SB 1080 — Transportation

316.1895, F.S.;

requiring the use of flashing beacons under certain circumstances;

providing that certain areas have until Page 2 of 49 CODING:

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amending s.

316.1896, F.S.;

authorizing the enforcement of restrictive school zone speed limits through the use of speed detection systems only when flashing beacons are activated;

providing that certain evidence is not required for a certain timeframe for speed detection systems installed before a certain date;

providing that certain areas have until a specified date to place or install such beacons;

revising the timeframe within which a person who receives a notice of violation is required to take certain action;

revising the timeframe within which the registered owner of a vehicle must furnish a specified affidavit under certain circumstances;

revising a limitation on the use of videos and images recorded as part of a speed detection system in a school zone;

revising information that must be included in a specified report;

deleting a provision authorizing the department to require the quarterly submission of certain data;

requiring the department to publish such reports on its website;

amending s.

316.1906, F.S.;

providing that certain radar and LiDAR units are not required to be on certain lists;

amending s.

316.650, F.S.;

revising provisions relating to traffic citations;

amending s.

318.15, F.S.;

revising provisions relating to penalties for certain failures to comply;

amending s.

318.18, F.S.;

providing exceptions to requirements that certain civil penalties be remitted to school districts;

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1080 595-03386-26 20261080c2 revising costs which a local hearing officer may order payment of under certain circumstances;

amending s.

320.02, F.S.;

revising circumstances under which the department may withhold registration or reregistration of a motor vehicle;

amending s.

320.061, F.S.;

prohibiting a person from applying or attaching materials that interfere with the legibility, angular visibility, or detectability of, or that interfere with the ability to record, the primary features or details on a license plate;

authorizing license plate frames that impinge upon information at certain locations under certain circumstances;

amending s.

320.0848, F.S.;

including certain pregnancy-related conditions in the list of disabilities that qualify a person for a disabled parking permit;

repealing s.

320.0849, F.S., relating to expectant mother parking permits;

amending s.

322.142, F.S.;

authorizing the department to make and issue reproductions from certain files and digital records for identity verification purposes under certain circumstances;

authorizing identity verification service providers to use department data for a specified purpose under certain conditions;

prohibiting such providers from selling, sharing, or retaining certain information;

prohibiting the department from allowing the use of digital imaged licenses for a private entity’s business purposes;

amending s.

332.007, F.S.;

authorizing the Department of Transportation to fund certain project costs at certain airports;

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1080 595-03386-26 20261080c2 the department from requiring certain matching funds;

authorizing the provision of certain funds as matching funds for certain eligible projects;

amending s.

authorizingrequiring the departmentDepartment of Transportation to adopt rules establishing circumstances under which it may make direct payments to a first-tier subcontractor;

providingrequiring construction;that amounts paid to such subcontractor be deducted from amounts otherwise due to the contractor;

requiring the department to adopt rules establishing certain procedures;

providing requirements for such procedures;

requiring that amounts paid to a first-tier subcontractor be deducted from amounts otherwise due to the contractor;

requiring that a takeover agreement between the department and a surety setrequire forththe surety’s completion contractor to meet certain requirements and follow certain contract procedures;

amendingproviding s.an effective date.

339.175, F.S.;

requiring metropolitan planning organizations serving specified counties to submit a certain feasibility report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date, with certain goals;

amending s.

339.85, F.S.;

requiring the department to implement a Next-generation Traffic Signal Modernization Grant Program;

providing the program’s purpose;

requiring the department to implement a state-local partnership through a cost- sharing arrangement;

specifying requirements for such arrangement;

authorizing the department to waive local match requirements for certain intersections;

requiring the department to prioritize grant applications for certain intersections and use competitive procurement to find certain vendors;

specifying program requirements;

providing for an annual appropriation;

amending s.

775.15, F.S.;

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1080 595-03386-26 20261080c2 extending the period of limitation for certain traffic violations upon receipt of specified affidavits;

providing legislative findings and intent;

defining terms;

requiring the department to conduct a statewide study on advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad-highway crossings;

providing requirements for the study;

authorizing the department to consult with certain entities;

requiring a report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date;

reenacting s.

318.121, F.S., relating to preemption of additional fees, fines, surcharges, and costs, to incorporate the amendment made to s.

318.18, F.S., in a reference thereto;

providing effective dates.

The Department of Transportation and any impacted local government shall increase the minimum perception- reaction time for each steady yellow signal located at an intersection equipped with a traffic infraction detector by 0.4 seconds.

Section 2.

Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (9) of section 316.008, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

316.008 Powers of local authorities.— (9)(a) A county or municipality may enforce the applicable speed limit on a roadway properly maintained as a school zone pursuant to s.

316.1895:

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Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly scheduled breakfast program;

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Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly scheduled school session;

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During the entirety of a regularly scheduled school session;

and 4.

Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the end of a regularly scheduled school session through the use of a speed detection system for the detection of speed and capturing of photographs or videos for violations in excess of 10 miles per hour over the speed limit in force in the school zone at the time of the violation.

A school zone’s compliance with s.

316.1895 creates a rebuttable presumption that the school zone is properly maintained.

The restrictive school zone speed limit may only be enforced through the use of a speed detection system when any flashing beacon used to provide notice of the restrictive school zone speed limit is activated.

For speed detection systems installed before July 1, 2026, capturing the beacon status in photographic or video evidence or by other evidence is not required for proof of the beacon status until January 1, 2028.

An area maintained as a school zone which has no beacon installed before July 1, 2026, has until January 1, 2028, to place and install a beacon, and, until a beacon is installed, the county or municipality may provide proof of the school zone speed limit in force at the time of violation without evidence of the beacon status.

(b) A county or municipality may place or install, or contract with a vendor to place or install, a speed detection system within a roadway maintained as a school zone as provided in s.

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316.1895 s.

316.1895(10) or s.

316.183, which are in excess of 10 miles per hour over the school zone speed limit in force at the time of violation, on that roadway.

The physical placement of a speed detection system may be outside the boundaries of the school zone but within the roadway maintained as a school zone.

Any notice of violation or uniform traffic citation issued using a speed detection system must be based solely on a violation occurring within the boundaries of the school zone and during the times authorized under this subsection.

Section 3.

Present paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 316.0083, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (d), a new paragraph (c) is added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (1), subsection (2), and paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of that section are amended, to read:

316.0083 Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Program;

administration;

report.— (1)(a) For purposes of administering this section, the department, a county, or a municipality may authorize a traffic infraction enforcement officer under s.

316.640 to issue a traffic citation for a violation of s.

316.074(1) or s.

316.075(1)(c)1.

A notice of violation and a traffic citation may not be issued for failure to stop at a red light if the driver is making a right-hand turn in a careful and prudent manner at an intersection where right-hand turns are permissible.

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This paragraph does not prohibit a review of information from a traffic infraction detector by an authorized employee or agent of the department, a county, or a municipality before issuance of the traffic citation by the traffic infraction enforcement officer.

This paragraph does not prohibit the department, a county, or a municipality from issuing notification as provided in paragraph (b) to the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the violation of s.

316.074(1) or s.

316.075(1)(c)1.

(2) A notice of violation and a traffic citation may not be issued for failure to stop at a red light if the driver is making a right-hand turn in a careful and prudent manner at an intersection where right-hand turns are permissible.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “careful and prudent manner” means that the driver made a right-hand turn after coming to a complete stop and, in the traffic enforcement officer’s determination, yielded to any pedestrian or bicyclist and did not place a pedestrian or bicyclist in danger of injury as a result of the right-hand turn, yielded to any other vehicle, and substantially reduced the speed of the motor vehicle before making the right-hand turn.

(4) (b) Each county or municipality that operates a traffic infraction detector shall submit a report by October 1, annually, to the department which details the results of using the traffic infraction detector and the procedures for enforcement for the preceding state fiscal year.

The information submitted by the counties and municipalities must include:

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A description of alternative safety countermeasures taken before and after the placement or installation of a traffic infraction detector.

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Statistical data and information required by the department to complete the summary report required under paragraph (d) (c).

The department must publish each report submitted by a county or municipality pursuant to this paragraph on its website.

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

Section 4.

Subsection (3) of section 316.0776, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

316.0776 Traffic infraction detectors;

speed detection systems;

placement and installation.— (3) A speed detection system authorized by s.

316.008(9) may be placed or installed anywhere in an area maintained, as defined in s.

316.1895(3)(d), as a school zone on a state road when permitted by the Department of Transportation and in accordance with placement and installation specifications developed by the Department of Transportation.

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316.1895(3)(d), as a school zone on a street or highway under the jurisdiction of a county or a municipality in accordance with placement and installation specifications established by the Department of Transportation.

The placement and installation specifications must allow the placement of a speed detection system or components thereof outside the boundaries of the school zone but within the area maintained as a school zone.

The speed detection system may only capture violations occurring within the school zone and during the times authorized under s.

316.008(9), regardless of the placement of the speed detection system or its components The Department of Transportation must establish such placement and installation specifications by December 31, 2023.

(a) If a county or municipality places or installs a speed detection system as authorized by s.

316.008(9), the county or municipality must notify the public that a speed detection system may be in use by posting signage indicating photographic or video enforcement of the school zone speed limits.

Such signage shall clearly designate the time period during which the school zone speed limits are enforced using a speed detection system and must meet the placement and installation specifications established by the Department of Transportation.

For a speed detection system enforcing violations of s.

316.1895 or s.

316.183 on a roadway maintained as a school zone, this paragraph governs the signage notifying the public of the use of a speed detection system.

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During the 30- day public awareness campaign, only a warning may be issued to the registered owner of a motor vehicle for a violation of s.

316.1895 or s.

316.183 enforced by a speed detection system, and liability may not be imposed for the civil penalty under s.

318.18(3)(d).

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

316.1896(16)(a) as a single reporting item on the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the county’s or municipality’s governing body.

Before a county or municipality contracts or renews a contract to place or install a speed detection system in a school zone pursuant to s.

316.008(9), the county or municipality must approve the contract or contract renewal at a regular or special meeting of the county’s or municipality’s governing body.

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Interested members of the public must be allowed to comment regarding the report, contract, or contract renewal under the county’s or municipality’s public comment policies or formats, and the report, contract, or contract renewal may not be considered as part of a consent agenda.

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316.1896(16)(a), the number of notices of violation issued, the number that were contested, the number that were upheld, the number that were dismissed, the number that were issued as uniform traffic citations, and the number that were paid and how collected funds were distributed and in what amounts.

The county or municipality must report to the department that the county’s or municipality’s annual report was considered in accordance with this paragraph, including the date of the regular or special meeting at which the annual report was considered.

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The compliance or sufficiency of compliance with this paragraph may not be raised in a proceeding challenging a violation of s.

316.1895 or s.

316.183 enforced by a speed detection system in a school zone.

Section 5.

Effective October 1, 2026, present subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section 316.0777, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4), (5), and (6), respectively, and a new subsection (3) and subsection (7) are added to that section, to read:

316.0777 Automated license plate recognition systems;

installation within rights-of-way of State Highway System and on and within property owned or controlled by private entity;

public records exemption.— (3) A private property owner may install an automated license plate recognition system solely for use on and within the property owned or controlled by the property owner.

A private property owner that installs or directs the installation of such a system:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1080 595-03386-26 20261080c2 (a) May not access vehicle registration or title data for vehicles identified by the system, unless the private property owner is acting to the extent permitted by the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C.

ss.

2721-2725, or for the limited purpose of providing notice to vehicle owners that they failed to pay for parking and that such failure has resulted in a parking charge pursuant to s.

715.075.

(b) May not share or sell images, personal identifying information, vehicle identification numbers or license plate numbers, or any data that could be reasonably connected to an individual collected or generated by the system, except:

1.

To the extent required to respond to a lawful request from a criminal justice agency;

2.

To the extent required to control or enforce access to the property or for parking enforcement;

3.

To the extent sharing such information is necessary to report suspicious activity or suspected criminal activity to a criminal justice agency;

or 4.

To the extent permitted by the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C.

ss.

2721-2725.

(c) Must contractually obligate any third party that installs, maintains, or operates the system or receives information pursuant to subparagraph (b)2.

to protect the images or data collected or generated by the system from disclosure, including a prohibition on sharing or selling such images or data, except to the extent authorized under paragraph (b).

(d) Must implement, and must contractually obligate any third party that installs, maintains, or operates the system or receives information pursuant to subparagraph (b)2.

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Industry-recognized encryption protocols to ensure that images and associated data collected or generated by the system are encrypted in transmission and at rest.

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An auditable access control system that records access to images and associated data.

3.

A data retention schedule that provides for deletion of images and data no later than 30 days after the images or data is collected or generated by the system, except to the extent needed to comply with a court order or subpoena, comply with the appeal process provided in s.

715.075(1)(c) and (d), or collect an unpaid invoice for parking enforcement.

Records detailing disclosure logs or transaction information may be retained longer in accordance with federal law.

(e) May not offer or provide as payment or other consideration any portion of the proceeds derived from a fine or charge imposed based on images or data collected or generated by the system to any third party that installs, maintains, or operates the system, except to the extent that the fine or violation is issued in connection with controlling or enforcing access to such property or for parking enforcement.

(7) A person who uses or releases information in violation of this section commits a noncriminal infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000.

Section 6.

Paragraph (b) of subsection (6), paragraph (a) of subsection (17), and paragraph (a) of subsection (18) of section 316.173, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1080 595-03386-26 20261080c2 (b) Procedures for an administrative hearing conducted under this subsection are as follows:

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The department shall make available electronically to the school district or its designee or the county a Request for Hearing form to assist each district or county with administering this subsection.

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The school district shall assign existing staff to serve as the clerk to the local hearing officer.

A person, referred to in this paragraph as the petitioner, who elects to request a hearing under this subsection shall be scheduled for a hearing by the clerk to the local hearing officer.

The hearing may be conducted either virtually via live video conferencing or in person.

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Within 120 days after receipt of a timely request for a hearing, the law enforcement agency or its designee shall provide a replica of the notice of violation data to the school district or county by manual or electronic transmission, and thereafter the school district or its designee or the county shall mail a notice of hearing, which shall include a hearing date and may at the discretion of the district or county include virtual and in-person hearing options, to the petitioner by first-class mail.

Mailing of the notice of hearing constitutes notification.

Upon receipt of the notice of hearing, the petitioner may reschedule the hearing up to two times once by submitting a written request to the local hearing officer at least 5 calendar days before the day of the originally scheduled hearing.

The petitioner may cancel his or her hearing by paying the penalty assessed in the notice of violation.

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All testimony at the hearing shall be under oath.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1080 595-03386-26 20261080c2 local hearing officer shall take testimony from a representative of the law enforcement agency and the petitioner, and may take testimony from others.

The local hearing officer shall review the video and images recorded by a school bus infraction detection system.

Formal rules of evidence do not apply, but due process shall be observed and govern the proceedings.

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At the conclusion of the hearing, the local hearing officer shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence whether a violation has occurred and shall uphold or dismiss the violation.

The local hearing officer shall issue a final administrative order including the determination and, if the notice of violation is upheld, require the petitioner to pay the civil penalty previously assessed in the notice of violation, and may shall also require the petitioner to pay costs, not to exceed those established in s.

316.0083(5)(e), to be used by the county for operational costs relating to the hearing process or by the school district for technology and operational costs relating to the hearing process as well as school transportation safety-related initiatives.

The final administrative order shall be mailed to the petitioner by first-class mail.

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An aggrieved party may appeal a final administrative order consistent with the process provided in s.

162.11.

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A school bus infraction detection system may not be used for remote surveillance.

The collection of evidence by a school bus infraction detection system to enforce violations of s.

316.172 does not constitute remote surveillance.

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To the extent practicable, a school bus infraction detection system must use necessary technology to ensure that personal identifying information contained in the video or still images recorded by the system which is not relevant to the alleged violation, including, but not limited to, the identity of the driver and any passenger of a motor vehicle, the interior or contents of a motor vehicle, the identity of an uninvolved person, a number identifying the address of a private residence, and the contents or interior of a private residence, is sufficiently obscured so as not to reveal such personal identifying information.

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A notice of a violation or uniform traffic citation issued under this section may not be dismissed solely because a recorded video or still images reveal personal identifying information as provided in subparagraph 3.

as long as a reasonable effort has been made to comply with this subsection.

(18)(a) By October 1, annually 2023, and quarterly thereafter, each school district operating a school bus infraction detection system must submit, in consultation with the law enforcement agencies with which it has interlocal agreements pursuant to this section, a report to the department which details the results of the school bus infraction detection systems in the school district in the preceding state fiscal year.

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The number of school buses that have a school bus infraction detection system installed, including the date of installation and, if applicable, the date the systems were removed.

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The number of notices of violations issued, the number that were contested, the number that were upheld, the number that were dismissed, the number that were issued as uniform traffic citations, and the number that were paid.

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Data for each infraction to determine locations in need of safety improvements.

Such data may include, but is not limited to, global positioning system coordinates of the infraction, the date and time of the infraction, and the name of the school that the school bus was transporting students to or from.

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Any other statistical data and information required by the department to complete the report required by paragraph (c).

Section 7.

Subsection (2) of section 316.183, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

316.183 Unlawful speed.— (2) On all streets or highways, the maximum speed limits for all vehicles must be 30 miles per hour in business or residence districts, and 55 miles per hour at any time at all other locations.

However, with respect to a residence district, a county or municipality may set a lower maximum speed limit of 20 or 25 miles per hour on local streets and highways after an investigation determines that such a limit is reasonable.

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The minimum speed limit on all highways that comprise a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and have not fewer than four lanes is 40 miles per hour, except that when the posted speed limit is 70 miles per hour, the minimum speed limit is 50 miles per hour.

Section 8.

Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 316.189, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

316.189 Establishment of municipal and county speed zones.— (2) SPEED ON COUNTY ROADS.—The maximum speed on any county- maintained road is:

(a) In any business or residence district, 30 miles per hour in the daytime or nighttime;

provided that with respect to residence districts a county may set a lower maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour after an investigation determines that such a limit is reasonable;

and it shall not be necessary to conduct a separate investigation in each residence district.

However, the board of county commissioners may set speed zones altering such speeds, both as to maximum and minimum, after investigation determines such a change is reasonable and in conformity to criteria promulgated by the Department of Transportation, except that no such speed zone shall permit a speed of more than 60 miles per hour.

Section 9.

Subsection (6) of section 316.1895, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

316.1895 Establishment of school speed zones, enforcement;

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Flashing beacons activated by a time clock, or other automatic device, or manually activated may be used as an alternative to posting the times during which the restrictive school zone speed limit is enforced.

However, if a restrictive school zone speed limit is enforced through a speed detection system as provided in s.

316.1896, the school zone and restrictive school zone speed limit must be designated using flashing beacons.

An area maintained as a school zone that has no flashing beacon installed before July 1, 2026, has until January 1, 2028, to place and install a beacon.

Beginning July 1, 2008, for any newly established school zone or any school zone in which the signing has been replaced, a sign stating “Speeding Fines Doubled” shall be installed within the school zone.

The Department of Transportation shall establish adequate standards for the signs and flashing beacons.

Section 10.

Subsections (1), (2), (3), (6), and (8), paragraph (a) of subsection (15), and paragraph (a) of subsection (16) of section 316.1896, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

316.1896 Roadways maintained as school zones;

speed detection system enforcement;

penalties;

appeal procedure;

privacy;

reports.— (1) For purposes of administering this section, a county or municipality may authorize a traffic infraction enforcement officer under s.

316.640 to issue uniform traffic citations for violations of ss.

316.1895 and 316.183 as authorized by s.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1080 595-03386-26 20261080c2 316.008(9), as follows:

(a) For a violation of s.

316.1895 in excess of 10 miles per hour over the school zone speed limit which occurs within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly scheduled breakfast program.

(b) For a violation of s.

316.1895 in excess of 10 miles per hour over the school zone speed limit which occurs within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly scheduled school session.

(c) For a violation of s.

316.183 in excess of 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit during the entirety of a regularly scheduled school session.

(d) For a violation of s.

316.1895 in excess of 10 miles per hour over the school zone speed limit which occurs within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the end of a regularly scheduled school session.

Such violation must be evidenced by a speed detection system described in ss.

316.008(9) and 316.0776(3).

This subsection does not prohibit a review of information from a speed detection system by an authorized employee or agent of a county or municipality before issuance of the uniform traffic citation by the traffic infraction enforcement officer.

This subsection does not prohibit a county or municipality from issuing notices as provided in subsection (2) to the registered owner of the motor vehicle for a violation of s.

316.1895 or s.

316.183.

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For speed detection systems installed before July 1, 2026, capturing the beacon status in photographic or video evidence or by other evidence is not required for proof of the beacon status until January 1, 2028.

An area maintained as a school zone which has no beacon installed before July 1, 2026, has until January 1, 2028, to place and install a beacon, and, until the beacon is installed, the county or municipality may provide proof of the school zone speed limit in force at the time of violation without evidence of the beacon status.

(2) Within 30 days after a violation, notice must be sent to the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the violation specifying the remedies available under s.

318.14 and that the violator must pay the penalty under s.

318.18(3)(d) to the county or municipality, or furnish an affidavit in accordance with subsection (8), within 60 30 days after the date of the notice of violation in order to avoid court fees, costs, and the issuance of a uniform traffic citation.

The notice of violation must:

(a) Be sent by first-class mail.

(b) Include a photograph or other recorded image showing the license plate of the motor vehicle;

the date, time, and location of the violation;

the maximum speed at which the motor vehicle was traveling within the school zone;

and the speed limit within the school zone at the time of the violation.

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(d) State the time when, and the place or website at which, the photograph or video captured and evidence of speed detected may be examined and observed.

(3) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who receives a notice of violation under this section may request a hearing within 60 30 days after the notice of violation or may pay the penalty pursuant to the notice of violation, but a payment or fee may not be required before the hearing requested by the person.

The notice of violation must be accompanied by, or direct the person to a website that provides, information on the person’s right to request a hearing and on all costs related thereto and a form used for requesting a hearing.

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

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

(a) Delivery of the uniform traffic citation constitutes notification of a violation under this subsection.

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or a duly authorized representative of the owner, co-owner, or identified person initiates a proceeding to challenge the citation pursuant to this section, such person waives any challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the uniform traffic citation.

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

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

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

(a) An affidavit supporting the exception under paragraph (7)(a) must include the name, address, date of birth, and, if known, the driver license number of the person who leased, rented, or otherwise had care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the alleged violation.

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(b) If a uniform traffic citation for a violation of s.

316.1895 or s.

316.183 was issued at the location of the violation by a law enforcement officer, the affidavit must include the serial number of the uniform traffic citation.

(c) If the motor vehicle’s owner to whom a notice of violation or a uniform traffic citation has been issued is deceased, the affidavit must include a certified copy of the owner’s death certificate showing that the date of death occurred on or before the date of the alleged violation and one of the following:

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A bill of sale or other document showing that the deceased owner’s motor vehicle was sold or transferred after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation.

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Documented proof that the registered license plate belonging to the deceased owner’s motor vehicle was returned to the department or any branch office or authorized agent of the department after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation.

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A copy of the police report showing that the deceased owner’s registered license plate or motor vehicle was stolen after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation.

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

(15)(a) A speed detection system in a school zone may not be used for remote surveillance.

The collection of evidence by a speed detection system to enforce violations of ss.

316.1895 and 316.183, or user-controlled pan or tilt adjustments of speed detection system components, do not constitute remote surveillance.

Notwithstanding any other law, recorded video or photographs collected as part of a speed detection system in a school zone may only be used to document violations of ss.

316.1895 and 316.183 and for purposes of determining criminal or civil liability for incidents captured by the speed detection system incidental to the permissible use of the speed detection system.

(16)(a) Each county or municipality that operates one or more speed detection systems shall must submit a report by October 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, to the department which identifies the public safety objectives used to identify a school zone for enforcement under this section, reports compliance with s.

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The information from counties and municipalities must be submitted in a form and manner determined by the department, which the department must make available to the counties and municipalities by August 1, 2023, and the department may require data components to be submitted quarterly.

The report must include at least the following:

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Information related to the location of each speed detection system, including the geocoordinates of the school zone, the directional approach of the speed detection system, the school name, the school level, the times the speed detection system was active, the restrictive restricted school zone speed limit enforced pursuant to s.

316.1895(5), the posted speed limit enforced at times other than those authorized by s.

316.1895(5), the date the systems were activated to enforce violations of ss.

316.1895 and 316.183, and, if applicable, the date the systems were deactivated.

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The number of notices of violation issued, the number, if any, that were issued outside of the enforcement periods authorized in subsection (1), the number that were contested, the number that were upheld, the number that were dismissed, the number that were issued as uniform traffic citations, and the number that were paid.

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Any other statistical data and information related to the procedures for enforcement which is required by the department to complete the report required under paragraph (c).

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Section 11.

Subsection (3) of section 316.1906, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

316.1906 Radar speed-measuring devices;

speed detection systems;

evidence, admissibility.— (3) A speed detection system is exempt from the design requirements for radar or LiDAR units established by the department, and the radar or LiDAR units used in the speed detection system are not required to be on any approved list of the department.

A speed detection system must have the ability to perform self-tests as to its detection accuracy.

The system must perform a self-test at least once every 30 days.

The law enforcement agency, or an agent acting on behalf of the law enforcement agency, operating a speed detection system must maintain a log of the results of the system’s self-tests.

The law enforcement agency, or an agent acting on behalf of the law enforcement agency, operating a speed detection system must also perform an independent calibration test on the speed detection system at least once every 12 months.

The self-test logs, as well as the results of the annual calibration test, are admissible in any court proceeding for a uniform traffic citation issued for a violation of s.

316.1895 or s.

316.183 enforced pursuant to s.

316.1896.

Notwithstanding subsection (2), evidence of the speed of a motor vehicle detected by a speed detection system compliant with this subsection and the determination by a traffic enforcement officer that a motor vehicle is operating in excess of the applicable speed limit is admissible in any proceeding with respect to an alleged violation of law regulating the speed of motor vehicles in Page 29 of 49 CODING:

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