| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to salvage motor vehicle dealers; amending |
| 3 | s. 319.30, F.S.; requiring a salvage motor vehicle dealer |
| 4 | to notify a law enforcement agency and receive |
| 5 | confirmation that a motor vehicle is not reported as |
| 6 | stolen before destroying, dismantling, or changing the |
| 7 | motor vehicle; requiring the dealer to maintain records of |
| 8 | the notification and confirmation for a certain time |
| 9 | period; requiring the dealer to provide law enforcement |
| 10 | agencies with access to such records; providing penalties |
| 11 | for violation; providing an effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
| 16 | 319.30, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (d) and a |
| 17 | new paragraph (c) is added to that subsection to read: |
| 18 | 319.30 Definitions; dismantling, destruction, change of |
| 19 | identity of motor vehicle or mobile home; salvage.-- |
| 20 | (2) |
| 21 | (c) A salvage motor vehicle dealer shall not destroy, |
| 22 | dismantle, or change a motor vehicle that has been received by |
| 23 | that dealer in the course of business without first notifying a |
| 24 | law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the property where |
| 25 | the vehicle is located and receiving confirmation from that law |
| 26 | enforcement agency that the motor vehicle is not reported as |
| 27 | stolen. The salvage motor vehicle dealer shall maintain legible |
| 28 | records of that notification and confirmation, which records |
| 29 | shall include a complete description of the vehicle, including |
| 30 | the vehicle identification number, the name of the law |
| 31 | enforcement agency notified, the date of the notification, and |
| 32 | the name of the officer or deputy sheriff who confirmed that the |
| 33 | motor vehicle had not been reported stolen. The records required |
| 34 | by this paragraph shall be maintained at the place of business |
| 35 | of the salvage motor vehicle dealer for a period of 2 years from |
| 36 | the date of notification and shall be made available for |
| 37 | inspection upon request by any law enforcement officer during |
| 38 | that 2-year period. A person who willfully violates this |
| 39 | paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable |
| 40 | as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
| 41 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |