Florida HB 521: Commissioning Reporting Requirements for HVAC and Electrical Systems

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to fines for violations detected by 2
traffic infraction detectors; repealing ss. 316.0083 3
and 321.50, F.S., relating to the Mark Wandall Traffic 4
Safety Program and authorization to use traffic 5
infraction detectors, respectively; amending ss. 28.37 6
and 316.003, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes 7
made by the act; amending s. 316.008, F.S.; 8
authorizing a county or municipality to issue a fine 9
for certain violations detected through the use of a 10
traffic infraction detector; requiring the fine to be 11
accompanied by a certain photograph or image; 12
repealing s. 316.00831, F.S., relating to distribution 13
of penalties; amending ss. 316.173, 316.1896, 316.640, 14
316.650, 318.121, 318.14, 318.15, 318.18, 320.03, and 15
322.27, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by 16
the act; providing an effective date. 17
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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Section 1. Sections 316.0083 and 321.50, Florida Statutes, 21
are repealed. 22
Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 28.37, Florida 23
Statutes, is amended to read: 24
28.37 Fines, fees, service charges, and costs remitted to 25

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the state.— 26
(6) Ten percent of all court-related fines collected by 27
the clerk, except for penalties or fines distributed to counties 28
or municipalities under s. 318.18(16) s. 316.0083(1)(b)3. or s. 29
318.18(16)(a), must be deposited into the fine and forfeiture 30
fund to be used exclusively for clerk court-related functions, 31
as provided in s. 28.35(3)(a). 32
Section 3. Subsections (38) and (101) of section 316.003, 33
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 34
316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when 35
used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively 36
ascribed to them in this section, except where the context 37
otherwise requires: 38
(38) LOCAL HEARING OFFICER.—The person, designated by a 39
department, county, or municipality that elects to authorize 40
traffic infraction enforcement officers to issue traffic 41
citations under s. 316.1896(1) ss. 316.0083(1)(a) and 42
316.1896(1), who is authorized to conduct hearings related to a 43
notice of violation issued pursuant to s. 316.0083 or s. 44
316.1896. The charter county, noncharter county, or municipality 45
may use its currently appointed code enforcement board or 46
special magistrate to serve as the local hearing officer. The 47
department may enter into an interlocal agreement to use the 48
local hearing officer of a county or municipality. 49
(101) TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR.—A vehicle sensor 50

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installed to work in conjunction with a traffic control signal 51
and a camera or cameras synchronized to automatically record two 52
or more sequenced photographic or electronic images or streaming 53
video of only the rear of a motor vehicle at the time the 54
vehicle fails to stop behind the stop bar or clearly marked stop 55
line when facing a traffic control signal steady red light. Any 56
notification under s. 316.0083(1)(b) or traffic citation issued 57
by the use of a traffic infraction detector must include a 58
photograph or other recorded image showing both the license tag 59
of the offending vehicle and the traffic control device being 60
violated. 61
Section 4. Subsection (8) of section 316.008, Florida 62
Statutes, is amended to read: 63
316.008 Powers of local authorities.— 64
(8)(a) A county or municipality may use traffic infraction 65
detectors to enforce s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a 66
driver fails to stop at a traffic signal on streets and highways 67
under its jurisdiction under s. 316.0083. Only a municipality 68
may install or authorize the installation of any such detectors 69
within the incorporated area of the municipality. Only a county 70
may install or authorize the installation of any such detectors 71
within the unincorporated area of the county. 72
(b) Pursuant to paragraph (a), a municipality may install 73
or, by contract or interlocal agreement, authorize the 74
installation of any such detectors only within the incorporated 75

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area of the municipality, and a county may install or, by 76
contract or interlocal agreement, authorize the installation of 77
any such detectors only within the unincorporated area of the 78
county. A county may authorize installation of