HB 0287 2003
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6	The Committee on Transportation recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to specialty license plates; creating s.
12	320.08068, F.S.; creating a specialty license plate for
13	motorcycles; providing for the distribution of annual use
14	fees received from the sale of such plates; providing an
15	effective date.
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17	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19	Section 1. Section 320.08068, Florida Statutes, is created
20	to read:
21	320.08068 Motorcycle specialty license plates.--
22	(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the
23	department shall develop a reduced dimensions specialty license
24	plate for display on motorcycles.
25	(2) The department shall issue a specialty license plate
26	to the owner or lessee of any motorcycle upon request and
27	payment of the appropriate license taxes and fees.
28	(3) Each request must be made annually to the department,
29	accompanied by the following taxes and fees:
30	(a) The license tax required under s. 320.08.
31	(b) A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b).
32	(c) A processing fee of $2.
33	(d) A license plate annual use fee as required in
34	subsection (4).
35	(4) A license plate annual use fee of $15 shall be
36	collected for each motorcycle specialty license plate. Annual
37	use fees shall be distributed to The Able Trust as custodial
38	agent. The Able Trust may retain a maximum of 10 percent of the
39	proceeds from the sale of the license plate for administrative
40	costs. The Able Trust shall distribute the remaining funds as
41	follows:
42	(a) Twenty-five percent to the Brain and Spinal Cord
43	Injury Program Trust Fund.
44	(b) Twenty-five percent to Prevent Blindness Florida.
45	(c) Twenty-five percent to the Foundation for Vocational
46	Rehabilitation to support the personal care attendant pilot
47	program pursuant to section 413.402.
48	(d) Twenty-five percent to the Florida Association of
49	Centers for Independent Living in the form of matching grants
50	from private, nongovernmental sources. Funds distributed to the
51	Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living must be
52	used for programs and activities serving disabled Floridians.
53	(5) If an owner or lessee to whom the department has
54	issued a motorcycle specialty license plate acquires a
55	replacement vehicle within the owner's registration period, the
56	department must authorize a transfer of the specialty license
57	plate to the replacement vehicle in accordance with s. 320.0609.
58	The annual use fee or processing fee may not be refunded.
59	(6) The license plate shall be 4 inches wide by 7 inches
60	long and incorporate a red, white, and blue color scheme
61	approved by the department and may bear the imprint of numerals
62	from 1 to 999, inclusive, capital letters "A" through "Z," or a
63	combination thereof. The department shall determine the maximum
64	number of characters, including numerals and letters. Motorcycle
65	specialty license plates must be otherwise of the same material
66	as standard license plates issued for any registration period.
67	In small letters, the word "Florida" must appear at the top of
68	the plate.
69	(7) The department may issue personalized prestige plates
70	for license plates authorized in this section. Such plates shall
71	be issued in accordance with applicable provisions contained in
72	s. 320.0805.
73	Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2003.