Florida Statute 316.1905 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.1905 Electrical, mechanical, or other speed calculating devices; power of arrest; evidence.—

(1) Whenever any peace officer engaged in the enforcement of the motor vehicle laws of this state uses an electronic, electrical, mechanical, or other device used to determine the speed of a motor vehicle on any highway, road, street, or other public way, such device shall be of a type approved by the department and shall have been tested to determine that it is operating accurately. Tests for this purpose shall be made not less than once each 6 months, according to procedures and at regular intervals of time prescribed by the department.

(2) Any police officer, upon receiving information relayed to him or her from a fellow officer stationed on the ground or in the air operating such a device that a driver of a vehicle has violated the speed laws of this state, may arrest the driver for violation of said laws where reasonable and proper identification of the vehicle and the speed of same has been communicated to the arresting officer.

(3)(a) A witness otherwise qualified to testify shall be competent to give testimony against an accused violator of the motor vehicle laws of this state when such testimony is derived from the use of such an electronic, electrical, mechanical, or other device used in the calculation of speed, upon showing that the speed calculating device which was used had been tested. However, the operator of any visual average speed computer device shall first be certified as a competent operator of such device by the department.

(b) Upon the production of a certificate, signed and witnessed, showing that such device was tested within the time period specified and that such device was working properly, a presumption is established to that effect unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.

(c) Any person accused pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be entitled to have the officer actually operating the device appear in court and testify upon oral or written motion.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 313, ch. 95-148.

Note.—Former s. 316.058.

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Cases Citing Statute 316.1905

Total Results: 6

Matos v. State

899 So. 2d 403, 2005 WL 713248

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2005 | Docket: 1705612

Cited 12 times | Published

under the Florida speed recording statute, section 316.1905(1), Florida Statutes (2003). A "black box"

State v. Joy

637 So. 2d 946, 1994 WL 234521

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 31, 1994 | Docket: 1521566

Cited 6 times | Published

patrol vehicle was not certified as required by section 316.1905, Florida Statutes (1991) and Rule 15B-2.011

State v. McEldowney

99 So. 3d 610, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 18261, 2012 WL 5043866

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 2012 | Docket: 60313120

Published

from a final county court order declaring section 316.1905(3)(b), Florida Statutes (2011), unconstitutional

Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Nelson

823 So. 2d 828, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 11392, 2002 WL 1831124

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 12, 2002 | Docket: 64816869

Published

“unless the proper predicate [was] laid pursuant to § 316.1905 and § 316.1906, Florida Statutes.” The court

In re Forfeiture of $61,300.00 U.S. Currency

576 So. 2d 424, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 2343

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 20, 1991 | Docket: 64657345

Published

extremely high rate of speed.” Clearly, under section 316.1905, Florida Statutes (1989), the testifying officer

Yolman v. State

388 So. 2d 1038, 1980 Fla. LEXIS 4360

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 1980 | Docket: 64578310

Published

authority of the legislature to direct, by section 316.1905, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor

This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney. Attorney Syfert regularly works with Chapter 316 in the context of traffic and automobile accident law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.