Florida Statutes Title XXIII Chapter 318 - Disposition Of Traffic Infractions

• 318.11 - Short Title.
  This chapter may be known and cited as the “Florida Uniform Disposition of Traffic Infractions Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 74-377.
• 318.12 - Purpose.
  It is the legislative intent in the adoption of this chapter to decriminalize certain violations of chapter 316, the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law; chapter...
• 318.121 - Preemption Of Additional Fees, Fines, Surcharges, And Costs.
  Notwithstanding any general or special law, or municipal or county ordinance, additional fees, fines, surcharges, or costs other than the court costs and surcharges assessed...
• 318.1215 - Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 318.121, a board of county commissioners may require, by ordinance, that the clerk of the court collect an additional $5...
• 318.13 - Definitions.
  The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context...
• 318.14 - Noncriminal Traffic Infractions; Exception; Procedures.
  (1) Except as provided in ss. 318.17 and 320.07(3)(c), any person cited for a violation of chapter 316, s. 320.0605, s. 320.07(3)(a) or (b), s. 322.065,...
• 318.143 - Sanctions For Infractions By Minors.
  (1) If the court finds that a minor has committed a violation of any of the provisions of chapter 316, the court may also impose one...
• 318.1435 - Youthful Driver Monitoring Services.
  (1) As used in this section, the term “youthful driver monitoring service” means an entity that enables parents or guardians to monitor the driving performance of...
• 318.1451 - Driver Improvement Schools.
  (1) The department shall approve and regulate the courses of all driver improvement schools, as the courses relate to ss. 318.14(9), 322.0261, and 322.291, including courses...
• 318.15 - Failure To Comply With Civil Penalty Or To Appear; Penalty.
  (1)(a) If a person fails to comply with the civil penalties provided in s. 318.18 within the time period specified in s. 318.14(4), fails to enter...
• 318.16 - Appeals; Stay Orders; Procedures.
  (1) If a person is found to have committed an infraction by the hearing official, he or she may appeal that finding to the circuit court....
• 318.17 - Offenses Excepted.
  No provision of this chapter is available to a person who is charged with any of the following offenses:(1) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police...
• 318.18 - Amount Of Penalties.
  The penalties required for a noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:(1) Fifteen dollars for:(a) All infractions...
• 318.19 - Infractions Requiring A Mandatory Hearing.
  Any person cited for the infractions listed in this section shall not have the provisions of s. 318.14(2), (4), and (9) available to him or...
• 318.20 - Notification; Duties Of Department.
  The department shall prepare a notification form to be appended to, or incorporated as a part of, the Florida uniform traffic citation issued in accordance...
• 318.21 - Disposition Of Civil Penalties By County Courts.
  All civil penalties received by a county court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid monthly as follows:(1) One dollar from...
• 318.30 - Legislative Intent.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that civil traffic infraction hearing officers be appointed and used in those counties where the need arises for...
• 318.31 - Objectives.
  The Supreme Court is hereby requested to adopt rules and procedures for the establishment and operation of Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Programs under ss....
• 318.32 - Jurisdiction; Limitations.
  (1) Hearing officers shall be empowered to accept pleas from and decide the guilt or innocence of any person, adult or juvenile, charged with any civil...
• 318.325 - Jurisdiction And Procedure For Parking Infractions.
  Any county or municipality may adopt an ordinance that allows the county or municipality to refer cases involving the violation of a county or municipal...
• 318.33 - Appeals.
  Decisions of the hearing officer are appealable, under the rules of court, to the circuit court. Appeals shall be based upon the record of the...
• 318.34 - Qualifications.
  Applicants for the position of hearing officer of the civil traffic court shall be members in good standing of The Florida Bar and shall have...
• 318.35 - Term Of Office.
  Hearing officers shall be independent contractors and may serve either full time or part time as determined by the chief judge. In either case, they...
• 318.36 - Code Of Ethics.
  Hearing officers shall be subject to The Florida Bar Code of Professional Responsibility and not the Judicial Code of Ethics, except that they shall avoid...
• 318.38 - Nonseverability.
  If the provisions of s. 318.32 authorizing hearing officers to impose the same sanctions as county court judges for civil traffic infractions are found to...

Last modified: September 23, 2016