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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 counties to issue license plates that have

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the name of the county in which the plate is sold and the

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state motto or the words "Sunshine State" printed on the

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plate; providing conditions; 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 and the

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state motto or the words "Sunshine State" at the bottom., except

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that Apportioned license plates shall have the word "Apportioned"

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at the bottom and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under

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s. 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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state motto or the words "Sunshine State" shall be printed in

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lieu thereof. In those counties where the county commission has

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not removed the county name from the license plate, the tax

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collector may, in addition to issuing license plates with the

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county name printed on the license plate, also issue license

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plates with the words "Sunshine State" printed on the license

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plate subject to the approval of the department and a legislative

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appropriation for the additional license plates. A license plate

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issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be assigned

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a registration license number, or be issued with any other

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distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes the

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motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.

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