Senate Bill sb0614c1

    Florida Senate - 2002                            CS for SB 614

    By the Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military
    Affairs; and Senator Klein




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to disabled veterans; amending

  3         s. 320.0842, F.S.; authorizing certain veterans

  4         to apply for a license plate with the

  5         wheelchair symbol; providing for an annual use

  6         fee; providing for the disposition of the fee;

  7         providing for the collection of other required

  8         taxes, charges, and fees; providing an

  9         effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Subsections (5), (6), and (7) are added to

14  section 320.0842, Florida Statutes, to read:

15         320.0842  Free motor vehicle license plates to veterans

16  who use wheelchairs.--

17         (5)  Any applicant who because of a long-term mobility

18  impairment is eligible for the disabled parking permit issued

19  under s. 320.0848 is eligible for a license plate under this

20  section if:

21         (a)  The United States Department of Veterans Affairs

22  has determined the applicant to have a service-connected

23  disability rated for compensation between 10 and 90 percent;

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25         (b)  The applicant has been determined to have a

26  service-connected disability of between 10 and 90 percent and

27  the applicant is in receipt of disability retirement pay from

28  any branch of the United States Armed Services.

29         (6)  Applicants applying under subsection (5) shall be

30  assessed a $17 annual use fee which must be deposited in the

31  State Homes for Veterans Trust Fund. All such fees are to be

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    Florida Senate - 2002                            CS for SB 614
    316-1915-02




  1  administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs and must

  2  be used solely for the purpose of constructing, operating, and

  3  maintaining domiciliary and nursing homes for veterans subject

  4  to the requirements of chapter 216.

  5         (7)  Applicants applying under subsection (5) shall be

  6  assessed all taxes, fees, and other charges otherwise required

  7  pursuant to this chapter.

  8         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2002.

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10          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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13  This CS corrects a number of technical flaws in the bill as
    filed, to include the reference to disabled parking permits in
14  s. 320.0848, F.S., and to clarify that disabled veterans are
    "eligible" for the license plate rather than "eligible to
15  apply" for the license plate.

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