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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to license plates; amending s. 320.06,

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F.S.; requiring that a county opting to remove the county

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name from plates issued in that county offer plates that

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have the state motto and plates that have the words

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"Sunshine State" printed at the bottom of the plate;

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providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

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320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     320.06  Registration certificates, license plates, and

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validation stickers generally.--

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     (3)(a)  Registration license plates shall be of metal

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specially treated with a retroreflective material, as specified

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by the department. The registration license plate is designed to

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increase nighttime visibility and legibility and shall be at

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least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length, unless

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a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by the

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department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar smaller

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vehicles. Validation stickers shall be treated with a

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retroreflective material, shall be of such size as specified by

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the department, and shall adhere to the license plate. The

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registration license plate shall be imprinted with a combination

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of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven

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digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The

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license plate shall also be imprinted with the word "Florida" at

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the top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state

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motto, or the words "Sunshine State" at the bottom. Any county

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may, upon majority vote of the county commission, elect to have

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the county name removed from the license plates sold in that

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county. In counties opting to remove the county name, license

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plates that have the state motto printed on the bottom and

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license plates that have the words "Sunshine State" printed on

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the bottom shall both be offered for issuance., except that

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Apportioned license plates shall have the word "Apportioned" at

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the bottom and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.

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320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) shall have

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the word "Restricted" at the bottom. License plates issued for

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vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the

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word "Florida" at the top and the word "Dealer" at the bottom.

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Manufacturer license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.

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320.08(12) must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top

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and the word "Manufacturer" at the bottom. License plates issued

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for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted

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with the word "Wrecker" at the bottom. Any county may, upon

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majority vote of the county commission, elect to have the county

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name removed from the license plates sold in that county. The

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words "Sunshine State" shall be printed in lieu thereof. In those

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counties where the county commission has not removed the county

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name from the license plate, the tax collector may, in addition

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to issuing license plates with the county name printed on the

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license plate, also issue license plates with the words "Sunshine

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State" printed on the license plate subject to the approval of

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the department and a legislative appropriation for the additional

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license plates. A license plate issued for a vehicle taxed under

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s. 320.08(6) may not be assigned a registration license number,

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or be issued with any other distinctive character or designation,

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that distinguishes the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2008.