Florida Senate - 2012                                     SB 638
       
       
       
       By Senator Hays
       
       
       
       
       20-00644-12                                            2012638__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Florida Motor Vehicle Theft
    3         Prevention Authority; repealing ss. 860.151, 860.152,
    4         860.153, 860.154, 860.155, 860.156, 860.157, and
    5         860.158, F.S., relating to the Florida Motor Vehicle
    6         Theft Prevention Authority; repealing provisions
    7         relating to a short title, purpose, definitions,
    8         establishment, compensation of members, personnel,
    9         powers and duties, and expenditures; amending s.
   10         713.78, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing
   11         an effective date.
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   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   15         Section 1. Sections 860.151, 860.152, 860.153, 860.154,
   16  860.155, 860.156, 860.157, and 860.158, Florida Statutes, are
   17  repealed.
   18         Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (13) of section
   19  713.78, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   20         713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles
   21  and vessels.—
   22         (13)
   23         (e) When a wrecker operator files a notice of wrecker
   24  operator’s lien under this subsection, the department shall
   25  charge the wrecker operator a fee of $2, which shall be
   26  deposited into the General Revenue Fund established under s.
   27  860.158. A service charge of $2.50 shall be collected and
   28  retained by the tax collector who processes a notice of wrecker
   29  operator’s lien.
   30         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.