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Fla. Stat. § 318.30 (2025)

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318.30 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature that civil traffic infraction hearing officers be appointed and used in those counties where the need arises for their services. Any Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program established in a county under ss. 318.30-318.38 shall be subject to the supervision of the Supreme Court.

History.—s. 1, ch. 89-337; s. 19, ch. 90-330; s. 2, ch. 94-202.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1992–2018 · leading case: City of Aventura v. Masone, 89 So. 3d 233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).

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City of Aventura v. Masone, 89 So. 3d 233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “(6) Whereas civil infraction hearing officers have been authorized by section 318.30, and they are authorized to accept pleas and determine guilt, see § 318.”

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court., 252 So. 3d 704 (Fla. 2018). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to section 318.30, Florida Statutes, any county shall be eligible to participate in the Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program.”

In re Florida Rules of Traffic Court, 685 So. 2d 1242 (Fla. 1996). · cites it 6× “Pursuant to section 318.30, Florida Statutes, aAny county in which the civil-traffic — infraction caseload for the immediately-preceding calendar year was in-excess — of 15,000 hearings shall be eligible to participate in the pilot-Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer…”

Amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court, 822 So. 2d 1239 (Ala. 2002). · cites it 3× “Pursuant to section 318.30, Florida Statutes, any county shall be eligible to participate in the Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program.”

In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Rules 6.325 & 6.630, 667 So. 2d 188 (Fla. 1996). · cites it 2× “Amendment of section 318.30, Florida Statutes (1990), reduced the case load requirement from 20,000 to 15,000 for purposes of allowing a county’s participation in the Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Practice & Procedure for Traffic Courts, 608 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 1992). “Amendment of Ssection 318.30 (Fla,Stat,1990), Florida Statutes (1990), reduced the case load requirement from 20,000 to 15,000 for purposes of allowing a county’s participation in the Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program.”

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