Opinion
No. 65104.
October 18, 1984.
Original Proceeding — Florida Rules of Traffic Courts.
John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Tallahassee, for petitioner The Florida Bar.
Stephen J. Goldstein, Chairman, Coconut Grove, and Richard E. Cox, Executive Secretary, Tallahassee, for petitioner The Traffic Court Review Committee.
Pursuant to a petition from the Traffic Court Review Committee, the Florida Rules of Practice and Procedure for Traffic Rules are amended in the manner as appended to this opinion. This action shall be effective January 1, 1985.
It is so ordered.
BOYD, C.J., and ADKINS, OVERTON, ALDERMAN, McDONALD, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur.
IV. TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS
Rule 6.470 Costs
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(c) In addition to the costs provided above, those The assessments for law enforcement training established in section 943.25(4) and (8), Florida Statutes, shall be collected, inaddition to the civil penalty. Where a hearing is held the law enforcement education assessments shall be in addition to any penalty or costs assessed. Where no hearing is held and the offender admits the commission of the offense by forfeiting a bond or paying the penalty by mail or in person, the law enforcement education assessments shall be deducted from the amount of the penalty in addition to the costs provided in (b) above.
If an offender elects a driver improvement school as provided in Rule 6.330 of these Rules, the law enforcement education assessments shall be collected at the time the offender appears before the traffic violations bureau to make his or her election.