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        By Representatives Heyman, Bloom, Ritter, Villalobos,
    Healey, Morroni, Ogles, Kelly, Stafford, Futch, Warner,
    Trovillion, Bainter, Valdes, Brown, Jacobs, Greenstein,
    Cosgrove, Betancourt, L. Miller, Henriquez, Effman, Gottlieb,
    (Additional Sponsors on Last Printed Page)


  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to motor vehicle licenses;

  3         amending s. 320.06, F.S.; eliminating the

  4         requirement that a permanent validation sticker

  5         be issued in connection with each license plate

  6         and revising requirements relating to the

  7         annual validation sticker; requiring that an

  8         annual validation decal be issued in connection

  9         with each license plate in addition to the

10         annual validation sticker; providing

11         exemptions; amending ss. 320.03 and 320.031,

12         F.S.; providing for issuance of decals by tax

13         collectors and delivery of decals by mail;

14         amending s. 320.061, F.S.; providing a penalty

15         for altering a decal; amending s. 320.07, F.S.;

16         providing penalties for operating a motor

17         vehicle without a current decal; amending s.

18         320.071, F.S.; providing for issuance of decals

19         as part of the advance registration renewal

20         process; providing a penalty; amending s.

21         320.26, F.S.; providing a penalty for

22         counterfeiting decals; amending s. 320.261,

23         F.S.; providing a penalty for attaching a decal

24         to a vehicle to which the decal was not

25         assigned; amending ss. 320.04, 320.0607,

26         320.0657, 320.084, 320.10, and 921.0022, F.S.,

27         relating to service charges, replacement plates

28         and decals, fleet license plates, disabled

29         veterans' license plates, licensing of exempt

30         vehicles, and an offense severity ranking

31         chart, to conform; providing an effective date.

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  2         WHEREAS, stolen automobile license plates and

  3  validation stickers are increasingly being used by persons

  4  driving illegally or using automobiles in the commission of

  5  crimes, and

  6         WHEREAS, use of these stolen plates and stickers

  7  presents a serious problem for law enforcement officials, and

  8         WHEREAS, an additional validation decal required to be

  9  placed inside a vehicle, which would become invalid when

10  removed, would present a major impediment to the use of stolen

11  license plates, and

12         WHEREAS, such a decal would provide valuable

13  identifying information to law enforcement officials and

14  afford them added protection and safety, NOW, THEREFORE,

15

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

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18         Section 1.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 320.06,

19  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

20         320.06  Registration certificates, license plates, and

21  validation stickers, and validation decals generally.--

22         (1)(a)  Upon the receipt of an initial application for

23  registration and payment of the appropriate license tax and

24  other fees required by law, the department shall assign to the

25  motor vehicle a registration license number consisting of

26  letters and numerals or numerals and issue to the owner or

27  lessee a certificate of registration and one registration

28  license plate, unless two plates are required for display by

29  s. 320.0706, for each vehicle so registered.

30         (b)  Registration license plates bearing a graphic

31  symbol and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be

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  1  issued for a 5-year period. At the end of said 5-year period,

  2  upon renewal, the plate shall be replaced and the department

  3  shall determine the replacement date for plates issued prior

  4  to October 1, 1985.  The fee for such replacement shall be

  5  $10, $2 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is

  6  replaced, to be credited towards the next $10 replacement fee.

  7  The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating

  8  Trust Fund.  A credit or refund shall not be given for any

  9  prior years' payments of such prorated replacement fee when

10  the plate is replaced or surrendered before the end of the

11  5-year period.  With each license plate, there shall be issued

12  a validation sticker showing the owner's birth month or the

13  appropriate renewal period if the owner is not a natural

14  person and the year of expiration. This validation sticker

15  shall be placed on the upper right left corner of the license

16  plate and shall be issued one time during the life of the

17  license plate, or upon request when it has been damaged or

18  destroyed.  Except as provided in paragraph (d), there shall

19  also be issued with each license plate a validation decal,

20  which shall be placed on the inside lower left corner of the

21  front windshield on the driver's side.  The validation decal

22  shall bear the same number as the license plate, display the

23  month and year of registration expiration, and contain such

24  other information as the department requires.  The vehicle

25  identification number shall be incorporated into the

26  validation decal when determined to be feasible by the

27  department serially numbered validation sticker showing the

28  year of expiration, which sticker shall be placed on the upper

29  right corner of the license plate.  Such license plate, and

30  validation sticker, and validation decal stickers shall be

31  issued based on the applicant's appropriate renewal period.

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  1  The registration period shall be a period of 12 months, and

  2  all expirations shall occur based on the applicant's

  3  appropriate registration period.  A vehicle with an

  4  apportioned registration shall be issued an annual license

  5  plate and a cab card that denote the declared gross vehicle

  6  weight for each apportioned jurisdiction in which the vehicle

  7  is authorized to operate.

  8         (c)  A registration license plate plates equipped with

  9  a validation sticker and a validation decal stickers shall be

10  valid for not more than 12 months and shall expire at midnight

11  on the last day of the registration period.  For each

12  registration period after the one in which the metal

13  registration license plate is issued, and until the license

14  plate is required to be replaced, a validation sticker and

15  validation decal showing the information specified in

16  paragraph (b) year of expiration shall be issued upon payment

17  of the proper license tax amount and fees and shall be valid

18  for not more than 12 months. When a license plate plates

19  equipped with a validation sticker and a validation decal

20  stickers are issued in any month other than the owner's birth

21  month or the designated registration period for any other

22  motor vehicle, the effective date shall reflect the birth

23  month or month and the year of renewal. However, when a

24  license plate or validation sticker and validation decal are

25  is issued for a period of less than 12 months, the applicant

26  shall pay the appropriate amount of license tax and the

27  applicable fee under the provisions of s. 320.14 in addition

28  to all other fees.  Validation stickers and validation decals

29  issued for vehicles taxed under the provisions of s.

30  320.08(6)(a), for any company which owns 250 vehicles or more,

31  or for semitrailers taxed under the provisions of s.

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  1  320.08(5)(a), for any company which owns 50 vehicles or more,

  2  may be placed on any vehicle in the fleet so long as the

  3  vehicle receiving the validation sticker and validation decal

  4  has the same owner's name and address as the vehicle to which

  5  the validation sticker and validation decal were was

  6  originally assigned.  Validation stickers issued for

  7  semitrailers taxed under the provisions of s. 320.08(5)(a),

  8  for any company which owns 50 vehicles or more, may be placed

  9  on any vehicle in the fleet so long as the vehicle receiving

10  the validation sticker has the same owner's name and address

11  as the vehicle to which the validation sticker was originally

12  assigned.

13         (d)  Any vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(1), (2)(a),

14  (3)(d) or (e), (4)(g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), or (n),

15  (5), (7), (8), (9)(a) or (b), (10), (11), or (12) is not

16  required to be issued or to display a validation decal.

17         (2)  The department shall provide the several tax

18  collectors and license plate agents with the necessary number

19  of validation stickers and validation decals.

20         Section 2.  Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (8) of

21  section 320.03, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are amended

22  to read:

23         320.03  Registration; duties of tax collectors;

24  International Registration lan.--

25         (1)  The tax collectors in the several counties of the

26  state, as authorized agents of the department, shall issue

27  registration certificates, registration license plates,

28  validation stickers, validation decals, and mobile home

29  stickers to applicants, subject to the requirements of law, in

30  accordance with rules of the department. Any person, firm, or

31  corporation representing itself, through advertising or naming

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  1  of the business, to be an authorized agent of the department

  2  shall be deemed guilty of an unfair and deceptive trade

  3  practice as defined in part II of chapter 501.  No such

  4  person, firm, or corporation shall use either the state or

  5  county name as a part of their business name when such use can

  6  reasonably be interpreted as an official state or county

  7  office.

  8         (2)  The department may require each tax collector to

  9  give a bond, payable to the department, conditioned that the

10  tax collector faithfully and truly perform the duties imposed

11  upon him or her according to the requirements of law and the

12  rules and regulations of the department and that the tax

13  collector pay over and account for all validation stickers,

14  validation decals, records, and other property and money that

15  comes into his or her possession or control by reason of such

16  service.  The amount of the bond is to be determined by the

17  department based on an amount not more than 10 percent above

18  the average of the daily deposits of each tax collector.

19         (3)  Each tax collector shall keep a full and complete

20  record and account of all validation stickers, validation

21  decals, mobile home stickers, or other properties received by

22  him or her from the department, or from any other source, and

23  shall make prompt remittance of moneys collected by him or her

24  at such times and in such manner as prescribed by law.

25         (8)  If the applicant's name appears on the list

26  referred to in s. 316.1001(5) or s. 316.1967(6), a license

27  plate or revalidation sticker and revalidation decal may not

28  be issued until that person's name no longer appears on the

29  list or until the person presents a receipt from the clerk

30  showing that the fines outstanding have been paid. The tax

31  collector and the clerk of the court are each entitled to

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  1  receive monthly, as costs for implementing and administering

  2  this subsection, 10 percent of the civil penalties and fines

  3  recovered from such persons. If the tax collector has private

  4  tag agents, such tag agents are entitled to receive a pro rata

  5  share of the amount paid to the tax collector, based upon the

  6  percentage of license plates and revalidation stickers and

  7  revalidation decals issued by the tag agent compared to the

  8  total issued within the county. The authority of any private

  9  agent to issue license plates shall be revoked, after notice

10  and a hearing as provided in chapter 120, if he or she issues

11  any license plate or revalidation sticker and revalidation

12  decal contrary to the provisions of this subsection. This

13  section applies only to the annual renewal in the owner's

14  birth month of a motor vehicle registration and does not apply

15  to the transfer of a registration of a motor vehicle sold by a

16  motor vehicle dealer licensed under this chapter, except for

17  the transfer of registrations which is inclusive of the annual

18  renewals. This section does not affect the issuance of the

19  title to a motor vehicle, notwithstanding s. 319.23(7)(b).

20         Section 3.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 320.031,

21  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

22         320.031  Mailing of registration certificates, license

23  plates, and validation stickers and validation decals.--

24         (1)  The department and the tax collectors of the

25  several counties of the state may at the request of the

26  applicant use United States mail service to deliver

27  registration certificates and renewals thereof, license

28  plates, mobile home stickers, and validation stickers and

29  validation decals to applicants.

30         (2)  A mail service charge may be collected for each

31  registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker,

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  1  and validation sticker and validation decal mailed by the

  2  department or any tax collector. Each registration

  3  certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and

  4  validation sticker and validation decal shall be mailed by

  5  first-class mail unless otherwise requested by the applicant.

  6  The amount of the mail service charge shall be the actual

  7  postage required, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, plus a

  8  25-cent handling charge.  The mail service charge is in

  9  addition to the service charge provided by s. 320.04.

10         Section 4.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

11  320.04, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

12         320.04  Registration service charge.--

13         (1)(a)  There shall be a service charge of $2.50 for

14  each application which is handled in connection with original

15  issuance, duplicate issuance, or transfer of any license

16  plate, mobile home sticker, or validation sticker and

17  validation decal, or with transfer or duplicate issuance of

18  any registration certificate.  There may also be a service

19  charge of up to $1 for the issuance of each license plate

20  validation sticker and validation decal or each and mobile

21  home sticker issued from an automated vending facility or

22  printer dispenser machine which shall be payable to and

23  retained by the department to provide for automated vending

24  facilities or printer dispenser machines used to dispense such

25  stickers and decals by each tax collector's or license tag

26  agent's employee.

27         Section 5.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section

28  320.0607, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

29         320.0607  Replacement license plates, validation

30  sticker, validation decal, or mobile home sticker.--

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  1         (1)  Any law enforcement officer or department license

  2  and registration inspector may at any time inspect a license

  3  plate, validation sticker, or validation decal for proper

  4  display and legibility as prescribed by chapter 316.  A

  5  damaged or defaced plate, sticker, or decal may be required to

  6  be replaced.

  7         (2)  When a license plate, mobile home sticker,

  8  validation sticker, or validation decal has been lost, stolen,

  9  or destroyed, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home

10  for which the plate, sticker, or decal was issued shall make

11  application to the department for a replacement. The

12  application shall contain the plate, sticker, or decal number

13  being replaced and a statement that the item was lost, stolen,

14  or destroyed. If the application includes a copy of the police

15  report prepared in response to a report of a stolen plate,

16  sticker, or decal, such plate, sticker, or decal must be

17  replaced at no charge.

18         Section 6.  Section 320.061, Florida Statutes, is

19  amended to read:

20         320.061  Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration

21  certificates, license plates, mobile home stickers, or

22  validation stickers, or validation decals; penalty.--No person

23  shall alter the original appearance of any registration

24  license plate, mobile home sticker, validation sticker,

25  validation decal, or vehicle registration certificate issued

26  for and assigned to any motor vehicle or mobile home, whether

27  by mutilation, alteration, defacement, or change of color or

28  in any other manner.  Any person who violates the provisions

29  of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second

30  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

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  1         Section 7.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

  2  320.0657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  3         320.0657  Permanent registration; fleet license

  4  plates.--

  5         (1)(a)  The owner or lessee of 250 or more

  6  nonapportioned commercial motor vehicles licensed under s.

  7  320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a)1. and (b), and (7), who has posted

  8  a bond as prescribed by department rules, may apply via

  9  magnetically encoded computer tape reel or cartridge which is

10  machine readable by the installed computer system at the

11  department for permanent license plates. All vehicles with a

12  fleet license plate shall have the company's name or logo and

13  unit number displayed so that they are readily identifiable.

14  The provisions of s. 320.0605 shall not apply to vehicles

15  registered in accordance with this section, and no annual

16  validation sticker or validation decal is required.

17         Section 8.  Subsection (3) of section 320.07, Florida

18  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

19         320.07  Expiration of registration; annual renewal

20  required; penalties.--

21         (3)  The operation of any motor vehicle without having

22  attached thereto a registration license plate, and validation

23  sticker, and, where required, validation decal stickers, or

24  the use of any mobile home without having attached thereto a

25  mobile home sticker, for the current registration period shall

26  subject the owner thereof, if he or she is present, or, if the

27  owner is not present, the operator thereof to the following

28  penalty provisions:

29         (a)  Any person whose motor vehicle or mobile home

30  registration has been expired for a period of 6 months or less

31  shall be subject to the penalty provided in s. 318.14.

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  1         (b)  Any person whose motor vehicle or mobile home

  2  registration has been expired for more than 6 months shall

  3  upon a first offense be subject to the penalty provided in s.

  4  318.14.

  5         (c)  Any person whose motor vehicle or mobile home

  6  registration has been expired for more than 6 months shall

  7  upon a second or subsequent offense be guilty of a misdemeanor

  8  of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or

  9  s. 775.083.

10         (d)  However, no operator shall be charged with a

11  violation of this subsection if the operator can show,

12  pursuant to a valid lease agreement, that the vehicle had been

13  leased for a period of 30 days or less at the time of the

14  offense.

15         Section 9.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 320.071,

16  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

17         320.071  Advance registration renewal; procedures.--

18         (2)  Upon the filing of the application and payment of

19  the appropriate license tax under s. 320.08, service charges

20  required by s. 320.04, and any additional fees required by

21  law, the department or its agent shall issue to the owner of

22  the motor vehicle or mobile home a validation sticker and

23  validation decal or mobile home sticker, as appropriate,

24  which, when affixed to the license plate and windshield or

25  mobile home, shall renew the registration for the appropriate

26  registration period.

27         (3)  Any person who uses a mobile home sticker, or

28  validation sticker, or validation decal without lawful

29  authority or who willfully violates any rule of the department

30  relating to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the

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  1  second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.

  2  775.083.

  3         Section 10.  Subsections (3) and (4) of section

  4  320.084, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

  5         320.084  Free motor vehicle license plate to certain

  6  disabled veterans.--

  7         (3)  The department shall, as it deems necessary,

  8  require each person to whom a motor vehicle license plate has

  9  been issued pursuant to subsection (1) to apply to the

10  department for reissuance of his or her registration license

11  plate.  Upon receipt of the application and proof of the

12  applicant's continued eligibility, the department shall issue

13  a new permanent "DV" numerical motor vehicle license plate

14  which shall be of the colors red, white, and blue similar to

15  the colors of the United States flag. The operation of a motor

16  vehicle displaying a "DV" license plate from a previous issue

17  period or a noncurrent validation sticker or validation decal

18  after the date specified by the department shall subject the

19  owner if he or she is present, otherwise the operator, to the

20  penalty provided in s. 318.18(2).  Such permanent license

21  plate shall be removed upon sale of the vehicle, but may be

22  transferred to another vehicle owned by such veteran in the

23  manner prescribed by law.  The license number of each plate

24  issued under this section shall be identified by the letter

25  designation "DV."  Upon request of any such veteran, the

26  department is authorized to issue a designation plate

27  containing only the letters "DV," to be displayed on the front

28  of the vehicle.

29         (4)(a)  With the issuance of each new permanent "DV"

30  numerical motor vehicle license plate, the department shall

31  initially issue, without cost to the applicant, a validation

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  1  sticker reflecting the owner's birth month and a validation

  2  decal serially numbered validation sticker reflecting the

  3  information specified in s. 320.06(1)(b) year of expiration.

  4  The initial sticker reflecting the year of expiration may not

  5  exceed 15 months.

  6         (b)  There shall be a service charge in accordance with

  7  the provisions of s. 320.04 for each initial application or

  8  renewal of registration and an additional sum of 50 cents on

  9  each license plate and validation sticker as provided in s.

10  320.06(3)(b).

11         (c)  Registration under this section shall be renewed

12  annually during the applicable renewal period on forms

13  prescribed by the department, which shall include, in addition

14  to any other information required by the department, a

15  certified statement as to the continued eligibility of the

16  applicant to receive the special "DV" license plate. Any

17  applicant who falsely or fraudulently submits to the

18  department the certified statement required by this paragraph

19  is guilty of a noncriminal violation and is subject to a civil

20  penalty of $50.

21         Section 11.  Subsection (2) of section 320.10, Florida

22  Statutes, is amended to read:

23         320.10  Exemptions.--

24         (2)  Any such vehicle or mobile home, except one owned

25  or operated exclusively by the Federal Government, shall be

26  furnished a license plate, validation sticker, and validation

27  decal or mobile home sticker upon the proper application to

28  the department and upon the payment of $3 to cover the cost of

29  same. For any motor vehicle or mobile home which is exempt

30  under paragraph (1)(a), there shall be issued a license plate,

31  validation sticker, validation decal, or mobile home sticker

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  1  prescribed by s. 320.06; and for any vehicle which is exempt

  2  under paragraphs (1)(c)-(h), there shall be issued a license

  3  plate under series "X."  Vehicles exempt under this provision

  4  must be equipped with proper license plates showing such

  5  exempt status.

  6         Section 12.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

  7  320.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  8         320.26  Counterfeiting license plates, validation

  9  stickers, validation decals, mobile home stickers, cab cards,

10  trip permits, or special temporary operational permits

11  prohibited; penalty.--

12         (1)(a)  No person shall counterfeit registration

13  license plates, validation stickers, validation decals, or

14  mobile home stickers, or have in his or her possession any

15  such plates, or stickers, or decals; nor shall any person

16  manufacture, sell, or dispose of registration license plates,

17  validation stickers, validation decals, or mobile home

18  stickers in the state without first having obtained the

19  permission and authority of the department in writing.

20         (b)  No person shall counterfeit, alter, or manufacture

21  International Registration Plan cab cards, trip permits,

22  special temporary permits, or temporary operational permits;

23  nor shall any person sell or dispose of International

24  Registration Plan cab cards, trip permits, special temporary

25  permits, or temporary operational permits without first having

26  obtained the permission and authority of the department in

27  writing.

28         (2)  Any person who violates this section is guilty of

29  a felony of the third degree.

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  1         (a)  If the violator is a natural person, he or she is

  2  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.

  3  775.084.

  4         (b)  If the violator is an association or corporation,

  5  it is punishable as provided in s. 775.083, and the official

  6  of the association or corporation under whose direction or

  7  with whose knowledge, consent, or acquiescence such violation

  8  occurred may be punished as provided in s. 775.082, in

  9  addition to the fine which may be imposed upon such

10  association or corporation.

11         Section 13.  Section 320.261, Florida Statutes, is

12  amended to read:

13         320.261  Attaching registration license plate not

14  assigned unlawful; penalty.--Any person who knowingly attaches

15  to any motor vehicle or mobile home any registration license

16  plate, or who knowingly attaches any validation sticker or

17  mobile home sticker to a registration license plate, or who

18  knowingly attaches any validation decal to a motor vehicle,

19  which plate, or sticker, or decal was not issued and assigned

20  or lawfully transferred to such vehicle, is guilty of a

21  misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.

22  775.082 or s. 775.083.

23         Section 14.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

24  921.0022, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to

25  read:

26         921.0022  Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity

27  ranking chart.--

28         (3)  OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART

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  1  Florida           Felony

  2  Statute           Degree             Description

  3

  4                              (a)  LEVEL 1

  5  24.118(3)(a)       3rd      Counterfeit or altered state

  6                              lottery ticket.

  7  212.054(2)(b)      3rd      Discretionary sales surtax;

  8                              limitations, administration, and

  9                              collection.

10  212.15(2)(b)       3rd      Failure to remit sales taxes,

11                              amount greater than $300 but less

12                              than $20,000.

13  319.30(5)          3rd      Sell, exchange, give away

14                              certificate of title or

15                              identification number plate.

16  319.35(1)(a)       3rd      Tamper, adjust, change, etc., an

17                              odometer.

18  320.26(1)(a)       3rd      Counterfeit, manufacture, or sell

19                              registration license plates, or

20                              validation stickers, or

21                              validation decals.

22  322.212(1)         3rd      Possession of forged, stolen,

23                              counterfeit, or unlawfully issued

24                              driver's license; possession of

25                              simulated identification.

26  322.212(4)         3rd      Supply or aid in supplying

27                              unauthorized driver's license or

28                              identification card.

29  322.212(5)(a)      3rd      False application for driver's

30                              license or identification card.

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  1  370.13(4)(a)       3rd      Molest any stone crab trap, line,

  2                              or buoy which is property of

  3                              licenseholder.

  4  370.135(1)         3rd      Molest any blue crab trap, line,

  5                              or buoy which is property of

  6                              licenseholder.

  7  372.663(1)         3rd      Poach any alligator or

  8                              crocodilia.

  9  414.39(2)          3rd      Unauthorized use, possession,

10                              forgery, or alteration of food

11                              stamps, Medicaid ID, value

12                              greater than $200.

13  414.39(3)(a)       3rd      Fraudulent misappropriation of

14                              public assistance funds by

15                              employee/official, value more

16                              than $200.

17  443.071(1)         3rd      False statement or representation

18                              to obtain or increase

19                              unemployment compensation

20                              benefits.

21  458.327(1)(a)      3rd      Unlicensed practice of medicine.

22  466.026(1)(a)      3rd      Unlicensed practice of dentistry

23                              or dental hygiene.

24  509.151(1)         3rd      Defraud an innkeeper, food or

25                              lodging value greater than $300.

26  517.302(1)         3rd      Violation of the Florida

27                              Securities and Investor

28                              Protection Act.

29  562.27(1)          3rd      Possess still or still apparatus.

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  1  713.69             3rd      Tenant removes property upon

  2                              which lien has accrued, value

  3                              more than $50.

  4  812.014(3)(c)      3rd      Petit theft (3rd conviction);

  5                              theft of any property not

  6                              specified in subsection (2).

  7  812.081(2)         3rd      Unlawfully makes or causes to be

  8                              made a reproduction of a trade

  9                              secret.

10  815.04(4)(a)       3rd      Offense against intellectual

11                              property (i.e., computer

12                              programs, data).

13  817.52(2)          3rd      Hiring with intent to defraud,

14                              motor vehicle services.

15  826.01             3rd      Bigamy.

16  828.122(3)         3rd      Fighting or baiting animals.

17  831.04(1)          3rd      Any erasure, alteration, etc., of

18                              any replacement deed, map, plat,

19                              or other document listed in s.

20                              92.28.

21  831.31(1)(a)       3rd      Sell, deliver, or possess

22                              counterfeit controlled

23                              substances, all but s. 893.03(5)

24                              drugs.

25  832.041(1)         3rd      Stopping payment with intent to

26                              defraud $150 or more.

27  832.05

28   (2)(b)&(4)(c)     3rd      Knowing, making, issuing

29                              worthless checks $150 or more or

30                              obtaining property in return for

31                              worthless check $150 or more.

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  1  838.015(3)         3rd      Bribery.

  2  838.016(1)         3rd      Public servant receiving unlawful

  3                              compensation.

  4  838.15(2)          3rd      Commercial bribe receiving.

  5  838.16             3rd      Commercial bribery.

  6  843.18             3rd      Fleeing by boat to elude a law

  7                              enforcement officer.

  8  847.011(1)(a)      3rd      Sell, distribute, etc., obscene,

  9                              lewd, etc., material (2nd

10                              conviction).

11  849.01             3rd      Keeping gambling house.

12  849.09(1)(a)-(d)   3rd      Lottery; set up, promote, etc.,

13                              or assist therein, conduct or

14                              advertise drawing for prizes, or

15                              dispose of property or money by

16                              means of lottery.

17  849.23             3rd      Gambling-related machines;

18                              "common offender" as to property

19                              rights.

20  849.25(2)          3rd      Engaging in bookmaking.

21  860.08             3rd      Interfere with a railroad signal.

22  860.13(1)(a)       3rd      Operate aircraft while under the

23                              influence.

24  893.13(2)(a)2.     3rd      Purchase of cannabis.

25  893.13(6)(a)       3rd      Possession of cannabis (more than

26                              20 grams).

27  893.13(7)(a)10.    3rd      Affix false or forged label to

28                              package of controlled substance.

29  934.03(1)(a)       3rd      Intercepts, or procures any other

30                              person to intercept, any wire or

31                              oral communication.

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  1         Section 15.  This act shall take effect January 1,

  2  2000, and issuance of the validation stickers and validation

  3  decals required by this act shall begin on that date.

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  6                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Eliminates the requirement that a permanent validation
  8    sticker be issued in connection with each motor vehicle
      license plate and revises requirements relating to the
  9    annual validation sticker.  Requires that an annual
      validation decal be issued in connection with each
10    license plate in addition to the annual validation
      sticker.  The decal is to be placed on the inside front
11    windshield on the driver's side.  Decals are to be issued
      in the same manner as validation stickers, and subject to
12    the same penalties for misuse.

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16                       ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

17  Boyd, Turnbull, Frankel, Wilson, Wasserman Schultz, Kosmas,
    Goode, Lawson, Levine, Rojas, Ritchie, Crady, Dennis,
18  Sublette, Rayson, Dockery, Edwards and Crist

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