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Florida Senate - 2003 CS for SB 300
By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Smith
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s.
3 316.251, F.S.; providing a definition; applying
4 bumper height restrictions to vehicles weighing
5 up to 10,000 pounds; amending s. 322.54, F.S.;
6 providing an exception to driver's license
7 requirements or operators of certain trucks and
8 tractor trailers; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Present subsections (1), (2), and (3) of
13 section 316.251, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
14 subsections (2), (3), (4), respectively, a new subsection (l)
15 is added to that section, and the redesignated subsection (2)
16 of that section is amended, to read:
17 316.251 Maximum bumper heights.--
18 (1) For the purposes of this section, "bumper" means a
19 device or attachment on a vehicle for absorbing shock and
20 lessening or preventing damage in collision or impact with
21 another object, such as a metal bar or bars attached to either
22 end of the vehicle to prevent damage to the body.
23 (2)(1) Every motor vehicle of net shipping weight of
24 not more than 10,000 5,000 pounds shall be equipped with a
25 front and a rear bumper such that when measured from the
26 ground to the bottom of the bumper the maximum height shall be
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29 NET WEIGHT FRONT REAR
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31 Automobiles for private use:
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1 Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds 22" 22"
2 Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more,
3 but less than 3,500 pounds 24" 26"
4 Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more but less than 5,000
5 pounds 27" 29"
6 Net weight of 5,000 pounds or more but less than 10,000
7 pounds 28" 30"
8 Trucks:
9 Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds 24" 26"
10 Net weight of 2,000 or more,
11 but not more than 3,000 pounds 27" 29"
12 Net weight of 3,000 pounds,
13 but not more than 10,000 5,000 pounds 28" 30"
14 Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
15 322.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16 322.54 Classification.--
17 (2) The department shall issue, pursuant to the
18 requirements of this chapter, drivers' licenses in accordance
19 with the following classifications:
20 (d) Any person, except a person who possesses a valid
21 Class A, valid Class B, or valid Class C driver's license, who
22 drives a truck or a truck tractor having a gross vehicle
23 weight rating, a declared weight, or an actual weight,
24 whichever is greatest, of 8,000 pounds or more but less than
25 26,001 pounds, or which has a width of more than 80 inches
26 must possess a valid Class D driver's license, except that a
27 person may operate a vehicle registered for private use under
28 s. 320.08(2) with a valid Class E license. Any person who
29 possesses a valid Class D driver's license may, subject to the
30 appropriate restrictions and endorsements, drive any type of
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1 a Class A, Class B, or Class C driver's license is required,
2 within this state.
3 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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5 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
6 Senate Bill 300
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8 The CS amends s. 316.251, F.S., providing any passenger
vehicle weighing between 5,000 and 10,000 pounds and any truck
9 weighing between 3,000 and 10,000 pounds, must comply with
maximum bumper height requirements of 28 inches in the front
10 and 30 inches in the back. The CS further provides a
definition for the word "bumper".
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