| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to motor vehicle registration; |
| 3 | amending s. 320.07, F.S.; specifying that a vehicle |
| 4 | may not be operated after expiration of the renewal |
| 5 | period or, for a natural person, after midnight on the |
| 6 | owner's birthday unless the registration was renewed |
| 7 | before then; amending s. 320.15, F.S.; authorizing a |
| 8 | person who has renewed a vehicle registration during |
| 9 | an early registration period to apply for a refund of |
| 10 | specified license taxes upon surrendering the |
| 11 | registration license plate before the end of the |
| 12 | renewal period; providing an effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 320.07, Florida |
| 17 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 18 | 320.07 Expiration of registration; renewal required; |
| 19 | penalties.- |
| 20 | (1) The registration of a motor vehicle or mobile home |
| 21 | expires at midnight on the last day of the registration or |
| 22 | extended registration period. A vehicle may shall not be |
| 23 | operated on the roads of this state after expiration of the |
| 24 | renewal period, or, for a natural person, at midnight on the |
| 25 | owner's birthday, unless the registration has been renewed |
| 26 | according to law. |
| 27 | Section 2. Section 320.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 28 | read: |
| 29 | 320.15 Refund of license tax.- |
| 30 | (1) Any resident owner of a motor vehicle or mobile home |
| 31 | that has been destroyed or permanently removed from the state |
| 32 | shall, upon application to the department and surrender of the |
| 33 | license plate or mobile home sticker issued for such vehicle, be |
| 34 | entitled to a credit to apply to registration of any other |
| 35 | vehicle in the name of the owner, if the amount is $3 or more, |
| 36 | for the unexpired period of the license. However, if the license |
| 37 | plate surrendered is a "for-hire" license plate, the amount of |
| 38 | credit may not be more than one-half of the annual license tax |
| 39 | amount. A credit will not be valid after the expiration date of |
| 40 | the license plate which is current on the date of the credit, as |
| 41 | provided in s. 320.07. |
| 42 | (2) A motor vehicle registrant who has renewed a motor |
| 43 | vehicle registration during the advance renewal period pursuant |
| 44 | to s. 320.071 and surrenders the license plate for the vehicle |
| 45 | before the end of the renewal period may apply for a refund of |
| 46 | the license taxes assessed in s. 320.08. |
| 47 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |