Bill Text: FL S0290 | 2020 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: School Bus Safety
Spectrum:
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 37 [S0290 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S0290-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 290 By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Hooper 590-03128-20 2020290c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to school bus safety; amending s. 3 318.18, F.S.; revising civil penalties for certain 4 violations relating to stopping for a school bus; 5 providing an effective date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (5) of 10 section 318.18, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 11 318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a 12 noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal 13 offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: 14 (5)(a) TwoOnehundred dollars for a violation of s. 15 316.172(1)(a), failure to stop for a school bus. If, at a 16 hearing, the alleged offender is found to have committed this 17 offense, the court shall impose a minimum civil penalty of $200 18$100. In addition to this penalty, for a second or subsequent 19 offense within a period of 5 years, the department shall suspend 20 the driver license of the person for not less than 18090days 21 and not more than 1 year6 months. 22 (b) FourTwohundred dollars for a violation of s. 23 316.172(1)(b), passing a school bus on the side that children 24 enter and exit when the school bus displays a stop signal. If, 25 at a hearing, the alleged offender is found to have committed 26 this offense, the court shall impose a minimum civil penalty of 27 $400$200. In addition to this penalty, for a second or 28 subsequent offense within a period of 5 years, the department 29 shall suspend the driver license of the person for not less than 30 360180days and not more than 2 years1 year. 31 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.