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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to motor vehicle liability insurance; | ||
| 3 | requiring that persons convicted of certain offenses of | ||
| 4 | driving under the influence maintain a noncancelable motor | ||
| 5 | vehicle liability policy for a specified period following | ||
| 6 | license reinstatement; requiring periodic proof of | ||
| 7 | financial responsibility and renewal of vehicle | ||
| 8 | registration; requiring that the Department of Highway | ||
| 9 | Safety and Motor Vehicles issue a vehicle registration | ||
| 10 | certificate and validation sticker displaying the date of | ||
| 11 | expiration; providing an effective date. | ||
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 15 | Section 1.Noncancelable motor vehicle liability policy | ||
| 16 | required following certain DUI offenses.-- | ||
| 17 | (1) If a person's motor vehicle license is suspended or | ||
| 18 | revoked due to any violation of section 316.193, Florida | ||
| 19 | Statutes, that person must maintain proof of financial | ||
| 20 | responsibility as provided in this section for each motor | ||
| 21 | vehicle registered in his or her name for 3 years following | ||
| 22 | license reinstatement. During the 3-year period, the person may | ||
| 23 | not register a motor vehicle unless he or she maintains a | ||
| 24 | noncancelable motor vehicle liability policy of at least 3 | ||
| 25 | months' duration which insures the operator against loss from | ||
| 26 | liability for bodily injury, death, and property damage arising | ||
| 27 | out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor vehicle | ||
| 28 | in an amount not less than the limits described in section | ||
| 29 | 324.021(7), Florida Statutes, and which conforms to the | ||
| 30 | requirements of section 324.151, Florida Statutes. The vehicle | ||
| 31 | registration is subject to renewal every 3 months. | ||
| 32 | (2) Notwithstanding s. 320.055, Florida Statutes, upon | ||
| 33 | reinstatement of the person's license and proof of financial | ||
| 34 | responsibility as provided in subsection (1), the Department of | ||
| 35 | Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall issue a vehicle | ||
| 36 | registration certificate that is valid for 3 months and shall | ||
| 37 | issue a validation sticker that displays an expiration date of 3 | ||
| 38 | months after the date of issuance. | ||
| 39 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. | ||
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