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  2         An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s.

  3         320.0863, F.S.; providing definitions;

  4         providing for the registration of custom

  5         vehicles and street rods; providing

  6         registration and equipment requirements for

  7         such vehicles; exempting such vehicles from

  8         certain equipment and inspection requirements;

  9         providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Section 320.0863, Florida Statutes, is

14  amended to read:

15         (Substantial rewording of section. See

16         s. 320.0863, F.S., for present text.)

17         320.0863  Custom vehicles and street rods; registration

18  and license plates.--

19         (1)  As used in this section, the term:

20         (a)  "Blue dot tail light" means a red lamp that

21  contains a blue or purple insert that is not more than one

22  inch in diameter and is installed in the rear of a motor

23  vehicle.

24         (b)  "Custom vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:

25         1.  Is 25 years old or older and of a model year after

26  1948 or was manufactured to resemble a vehicle that is 25

27  years old or older and of a model year after 1948; and

28         2.  Has been altered from the manufacturer's original

29  design or has a body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

30         (c)  "Street rod" means a motor vehicle that:

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 1         1.  Is of a model year of 1948 or older or was

 2  manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle of a model year

 3  of 1948 or older; and

 4         2.  Has been altered from the manufacturer's original

 5  design or has a body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

 6         (2)  The model year and year of manufacture which the

 7  body of a custom vehicle or street rod resembles is the model

 8  year and year of manufacture listed on the certificate of

 9  title, regardless of when the vehicle was actually

10  manufactured.

11         (3)  To register a street rod or custom vehicle, the

12  owner shall apply to the department by submitting a completed

13  application form and providing:

14         (a)  The license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(2)(a) and

15  a processing fee of $3;

16         (b)  A written statement that the vehicle will not be

17  used for general daily transportation but will be maintained

18  for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities,

19  parades, tours, or other functions of public interest and

20  similar uses; and

21         (c)  A written statement that the vehicle meets state

22  equipment and safety requirements for motor vehicles. However,

23  the vehicle must meet only the requirements that were in

24  effect in this state as a condition of sale in the year listed

25  as the model year on the certificate of title.

26         (4)  The registration numbers and special license

27  plates assigned to such vehicles shall run in a separate

28  series, commencing with "Custom Vehicle 1" or "Street Rod 1,"

29  respectively, and the plates shall be of a distinguishing

30  color and design.

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 1         (5)(a)  A vehicle registered under this section is

 2  exempt from any law or local ordinance that requires periodic

 3  vehicle inspections or the use and inspection of emission

 4  controls.

 5         (b)  Such vehicle may also be equipped with blue dot

 6  tail lights for stop lamps, rear turning indicator lamps, rear

 7  hazard lamps, and rear reflectors.

 8         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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