Those who can be charged with first-degree misdemeanors include both driver and passengers, anyone in a vehicle who is filming participants, and organizers and promoters. (j) “Street takeover” means the taking over of a portion of a highway, roadway, or parking lot by blocking or impeding the regular flow of traffic to perform a race, drag race, burnout, doughnut, drifting, wheelie, or other stuntdriving. (k) “Stuntdriving” means to perform or engage in any burnouts, doughnuts, drifting, wheelies, or other dangerous motor vehicle activity on a highway, roadway, or parking lot as part of a street takeover. May 16, 2024 · New legislation signed this month by Gov. Ron DeSantis could mean stiffer fines and prison time from those caught racing, engaging in stuntdriving or takeovers of street intersections. Any person who violates subsection (2) shall pay a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $2,000, and the department shall revoke the driver license of a person so convicted for 1 year. A hearing may be requested pursuant to s. WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – As summer approaches, law enforcement agencies across Florida are expected to ramp up efforts to crack down on illegal street racing and stuntdriving. Aug 7, 2025 · “Stuntdriving” means to perform or engage in any burnouts, doughnuts, drifting, wheelies, or other dangerous motor vehicle activity on a highway, roadway, or parking lot as part of a street takeover.
