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FL S1374

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Anitere Flores

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows law enforcement officers to testify at civil trials about statements made by persons involved in a crash, specifically when such testimony impeaches that person's testimony regarding fault for the crash
  • Maintains the existing protection that crash reports and statements made for crash reports cannot generally be used as evidence in civil or criminal trials
  • Preserves the existing exception allowing officer testimony at criminal trials about crash-related statements, provided self-incrimination protections are not violated
  • Requires that any civil trial testimony under this new exception must not violate the person's privilege against self-incrimination

Legislative Description

Motor Vehicle Crash Reports

Last Action

Died in Transportation

3/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/14/2016

Full Bill Text

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