| 1 | Representative Patterson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
| 6 | 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and |
| 8 | validation stickers generally.-- |
| 9 | (3)(a) Registration license plates shall be of metal |
| 10 | specially treated with a retroreflective material, as specified |
| 11 | by the department. The registration license plate is designed to |
| 12 | increase nighttime visibility and legibility and shall be at |
| 13 | least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length, |
| 14 | unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by |
| 15 | the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar |
| 16 | smaller vehicles. Validation stickers shall be treated with a |
| 17 | retroreflective material, shall be of such size as specified by |
| 18 | the department, and shall adhere to the license plate. The |
| 19 | registration license plate shall be imprinted with a combination |
| 20 | of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven |
| 21 | digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The |
| 22 | license plate shall also be imprinted with the word "Florida" at |
| 23 | the top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the |
| 24 | state motto, or the words "Sunshine State" at the bottom., |
| 25 | except that Apportioned license plates shall have the word |
| 26 | "Apportioned" at the bottom and license plates issued for |
| 27 | vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or |
| 28 | (c), or (14) shall have the word "Restricted" at the bottom. |
| 29 | License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) |
| 30 | must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top and the |
| 31 | word "Dealer" at the bottom. Manufacturer license plates issued |
| 32 | for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with |
| 33 | the word "Florida" at the top and the word "Manufacturer" at the |
| 34 | bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. |
| 35 | 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word "Wrecker" at |
| 36 | the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county |
| 37 | commission, elect to have the county name removed from the |
| 38 | license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words |
| 39 | "Sunshine State" shall be printed in lieu thereof. In those |
| 40 | counties where the county commission has not removed the county |
| 41 | name from the license plate, the tax collector may, in addition |
| 42 | to issuing license plates with the county name printed on the |
| 43 | license plate, also issue license plates with the words |
| 44 | "Sunshine State" printed on the license plate subject to the |
| 45 | approval of the department and a legislative appropriation for |
| 46 | the additional license plates. A license plate issued for a |
| 47 | vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be assigned a |
| 48 | registration license number, or be issued with any other |
| 49 | distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes the |
| 50 | motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle. |
| 51 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2008. |
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| 55 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 56 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 57 | A bill to be entitled |
| 58 | An act relating to license plates; amending s. 320.06, |
| 59 | F.S.; requiring counties to issue license plates with |
| 60 | either the name of the county in which the plate is sold, |
| 61 | the state motto, or the words "Sunshine State," printed on |
| 62 | the plate; providing conditions; providing an effective |
| 63 | date. |