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Home My WebLink About2697 i ~ . . ' . . . 1 eYCeption$ ae set forth in Chapter 318. Flori.da Statutea~ a person'cited may aign and accept a citation indicating a promise to appear. thea pay in ca8h or post a caeh bond in the traffic violations bureau in co~nty in which . , infraction wae committed which is equal to the aawunt to the applicable civil ~ as set in Addendum #3 0~ this Rule then forfeit bond or attend an ~ penalty ~pproved defet~sive driving school in lieu of paqing penaltp, unlese cited person's driver's license waa uader suspension at time of committing infraction. Notification to suspend a person's license for traffic infraction shall: sfot be submitted to Tallahassee during any period of time the offender is . , camplying ~rith hearing continuances. etc., without directiona of the Court. Noncriminal traffic infractions• exce tions• . ~ ~ proce ures_- . - . 1~ny person who'willfully refuses to post a bond or accept and sign a $u~ons shall be guilty to a misdemeanor of the second degree. ' RiJLE. 6.340 Rule on Admission that Traffic Infraction Was - ~ . tte ; avi.t o De ense - on- ounty or State Resident ~ I ' ~ Any person cited ~3.th the commissioA of a traffic infraction who is not , - ~ a resident of or domiciled in the county where the infraction took place or State of Florida may file a sworn written statemeat on a~form provided , - by the appropriate traffic violations bureau upon request~ setting . • forth the facts justifying the filing of an affidavit of defense provided the offend~r post a cash appearance bond, money order or certiffed check iu ' ~ the amouat set forth in Addendum #3 of this Rule in tihe_traffic violations . bureau in the county in which the offense was commnitted. Offender must request affidavit of defense form within five days after receiving citation ~ and submit required bond with request. . SworA affidavit of defense shall be filed in the traffic violations ! i bureau in the county where the alleged infraction-took place within ten days, ~ , ~xcluding mail time, fr-om the forwarding of the form to the alleged offender. ~ The Court is not required to accept an affidavit of defense should it determine the infractfon is of such nature as to warrant personal appearance ~f the offender at a hearing. Ia such case_the offender shall be so ~iformed ' bt~ w~ +'~?i~~5 ~ . -3- . . ~ . ~ - ~ - ~ :~~..,,..1. x ~ ~ • - ~ _ z~