Senate Bill sb1954

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1954

    By Senator Bennett





    21-1055-03                                          See HB 111

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to specialty license plates;

  3         amending ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.;

  4         creating the U.S. Paratroopers license plate;

  5         restricting eligibility to purchase such

  6         plates; providing for the distribution of

  7         annual use fees received from the sale of such

  8         plates; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Paragraph (mm) is added to subsection (4)

13  of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:

14         320.08056  Specialty license plates.--

15         (4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall

16  be collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:

17         (mm)  U.S. Paratroopers license plate, $20.

18         Section 2.  Subsection (39) is added to section

19  320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:

20         320.08058  Specialty license plates.--

21         (39)  U.S. PARATROOPERS LICENSE PLATES.--

22         (a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053,

23  the department shall develop a U.S. Paratroopers license plate

24  as provided in this section. U.S. Paratroopers license plates

25  must bear the colors and design approved by the department.

26  The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and

27  the words "U.S. Paratroopers" must appear at the bottom of the

28  plate. The Airborne Wings and Glider Wings logo must appear in

29  black on the left side of the plate, centered from top to

30  bottom. The plate must have a white background with red and

31  blue letters or numbers.

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1954
    21-1055-03                                          See HB 111




 1         (b)  U.S. Paratroopers license plates may only be

 2  purchased by current or former U.S. military paratroopers.

 3         (c)  The department shall retain all revenues from the

 4  sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing and

 5  issuing the plates are recovered, not to exceed $60,000.

 6  Thereafter, the proceeds of the annual use fee shall be

 7  distributed to the State Homes for Veterans Trust Fund.

 8         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.

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