FL H0807

Running red lights or failing to stop at stop signs that result in crashes with another vehicle now require mandatory hearings and carry escalating penalties: $500 for first offense, $1,000 plus 6-month license suspension for second offense, and $1,000 plus 1-year suspension for third or subsequent offenses

Drivers found to have committed these crash-causing infractions must carry higher bodily injury/death insurance coverage ($100,000 per person/$300,000 per crash/$50,000 property damage) for at least 1 year

Enhanced penalties apply when infractions involve vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists): minimum $5,000 fine, 1-year license suspension, and mandatory driver improvement course for serious injury crashes; $1,500 minimum and 3-month suspension for crashes causing injury

Mandatory civil penalties collected under these provisions are deposited into the Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund to support trauma centers statewide

Effective date: October 1, 2026