall include a hearing date and may at the 634 discretion of the district or county include virtual and in-635 person hearing options, to the petitioner by first-class mail. 636 Mailing of the notice of hearing constitutes notification.

Upon 637 receipt of the notice of hearing, the petitioner may reschedule 638

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The local hearing officer shall take testimony 645 from a representative of the law enforcement agency and the 646 petitioner, and may take testimony from others. The local 647 hearing officer shall review the video and images recorded by a 648 school bus infraction detection system. Formal rules of evidence 649 do not apply, but due process shall be observed and govern the 650 proceedings. 651 5. At the conclusion of the hearing, the local hearing 652 officer shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence 653 whether a violation has occurred and shall uphold or dismiss the 654 violation.

The local hearing officer shall issue a final 655 administrative order including the determination and, if the 656 notice of violation is upheld, must require the petitioner to 657 pay the civil penalty previously assessed in the notice of 658 violation, and may shall also require the petitioner to pay 659 costs, not to exceed those established in s. 316.0083(5)(e), to 660 be used by the county for operational costs relating to the 661 hearing process or by the school district for technology and 662 operational costs relating to the hearing process as well as 663 school transportation safety-related initiatives.

The final 664 administrative order must shall be mailed to the petitioner by 665 first-class mail. 666 6. An aggrieved party may appeal a final administrative 667

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c) Any hearing for a contested notice of violation that 669 has not been conducted before July 1, 2025, may be conducted 670 pursuant to the procedures in this subsection within 1 year 671 after such date. 672 (18)(a)1. A school district that operates one or more 673 school bus infraction detection systems shall annually report 674 the results of all such systems operated within the school 675 district by placing the annual report to the department required 676 under paragraph (

b) as a single reporting item on the agenda of 677 a regular or special meeting of the school board. 678 2. Interested members of the public must be allowed to 679 comment regarding the report under the school board’s public 680 comment policies or procedures, and the report may not be 681 considered as part of a consent agenda. 682 3. The report required under this paragraph must include a 683 written

summary, which must be read aloud at the regular or 684 special meeting, and the

summary must contain, for the same time 685 period as the annual report to the department under paragraph 686 (b), the number of school buses that have a school bus 687 infraction detection system installed, including the date of 688 installation and, if applicable, the date the systems were 689 removed; the number of notices of violations issued and the 690 number that were contested, the number that were upheld, the 691 number that were dismissed, the number that were issued as 692 uniform traffic citations, and the number that were paid; and 693 the manner in which collected funds were distributed and in what 694 amounts. 695 4. The compliance or sufficiency of compliance with this 696

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a) or (

b) enforced by a school bus 698 infraction detection system. 699 5. A school district that does not comply with this 700 paragraph may not operate school bus infraction detection 701 systems under this

section until such noncompliance is 702 corrected. 703 (

b) By October 1, annually 2023, and quarterly thereafter, 704 each school district operating a school bus infraction detection 705 system shall must submit, in consultation with the law 706 enforcement agencies with which it has interlocal agreements 707 pursuant to this section, a report to the department which 708 details the results of the school bus infraction detection 709 systems in the school district during the preceding state fiscal 710 year in the preceding quarter.

The information from the school 711 districts must be submitted in a form and manner determined by 712 the department, which the department must make available to the 713 school districts by August 1, 2023, and must include at least 714 the following: 715 1. The number of school buses that have a school bus 716 infraction detection system installed, including the date of 717 installation and, if applicable, the date the systems were 718 removed. 719 2.

The number of notices of violations issued, the number 720 that were contested, the number that were upheld, the number 721 that were dismissed, the number that were issued as uniform 722 traffic citations, and the number that were paid. 723 3. Data for each infraction to determine locations in need 724 of safety improvements. Such data may include, but is not 725

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b) Each school district that operates a school bus 735 infraction detection system is responsible for and shall must 736 maintain its respective data for reporting purposes under this 737 subsection for at least 2 years after such data is reported to 738 the department. 739 (d)(

c) On or before December 31, 2024, and annually 740 thereafter, the department shall submit a

summary report to the 741 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 742 House of Representatives regarding the use and operation of 743 school bus infraction detection systems under this section, 744 along with the department’s recommendations and any recommended 745 legislation. The

summary report must include a review of the 746 information submitted to the department by the school districts 747 and must describe the enhancement of traffic safety and 748 enforcement programs. 749

(19) A school bus infraction detection system must meet 750 specifications established by the State Board of Education and 751 must be tested at regular intervals according to specifications 752 prescribed by state board rule. The state board must establish 753 such specifications by rule on or before December 31, 2023. 754

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Section 9. Subsection (1), paragraphs (

b) and (

c) of 760 subsection (2), subsections (3), (5) through (9), (12), and 761 (13), paragraph (

c) of subsection (14), paragraph (

a) of 762 subsection (15), and paragraphs (

a) and (

c) of subsection (16) 763 of

section 316.1896, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 764 316.1896 Roadways maintained as school zones; speed 765 detection system enforcement; penalties; appeal procedure; 766 privacy; reports.— 767

(1) For purposes of administering this section, a county or 768 municipality may authorize a traffic infraction enforcement 769 officer under s. 316.640 to issue uniform traffic citations for 770 violations of s. 316.1895 during the times listed in s. 771 316.1895(5) ss. 316.1895 and 316.183 as authorized by s. 772 316.008(9), as follows: 773 (

a) For a violation of s. 316.1895 in excess of 10 miles 774 per hour over the school zone speed limit which occurs within 30 775 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly 776 scheduled breakfast program. 777 (

b) For a violation of s. 316.1895 in excess of 10 miles 778 per hour over the school zone speed limit which occurs within 30 779 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly 780 scheduled school session. 781 (

c) For a violation of s. 316.183 in excess of 10 miles per 782 hour over the posted speed limit during the entirety of a 783

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d) For a violation of s. 316.1895 in excess of 10 miles 785 per hour over the school zone speed limit which occurs within 30 786 minutes before through 30 minutes after the end of a regularly 787 scheduled school session. 788 789 Such violation must be evidenced by a speed detection system 790 described in ss. 316.008(9) and 316.0776(3). This subsection 791 does not prohibit a review of information from a speed detection 792 system by an authorized employee or agent of a county or 793 municipality before issuance of the uniform traffic citation by 794 the traffic infraction enforcement officer.

This subsection does 795 not prohibit a county or municipality from issuing notices as 796 provided in subsection (2) to the registered owner of the motor 797 vehicle for a violation of s. 316.1895. The school zone speed 798 limit may not be enforced through the use of a speed detection 799 system if any flashing beacon used to provide notice of the 800 times during which a restrictive school speed limit is being 801 enforced in the school zone is not activated at the time of the 802 violation or s. 316.183. 803

(2) Within 30 days after a violation, notice must be sent 804 to the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the 805 violation specifying the remedies available under s. 318.14 and 806 that the violator must pay the penalty under s. 318.18(3)(

d) to 807 the county or municipality, or furnish an affidavit in 808 accordance with subsection (8), within 30 days after the date of 809 the notice of violation in order to avoid court fees, costs, and 810 the issuance of a uniform traffic citation. The notice of 811 violation must: 812

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b) Include a photograph or other recorded image showing 813 the license plate of the motor vehicle; the date, time, and 814 location of the violation; the maximum speed at which the motor 815 vehicle was traveling within the school zone; and the speed 816 limit within the school zone at the time of the violation. 817 (

c) Include a notice that the owner has the right to 818 review, in person or remotely, the photograph or video captured 819 by the speed detection system and the evidence of the speed of 820 the motor vehicle detected by the speed detection system which 821 constitute a rebuttable presumption that the motor vehicle was 822 used in violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183. 823

(3) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who receives a 824 notice of violation under this

section may request a hearing 825 within 60 30 days after the notice of violation or may pay the 826 penalty pursuant to the notice of violation, but a payment or 827 fee may not be required before the hearing requested by the 828 person. The notice of violation must be accompanied by, or 829 direct the person to a website that provides, information on the 830 person’s right to request a hearing and on all costs related 831 thereto and a form used for requesting a hearing.

As used in 832 this subsection, the term “person” includes a natural person, 833 the registered owner or co-owner of a motor vehicle, or the 834 person identified in an affidavit as having actual care, 835 custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the 836 violation. 837

(5) Penalties assessed and collected by the county or 838 municipality authorized to collect the funds provided for in 839 this section, less the amount retained by the county or 840 municipality pursuant to paragraphs (

b) and (

e) paragraph (b) 841

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e) and the amount remitted to the county school 842 district pursuant to paragraph (d), must be paid to the 843 Department of Revenue weekly. Such payment must be made by means 844 of electronic funds transfer. In addition to the payment, a 845 detailed

summary of the penalties remitted must be reported to 846 the Department of Revenue. Penalties to be assessed and 847 collected by the county or municipality as established in s. 848 318.18(3)(

d) must be remitted as follows: 849 (

a) Twenty dollars must be remitted to the Department of 850 Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. 851 (

b) Sixty dollars must be retained by the county or 852 municipality and must be used to administer speed detection 853 systems in school zones and other public safety initiatives. 854 (

c) Three dollars must be remitted to the Department of 855 Revenue for deposit into the Department of Law Enforcement 856 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Trust Fund. 857 (

d) Twelve dollars must be remitted to the county school 858 district in which the violation occurred and must be used for 859 school security initiatives, for student transportation, or to 860 improve the safety of student walking conditions. Funds remitted 861 under this paragraph must be shared with charter schools in the 862 district based on each charter school’s proportionate share of 863 the district’s total unweighted full-time equivalent student 864 enrollment and must be used for school security initiatives or 865 to improve the safety of student walking conditions. 866 (

e) Five dollars must be retained by the county or 867 municipality for the School Crossing Guard Recruitment and 868 Retention Program pursuant to s. 316.1894. 869 870

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(6) A uniform traffic citation must be issued by mailing 877 the uniform traffic citation by certified mail to the address of 878 the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the 879 violation if payment has not been made within 60 30 days after 880 notification under subsection (2), if the registered owner has 881 not requested a hearing as authorized under subsection (3), and 882 if the registered owner has not submitted an affidavit in 883 accordance with subsection (8). 884 (

a) Delivery of the uniform traffic citation constitutes 885 notification of a violation under this subsection. If the 886 registered owner or co-owner of the motor vehicle; the person 887 identified as having care, custody, or control of the motor 888 vehicle at the time of the violation; or a duly authorized 889 representative of the owner, co-owner, or identified person 890 initiates a proceeding to challenge the citation pursuant to 891 this section, such person waives any challenge or dispute as to 892 the delivery of the uniform traffic citation. 893 (

b) In the case of joint ownership of a motor vehicle, the 894 uniform traffic citation must be mailed to the first name 895 appearing on the motor vehicle registration, unless the first 896 name appearing on the registration is a business organization, 897 in which case the second name appearing on the registration may 898 be used. 899

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c) The uniform traffic citation mailed to the registered 900 owner of the motor vehicle involved in the infraction must be 901 accompanied by the information described in paragraphs (2)(b)-902 (d). 903

(7) The registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in 904 the violation is responsible and liable for paying the uniform 905 traffic citation issued for a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 906 316.183 unless the owner can establish that: 907 (

a) The motor vehicle was, at the time of the violation, in 908 the care, custody, or control of another person; 909 (

b) A uniform traffic citation was issued by law 910 enforcement to the driver of the motor vehicle for the alleged 911 violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183; or 912 (

c) The motor vehicle’s owner was deceased on or before the 913 date of the alleged violation, as established by an affidavit 914 submitted by the representative of the motor vehicle owner’s 915 estate or other identified person or family member. 916

(8) To establish such facts under subsection (7), the 917 registered owner of the motor vehicle must, within 60 30 days 918 after the date of issuance of the notice of violation or the 919 uniform traffic citation, furnish to the appropriate 920 governmental entity an affidavit setting forth information 921 supporting an exception under subsection (7). 922 (

a) An affidavit supporting the exception under paragraph 923 (7)(

a) must include the name, address, date of birth, and, if 924 known, the driver license number of the person who leased, 925 rented, or otherwise had care, custody, or control of the motor 926 vehicle at the time of the alleged violation. If the motor 927 vehicle was stolen at the time of the alleged violation, the 928

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b) If a uniform traffic citation for a violation of s. 931 316.1895 or s. 316.183 was issued at the location of the 932 violation by a law enforcement officer, the affidavit must 933 include the serial number of the uniform traffic citation. 934 (

c) If the motor vehicle’s owner to whom a notice of 935 violation or a uniform traffic citation has been issued is 936 deceased, the affidavit must include a certified copy of the 937 owner’s death certificate showing that the date of death 938 occurred on or before the date of the alleged violation and one 939 of the following: 940 1. A bill of sale or other document showing that the 941 deceased owner’s motor vehicle was sold or transferred after his 942 or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation. 943 2.

Documented proof that the registered license plate 944 belonging to the deceased owner’s motor vehicle was returned to 945 the department or any branch office or authorized agent of the 946 department after his or her death but on or before the date of 947 the alleged violation. 948 3. A copy of the police report showing that the deceased 949 owner’s registered license plate or motor vehicle was stolen 950 after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged 951 violation. 952 953 Upon receipt of the affidavit and documentation required under 954 paragraphs (

b) and (c), or 60 30 days after the date of issuance 955 of a notice of violation sent to a person identified as having 956 care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of 957

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If, within 960 30 days after the date of a notice of violation sent to a person 961 under subsection (9), the county or municipality receives an 962 affidavit under subsection (10) from the person sent a notice of 963 violation affirming that the person did not have care, custody, 964 or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation, 965 the county or municipality must notify the registered owner that 966 the notice or citation will not be dismissed due to failure to 967 establish that another person had care, custody, or control of 968 the motor vehicle at the time of the violation. 969

(9) Upon receipt of an affidavit under paragraph (8)(a), 970 the county or municipality may issue the person identified as 971 having care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the 972 time of the violation a notice of violation pursuant to 973 subsection (2) for a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183. The 974 affidavit is admissible in a proceeding pursuant to this

section 975 for the purpose of providing evidence that the person identified 976 in the affidavit was in actual care, custody, or control of the 977 motor vehicle. The owner of a leased motor vehicle for which a 978 uniform traffic citation is issued for a violation of s. 979 316.1895 or s. 316.183 is not responsible for paying the uniform 980 traffic citation and is not required to submit an affidavit as 981 specified in subsection (8) if the motor vehicle involved in the 982 violation is registered in the name of the lessee of such motor 983 vehicle. 984

(12) The photograph or video captured by a speed detection 985 system and the evidence of the speed of the motor vehicle 986

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(13) This

section supplements the enforcement of s. 995 316.1895 ss. 316.1895 and 316.183 by a law enforcement officer 996 and does not prohibit a law enforcement officer from issuing a 997 uniform traffic citation for a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 998 316.183. 999

(14) A hearing under this

section must be conducted under 1000 the procedures established by s. 316.0083(5) and as follows: 1001 (

c) A person, referred to in this subsection as the 1002 “petitioner,” who elects to request a hearing under subsection 1003 (3) must be scheduled for a hearing by the clerk to the local 1004 hearing officer. The hearing may be conducted either virtually 1005 through live video conferencing or in person.

The clerk to the 1006 local hearing officer shall provide must furnish the petitioner 1007 with notice of the hearing, including the option for a virtual 1008 or in-person hearing, which must be sent by first-class mail. 1009 Upon receipt of the notice, the petitioner may reschedule the 1010 hearing up to two times by submitting a written request to 1011 reschedule to the clerk at least 5 calendar days before the day 1012 of the scheduled hearing.

The petitioner may cancel his or her 1013 appearance before the local hearing officer by paying the 1014 penalty assessed under subsection (2), plus the administrative 1015

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a) A speed detection system in a school zone may not 1018 be used for remote surveillance. The collection of evidence by a 1019 speed detection system to enforce violations of s. 316.1895 ss. 1020 316.1895 and 316.183, or user-controlled pan or tilt adjustments 1021 of speed detection system components, do not constitute remote 1022 surveillance. Recorded video or photographs collected by as

part 1023 of a speed detection system in a school zone may only be used to 1024 document violations of s. 316.1895 ss. 316.1895 and 316.183 and 1025 for purposes of determining criminal or civil liability for 1026 incidents captured by the speed detection system incidental to 1027 the permissible use of the speed detection system. 1028 (16)(

a) Each county or municipality that operates one or 1029 more speed detection systems shall must submit a report by 1030 October 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, to the department 1031 which identifies the public safety objectives used to identify a 1032 school zone for enforcement under this section, reports 1033 compliance with s. 316.0776(3)(c), and details the results of 1034 the speed detection system in the school zone and the procedures 1035 for enforcement.

The information from counties and 1036 municipalities must be submitted in a form and manner determined 1037 by the department, which the department must make available to 1038 the counties and municipalities by August 1, 2023, and the 1039 department may require data components to be submitted 1040 quarterly. The report must include at least the following: 1041 1. Information related to the location of each speed 1042 detection system, including the geocoordinates of the school 1043 zone, the directional approach of the speed detection system, 1044

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The number of notices of violation issued, the number 1052 that were contested, the number that were upheld, the number 1053 that were dismissed, the number that were issued as uniform 1054 traffic citations, and the number that were paid. 1055 3. Any other statistical data and information related to 1056 the procedures for enforcement which is required by the 1057 department to complete the report required under paragraph (c). 1058 1059 The department shall publish on its website each report 1060 submitted by a county or municipality pursuant to this 1061 paragraph. 1062 (

c) On or before December 31, 2024, and annually 1063 thereafter, the department shall must submit a

summary report to 1064 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 1065 the House of Representatives regarding the use of speed 1066 detection systems under this

section during the preceding state 1067 fiscal year, along with any recommended legislation legislative 1068 recommendations from the department. The

summary report must 1069 include a review of the information submitted to the department 1070 by the counties and municipalities and must describe the 1071 enhancement of safety and enforcement programs. 1072

Section 10. Paragraph (

d) of subsection (1) of

section 1073

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section is amended, to read: 1075 316.1906 Radar speed-measuring devices; speed detection 1076 systems; evidence, admissibility.— 1077

(1) DEFINITIONS.— 1078 (d) “Officer” means any: 1079 2.1. “Law enforcement officer” who is elected, appointed, 1080 or employed full time by any municipality or the state or any 1081 political subdivision thereof; who is vested with the authority 1082 to bear arms and make arrests; and whose primary responsibility 1083 is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of 1084 the penal, criminal, traffic, or highway laws of the state; 1085 3.2. “Part-time law enforcement officer” who is employed or 1086 appointed less than full time, as defined by an employing 1087 agency, with or without compensation; who is vested with 1088 authority to bear arms and make arrests; and whose primary 1089 responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the 1090 enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic, or highway laws of 1091 the state; or 1092 1.3. “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” who is employed or 1093 appointed, with or without compensation; who aids or assists a 1094 full-time or part-time law enforcement officer; and who, while 1095 under the direct supervision of a full-time or part-time law 1096 enforcement officer, has the authority to arrest and perform law 1097 enforcement functions; or 1098 4. “Traffic infraction enforcement officer” who is employed 1099 or appointed, with or without compensation, and satisfies the 1100 requirements of s. 316.640(5) and is vested with authority to 1101 enforce violations of s. 316.1895 ss. 316.1895 and 316.183 1102

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(3) A speed detection system is exempt from the design 1104 requirements for radar or LiDAR units established by the 1105 department. A speed detection system must have the ability to 1106 perform self-tests as to its detection accuracy. The system must 1107 perform a self-test at least once every 30 days. The law 1108 enforcement agency, or an agent acting on behalf of the law 1109 enforcement agency, operating a speed detection system must 1110 maintain a log of the results of the system’s self-tests.

The 1111 law enforcement agency, or an agent acting on behalf of the law 1112 enforcement agency, operating a speed detection system must also 1113 perform an independent calibration test on the speed detection 1114 system at least once every 12 months. The self-test logs, as 1115 well as the results of the annual calibration test, are 1116 admissible in any court proceeding for a uniform traffic 1117 citation issued for a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 1118 enforced pursuant to s. 316.1896.

Notwithstanding subsection 1119 (2), evidence of the speed of a motor vehicle detected by a 1120 speed detection system compliant with this subsection and the 1121 determination by a traffic infraction enforcement officer that a 1122 motor vehicle is operating in excess of the applicable speed 1123 limit is admissible in any proceeding with respect to an alleged 1124 violation of law regulating the speed of motor vehicles in 1125 school zones. 1126

Section 11. Paragraph (

a) of subsection (5) of

section 1127 316.640, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1128 316.640 Enforcement.—The enforcement of the traffic laws of 1129 this state is vested as follows: 1130 (5)(

a) Any sheriff’s department or police department of a 1131

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 40 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. municipality may employ, as a traffic infraction enforcement 1132 officer, any individual who successfully completes instruction 1133 in traffic enforcement procedures and court presentation through 1134 the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program as approved by the 1135 Division of Criminal Justice Standards and Training of the 1136 Department of Law Enforcement, or through a similar program, but 1137 who does not necessarily otherwise meet the uniform minimum 1138 standards established by the Criminal Justice Standards and 1139 Training Commission for law enforcement officers or auxiliary 1140 law enforcement officers under s. 943.13.

Any such traffic 1141 infraction enforcement officer who observes the commission of a 1142 traffic infraction or, in the case of a parking infraction, who 1143 observes an illegally parked vehicle may issue a traffic 1144 citation for the infraction when, based upon personal 1145 investigation, he or she has reasonable and probable grounds to 1146 believe that an offense has been committed which constitutes a 1147 noncriminal traffic infraction as defined in s. 318.14.

In 1148 addition, any such traffic infraction enforcement officer may 1149 issue a traffic citation under ss. 316.0083, 316.173, and 1150 316.1896 ss. 316.0083 and 316.1896. For purposes of enforcing 1151 ss. 316.074(1), 316.075(1)(c)1., 316.172(1)(

a) and (b), and 1152 316.1895(10) ss. 316.0083, 316.1895, and 316.183, any sheriff’s 1153 department or police department of a municipality may designate 1154 employees as traffic infraction enforcement officers. The 1155 traffic infraction enforcement officers must be physically 1156 located in the county of the respective sheriff’s or police 1157 department. 1158

Section 12. Paragraph (

c) of subsection (3) of

section 1159 316.650, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1160

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 41 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 316.650 Traffic citations.— 1161 (3) 1162 (

c) If a traffic citation is issued under s. 316.0083, s. 1163 316.173, or s. 316.1896, the traffic infraction enforcement 1164 officer must shall provide by electronic transmission a replica 1165 of the traffic citation data to the court having jurisdiction 1166 over the alleged offense or its traffic violations bureau within 1167 5 business days after the date of issuance of the traffic 1168 citation to the violator. If a hearing is requested, the traffic 1169 infraction enforcement officer must shall provide a replica of 1170 the traffic notice of violation data to the clerk to for the 1171 local hearing officer having jurisdiction over the alleged 1172 offense within 14 days. 1173

Section 13. Subsection (3) of

section 318.15, Florida 1174 Statutes, is amended to read: 1175 318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; 1176 penalty.— 1177

(3) The clerk shall notify the department of persons who 1178 were mailed a notice of violation of s. 316.074(1) or s. 1179 316.075(1)(c)1. pursuant to s. 316.0083, of s. 316.172(1)(

a) or 1180 (

b) pursuant to s. 316.173, or of s. 316.1895(10) pursuant to s. 1181 316.1896, and who failed to enter into, or comply with the terms 1182 of, a penalty payment plan, or order with the clerk to the local 1183 hearing officer or failed to appear at a scheduled hearing 1184 within 10 days after such failure, and shall reference the 1185 person’s driver license number, or in the case of a business 1186 entity, vehicle registration number. 1187 (

a) Upon receipt of such notice, the department, or 1188 authorized agent thereof, may not issue a license plate or 1189

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 42 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. revalidation sticker for any motor vehicle owned or co-owned by 1190 that person pursuant to s. 320.03(8) until the amounts assessed 1191 have been fully paid. 1192 (

b) After the issuance of the person’s license plate or 1193 revalidation sticker is withheld pursuant to paragraph (a), the 1194 person may challenge the withholding of the license plate or 1195 revalidation sticker only on the basis that the outstanding 1196 fines and civil penalties have been paid pursuant to s. 1197 320.03(8). 1198

Section 14. Paragraph (

d) of subsection (3) and subsection 1199 (23) of

section 318.18, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1200 318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a 1201 noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal 1202 offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: 1203 (3) 1204 (d)1. Notwithstanding paragraphs (

b) and (c), a person 1205 cited for a violation of s. 316.1895(10) or s. 316.183 for 1206 exceeding the speed limit in force at the time of the violation 1207 on a roadway maintained as a school zone as provided in s. 1208 316.1895, when enforced by a traffic infraction enforcement 1209 officer pursuant to s. 316.1896, must pay a fine of $100. Fines 1210 collected under this paragraph must be distributed as follows: 1211 a. Twenty dollars must be remitted to the Department of 1212 Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. 1213 b.

Seventy-seven dollars must be distributed to the county 1214 for any violations occurring in any unincorporated areas of the 1215 county or to the municipality for any violations occurring in 1216 the incorporated boundaries of the municipality in which the 1217 infraction occurred, to be used as provided in s. 316.1896(5). 1218

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 43 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. c. Three dollars must be remitted to the Department of 1219 Revenue for deposit into the Department of Law Enforcement 1220 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Trust Fund to be used as 1221 provided in s. 943.25. 1222 2.

If a person who is mailed a notice of violation or a 1223 uniform traffic citation for a violation of s. 316.1895(10) or 1224 s. 316.183, as enforced by a traffic infraction enforcement 1225 officer under s. 316.1896, presents documentation from the 1226 appropriate governmental entity that the notice of violation or 1227 uniform traffic citation was in error, the clerk of court or 1228 clerk to the local hearing officer may dismiss the case. The 1229 clerk of court or clerk to the local hearing officer may not 1230 charge for this service. 1231 3.

An individual may not receive a commission or per-ticket 1232 fee from any revenue collected from violations detected through 1233 the use of a speed detection system. A manufacturer or vendor 1234 may not receive a fee or remuneration based upon the number of 1235 violations detected through the use of a speed detection system. 1236

(23) In addition to the penalty prescribed under s. 1237 316.0083, s. 316.173, or s. 316.1895 for violations enforced 1238 under those sections s. 316.0083 which are upheld by the local 1239 hearing officer, the local hearing officer may also order the 1240 payment of county, or municipal, or school district costs, not 1241 to exceed $250. 1242

Section 15. Subsection (12) of

section 320.02, Florida 1243 Statutes, is amended to read: 1244 320.02 Registration required; application for registration; 1245 forms.— 1246

(12) The department is authorized to withhold registration 1247

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 44 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. or reregistration of any motor vehicle if the owner, or one of 1248 the co-owners of the vehicle:, 1249 (

a) Has a driver license which is under suspension for the 1250 failure to remit payment of any fines levied in this state 1251 pursuant to

chapter 318 or

chapter 322; or 1252 (

b) Received a traffic citation for a violation of s. 1253 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1., s. 316.172(1)(

a) or (b), or s. 1254 316.1895(10), as enforced by s. 316.0083, s. 316.173, or s. 1255 316.1896, respectively, and did not request a hearing, submit an 1256 affidavit claiming an exception, or pay the traffic citation. 1257

Section 16. Paragraph (

d) of subsection (3) of

section 1258 322.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1259 322.27 Authority of department to suspend or revoke driver 1260 license or identification card.— 1261

(3) There is established a point system for evaluation of 1262 convictions of violations of motor vehicle laws or ordinances, 1263 and violations of applicable provisions of s. 403.413(6)(

b) when 1264 such violations involve the use of motor vehicles, for the 1265 determination of the continuing qualification of any person to 1266 operate a motor vehicle. The department is authorized to suspend 1267 the license of any person upon showing of its records or other 1268 good and sufficient evidence that the licensee has been 1269 convicted of violation of motor vehicle laws or ordinances, or 1270 applicable provisions of s. 403.413(6)(b), amounting to 12 or 1271 more points as determined by the point system. The suspension 1272 shall be for a period of not more than 1 year. 1273 (

d) The point system shall have as its basic element a 1274 graduated scale of points assigning relative values to 1275 convictions of the following violations: 1276

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 45 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 1. Reckless driving, willful and wanton—4 points. 1277 2. Leaving the scene of a crash resulting in property 1278 damage of more than $50—6 points. 1279 3. Unlawful speed, or unlawful use of a wireless 1280 communications device, resulting in a crash—6 points. 1281 4. Passing a stopped school bus: 1282 a. Not causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or 1283 death of another—4 points. 1284 b.

Causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or 1285 death of another—6 points. 1286 c. Points may not be imposed for a violation of passing a 1287 stopped school bus as provided in s. 316.172(1)(

a) or (

b) when 1288 enforced by a school bus infraction detection system pursuant to 1289 s. 316.173. In addition, a violation of s. 316.172(1)(

a) or (b) 1290 when enforced by a school bus infraction detection system 1291 pursuant to s. 316.173 may not be used for purposes of setting 1292 motor vehicle insurance rates. 1293 5. Unlawful speed: 1294 a. Not in excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted 1295 speed—3 points. 1296 b. In excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted 1297 speed—4 points. 1298 c. Points may not be imposed for a violation of unlawful 1299 speed as provided in s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 when enforced by 1300 a traffic infraction enforcement officer pursuant to s. 1301 316.1896.

In addition, a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 1302 when enforced by a traffic infraction enforcement officer 1303 pursuant to s. 316.1896 may not be used for purposes of setting 1304 motor vehicle insurance rates. 1305

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 46 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 6. A violation of a traffic control signal device as 1306 provided in s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1.—4 points. 1307 However, points may not be imposed for a violation of s. 1308 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a driver has failed to 1309 stop at a traffic signal and when enforced by a traffic 1310 infraction enforcement officer.

In addition, a violation of s. 1311 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a driver has failed to 1312 stop at a traffic signal and when enforced by a traffic 1313 infraction enforcement officer may not be used for purposes of 1314 setting motor vehicle insurance rates. 1315 7. Unlawfully driving a vehicle through a railroad-highway 1316 grade crossing—6 points. 1317 8. All other moving violations (including parking on a 1318 highway outside the limits of a municipality)—3 points.

However, 1319 points may not be imposed for a violation of s. 316.2065(11); 1320 and points may be imposed for a violation of s. 316.1001 only 1321 when imposed by the court after a hearing pursuant to s. 1322 318.14(5). 1323 9. Any moving violation covered in this paragraph, 1324 excluding unlawful speed and unlawful use of a wireless 1325 communications device, resulting in a crash—4 points. 1326 10. Any conviction under s. 403.413(6)(b)—3 points. 1327 11. Any conviction under s. 316.0775(2)—4 points. 1328 12.

A moving violation covered in this paragraph which is 1329 committed in conjunction with the unlawful use of a wireless 1330 communications device within a school safety zone—2 points, in 1331 addition to the points assigned for the moving violation. 1332

Section 17. Subsection (23) is added to

section 775.15, 1333 Florida Statutes, to read: 1334

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 654 18-00783B-26 2026654__ Page 47 of 48 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; 1335 exceptions.— 1336

(23) For a traffic violation enforced pursuant to s. 1337 316.0083, s. 316.173, or s. 316.1896, the 1-year period of 1338 limitation for a noncriminal violation pursuant to paragraph 1339 (2)(

d) resets upon receipt of an affidavit indicating that the 1340 motor vehicle was in the care, custody, and control of another 1341 person at the time of the violation, as authorized in s. 1342 316.0083, s. 316.173, or s. 316.1896, respectively. 1343

Section 18. Paragraph (

h) of subsection (3) of

section 1344 1006.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1345 1006.21 Duties of district school superintendent and 1346 district school board regarding transportation.— 1347

(3) District school boards, after considering 1348 recommendations of the district school superintendent: 1349 (

h) Upon an affirmative vote of the school board 1350 authorizing the use of school bus infraction detection systems, 1351 may install and operate, or enter into an agreement with a 1352 private vendor or manufacturer to install, operate, and maintain 1353 provide, a school bus infraction detection system pursuant to s. 1354 316.173. 1355

Section 19. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1356 made by this act to

section 318.18, Florida Statutes, in a 1357 reference thereto,

section 318.121, Florida Statutes, is 1358 reenacted to read: 1359 318.121 Preemption of additional fees, fines, surcharges, 1360 and costs.—Notwithstanding any general or special law, or 1361 municipal or county ordinance, additional fees, fines, 1362 surcharges, or costs other than the court costs and surcharges 1363

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Section 20. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026. 1367