20 or 30 mph over limit law ? - Page 2

Shadow · 05-18-2009, 09:38 AM

[quote=WARHORSE;89937][quote=Shadow;89935] I didn't see anything in the statutes that made 50 over a criminal violation.

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Part 2 of this refers to 50 mph over, I have not seen where it criminalizes this or makes it a felony. It says this person shall be cited for a moving violation so I would assume that means NOT a felony

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/STATUTES/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0316/SEC1926.HTM&Title=->2008->Ch0316->Section%201926#0316.1926

Part 7 of 316.183 Unlawful speed

(7) A violation of this section is a NONcriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

Read further. The punishment get's progressively worse.

A third violation makes it a FELONY

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(c) A person cited for a third violation of s. 316.1926 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Upon conviction, the court shall impose a fine of $5,000, revoke the person's authorization and privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a period of 10 years, and order the person to surrender his or her driver's license.

WARHORSE · 05-18-2009, 09:41 AM

Guess I'll stay at 25mph over and keep the rest for the track

Z06 Rocket · 05-18-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by WARHORSE

Guess I'll stay at 25mph over and keep the rest for the track

Good idea. The 4mph tickets are a false story (unless it's school zones or construction zones - otherwise FL law says under 5mph over is a mandatory warning). The tickets from that point upward though can get very expensive and I hate to say it but the cities and FHP really are on a push to get revenue back in the departments with tickets. The officers are not making the tickets up, but they do look more proactively and agressively for more hours of the day to make their supervisors in office happy. The County Sheriff's Departments have not stepped up the enforcement beyond the normal efforts seen before the economic tax problem in my opinion, just the cities and State Troopers following orders to "make the roads safer".