Fined for passing a school bus in FL? You’ll have to wait longer to challenge it

FLORIDA — If you’re among the thousands of drivers who believe you were unfairly fined for passing a stopped school bus, you’ll have to wait a little longer for your chance to fight back.

Despite new language in the state law that lets local counties or school districts handle driver appeals, we’ve learned that the process is still being worked out.

Right now, school buses are equipped with cameras in Hillsborough, Polk, Miami-Dade and Santa Rosa counties. Last year, these counties started fining drivers caught on camera passing a school bus with its stop arm signal deployed…

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