SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1168
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 101680
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senators Alexander and Sebesta moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
18 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
20 validation stickers generally.--
21 (3)(a) Registration license plates shall be of metal
22 specially treated with a retroreflective material, as
23 specified by the department. The registration license plate is
24 designed to increase nighttime visibility and legibility and
25 shall be at least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in
26 length, unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed
27 necessary by the department to accommodate motorcycles,
28 mopeds, or similar smaller vehicles. Validation stickers shall
29 be treated with a retroreflective material, shall be of such
30 size as specified by the department, and shall adhere to the
31 license plate. The registration license plate shall be
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1 imprinted with a combination of bold letters and numerals or
2 numerals, not to exceed seven digits, to identify the
3 registration license plate number. The license plate shall
4 also be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top and the
5 name of the county in which it is sold at the bottom, except
6 that apportioned license plates shall have the word
7 "Apportioned" at the bottom and license plates issued for
8 vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or
9 (c), or (14) shall have the word "Restricted" at the bottom.
10 License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12)
11 must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top and the
12 word "Dealer" at the bottom. Manufacturer license plates
13 issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be
14 imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top and the word
15 "Manufacturer" at the bottom. License plates issued for
16 vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted
17 with the word "Wrecker" at the bottom. Any county may, upon
18 majority vote of the county commission, elect to have the
19 county name removed from the license plates sold in that
20 county. The words "Sunshine State" shall be printed in lieu
21 thereof. In those counties where the county commission has
22 not removed the county name from the license plate, the tax
23 collector may, in addition to issuing license plates with the
24 county name printed on the license plate, also issue license
25 plates with the words "Sunshine State" printed on the license
26 plate subject to the approval of the department and a
27 legislative appropriation for the additional license plates.
28 A license plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6)
29 may not be assigned a registration license number, or be
30 issued with any other distinctive character or designation,
31 that distinguishes the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor
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1 vehicle. The department may not change the design of the
2 registration license plate without prior legislative approval.
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8 And the title is amended as follows:
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12 amending s. 320.06, F.S.; providing the
13 department may not change the design of the
14 registration license plate without legislature
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