ENROLLED 2003 Legislature
   
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.
7         
8          Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9         
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 Program
38    pursuant to s. 413.402.
39          (d) Twenty-five percent to the Florida Association of
40    Centers for Independent Living for the purpose of setting up
41    Direct-Support Organizations for each center, and for programs
42    and activities serving disabled Floridians. Each center
43    participating in the development of a direct-support
44    organization shall be eligible to apply through the Association
45    for a start-up grant of up to $50,000. Thereafter, to the extent
46    that funds are available, each participating center may apply
47    for funds in the form of matching grants. The first year, the
48    centers shall provide 25 cents for each dollar requested. The
49    second year, the center shall provide 50 cents to each dollar
50    requested, and thereafter, the center shall provide a dollar for
51    dollar match for each dollar requested. The match shall be from
52    private, nongovernmental sources.
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.