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By Senator Bronson
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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, 320.031, F.S.;
12 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, 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 conditions for
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1 implementing the act; providing an effective
2 date.
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4 WHEREAS, stolen automobile license plates and
5 validation stickers are increasingly being used by persons
6 driving illegally or using automobiles in the commission of
7 crimes, and
8 WHEREAS, use of these stolen plates and stickers
9 presents a serious problem for law enforcement officials, and
10 WHEREAS, an additional validation decal required to be
11 placed inside a vehicle, which would become invalid when
12 removed, would present a major impediment to the use of stolen
13 license plates, and
14 WHEREAS, such a decal would provide valuable
15 identifying information to law enforcement officials and
16 afford them added protection and safety, NOW, THEREFORE,
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 320.06,
21 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
22 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
23 validation stickers generally.--
24 (1)(a) Upon the receipt of an initial application for
25 registration and payment of the appropriate license tax and
26 other fees required by law, the department shall assign to the
27 motor vehicle a registration license number consisting of
28 letters and numerals or numerals and issue to the owner or
29 lessee a certificate of registration and one registration
30 license plate, unless two plates are required for display by
31 s. 320.0706, for each vehicle so registered.
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1 (b) Registration license plates bearing a graphic
2 symbol and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be
3 issued for a 5-year period. At the end of said 5-year period,
4 upon renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The fee for such
5 replacement shall be $10, $2 of which shall be paid each year
6 before the plate is replaced, to be credited towards the next
7 $10 replacement fee. The fees shall be deposited into the
8 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. A credit or refund shall
9 not be given for any prior years' payments of such prorated
10 replacement fee when the plate is replaced or surrendered
11 before the end of the 5-year period. With each license plate,
12 there shall be issued a validation sticker showing the owner's
13 birth month, or the appropriate renewal period if the owner is
14 not a natural person, and the year of expiration. This
15 validation sticker shall be placed on the upper right left
16 corner of the license plate and shall be issued one time
17 during the life of the license plate, or upon request when it
18 has been damaged or destroyed. Except as provided in paragraph
19 (d), there shall also be issued with each license plate a
20 validation decal, which shall be placed on the inside lower
21 left corner of the front windshield on the driver's side. The
22 validation decal shall bear the same number as the license
23 plate, display the month and year of registration expiration,
24 and contain such other information as the department requires.
25 The vehicle identification number shall be incorporated into
26 the 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), (12), or (15) 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, are amended to read:
22 320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors;
23 International Registration Plan.--
24 (1) The tax collectors in the several counties of the
25 state, as authorized agents of the department, shall issue
26 registration certificates, registration license plates,
27 validation stickers, validation decals, and mobile home
28 stickers to applicants, subject to the requirements of law, in
29 accordance with rules of the department. Any person, firm, or
30 corporation representing itself, through advertising or naming
31 of the business, to be an authorized agent of the department
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1 shall be deemed guilty of an unfair and deceptive trade
2 practice as defined in part II of chapter 501. No such
3 person, firm, or corporation shall use either the state or
4 county name as a part of their business name when such use can
5 reasonably be interpreted as an official state or county
6 office.
7 (2) The department may require each tax collector to
8 give a bond, payable to the department, conditioned that the
9 tax collector faithfully and truly perform the duties imposed
10 upon him or her according to the requirements of law and the
11 rules and regulations of the department and that the tax
12 collector pay over and account for all validation stickers,
13 validation decals, records, and other property and money that
14 comes into his or her possession or control by reason of such
15 service. The amount of the bond is to be determined by the
16 department based on an amount not more than 10 percent above
17 the average of the daily deposits of each tax collector.
18 (3) Each tax collector shall keep a full and complete
19 record and account of all validation stickers, validation
20 decals, mobile home stickers, or other properties received by
21 him or her from the department, or from any other source, and
22 shall make prompt remittance of moneys collected by him or her
23 at such times and in such manner as prescribed by law.
24 (8) If the applicant's name appears on the list
25 referred to in s. 316.1001(4) or s. 316.1967(6), a license
26 plate or revalidation sticker and revalidation decal may not
27 be issued until that person's name no longer appears on the
28 list or until the person presents a receipt from the clerk
29 showing that the fines outstanding have been paid. The tax
30 collector and the clerk of the court are each entitled to
31 receive monthly, as costs for implementing and administering
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1 this subsection, 10 percent of the civil penalties and fines
2 recovered from such persons. If the tax collector has private
3 tag agents, such tag agents are entitled to receive a pro rata
4 share of the amount paid to the tax collector, based upon the
5 percentage of license plates, and revalidation stickers, and
6 revalidation decals issued by the tag agent compared to the
7 total issued within the county. The authority of any private
8 agent to issue license plates shall be revoked, after notice
9 and a hearing as provided in chapter 120, if he or she issues
10 any license plate, or revalidation sticker or revalidation
11 decal contrary to the provisions of this subsection. This
12 section applies only to the annual renewal in the owner's
13 birth month of a motor vehicle registration and does not apply
14 to the transfer of a registration of a motor vehicle sold by a
15 motor vehicle dealer licensed under this chapter, except for
16 the transfer of registrations which is inclusive of the annual
17 renewals. This section does not affect the issuance of the
18 title to a motor vehicle, notwithstanding s. 319.23(7)(b).
19 Section 3. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 320.031,
20 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
21 320.031 Mailing of registration certificates, license
22 plates, and validation stickers.--
23 (1) The department and the tax collectors of the
24 several counties of the state may at the request of the
25 applicant use United States mail service to deliver
26 registration certificates and renewals thereof, license
27 plates, mobile home stickers, and validation stickers, and
28 validation decals to applicants.
29 (2) A mail service charge may be collected for each
30 registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker,
31 and validation sticker, and validation decal mailed by the
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1 department or any tax collector. Each registration
2 certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and
3 validation sticker, and validation decal shall be mailed by
4 first-class mail unless otherwise requested by the applicant.
5 The amount of the mail service charge shall be the actual
6 postage required, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, plus a
7 25-cent handling charge. The mail service charge is in
8 addition to the service charge provided by s. 320.04.
9 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
10 320.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
11 320.04 Registration service charge.--
12 (1)(a) There shall be a service charge of $2.50 for
13 each application which is handled in connection with original
14 issuance, duplicate issuance, or transfer of any license
15 plate, mobile home sticker, or validation sticker, or
16 validation decal, or with transfer or duplicate issuance of
17 any registration certificate. There may also be a service
18 charge of up to $1 for the issuance of each license plate
19 validation sticker, validation decal, vessel decal, and mobile
20 home sticker issued from an automated vending facility or
21 printer dispenser machine which shall be payable to and
22 retained by the department to provide for automated vending
23 facilities or printer dispenser machines used to dispense such
24 stickers and decals by each tax collector's or license tag
25 agent's employee.
26 Section 5. Subsections (1) and (2) of section
27 320.0607, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
28 320.0607 Replacement license plates, validation decal,
29 or mobile home sticker.--
30 (1) Any law enforcement officer or department license
31 and registration inspector may at any time inspect a license
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1 plate or validation decal for proper display and legibility as
2 prescribed by chapter 316. A damaged or defaced plate,
3 sticker, or decal may be required to be replaced.
4 (2) When a license plate, mobile home sticker,
5 validation sticker, or validation decal has been lost, stolen,
6 or destroyed, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home
7 for which the plate, sticker, or decal was issued shall make
8 application to the department for a replacement. The
9 application shall contain the plate, sticker, or decal number
10 being replaced and a statement that the item was lost, stolen,
11 or destroyed. If the application includes a copy of the police
12 report prepared in response to a report of a stolen plate,
13 sticker, or decal, such plate, sticker, or decal must be
14 replaced at no charge.
15 Section 6. Section 320.061, Florida Statutes, is
16 amended to read:
17 320.061 Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration
18 certificates, license plates, mobile home stickers, or
19 validation stickers, or validation decals; penalty.--No person
20 shall alter the original appearance of any registration
21 license plate, mobile home sticker, validation sticker,
22 validation decal, or vehicle registration certificate issued
23 for and assigned to any motor vehicle or mobile home, whether
24 by mutilation, alteration, defacement, or change of color or
25 in any other manner. Any person who violates the provisions
26 of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second
27 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
28 Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
29 320.0657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
30 320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license
31 plates.--
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1 (2)(a) The owner or lessee of a fleet of motor
2 vehicles shall, upon application in the manner and at the time
3 prescribed and upon approval by the department and payment of
4 the license tax prescribed under s. 320.08(2), (3), (4),
5 (5)(a) and (b), (6)(a), (7), and (8), be issued permanent
6 fleet license plates. All vehicles with a fleet license plate
7 shall have the company's name or logo and unit number
8 displayed so that they are readily identifiable. No annual
9 validation sticker or validation decal is required.
10 Section 8. Subsection (3) of section 320.07, Florida
11 Statutes, is amended to read:
12 320.07 Expiration of registration; annual renewal
13 required; penalties.--
14 (3) The operation of any motor vehicle without having
15 attached thereto a registration license plate, and validation
16 sticker, and, where required, validation decal stickers, or
17 the use of any mobile home without having attached thereto a
18 mobile home sticker, for the current registration period shall
19 subject the owner thereof, if he or she is present, or, if the
20 owner is not present, the operator thereof to the following
21 penalty provisions:
22 (a) Any person whose motor vehicle or mobile home
23 registration has been expired for a period of 6 months or less
24 commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a
25 nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
26 (b) Any person whose motor vehicle or mobile home
27 registration has been expired for more than 6 months shall
28 upon a first offense be subject to the penalty provided in s.
29 318.14.
30 (c) Any person whose motor vehicle or mobile home
31 registration has been expired for more than 6 months shall
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1 upon a second or subsequent offense be guilty of a misdemeanor
2 of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or
3 s. 775.083.
4 (d) However, no operator shall be charged with a
5 violation of this subsection if the operator can show,
6 pursuant to a valid lease agreement, that the vehicle had been
7 leased for a period of 30 days or less at the time of the
8 offense.
9 Section 9. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 320.071,
10 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
11 320.071 Advance registration renewal; procedures.--
12 (2) Upon the filing of the application and payment of
13 the appropriate license tax under s. 320.08, service charges
14 required by s. 320.04, and any additional fees required by
15 law, the department or its agent shall issue to the owner of
16 the motor vehicle or mobile home a validation sticker and
17 validation decal or mobile home sticker, as appropriate,
18 which, when affixed to the license plate and windshield or
19 mobile home, shall renew the registration for the appropriate
20 registration period.
21 (3) Any person who uses a mobile home sticker, or
22 validation sticker, or validation decal without lawful
23 authority or who willfully violates any rule of the department
24 relating to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the
25 second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
26 775.083.
27 Section 10. Subsections (3) and (4) of section
28 320.084, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
29 320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain
30 disabled veterans.--
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1 (3) The department shall, as it deems necessary,
2 require each person to whom a motor vehicle license plate has
3 been issued pursuant to subsection (1) to apply to the
4 department for reissuance of his or her registration license
5 plate. Upon receipt of the application and proof of the
6 applicant's continued eligibility, the department shall issue
7 a new permanent "DV" numerical motor vehicle license plate
8 which shall be of the colors red, white, and blue similar to
9 the colors of the United States flag. The operation of a motor
10 vehicle displaying a "DV" license plate from a previous issue
11 period or a noncurrent validation sticker or validation decal
12 after the date specified by the department shall subject the
13 owner if he or she is present, otherwise the operator, to the
14 penalty provided in s. 318.18(2). Such permanent license
15 plate shall be removed upon sale of the vehicle, but may be
16 transferred to another vehicle owned by such veteran in the
17 manner prescribed by law. The license number of each plate
18 issued under this section shall be identified by the letter
19 designation "DV." Upon request of any such veteran, the
20 department is authorized to issue a designation plate
21 containing only the letters "DV," to be displayed on the front
22 of the vehicle.
23 (4)(a) With the issuance of each new permanent "DV"
24 numerical motor vehicle license plate, the department shall
25 initially issue, without cost to the applicant, a validation
26 sticker reflecting the owner's birth month and a validation
27 decal serially numbered validation sticker reflecting the
28 information specified in s. 320.06(1)(b) year of expiration.
29 The initial sticker reflecting the year of expiration may not
30 exceed 15 months.
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1 (b) There shall be a service charge in accordance with
2 the provisions of s. 320.04 for each initial application or
3 renewal of registration and an additional sum of 50 cents on
4 each license plate and validation sticker as provided in s.
5 320.06(3)(b).
6 (c) Registration under this section shall be renewed
7 annually during the applicable renewal period on forms
8 prescribed by the department, which shall include, in addition
9 to any other information required by the department, a
10 certified statement as to the continued eligibility of the
11 applicant to receive the special "DV" license plate. Any
12 applicant who falsely or fraudulently submits to the
13 department the certified statement required by this paragraph
14 is guilty of a noncriminal violation and is subject to a civil
15 penalty of $50.
16 Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 320.10, Florida
17 Statutes, is amended to read:
18 320.10 Exemptions.--
19 (2) Any such vehicle or mobile home, except one owned
20 or operated exclusively by the Federal Government, shall be
21 furnished a license plate, validation sticker, and validation
22 decal, or mobile home sticker upon the proper application to
23 the department and upon the payment of $3 to cover the cost of
24 same. For any motor vehicle or mobile home which is exempt
25 under paragraph (1)(a), there shall be issued a license plate,
26 validation sticker, validation decal, or mobile home sticker
27 prescribed by s. 320.06; and for any vehicle which is exempt
28 under paragraphs (1)(c)-(h), there shall be issued a license
29 plate under series "X." Vehicles exempt under this provision
30 must be equipped with proper license plates showing such
31 exempt status.
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1 Section 12. Section 320.26, Florida Statutes, is
2 amended to read:
3 320.26 Counterfeiting license plates, validation
4 stickers, validation decals, mobile home stickers, cab cards,
5 trip permits, or special temporary operational permits
6 prohibited; penalty.--
7 (1)(a) No person shall counterfeit registration
8 license plates, validation stickers, validation decals, or
9 mobile home stickers, or have in his or her possession any
10 such plates, or stickers, or decals; nor shall any person
11 manufacture, sell, or dispose of registration license plates,
12 validation stickers, validation decals, or mobile home
13 stickers in the state without first having obtained the
14 permission and authority of the department in writing.
15 (b) No person shall counterfeit, alter, or manufacture
16 International Registration Plan cab cards, trip permits,
17 special temporary permits, or temporary operational permits;
18 nor shall any person sell or dispose of International
19 Registration Plan cab cards, trip permits, special temporary
20 permits, or temporary operational permits without first having
21 obtained the permission and authority of the department in
22 writing.
23 (2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of
24 a felony of the third degree.
25 (a) If the violator is a natural person, he or she is
26 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
27 775.084.
28 (b) If the violator is an association or corporation,
29 it is punishable as provided in s. 775.083, and the official
30 of the association or corporation under whose direction or
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1 occurred may be punished as provided in s. 775.082, in
2 addition to the fine which may be imposed upon such
3 association or corporation.
4 Section 13. Section 320.261, Florida Statutes, is
5 amended to read:
6 320.261 Attaching registration license plate not
7 assigned unlawful; penalty.--Any person who knowingly attaches
8 to any motor vehicle or mobile home any registration license
9 plate, or who knowingly attaches any validation sticker or
10 mobile home sticker to a registration license plate, or who
11 knowingly attaches any validation decal to a motor vehicle,
12 which plate, or sticker, or decal was not issued and assigned
13 or lawfully transferred to such vehicle, is guilty of a
14 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
15 775.082 or s. 775.083.
16 Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
17 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
18 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity
19 ranking chart.--
20 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
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22 Florida Felony
23 Statute Degree Description
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25 (a) LEVEL 1
26 24.118(3)(a) 3rd Counterfeit or altered state
27 lottery ticket.
28 212.054(2)(b) 3rd Discretionary sales surtax;
29 limitations, administration, and
30 collection.
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1 212.15(2)(b) 3rd Failure to remit sales taxes,
2 amount greater than $300 but less
3 than $20,000.
4 319.30(5) 3rd Sell, exchange, give away
5 certificate of title or
6 identification number plate.
7 319.35(1)(a) 3rd Tamper, adjust, change, etc., an
8 odometer.
9 320.26(1)(a) 3rd Counterfeit, manufacture, or sell
10 registration license plates, or
11 validation stickers, or
12 validation decals.
13 322.212(1) 3rd Possession of forged, stolen,
14 counterfeit, or unlawfully issued
15 driver's license; possession of
16 simulated identification.
17 322.212(4) 3rd Supply or aid in supplying
18 unauthorized driver's license or
19 identification card.
20 322.212(5)(a) 3rd False application for driver's
21 license or identification card.
22 370.13(3)(a) 3rd Molest any stone crab trap, line,
23 or buoy which is property of
24 licenseholder.
25 370.135(1) 3rd Molest any blue crab trap, line,
26 or buoy which is property of
27 licenseholder.
28 372.663(1) 3rd Poach any alligator or
29 crocodilia.
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1 414.39(2) 3rd Unauthorized use, possession,
2 forgery, or alteration of food
3 stamps, Medicaid ID, value
4 greater than $200.
5 414.39(3)(a) 3rd Fraudulent misappropriation of
6 public assistance funds by
7 employee/official, value more
8 than $200.
9 443.071(1) 3rd False statement or representation
10 to obtain or increase
11 unemployment compensation
12 benefits.
13 458.327(1)(a) 3rd Unlicensed practice of medicine.
14 466.026(1)(a) 3rd Unlicensed practice of dentistry
15 or dental hygiene.
16 509.151(1) 3rd Defraud an innkeeper, food or
17 lodging value greater than $300.
18 517.302(1) 3rd Violation of the Florida
19 Securities and Investor
20 Protection Act.
21 562.27(1) 3rd Possess still or still apparatus.
22 713.69 3rd Tenant removes property upon
23 which lien has accrued, value
24 more than $50.
25 812.014(3)(c) 3rd Petit theft (3rd conviction);
26 theft of any property not
27 specified in subsection (2).
28 812.081(2) 3rd Unlawfully makes or causes to be
29 made a reproduction of a trade
30 secret.
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1 815.04(4)(a) 3rd Offense against intellectual
2 property (i.e., computer
3 programs, data).
4 817.52(2) 3rd Hiring with intent to defraud,
5 motor vehicle services.
6 826.01 3rd Bigamy.
7 828.122(3) 3rd Fighting or baiting animals.
8 831.04(1) 3rd Any erasure, alteration, etc., of
9 any replacement deed, map, plat,
10 or other document listed in s.
11 92.28.
12 831.31(1)(a) 3rd Sell, deliver, or possess
13 counterfeit controlled
14 substances, all but s. 893.03(5)
15 drugs.
16 832.041(1) 3rd Stopping payment with intent to
17 defraud $150 or more.
18 832.05
19 (2)(b)&(4)(c) 3rd Knowing, making, issuing
20 worthless checks $150 or more or
21 obtaining property in return for
22 worthless check $150 or more.
23 838.015(3) 3rd Bribery.
24 838.016(1) 3rd Public servant receiving unlawful
25 compensation.
26 838.15(2) 3rd Commercial bribe receiving.
27 838.16 3rd Commercial bribery.
28 843.18 3rd Fleeing by boat to elude a law
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1 847.011(1)(a) 3rd Sell, distribute, etc., obscene,
2 lewd, etc., material (2nd
3 conviction).
4 849.01 3rd Keeping gambling house.
5 849.09(1)(a)-(d) 3rd Lottery; set up, promote, etc.,
6 or assist therein, conduct or
7 advertise drawing for prizes, or
8 dispose of property or money by
9 means of lottery.
10 849.23 3rd Gambling-related machines;
11 "common offender" as to property
12 rights.
13 849.25(2) 3rd Engaging in bookmaking.
14 860.08 3rd Interfere with a railroad signal.
15 860.13(1)(a) 3rd Operate aircraft while under the
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17 893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of cannabis.
18 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of cannabis (more than
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20 893.13(7)(a)10. 3rd Affix false or forged label to
21 package of controlled substance.
22 934.03(1)(a) 3rd Intercepts, or procures any other
23 person to intercept, any wire or
24 oral communication.
25 Section 15. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
26 Vehicles shall not implement the provisions of this act until
27 automated vending facilities or printer dispenser machines
28 have been installed and the department has begun to assess the
29 service charge for such automated vending facilities and
30 printer dispenser machines as authorized by s. 320.04, Florida
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1 Section 16. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001,
2 and shall first apply to the year 2002 validation decals and
3 stickers, with issuance to begin October 1, 2001.
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Provides that an annual validation decal be issued in
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annual validation sticker. Eliminates the requirement for
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operating a motor vehicle without a current validation
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