‘Stupid Motorist Law’ might be coming to this Florida county. Here’s what you need to know

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A “Silly Motorist Legislation” adopted in Arizona may quickly be coming to Volusia County.

The legislation authorizes a driver to be charged with the prices of an emergency response in the event that they grow to be stranded after maneuvering round barricades to enter a flooded road or freeway.

Volusia County Council members mentioned enacting the Arizona statute in March.

Presently, native governments all through Florida have restricted energy “to enact site visitors laws, are preempted from assessing extra fines, charges, surcharges, or prices or enhanced fines for violations, and are prohibited from imposing most charges for first responder companies below current state statutes,” a memo from the county reads.

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Native governments are required by state legislation to levy extra prices or enhanced penalties in the event that they violate ordinances that decide site visitors laws or emergency response companies response.

If the county council chooses to additional take into account the legislation, there could be an adoption of an ordinance proclaiming the prohibition to take impact throughout declared states of emergency countywide, with a second-degree misdemeanor penalty for anybody who violates the emergency order set by state legislation.

Alternatively, Volusia County could search a statutory change from the Legislature and apply the legislation and impose a financial wonderful for violating it, at any time, the memo exhibits.

The Arizona statute states {that a} driver who travels onto a barricaded public road or freeway throughout flooding is responsible for a cost of not more than $2,000 to cowl the emergency response companies.

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