why should they be written? citations… public safety funding the court system
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Why should they be written?
Citations…
Public Safety
Funding the Court System
In 2006, there were 22,858 ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES in Florida
11,446 involved injuries or death
In 2006, there were 2,103 traffic deaths of drivers and passengers in
SEAT BELT EQUIPPED VEHICLES
1,301 of the people killed were not wearing SEAT BELTS
50%
62%Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Traffic Crash Statistics Report 2006
There were 256,200 traffic crashes in 2006 involving FATALITIES, INJURIES & VEHICLE/PROPERTY DAMAGE
• Careless Driving• Failed/Yield Right of Way• Following too closely• Ran Red Light• Ran Stop Sign• Speeding
Some Contributing Factors were:
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Traffic Crash Statistics Report 2006
Nassau County tickets written in 2006
Charge Number
DUI 211
Seat Belt/Child Restraint 1346
Careless Driving 431
Fail/Yield Right of Way 201
Follow Too Closely 112
Ran Red Light 1059
Ran Stop Sign 133
Speeding 4889Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Traffic Crash Statistics Report 2006
After a rise of Crashes in 2004 & 2005…
2006 has begun a decline in the number of Crashes
What you are doing IS working
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of Crashes 460 496 599 571
Number of Alcohol-related Crashes 90 77 104 84
Nassau County 4 year Crash Statistics
Effective July 1, 2004 Revision 7 to Article V of the Florida Constitution
was passedFlorida Courts shall be funded by
local fines & fees Fines & Fees are generated by Law
Enforcement
Clerk’s Office efforts to collect all fines and fees:
Contracted a collection agency in 2005
October 2005 to June 2008
in delinquent traffic fines have been collected at no additional cost to Nassau
County taxpayers.
$273,158.84
Where do the fines & fees come from?
OFFICERS writing citations to
offenders
How has your agency been
doing?
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3000
4000
5000
6000
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2004
2005
2006
2007
2004 2518 3707 3719 503 413 4 82
2005 2589 4362 4102 890 928 15 49
2006 1970 5040 4919 559 1316 10 132
2007 1756 5022 3255 611 899 5 58
Fernandina Beach
Police Dept
Nassau County Sheriff's
Florida Highway
Patrol
FL Dept of Agriculture
FL Dept of Transportati
on
FL Fish & Wildlife
Commissio
Florida Park Police
Civil/Criminal Traffic Citations
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2008 702 2773 649 261 538 1 34
Fernandina Beach
Police Dept
Nassau County Sheriff's
Florida Highway
Patrol
FL Dept of Agriculture
FL Dept of Transportati
on
FL Fish & Wildlife
Commissio
Florida Park Police
Civil/Criminal Traffic Citations January-June 2008
2007/2008 1st half comparison
FBPD -24%
NCSO 7%
FHP -70%
FDACS 11%
DOT 3%
DEP/BPP -9%
-80%
-70%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
FBPD
NCSO
FHP
FDACS
DOT
DEP/BPP
Where does the
fine money go?
Article V Fee Schedule
COURT FACILITY TRUST FUND
LOCAL COURT PROGRAMS
TEEN COURT
Court related functions, legal aid programs, law library, & juvenile
alternative programs
Maintenance, utilities, equipment, furnishings, etc for offices of the Clerk performing court-related functions
Equipping courtrooms & jury facilities Staffing for all court functions
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT Radio
Communications Program
Local Law Enforcement
Education
Crime Prevention Fund
Workshops, meetings, conferences, conventions benefiting officer and agency
Local Education
Dori Slosburg- Driver Safety Education…helps fund Driver’s Ed in High
Schools
Nassau County Alcohol & Drug Abuse Fund-
treatment & education
State Funds
Child Welfare Trust Fund
Juvenile Justice Trust Fund
Brain & Spinal Cord Rehab
1st Coast Crime Stoppers
That's why they call it dope ~~ Web photos lead to arrestBy Shannon Malcom, News-Leader
A 15-year-old Yulee girl has landed herself in legal trouble and likely ended her babysitting career with photos she allegedly posted on the Internet of her smoking marijuana with a child.The girl was arrested last week after police received an anonymous tip that she had pictures on her MySpace web page showing her smoking marijuana with a child approximately four or five years old.
Nassau County detectives received the report from First Coast Crime Stoppers, an organization that takes anonymous crime tips and reports them to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Photos reportedly taken from the website were included in the report passed on to Nassau County detectives.In at least one of the pictures, "the child appeared to be smoking marijuana," the report said.On Friday, detectives interviewed the girl and she allegedly admitted she was "smoking a joint" with the child, whom she was babysitting at the time."(The suspect) advised that she gave the child the marijuana cigarette to smoke and posted the photo on her MySpace website," the report said.Police searched the girl's home after obtaining a search warrant and removed a computer hard drive, a camera, a videocassette, four photographs and a plastic bag containing marijuana seeds, according to the report.The girl, who is not being identified because of her age, faces a charge of felony child abuse.The Yulee Middle School student was arrested Friday and initially taken to the Nassau County Jail, then released to the custody of her mother.The exact age and gender of the child has not been [email protected]
What might keep an
officer from writing
citations?
Too much time in court
Problem:
Solution…
Judge Burgess, in conjunction with the Clerk’s Office, has implemented a new procedure for defendants to contest
citations.
Defendant can send Affidavit to Plea without appearing
OR
Defendant can Plea and Request to see the Judge
This will limit OFFICER’S amount of time in court.
Officers will only be subpoenaed when defendants plea Not Guilty and request to see
the Judge
Judge Burgess will accept a written Affidavit from officers in lieu of appearance when he/she
is unavailable to appear
How can you help us?
As new officers are sworn in with your agency
Please contact our office with OFFICER NAME & ID/
BADGE NUMBER
HELP PROVIDE ACCURATE RECORDS
Correct DL #
Correct DOB
All blocks are completed
Corresponding Florida Statute and charge marked
Legible
Tickets must be turned in on time
According to F.S. 316.650(3)(a) “…each traffic enforcement office,…shall deposit the original…with a court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense…within 5 days after issuance to the violator.”
To ensure timely payment by the violator
To avoid unnecessary suspensions of DLs
Questions?
Comments?
Suggestions?
FBPD Jason Smith 230
Jason Hepler 182
Marty Scott 173
NCSO Clifton "Doc" McDonald 695
Brandon Smith 401
Darrell Hickox 359
FHP D.H. Mueller 328
C.D. Woods 322
S. Petty 284
DOT Kenneth Johnson 274
Orville Thompson 98
David Lewis 97
FDACS Edward Riegal 76
G.L. Penny 37
D. Hughes 22
FWC Tim Sweat 16
Tony Wright 5
DEP/BPP Chris Troedson 15
Steve Vienneau 5
Carl Middleton 3
FBPD Jason Smith 230Jason Hepler 182Marty Scott 173
NCSO Clifton “Doc” McDonald 695Brandon Smith 401Darrell Hickox 359
FHP D.H. Mueller 328C.D. Woods 322S. Petty 284
DOT Kenneth Johnson 274Orville Thompson 98David Lewis 97
FDACS Edward Riegal 76G.L. Penny 37D. Hughes 22
FWC Tim Sweat 16Tony Wright 5
DEP/BPP Chris Troedson 15Steve Vienneau 5Carl Middleton 3
Officer Chris Troedson of Department of Environmental
Protection/ Bureau of Park Police
Officer Tim Sweat of
Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission
Officer Edward Riegel of
Florida Department of Agriculture
Officer Jason Smith of
Fernandina Beach Police Department
Officer Kenneth Johnson of
Florida Department of Transportation
Trooper D. H. Mueller of
Florida Highway Patrol
Traffic Unit of
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office