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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 1653
By Representative Futch
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to disabled parking permits;
3 amending s. 320.0848, F.S.; eliminating fees
4 imposed on applicants for certain permits;
5 increasing certain fees; providing an effective
6 date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Subsections (2), (3), (4), and (8) of
11 section 320.0848, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
12 320.0848 Persons who have disabilities; issuance of
13 disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for
14 certain providers of transportation services to persons who
15 have disabilities.--
16 (2) DISABLED PARKING PERMIT; PERSONS WITH LONG-TERM
17 MOBILITY PROBLEMS.--
18 (a) The disabled parking permit is a placard that can
19 be placed in a motor vehicle so as to be visible from the
20 front and rear of the vehicle. Each side of the placard must
21 have the international symbol of accessibility in a
22 contrasting color in the center so as to be visible. One side
23 of the placard must display the applicant's driver's license
24 number or state identification card number along with a
25 warning that the applicant must have such identification at
26 all times while using the parking permit. A validation sticker
27 must also be issued with each disabled parking permit, showing
28 the month and year of expiration on each side of the placard.
29 Validation stickers must be of the size specified by the
30 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and must be
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1 affixed to the disabled parking permits. The disabled parking
2 permits must use the same colors as license plate validations.
3 (b) License plates issued under ss. 320.084, 320.0842,
4 320.0843, and 320.0845 are valid for the same parking
5 privileges and other privileges provided under ss. 316.1955,
6 316.1964, and 526.141(5)(a).
7 (c)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., the fee
8 for a disabled parking permit shall be:
9 a. Fifteen dollars for each initial 4-year permit or
10 renewal permit, of which the State Transportation Trust Fund
11 shall receive $13.50 and the tax collector of the county in
12 which the fee was collected shall receive $1.50.
13 b. One dollar for each additional or additional
14 renewal 4-year permit, of which the State Transportation Trust
15 Fund shall receive all funds collected.
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17 The department shall not issue an additional disabled parking
18 permit unless the applicant states that he or she is they are
19 a frequent traveler or a quadriplegic. The department may not
20 issue to any one eligible applicant more than two disabled
21 parking permits except to an organization in accordance with
22 paragraph (1)(e). Subsections (1), (5), (6), and (7) apply to
23 this subsection.
24 2. If an applicant who is a disabled veteran, is a
25 resident of this state, has been honorably discharged, and
26 either has been determined by the Department of Defense or the
27 United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
28 predecessor to have a service-connected disability rating for
29 compensation of 50 percent or greater or has been determined
30 to have a service-connected disability rating of 50 percent or
31 greater and is in receipt of both disability retirement pay
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1 from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, he or
2 she must still provide and has a signed physician's statement
3 of qualification for the disabled parking permits, the fee for
4 a disabled parking permit shall be:
5 a. One dollar and fifty cents for the initial 4-year
6 permit or renewal permit.
7 b. One dollar for each additional or additional
8 renewal 4-year permit.
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10 The tax collector of the county in which the fee was collected
11 shall retain all funds received pursuant to this subparagraph.
12 3. If an applicant presents to the department a
13 statement from the Federal Government or the State of Florida
14 indicating the applicant is a recipient of supplemental
15 security income, the fee for the disabled parking permit shall
16 be $9 for the initial 4-year permit or renewal permit, of
17 which the State Transportation Trust Fund shall receive $6.75
18 and the tax collector of the county in which the fee was
19 collected shall receive $2.25.
20 (d) To obtain a replacement for a disabled parking
21 permit that has been lost or stolen, a person must submit an
22 application on a form prescribed by the department and must
23 pay a replacement fee in the amount of $1.00, to be retained
24 by the issuing agency. If the person submits with the
25 application a police report documenting that the permit was
26 stolen, there is no replacement fee.
27 (e) A person who qualifies for a disabled parking
28 permit under this section may be issued an international
29 wheelchair user symbol license plate under s. 320.0843 in lieu
30 of the disabled parking permit; or, if the person qualifies
31 for a "DV" license plate under s. 320.084, such a license
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1 plate may be issued to him or her in lieu of a disabled
2 parking permit.
3 (3) DISABLED PARKING PERMIT; TEMPORARY.--
4 (a) The temporary disabled parking permit is a placard
5 of a different color from the color of the long-term disabled
6 parking permit placard, and must clearly display the date of
7 expiration in large print and with color coding, but is
8 identical to the long-term disabled parking permit placard in
9 all other respects, including, but not limited to, the
10 inclusion of a state identification card number or driver's
11 license number on one side of the temporary permit. The
12 temporary disabled parking permit placard must be designed to
13 conspicuously display the expiration date of the permit on the
14 front and back of the placard.
15 (b) The department shall issue the temporary disabled
16 parking permit for the period of the disability as stated by
17 the certifying physician, but not to exceed 1 year.
18 (c) The fee for a temporary disabled parking permit is
19 $17.50 $15.
20 (4) From the proceeds of the temporary disabled
21 parking permit fees:
22 (a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
23 Vehicles must receive $3.50 for each temporary permit, to be
24 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and
25 used for implementing the real-time disabled parking permit
26 database and for administering the disabled parking permit
27 program.
28 (b) The tax collector, for processing, must receive
29 $5.00 $2.50 for each temporary permit.
30 (c) The remainder must be distributed monthly as
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1 1. To the Florida Governor's Alliance for the
2 Employment of Disabled Citizens for the purpose of improving
3 employment and training opportunities for persons who have
4 disabilities, with special emphasis on removing transportation
5 barriers, $4. These fees must be deposited into the
6 Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund for transfer to the
7 Florida Governor's Alliance for Employment of Disabled
8 Citizens.
9 2. To the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund to
10 be used for funding matching grants to counties for the
11 purpose of improving transportation of persons who have
12 disabilities, $5.
13 (8) A law enforcement officer may confiscate the
14 disabled parking permit from any person who fraudulently
15 obtains or unlawfully uses such a permit. A law enforcement
16 officer may confiscate any disabled parking permit that is
17 expired, reported as lost or stolen, or defaced, or that does
18 not display a personal identification number.
19 (a) Beginning April 1, 1999, The permit number of each
20 confiscated permit must be submitted to the Department of
21 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and the fact that the
22 permit has been confiscated must be noted on the
23 permitholder's record. If two permits issued to the same
24 person have been confiscated, the Department of Highway Safety
25 and Motor Vehicles shall refer the information to the Florida
26 Abuse Hotline for an investigation of potential abuse,
27 neglect, or exploitation of the permit owner.
28 (b) A confiscated permit must be held as evidence
29 until a judicial decision about the violation has been made.
30 After a finding of guilt has been made or a plea of nolo
31 contendere has been entered, the charging agency shall destroy
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1 the confiscated permit. A confiscated permit may not, under
2 any circumstances, be returned to its registered owner after a
3 finding of guilt has been made or a plea of nolo contendere
4 has been entered in court. The permit number of each destroyed
5 permit must be reported to the department, and the department
6 must record in the real-time disabled parking permit database
7 that the permit has been invalidated.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.
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11 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Eliminates fees for disabled parking permits for
13 described persons with long-time mobility problems.
Increases the fee for temporary disabled parking permits
14 and the fee the tax collector receives for processing
applications for permits. See bill for details.
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