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Florida Traffic Court Rule 6.445

RULE 6.445. DISCOVERY: INFRACTIONS ONLY

(a) The electronic or mechanical speed measuring device
used by the citing officer must be identified on the citation by its
type (such as Radar, Laser, Pace Car, Vascar, Lidar, and airplane
with stopwatch), and:

(1) if the device is a pace car, by no less than the last 6
digits of the automobile’s vehicle identification number (VIN); or

(2) if the device is another electronic or mechanical
speed measuring device, by the manufacturer’s serial number.

(b) If any relevant supporting documentation regarding such
device is in the officer’s possession at the time of trial, the
defendant or defendant’s attorney shall be entitled to review that
documentation immediately before that trial.

Committee Notes
2009 Amendment. This amendment is based on the fact that currently
to the committee’s knowledge there are 5 different measuring devices or types:
Radar, Laser, Pace Car, Vascar, and airplane with stopwatch. It is believed that
identifying the type of measuring device is not unduly burdensome to the state
and it is necessary in the preparation of a defense. Withholding this
information until the time of trial unduly prejudices the defense. This
amendment is also forward-looking in that as new measuring devices appear,
they can be effectively used as long as they are disclosed.
Link to Florida Bar Official Rule 6.445

Cases Citing Rule 6.445

Total Results: 5

In Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court

24 So. 3d 176, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 655, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 2016, 2009 WL 4347311

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 2009 | Docket: 1648799

Cited 1 times | Published

attend driver improvement school. The amendment to rule 6.445 (Discovery: Infractions Only) requires a citing

Category: Traffic Court

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Traffic Court 6.445

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2025 | Docket: 69905396

Published

considered the Committee’s proposal, we amend rule 6.445 to clarify that citations must identify the specific

Category: Traffic Court

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Traffic Court 6.445

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 26, 2023 | Docket: 67916776

Published

Traffic Court, including a proposal to amend rule 6.445 (Discovery: Infractions Only). However, the

Category: Traffic Court

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 27, 2023 | Docket: 67277972

Published

severs the Committee’s proposed amendments to rule 6.445, which will be considered in a separate case

Category: Traffic Court

In re Florida Rules of Traffic Court

685 So. 2d 1242, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 449, 1996 Fla. LEXIS 1829, 1996 WL 657763

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 1996 | Docket: 64770229

Published

includes an “Admission and Waiver of Appearance.” Rule 6.445, entitled “Discovery: Infractions Only,” allows

Category: Traffic Court