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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 996

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11  Senator Sebesta moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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17         Section 4.  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 5.  Section 320.105, Florida Statutes, is

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 9         320.105  Golf carts and utility vehicles;

10  exemption.--Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined in s.

11  320.01, when operated in accordance with s. 316.212 or s.

12  316.2126, are exempt from provisions of this chapter which

13  require the registration of vehicles or the display of license

14  plates.

15         Section 6.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section

16  325.203, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

17         325.203  Motor vehicles subject to annual inspection;

18  exemptions.--

19         (4)  The following motor vehicles are not subject to

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21         (c)  Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined in s.

22  320.01.

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28  And the title is amended as follows:

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 1         amending s. 316.2126, F.S.; authorizing the use

 2         of golf carts and utility vehicles by

 3         municipalities for municipal purposes and

 4         subject to certain conditions; amending s.

 5         320.105, F.S.; exempting golf carts and utility

 6         vehicles from requirements to display license

 7         plates; amending s. 325.203, F.S.; exempting

 8         golf carts and utility vehicles from inspection

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