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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 849
Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11 The Committee on Transportation offered the following:
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13 Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Section 316.2126, Florida Statutes, is
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19 316.2126 Use of golf carts and utility vehicles by
20 certain municipalities.--In addition to the powers granted by
21 ss. 316.212 and 316.2125, municipalities older than 400 years
22 old are hereby authorized to utilize golf carts and utility
23 vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01, upon any state, county, or
24 municipal roads located within the corporate limits of such
25 municipalities, subject to the following conditions:
26 (1) Golf carts and utility vehicles must comply with
27 the operational and safety requirements operated beyond the
28 authority granted in ss. 316.212 and 316.2125 and shall may
29 only be operated by municipal employees for municipal
30 purposes, including, but not limited to, police patrol,
31 traffic enforcement, and inspection of public facilities.
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1 (2) In addition to the safety equipment required in s.
2 316.212(6), such golf carts and utility vehicles must be
3 equipped with sufficient lighting and turn signal equipment.
4 (3) The Golf carts and utility vehicles may only be
5 operated on state roads that have a posted speed limit of 30
6 miles per hour or less.
7 Section 2. Subsection (42) is added to section 320.01,
8 Florida Statutes, to read:
9 320.01 Definitions, general.--As used in the Florida
10 Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
11 (42) "Utility vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed
12 and manufactured for general maintenance, security, and
13 landscaping purposes, but the term does not include any
14 vehicle designed or used primarily for the transportation of
15 persons or property on a street or highway, or a golf cart, or
16 an all-terrain vehicle as defined in s. 316.2074.
17 Section 3. Section 320.105, Florida Statutes, is
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19 320.105 Golf carts and utility vehicles;
20 exemption.--Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined in s.
21 320.01, when operated in accordance with s. 316.212 or s.
22 316.2126, are exempt from provisions of this chapter which
23 require the registration of vehicles or the display of license
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25 Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
26 325.203, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
27 325.203 Motor vehicles subject to annual inspection;
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29 (4) The following motor vehicles are not subject to
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31 (c) Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined in s.
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Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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2 Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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7 And the title is amended as follows:
8 remove from the title of the bill: The entire title
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11 A bill to be entitled
12 An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s.
13 316.2126, F.S.; authorizing the use of golf
14 carts and utility vehicles by municipalities
15 for municipal purposes and subject to certain
16 conditions; amending s. 320.01, F.S.; defining
17 the term "utility vehicle"; amending s.
18 320.105, F.S.; exempting golf carts and utility
19 vehicles from requirements to display license
20 plates; amending s. 325.203, F.S.; exempting
21 golf carts and utility vehicles from inspection
22 requirements; providing an effective date.
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