HB 0287, Engrossed 1 2003
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 an
6	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 retain a maximum of 10 percent of the
30	proceeds from the sale of the license plate for administrative
31	costs. The Able Trust shall distribute the remaining funds as
32	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) Twenty-five percent to the Foundation for Vocational
37	Rehabilitation to support the personal care attendant pilot
38	program pursuant to section 413.402.
39	(d) Twenty-five percent to the Florida Association of
40	Centers for Independent Living in the form of matching grants
41	from private, nongovernmental sources. Funds distributed to the
42	Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living must be
43	used for programs and activities serving disabled Floridians.
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 license plate shall be 4 inches wide by 7 inches
51	long and incorporate a red, white, and blue color scheme
52	approved by the department and may bear the imprint of numerals
53	from 1 to 999, inclusive, capital letters "A" through "Z," or a
54	combination thereof. The department shall determine the maximum
55	number of characters, including numerals and letters. Motorcycle
56	specialty license plates must be otherwise of the same material
57	as standard license plates issued for any registration period.
58	In small letters, the word "Florida" must appear at the top of
59	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 October 1, 2003.