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Florida League of Cities

Law Enforcement Vehicles (Watch)

CS/CS/HB 139 (Fabricio) and CS/SB 266 (Diaz) require an agency that employs law enforcement officers and allows those officers to operate an agency-owned vehicle outside the course and scope of the officer's employment or function to maintain motor vehicle insurance, including bodily injury, death and property damage liability coverage that covers the time an officer spends while going to or coming from work or any other agency assignment in an official law enforcement vehicle. The bills provide specific instances when the motor vehicle insurance would not have to provide coverage. CS/SB 266 passed the Senate (36-0) and is awaiting action by the House. (Hughes)