Florida Administrative Code

(1) All Wireless Communications Device Driving Safety Programs conducted in the State of Florida must be approved by the Department. (a) Each program provider seeking approval of a Wireless Communications Device Driving Safety Program must produce proof of ownership or copyright …

(1) Each program provider must provide each entity conducting its program a certificate of authority to conduct its program in the State. Such certificate must contain the name of the program provider, the name of the entity and the name of the Wireless Communications Device Driv…

(1) Each program provider shall have available for inspection and photocopying by the Department all Elective Student records for each program. (2) Each program provider shall have available for inspection and photocopying by the Department a list of Elective Students who complet…

(1) The program provider shall electronically submit notice of Elective Student completion through the Department's Driver Improvement Certificate Issuance System within 24 hours of an Elective Student's completion of the program. (2) The program provider shall also submit notice…

(1) The Department shall deny approval of a program provider's Wireless Communications Device Driving Safety Program if the program provider: (a) Fails to satisfy any program approval requirement in Chapter 15B-16, F.A.C. (b) Violates any applicable state or federal law. (c) Cond…

(1) All speed measuring devices to be used in obtaining evidence of motor vehicle speeds for use in any court in the State of Florida shall be of a type approved by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles prior to their use. (2) In addition, evidence of the speed of a…

(1) Manufacturers of Doppler radar speed measuring devices (RSMD) shall submit a copy of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) type acceptance certificate and other supporting documentation and components as requested by the Department, to the Department for each model to be …

(1) Radar speed measuring devices shall meet the design criteria as set forth in Chapter 3, Subpart A (s. 1221.1 - 1221.4) and Subpart B (s. 1221.11-1221.24) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Technical Report, January 1994, D.O.T. HS 808-69, entitled, "Model M…

(1)(a) All RSMD's used in this state shall be subject to periodic bench tests at intervals not to exceed six months, to be conducted by an electronic technician who has a Federal Communications Commission, General Radiotelephone Operator License or a certification issued by one o…

Tests to determine the accuracy of Average Speed Calculators shall be performed as follows: (1) This subsection only pertains to ground vehicles which are inputting the distance used for speed measurement by use of the ASC distance measuring feature (if so equipped): (a) A distan…

Motor vehicle speedometer devices shall be tested by a speedometer testing shop or a motor vehicle repair shop prior to being put into use for speed enforcement and it shall be retested by a speedometer testing shop or a motor vehicle repair shop not less than once each six (6) m…

(1) Stop watches and analog measurement devices used in calculating speeds of motor vehicles shall be tested by a jeweler or watch repair-smith prior to being put into use and it shall be retested by a jeweler or watch repair-smith not less than once each six (6) months thereafte…

The following speed measuring devices have been approved for use in this State by the Department pursuant to this rule chapter. (1) Radar units acquired for use in this State after August 1, 1982, are listed below. Additional radar units will be approved by the Department based o…

(1) Manufacturers of laser speed measurement devices (LSMD) shall submit a report to the Department by an independent testing laboratory certifying that each model meets the following minimum design criteria: (a) The device shall measure transmitted and received light amplified b…

(1) Prior to an operator using an LSMD for enforcement activity and subsequent to the last enforcement action taken using an LSMD, but prior to the end of each shift in which an LSMD was used, the following accuracy checks shall be performed and recorded into a written log. The l…

(1) All LSMD used in this state shall be subject to periodic tests at intervals not to exceed six (6) months, to be conducted by a Florida registered professional engineer or by an electronic Technician who has a Federal Communication Commission, General Radiotelephone Operator L…

Rulemaking Authority 316.288 FS. Law Implemented 316.288 FS. History-New 11-20-75, Formerly 15B-4.01, Transferred to 15C-6.01, 4-17-81, Transferred back to 15B-4.01, 11-6-81, Repealed 8-5-12.

Adoption of all specifications and regulations in force by the State Department of Education for twenty-four (24) passenger and up school buses in the public school system. Rulemaking Authority 316.288 FS. Law Implemented 316.288, 234.02 FS. History-New 11-20-75, Formerly 15B-4.0…

Rulemaking Authority 325.26 FS. Law Implemented 501.125 FS. History-New 11-20-75, Formerly 15B-5.01, Repealed 8-5-12.

Rulemaking Authority 119.07(1), 120.53(1)(a) FS. Law Implemented 119.07, 120.53, 320.05(1) FS. History-New 4-29-79, Formerly 15B-6.01, Repealed 8-5-12.

Members of the Florida Highway Patrol are expected to maintain a high level of physical fitness in order to sustain the muscular strength and endurance necessary to carry out the duties of a trooper, such as subduing prisoners, chasing fleeing escapees on foot and carrying out ri…

Exercise is the key to physical fitness. Members should continuously carry on a self-conditioning program designed to meet their individual needs for the development and maintenance of all aspects of physical fitness. The program should include exercises for the following: (1) Ca…

(1) Weight control is an important part of the maintenance of physical fitness. The obese person is not only likely to suffer from a variety of ailments but also presents a poor personal appearance. It is difficult for troopers to present a professional appearance when they are g…

Any member who is in poor physical condition should seek medical supervision for a self-conditioning program or for a weight loss program. (1) Excessive exercise before the body is prepared for it can be harmful. A progressive program which allows the body to build its exercise l…

The Director of the Division of the Florida Highway Patrol may require a member to submit to a physical examination, at Department expense, for the purpose of determining the fitness of the member to perform the duties of a Highway Patrol Officer. Rulemaking Authority 321.02 FS. …

(1) Every member of the uniform division of the Florida Highway Patrol (law enforcement officer) who retires with full benefits under the state retirement system including medical disability retirement or who is eligible to retire when resigning from the Division to accept an ele…

(1) These rules do not apply to a vehicle owner's or operator's request for utilization of a specific wrecker operator, whether or not such wrecker operator is an authorized wrecker operator. When a vehicle owner or operator requests a specific wrecker operator, the vehicle owner…

The following terms have the meaning indicated: (1) "Abandoned Vehicle" - An unattended vehicle which the division has determined must be removed because the vehicle is improperly parked in violation of Sections 316.194, 316.1945 or 316.1951, Florida Statutes, or a vehicle which …

(1)(a) Each troop commander shall divide the geographic area within his or her troop into one or more zones with clearly defined boundaries for the purpose of establishing a list of authorized wrecker operators for each separate zone. The division director, or his or her designee…

(1) A wrecker operator must make a separate application to the division to be included on the list of authorized wrecker operators for a zone. (a) Not later than sixty (60) days after this rule become effective, each authorized wrecker operator in each zone shall complete the App…

(1) Authorized wrecker operators for a zone shall be called for service according to the authorized wrecker operator's placement on the list of authorized wrecker operators for that zone and according to the wrecker classification for the size of the wrecked, disabled, or abandon…

(1) An authorized wrecker operator, after acknowledging a call for service, shall respond to the scene within thirty (30) minutes (or a reasonable time under the existing conditions and circumstances, as determined by the division). If a timely response to the scene after acknowl…

(1) Each wrecker owned, used, or operated by a wrecker operator applying to be included in the wrecker operating system or by an authorized wrecker operator, to respond to a call for service shall conform to the requirements of this rule. The wrecker and all equipment required by…

(1) All drivers must have in their possession a valid, REAL-ID-compliant Florida driver's license as required by Florida law for the operation of any wrecker owned, used, or operated by the authorized wrecker operator. (2) An authorized wrecker operator: (a) Must obtain and submi…

(1) Violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this rule chapter by a wrecker operator seeking to be an authorized wrecker operator for a zone, including by a principal of the wrecker operator or a driver that the wrecker operator would use, shall be grounds for deni…

Denials of applications for inclusion in the wrecker operator system, suspensions from and removals of authorized wrecker operators from the wrecker operator system, and any other actions by the division as to a wrecker operator, principal of a wrecker operator, authorized wrecke…

Rulemaking Authority 321.051, 120.55(1) FS. Law Implemented 321.05(1), 321.051 FS. History-New 10-15-92, Repealed 1-6-26.

(1) Wrecker operators that tow, remove, store, or otherwise deal with a wrecked, disabled, or abandoned vehicle at the division's request, or at the request of a trooper acting on the division's behalf, in a county or municipality for which maximum rates for towing and storage of…

(1) Each authorized wrecker operator shall provide storage facilities which shall be maintained at the authorized wrecker operator's physical place of business. These facilities must be fenced and locked for the protection of vehicles and property stored by the authorized wrecker…

Motor vehicles and trailers equipped with tanks fixed or mounted thereon, designed and used for transporting water or liquid solutions from the source of supply to groves or fields for irrigating, spraying or otherwise distributing such material on crops or citrus trees, are clas…

Rulemaking Authority 320.011, 320.17 FS. Law Implemented 320.17, 320.08(3)(e) FS. History-New 6-22-76, Formerly 15C-1.02, Repealed 8-5-12.

(1) For the purpose of this rule and Rule 15C-1.004, F.A.C., the following words have the meaning indicated: (a) Temporary tag - A white cardboard license plate designed and distributed by the Division of Motorist Services. (b) Issuer - Includes motor vehicle dealers licensed und…

(1) Issuers may obtain temporary tags from the Division of Motorist Services in Tallahassee, the nearest regional office of the division, a county tax collector's office, tax collector's branch agency (tag office), or authorized agent in lots of five (5). Singular tags may be pur…

Florida manufactures of trailers (including mobile homes and new boat trailers) may use the highways of this state for the purpose of moving such vehicle from the place of manufacture to the place of sale by means of towing by a duly registered and licensed motor vehicle, without…

All applicants for motor vehicle dealer's licenses and all licensed motor vehicle dealers shall be and continue to be authorized to do business in this state. Whenever the Director of the Division of Motorist Services determines that any motor vehicle dealer is not authorized to …

Rulemaking Authority 320.011 FS. Law Implemented 320.01(1)(a), 320.08(2) FS. History-New 6-22-76, Formerly 15C-1.09, Repealed 8-5-12.

For the purpose of Rules 15C-1.0102, 15C-1.0103, 15C-1.01031, 15C-1.0104, 15C-1.0105, 15C-1.0106, 15C-1.0107, 15C-1.0108 and 15C-1.0109, F.A.C., the following words have the meaning indicated: (1) "Department" means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. (2) "Dealer…