Intelligent Speed Assistance Devices

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to intelligent speed assistance 2
devices; amending ss. 316.191 and 316.1922, F.S.; 3
requiring certain persons convicted of certain driving 4
offenses to comply with specified requirements; 5
creating s. 316.1928, F.S.; defining the terms 6
"eligible offender" and "intelligent speed assistance 7
device"; prohibiting an eligible offender from 8
operating a motor vehicle unless such vehicle is 9
equipped with an intelligent speed assistance device; 10
requiring an eligible offender to install and use such 11
device for a specified period as ordered by the court; 12
requiring an eligible offender to provide proof of 13
installation to the Department of Highway Safety and 14
Motor Vehicles; requiring an eligible offender to pay 15
all costs associated with such device; authorizing 16
certain eligible offenders to participate in an 17
affordability program; providing requirements for such 18
program; providing that an eligible offender approved 19
for the program shall receive a discount on costs 20
associated with such device; requiring such device to 21
be equipped with a manual override function; providing 22
requirements for such function; requiring such device 23
and each manufacturer, installer, and provider of such 24
device to be certified by the department; requiring a 25

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person who installs, repairs, maintains, monitors, or 26
removes such device to submit results of a criminal 27
background check to the department; requiring a 28
provider to provide certain support services; 29
requiring secure maintenance of device data and 30
limiting the sharing thereof; requiring the department 31
to establish certain procedures; prohibiting certain 32
actions relating to such device; providing penalties; 33
authorizing an eligible offender to operate a motor 34
vehicle without installation of such device under 35
certain circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring 36
certain eligible offenders to submit a vehicle nonuse 37
affidavit to the department; providing for 38
reinstatement of an eligible offender's driving 39
privilege; providing immunity from liability for motor 40
vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and retailers; 41
providing an exception; providing construction; 42
requiring the department to submit an annual report to 43
the Legislature beginning on a specified date; 44
authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing 45
an effective date. 46
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 48
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Section 1. Paragraph (h) is added to subsection (3) of 50

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section 316.191, Florida Statutes, to read: 51
316.191 Racing on highways, street takeovers, and stunt 52
driving.— 53
(3) 54
(h) Any person whose driver license has been revoked under 55
this subsection must comply with s. 316.1928 upon reinstatement 56
of his or her license. 57
Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 316.1922, Florida 58
Statutes, is amended to read: 59
316.1922 Dangerous excessive speeding.— 60
(2) A person convicted of dangerous excessive speeding 61
shall be punished by mandatory compliance with s. 316.1928 and: 62
(a) Upon a first conviction, by imprisonment for up to 30 63
days or by a fine of $500, or by both a fine and imprisonment. 64
(b) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, by 65
imprisonment for up to 90 days or by a fine of $1,000, or by 66
both such fine and imprisonment. A person convicted of a second 67
or subsequent violation of this section that occurs within 5 68
years after the date of a prior conviction for a violation of 69
this section shall have his or her driving privilege revoked for 70
at least 180 days but not no more than 1 year. 71
Section 3. Section 316.1928, Florida Statutes, is created 72
to read: 73
316.1928 Intelligent speed assistance devices required; 74
prohibited acts; penalties.— 75

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(1) As used in this section, the term: 76
(a) "Eligible offender" means a person whose driver 77
license was suspended for a violation of s. 316.191 or s. 78
316.1922 and has been reinstated or a person who has received 79
more than two speeding tickets in 12 months. 80
(b) "Intelligent speed assistance device" means an 81
aftermarket device that uses a global positioning system to 82
actively limit a motor vehicle's speed to posted or preset speed 83
limits. Intelligent speed assistance devices must be tamper 84
resistant and capable of reporting attempts to disable or 85
circumvent functionality. The term does not include any 86
technology that is provided by a motor vehicle manufacturer as a 87
component of a new motor vehicle and that controls or affects 88
the speed of a motor vehicle. 89
(2)(a) An eligible offender may not operate a motor 90
vehicle unless such vehicle is equipped with a functioning 91
intelligent speed assistance device certified by the department. 92
(b) An eligible offender must install and use an 93
intelligent speed assistance device for at least 12 months as 94
ordered by the court. 95
(c) An eligible offender must provide proof of 96
installation of an intelligent speed assistance device to the 97
department on a form approved by the department. 98
(3)(a) An eligible offender shall pay for all costs 99
associated with the intelligent speed assistance device, 100

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including the lease, installation, maintenance, and removal of 101
the device, unless he or she qualifies for a discount under 102
paragraph (b). 103
(b)1. An eligible offender may apply to the department to 104
participate in an affordability program created by the 105
department to discount the costs associated with an intelligent 106
speed assistance device. An eligible offender must include with 107
his or her application: 108
a. Proof of his or her enrollment in any of the following 109
public assistance programs: 110
(I) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; 111
(II) Supplemental Security Income; 112
(III) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; or 113
(IV) Low-income home energy assistance program under s. 114
409.508; or 115
b. Documentation that his or her household income is at or 116
below 150 percent of the federal poverty level. 117
2. An eligible offender approved by the department for 118
participation in the affordability program shall receive a 119
discount on the costs associated with an intelligent speed 120
assistance device. 121
(4) An intelligent speed assistance device shall be 122
equipped with a manual override function that allows the 123
operator of the motor vehicle to disable the device for up to 1 124
minute in order to exceed the posted speed limit by up to 10 125

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miles per hour. Such override function is intended for emergency 126
use to avoid a potential crash or other driving hazard or to 127
otherwise operate the motor vehicle safely and may be used up to 128
two times each month. 129
(5)(a) An intelligent speed assistance device and each 130
manufacturer, installer, and provider of such device must be 131
certified by the department. 132
(b) Each person who installs, repairs, maintains, 133
monitors, or removes an intelligent speed assistance device must 134
submit the results of a criminal background check to the 135
department. 136
(c) An intelligent speed assistance device provider shall 137
establish and operate a toll-free telephone number that is 138
available 24 hours a day to provide support services related to 139
intelligent speed assistance devices. 140
(6) All data collected by the intelligent speed assistance 141
device under this section shall be securely maintained by the 142
intelligent speed assistance device provider. Data may be shared 143
with the department or the judge who ordered the installation of 144
the intelligent speed assistance device under the following 145
circumstances: 146
(a) When required by a court order; 147
(b) As directed by law or regulation; 148
(c) In a case involving a violation of this section; or 149
(d) If the data is depersonalized and aggregated for 150

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research or evaluation purposes. 151
(7) The department shall establish procedures for: 152
(a) Notifying eligible offenders of the requirements of 153
this section. 154
(b) Certifying intelligent speed assistance devices. 155
(c) Verifying installation and continued functionality of 156
intelligent speed assistance devices. 157
(d) Implementing and administering the affordability 158
program created under paragraph (3)(b). 159
(e) Monitoring compliance with this section and responding 160
to violations. 161
(8)(a) A person may not tamper or interfere with, or 162
direct, allow, or request another person to tamper or interfere 163
with, the proper functionality of an intelligent speed 164
assistance device or any component thereof. A person who 165
violates this paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the third 166
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 167
(b)1. An eligible offender may not: 168
a. Operate a motor vehicle without a required intelligent 169
speed assistance device installed therein, except as provided in 170
subsection (9). 171
b. Fail to return an intelligent speed assistance device 172
to the provider of the device at the end of the period ordered 173
by the court under paragraph (2)(b). 174
2. An eligible offender who violates subparagraph 1. is 175

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subject to immediate suspension or revocation of his or her 176
driving privilege and imposition of a 6-month extension of the 177
period ordered by the court under paragraph (2)(b). 178
(9)(a) If an eligible offender is required to operate a 179
motor vehicle in the course and scope of his or her employment 180
and the motor vehicle is owned or leased by the employer, the 181
eligible offender may operate such motor vehicle without 182
installation of an intelligent speed assistance device if the 183
eligible offender provides the employer with a copy of the court 184
order requiring such installation. 185
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if: 186
1. The business entity that owns or leases the motor 187
vehicle is owned or controlled by the eligible offender; or 188
2. The motor vehicle is assigned exclusively to the 189
eligible offender and used solely for travel to and from his or 190
her place of employment. 191
(10) If an eligible offender does not comply with this 192
section and chooses to instead relinquish his or her driving 193
privilege, his or her driver license is permanently revoked and 194
he or she must submit a vehicle nonuse affidavit to the 195
department. 196
(11) An eligible offender's driving privilege is 197
reinstated upon the expiration of the period ordered by the 198
court under paragraph (2)(b) and any extension thereto imposed 199
under subparagraph (8)(b)2. 200

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(12) A motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or 201
retailer is not liable for any loss, injury, or damages caused 202
by the design, manufacture, installation, improper installation, 203
use, or misuse of an aftermarket intelligent speed assistance 204
device. However, liability does exist if the motor vehicle 205
manufacturer, distributor, or retailer knowingly engages in a 206
repair of or an update to the intelligent speed assistance 207
device and such repair or update proximately causes loss, 208
injury, or damage. 209
(13) This section does not: 210
(a) Require a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or 211
retailer to manufacture, distribute, or offer for sale a motor 212
vehicle that includes or is compatible with an intelligent speed 213
assistance device. 214
(b) Prohibit a lessor or lienholder from requiring that a 215
motor vehicle lessee or owner notify the lessor or lienholder 216
that an intelligent speed assistance device has been installed 217
on a motor vehicle that is subject to a lease or finance 218
agreement. 219
(14) Beginning January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, 220
the department shall submit a report to the President of the 221
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that 222
summarizes compliance with this section. 223
(15) The department may adopt rules to implement this 224
section and may make adjustments thereto based on findings and 225

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emerging best practices in intelligent speed assistance 226
technology. 227
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 228