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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 1213
Amendment No. 08f (for drafter's use only)
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11 Representative(s) Gardiner offered the following:
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17 Section 23. Subsection (2) of section 320.0848,
18 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 320.0848 Persons who have disabilities; issuance of
20 disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for
21 certain providers of transportation services to persons who
22 have disabilities.--
23 (2) DISABLED PARKING PERMIT; PERSONS WITH LONG-TERM
24 MOBILITY PROBLEMS.--
25 (a) The disabled parking permit is a placard that can
26 be placed in a motor vehicle so as to be visible from the
27 front and rear of the vehicle. Each side of the placard must
28 have the international symbol of accessibility in a
29 contrasting color in the center so as to be visible. One side
30 of the placard must display the applicant's driver's license
31 number or state identification card number along with a
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1 warning that the applicant must have such identification at
2 all times while using the parking permit. A validation sticker
3 must also be issued with each disabled parking permit, showing
4 the month and year of expiration on each side of the placard.
5 Validation stickers must be of the size specified by the
6 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and must be
7 affixed to the disabled parking permits. The disabled parking
8 permits must use the same colors as license plate validations.
9 (b) License plates issued under ss. 320.084, 320.0842,
10 320.0843, and 320.0845 are valid for the same parking
11 privileges and other privileges provided under ss. 316.1955,
12 316.1964, and 526.141(5)(a).
13 (c) The administrative processing fee for each initial
14 4-year disabled parking permit or renewal permit shall be
15 $1.50, and all proceeds of that fee shall be retained by the
16 tax collector of the county in which the fee was collected.
17 (c)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., the fee
18 for a disabled parking permit shall be:
19 a. Fifteen dollars for each initial 4-year permit or
20 renewal permit, of which the State Transportation Trust Fund
21 shall receive $13.50 and the tax collector of the county in
22 which the fee was collected shall receive $1.50.
23 b. One dollar for each additional or additional
24 renewal 4-year permit, of which the State Transportation Trust
25 Fund shall receive all funds collected.
26 (d) The department shall not issue an additional
27 disabled parking permit unless the applicant states that he or
28 she is they are a frequent traveler or a quadriplegic. The
29 department may not issue to any one eligible applicant more
30 than two disabled parking permits except to an organization in
31 accordance with paragraph (1)(e). Subsections (1), (5), (6),
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1 and (7) apply to this subsection.
2 (e)2. If an applicant who is a disabled veteran, is a
3 resident of this state, has been honorably discharged, and
4 either has been determined by the Department of Defense or the
5 United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
6 predecessor to have a service-connected disability rating for
7 compensation of 50 percent or greater or has been determined
8 to have a service-connected disability rating of 50 percent or
9 greater and is in receipt of both disability retirement pay
10 from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, he or
11 she must still provide and has a signed physician's statement
12 of qualification for the disabled parking permits., the fee
13 for a disabled parking permit shall be:
14 a. One dollar and fifty cents for the initial 4-year
15 permit or renewal permit.
16 b. One dollar for each additional or additional
17 renewal 4-year permit.
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19 The tax collector of the county in which the fee was collected
20 shall retain all funds received pursuant to this subparagraph.
21 3. If an applicant presents to the department a
22 statement from the Federal Government or the State of Florida
23 indicating the applicant is a recipient of supplemental
24 security income, the fee for the disabled parking permit shall
25 be $9 for the initial 4-year permit or renewal permit, of
26 which the State Transportation Trust Fund shall receive $6.75
27 and the tax collector of the county in which the fee was
28 collected shall receive $2.25.
29 (f)(d) To obtain a replacement for a disabled parking
30 permit that has been lost or stolen, a person must submit an
31 application on a form prescribed by the department and must
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1 pay a replacement fee in the amount of $1.00, to be retained
2 by the issuing agency. If the person submits with the
3 application a police report documenting that the permit was
4 stolen, there is no replacement fee.
5 (g)(e) A person who qualifies for a disabled parking
6 permit under this section may be issued an international
7 wheelchair user symbol license plate under s. 320.0843 in lieu
8 of the disabled parking permit; or, if the person qualifies
9 for a "DV" license plate under s. 320.084, such a license
10 plate may be issued to him or her in lieu of a disabled
11 parking permit.
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15 And the title is amended as follows:
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19 amending s. 320.0848, F.S.; revising fees for
20 the 4-year disabled parking permit and renewal
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