The Florida draft law would create a stricter punishment for driving law enforcement for activities

Tallahassee, fla. – A draft law submitted by a Florida The parliamentarian for increasing sanctions for those who lead the law enforcement forces advances in Tallahassee.

What is HB 113?

Backstory:

The state representative Ryan Chamberlin (R-ocaca) deposited HB 113, citing the tragic death of the Florida Highway Patrol, Zachary Fink, who was killed in an accident with a semi-chamber During a pursuit in southern Florida at the beginning of last year. The driver of the semi -finisher also died in the accident.

HB 113 would create a stricter punishment for suspects that run or circumvent the law. At the moment, those who lead from Florida police are accused of a third -degree offense, punishable by up to five years in prison, a five -year -old, a fine of $ 5,000 and a compulsory license revocation from one to five years.

If it had passed, the draft law would require more time to imprisonment.

What do they say:

The representative of Chamberlin says that, in addition to the death of Trooper Fink, the bill was also inspired by a recent increase in high -speed activities.

“Only in the office of the sheriff in Marion County, over 1,100 high -speed pursuits were documented. This is almost one and a half only in my district. Numbers really grow throughout the state and, with this bill, we hope to change this,” said Chamberlin.

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Dig deeper:

HB 113 travels through Florida House committees, with the latest reading that took place last Friday.

An accompanying bill, SB 468, does not have to go to the commission’s votes.

To read the full text of HB 113, click here.

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