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Florida Statute 318.30 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 318.30 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 318.30 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Cases Citing F.S. 318.30

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·City of Aventura v. Masone, 89 So. 3d 233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2011 WL 5964359, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 19039

infraction hearing officers have been authorized by section 318.30, and they are authorized to accept pleas and
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Cited "but see"City of Orlando v. Udowychenko (2012)
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Cited as authorityRichard Masone v. City of Aventura (2014)
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·In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court., 252 So. 3d 704 (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...ng privileges are eligible for reinstatement. - 19 - RULE 6.630. CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION HEARING OFFICER PROGRAM; TRAFFIC HEARING OFFICERS Under the authority of sections 318.30–318.38, Florida Statutes, and article V, section 2, Florida Constitution, this court adopts the following rules and procedure for the Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program: (a) Eligibility of County. Pursuant to section 318.30, Florida Statutes, any county shall be eligible to participate in the Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program....
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CitedIn Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court – 2018 Regular-Cycle Report (2018)
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In re Florida Rules of Traffic Court, 685 So. 2d 1242 (Fla. 1996).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 449, 1996 Fla. LEXIS 1829, 1996 WL 657763

program: (a) Eligibility of County. Pursuant to section 318.30, Florida Statutes, aAny county in which the
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1996).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...The board also hires professional appraisers as special masters to conduct hearings pertaining to the "valuation" of property for tax purposes. Recently, the board received an application from an attorney who is currently serving as a "civil traffic infraction hearing officer" pursuant to section 318.30 , and who would like to serve as a special master for the board....
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In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Rules 6.325 & 6.630, 667 So. 2d 188 (Fla. 1996).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1996 Fla. LEXIS 11, 1996 WL 9537

...ance of conflict and should be prohibited. In relation to subdivision (k), it was the opinion of the subcommittee that the wearing of robes might lead to confusion and interfere with the informal setting of the hearings. 1990 Amendment. 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....

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