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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; creating s. | ||
| 3 | 320.08068, F.S.; creating a specialty license plate for | ||
| 4 | motorcycles; providing for the distribution of annual use | ||
| 5 | fees received from the sale of such plates; providing a | ||
| 6 | contingent effective date. | ||
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 320.08068, Florida Statutes, is created | ||
| 11 | to read: | ||
| 12 | 320.08068 Motorcycle specialty license plates.-- | ||
| 13 | (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the | ||
| 14 | department shall develop a reduced-dimensions specialty license | ||
| 15 | plate for display on motorcycles. | ||
| 16 | (2) The department shall issue a specialty license plate | ||
| 17 | to the owner or lessee of any motorcycle upon request and | ||
| 18 | payment of the appropriate license taxes and fees. | ||
| 19 | (3) Each request must be made annually to the department, | ||
| 20 | accompanied by the following taxes and fees: | ||
| 21 | (a) The license tax required under s. 320.08. | ||
| 22 | (b) A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b). | ||
| 23 | (c) A processing fee of $2. | ||
| 24 | (d) A license plate annual use fee as required in | ||
| 25 | subsection (4). | ||
| 26 | (4) A license plate annual use fee of $15 shall be | ||
| 27 | collected for each motorcycle specialty license plate. Annual | ||
| 28 | use fees shall be distributed to The Able Trust as custodial | ||
| 29 | agent. The Able Trust may use up to a maximum of 10 percent of | ||
| 30 | the use fees collected for administrative costs. All remaining | ||
| 31 | funds from the collection of the annual use fees shall be | ||
| 32 | distributed by The Able Trust as follows: | ||
| 33 | (a) Twenty-five percent to the Brain and Spinal Cord | ||
| 34 | Injury Program Trust Fund. | ||
| 35 | (b) Twenty-five percent to Prevent Blindness Florida. | ||
| 36 | (c) Fifty percent to the Florida Association of Centers | ||
| 37 | for Independent Living in the form of matching grants from | ||
| 38 | private, nongovernmental sources. Funds distributed to the | ||
| 39 | Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living must be | ||
| 40 | used for programs and activities serving disabled Floridians. | ||
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| 42 | A maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the | ||
| 43 | plate may be used for administrative costs. | ||
| 44 | (5) If an owner or lessee to whom the department has | ||
| 45 | issued a motorcycle specialty license plate acquires a | ||
| 46 | replacement vehicle within the owner's registration period, the | ||
| 47 | department must authorize a transfer of the specialty license | ||
| 48 | plate to the replacement vehicle in accordance with s. 320.0609. | ||
| 49 | The annual use fee or processing fee may not be refunded. | ||
| 50 | (6) The motorcycle specialty license plate shall be 4 | ||
| 51 | inches wide by 7 inches long and incorporate a red, white, and | ||
| 52 | blue color scheme approved by the department and may bear the | ||
| 53 | imprint of numerals from 1 to 999, inclusive, capital letters | ||
| 54 | “A" through “Z," or a combination thereof. The department shall | ||
| 55 | determine the maximum number of characters, including numerals | ||
| 56 | and letters. Motorcycle specialty license plates must be | ||
| 57 | otherwise of the same material as standard license plates issued | ||
| 58 | for any registration period. In small letters, the word | ||
| 59 | “Florida" must appear at the top of the plate. | ||
| 60 | (7) The department may issue personalized prestige plates | ||
| 61 | for license plates authorized in this section. Such plates shall | ||
| 62 | be issued in accordance with applicable provisions contained in | ||
| 63 | s. 320.0805. | ||
| 64 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. | ||
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