| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
| 3 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating the Law |
| 4 | Enforcement Memorial license plate and establishing its |
| 5 | annual use fee; providing for the distribution of use fees |
| 6 | received from the sale of such plates; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraph (fff) is added to subsection (4) of |
| 12 | section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2005- |
| 13 | 357, Laws of Florida, to read: |
| 14 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 15 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
| 16 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
| 17 | (fff) Law Enforcement Memorial license plate, $25. |
| 18 | Section 2. Subsection (58) is added to section 320.08058, |
| 19 | Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2005-357, Laws of |
| 20 | Florida, to read: |
| 21 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 22 | (58) LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 23 | (a) The department shall develop a Law Enforcement |
| 24 | Memorial license plate as provided in this section. Law |
| 25 | Enforcement Memorial license plates must bear the colors and |
| 26 | design approved by the department. The word "Florida" must |
| 27 | appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Law Enforcement |
| 28 | Memorial Heroes Live Forever" must appear at the bottom of the |
| 29 | plate. The Florida Fraternal Order of Police may submit a sample |
| 30 | plate for the department to use in the development of the plate. |
| 31 | (b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be |
| 32 | distributed to the Florida Fraternal Order of Police Memorial |
| 33 | Fund to be used exclusively for the operation and expense of the |
| 34 | Florida Law Enforcement Memorial Candlelight Vigil and expenses |
| 35 | of family members of officers slain in the line of duty to |
| 36 | attend and participate in the National Law Enforcement Memorial |
| 37 | and the Florida Law Enforcement Memorial. |
| 38 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |