This one's only for bikes but if it passes sports cars will be next.
I don't think it will pass but look out if it does.
HB 137 2008
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to offenses committed while operating a 2
motorcycle; creating s. 316.1926, F.S.; providing 3
additional penalties for certain offenses committed by a 4
person operating or in actual physical control of a 5
motorcycle; requiring that the person be taken into 6
custody; providing for seizure and forfeiture of the 7
motorcycle; providing for revocation of the person's 8
privilege to operate a motorcycle; providing an effective 9
date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Section 316.1926, Florida Statutes, is created 14
to read: 15
316.1926 Motorcycle offenses.-- 16
(1) When a law enforcement officer charges a person with 17
reckless driving in violation of s. 316.192 or exceeding the 18
speed limit by 30 miles per hour or more in violation of s. 19
316.183(2), s. 316.187, or s. 316.189 while operating or in 20
actual physical control of a motorcycle, the officer shall 21
arrest the person, take him or her into custody, and seize the 22
motorcycle, which shall be subject to forfeiture under the 23
Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. 24
(2) Upon conviction, in addition to any other penalty 25
provided by law, the court shall revoke the person's 26
authorization and privilege to operate a motorcycle for a period 27
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of 10 years and order the person to surrender his or her 28
driver's license. 29
(a) If the person holds a Class A, Class B, or Class C 30
driver's license, the department shall issue a replacement 31
license, valid for the remainder of the person's unexpired 32
license period, without the endorsement to operate a motorcycle. 33
(b) If the person holds a Class E driver's license that is 34
not restricted to motorcycle operation only, the department 35
shall issue a replacement license, valid for the remainder of 36
the person's unexpired license period, without the authorization 37
to operate a motorcycle. 38
(3) Revocation of the privilege to operate a motorcycle 39
under this section shall not prohibit or restrict the issuance 40
or renewal of a driver's license for purposes other than the 41
operation of a motorcycle. 42
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2008. 43
30 over law gets maybe a killer.
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