Bill Amendment: FL S0332 | 2016 | Regular Session
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Highway Safety
Status: 2016-03-11 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7061 (Ch. 2016-239) [S0332 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-S0332-Senate_Committee_Amendment_376070.html
Bill Title: Highway Safety
Status: 2016-03-11 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7061 (Ch. 2016-239) [S0332 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-S0332-Senate_Committee_Amendment_376070.html
Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 332 Ì376070ÆÎ376070 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Transportation (Grimsley) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Section 316.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to 6 read: 7 316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when 8 used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively 9 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context 10 otherwise requires: 11 (1) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.—Vehicles of the fire 12 department (fire patrol), police vehicles, and such ambulances 13 and emergency vehicles of municipal departments, public service 14 corporations operated by private corporations, the Fish and 15 Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Department of 16 Environmental Protection, the Department of Health, the 17 Department of Transportation, and the Department of Corrections 18 as are designated or authorized by their respective department 19 or the chief of police of an incorporated city or any sheriff of 20 any of the various counties. 21 (3)(2)BICYCLE.—Every vehicle propelled solely by human 22 power, and every motorized bicycle propelled by a combination of 23 human power and an electric helper motor capable of propelling 24 the vehicle at a speed of not more than 20 miles per hour on 25 level ground upon which any person may ride, having two tandem 26 wheels, and including any device generally recognized as a 27 bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels. The 28 term does not include such a vehicle with a seat height of no 29 more than 25 inches from the ground when the seat is adjusted to 30 its highest position or a scooter or similar device. No person 31 under the age of 16 may operate or ride upon a motorized 32 bicycle. 33 (8)(3)BUS.—Any motor vehicle designed for carrying more 34 than 10 passengers and used for the transportation of persons 35 and any motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used 36 for the transportation of persons for compensation. 37 (9)(4)BUSINESS DISTRICT.—The territory contiguous to, and 38 including, a highway when 50 percent or more of the frontage 39 thereon, for a distance of 300 feet or more, is occupied by 40 buildings in use for business. 41 (4) BICYCLE LANE.—A portion of a roadway or highway that 42 has been designated by pavement markings and signs for the 43 preferential or exclusive use by bicycles. 44 (10)(5)CANCELLATION.—Cancellation means that a license 45 which was issued through error or fraud is declared void and 46 terminated. A new license may be obtained only as permitted in 47 this chapter. 48 (15)(6)CROSSWALK.— 49 (a) That part of a roadway at an intersection included 50 within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on 51 opposite sides of the highway, measured from the curbs or, in 52 the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway. 53 (b) Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or 54 elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines 55 or other markings on the surface. 56 (6) BODILY INJURY.—Except for purposes of any statute 57 referring to the term “serious bodily injury,” the term “bodily 58 injury” means an injury to a human being consisting of a broken 59 bone, a torn ligament, a concussion, a laceration requiring 60 stitches, or any other physical injury that results in 61 impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental 62 faculty, no matter how temporary. 63 (16)(7)DAYTIME.—The period from a half hour before sunrise 64 to a half hour after sunset. Nighttime means at any other hour. 65 (17)(8)DEPARTMENT.—The Department of Highway Safety and 66 Motor Vehicles as defined in s. 20.24. Any reference herein to 67 Department of Transportation shall be construed as referring to 68 the Department of Transportation, defined in s. 20.23, or the 69 appropriate division thereof. 70 (18)(9)DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Division of the 71 Florida Highway Patrol of the Department of Highway Safety and 72 Motor Vehicles. 73 (19)(10)DRIVER.—Any person who drives or is in actual 74 physical control of a vehicle on a highway or who is exercising 75 control of a vehicle or steering a vehicle being towed by a 76 motor vehicle. 77 (21)(11)EXPLOSIVE.—Any chemical compound or mechanical 78 mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of 79 producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and 80 combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, 81 quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, friction, 82 concussion, percussion, or detonator of any part of the compound 83 or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated 84 gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of 85 producing destructive effect on contiguous objects or of 86 destroying life or limb. 87 (23)(12)FARM TRACTOR.—Any motor vehicle designed and used 88 primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing 89 machines, and other implements of husbandry. 90 (24)(13)FLAMMABLE LIQUID.—Any liquid which has a flash 91 point of 70 degrees Fahrenheit or less, as determined by a 92 Tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device. 93 (26)(14)GROSS WEIGHT.—The weight of a vehicle without load 94 plus the weight of any load thereon. 95 (28)(15)HOUSE TRAILER.— 96 (a) A trailer or semitrailer which is designed, 97 constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or 98 sleeping place (either permanently or temporarily) and is 99 equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways, or 100 (b) A trailer or a semitrailer the chassis and exterior 101 shell of which is designed and constructed for use as a house 102 trailer, as defined in paragraph (a), but which is used instead, 103 permanently or temporarily, for the advertising, sales, display, 104 or promotion of merchandise or services or for any other 105 commercial purpose except the transportation of property for 106 hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a 107 private carrier. 108 (29)(16)IMPLEMENT OF HUSBANDRY.—Any vehicle designed and 109 adapted exclusively for agricultural, horticultural, or 110 livestock-raising operations or for lifting or carrying an 111 implement of husbandry and in either case not subject to 112 registration if used upon the highways. 113 (30)(17)INTERSECTION.— 114 (a) The area embraced within the prolongation or connection 115 of the lateral curblines; or, if none, then the lateral boundary 116 lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, 117 or approximately at, right angles; or the area within which 118 vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other 119 angle may come in conflict. 120 (b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more 121 apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided 122 highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a 123 separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway 124 also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every 125 crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a 126 separate intersection. 127 (31)(18)LANED HIGHWAY.—A highway the roadway of which is 128 divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular 129 traffic. 130 (32)(19)LIMITED ACCESS FACILITY.—A street or highway 131 especially designed for through traffic and over, from, or to 132 which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have 133 no right or easement, or only a limited right or easement, of 134 access, light, air, or view by reason of the fact that their 135 property abuts upon such limited access facility or for any 136 other reason. Such highways or streets may be parkways from 137 which trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles are excluded; 138 or they may be freeways open to use by all customary forms of 139 street and highway traffic. 140 (33)(20)LOCAL AUTHORITIES.—Includes all officers and 141 public officials of the several counties and municipalities of 142 this state. 143 (39)(21)MOTOR VEHICLE.—Except when used in s. 316.1001, a 144 self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, but 145 not including any bicycle, motorized scooter, electric personal 146 assistive mobility device, swamp buggy, or moped. For purposes 147 of s. 316.1001, “motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in s. 148 320.01(1)(a). 149 (40)(22)MOTORCYCLE.—Any motor vehicle having a seat or 150 saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not 151 more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding 152 a tractor or a moped. 153 (43)(23)OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.—All signs, 154 signals, markings, and devices, not inconsistent with this 155 chapter, placed or erected by authority of a public body or 156 official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, 157 warning, or guiding traffic. 158 (44)(24)OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL.—Any device, 159 whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by 160 which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to 161 proceed. 162 (45)(25)OPERATOR.—Any person who is in actual physical 163 control of a motor vehicle upon the highway, or who is 164 exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a 165 motor vehicle. 166 (46)(26)OWNER.—A person who holds the legal title of a 167 vehicle, or, in the event a vehicle is the subject of an 168 agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the 169 right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in 170 the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested 171 in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor 172 of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional 173 vendee, or lessee, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner, for 174 the purposes of this chapter. 175 (47)(27)PARK OR PARKING.—The standing of a vehicle, 176 whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the 177 purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading 178 merchandise or passengers as may be permitted by law under this 179 chapter. 180 (48)(28)PEDESTRIAN.—Any person afoot. 181 (49)(29)PERSON.—Any natural person, firm, copartnership, 182 association, or corporation. 183 (50)(30)PNEUMATIC TIRE.—Any tire in which compressed air 184 is designed to support the load. 185 (51)(31)POLE TRAILER.—Any vehicle without motive power 186 designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the 187 towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed 188 or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used 189 for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, 190 pipes, or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining 191 themselves as beams between the supporting connections. 192 (52)(32)POLICE OFFICER.—Any officer authorized to direct 193 or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic 194 regulations, including Florida highway patrol officers, 195 sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and municipal police officers. 196 (53)(33)PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.—Except as otherwise 197 provided in paragraph (75)(b)(53)(b), any privately owned way 198 or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having 199 express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other 200 persons. 201 (54)(34)RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.—Any materials or 202 combination of materials which emit ionizing radiation 203 spontaneously in which the radioactivity per gram of material, 204 in any form, is greater than 0.002 microcuries. 205 (55)(35)RAILROAD.—A carrier of persons or property upon 206 cars operated upon stationary rails. 207 (56)(36)RAILROAD SIGN OR SIGNAL.—Any sign, signal, or 208 device erected by authority of a public body or official, or by 209 a railroad, and intended to give notice of the presence of 210 railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train. 211 (57)(37)RAILROAD TRAIN.—A steam engine, electric or other 212 motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon 213 rails, except a streetcar. 214 (58)(38)RESIDENCE DISTRICT.—The territory contiguous to, 215 and including, a highway, not comprising a business district, 216 when the property on such highway, for a distance of 300 feet or 217 more, is, in the main, improved with residences or residences 218 and buildings in use for business. 219 (59)(39)REVOCATION.—Revocation means that a licensee’s 220 privilege to drive a motor vehicle is terminated. A new license 221 may be obtained only as permitted by law. 222 (60)(40)RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The right of one vehicle or 223 pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to 224 another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such 225 circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity as to give rise 226 to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the 227 other. 228 (61)(41)ROAD TRACTOR.—Any motor vehicle designed and used 229 for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry 230 any load thereon, either independently or as any part of the 231 weight of a vehicle or load so drawn. 232 (62)(42)ROADWAY.—That portion of a highway improved, 233 designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of 234 the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two or 235 more separate roadways, the term “roadway” as used herein refers 236 to any such roadway separately, but not to all such roadways 237 collectively. 238 (63)(43)SADDLE MOUNT; FULL MOUNT.—An arrangement whereby 239 the front wheels of one vehicle rest in a secured position upon 240 another vehicle. All of the wheels of the towing vehicle are 241 upon the ground, and only the rear wheels of the towed vehicle 242 rest upon the ground. Such combinations may include one full 243 mount, whereby a smaller transport vehicle is placed completely 244 on the last towed vehicle. 245 (64)(44)SAFETY ZONE.—The area or space officially set 246 apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and 247 protected or so marked by adequate signs or authorized pavement 248 markings as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart 249 as a safety zone. 250 (66)(45)SCHOOL BUS.—Any motor vehicle that complies with 251 the color and identification requirements of chapter 1006 and is 252 used to transport children to or from public or private school 253 or in connection with school activities, but not including buses 254 operated by common carriers in urban transportation of school 255 children. The term “school” includes all preelementary, 256 elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools. 257 (67)(46)SEMITRAILER.—Any vehicle with or without motive 258 power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons 259 or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so 260 constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load 261 rests upon, or is carried by, another vehicle. 262 (68)(47)SIDEWALK.—That portion of a street between the 263 curbline, or the lateral line, of a roadway and the adjacent 264 property lines, intended for use by pedestrians. 265 (69)(48)SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT.—Any vehicle not designed 266 or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property 267 and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, 268 including, but not limited to, ditchdigging apparatus, well 269 boring apparatus, and road construction and maintenance 270 machinery, such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket 271 loaders, tractors other than truck tractors, ditchers, leveling 272 graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, 273 scarifiers, earthmoving carryalls and scrapers, power shovels 274 and draglines, and self-propelled cranes and earthmoving 275 equipment. The term does not include house trailers, dump 276 trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, cranes or shovels, or 277 other vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or 278 property to which machinery has been attached. 279 (70)(49)STAND OR STANDING.—The halting of a vehicle, 280 whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily, for the 281 purpose of, and while actually engaged in, receiving or 282 discharging passengers, as may be permitted by law under this 283 chapter. 284 (71)(50)STATE ROAD.—Any highway designated as a state 285 maintained road by the Department of Transportation. 286 (72)(51)STOP.—When required, complete cessation from 287 movement. 288 (73)(52)STOP OR STOPPING.—When prohibited, any halting, 289 even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except 290 when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply 291 with the directions of a law enforcement officer or traffic 292 control sign or signal. 293 (75)(53)STREET OR HIGHWAY.— 294 (a) The entire width between the boundary lines of every 295 way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to 296 the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic; 297 (b) The entire width between the boundary lines of any 298 privately owned way or place used for vehicular travel by the 299 owner and those having express or implied permission from the 300 owner, but not by other persons, or any limited access road 301 owned or controlled by a special district, whenever, by written 302 agreement entered into under s. 316.006(2)(b) or (3)(b), a 303 county or municipality exercises traffic control jurisdiction 304 over said way or place; 305 (c) Any area, such as a runway, taxiway, ramp, clear zone, 306 or parking lot, within the boundary of any airport owned by the 307 state, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision, 308 which area is used for vehicular traffic but which is not open 309 for vehicular operation by the general public; or 310 (d) Any way or place used for vehicular traffic on a 311 controlled access basis within a mobile home park recreation 312 district which has been created under s. 418.30 and the 313 recreational facilities of which district are open to the 314 general public. 315 (76)(54)SUSPENSION.—Temporary withdrawal of a licensee’s 316 privilege to drive a motor vehicle. 317 (82)(55)THROUGH HIGHWAY.—Any highway or portion thereof on 318 which vehicular traffic is given the right-of-way and at the 319 entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways 320 is required to yield right-of-way to vehicles on such through 321 highway in obedience to either a stop sign or yield sign, or 322 otherwise in obedience to law. 323 (83)(56)TIRE WIDTH.—Tire width is that width stated on the 324 surface of the tire by the manufacturer of the tire, if the 325 width stated does not exceed 2 inches more than the width of the 326 tire contacting the surface. 327 (84)(57)TRAFFIC.—Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, 328 and vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances either singly or 329 together while using any street or highway for purposes of 330 travel. 331 (87)(58)TRAILER.—Any vehicle with or without motive power, 332 other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or 333 property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. 334 (90)(59)TRUCK.—Any motor vehicle designed, used, or 335 maintained primarily for the transportation of property. 336 (91)(60)TRUCK TRACTOR.—Any motor vehicle designed and used 337 primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as 338 to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle 339 and load so drawn. 340 (36)(61)MIGRANT OR SEASONAL FARM WORKER.—Any person 341 employed in hand labor operations in planting, cultivation, or 342 harvesting agricultural crops. 343 (22)(62)FARM LABOR VEHICLE.—Any vehicle equipped and used 344 for the transportation of nine or more migrant or seasonal farm 345 workers, in addition to the driver, to or from a place of 346 employment or employment-related activities. The term does not 347 include: 348 (a) Any vehicle carrying only members of the immediate 349 family of the owner or driver. 350 (b) Any vehicle being operated by a common carrier of 351 passengers. 352 (c) Any carpool as defined in s. 450.28(3). 353 (5)(63)BICYCLE PATH.—Any road, path, or way that is open 354 to bicycle travel, which road, path, or way is physically 355 separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or 356 by a barrier and is located either within the highway right-of 357 way or within an independent right-of-way. 358 (11)(64)CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—The head, or his or 359 her designee, of any law enforcement agency which is authorized 360 to enforce traffic laws. 361 (12)(65)CHILD.—A child as defined in s. 39.01, s. 984.03, 362 or s. 985.03. 363 (13)(66)COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—Any self-propelled or 364 towed vehicle used on the public highways in commerce to 365 transport passengers or cargo, if such vehicle: 366 (a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or 367 more; 368 (b) Is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, 369 including the driver; or 370 (c) Is used in the transportation of materials found to be 371 hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials 372 Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. ss. 1801 et seq.). 373 374 A vehicle that occasionally transports personal property to and 375 from a closed-course motorsport facility, as defined in s. 376 549.09(1)(a), is not a commercial motor vehicle if it is not 377 used for profit and corporate sponsorship is not involved. As 378 used in this subsection, the term “corporate sponsorship” means 379 a payment, donation, gratuity, in-kind service, or other benefit 380 provided to or derived by a person in relation to the underlying 381 activity, other than the display of product or corporate names, 382 logos, or other graphic information on the property being 383 transported. 384 (14)(67)COURT.—The court having jurisdiction over traffic 385 offenses. 386 (25)(68)GOLF CART.—A motor vehicle designed and 387 manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or 388 recreational purposes. 389 (27)(69)HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.—Any substance or material 390 which has been determined by the secretary of the United States 391 Department of Transportation to be capable of imposing an 392 unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property. This term 393 includes hazardous waste as defined in s. 403.703(13). 394 (74)(70)STRAIGHT TRUCK.—Any truck on which the cargo unit 395 and the motive power unit are located on the same frame so as to 396 form a single, rigid unit. 397 (79)(71)TANDEM TRAILER TRUCK.—Any combination of a truck 398 tractor, semitrailer, and trailer coupled together so as to 399 operate as a complete unit. 400 (80)(72)TANDEM TRAILER TRUCK HIGHWAY NETWORK.—A highway 401 network consisting primarily of four or more lanes, including 402 all interstate highways; highways designated by the United 403 States Department of Transportation as elements of the National 404 Network; and any street or highway designated by the Florida 405 Department of Transportation for use by tandem trailer trucks, 406 in accordance with s. 316.515, except roads on which truck 407 traffic was specifically prohibited on January 6, 1983. 408 (81)(73)TERMINAL.—Any location where: 409 (a) Freight either originates, terminates, or is handled in 410 the transportation process; or 411 (b) Commercial motor carriers maintain operating 412 facilities. 413 (88)(74)TRANSPORTATION.—The conveyance or movement of 414 goods, materials, livestock, or persons from one location to 415 another on any road, street, or highway open to travel by the 416 public. 417 (93)(75)VEHICLE.—Every device, in, upon, or by which any 418 person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a 419 highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary 420 rails or tracks. 421 (7)(76)BRAKE HORSEPOWER.—The actual unit of torque 422 developed per unit of time at the output shaft of an engine, as 423 measured by a dynamometer. 424 (37)(77)MOPED.—Any vehicle with pedals to permit 425 propulsion by human power, having a seat or saddle for the use 426 of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three 427 wheels; with a motor rated not in excess of 2 brake horsepower 428 and not capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed greater 429 than 30 miles per hour on level ground; and with a power-drive 430 system that functions directly or automatically without 431 clutching or shifting gears by the operator after the drive 432 system is engaged. If an internal combustion engine is used, the 433 displacement may not exceed 50 cubic centimeters. 434 (42)(78)NONPUBLIC SECTOR BUS.—Any bus which is used for 435 the transportation of persons for compensation and which is not 436 owned, leased, operated, or controlled by a municipal, county, 437 or state government or a governmentally owned or managed 438 nonprofit corporation. 439 (96)(79)WORK ZONE AREA.—The area and its approaches on any 440 state-maintained highway, county-maintained highway, or 441 municipal street where construction, repair, maintenance, or 442 other street-related or highway-related work is being performed 443 or where one or more lanes is closed to traffic. 444 (35)(80)MAXI-CUBE VEHICLE.—A specialized combination 445 vehicle consisting of a truck carrying a separable cargo 446 carrying unit combined with a semitrailer designed so that the 447 separable cargo-carrying unit is to be loaded and unloaded 448 through the semitrailer. The entire combination may not exceed 449 65 feet in length, and a single component of that combination 450 may not exceed 34 feet in length. 451 (78)(81)TANDEM AXLE.—Any two axles whose centers are more 452 than 40 inches but not more than 96 inches apart and are 453 individually attached to or articulated from, or both, a common 454 attachment to the vehicle, including a connecting mechanism 455 designed to equalize the load between axles. 456 (41)(82)MOTORIZED SCOOTER.—Any vehicle not having a seat 457 or saddle for the use of the rider, designed to travel on not 458 more than three wheels, and not capable of propelling the 459 vehicle at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on level 460 ground. 461 (20)(83)ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE.—Any 462 self-balancing, two-nontandem-wheeled device, designed to 463 transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system 464 with average power of 750 watts (1 horsepower), the maximum 465 speed of which, on a paved level surface when powered solely by 466 such a propulsion system while being ridden by an operator who 467 weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 miles per hour. Electric 468 personal assistive mobility devices are not vehicles as defined 469 in this section. 470 (86)(84)TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPTION SYSTEM.—Any system or 471 device with the capability of activating a control mechanism 472 mounted on or near traffic signals which alters a traffic 473 signal’s timing cycle. 474 (94)(85)VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS.—Any community-based 475 organization whose primary purpose is to act as an advocate for 476 the victims and survivors of traffic crashes and for their 477 families. The victims services offered by these programs may 478 include grief and crisis counseling, assistance with preparing 479 victim compensation claims excluding third-party legal action, 480 or connecting persons with other service providers, and 481 providing emergency financial assistance. 482 (38)(86)MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT.— 483 (a) A contract, agreement, or understanding covering: 484 1. The transportation of property for compensation or hire 485 by the motor carrier; 486 2. Entrance on property by the motor carrier for the 487 purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting property for 488 compensation or hire; or 489 3. A service incidental to activity described in 490 subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., including, but not limited 491 to, storage of property. 492 (b) “Motor carrier transportation contract” does not 493 include the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access 494 Agreement administered by the Intermodal Association of North 495 America or other agreements providing for the interchange, use, 496 or possession of intermodal chassis, containers, or other 497 intermodal equipment. 498 (85)(87)TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR.—A vehicle sensor 499 installed to work in conjunction with a traffic control signal 500 and a camera or cameras synchronized to automatically record two 501 or more sequenced photographic or electronic images or streaming 502 video of only the rear of a motor vehicle at the time the 503 vehicle fails to stop behind the stop bar or clearly marked stop 504 line when facing a traffic control signal steady red light. Any 505 notification under s. 316.0083(1)(b) or traffic citation issued 506 by the use of a traffic infraction detector must include a 507 photograph or other recorded image showing both the license tag 508 of the offending vehicle and the traffic control device being 509 violated. 510 (89)(88)TRI-VEHICLE.—An enclosed three-wheeled passenger 511 vehicle that: 512 (a) Is designed to operate with three wheels in contact 513 with the ground; 514 (b) Has a minimum unladen weight of 900 pounds; 515 (c) Has a single, completely enclosed, occupant 516 compartment; 517 (d) Is produced in a minimum quantity of 300 in any 518 calendar year; 519 (e) Is capable of a speed greater than 60 miles per hour on 520 level ground; and 521 (f) Is equipped with: 522 1. Seats that are certified by the vehicle manufacturer to 523 meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 524 No. 207, “Seating systems” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.207); 525 2. A steering wheel used to maneuver the vehicle; 526 3. A propulsion unit located forward or aft of the enclosed 527 occupant compartment; 528 4. A seat belt for each vehicle occupant certified to meet 529 the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 530 209, “Seat belt assemblies” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.209); 531 5. A windshield and an appropriate windshield wiper and 532 washer system that are certified by the vehicle manufacturer to 533 meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 534 No. 205, “Glazing Materials” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.205) and Federal 535 Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, “Windshield Wiping and 536 Washing Systems” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.104); and 537 6. A vehicle structure certified by the vehicle 538 manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle 539 Safety Standard No. 216, “Rollover crush resistance” (49 C.F.R. 540 s. 571.216). 541 (77)(89)SWAMP BUGGY.—A motorized off-road vehicle that is 542 designed or modified to travel over swampy or varied terrain and 543 that may use large tires or tracks operated from an elevated 544 platform. The term does not include any vehicle defined in 545 chapter 261 or otherwise defined or classified in this chapter. 546 (2)(90)AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE.—Any vehicle equipped with 547 autonomous technology. The term “autonomous technology” means 548 technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability 549 to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed 550 without the active control or monitoring by a human operator. 551 The term excludes a motor vehicle enabled with active safety 552 systems or driver assistance systems, including, without 553 limitation, a system to provide electronic blind spot 554 assistance, crash avoidance, emergency braking, parking 555 assistance, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assistance, lane 556 departure warning, or traffic jam and queuing assistant, unless 557 any such system alone or in combination with other systems 558 enables the vehicle on which the technology is installed to 559 drive without the active control or monitoring by a human 560 operator. 561 (34)(91)LOCAL HEARING OFFICER.—The person, designated by a 562 department, county, or municipality that elects to authorize 563 traffic infraction enforcement officers to issue traffic 564 citations under s. 316.0083(1)(a), who is authorized to conduct 565 hearings related to a notice of violation issued pursuant to s. 566 316.0083. The charter county, noncharter county, or municipality 567 may use its currently appointed code enforcement board or 568 special magistrate to serve as the local hearing officer. The 569 department may enter into an interlocal agreement to use the 570 local hearing officer of a county or municipality. 571 (65)(92)SANITATION VEHICLE.—A motor vehicle that bears an 572 emblem that is visible from the roadway and clearly identifies 573 that the vehicle belongs to or is under contract with a person, 574 entity, cooperative, board, commission, district, or unit of 575 local government that provides garbage, trash, refuse, or 576 recycling collection. 577 (92)(93)UTILITY SERVICE VEHICLE.—A motor vehicle that 578 bears an emblem that is visible from the roadway and clearly 579 identifies that the vehicle belongs to or is under contract with 580 a person, entity, cooperative, board, commission, district, or 581 unit of local government that provides electric, natural gas, 582 water, wastewater, cable, telephone, or communications services. 583 (95) VULNERABLE USER OF A PUBLIC ROADWAY OR VULNERABLE 584 USER.— 585 (a) A pedestrian, including a person actually engaged in 586 work upon a highway, work upon utility facilities along a 587 highway, or the provision of emergency services within the 588 right-of-way; 589 (b) A person operating, or who is a passenger on, a 590 bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, or moped lawfully on the roadway; 591 (c) A person riding an animal; or 592 (d) A person lawfully operating on a public roadway, 593 crosswalk, or shoulder of the roadway: 594 1. A farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for 595 farm use; 596 2. A horse-drawn carriage; 597 3. An electric personal assistive mobility device; or 598 4. A wheelchair. 599 Section 2. Subsection (1) and paragraphs (e) and (f) of 600 subsection (2) of section 316.027, Florida Statutes, are amended 601 to read: 602 316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries.— 603 (1) As used in this section, the term:604(a)“serious bodily injury” means an injury to a person, 605 including the driver, which consists of a physical condition 606 that creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal 607 disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function 608 of a bodily member or organ. 609(b) “Vulnerable road user” means:6101. A pedestrian, including a person actually engaged in611work upon a highway, or in work upon utility facilities along a612highway, or engaged in the provision of emergency services613within the right-of-way;6142. A person operating a bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, or615moped lawfully on the roadway;6163. A person riding an animal; or6174. A person lawfully operating on a public right-of-way,618crosswalk, or shoulder of the roadway:619a. A farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for620farm use;621b. A skateboard, roller skates, or in-line skates;622c. A horse-drawn carriage;623d. An electric personal assistive mobility device; or624e. A wheelchair.625 (2) 626 (e) A driver who violates paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or 627 paragraph (c) shall have his or her driver license revoked for 628 at least 3 years as provided in s. 322.28(4). 629 1. A person convicted of violating paragraph (a), paragraph 630 (b), or paragraph (c) shall, before his or her driving privilege 631 may be reinstated, present to the department proof of completion 632 of a victim’s impact panel session in a judicial circuit if such 633 a panel exists, or if such a panel does not exist, a department 634 approved driver improvement course relating to the rights of 635 vulnerableroadusers relative to vehicles on the roadway as 636 provided in s. 322.0261(2). 637 2. The department may reinstate an offender’s driving 638 privilege after he or she satisfies the 3-year revocation period 639 as provided in s. 322.28(4) and successfully completes either a 640 victim’s impact panel session or a department-approved driver 641 improvement course relating to the rights of vulnerableroad642 users relative to vehicles on the roadway as provided in s. 643 322.0261(2). 644 3. For purposes of this paragraph, an offender’s driving 645 privilege may be reinstated only after the department verifies 646 that the offender participated in and successfully completed a 647 victim’s impact panel session or a department-approved driver 648 improvement course. 649 (f) For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and 650 determining incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944, 651 an offense listed in this subsection is ranked one level above 652 the ranking specified in s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 for the 653 offense committed if the victim of the offense was a vulnerable 654roaduser. 655 Section 3. Section 316.083, Florida Statutes, is amended to 656 read: 657 316.083 Overtaking and passing a vehicle.—The following 658 provisionsrules shallgovern the overtaking and passing of a 659 vehiclevehiclesproceeding in the same direction, subject to660those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter661stated: 662 (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle 663 proceeding in the same direction shall give an appropriate 664 signal as provided for in s. 316.156, shall pass to the left 665 thereof at a safe distance, and shall not again drive to the 666 right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken 667 vehicle. 668 (2) The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a person 669 operating a bicycle or other vulnerable user of a public roadway 670nonmotorized vehiclemust pass the person operating the bicycle 671 or other vulnerable usernonmotorized vehicleat a safe distance 672 of not less than 3 feet between any part of or attachment to the 673 motor vehicle, anything extending from the motor vehicle, or any 674 trailer or other thing being towed by the motor vehicle and the 675 bicycle, the person operating the bicycle, or other vulnerable 676 usernonmotorized vehicle. 677 (3)(2)Except when overtaking and passing on the right is 678 permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to 679 the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle, on audible signal 680 or upon the visible blinking of the headlamps of the overtaking 681 vehicle if such overtaking is being attempted at nighttime, and 682 shall not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until 683 completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. 684 (4)(3)A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic 685 infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in 686 chapter 318. If a violation of this section contributed to the 687 bodily injury of a vulnerable user of a public roadway, the law 688 enforcement officer issuing the citation for the violation shall 689 note such information on the citation. 690 Section 4. Section 316.084, Florida Statutes, is amended to 691 read: 692 316.084 When overtaking on the right is permitted.— 693 (1) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the 694 right of another vehicle only under the following conditions: 695 (a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a 696 left turn; 697 (b) Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not 698 occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two or more 699 lines of moving traffic in each direction; 700 (c) Upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which 701 traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the 702 roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for 703 two or more lines of moving vehicles. 704 (2) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another 705 vehicle on the right only under conditions permitting such 706 movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by 707 driving off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the 708 roadway. 709 (3) This section does not prohibit a bicycle that is in a 710 bicycle lane or on the shoulder of a roadway or highway from 711 passing another vehicle on the right. 712 (4)(3)A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic 713 infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in 714 chapter 318. 715 Section 5. Section 316.0875, Florida Statutes, is amended 716 to read: 717 316.0875 No-passing zones.— 718 (1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities 719 are authorized to determine those portions of any highway under 720 their respective jurisdiction where overtaking and passing or 721 driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous 722 and may, by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway, 723 indicate the beginning and end of such zones, and, when such 724 signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an 725 ordinarily observant person, eacheverydriver of a vehicle 726 shall obey the directions thereof. 727 (2) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no 728 passing zone as set forth in subsection (1), anodriver may 729 not,shallat any time, drive on the left side of the roadway 730 with such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement 731 striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its 732 length. 733 (3) This section does not apply to a person who safely and 734 briefly drives to the left of the center of the roadway or 735 pavement striping only to the extent necessary to: 736 (a) AvoidWhenan obstruction;exists making it necessary737to drive to the left of the center of the highway, nor738 (b) TurnTo the driver of a vehicle turningleft into or 739 from an alley, private road, or driveway; or 740 (c) Comply with the requirements regarding a safe distance 741 to pass a vulnerable user, as required by s. 316.083(2). 742 (4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic 743 infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in 744 chapter 318. 745 Section 6. Section 316.151, Florida Statutes, is amended to 746 read: 747 316.151 Required position and method of turning at 748 intersections.— 749 (1)(a) Right turn.—The driver of a vehicle intending to 750 turn right at an intersection onto a highway, public or private 751 roadway, or driveway shall do so as follows: 752 1.(a)Right turn.—Both the approach for a right turn and a 753 right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right 754 hand curb or edge of the roadway. 755 2. When overtaking and passing a bicycle or other 756 vulnerable user proceeding in the same direction, the driver of 757 a motor vehicle shall give an appropriate signal as provided for 758 in s. 316.155 and shall make the right turn only if it can be 759 made at a safe distance from the bicycle or other vulnerable 760 user. 761 3. When crossing a sidewalk, bicycle lane, or bicycle path 762 to turn right, the driver of a motor vehicle shall yield the 763 right-of-way to a bicycle or pedestrian. 764 (b) Left turn.—The driver of a vehicle intending to turn 765 left at ananyintersection onto a highway, public or private 766 roadway, or driveway shall do so as follows: 767 1. The driver shall approach the intersection in the 768 extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in 769 the direction of travel of such vehicle. Thereafter,and, after770entering the intersection,the left turn shall be made so as to 771 leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to traffic 772 moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered. 773 2. A person riding a bicycle and intending to turn left in 774 accordance with this section is entitled to the full use of the 775 lane from which the turn may legally be made. Whenever 776 practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the 777 intersection to the left of the center of the intersection. 778(c)Left turn by bicycle.—In additionto the method of779making a left turn described in paragraph (b), a person riding a 780 bicycle and intending to turn left may do so as followshas the781option of following the course described hereafter: 782 a. The rider shall approach the turn as close as 783 practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway; 784 b. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway, the 785 turn shall be made as close as practicable to the curb or edge 786 of the roadway on the far side of the intersection; and,787 c. Before proceeding, the bicyclist shall comply with any 788 official traffic control device or police officer regulating 789 traffic on the highway along which the bicyclist intends to 790 proceed. 791 (2) The state, county, and local authorities in their 792 respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic control 793 devices to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and 794 thereby require and direct that a different course from that 795 specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an 796 intersection. When such devices are so placed, thenodriver of 797 a vehicle may not turn a vehicle at an intersection other than 798 as directed and required by such devices. 799 (3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic 800 infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in 801 chapter 318. If a violation of this section contributes to the 802 bodily injury of a vulnerable user of a public roadway, the law 803 enforcement officer issuing the citation for the violation shall 804 note such information on the citation. 805 Section 7. Section 316.1925, Florida Statutes, is amended 806 to read: 807 316.1925 Careless driving.— 808 (1) AAnyperson operating a vehicle upon the streets or 809 highways within the state shall drive the same in a careful and 810 prudent manner, having regard for the width, grade, curves, 811 corners, traffic, and all other attendant circumstances, so as 812 not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. A 813 person who failsFailureto drive in such manner commitsshall814constitutecareless driving anda violation of this section.815(2) Any person who violates this sectionshall be cited for 816 a moving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318. 817 (2) If a violation under subsection (1) contributed to the 818 bodily injury of a vulnerable user of a public roadway, the law 819 enforcement officer issuing the citation for the violation shall 820 note such information on the citation. 821 Section 8. Subsections (1), (5), and (6) of section 822 316.2065, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 823 316.2065 Bicycle regulations.— 824 (1) A bicycle is a vehicle under Florida law and shall be 825 operated in the same manner as any other vehicle and every 826 person operating a bicyclepropelling a vehicle by human power827 has all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to the 828 driver of any other vehicle under this chapter, except as to 829 special regulations in this chapter, and except as to provisions 830 of this chapter which by their nature can have no application. 831 (5)(a) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at 832 less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and 833 under the conditions then existing shall ride in the bicycle 834 lanemarked for bicycle useor, if there is no bicycle lane in 835 the roadwayis marked for bicycle use, as close as practicable 836 to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any 837 of the following situations: 838 1. When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle 839 proceeding in the same direction. 840 2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or 841 into a private road or driveway. 842 3. When reasonably necessary to avoid any condition or 843 potential conflict, including, but not limited to, a fixed or 844 moving object, parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, 845 animal, surface hazard, turn lane, or substandard-width lane, 846 which makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or 847 edge or within a bicycle lane. For the purposes of this 848 subsection, a “substandard-width lane” is a lane that is too 849 narrow for a bicycle and another vehicle to travel safely side 850 by side within the lane. 851 (b) Any person operating a bicycle upon a one-way highway 852 with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left 853 hand curb or edge of such roadway as practicable. 854 (6)(a) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway or in a 855 bicycle lane may not ride more than two abreast except on 856 bicycle paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive 857 use of bicycles. Persons riding two abreast may not impede 858 traffic when traveling at less than the normal speed of traffic 859 at the time and place and under the conditions then existing and 860 shall ride within a single lane. 861 (b) When stopping at a stop sign, persons riding bicycles 862 in groups of four or more, after coming to a full stop and 863 obeying all traffic laws, may proceed through the stop sign in a 864 group and motor vehicle operators shall allow the entire group 865 to travel through the intersection before moving forward. 866 Section 9. Section 318.142, Florida Statutes, is created to 867 read: 868 318.142 Infractions contributing to bodily injury of a 869 vulnerable user of a public roadway.—In addition to any other 870 penalty imposed for a violation under s. 316.083, s. 316.151, or 871 s. 316.1925, if the violation contributed to the bodily injury 872 of a vulnerable user of a public roadway as defined in s. 873 316.003, the law enforcement officer issuing the citation for 874 the infraction shall note such information on the citation and 875 the designated official may impose a fine of not more than 876 $2,500. 877 Section 10. Section 318.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to 878 read: 879 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing.—Any 880 person cited for the infractions listed in this section shall 881 not have the provisions of s. 318.14(2), (4), and (9) available 882 to him or her but must appear before the designated official at 883 the time and location of the scheduled hearing: 884 (1) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes the 885 death of another; 886 (2) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes 887 “serious bodily injury” of another as defined in s. 316.1933(1); 888 (3) Any infraction of s. 316.172(1)(b); 889 (4) Any infraction of s. 316.520(1) or (2);or890 (5) Any infraction of s. 316.183(2), s. 316.187, or s. 891 316.189 of exceeding the speed limit by 30 m.p.h. or more; or 892 (6) Any infraction of s. 316.083, s. 316.151, or s. 893 316.1925 which contributes to bodily injury of a vulnerable user 894 of a public roadway as defined in s. 316.003. If an infraction 895 listed in this subsection contributes to the bodily injury of a 896 vulnerable user of a public roadway, the law enforcement officer 897 issuing the citation for the infraction shall note such 898 information on the citation. 899 Section 11. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 900 212.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 901 212.05 Sales, storage, use tax.—It is hereby declared to be 902 the legislative intent that every person is exercising a taxable 903 privilege who engages in the business of selling tangible 904 personal property at retail in this state, including the 905 business of making mail order sales, or who rents or furnishes 906 any of the things or services taxable under this chapter, or who 907 stores for use or consumption in this state any item or article 908 of tangible personal property as defined herein and who leases 909 or rents such property within the state. 910 (1) For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is levied on 911 each taxable transaction or incident, which tax is due and 912 payable as follows: 913 (c) At the rate of 6 percent of the gross proceeds derived 914 from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as 915 defined herein; however, the following special provisions apply 916 to the lease or rental of motor vehicles: 917 1. When a motor vehicle is leased or rented for a period of 918 less than 12 months: 919 a. If the motor vehicle is rented in Florida, the entire 920 amount of such rental is taxable, even if the vehicle is dropped 921 off in another state. 922 b. If the motor vehicle is rented in another state and 923 dropped off in Florida, the rental is exempt from Florida tax. 924 2. Except as provided in subparagraph 3., for the lease or 925 rental of a motor vehicle for a period of not less than 12 926 months, sales tax is due on the lease or rental payments if the 927 vehicle is registered in this state; provided, however, that no 928 tax shall be due if the taxpayer documents use of the motor 929 vehicle outside this state and tax is being paid on the lease or 930 rental payments in another state. 931 3. The tax imposed by this chapter does not apply to the 932 lease or rental of a commercial motor vehicle as defined in s. 933 316.003(13)(a)316.003(66)(a)to one lessee or rentee for a 934 period of not less than 12 months when tax was paid on the 935 purchase price of such vehicle by the lessor. To the extent tax 936 was paid with respect to the purchase of such vehicle in another 937 state, territory of the United States, or the District of 938 Columbia, the Florida tax payable shall be reduced in accordance 939 with the provisions of s. 212.06(7). This subparagraph shall 940 only be available when the lease or rental of such property is 941 an established business or part of an established business or 942 the same is incidental or germane to such business. 943 Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 316.1303, Florida 944 Statutes, is amended to read: 945 316.1303 Traffic regulations to assist mobility-impaired 946 persons.— 947 (1) Whenever a pedestrian who is mobility impaired is in 948 the process of crossing a public street or highway with the 949 assistance of a guide dog or service animal designated as such 950 with a visible means of identification, a walker, a crutch, an 951 orthopedic cane, or a wheelchair, the driver of a vehicle 952 approaching the intersection, as defined in s. 316.003 953316.003(17), shall bring his or her vehicle to a full stop 954 before arriving at the intersection and, before proceeding, 955 shall take precautions necessary to avoid injuring the 956 pedestrian. 957 Section 13. Subsection (5) of section 316.235, Florida 958 Statutes, is amended to read: 959 316.235 Additional lighting equipment.— 960 (5) A bus, as defined in s. 316.003316.003(3), may be 961 equipped with a deceleration lighting system which cautions 962 following vehicles that the bus is slowing, preparing to stop, 963 or is stopped. Such lighting system shall consist of amber 964 lights mounted in horizontal alignment on the rear of the 965 vehicle at or near the vertical centerline of the vehicle, not 966 higher than the lower edge of the rear window or, if the vehicle 967 has no rear window, not higher than 72 inches from the ground. 968 Such lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than 969 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight. Lights are permitted to 970 light and flash during deceleration, braking, or standing and 971 idling of the bus. Vehicular hazard warning flashers may be used 972 in conjunction with or in lieu of a rear-mounted deceleration 973 lighting system. 974 Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph 975 (a) of subsection (4) of section 316.545, Florida Statutes, are 976 amended to read: 977 316.545 Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor 978 fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review.— 979 (2) 980 (b) The officer or inspector shall inspect the license 981 plate or registration certificate of the commercial motor 982 vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003316.003(66), to determine if 983 its gross weight is in compliance with the declared gross 984 vehicle weight. If its gross weight exceeds the declared weight, 985 the penalty shall be 5 cents per pound on the difference between 986 such weights. In those cases when the commercial motor vehicle, 987 as defined in s. 316.003316.003(66), is being operated over the 988 highways of the state with an expired registration or with no 989 registration from this or any other jurisdiction or is not 990 registered under the applicable provisions of chapter 320, the 991 penalty herein shall apply on the basis of 5 cents per pound on 992 that scaled weight which exceeds 35,000 pounds on laden truck 993 tractor-semitrailer combinations or tandem trailer truck 994 combinations, 10,000 pounds on laden straight trucks or straight 995 truck-trailer combinations, or 10,000 pounds on any unladen 996 commercial motor vehicle. If the license plate or registration 997 has not been expired for more than 90 days, the penalty imposed 998 under this paragraph may not exceed $1,000. In the case of 999 special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003316.003(48), 1000 which qualifies for the license tax provided for in s. 1001 320.08(5)(b), being operated on the highways of the state with 1002 an expired registration or otherwise not properly registered 1003 under the applicable provisions of chapter 320, a penalty of $75 1004 shall apply in addition to any other penalty which may apply in 1005 accordance with this chapter. A vehicle found in violation of 1006 this section may be detained until the owner or operator 1007 produces evidence that the vehicle has been properly registered. 1008 Any costs incurred by the retention of the vehicle shall be the 1009 sole responsibility of the owner. A person who has been assessed 1010 a penalty pursuant to this paragraph for failure to have a valid 1011 vehicle registration certificate pursuant to the provisions of 1012 chapter 320 is not subject to the delinquent fee authorized in 1013 s. 320.07 if such person obtains a valid registration 1014 certificate within 10 working days after such penalty was 1015 assessed. 1016 (4)(a) No commercial motor vehicle, as defined in s. 1017 316.003316.003(66), shall be operated over the highways of this 1018 state unless it has been properly registered under the 1019 provisions of s. 207.004. Whenever any law enforcement officer 1020 identified in s. 207.023(1), upon inspecting the vehicle or 1021 combination of vehicles, determines that the vehicle is in 1022 violation of s. 207.004, a penalty in the amount of $50 shall be 1023 assessed, and the vehicle may be detained until payment is 1024 collected by the law enforcement officer. 1025 Section 15. Subsection (2) of section 316.605, Florida 1026 Statutes, is amended to read: 1027 316.605 Licensing of vehicles.— 1028 (2) Any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003 1029316.003(66), operating over the highways of this state with an 1030 expired registration, with no registration from this or any 1031 other jurisdiction, or with no registration under the applicable 1032 provisions of chapter 320 shall be in violation of s. 320.07(3) 1033 and shall subject the owner or operator of such vehicle to the 1034 penalty provided. In addition, a commercial motor vehicle found 1035 in violation of this section may be detained by any law 1036 enforcement officer until the owner or operator produces 1037 evidence that the vehicle has been properly registered and that 1038 any applicable delinquent penalties have been paid. 1039 Section 16. Subsection (6) of section 316.6105, Florida 1040 Statutes, is amended to read: 1041 316.6105 Violations involving operation of motor vehicle in 1042 unsafe condition or without required equipment; procedure for 1043 disposition.— 1044 (6) This section does not apply to commercial motor 1045 vehicles as defined in s. 316.003316.003(66)or transit buses 1046 owned or operated by a governmental entity. 1047 Section 17. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1048 316.613, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1049 316.613 Child restraint requirements.— 1050 (2) As used in this section, the term “motor vehicle” means 1051 a motor vehicle as defined in s. 316.003 that is operated on the 1052 roadways, streets, and highways of the state. The term does not 1053 include: 1054 (a) A school bus as defined in s. 316.003316.003(45). 1055 Section 18. Subsection (8) of section 316.622, Florida 1056 Statutes, is amended to read: 1057 316.622 Farm labor vehicles.— 1058 (8) The department shall provide to the Department of 1059 Business and Professional Regulation each quarter a copy of each 1060 accident report involving a farm labor vehicle, as defined in s. 1061 316.003316.003(62), commencing with the first quarter of the 1062 2006-2007 fiscal year. 1063 Section 19. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1064 316.650, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1065 316.650 Traffic citations.— 1066 (1) 1067 (b) The department shall prepare, and supply to every 1068 traffic enforcement agency in the state, an appropriate 1069 affidavit-of-compliance form that shall be issued along with the 1070 form traffic citation for any violation of s. 316.610 and that 1071 indicates the specific defect needing to be corrected. However, 1072 such affidavit of compliance shall not be issued in the case of 1073 a violation of s. 316.610 by a commercial motor vehicle as 1074 defined in s. 316.003316.003(66). Such affidavit-of-compliance 1075 form shall be distributed in the same manner and to the same 1076 parties as is the form traffic citation. 1077 Section 20. Subsection (1) of section 316.70, Florida 1078 Statutes, is amended to read: 1079 316.70 Nonpublic sector buses; safety rules.— 1080 (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish and 1081 revise standards to assure the safe operation of nonpublic 1082 sector buses, as defined in s. 316.003316.003(78), which 1083 standards shall be those contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 385, 1084 and 390-397 and which shall be directed towards assuring that: 1085 (a) Nonpublic sector buses are safely maintained, equipped, 1086 and operated. 1087 (b) Nonpublic sector buses are carrying the insurance 1088 required by law and carrying liability insurance on the checked 1089 baggage of passengers not to exceed the standard adopted by the 1090 United States Department of Transportation. 1091 (c) Florida license tags are purchased for nonpublic sector 1092 buses pursuant to s. 320.38. 1093 (d) The driving records of drivers of nonpublic sector 1094 buses are checked by their employers at least once each year to 1095 ascertain whether the driver has a suspended or revoked driver 1096 license. 1097 Section 21. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1098 320.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1099 320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida 1100 Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term: 1101 (1) “Motor vehicle” means: 1102 (a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer, 1103 truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle 1104 operated on the roads of this state, used to transport persons 1105 or property, and propelled by power other than muscular power, 1106 but the term does not include traction engines, road rollers, 1107 special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003316.003(48), 1108 vehicles that run only upon a track, bicycles, swamp buggies, or 1109 mopeds. 1110 Section 22. Section 320.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1111 read: 1112 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein, 1113 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the 1114 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as 1115 defined in s. 316.003(3)316.003(2), tri-vehicles as defined in 1116 s. 316.003, and mobile homes, as defined in s. 320.01, which 1117 shall be paid to and collected by the department or its agent 1118 upon the registration or renewal of registration of the 1119 following: 1120 (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.— 1121 (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat. 1122 (b) Any moped: $5 flat. 1123 (c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, 1124 or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this 1125 subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in 1126 the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such 1127 additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety 1128 Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement 1129 program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida 1130 Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255, 1131 or the general operations of the department. 1132 (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which 1133 $2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1134 (2) AUTOMOBILES OR TRI-VEHICLES FOR PRIVATE USE.— 1135 (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s. 1136 320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $7.50 flat. 1137 (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $14.50 flat. 1138 (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than 3,500 1139 pounds: $22.50 flat. 1140 (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $32.50 flat. 1141 (3) TRUCKS.— 1142 (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $14.50 flat. 1143 (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than 1144 3,000 pounds: $22.50 flat. 1145 (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than 1146 5,000 pounds: $32.50 flat. 1147 (d) A truck defined as a “goat,” or other vehicle if used 1148 in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of 1149 harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such 1150 harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated 1151 upon the roads of the state: $7.50 flat. The term “goat” means a 1152 motor vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for 1153 the transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for 1154 the transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used 1155 for hauling associated equipment or supplies, including required 1156 sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers. 1157 (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086: 1158 $7.50 flat. 1159 (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS 1160 VEHICLE WEIGHT.— 1161 (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less 1162 than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be 1163 deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1164 (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less 1165 than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be 1166 deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1167 (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less 1168 than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited 1169 into the General Revenue Fund. 1170 (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less 1171 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited 1172 into the General Revenue Fund. 1173 (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less 1174 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited 1175 into the General Revenue Fund. 1176 (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less 1177 than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited 1178 into the General Revenue Fund. 1179 (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less 1180 than 35,000: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited into the 1181 General Revenue Fund. 1182 (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less 1183 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited 1184 into the General Revenue Fund. 1185 (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less 1186 than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited 1187 into the General Revenue Fund. 1188 (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less 1189 than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited 1190 into the General Revenue Fund. 1191 (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less 1192 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be 1193 deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1194 (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322 1195 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue 1196 Fund. 1197 (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a 1198 truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address 1199 is eligible for a license plate for a fee of $324 flat if: 1200 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling 1201 forestry products; or 1202 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of 1203 forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of 1204 associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of 1205 the truck tractor. 1206 1207 Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited 1208 into the General Revenue Fund. 1209 (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for 1210 hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting raw, 1211 unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural 1212 products within a 150-mile radius of its home address, is 1213 eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee of: 1214 1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less 1215 than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be 1216 deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1217 2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is 1218 44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the 1219 point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the 1220 point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail, 1221 water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84 1222 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1223 1224 Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used 1225 exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and 1226 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be 1227 incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers 1228 delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any 1229 documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility prior to 1230 issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this 1231 paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle 1232 must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and 1233 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the 1234 user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered. 1235 (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT; 1236 SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.— 1237 (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means 1238 of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year 1239 or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the 1240 General Revenue Fund. 1241 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a 1242 fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of 1243 which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1244 (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed 1245 for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation, 1246 construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not 1247 designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery 1248 described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50 1249 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1250 (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to 1251 and from school or school or church activities or functions 1252 within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be 1253 deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1254 (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to 1255 tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02, a disabled, abandoned, 1256 stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s. 1257 320.01, or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01: 1258 $41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General 1259 Revenue Fund. 1260 (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor 1261 vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in 1262 paragraph (d), as follows: 1263 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less 1264 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited 1265 into the General Revenue Fund. 1266 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less 1267 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited 1268 into the General Revenue Fund. 1269 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less 1270 than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited 1271 into the General Revenue Fund. 1272 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less 1273 than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited 1274 into the General Revenue Fund. 1275 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less 1276 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited 1277 into the General Revenue Fund. 1278 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less 1279 than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited 1280 into the General Revenue Fund. 1281 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less 1282 than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited 1283 into the General Revenue Fund. 1284 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less 1285 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be 1286 deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1287 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322 1288 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue 1289 Fund. 1290 (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50 1291 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1292 (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.— 1293 (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall 1294 be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt, 1295 of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue 1296 Fund. 1297 (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50 1298 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per 1299 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General 1300 Revenue Fund. 1301 (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.— 1302 (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per 1303 year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into 1304 the General Revenue Fund. 1305 (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1 1306 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per 1307 cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General 1308 Revenue Fund. 1309 (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.— 1310 (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1 1311 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per 1312 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General 1313 Revenue Fund. 1314 (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which 1315 $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus 1316 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the 1317 General Revenue Fund. 1318 (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.— 1319 (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by 1320 s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27 1321 flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue 1322 Fund. 1323 (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.: 1324 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General 1325 Revenue Fund. 1326 (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.: 1327 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which 1328 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1329 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of 1330 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1331 (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.: 1332 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which 1333 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1334 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of 1335 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1336 (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.: 1337 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which 1338 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1339 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of 1340 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1341 (10) PARK TRAILERS; TRAVEL TRAILERS; FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILERS; 1342 35 FEET TO 40 FEET.— 1343 (a) Park trailers.—Any park trailer, as defined in s. 1344 320.01(1)(b)7.: $25 flat. 1345 (b) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined in 1346 s. 320.01(1)(b), that exceeds 35 feet: $25 flat. 1347 (11) MOBILE HOMES.— 1348 (a) A mobile home not exceeding 35 feet in length: $20 1349 flat. 1350 (b) A mobile home over 35 feet in length, but not exceeding 1351 40 feet: $25 flat. 1352 (c) A mobile home over 40 feet in length, but not exceeding 1353 45 feet: $30 flat. 1354 (d) A mobile home over 45 feet in length, but not exceeding 1355 50 feet: $35 flat. 1356 (e) A mobile home over 50 feet in length, but not exceeding 1357 55 feet: $40 flat. 1358 (f) A mobile home over 55 feet in length, but not exceeding 1359 60 feet: $45 flat. 1360 (g) A mobile home over 60 feet in length, but not exceeding 1361 65 feet: $50 flat. 1362 (h) A mobile home over 65 feet in length: $80 flat. 1363 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised 1364 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine 1365 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer 1366 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into 1367 the General Revenue Fund. 1368 (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or 1369 official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited 1370 into the General Revenue Fund. 1371 (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor 1372 vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25 1373 miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into 1374 the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents 1375 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1376 (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a 1377 transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which 1378 $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 1379 Section 23. Subsection (1) of section 320.0801, Florida 1380 Statutes, is amended to read: 1381 320.0801 Additional license tax on certain vehicles.— 1382 (1) In addition to the license taxes specified in s. 320.08 1383 and in subsection (2), there is hereby levied and imposed an 1384 annual license tax of 10 cents for the operation of a motor 1385 vehicle, as defined in s. 320.01, and moped, as defined in s. 1386 316.003316.003(77), which tax shall be paid to the department 1387 or its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of 1388 the vehicle. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20, 1389 revenues collected from the tax imposed in this subsection shall 1390 be deposited in the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund and 1391 used solely for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of 1392 ss. 395.401, 395.4015, 395.404, and 395.4045 and s. 11, chapter 1393 87-399, Laws of Florida. 1394 Section 24. Section 320.38, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1395 read: 1396 320.38 When nonresident exemption not allowed.—The 1397 provisions of s. 320.37 authorizing the operation of motor 1398 vehicles over the roads of this state by nonresidents of this 1399 state when such vehicles are duly registered or licensed under 1400 the laws of some other state or foreign country do not apply to 1401 any nonresident who accepts employment or engages in any trade, 1402 profession, or occupation in this state, except a nonresident 1403 migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s. 316.003 1404316.003(61). In every case in which a nonresident, except a 1405 nonresident migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s. 1406 316.003316.003(61), accepts employment or engages in any trade, 1407 profession, or occupation in this state or enters his or her 1408 children to be educated in the public schools of this state, 1409 such nonresident shall, within 10 days after the commencement of 1410 such employment or education, register his or her motor vehicles 1411 in this state if such motor vehicles are proposed to be operated 1412 on the roads of this state. Any person who is enrolled as a 1413 student in a college or university and who is a nonresident but 1414 who is in this state for a period of up to 6 months engaged in a 1415 work-study program for which academic credits are earned from a 1416 college whose credits or degrees are accepted for credit by at 1417 least three accredited institutions of higher learning, as 1418 defined in s. 1005.02, is not required to have a Florida 1419 registration for the duration of the work-study program if the 1420 person’s vehicle is properly registered in another jurisdiction. 1421 Any nonresident who is enrolled as a full-time student in such 1422 institution of higher learning is also exempt for the duration 1423 of such enrollment. 1424 Section 25. Subsection (2) of section 322.0261, Florida 1425 Statutes, is amended to read: 1426 322.0261 Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain 1427 driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of 1428 course.— 1429 (2) With respect to an operator convicted of, or who 1430 pleaded nolo contendere to, a traffic offense giving rise to a 1431 crash identified in paragraph (1)(a) or paragraph (1)(b), the 1432 department shall require that the operator, in addition to other 1433 applicable penalties, attend a department-approved driver 1434 improvement course in order to maintain his or her driving 1435 privileges. The department shall include in the course 1436 curriculum instruction specifically addressing the rights of 1437 vulnerableroadusers as defined in s. 316.003316.027relative 1438 to vehicles on the roadway. If the operator fails to complete 1439 the course within 90 days after receiving notice from the 1440 department, the operator’s driver license shall be canceled by 1441 the department until the course is successfully completed. 1442 Section 26. Subsection (1) of section 322.031, Florida 1443 Statutes, is amended to read: 1444 322.031 Nonresident; when license required.— 1445 (1) In each case in which a nonresident, except a 1446 nonresident migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s. 1447 316.003316.003(61), accepts employment or engages in a trade, 1448 profession, or occupation in this state or enters his or her 1449 children to be educated in the public schools of this state, 1450 such nonresident shall, within 30 days after beginning such 1451 employment or education, be required to obtain a Florida driver 1452 license if such nonresident operates a motor vehicle on the 1453 highways of this state. The spouse or dependent child of such 1454 nonresident shall also be required to obtain a Florida driver 1455 license within that 30-day period before operating a motor 1456 vehicle on the highways of this state. 1457 Section 27. Subsection (3) of section 450.181, Florida 1458 Statutes, is amended to read: 1459 450.181 Definitions.—As used in part II, unless the context 1460 clearly requires a different meaning: 1461 (3) The term “migrant laborer” has the same meaning as 1462 migrant or seasonal farm workers as defined in s. 316.003 1463316.003(61). 1464 Section 28. Subsection (5) of section 559.903, Florida 1465 Statutes, is amended to read: 1466 559.903 Definitions.—As used in this act: 1467 (5) “Motor vehicle” means any automobile, truck, bus, 1468 recreational vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, or other motor 1469 powered vehicle, but does not include trailers, mobile homes, 1470 travel trailers, trailer coaches without independent motive 1471 power, watercraft or aircraft, or special mobile equipment as 1472 defined in s. 316.003316.003(48). 1473 Section 29. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida 1474 Statutes, is amended to read: 1475 655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965.—As used in this 1476 section and ss. 655.961-655.965, unless the context otherwise 1477 requires: 1478 (1) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which 1479 is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The term does 1480 not include any street or highway open to the use of the public, 1481 as defined in s. 316.003(75)(a) or (b)316.003(53)(a) or (b), 1482 including any adjacent sidewalk, as defined in s. 316.003 1483316.003(47). 1484 Section 30. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 1485 732.402, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1486 732.402 Exempt property.— 1487 (2) Exempt property shall consist of: 1488 (b) Two motor vehicles as defined in s. 316.003 1489316.003(21), which do not, individually as to either such motor 1490 vehicle, have a gross vehicle weight in excess of 15,000 pounds, 1491 held in the decedent’s name and regularly used by the decedent 1492 or members of the decedent’s immediate family as their personal 1493 motor vehicles. 1494 Section 31. Subsection (1) of section 860.065, Florida 1495 Statutes, is amended to read: 1496 860.065 Commercial transportation; penalty for use in 1497 commission of a felony.— 1498 (1) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to obtain, 1499 solicit to obtain, or obtain any means of public or commercial 1500 transportation or conveyance, including vessels, aircraft, 1501 railroad trains, or commercial motor vehicles as defined in s. 1502 316.003316.003(66), with the intent to use such public or 1503 commercial transportation or conveyance to commit any felony or 1504 to facilitate the commission of any felony. 1505 Section 32. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1506 made by this act to section 316.1925, Florida Statutes, in a 1507 reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 1508 316.072, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1509 316.072 Obedience to and effect of traffic laws.— 1510 (4) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES TO OBEY CHAPTER; 1511 EXCEPTIONS.— 1512 (b) Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of 1513 this chapter, except those contained in ss. 316.192, 316.1925, 1514 and 316.193, shall not apply to persons, teams, or motor 1515 vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon 1516 the surface of a highway, but shall apply to such persons and 1517 vehicles when traveling to or from such work. 1518 Section 33. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1519 made by this act to sections 316.083 and 316.084, Florida 1520 Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (5) of section 1521 316.1923, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1522 316.1923 Aggressive careless driving.—“Aggressive careless 1523 driving” means committing two or more of the following acts 1524 simultaneously or in succession: 1525 (5) Improperly passing as defined in s. 316.083, s. 1526 316.084, or s. 316.085. 1527 Section 34. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1528 made by this act to section 318.19, Florida Statutes, in a 1529 reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 318.14, Florida 1530 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1531 318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; 1532 procedures.— 1533 (2) Except as provided in ss. 316.1001(2) and 316.0083, any 1534 person cited for a violation requiring a mandatory hearing 1535 listed in s. 318.19 or any other criminal traffic violation 1536 listed in chapter 316 must sign and accept a citation indicating 1537 a promise to appear. The officer may indicate on the traffic 1538 citation the time and location of the scheduled hearing and must 1539 indicate the applicable civil penalty established in s. 318.18. 1540 For all other infractions under this section, except for 1541 infractions under s. 316.1001, the officer must certify by 1542 electronic, electronic facsimile, or written signature that the 1543 citation was delivered to the person cited. This certification 1544 is prima facie evidence that the person cited was served with 1545 the citation. 1546 Section 35. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1547 made by this act to section 316.2065, Florida Statutes, in a 1548 reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1549 318.18, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1550 318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a 1551 noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal 1552 offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: 1553 (1) Fifteen dollars for: 1554 (b) All infractions of s. 316.2065, unless otherwise 1555 specified. 1556 Section 36. This act shall take effect October 1, 2016. 1557 1558 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 1559 And the title is amended as follows: 1560 Delete everything before the enacting clause 1561 and insert: 1562 A bill to be entitled 1563 An act relating to highway safety; amending s. 1564 316.003, F.S.; providing definitions; amending s. 1565 316.027, F.S.; deleting the definition of the term 1566 “vulnerable road user”; conforming provisions to 1567 changes made by the act; amending s. 316.083, F.S.; 1568 revising provisions relating to the passing of a 1569 vehicle; directing a law enforcement officer issuing a 1570 citation for specified violations to note certain 1571 information on the citation; amending s. 316.084, 1572 F.S.; exempting bicycles from provisions for passing a 1573 vehicle on the right under certain circumstances; 1574 amending s. 316.0875, F.S.; revising exceptions to 1575 provisions for designated no-passing zones; amending 1576 s. 316.151, F.S.; revising provisions for turning at 1577 intersections; directing a law enforcement officer 1578 issuing a citation for specified violations to note 1579 certain information on the citation; amending s. 1580 316.1925, F.S.; revising provisions relating to 1581 careless driving; directing a law enforcement officer 1582 issuing a citation for specified violations to note 1583 certain information on the citation; amending s. 1584 316.2065, F.S.; revising provisions for operation of a 1585 bicycle; requiring motor vehicle operators to allow a 1586 group of bicycles to travel through an intersection 1587 under certain circumstances; creating s. 318.142, 1588 F.S.; providing penalties for specified infractions 1589 contributing to bodily injury of a vulnerable user; 1590 amending s. 318.19, F.S.; requiring a hearing for 1591 specified offenses; directing a law enforcement 1592 officer issuing a citation for specified violations to 1593 note certain information on the citation; amending s. 1594 322.0261, F.S., relating to driver improvement 1595 courses; revising the definition of “vulnerable road 1596 users”; amending ss. 212.05, 316.1303, 316.235, 1597 316.545, 316.605, 316.6105, 316.613, 316.622, 316.650, 1598 316.70, 320.01, 320.08, 320.0801, 320.38, 322.031, 1599 450.181, 559.903, 655.960, 732.402, and 860.065, F.S.; 1600 conforming cross-references; reenacting ss. 1601 316.072(4)(b), 316.1923(5), 318.14(2), and 1602 318.18(1)(b), F.S., relating to obedience to and 1603 effect of traffic laws, aggressive careless driving, 1604 noncriminal traffic infractions, and amount of 1605 penalties, respectively, to incorporate amendments 1606 made by the act in references thereto; providing an 1607 effective date. 1608 1609 WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that everyone must 1610 share the road, and 1611 WHEREAS, there are laws in place, such as ss. 316.2065 and 1612 316.2068, Florida Statutes, that require certain vulnerable road 1613 users to follow safe practices when operating on the roadways of 1614 the state, and 1615 WHEREAS, there are laws in place that similarly require 1616 persons who operate a vehicle on the highways of the state to 1617 operate the vehicle in a safe manner, and 1618 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Legislature to amend the 1619 Florida Uniform Traffic Control laws to protect vulnerable road 1620 users while balancing their rights against the rights of those 1621 who choose to travel by motor vehicle, NOW, THEREFORE,