IV. AMENDMENTS/COUNCIL SUBSTITUTE CHANGES
On March 13, 2008, the Committee on Infrastructure favorably reported the bill with a strike-all amendment,
and an amendment to the strike-all amendment.
The amendment creates a new s. 316.1926, F.S., which
provides that violations of s. 316.2085(2) or (3), F.S., regarding motorcycle operation, or violations of the speeding laws in s. 316.183(2), 316.187, and 316.189, F.S., in excess of 50 miles per hour over the limit, are moving violations punishable as provided in Chapter 318.
The amendment subsequently amends 318.14, F.S., to provided "tiered" penalties for violations of the newly created s. 316.1926, F.S.
A first violation is subject to a fine of $1,000; a second violation is subject to a fine of $2,500 and a one-year suspension of the offender's driver's license; and a third violation is a third degree felony resulting in forfeiture of the vehicle and license suspension for ten years.
The amendment clarifies that both wheels must be on the ground at all times when operating a motorcycle, but it is not a violation if a wheel loses contact with the ground briefly as a result of the road's surface or other circumstance beyond the control of the operator.
The amendment to the strike-all amendment removes the phrase "horizontally to the ground" in the statute requiring license tags to be permanently affixed to the motorcycle or moped.
On March 13, 2008, the Committee on Infrastructure favorably reported the bill with a strike-all amendment,
and an amendment to the strike-all amendment.
The amendment creates a new s. 316.1926, F.S., which
provides that violations of s. 316.2085(2) or (3), F.S., regarding motorcycle operation, or violations of the speeding laws in s. 316.183(2), 316.187, and 316.189, F.S., in excess of 50 miles per hour over the limit, are moving violations punishable as provided in Chapter 318.
The amendment subsequently amends 318.14, F.S., to provided "tiered" penalties for violations of the newly created s. 316.1926, F.S.
A first violation is subject to a fine of $1,000; a second violation is subject to a fine of $2,500 and a one-year suspension of the offender's driver's license; and a third violation is a third degree felony resulting in forfeiture of the vehicle and license suspension for ten years.
The amendment clarifies that both wheels must be on the ground at all times when operating a motorcycle, but it is not a violation if a wheel loses contact with the ground briefly as a result of the road's surface or other circumstance beyond the control of the operator.
The amendment to the strike-all amendment removes the phrase "horizontally to the ground" in the statute requiring license tags to be permanently affixed to the motorcycle or moped.
