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2 An act relating to specialty license plates;
3 amending ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.;
4 increasing the annual use fee for the Florida
5 educational license plate; creating the Save
6 Our Seas license plate; creating the
7 Aquaculture license plate; creating a Family
8 First license plate; creating a Sportsmen's
9 National Land Trust license plate; creating the
10 Live the Dream license plate; creating a
11 Florida Food Banks license plate; creating a
12 Discover Florida's Oceans license plate;
13 creating the Family Values license plate;
14 creating the Parents Make A Difference license
15 plate; creating the Support Soccer license
16 plate; creating a Kids Deserve Justice license
17 plate; creating the Animal Friend license
18 plate; providing for the distribution of annual
19 use fees received from the sale of such plates;
20 amending s. 320.08053, F.S.; revising
21 requirements for establishing a specialty
22 license plate; requiring submission of a sample
23 plate; increasing the number of motor vehicle
24 owners who must indicate, according to a
25 scientific sample survey, that they intend to
26 purchase a proposed specialty plate; defining
27 the term "scientific sample survey"; requiring
28 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
29 Vehicles to adopt rules relating to design
30 specification for speciality license plates;
31 amending s. 320.08056, F.S.; revising design
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1 requirements; revising conditions and
2 procedures for the discontinuation of specialty
3 license plates; changing the number of plates
4 that must be purchased to prevent a plate from
5 being discontinued; requiring the department,
6 in cooperation with local tax collectors and
7 the Prison Rehabilitative Industries and
8 Diversified Enterprises, Inc., to study the
9 possibility of using direct-to-customer
10 distribution; requiring an analysis of the
11 impact of certain technologies; requiring the
12 department to report its findings to the
13 Legislature; providing an effective date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section
18 320.0056, Florida Statutes, is amended and paragraphs (ss),
19 (tt), (uu), (vv), (ww), (xx), (yy), (zz), (aaa), (bbb), (ccc),
20 and (ddd) are added to that subsection, to read:
21 320.08056 Specialty license plates.--
22 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall
23 be collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
24 (h) Florida educational license plate, $20 $15.
25 (ss) Save Our Seas license plate, $25, except that for
26 an owner purchasing the specialty license plate for more than
27 10 vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall
28 be $10 per plate.
29 (tt) Aquaculture license plate, $25, except that for
30 an owner purchasing the specialty license plate for more than
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1 10 vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall
2 be $10 per plate.
3 (uu) Family First license plate. $25.
4 (vv) Sportsmen's National Land Trust license plates,
5 $25.
6 (ww) Live the Dream license plate, $25.
7 (xx) Florida Food Banks license plate, $25.
8 (yy) Discover Florida's Oceans license plate, $25.
9 (zz) Family Values license plate, $25.
10 (aaa) Parents Make A Difference license plate, $25.
11 (bbb) Support Soccer license plate, $25.
12 (ccc) Kids Deserve Justice license plate, $25.
13 (ddd) Animal Friend license plate, $25.
14 Section 2. Subsections (45), (46), (47), (48), (49),
15 (50), (51), (52), (53), (54), (55), and (56) are added to
16 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
17 320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
18 (45) SAVE OUR SEAS LICENSE PLATES.--
19 (a) The department shall develop a Save Our Seas
20 license plate as provided in this section. Save Our Seas
21 license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
22 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
23 plate, and the words "Save Our Seas" must appear at the bottom
24 of the plate.
25 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
26 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. After
27 reimbursement for documented costs expended for establishing
28 the license plate, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic
29 Institution, Inc., shall use the remaining funds for marine
30 science research and education programs as follows:
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1 1. Ten percent of the funds shall be distributed to
2 the Guy Harvey Research Institute of the Nova Southeastern
3 University Oceanographic Center to conduct fisheries and shark
4 research in the state.
5 2. Up to 15 percent of the funds may be used for
6 administrative costs directly associated with the Harbor
7 Branch Oceanographic Institution's marine science and marine
8 education programs and administrative costs associated with
9 the Save Our Seas license plate.
10 3. Up to 10 percent of the funds may be used for
11 continuing promotion and marketing of the license plate.
12 4. The remaining funds shall be used to conduct
13 scientific research and education on marine plants and animals
14 and coastal oceanography in state marine waters; to collect
15 and analyze long-term data sets on the state's critical marine
16 habitats; to determine changes in populations and communities
17 of marine organisms and their impacts on the use of the
18 state's marine resources; to maintain reference collections of
19 scientific specimens and photographic archives of the state's
20 marine plants and animals; and to conduct scientific
21 conferences of relevance to the state's marine resources and
22 their management, utilization, and conservation.
23 (46) AQUACULTURE LICENSE PLATES.--
24 (a) The department shall develop an Aquaculture
25 license plate as provided in this section. Aquaculture license
26 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
27 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
28 plate, and the word "Aquaculture" must appear at the bottom of
29 the plate.
30 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
31 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. After
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1 reimbursement for documented costs expended for establishing
2 the license plate, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic
3 Institution, Inc., shall use the remaining funds for
4 aquaculture research and education programs as follows:
5 1. Ten percent of the funds shall be distributed to
6 the Guy Harvey Research Institute of the Nova Southeastern
7 University Oceanographic Center to conduct outreach and
8 education regarding aquaculture in the state.
9 2. Up to 15 percent of the funds may be used for
10 administrative costs directly associated with the Harbor
11 Branch Oceanographic Institution's aquaculture programs and
12 administrative costs associated with the Aquaculture license
13 plate.
14 3. Up to 10 percent of the funds may be used for
15 continuing promotion and marketing of the license plate.
16 4. The remaining funds shall be used to conduct
17 scientific research on environmentally responsible and
18 sustainable methods of farming freshwater and saltwater
19 organisms such as fish, shellfish, and crustaceans for food;
20 biomedical species for pharmaceutical and nutriceutical
21 compounds; and marine ornamentals for the aquarium trade.
22 These funds shall also be used to expand the institution's
23 educational programs that include secondary school field
24 experiences, college degree programs, and intensive courses in
25 order to further the objective of increasing aquaculture's
26 contribution to the state's economy.
27 (47) FAMILY FIRST LICENSE PLATES.--
28 (a) The department shall develop a Family First
29 license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"
30 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Family
31 First" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
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1 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Family
2 First to fund programs, projects, seminars, events, and family
3 resources that promote principles for building marriages,
4 guiding parents, and raising children. Family First shall
5 retain all revenues from the sale of the plate until its
6 startup costs for developing and establishing the plate have
7 been recovered. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by
8 Family First may be expended for administrative costs directly
9 associated with the operations of Family First. Up to 20
10 percent of the funds received by Family First may be expended
11 for promoting and marketing the license plate. Family First
12 may expend all remaining funds for programs.
13 (48) SPORTSMEN'S NATIONAL LAND TRUST LICENSE PLATES.--
14 (a) The department shall develop a Sportsmen's
15 National Land Trust license plate as provided in this section.
16 The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and
17 the words "Sportsmen's National Land Trust" must appear at the
18 bottom of the plate.
19 (b) The annual revenues from the sales of the license
20 plate shall be distributed to the Sportsmen's National Land
21 Trust. Such annual revenues must be used by the trust in the
22 following manner:
23 1. Fifty percent may be retained until fifty percent
24 of all startup costs for developing and establishing the plate
25 have been recovered.
26 2. Twenty-five percent must be used to fund programs
27 and projects within the state that preserve open space and
28 wildlife habitat, promote conservation, improve wildlife
29 habitat, and establish open space for the perpetual use of the
30 public.
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1 3. Twenty-five percent may be used for promotion,
2 marketing, and administrative costs directly associated with
3 operation of the trust.
4 (c) When the provisions of subparagraph 1. are met
5 those annual revenues shall be used for the purposes of
6 subparagraph 2.
7 (49) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES.--
8 (a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream
9 license plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream
10 license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
11 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
12 plate, and the words "Live the Dream" must appear at the
13 bottom of the plate.
14 (b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be
15 distributed to the Dream Foundation, Inc. The Dream
16 Foundation, Inc., shall retain the first $60,000 in proceeds
17 from the annual use fees as reimbursement for administrative
18 costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in the approval
19 process. Thereafter, up to 25 percent shall be used for
20 continuing promotion and marketing of the license plate and
21 concept. The remaining funds shall be used in the following
22 manner:
23 1. Twenty-five percent shall be distributed as grants
24 for programs that provide research, care, and treatment for
25 sickle cell disease.
26 2. Twenty-five percent shall be distributed to the
27 Florida chapter of the March of Dimes for programs and
28 services that improve the health of babies through the
29 prevention of birth defects and infant mortality.
30 3. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
31 Association of Healthy Start Coalitions to decrease racial
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1 disparity in infant mortality and to increase healthy birth
2 outcomes. Funding will be used by local Healthy Start
3 Coalitions to provide services and increase screening rates
4 for high-risk pregnant women, children under 4 years of age,
5 and women of childbearing age.
6 4. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Community
7 Partnership for Homeless, Inc., for programs that provide
8 relief from poverty, hunger, and homelessness.
9 5. Five percent of the proceeds shall be used by the
10 foundation for administrative costs directly associated with
11 operations as they relate to the management and distribution
12 of the proceeds.
13 (50) FLORIDA FOOD BANKS LICENSE PLATES.--
14 (a) The department shall develop a Florida Food Banks
15 license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"
16 must appear at the bottom of the plate, and the word "Imagine"
17 must appear at the top of the plate.
18 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
19 Florida Association of Food Banks, Inc., which may use up to
20 25 percent of the proceeds to market the association's concept
21 and the license plate. The balance of the proceeds shall be
22 used by the association to fund programs to end hunger in this
23 state.
24 (c) An advisory board, composed of a representative of
25 each member food bank of the Florida Association of Food
26 Banks, Inc., shall review the distribution of funds by the
27 association.
28 (51) DISCOVER FLORIDA'S OCEANS LICENSE PLATES.--
29 (a) The department shall develop a Discover Florida's
30 Oceans license plate as provided in this section. The word
31 "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
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1 "Discover Florida's Oceans" must appear at the bottom of the
2 plate.
3 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
4 Hubbs Florida Ocean Fund, Inc., which shall administer the
5 fees as follows:
6 1. Twenty percent of the funds shall be distributed to
7 the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc., to be used for
8 ocean, estuarine, or coastal scientific research,
9 conservation, and education projects.
10 2. Up to 10 percent of the funds may be used for
11 administrative costs directly associated with research,
12 conservation, and education programs of the Hubbs-SeaWorld
13 Research Institute and with the license plate.
14 3. Up to 15 percent of the funds may be used for
15 continuing promotion and marketing of the license plate.
16 4. The remainder of the funds shall be used to
17 collect, analyze, archive, and publish scientific data
18 regarding the state's ocean, estuary, and coastal habitats and
19 the species that inhabit, use, or migrate in state waters or
20 along the state's coastal areas; to provide response, care,
21 assistance, and research as part of the Hubbs-SeaWorld
22 Research Institute's role in responding to and archiving data
23 on stranded marine species; to construct and maintain a marine
24 and coastal research center in association with the Archie
25 Carr National Wildlife Refuge on lands donated to the
26 Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute by the Richard King Mellon
27 Foundation; to train teachers and students to enhance
28 scientific literacy, research competency, and technology
29 development; to conduct ocean-space aquatic research and
30 scientific research focused on ocean observations from space;
31 to conduct research on economic benefits of the state's ocean,
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1 estuary, and coastal resources and public use of those
2 resources; to create research and education programs that
3 contribute to the development of the state's knowledge and
4 diversify the economy; and to implement programs that seek
5 objective, common-sense, scientific solutions to the complex
6 marine and coastal ecological problems facing the state.
7 (52) FAMILY VALUES LICENSE PLATES.--
8 (a) The department shall develop a Family Values
9 license plate as provided in this section. Family Values
10 license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
11 department. The words "Family Values" must appear at the top
12 of the plate, and the word "Florida" must appear at the bottom
13 of the plate.
14 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to
15 Sheridan House, Inc., to be used in the following manner:
16 1. Sheridan House, Inc., shall retain all revenues
17 from the sale of Family Values license plates until all
18 startup costs for developing and establishing the plates have
19 been recovered.
20 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by Sheridan
21 House, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs
22 directly associated with the operations of Sheridan House,
23 Inc., and up to 20 percent of the funds received shall be
24 expended for promotion and marketing of the license plate.
25 3. All remaining funds shall be expended by Sheridan
26 House, Inc., to fund residential care programs, family
27 counseling, social services for single parents and their
28 children, resources materials, and facility construction.
29 (53) PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE LICENSE PLATES.--
30 (a) The department shall develop a Parents Make A
31 Difference license plate as provided in this section. The
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1 words "Parents Make A Difference" must appear at the top of
2 the plate, and the word "Florida" must appear at the bottom of
3 the plate.
4 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to The
5 Gathering/USA, Inc., to fund personal counseling for parents,
6 marriage seminars, Dads and Moms That Make A Difference
7 seminars, father-and-son retreats, mother-and-daughter
8 retreats, and personal parenting behavioral assessments. The
9 Gathering/USA, Inc., shall distribute the Parents Make A
10 Difference license plate annual use fees in the following
11 manner:
12 1. The Gathering/USA, Inc., shall retain all revenues
13 from the sale of such plates until all startup costs for
14 developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
15 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by The
16 Gathering/USA, Inc., shall be expended for administrative
17 costs directly associated with the operations of The
18 Gathering/USA, Inc., and up to 20 percent of the funds
19 received shall be expended for promotion and marketing of the
20 license plate.
21 3. All remaining funds shall be expended by The
22 Gathering/USA, Inc., for programs.
23 (54) SUPPORT SOCCER LICENSE PLATES.--
24 (a) The department shall develop a Support Soccer
25 license plate as provided in this section. Support Soccer
26 license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
27 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
28 plate, and the words "Support Soccer" must appear at the
29 bottom of the plate.
30 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
31 Lighthouse Soccer Foundation, Inc., which shall retain the
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1 initial revenues from the sale of such plates until all
2 startup costs for developing and establishing the plate have
3 been recovered, not to exceed $85,000. Thereafter, the
4 proceeds of the annual use fee shall be used in the following
5 manner:
6 1. Up to 25 percent of the proceeds may be used by the
7 Lighthouse Soccer Foundation, Inc., for continuing promotion
8 and marketing of the license plate and concept.
9 2. Twenty percent shall be distributed to the Florida
10 Youth Soccer Association for programs and services that foster
11 the physical, mental, and emotional growth and development of
12 Florida's youth through the sport of soccer at all levels of
13 age and competition, including a portion to be determined by
14 the Florida Youth Soccer Association for the TOPSoccer program
15 to promote participation by the physically and mentally
16 disadvantaged.
17 3. Twenty percent shall be distributed as grants for
18 programs that promote participation by the economically
19 disadvantaged and to support soccer programs where none
20 previously existed.
21 4. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
22 State Soccer Association to promote the sport of soccer and
23 the long-term development of the sport.
24 5. Ten percent shall be distributed as grants for
25 programs that promote and support the construction of fields
26 and soccer-specific infrastructure.
27 6. Ten percent shall be distributed as grants for
28 programs that foster and promote health, physical fitness, and
29 educational opportunities through soccer.
30 7. Five percent shall be expended by the Lighthouse
31 Soccer Foundation, Inc., for administrative costs directly
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1 associated with the foundation's operations as they relate to
2 the management and distribution of the proceeds.
3 (55) KIDS DESERVE JUSTICE LICENSE PLATES.--
4 (a) The department shall develop a Kids Deserve
5 Justice license plate as provided in this section. The word
6 "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
7 "Kids Deserve Justice" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
8 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
9 Florida Bar Foundation, Inc., which shall use the funds to
10 operate a grant award process to fund legal services programs
11 for children, including legal services programs, programs to
12 obtain federal benefits for disabled children, programs to
13 obtain testing and services required by law for
14 learning-disabled children, and programs to obtain permanent
15 placement for abused and neglected children. The foundation
16 may retain all proceeds until all costs for developing the
17 plate have been recovered.
18 (56) ANIMAL FRIEND LICENSE PLATES.--
19 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053,
20 the department shall develop an Animal Friend license plate as
21 provided in this section. Animal Friend license plates must
22 bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
23 word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the
24 words "Animal Friend" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
25 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fee
26 revenues from the sale of such plates until all startup costs
27 for developing and issuing the plates are recovered, not to
28 exceed $60,000.
29 (c) After the department has recovered all startup
30 costs for developing and issuing the plates, the annual use
31 fees shall be distributed to the Humane Society of the United
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1 States for animal welfare programs and spay and neuter
2 programs in the state.
3 (d) No more than 10 percent of the fees collected may
4 be used for administrative costs directly associated with
5 marketing and promotion of the Animal Friend license plate and
6 distribution of funds as described in subsection (c) of this
7 section.
8 (e) Funds received from the purchase of the Animal
9 Friend license plate shall not be used for litigation.
10 Section 3. Section 320.08053, Florida Statutes, is
11 amended to read:
12 320.08053 Requirements for requests to establish
13 specialty license plates.--
14 (1) An organization that seeks authorization to
15 establish a new specialty license plate for which an annual
16 use fee is to be charged must submit to the department:
17 (a) A request for the particular specialty license
18 plate being sought, describing the proposed specialty license
19 plate in specific general terms, including a sample plate that
20 conforms to the specifications set by the department and this
21 chapter, and that is in substantially final form.
22 (b) The results of a scientific sample survey of
23 Florida motor vehicle owners that indicates at least 30,000
24 15,000 motor vehicle owners intend to purchase the proposed
25 specialty license plate at the increased cost. As used in this
26 paragraph, the term "scientific sample survey" means
27 information that is gathered from a representative subset of
28 the population as a whole. The sample survey of registered
29 motor vehicle owners must be performed independently of the
30 requesting organization by an organization that conducts
31 similar sample surveys as a normal course of business. Prior
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1 to conducting a sample survey for the purposes of this
2 section, a requesting organization must obtain a determination
3 from the department that the organization selected to conduct
4 the survey performs similar surveys as a normal course of
5 business and is independent of the requesting organization.
6 The methodology, results, and any evaluation by the department
7 of the scientific sample survey shall be validated by the
8 Auditor General as a condition precedent to submission of the
9 specialty license plate for approval by the Legislature.
10 (c) An application fee, not to exceed $60,000, to
11 defray the department's cost for reviewing the application and
12 developing the specialty license plate, if authorized. State
13 funds may not be used to pay the application fee, except for
14 collegiate specialty license plates authorized in s.
15 320.08058(3) and (13). The specialty license plate application
16 provisions of this act shall not apply to any organization
17 which has requested and received the required forms for
18 obtaining a specialty license plate authorization from the
19 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, has opened a
20 bank account for the funds collected for the specialty license
21 tag and has made deposits to such an account, and has obtained
22 signatures toward completing the requirements for the
23 specialty license tag. All applications requested on or after
24 the effective date of this act must meet the requirements of
25 this act.
26 (d) A marketing strategy outlining short-term and
27 long-term marketing plans for the requested specialty license
28 plate and a financial analysis outlining the anticipated
29 revenues and the planned expenditures of the revenues to be
30 derived from the sale of the requested specialty license
31 plates.
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2 The information required under this subsection must be
3 submitted to the department at least 90 days before the
4 convening of the next regular session of the Legislature.
5 (2) If the specialty license plate requested by the
6 organization is approved by law, the organization must submit
7 the proposed art design for the specialty license plate to the
8 department, in a medium prescribed by the department, as soon
9 as practicable, but no later than 60 days after the act
10 approving the specialty license plate becomes a law. If the
11 specialty license plate requested by the organization is not
12 approved by the Legislature, the application fee shall be
13 refunded to the requesting organization.
14 (3) The department shall adopt rules providing
15 viewpoint-neutral specifications for the design of speciality
16 license plates that promote or enhance the readability of all
17 speciality license plates and that discourage counterfeiting.
18 The rules shall provide uniform specifications requiring
19 inclusion of the word "Florida" in the same location on each
20 specialty license plate, in such a size and location that is
21 clearly identifiable on the specialty license plate when
22 mounted on a vehicle, and shall provide specifications for the
23 size and location of any words or logos appearing on a
24 specialty license plate.
25 Section 4. Subsections (6), (7), and (8) of section
26 320.08056, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
27 320.08056 Specialty license plates.--
28 (6) Specialty license plates must bear the design
29 required by law for the appropriate specialty license plate,
30 and the designs and colors must conform to the department's
31 design specifications be approved by the department. In
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1 addition to a design, the specialty license plates may bear
2 the imprint of numerals from 1 to 999, inclusive, capital
3 letters "A" through "Z," or a combination thereof. The
4 department shall determine the maximum number of characters,
5 including both numerals and letters. All specialty license
6 plates must be otherwise of the same material and size as
7 standard license plates issued for any registration period.
8 In small letters, the word "Florida" must appear at either the
9 bottom or top of the plate, depending upon the design. In
10 addition, A specialty license plate may bear an appropriate
11 slogan, emblem, or logo in a size and placement that conforms
12 to the department's design specifications.
13 (7) The department shall annually retain from the
14 first proceeds derived from the annual use fees collected an
15 amount sufficient to defray each specialty plate's pro rata
16 share of the department's costs directly related to the
17 specialty license plate program issuing the specialty plate.
18 Such costs shall include inventory costs, distribution costs,
19 direct costs to the department, costs associated with
20 reviewing each organization's compliance with audit and
21 attestation requirements of s. 320.08062, and any applicable
22 increased costs of manufacturing the specialty license plate.
23 Any cost increase to the department related to actual cost of
24 the plate, including a reasonable vendor profit, shall be
25 verified by the Department of Management Services. The
26 balance of the proceeds from the annual use fees collected for
27 that specialty license plate shall be distributed as provided
28 by law.
29 (8)(a) The department must discontinue the issuance of
30 an approved specialty license plate if the number of valid
31 specialty plate registrations falls below 1,000 plates for at
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1 least 12 consecutive months. A warning letter shall be mailed
2 to the sponsoring organization following the first month in
3 which the total number of valid specialty plate registrations
4 is below 1,000 plates.:
5 1. Less than 8,000 plates, including annual renewals,
6 are issued for that specialty license plate by the end of the
7 5th year of sales.
8 2. Less than 8,000 plates, including annual renewals,
9 are issued for that specialty license plate during any
10 subsequent 5-year period.
11 (b) The department is authorized to discontinue the
12 issuance of a specialty license plate and distribution of
13 associated annual use fee proceeds if the organization no
14 longer exists, if the organization has stopped providing
15 services that are authorized to be funded from the annual use
16 fee proceeds, or pursuant to an organizational recipient's
17 request. Organizations are required to notify the department
18 immediately to stop all warrants for plate sales if any of the
19 conditions in this section exist, and must meet the
20 requirements of s. 320.08062 for any period of operation
21 during a fiscal year.
22 (c) The requirements of paragraph (a) shall not apply
23 to collegiate specialty license plates authorized in s.
24 320.08058(3), (13), (21), and (26).
25 Section 5. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
26 Vehicles shall, in cooperation with representatives of the
27 local tax collectors and with Prison Rehabilitative Industries
28 and Diversified Enterprises, Inc., at Union Correctional
29 Facility, study the operational and economic feasibility of
30 direct-to-customer delivery of specialty license plates. The
31 study shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the
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1 potential operational and economic impact of various
2 manufacturing, inventory control, and product distribution
3 technologies on the speciality license plate program. The
4 department shall report its findings to the President of the
5 Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no
6 later than December 31, 2004.
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