Over the past few weeks, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a series of bills intended to protect the rights of the state’s citizens and, now, a legislation that will provide stronger punishments to those who violate a specific rule of the traffic regulations.
SB 1764 Intends to Prevent Street Racing Well, according to the governor’s office, until now the fines have not been enough to deter those who participate in these types of acts. Through the new legislation we will seek avoid coordinated events involving ten or more vehicles who usually take to the streets with the intention of performing speed challenges or various driving tricks.
It is contemplated that the fines will increase and, even, participants could end up in jail, Because Kiyan Michael, Republican official representing Jacksonville County, described these types of actions as a public safety problem.
- If a person is arrested for the first time for engaging in these types of illegal road actions, must pay a US$2,000 fine. That is, a 100 percent increase was approved since previously it was US$1,000.
- Persons who commit a second offense within a year may face charges of third-degree felonies, and no longer in the first degree, so they could go to prison.
The law will come into force on July 1 and the authorities consider that the importance of this new legislation is that street racing has been increasing mainly due to popular video games and movies, as young people want to emulate what they see on the screen.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to avoid racing in public spaces.
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New Florida law signed by DeSantis modifies school safety procedures
Another point of this law is that People who want to fly drones over schools will need special permission from school officialsOtherwise, they will face second-degree misdemeanor charges. The penalties will be greater for those who fly drones that capture video.
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