The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.660

316.660 Disposition of fines and forfeitures collected for violations; reporting requirement.—

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, all fines and forfeitures received by any county court from violations of any of the provisions of this chapter, or from violations of any ordinances adopting matter covered by this chapter, must be paid and distributed as provided in s. 318.21.

(2) If the total revenue from traffic citations that a county or municipality receives in a fiscal year exceeds 33 percent of the total expenses that the county or municipality incurs to operate a law enforcement agency in the same fiscal year, the county or municipality shall submit a report to the Legislative Auditing Committee detailing its total revenue from traffic citations and its total expenses for law enforcement within 6 months after the end of the fiscal year.

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-69; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 4, ch. 79-246; s. 2, ch. 80-179; s. 1, ch. 83-319; s. 3, ch. 85-255; s. 4, ch. 86-154; s. 1, ch. 88-73; s. 3, ch. 92-194; s. 18, ch. 93-164; s. 34, ch. 94-306; s. 88, ch. 95-143; s. 41, ch. 96-350; s. 2, ch. 2015-15.

Note.—Former s. 316.0261.

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Amendments to 316.660

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.660

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.660.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

W. MILLER, v. CITY OF INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH,, 453 So. 2d 107 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . After these deductions are made, the Clerk, under Sections 316.660 and 318.21, Florida Statutes, then . . . returned to the general fund of the cities as part of the fines or forfeitures returned under Sections 316.660 . . . fines and forfeitures from most Chapter 316 and 318 violations committed within a municipality. (§§ 316.660 . . .

STATE v. M. GARNER,, 402 So. 2d 1333 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . waived but shall be paid to the Traffic Violations Bureau and distributed as provided in ss. 34.191 and 316.660 . . .