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Florida International University Search The two-year project seeks to achieve data-driven, evidence-based prosecution and sentencing April 9, 2021 at 2:00pm Florida International University and Loyola University Chicago recently added state attorneys’ offices in Broward County and Orange and Osceola counties (Orlando area) to their network of nationally recognized prosecutors using data to gauge effectiveness, efficiency and fairness in prosecution.   Participants in the Prosecutorial Performance Indicators (PPI) project commit to increasing transparency and accountability by objectively...

That roadside encounter, in November, was the exception rather than the rule when it comes to enforcing a new Florida law against texting and driving. With a flourish, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law in 2019 making texting while driving a primary traffic offense in Florida, with a $30 fine for a first offense that routinely climbs to over $100. “It’ll make our roads safer,” DeSantis said. But the new law against texting is rarely enforced, according to official state figures. Florida also has failed its requirements under the law to track comprehensively how many drivers are ticketed...

That roadside encounter, in November, was the exception rather than the rule when it comes to enforcing a new Florida law against texting and driving. With a flourish, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law in 2019 making texting while driving a primary traffic offense in Florida, with a $30 fine for a first offense that routinely climbs to over $100. “It’ll make our roads safer,” DeSantis said. But the new law against texting is rarely enforced, according to official state figures. Florida also has failed its requirements under the law to track comprehensively how many drivers are ticketed...

Driving Change: Florida’s texting-while-driving law rarely enforced Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed made texting while driving primary traffic offense in 2019 Christopher Cann Of Fresh Take Florida News Service Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy was heading east on Interstate 4 in his red Dodge Charger on a brilliantly sunny afternoon in Florida when he saw him: A young driver behind the wheel of a Jeep texting on his phone. The deputy, Donald Hess, didn’t hit his lights and siren right away. He watched over more than a mile...

Florida’s texting-while-driving law rarely enforced, data shows By Christopher Cann and Fresh Take Florida news service Published  Texting and driving law takes effect After handing out warnings for the past five months, drivers will now receive tickets if they are caught texting and driving. GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy was heading east on Interstate 4 in his red Dodge Charger on a brilliantly sunny afternoon in Florida when he saw him: A young driver behind the wheel of a Jeep texting on his phone. The deputy, Donald Hess, didn’t hit his lights and...