2015 Traffic Manuel Flashcards

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TM 4.2

Signing of of UTC

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At the bottom of a Traffic Citation, Sign, Print name, and employee number

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TM 4.4.4

Drivers Improvement

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Request must be made in person at Clerk of Court

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TM 4.2.5

Case Facts and Witness Information

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Include witness list for all court mandatory UTCs and/or whenever witnesses are involved in the officer’s decision to issue the UTC

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TM 4.2.6

Requesting Re Examination

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Crash report, check box, details in narrative

Complete either DAVID or DHSMV form, fax or mail

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TM 4.2.7

Time Limits for Completition of UTC

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UTCs must reach traffic court within 5 days by law

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TM 4.2.8

When Violators Cannot be Located, Civil Citation Mailed

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Issuing officer will enter a date 30 days from the date of the mailing on the court information line. Actual date, not within 30 days

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TM 4.2.8

Mailing of Citations, Copies

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Mail the yellow copy of citation, and yellow copy of form

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TM 4.4.8

Mailed Citation returned

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Return both yellow copies to the Citation Unit if no forwarding address. If a forwarding address, re send and notify Citation Unit to change address in AS400

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TM 4.2.9

UTC Correcting Errors

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Contact violator and personally make the correction on the violators copy of the UTC, fully explaining the error to the violator. Notify Court of correction

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TM 4.2.10

Voiding Citation not turned over to court

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Write Void across UTC, explanation for voiding, employee signature and employee number, supervisor initials and employee number.

All four copies of citation, or a memorandum approved by section commander explaining.

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TM 4.2.10

Voiding Citation submitted to Citation specialist

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Memorandum authorizing citation approved by section commander

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TM 4.2.11

UTC and Ordinances

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Do not use UTCs for City Ordinance Violations

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TM 4.3

Paperwork for Misdemeanor offenes

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No incident or APS needed for misdemeanor traffic arrests

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TM 4.3

UTC copies for traffic arrests

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Make copy of original, not on copy that original submitted to BRC.
Copy to Citation Specialist

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TM 4.4

Traffic Stop Procedures

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Upon completion of the traffic stop, the officer shall ensure the vehicle has safely re-entered the traffic flow before advising the dispatcher of the disposition

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TM 4.4.1

Felony Stops, PC and Reasonable Suspicion

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Mere suspicion, guesswork, or hunches never constitute a founded suspicion/reasonable belief, as they have not objective factual justification

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TM 4.4.1

Felony Stops, Notification Pre and Post Stop

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If time and circumstances permit, the officer shall notify the field supervisor or watch commander prior to making a felony stop. If every event, after a felony stop is executed a field supervisor shall be contacted and respond to the scene, and the watch commander shall be notified, the field supervisor shall personally explain to the occupants of the vehicle the reasons for the felony stop

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TM 4.5.1

Non Residents of Orange County

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Non FL residents or those who live 100 miles outside of Orange County, contact Clerk of Court to filing an affidavit of defense

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TM 4.5.2

Juveniles, arrests

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Juveniles charged with traffic offenses can be held in temporary custody not to exceed 6 hours

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TM 4.5.3

Legislators

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A legislator who is either an attorney in, or a party or witness to, a civil or criminal case cannot be compelled to appear during the time the legislature is in session

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TM 4.5.5

Military Members

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When physically arrested, officers shall notify the military police of the service branch of the violator

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TM 4.5.6
Hospitalized Violators, UTC
Injured or Unable to Sign, awake

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Write Unable to Sign

In the presence of witness give violator yellow copy and do witness form for ticket

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TM 4.5.6
Hospitalized Violators UTC
Unconscious or Incoherent

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To Be Set
Unable to Sign
All copies except pink (Including yellow) turn in

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TM 4.5.7
Assistance and Protection of Motorists
Violator who cannot drive and refuses assitance

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Notify dispatch that assistance was declined

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TM 4.5.8

Hazardous Roadway Conditions

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Any member learning of a non-emergency safety problem or potentially hazardous roadway condition shall complete the Orange County Community Traffic Safety Program form listing problem. Forward to Traffic Enforcement Section Commander

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TM 4.5.9

Issuing UTCs with At Large paperwork, DUI

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Regular UTC, unless Implied consent was read and refused PC for DUI
To Be Set, leave signature blank

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TM 4.5.9

At Large Paperwork for DUI to DL Office

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Original refusal form
affidavit
copy of citation
DL if applicable
copy of crash
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TM 5.4

DWLS Habitual Felony UTC and has a prior forcible felony conviction

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Write H.T.O. in comments

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TM 5.4

DWLS Habitual Misdemeanor

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prior convictions based on fail to pay, no insurance

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TM 5.4

DWLS operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle

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mark C.M.V box
C.M.V. in comments
Criminal Mandatory citation

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TM 5.4

DWLS and DUI

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If the DL has been suspended/revoked for DUI or refusal to submit, physical arrest is mandatory

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TM 5.4

Juvenile driver without arrest

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When seizing the vehicle of a juvenile as a result of action without arrest , do not leave juvenile at scene. Parent or guardian must be contacted, or juvenile transported to residence or safe place

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TM 5.5

Bicycle Violations under 14 yoa

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Non criminal 316 with reduced fine

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TM 5.5

Bicycle Violations 15 yoa or over

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charged same as driver of a car for non criminal

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TM 5.5

Bicycle Violations Fleeing and Eluding

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may be charged regardless of age

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TM 5.6

Moped Violations, Requirments

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Tag and Registration
Eye protection not required
16 and over no helmet requirement
Valid DL

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TM 5.7

Motorcycle Violations, what is a motorcycle

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322.01(25) - motor vehicle powered b y a motor, 50 cc, having a seat or saddle, not more than 3 wheels

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TM 5.7

Motorcycle Violations, insurance and helmet

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Rider not required to have proof of insurance unless riding without helmet (secondary stop). Required to have $10,000 and over 21. Rider must provide proof of medical insurance at time of violation

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TM 5.11

Safety Belt Violations, Age of violators

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Each person under 18 must be belted in

Person certified by physician for exception

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TM 5.11.1

Ethnicity of Violator on UTC

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Safety belt violations, race and ethnicity of violator required
Hispanic and Non Hispanic

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TM 5.12

Child Restraint Requirements

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Newborn to 3, separate carrier or a vehicle manufactured integrated seat
4-5, separate carrier, child seat or seat belt.

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TM 6

Crash Investigation and Reporting requirments

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  • When a crash occurs outside of intersection, 100 block of occurrence required
  • On limited access, use closest entrance or exit ramp
  • List the highest class of roadway first
  • state road must be included
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TM 6.1.1

General Traffic Enforcement and Private Property

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General traffic enforcement may be conducted if the city and the controlling party enter into a written agreement that extends jurisdiction for municipal traffic control enforcement

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TM 6.1.1

Traffic Enforcement Private property, Criminal

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DUI, hit and run, can be investigated and enforced without written agreement or controlling party

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TM 6.4

Crashes that require Driver’s Exchange Form Only

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Driver’s of vehicles attempting to report an Unattended Hit and Run with no investigative leads will be given a form or told to go online

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TM 6.6

Time Limits for crash completion

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48 hours

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TM 7.1

Hit and Run, Phantom Vehicle

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A vehicle cannot cause a crash because they are trying to avoid a crash, unless rare circumstances confirmed by a witness

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TM 7.2

Police Vehicle Crashes, THU

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THU shall be notified, death, serious injury, extensive property damage, question of fault

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TM 7.2

Police Vehicle Crashes, CSI photos

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extensive property damage, or injured party transported, CSI required for photos

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TM 7.2

Police Vehicle Crashes, liability of driver

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if responding to an emergency call or in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator, cannot be held liable for traffic violations unless they show Reckless Disregard

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TM 7.2

Police Vehicle Crashes that do not go to THU, statement for report

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Based on evidence at the scene and statements of independent witnesses, the driver of Vehicle 1 is determined to have caused this crash. However, based on the statutory language found in FS 316.072, Vehicle 1 was either enroute to an emergency call or was in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law. Because this investigation shows no reckless disregard for the safety of others, a finding of fault may not occur. This case should be considered closed “

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TM 7.4.1

THU and Miranda

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Do not advise the driver of Miranda rights, THU will do that

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TM 9.2

Seize Tag, commercial ownership

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If the vehicle is registered to a business, the plate may not be seized

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TM 10.2

Emergency Escorts

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Lieutenant or higher may authorize

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TM 10.6

Hazardous or Unusual Cargo Escorts

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Notify OFD Hazmat

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TM 11.2

Aggressive Driving Defined

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When individuals commit a combination of moving violations so as to endanger other persons or property, not road rage

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TM Appendix B

Court Mandatory Violations

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Leaving the scene
Failure to leave information, unattended 
Giving false information for report
Failure to obey lawful LEO order
30 +mph over
Reckless driving
Misrepresent insurance
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TM Appendix B

Littering

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Under 15 lbs, civil
15 to 500 / 27 to 100 cubic feet misdemeanor
500 pounds or 100 cubic feet felony
Commercial Felony
Hazardous Waste Felony
Any amount from commercial vehicle, felony
Human waste from commercial vehicle, felony