IN RE FLORIDA RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR TRAFFIC COURTS

Fla. | 1984-10-18
No. 65104
Boyd, C.J., Adkins, J., Overton, J., Alderman, J., McDonald, J., Ehrlich, J., Shaw, J.
458 So. 2d 1115 Florida Supreme Court (1984)

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Synopsis

Florida Supreme Court amended the Traffic Rules of Practice and Procedure effective January 1, 1985, to clarify collection of law enforcement training assessments in traffic infraction cases.


Holding

Law enforcement training assessments under Florida Statutes section 943.25(4) and (8) shall be collected in traffic infraction cases, with collection procedures varying based on whether a hearing is held or the offender admits the offense.


Headnotes

[1] Law enforcement training assessments mandated by statute shall be collected in traffic infraction cases, with collection timing and application varying depending on wheth…

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Facts & Procedural History

The Traffic Court Review Committee petitioned the Florida Supreme Court to amend the Rules of Practice and Procedure for Traffic Courts.…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to a petition from the Traffic Court Review Committee, the Florida Rules of Practice and Procedure for Traffic Rules are amended in the manner as appended to this opinion. This action shall be effective January 1, 1985.

It, is so ordered.

BOYD, C.J., and ADKINS, OVERTON, ALDERMAN, McDONALD, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur. IV. TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS

Rule 6.470 Costs

(c) In addition to the costs provided above,-those The assessments for law enforcement training established in section 943.25(4) and (8), Florida Statutes, shall be collected, in addition to the civil penalty.

Where a hearing is held the law enforcement-education-assessments shall be in addition-to any — penalty--or— costs-assessed. Where no hearing-is-held-and the offender admits the commission of the offense by-forfeiting a bond or paying the penalty by mail — or—⅛—person, the law enforcement education assessments shall be deducted from-the-amount of the penalty in addition to the costs provided in (b)-above. If an offender elects a driver improvement school as provided in Rule 6.330 of these Rules, the law enforcement education assessments shall be collected at the time the offender appears before the traffic violations bureau to make his or her election.


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