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Florida Department of Highway
Safety and Motor Vehicles
E-Citation and E-Crash Workgroup
Our Mission: Providing Highway Safety and Security through
Excellence in Service, Education and Enforcement.
Uniform Traffic Citations
E-Citations
• “Electronic systems provide a quantifiable
financial benefit by removing clerical data
entry requirements, improving officer
efficiency and safety, and increasing revenue
by producing more accurate, enforceable
citations.”
Law Enforcement E-Citation Usage
• The data indicates law enforcement agencies
(LEAs) are increasingly using computer
generated citations created by mobile laptops or
hand held devices.
• Today, 54.6% of law Enforcement agencies are
using or preparing to use e-citations.
• This percentage has increased exponentially as
the total number of LEAs using e-citations has
increased.
Grant Overview
• 4 E-Citation Workgroups (Tallahassee, Orlando, Ft.
Lauderdale)
• 12 Regional Law Enforcement Presentations (Bay, Duval,
Orange, Lee, Broward, Hillsborough Counties)
• 2 Judges Conferences (Marco Island, Boca Raton)
• Law Enforcement, Clerks of Court and Vendor Surveys
• FACC Structure Testing
Paperless Pilot
•As of September 1, 2010, the driver’s signature is no longer required on the
Uniform Traffic Citation unless the offense requires a mandatory hearing.
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The Department conducted a paperless citation pilot with Marion and
Alachua counties to receive and process electronic citation data directly
from Florida Highway Patrol
•Paperless Pilot helped to establish best practices
Common Citation Issues
• The use of E-Citations aids in the reduction of commonly
occurring errors:
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Legibility
Incorrect Statute Numbers
Incorrect Driver License Numbers
Incorrect DL class or failure to indicate CDL/Commercial Vehicle
Incorrect date of birth
Incorrect spelling of violator’s name
Incorrect traffic light and speeding amounts
Citations filed in an untimely manner
Incorrect amount for ‘Fix-It’ tickets
Incorrect amounts for registration, Driver License and insurance
tickets
Barriers to Judges Accepting E-Citations
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Judges would like to have a replica (or electronic image) of the electronic ticket that
they can see in court that presents the information in the same format as a
standard paper ticket.
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The non-transmission of data in the “Officer certify” check box by the FHP
electronic citation system.
•Judges will not/ do not like accepting
citations that do not contain the violator’s
signature.
New Numbering System
Decimal
Base 36
Base 36
Citation
Numbers
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1
000001P
10
A
00000AP
100
2S
00002SP
1,000
RS
0000RSP
10,000
7PS
0007PSP
100,000
255S
00255SP
1,000,000
LFLS
00LFLSP
In October 2011 the Department will
employ its new inventory system and
implement a new numbering sequence.
The new sequence will remain a 7
character number.
Characters 1-6 are a collection of alphanumeric characters generated by a base
36 conversion.
The seventh character will be either ‘P’
for paper or ‘E’ for electronic.
Electronic numbers will be delivered in
an excel spreadsheet in an effort to
reduce duplication errors
Funding Options
• Making Officer Redeployment Effective (COPS MORE) Grants
• Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant
Program
• Highway Safety Grant Program
• Federal Excess Property Programs
Additional Information
A list of approved vendors can be
found at www.flhsmv.gov
2010 Uniform Traffic Citation
Annual Report:
For more information about ECitations and E-Crash:
http://flhsmv.gov/html/safety.html
www.flhsmv.gov/courts
Region 1: Sondra Howard (850) 617-2571, [email protected]
Region 2: Elizabeth Damgaard (386) 758-0611, [email protected]
Region 3: Christine Burnette (352) 732-1367, [email protected]
Region 4:Darrell Schultz (863) 499-2921, [email protected]
Region 5: Richie Frederick(941) 223-0847, [email protected]
Region 6: Mario Rallo (305) 338-7337, [email protected]
Electronic Crash Reporting
E-Crash Overview
• Electronic submission of crash reports
– reduces data element errors
– allows for timelier updating of crash information
– increased efficiencies in crash analysis
• 107 law enforcement agencies submit crash reports
electronically
• 5 vendors provide e-crash software
Benefits of E-Crash Reporting
•Faster access to crash data
•Improved data uniformity
•Cost savings by reducing office and postal
expenses
•Reduction in common reporting
errors including empty data fields
and legibility.
Federal Highway Safety Administration
and
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Data
• Traffic Records Assessment
• Crash Data Improvement Program
(CDIP) May 3-5, 2011
Long vs. Short Form
Long Form
•A Long Form Report (HSMV 90010S) in its
entirety must include a Narrative, Diagram and
any necessary Update Report form (HSMV
90010S) when the following criteria are met:
•Death or personal injury
Leaving the scene involving damage to attended
vehicles or property (F.S. 316.061 (1))
Short Form
•The Short Form Report (HSMV 90010S)
designation is used to report other types of
traffic crashes.
• If form HSMV 90010S is used as a Short
Form, the officer who investigates the traffic
crash is only required to fill in the shaded
areas.
Driving while under the influence (F.S. 316.193)
316.066 , F.S.
(1) The driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in a crash resulting in bodily injury to or death of any
person or damage to any vehicle or other property in an apparent amount of at least $500 shall, within 10 days
after the crash, forward a written report of such crash to the department or traffic records center. However, when
the investigating officer has made a written report of the crash pursuant to subsection (3), no written report need
be forwarded to the department or traffic records center by the driver.
CMV Crashes
Contact Information:
David Hetzel
FMCSA SSDQ
[email protected]
954-864-6281
Benefits of Accurate Reporting
•Accurate data elements aid in making recommendations
which:
•Assist agencies at the local level
•Improve traffic safety
DOT Safety Engineer, Tony Nosse
DOT Safety Analyst, Joe Steward
Retention Requirements
GS2 Law
Enforcement
•The retention is for the copy retained by the
reporting agency, not for the copy received by
the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles:
•Record Copy: 180 days
•Duplicates: Retain until obsolete,
superseded, or administrative value is lost
•Short forms: 4 years
Crash Report Sales & Public Records
Information
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Section 316.066, Florida Statutes, "Written reports of crashes", governs the
completion and subsequent distribution of traffic crash reports. Traffic crash
reports are exempt from public disclosure for 60 days after the date the
report is filed, except for parties involved in the crash and other specific
parties outlined in the statute. This statute also provides criminal penalties
(third degree felony) for the unlawful disclosure of confidential personal
information and for unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain
confidential personal information.
Department of Highway Safety & Motor
Vehicles
Traffic Crash Records Section
2900 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399
www.flhsmv.gov
Funding Options
• Making Officer Redeployment Effective (COPS MORE) Grants
• Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant
Program
• Highway Safety Grant Program
• Federal Excess Property Programs
Additional Information
A list of approved vendors can be
found at www.flhsmv.gov
For more information about ECitations and E-Crash or
answers to your questions visit
us at:
www.flhsmv.gov/courts
Region 1: Sondra Howard (850) 617-2571, [email protected]
Region 2: Elizabeth Damgaard (386) 758-0611, [email protected]
Region 3: Christine Burnette (352) 732-1367, [email protected]
Region 4:Darrell Schultz (863) 499-2921, [email protected]
Region 5: Richie Frederick(941) 223-0847, [email protected]
Region 6: Mario Rallo (305) 338-7337, [email protected]
Open Discussion:
•Issues
•Barriers
•Concerns