Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 574
       
       
        
       By Senator Gibson
       
       
       
       
       
       6-00005A-22                                            2022574__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to motor vehicle registration
    3         certificate cards; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; requiring
    4         the application form for motor vehicle registration
    5         and renewal of registration to include language
    6         permitting applicants to request registration
    7         certificate cards; amending s. 320.031, F.S.;
    8         authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
    9         Vehicles and tax collectors to use United States mail
   10         service to deliver registration certificate cards;
   11         specifying a requirement for mailing such cards;
   12         amending s. 320.055, F.S.; requiring the department to
   13         issue registration certificate cards to specified
   14         motor vehicle owners under certain circumstances;
   15         amending s. 320.06, F.S.; requiring the department to
   16         issue a registration certificate card to the owner or
   17         lessee of a motor vehicle if requested by such owner
   18         or lessee; amending s. 320.0605, F.S.; expanding the
   19         list of documents required to be in the possession of
   20         the operator of a motor vehicle or carried in the
   21         vehicle for certain purposes to include registration
   22         certificate cards; providing penalties; amending s.
   23         320.0609, F.S.; requiring that registration
   24         certificate cards be issued to the owner of a
   25         registered vehicle; authorizing registration
   26         certificate cards to be transferred by the owner or
   27         surrendered under certain circumstances; specifying a
   28         transfer fee for the issuance of a new registration
   29         certificate card under certain circumstances;
   30         authorizing the surviving spouse of a deceased
   31         registered owner of a motor vehicle to request a
   32         registration certificate card; amending s. 320.061,
   33         F.S.; prohibiting a person from altering the original
   34         appearance of a registration certificate card;
   35         providing penalties; amending s. 320.07, F.S.;
   36         providing that a person who has been assessed certain
   37         penalties is not subject to a delinquent fee if the
   38         person obtains a valid registration certificate card
   39         within a specified timeframe; amending s. 320.0843,
   40         F.S.; requiring that eligible applicants for permanent
   41         disabled parking permits be noted on registration
   42         certificate cards under certain circumstances;
   43         amending s. 320.086, F.S.; requiring a registration
   44         certificate card to be carried within former military
   45         vehicles under certain circumstances; amending s.
   46         320.1325, F.S.; requiring the department to provide a
   47         registration certificate card upon request to a person
   48         who owns or leases a motor vehicle and who is
   49         temporarily employed in this state; amending s.
   50         320.58, F.S.; providing criminal penalties; amending
   51         s. 320.27, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference;
   52         amending s. 322.121, F.S.; conforming a provision to
   53         changes made by the act; providing an effective date.
   54          
   55  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   56  
   57         Section 1. Present subsections (15) through (20) of section
   58  320.02, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (16)
   59  through (21), respectively, and a new subsection (15) is added
   60  to that section, to read:
   61         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
   62  forms.—
   63         (15) The application form for motor vehicle registration
   64  and renewal of registration must include language permitting an
   65  applicant to request a registration certificate card.
   66         Section 2. Section 320.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   67  read:
   68         320.031 Mailing of registration certificates, registration
   69  certificate cards, license plates, and validation stickers.—
   70         (1) The department and the tax collectors of the several
   71  counties of the state may at the request of the applicant use
   72  United States mail service to deliver registration certificates
   73  and registration certificate cards and renewals thereof, license
   74  plates, mobile home stickers, and validation stickers to
   75  applicants.
   76         (2) A mail service charge may be collected for each
   77  registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker,
   78  and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax
   79  collector. Each registration certificate, registration
   80  certificate card, license plate, mobile home sticker, and
   81  validation sticker shall be mailed by first-class mail unless
   82  otherwise requested by the applicant. The amount of the mail
   83  service charge shall be the actual postage required, rounded to
   84  the nearest 5 cents, plus a 25-cent handling charge. The mail
   85  service charge is in addition to the service charge provided by
   86  s. 320.04. All charges collected by the department under this
   87  section shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
   88  Trust Fund.
   89         Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   90  320.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   91         320.055 Registration periods; renewal periods.—The
   92  following registration periods and renewal periods are
   93  established:
   94         (1)
   95         (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the
   96  owner of a motor vehicle subject to paragraph (a) who has had
   97  his or her driver license suspended pursuant to a violation of
   98  s. 316.193 or pursuant to s. 322.26(2) for driving under the
   99  influence must obtain a 6-month registration as a condition of
  100  reinstating the license, subject to renewal during the 3-year
  101  period that financial responsibility requirements apply. The
  102  registration period begins the first day of the birth month of
  103  the owner and ends the last day of the fifth month immediately
  104  following the owner’s birth month. For such vehicles, the
  105  department shall issue a vehicle registration certificate and,
  106  upon the request of the owner, a registration certificate card
  107  that are that is valid for 6 months and shall issue a validation
  108  sticker that displays an expiration date of 6 months after the
  109  date of issuance. The license tax required by s. 320.08 and all
  110  other applicable license taxes shall be one-half of the amount
  111  otherwise required, except the service charge required by s.
  112  320.04 shall be paid in full for each 6-month registration. A
  113  vehicle required to be registered under this paragraph is not
  114  eligible for the extended registration period under paragraph
  115  (b).
  116         Section 4. Section 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  117  read:
  118         320.06 Registration certificates, registration certificate
  119  cards, license plates, and validation stickers generally.—
  120         (1)(a) Upon the receipt of an initial application for
  121  registration and payment of the appropriate license tax and
  122  other fees required by law, the department shall assign to the
  123  motor vehicle a registration license number consisting of
  124  letters and numerals or numerals and issue to the owner or
  125  lessee a certificate of registration, a registration certificate
  126  card if requested by the owner or lessee, and one registration
  127  license plate, unless two plates are required for display by s.
  128  320.0706, for each vehicle so registered.
  129         (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
  130  and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
  131  for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon
  132  renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
  133  extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6
  134  year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is
  135  $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is
  136  replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee.
  137  The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
  138  Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior
  139  years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is
  140  replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period,
  141  except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by
  142  the department to replace a license plate under s.
  143  320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker
  144  shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate
  145  number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal
  146  period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation
  147  sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license
  148  plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
  149  based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The
  150  registration period is 12 months, the extended registration
  151  period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the
  152  applicant’s appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles
  153  taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a) may elect a permanent
  154  registration period, provided payment of the appropriate license
  155  taxes and fees occurs annually. A vehicle that has an
  156  apportioned registration shall be issued an annual license plate
  157  and a cab card that denote the declared gross vehicle weight for
  158  each apportioned jurisdiction in which the vehicle is authorized
  159  to operate.
  160         2. In order to retain the efficient administration of the
  161  taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase
  162  in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of
  163  Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804.
  164         (c) Registration license plates equipped with validation
  165  stickers subject to the registration period are valid for not
  166  more than 12 months and expire at midnight on the last day of
  167  the registration period. A registration license plate equipped
  168  with a validation sticker subject to the extended registration
  169  period is valid for not more than 24 months and expires at
  170  midnight on the last day of the extended registration period. A
  171  registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker
  172  subject to a permanent registration period is permanently valid
  173  but shall become void if appropriate license taxes and fees are
  174  not paid annually. For each registration period after the one in
  175  which the metal registration license plate is issued, and until
  176  the license plate is required to be replaced, a validation
  177  sticker showing the month and year of expiration shall be issued
  178  upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees and is
  179  valid for not more than 12 months. For each extended
  180  registration period occurring after the one in which the metal
  181  registration license plate is issued and until the license plate
  182  is required to be replaced, a validation sticker showing the
  183  year of expiration shall be issued upon payment of the proper
  184  license tax amount and fees and is valid for not more than 24
  185  months. For each permanent registration period occurring after
  186  the one in which the metal registration license plate is issued
  187  and until the license plate is required to be replaced, a
  188  validation sticker showing a permanent registration period shall
  189  be issued upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees
  190  and is permanently valid but shall become void if the proper
  191  license taxes and fees are not paid annually. When license
  192  plates equipped with validation stickers are issued in any month
  193  other than the owner’s birth month or the designated
  194  registration period for any other motor vehicle, the effective
  195  date shall reflect the birth month or month and the year of
  196  renewal. However, when a license plate or validation sticker is
  197  issued for a period of less than 12 months, the applicant shall
  198  pay the appropriate amount of license tax and the applicable fee
  199  under s. 320.14 in addition to all other fees. Validation
  200  stickers issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(6)(a), for
  201  any company that owns 250 vehicles or more, or for semitrailers
  202  taxed under the provisions of s. 320.08(5)(a), for any company
  203  that owns 50 vehicles or more, may be placed on any vehicle in
  204  the fleet so long as the vehicle receiving the validation
  205  sticker has the same owner’s name and address as the vehicle to
  206  which the validation sticker was originally assigned.
  207         (2) The department shall provide the several tax collectors
  208  and license plate agents with the necessary number of validation
  209  stickers.
  210         (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
  211  specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
  212  by the department. The registration license plate is designed to
  213  increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at
  214  least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,
  215  unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by
  216  the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar
  217  smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with
  218  a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by
  219  the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The
  220  registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination
  221  of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven
  222  digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The
  223  license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
  224  top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state
  225  motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned
  226  license plates must have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom,
  227  and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
  228  320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) must have
  229  the word “Restricted” at the bottom. License plates issued for
  230  vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the
  231  word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom
  232  unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as
  233  authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued
  234  for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with
  235  the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Manufacturer” at the
  236  bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
  237  320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker” at
  238  the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
  239  commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
  240  license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
  241  “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
  242  plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be
  243  assigned a registration license number, or be issued with any
  244  other distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes
  245  the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.
  246         (b) An additional fee of 50 cents shall be collected on
  247  each motor vehicle registration or motor vehicle renewal
  248  registration issued in this state in order for all license
  249  plates and validation stickers to be fully treated with
  250  retroreflection material. The fee shall be deposited into the
  251  Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
  252         (4) The corporation organized under chapter 946 may
  253  manufacture license plates, validation stickers, and decals, as
  254  well as temporary tags, disabled hang tags, vessel decals, and
  255  fuel use decals, for the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  256  Vehicles as provided in this chapter and chapter 327. The
  257  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is not required
  258  to obtain competitive bids in order to contract with the
  259  corporation.
  260         (5) The department may conduct a pilot program to evaluate
  261  the designs, concepts, and technologies for alternative license
  262  plates. For purposes of the pilot program, the department shall
  263  investigate the feasibility and use of alternative license plate
  264  technologies and the long-term cost impact to the consumer. The
  265  pilot program shall be limited to license plates that are used
  266  on government-owned motor vehicles as described in s. 320.0655.
  267  Such license plates are exempt from the requirements in
  268  paragraph (3)(a).
  269         (6) All license plates issued pursuant to this chapter are
  270  the property of the state.
  271         Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  272  320.0605, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  273         320.0605 Certificate of registration; possession required;
  274  exception.—
  275         (1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy
  276  thereof, a registration certificate card, a true copy or an
  277  electronic copy of rental or lease documentation issued for a
  278  motor vehicle or issued for a replacement vehicle in the same
  279  registration period, a temporary receipt printed upon self
  280  initiated electronic renewal of a registration via the Internet,
  281  or a cab card issued for a vehicle registered under the
  282  International Registration Plan shall, at all times while the
  283  vehicle is being used or operated on the roads of this state, be
  284  in the possession of the operator thereof or be carried in the
  285  vehicle for which issued and shall be exhibited upon demand of
  286  any authorized law enforcement officer or any agent of the
  287  department, except for a vehicle registered under s. 320.0657.
  288  This section does not apply during the first 30 days after
  289  purchase of a replacement vehicle. A violation of this section
  290  is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving
  291  violation as provided in chapter 318.
  292         Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (a)
  293  of subsection (5), and subsection (7) of section 320.0609,
  294  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  295         320.0609 Transfer and exchange of registration license
  296  plates; transfer fee.—
  297         (1)(a) The registration license plate, and certificate of
  298  registration, and registration certificate card shall be issued
  299  to, and remain in the name of, the owner of the vehicle
  300  registered and may be transferred by the owner from the vehicle
  301  for which the registration license plate was issued to any
  302  vehicle which the owner may acquire within the same
  303  classification; or, subject to the procedures set forth in
  304  subsection (2), such plate may be surrendered to the department
  305  in exchange for a license plate of the appropriate
  306  classification, if the replacement vehicle is of a different
  307  classification.
  308         (5) For a transfer or exchange other than one specified in
  309  paragraph (2)(b), the following provisions apply:
  310         (a) If the replacement motor vehicle requires the same
  311  amount of license tax under s. 320.08 as the original vehicle to
  312  be replaced, no additional tax other than the transfer fee of
  313  $4.50, accompanied by an application for transfer on a form
  314  supplied by the department, is required to transfer or exchange
  315  a registration license plate for use on a replacement vehicle
  316  for the duration of a current registration period and to issue a
  317  new certificate of registration and, at the request of the
  318  owner, a new registration certificate card.
  319         (7) A surviving spouse of a registered owner of any motor
  320  vehicle may, upon presenting the death certificate, request a
  321  registration certificate, a registration certificate card, and
  322  transfer of the registration license plate. If the surviving
  323  spouse does not present the death certificate, the department or
  324  its agent may verify the necessary information through the
  325  electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of
  326  Health.
  327         Section 7. Section 320.061, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  328  read:
  329         320.061 Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration
  330  certificates, registration certificate cards, license plates,
  331  temporary license plates, mobile home stickers, or validation
  332  stickers or to obscure license plates; penalty.—A person may not
  333  alter the original appearance of a vehicle registration
  334  certificate, registration certificate card, license plate,
  335  temporary license plate, mobile home sticker, or validation
  336  sticker issued for and assigned to a motor vehicle or mobile
  337  home, whether by mutilation, alteration, defacement, or change
  338  of color or in any other manner. A person may not apply or
  339  attach a substance, reflective matter, illuminated device,
  340  spray, coating, covering, or other material onto or around any
  341  license plate which interferes with the legibility, angular
  342  visibility, or detectability of any feature or detail on the
  343  license plate or interferes with the ability to record any
  344  feature or detail on the license plate. A person who violates
  345  this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction,
  346  punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
  347         Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
  348  320.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  349         320.07 Expiration of registration; renewal required;
  350  penalties.—
  351         (4)
  352         (b) A person who has been assessed a penalty pursuant to s.
  353  316.545(2)(b) for failure to have a valid vehicle registration
  354  certificate is not subject to the delinquent fee authorized by
  355  this subsection if such person obtains a valid registration
  356  certificate or registration certificate card within 10 working
  357  days after such penalty was assessed. The official receipt
  358  authorized by s. 316.545(6) constitutes proof of payment of the
  359  penalty authorized in s. 316.545(2)(b).
  360         Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 320.0843, Florida
  361  Statutes, is amended to read:
  362         320.0843 License plates for persons with disabilities
  363  eligible for permanent disabled parking permits.—
  364         (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who resides in
  365  this state and qualifies for a disabled parking permit under s.
  366  320.0848(2), upon application to the department and payment of
  367  the license tax for a motor vehicle registered under s.
  368  320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), (6)(a), or
  369  (9)(c) or (d), shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
  370  320.06 which, in lieu of the serial number prescribed by s.
  371  320.06, shall be stamped with the international wheelchair user
  372  symbol after the serial number of the license plate. The license
  373  plate entitles the person to all privileges afforded by a
  374  parking permit issued under s. 320.0848. When more than one
  375  registrant is listed on the registration issued under this
  376  section, the eligible applicant shall be noted on the
  377  registration certificate and registration certificate card.
  378         Section 10. Subsection (5) of section 320.086, Florida
  379  Statutes, is amended to read:
  380         320.086 Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless
  381  carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military
  382  vehicles.—
  383         (5) A former military vehicle that is used only in
  384  exhibitions, parades, or public display is exempt from the
  385  requirement to display a license plate or registration insignia
  386  if the exemption is necessary to maintain the vehicle’s accurate
  387  military markings. However, the license plate and registration
  388  certificate or registration certificate card issued under this
  389  section must be carried within the vehicle and available for
  390  inspection by any law enforcement officer.
  391         Section 11. Section 320.1325, Florida Statutes, is amended
  392  to read:
  393         320.1325 Registration required for the temporarily
  394  employed.—Motor vehicles owned or leased by persons who are
  395  temporarily employed within the state but are not residents are
  396  required to be registered. Upon payment of the fees prescribed
  397  in this section and proof of insurance coverage as required by
  398  the applicant’s resident state, the department shall provide a
  399  temporary registration plate, and a registration certificate,
  400  and, upon request, a registration certificate card valid for 90
  401  days to an applicant who is temporarily employed in this state.
  402  The temporary registration plate may be renewed one time for an
  403  additional 90-day period. At the end of the 180-day period of
  404  temporary registration, the applicant shall apply for a
  405  permanent registration if there is a further need to remain in
  406  this state. A temporary license registration plate may not be
  407  issued for any commercial motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01.
  408  The fee for the 90-day temporary registration plate shall be $40
  409  plus the applicable service charge required by s. 320.04.
  410  Subsequent permanent registration and titling of a vehicle
  411  registered hereunder shall subject the applicant to providing
  412  proof of Florida insurance coverage as specified in s. 320.02
  413  and payment of the fees required by s. 320.072, in addition to
  414  all other taxes and fees required.
  415         Section 12. Subsection (2) of section 320.58, Florida
  416  Statutes, is amended to read:
  417         320.58 License inspectors; powers, appointment.—
  418         (2) Any person who fails or refuses to surrender his or her
  419  driver license, registration certificate, registration
  420  certificate card, and license plate upon lawful demand of an
  421  inspector, supervisor, or authorized agent of the department is
  422  guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as
  423  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  424         Section 13. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section
  425  320.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  426         320.27 Motor vehicle dealers.—
  427         (9) DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.—
  428         (b) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license
  429  issued hereunder or under the provisions of s. 320.77 or s.
  430  320.771 upon proof that a licensee has committed, with
  431  sufficient frequency so as to establish a pattern of wrongdoing
  432  on the part of a licensee, violations of one or more of the
  433  following activities:
  434         1. Representation that a demonstrator is a new motor
  435  vehicle, or the attempt to sell or the sale of a demonstrator as
  436  a new motor vehicle without written notice to the purchaser that
  437  the vehicle is a demonstrator. For the purposes of this section,
  438  a “demonstrator,” a “new motor vehicle,” and a “used motor
  439  vehicle” shall be defined as under s. 320.60.
  440         2. Unjustifiable refusal to comply with a licensee’s
  441  responsibility under the terms of the new motor vehicle warranty
  442  issued by its respective manufacturer, distributor, or importer.
  443  However, if such refusal is at the direction of the
  444  manufacturer, distributor, or importer, such refusal shall not
  445  be a ground under this section.
  446         3. Misrepresentation or false, deceptive, or misleading
  447  statements with regard to the sale or financing of motor
  448  vehicles which any motor vehicle dealer has, or causes to have,
  449  advertised, printed, displayed, published, distributed,
  450  broadcast, televised, or made in any manner with regard to the
  451  sale or financing of motor vehicles.
  452         4. Failure by any motor vehicle dealer to provide a
  453  customer or purchaser with an odometer disclosure statement and
  454  a copy of any bona fide written, executed sales contract or
  455  agreement of purchase connected with the purchase of the motor
  456  vehicle purchased by the customer or purchaser.
  457         5. Failure of any motor vehicle dealer to comply with the
  458  terms of any bona fide written, executed agreement, pursuant to
  459  the sale of a motor vehicle.
  460         6. Failure to apply for transfer of a title as prescribed
  461  in s. 319.23(6).
  462         7. Use of the dealer license identification number by any
  463  person other than the licensed dealer or his or her designee.
  464         8. Failure to continually meet the requirements of the
  465  licensure law.
  466         9. Representation to a customer or any advertisement to the
  467  public representing or suggesting that a motor vehicle is a new
  468  motor vehicle if such vehicle lawfully cannot be titled in the
  469  name of the customer or other member of the public by the seller
  470  using a manufacturer’s statement of origin as permitted in s.
  471  319.23(1).
  472         10. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that a customer
  473  or purchaser accept equipment on his or her motor vehicle which
  474  was not ordered by the customer or purchaser.
  475         11. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that any
  476  customer or purchaser finance a motor vehicle with a specific
  477  financial institution or company.
  478         12. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that the
  479  purchaser of a motor vehicle contract with the dealer for
  480  physical damage insurance.
  481         13. Perpetration of a fraud upon any person as a result of
  482  dealing in motor vehicles, including, without limitation, the
  483  misrepresentation to any person by the licensee of the
  484  licensee’s relationship to any manufacturer, importer, or
  485  distributor.
  486         14. Violation of any of the provisions of s. 319.35 by any
  487  motor vehicle dealer.
  488         15. Sale by a motor vehicle dealer of a vehicle offered in
  489  trade by a customer prior to consummation of the sale, exchange,
  490  or transfer of a newly acquired vehicle to the customer, unless
  491  the customer provides written authorization for the sale of the
  492  trade-in vehicle prior to delivery of the newly acquired
  493  vehicle.
  494         16. Willful failure to comply with any administrative rule
  495  adopted by the department or the provisions of s. 320.131(8).
  496         17. Violation of chapter 319, this chapter, or ss. 559.901
  497  559.9221, which has to do with dealing in or repairing motor
  498  vehicles or mobile homes. Additionally, in the case of used
  499  motor vehicles, the willful violation of the federal law and
  500  rule in 15 U.S.C. s. 2304, 16 C.F.R. part 455, pertaining to the
  501  consumer sales window form.
  502         18. Failure to maintain evidence of notification to the
  503  owner or co-owner of a vehicle regarding registration or titling
  504  fees owed as required in s. 320.02(18) s. 320.02(17).
  505         19. Failure to register a mobile home salesperson with the
  506  department as required by this section.
  507         Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  508  322.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  509         322.121 Periodic reexamination of all drivers.—
  510         (2) For each licensee whose driving record does not show
  511  any revocations, disqualifications, or suspensions for the
  512  preceding 7 years or any convictions for the preceding 3 years
  513  except for convictions of the following nonmoving violations:
  514         (a) Failure to exhibit a vehicle registration certificate,
  515  vehicle registration certificate card, rental agreement, or cab
  516  card pursuant to s. 320.0605;
  517  
  518  the department shall cause such licensee’s license to be
  519  prominently marked with the notation “Safe Driver.”
  520         Section 15. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.