A House committee Thursday created a bill that would upgrade the charge for drag racing to a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by fines of up to $1,000 and a year in jail - a move they intend to serve as a deterrent to kids who gun their cars down country roads or through marked courses.
It's already a second-degree misdemeanor to drag race, punishable by fines between $250 and $500 and up to 60 days in county jail. Under the proposal, officials would also seize cars used in drag races.
Anyone charged with drag racing twice in a five-year span would face a third-degree felony, including penalties of up to five years in state prison and maximum fines of up to $5,000.
The bill that cleared the House Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee specifies two types of drag racing - side-by-side races or time trials around a marked course.
"We have a serious problem out here with our children," said Rep. Sandra Adams, R-Orlando. "We have a nice country road that people seem to like to race down."
A similar bill (SB 2472) is already moving through the Senate.
Under this proposed legislation, get convicted of drag racing in Florida, they'll sieze your car, put a first-degree misdemeanor on your record, fine you $1,000 and possibly put you in jail for a year
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5. Any personal property, including, but not limited to, any vessel, aircraft, item, object, tool, substance, device, weapon, machine, vehicle of any kind, money, securities, books, records, research, negotiable instruments, or currency, which was used or was attempted to be used as an instrumentality in the commission of, or in aiding or abetting in the commission of, any felony, whether or not comprising an element of the felony, or which is acquired by proceeds obtained as a result of a violation of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.
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New Street Racing Laws
so more or less what the last sentence says is if you built up your car in your parents garage their house is up for grabs by the state. I think if I were any of you in florida I'd get the fucking word out to EVERYONE what kind of bullshit law your lawmakers are passing... and maybe have some influential people pass the word on to their congressman that they won't be up for re-election if they don't do somethinb about it?
oh ps: thought about this as well, if you took your car to tires plus and they put on new tires for you, they could repot the tires plus too ;-) I think all the car shops in town might want to do something about this as well. I'm dead fucking serious, the way they wrote that law, fucking honda could be in a lawsuit for making the car and "aiding" in the crime.
Ok. I know that street racing claims lives. I know that it puts alot of people in harm's way.
My point is this...Is it really going to deter kids from street racing? How are they going to determine that it is in fact a race if they don't see the two start? Who are they to say that traffic isn't just moving fast on the highway, etc.?
I'm not saying that the law is bullshit, because street racing does need to be watched for, but the punishment is definitely bullshit. Years for street racing? Holy shit. I know of a local guy who RAPED a 12 year old and he's still walking the streets.
Justice is fucking stupid.
My point is this...Is it really going to deter kids from street racing? How are they going to determine that it is in fact a race if they don't see the two start? Who are they to say that traffic isn't just moving fast on the highway, etc.?
I'm not saying that the law is bullshit, because street racing does need to be watched for, but the punishment is definitely bullshit. Years for street racing? Holy shit. I know of a local guy who RAPED a 12 year old and he's still walking the streets.
Justice is fucking stupid.
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munster wrote:Ok. I know that street racing claims lives. I know that it puts alot of people in harm's way.
My point is this...Is it really going to deter kids from street racing? How are they going to determine that it is in fact a race if they don't see the two start? Who are they to say that traffic isn't just moving fast on the highway, etc.?
I'm not saying that the law is bullshit, because street racing does need to be watched for, but the punishment is definitely bullshit. Years for street racing? Holy shit. I know of a local guy who RAPED a 12 year old and he's still walking the streets.
Justice is fucking stupid.
fuck no its not gonna make people stop street racing.at least not me,its something that i like to do,and if they wanna try and throw me in jail for one year and take 1 grand from my pocket,there gonna have a fun time of tryin to catch me in a high speed chase,since after all,how much more jail time can they add on for that,another year?please,this country is so worried about little shit like this it makes me sick.when there are jobs that are needed to be created, people need fed and so on.but they would rather worry about "street racing" gimme a break...
