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West Palm Beach adopts school‑zone speeding enforcement ordinance under new Florida law
Summary
The City Commission on Sept. 29 adopted Ordinance No. 5142‑25 to implement a school‑zone speeding enforcement program, list designated school zones and authorize use of speed‑detection cameras and local hearings under state statute; the measure passed unanimously.
The West Palm Beach City Commission on Monday unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 5142‑25 to implement a school‑zone speeding enforcement program and to establish related notice, penalty and appeal procedures under Florida law. The ordinance and a companion resolution (No. 192‑25) designate police personnel to serve as clerks to the local hearing officer for enforcement matters.
City traffic and police officials told the commission the ordinance codifies a program authorized by Florida House Bill 657 and implements the statutory procedures in Florida Statutes sections 316.1895 and 316.1896. "There's no changes to the ordinance other than we went through and added schools that are already designated as school…
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