Senate Bill sb0864

    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 864

    By Senator Fasano





    11-690-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to motor vehicle repair shops;

  3         amending s. 559.904, F.S.; requiring applicants

  4         for registration to furnish proof of certain

  5         liability insurance; providing that failure to

  6         maintain such insurance is grounds for denial,

  7         revocation, or refusal to renew a registration;

  8         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.  Subsection (10) of section 559.904, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (13) is added to that

14  section, to read:

15         559.904  Motor vehicle repair shop registration;

16  application; exemption.--

17         (10)  The department may deny, revoke, or refuse to

18  renew the registration of a motor vehicle repair shop based

19  upon a determination that the motor vehicle repair shop, or

20  any of its directors, officers, owners, or general partners:

21         (a)  Have failed to meet the requirements for

22  registration as provided in this part;

23         (b)  Have not satisfied a civil fine, administrative

24  fine, or other penalty arising out of any administrative or

25  enforcement action brought by any governmental agency based

26  upon conduct involving fraud, dishonest dealing, or any

27  violation of this part;

28         (c)  Have had against them any civil, criminal, or

29  administrative adjudication in any jurisdiction, based upon

30  conduct involving fraud, dishonest dealing, or any violation

31  of this part; or

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 864
    11-690-05




 1         (d)  Have had a judgment entered against them in any

 2  action brought by the department or the state attorney

 3  pursuant to ss. 501.201-501.213 or this part; or.

 4         (e)  Have failed to maintain in force the insurance

 5  required under subsection (13).

 6         (13)  Each initial or renewal applicant for

 7  registration under this section must furnish the department

 8  with evidence that the applicant has obtained liability

 9  insurance in the amount of $1 million on repairs performed by

10  the motor vehicle repair shop.

11         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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14                          SENATE SUMMARY

15    Requires motor vehicle repair shops to have liability
      insurance in the amount of $1 million for repairs they
16    perform as a condition of registration and makes failure
      to maintain such insurance grounds for denying, revoking,
17    or refusing to renew the registration.

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