Florida Statute 318.20 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 318
DISPOSITION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS

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F.S. 318.20

318.20 Notification; duties of department.—The department shall prepare a notification form to be appended to, or incorporated as a part of, the Florida uniform traffic citation issued in accordance with s. 316.650. The notification form must contain language informing persons charged with infractions to which this chapter applies of the procedures available to them under this chapter. Such notification form must contain a statement that, if the official determines that no infraction has been committed, no costs or penalties may be imposed and any costs or penalties that have been paid will be returned. Additionally, the notification form must include information on paying the civil penalty to the clerk of the court and the ability to establish a payment plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4). A uniform traffic citation that is produced electronically must also include the information required by this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-377; s. 39, ch. 76-31; s. 8, ch. 86-154; s. 2, ch. 86-185; s. 48, ch. 96-350; s. 11, ch. 2021-116.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 318.20

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 318.20.

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Cases Citing Statute 318.20

Total Results: 3

Nudel v. Flagstar Bank, FSB

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-05-18

Citation: 60 So. 3d 1163, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 7181, 2011 WL 1878127

Snippet: 2d 914 (Fla.1990), this court affirmed. Id. at 318-20. We held that the homeowners were “entitled to

Espino v. Anez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-12-13

Citation: 665 So. 2d 1080, 1995 WL 733318

Snippet: majority of the mortgage payments, ranging from $1,318.20 per month to over $2,000.00 per month on an adjustable

Ketchian v. Concannon

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-07-28

Citation: 435 So. 2d 394, 36 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1259

Snippet: contrary. Corbin on Contracts, Vol. 3, § 589, pg. 318-20. The reason underlying this exception to the parol