“Waldo” bill signed, makes traffic ticket quotas illegal starting July 1

Traffic ticket quotas will be illegal in the Sunshine State under a bill Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Thursday.

The so-called “Waldo” bill — nicknamed after the city of Waldo on heavily traveled U.S. 301 and once considered one of the nation’s worst speed traps — has an effective date of July 1.

In 2014, Waldo police officers disclosed a quota system and it was reported that tickets accounted for nearly half of the city’s revenue. The police force has since been disbanded.

The bill also requires a city or county to report to state officials if traffic ticket revenue exceeds a third of the cost of operating its law enforcement agency.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.