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Originally Posted by wknutson
It is correct that carts going over 20 mph are required to be licensed as low speed vehicles. Nobody has mentioned that, if you are caught going in excess of 20 mph your ticket is not for speeding but is a, albeit low grade, felony. Fines are very high and the felony stays on your record until you die. Someone who had this problem wanted to go into Canada for a vacation but was refused when the felony showed on his record.
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This is about the umpteenth time someone has posted that getting a citation for an "unregistered vehicle" is a FELONY. Here is the Florida statute regarding the penalty:
(9) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as a moving violation for infractions of subsections (1)-(5) or a local ordinance corresponding thereto and enacted pursuant to subsection (8), or punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as a nonmoving violation for infractions of subsection (6), subsection (7), or a local ordinance corresponding thereto and enacted pursuant to subsection (8).
The fines are substantial, but not criminal. Even an E class felony can be punished by 1-3 years in state prison, can you see that. Even aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd and 3rd degree (driving a car without a license) is a traffic infraction, 1st degree is a class B misdemeanor.
I'd like to hear what one of our resident lawyers think