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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Webster) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete lines 36-56

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and insert:

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temporary tags license plates. Upon issuing a temporary license

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plate, the dealer shall access the electronic system and enter

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the appropriate vehicle and owner information within the

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timeframe specified by department rule. If a dealer fails to

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comply with the department's requirements for issuing temporary

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tags license plates using the electronic system, the department

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may deny, suspend, or revoke a license under s. 320.27(9)(b)16.

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upon proof that the licensee has failed to comply with the

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department's requirements. The department may adopt rules to

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administer this section.

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     (9)(a) The department shall implement a secure print-on-

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demand electronic temporary tag registration, record retention,

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and issue system required for use by every department-authorized

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issuer of temporary tags by the end of the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

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Such system shall enable the department to issue, on demand, a

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temporary tag number in response to a request from the issuer by

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way of a secure electronic exchange of data and enable the issuer

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to print the temporary tag that has all required information. A

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motor vehicle dealer licensed under this chapter may charge a fee

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to comply with this subsection.

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     (b) To ensure the continuation of operations for issuers if

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a system outage occurs, the department shall allow the limited

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use of a backup manual issuance method during an outage which

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requires recordkeeping of information as determined by the

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department and requires the timely electronic reporting of this

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information to the department.

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     (c) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer

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this subsection. Such rules may include exemptions from the

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requirements of this subsection as required to administer the

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program, as well as exemptions for issuers who do not require a

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dealer license under this chapter because of the type or size of

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vehicle being sold.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete lines 4-10

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and insert:

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placement of temporary tags on vehicles; revising

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provisions for implementation of an electronic, print-

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on-demand temporary tag issuance system; authorizing a

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motor vehicle dealer to charge a fee in certain

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circumstances; authorizing the department to adopt

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rules; repealing s. 320.96, F.S.,

4/18/2008  1:08:00 PM     9-07992-08