| 1 | Representative Evers offered the following: |
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| 3 | Substitute Amendment for Amendment (592159) (with title |
| 4 | amendment) |
| 5 | Between lines 180 and 181, insert: |
| 6 | Section 5. Subsection (8) is added to section 320.0609, |
| 7 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 8 | 320.0609 Transfer and exchange of registration license |
| 9 | plates; transfer fee.-- |
| 10 | (8)(a) When the owner of a vehicle transfers a |
| 11 | registration license plate to a replacement or substitute |
| 12 | vehicle acquired from a motor vehicle dealer licensed under this |
| 13 | chapter, the dealer shall timely provide to the department, via |
| 14 | an electronic system administered by the department for this |
| 15 | purpose, information regarding the transfer which is required by |
| 16 | the department. The dealer shall also give the owner written |
| 17 | notice documenting the transfer if the dealer cannot timely |
| 18 | provide the required transfer information to the department due |
| 19 | to system or connectivity problems. The dealer shall maintain |
| 20 | all records required by the department which must be open to |
| 21 | inspection by the department or its agents during reasonable |
| 22 | business hours. The dealer may charge the vehicle owner a fee to |
| 23 | comply with this subsection. The department may charge a fee of |
| 24 | $2 for each transfer in addition to any other fee imposed by |
| 25 | law. |
| 26 | (b) A dealer is not required to comply with paragraph (a) |
| 27 | if the department's records are otherwise modified on the date |
| 28 | of transfer to reflect that the transfer has occurred. |
| 29 | (c) The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant |
| 30 | to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this subsection. |
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| 34 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 35 | Remove line 16 and insert: |
| 36 | trauma centers; amending s. 320.0609, F.S., relating to the |
| 37 | transfer and exchange of registration license plates and |
| 38 | transfer fees; requiring a licensed motor vehicle dealer to |
| 39 | provide certain required information via an electronic system to |
| 40 | the department when the owner of a vehicle transfers a |
| 41 | registration license plate to a replacement or substitute |
| 42 | vehicle acquired from the dealer; providing that the electronic |
| 43 | system shall be administered by the department; requiring the |
| 44 | dealer to give the owner written notice documenting the transfer |
| 45 | if the dealer cannot provide the required transfer information |
| 46 | to the department under certain circumstances; requiring the |
| 47 | dealer to maintain certain records; providing for the dealer and |
| 48 | the department to charge a fee; providing for exceptions; |
| 49 | authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing an |
| 50 | effective date. |