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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to driver's licenses; amending s. 322.02,

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F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor

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Vehicles to collect and report to the Legislature

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information concerning customer service at driver's

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license offices; amending 322.135, F.S.; increasing the

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amount of the service fee that may be charged by driver's

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license agents; 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.  Present subsection (6) of section 322.02,

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Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (7), and a new

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subsection (6) is added to that section, to read:

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     322.02  Legislative intent; administration.--

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     (6) The department shall collect and annually report to the

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legislative transportation committees information collected at

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each driver's license examination office relating to customer

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service, including, but not limited to, the average time

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customers must wait for services at each location.

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     Section 2.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section

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322.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     322.135  Driver's license agents.--

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     (1)  The department may, upon application, authorize any or

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all of the tax collectors in the several counties of the state,

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subject to the requirements of law, in accordance with rules of

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the department, to serve as its agent for the provision of

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specified driver's license services.

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     (c) A fee of up to $10.50 may $5.25 is to be charged, in

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addition to the fees set forth in this chapter, for any driver's

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license issued or renewed by a tax collector.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.