| 1 | Representative Saunders offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 105-1047 and insert: |
| 5 | examination fee shall be deposited into the Highway Safety |
| 6 | Operating Trust Fund. The conducting a physical examination of |
| 7 | the vehicle shall include, but not be limited to, verification |
| 8 | of the vehicle identification number and verification of the |
| 9 | bill of sale or title for major components to assure its |
| 10 | identity. In addition to all other fees charged, a sum of $1 |
| 11 | shall be paid for the issuance of an original or duplicate |
| 12 | certificate of title to cover the cost of materials used for |
| 13 | security purposes. |
| 14 | (5) All fees collected pursuant to subsection (3) shall be |
| 15 | paid into the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. For fiscal years |
| 16 | 2009-2010 through 2014-2015 only, $21 Twenty-one dollars of each |
| 17 | fee for each applicable original certificate of title and each |
| 18 | applicable duplicate copy of a certificate of title, after |
| 19 | deducting the service charges imposed by s. 215.20, shall be |
| 20 | deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund. Beginning |
| 21 | July 1, 2015, $42 of each fee for each applicable original |
| 22 | certificate of title and each applicable duplicate copy of a |
| 23 | certificate of title, after deducting the service charges |
| 24 | imposed by s. 215.20, shall be deposited into the State |
| 25 | Transportation Trust Fund. All other fees collected by the |
| 26 | department under this chapter shall be paid into the General |
| 27 | Revenue Fund. |
| 28 | Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 320.03, Florida |
| 29 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 30 | 320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors; |
| 31 | International Registration Plan.-- |
| 32 | (5) A fee of $1 50 cents shall be charged, in addition to |
| 33 | the fees required under s. 320.08, on every license registration |
| 34 | sold to cover the costs of the Florida Real Time Vehicle |
| 35 | Information System. The fees collected hereunder shall be |
| 36 | distributed as follows: 75 cents 25 cents into the Highway |
| 37 | Safety Operating Trust Fund, which shall be used to fund the |
| 38 | Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System and may be used to |
| 39 | fund the general operations of the department, and 25 cents into |
| 40 | the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to be used exclusively |
| 41 | to fund the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System. The |
| 42 | only use of this latter portion of the fee shall be to fund the |
| 43 | Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System equipment, |
| 44 | software, and networks used in the offices of the county tax |
| 45 | collectors as agents of the department and the ancillary |
| 46 | technology necessary to integrate the Florida Real Time Vehicle |
| 47 | Information System with other tax collection systems. The |
| 48 | department shall administer this program upon consultation with |
| 49 | the Florida Tax Collectors, Inc., to ensure that each county tax |
| 50 | collector's office will be technologically equipped and |
| 51 | functional for the operation of the Florida Real Time Vehicle |
| 52 | Information System. Any of the designated revenue collected to |
| 53 | support functions of the county tax collectors and not used in a |
| 54 | given year will remain exclusively in the trust fund as a |
| 55 | carryover to the following year. |
| 56 | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
| 57 | 320.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 58 | 320.04 Registration service charge.-- |
| 59 | (1)(a) There shall be a service charge of $5 $2.50 for |
| 60 | each application which is handled in connection with original |
| 61 | issuance, duplicate issuance, or transfer of any license plate, |
| 62 | mobile home sticker, or validation sticker or with transfer or |
| 63 | duplicate issuance of any registration certificate. There may |
| 64 | also be a service charge of up to $1 for the issuance of each |
| 65 | license plate validation sticker, vessel decal, and mobile home |
| 66 | sticker issued from an automated vending facility or printer |
| 67 | dispenser machine which shall be payable to and retained by the |
| 68 | department to provide for automated vending facilities or |
| 69 | printer dispenser machines used to dispense such stickers and |
| 70 | decals by each tax collector's or license tag agent's employee. |
| 71 | Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 320.05, Florida |
| 72 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 73 | 320.05 Records of the department; inspection procedure; |
| 74 | lists and searches; fees.-- |
| 75 | (3)(a) The department is authorized, upon application of |
| 76 | any person and payment of the proper fees, to prepare and |
| 77 | furnish lists containing motor vehicle or vessel information in |
| 78 | such form as the department may authorize, to search the records |
| 79 | of the department and make reports thereof, and to make |
| 80 | photographic copies of the department records and attestations |
| 81 | thereof. |
| 82 | (b) Fees therefor shall be charged and collected as |
| 83 | follows: |
| 84 | 1. For providing lists of motor vehicle or vessel records |
| 85 | for the entire state, or any part or parts thereof, divided |
| 86 | according to counties, a sum computed at a rate of not less than |
| 87 | 1 cent nor more than 5 cents per item. |
| 88 | 2. For providing noncertified photographic copies of motor |
| 89 | vehicle or vessel documents, $1 per page. |
| 90 | 3. For providing noncertified photographic copies of |
| 91 | micrographic records, $1 per page. |
| 92 | 4. For providing certified copies of motor vehicle or |
| 93 | vessel records, $3 per record. |
| 94 | 5. For providing noncertified computer-generated printouts |
| 95 | of motor vehicle or vessel records, 50 cents per record. |
| 96 | 6. For providing certified computer-generated printouts of |
| 97 | motor vehicle or vessel records, $3 per record. |
| 98 | 7. For providing electronic access to motor vehicle, |
| 99 | vessel, and mobile home registration data requested by tag, |
| 100 | vehicle identification number, title number, or decal number, 50 |
| 101 | cents per item. |
| 102 | 8. For providing electronic access to driver's license |
| 103 | status report by name, sex, and date of birth or by driver |
| 104 | license number, 50 cents per item. |
| 105 | 9. For providing lists of licensed mobile home dealers and |
| 106 | manufacturers and recreational vehicle dealers and |
| 107 | manufacturers, $15 per list. |
| 108 | 10. For providing lists of licensed motor vehicle dealers, |
| 109 | $25 per list. |
| 110 | 11. For each copy of a videotape record, $15 per tape. |
| 111 | 12. For each copy of the Division of Motor Vehicles |
| 112 | Procedures Manual, $25. |
| 113 | (c) Fees collected pursuant to paragraph (b) shall be |
| 114 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 115 | (d) The department shall furnish such information without |
| 116 | charge to any court or governmental entity. |
| 117 | (e) When motor vehicle, vessel, or mobile home |
| 118 | registration data is provided by electronic access through a tax |
| 119 | collector's office, the appropriate fee provided in paragraph |
| 120 | (b) must be collected and deposited pursuant to paragraph (c) a |
| 121 | fee for the electronic access is not required to be assessed. |
| 122 | However, at the tax collector's discretion, a fee equal to or |
| 123 | less than the fee charged by the department for such information |
| 124 | may be assessed by the tax collector for the electronic access. |
| 125 | Notwithstanding paragraph (c), any funds collected by the tax |
| 126 | collector as a result of providing such access shall be retained |
| 127 | by the tax collector. |
| 128 | Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph |
| 129 | (b) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, as |
| 130 | amended by chapter 2009-14, Laws of Florida, are amended to |
| 131 | read: |
| 132 | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and |
| 133 | validation stickers generally.-- |
| 134 | (1) |
| 135 | (b) Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol |
| 136 | and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued |
| 137 | for a 10-year 6-year period. At the end of that 10-year 6-year |
| 138 | period, upon renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The |
| 139 | department shall extend stagger the scheduled implementation of |
| 140 | the 6-year license plate replacement date from a 6-year period |
| 141 | to a 10-year period for any plate issued after July 1, 2009 |
| 142 | cycle. The fee for such replacement is $20 $12, $2 of which |
| 143 | shall be paid each year before the plate is replaced, to be |
| 144 | credited towards the next $20 $12 replacement fee. The fees |
| 145 | shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 146 | A credit or refund shall not be given for any prior years' |
| 147 | payments of such prorated replacement fee if the plate is |
| 148 | replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year 6-year |
| 149 | period, except that a credit may be given when a registrant is |
| 150 | required by the department to replace a license plate under s. |
| 151 | 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, there shall be issued |
| 152 | a validation sticker showing the owner's birth month, license |
| 153 | plate number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate |
| 154 | renewal period if the owner is not a natural person. The |
| 155 | validation sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of |
| 156 | the license plate. Such license plate and validation sticker |
| 157 | shall be issued based on the applicant's appropriate renewal |
| 158 | period. The registration period is a period of 12 months, the |
| 159 | extended registration period is a period of 24 months, and all |
| 160 | expirations shall occur based on the applicant's appropriate |
| 161 | registration period. A vehicle with an apportioned registration |
| 162 | shall be issued an annual license plate and a cab card that |
| 163 | denote the declared gross vehicle weight for each apportioned |
| 164 | jurisdiction in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. |
| 165 | (3) |
| 166 | (b) An additional fee of $1.50 50 cents shall be collected |
| 167 | and deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund on |
| 168 | each motor vehicle registration or motor vehicle renewal |
| 169 | registration issued in this state in order that all license |
| 170 | plates and validation stickers be fully treated with |
| 171 | retroreflective material. |
| 172 | Section 7. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 320.0607, |
| 173 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 174 | 320.0607 Replacement license plates, validation decal, or |
| 175 | mobile home sticker.-- |
| 176 | (3) Except as provided in subsection (2), in all such |
| 177 | cases, upon filing of an application accompanied by a fee of $20 |
| 178 | $10 plus applicable service charges, the department shall issue |
| 179 | a replacement plate, sticker, or decal as the case may be if it |
| 180 | is satisfied that the information reported in the application is |
| 181 | true. The replacement fee shall be deposited into the Highway |
| 182 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 183 | (5) Upon the issuance of an original license plate, the |
| 184 | applicant shall pay a fee of $20 $10 to be deposited in the |
| 185 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 186 | Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 320.072, Florida |
| 187 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 188 | 320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle |
| 189 | registration transactions.-- |
| 190 | (1) A fee of $200 $100 is imposed upon the initial |
| 191 | application for registration pursuant to s. 320.06 of every |
| 192 | motor vehicle classified in s. 320.08(2), (3), and (9)(c) and |
| 193 | (d). |
| 194 | Section 9. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (1) |
| 195 | and subsections (2) through (9) of section 320.08, Florida |
| 196 | Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 197 | 320.08 License taxes.--Except as otherwise provided |
| 198 | herein, there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes |
| 199 | for the operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles |
| 200 | as defined in s. 316.003(2), and mobile homes, as defined in s. |
| 201 | 320.01, which shall be paid to and collected by the department |
| 202 | or its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of |
| 203 | the following: |
| 204 | (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.-- |
| 205 | (a) Any motorcycle: $20 $10 flat. |
| 206 | (b) Any moped: $10 $5 flat. |
| 207 | (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $20 $10 flat. |
| 208 | (2) AUTOMOBILES FOR PRIVATE USE.-- |
| 209 | (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s. |
| 210 | 320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $15 $7.50 |
| 211 | flat. |
| 212 | (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $29 $14.50 flat. |
| 213 | (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than |
| 214 | 3,500 pounds: $45 $22.50 flat. |
| 215 | (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $65 $32.50 flat. |
| 216 | (3) TRUCKS.-- |
| 217 | (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $29 $14.50 flat. |
| 218 | (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than |
| 219 | 3,000 pounds: $45 $22.50 flat. |
| 220 | (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than |
| 221 | 5,000 pounds: $65 $32.50 flat. |
| 222 | (d) A truck defined as a "goat," or any other vehicle when |
| 223 | used in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of |
| 224 | harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such |
| 225 | harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated |
| 226 | upon the roads of the state: $15 $7.50 flat. A "goat" is a motor |
| 227 | vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for the |
| 228 | transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for the |
| 229 | transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used for |
| 230 | the hauling of associated equipment or supplies, including |
| 231 | required sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers. |
| 232 | (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086: |
| 233 | $15 $7.50 flat. |
| 234 | (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS |
| 235 | VEHICLE WEIGHT.-- |
| 236 | (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less |
| 237 | than 6,000 pounds: $90 $45 flat. |
| 238 | (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 239 | than 8,000 pounds: $130 $65 flat. |
| 240 | (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 241 | than 10,000 pounds: $152 $76 flat. |
| 242 | (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but |
| 243 | less than 15,000 pounds: $174 $87 flat. |
| 244 | (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but |
| 245 | less than 20,000 pounds: $262 $131 flat. |
| 246 | (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but |
| 247 | less than 26,001 pounds: $372 $186 flat. |
| 248 | (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but |
| 249 | less than 35,000: $480 $240 flat. |
| 250 | (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but |
| 251 | less than 44,000 pounds: $600 $300 flat. |
| 252 | (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but |
| 253 | less than 55,000 pounds: $1,144 $572 flat. |
| 254 | (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but |
| 255 | less than 62,000 pounds: $1,356 $678 flat. |
| 256 | (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but |
| 257 | less than 72,000 pounds: $1,600 $800 flat. |
| 258 | (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,958 |
| 259 | $979 flat. |
| 260 | (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a |
| 261 | truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address |
| 262 | shall be eligible for a license plate for a fee of $480 $240 |
| 263 | flat if: |
| 264 | 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling |
| 265 | forestry products; or |
| 266 | 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of |
| 267 | forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of |
| 268 | associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of |
| 269 | the truck tractor. |
| 270 | (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for- |
| 271 | hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting raw, |
| 272 | unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural |
| 273 | products within a 150-mile radius of its home address, shall be |
| 274 | eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee of $130 $65 |
| 275 | flat, if such vehicle's declared gross vehicle weight is less |
| 276 | than 44,000 pounds; or $480 $240 flat, if such vehicle's |
| 277 | declared gross vehicle weight is 44,000 pounds or more and such |
| 278 | vehicle only transports: |
| 279 | 1. From the point of production to the point of primary |
| 280 | manufacture; |
| 281 | 2. From the point of production to the point of assembling |
| 282 | the same; or |
| 283 | 3. From the point of production to a shipping point of |
| 284 | either a rail, water, or motor transportation company. |
| 285 |
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| 286 | Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used |
| 287 | exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and |
| 288 | nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be |
| 289 | incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers when |
| 290 | delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any |
| 291 | such documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility |
| 292 | prior to issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this |
| 293 | paragraph, "not-for-hire" means the owner of the motor vehicle |
| 294 | must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and |
| 295 | nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the |
| 296 | user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered. |
| 297 | (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT; |
| 298 | SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.-- |
| 299 | (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means |
| 300 | of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $20 $10 flat per registration year |
| 301 | or any part thereof. |
| 302 | 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of |
| 303 | a fifth-wheel arrangement: $100 $50 flat per permanent |
| 304 | registration. |
| 305 | (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed |
| 306 | for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation, |
| 307 | construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not |
| 308 | designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery |
| 309 | described above over public roads: $65 $32.50 flat. |
| 310 | (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to |
| 311 | and from school or school or church activities or functions |
| 312 | within their own county: $60 $30 flat. |
| 313 | (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is used |
| 314 | to tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(39), a disabled, |
| 315 | abandoned, stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as |
| 316 | defined in s. 320.01(38), or a replacement motor vehicle as |
| 317 | defined in s. 320.01(39): $60 $30 flat. |
| 318 | (e) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is used |
| 319 | to tow any motor vehicle, regardless of whether or not such |
| 320 | motor vehicle is a disabled motor vehicle as defined in s. |
| 321 | 320.01(38), a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. |
| 322 | 320.01(39), a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(39), or any other |
| 323 | cargo, as follows: |
| 324 | 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 325 | than 15,000 pounds: $174 $87 flat. |
| 326 | 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 327 | than 20,000 pounds: $262 $131 flat. |
| 328 | 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 329 | than 26,000 pounds: $372 $186 flat. |
| 330 | 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 331 | than 35,000 pounds: $480 $240 flat. |
| 332 | 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 333 | than 44,000 pounds: $600 $300 flat. |
| 334 | 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 335 | than 55,000 pounds: $1,144 $572 flat. |
| 336 | 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 337 | than 62,000 pounds: $1,356 $678 flat. |
| 338 | 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 339 | than 72,000 pounds: $1,600 $800 flat. |
| 340 | 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,958 |
| 341 | $979 flat. |
| 342 | (f) A hearse or ambulance: $60 $30 flat. |
| 343 | (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.-- |
| 344 | (a) Under nine passengers: $25 $12.50 flat plus $1 per |
| 345 | cwt. |
| 346 | (b) Nine passengers and over: $25 $12.50 flat plus $1.50 |
| 347 | per cwt. |
| 348 | (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.-- |
| 349 | (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $10 $5 flat |
| 350 | per year or any part thereof. |
| 351 | (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $5 $2.50 flat plus 75 |
| 352 | cents per cwt. |
| 353 | (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.-- |
| 354 | (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $5 $2.50 flat plus $1 |
| 355 | per cwt. |
| 356 | (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $20 $10 flat plus $1 |
| 357 | per cwt. |
| 358 | (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.-- |
| 359 | (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by |
| 360 | s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $40 $20 |
| 361 | flat. |
| 362 | (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.: |
| 363 | $20 $10 flat. |
| 364 | (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.: |
| 365 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $40 $20 flat. |
| 366 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $70 $35 flat. |
| 367 | (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.: |
| 368 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $40 $20 flat. |
| 369 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $70 $35 flat. |
| 370 | (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.: |
| 371 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $40 $20 flat. |
| 372 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $70 $35 flat. |
| 373 | Section 10. Subsection (2) of section 320.0801, Florida |
| 374 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 375 | 320.0801 Additional license tax on certain vehicles.-- |
| 376 | (2) In addition to the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08 |
| 377 | and by subsection (1), there is imposed an additional surcharge |
| 378 | of $10 $5 on each commercial motor vehicle having a gross |
| 379 | vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, which surcharge must be |
| 380 | paid to the department or its agent upon the registration or |
| 381 | renewal of registration of the commercial motor vehicle. |
| 382 | Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20, 50 percent of the |
| 383 | revenues collected from the surcharge imposed in this subsection |
| 384 | shall must be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund |
| 385 | and 50 percent shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. |
| 386 | Section 11. Section 320.0804, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 387 | to read: |
| 388 | 320.0804 Surcharge on license tax; transportation trust |
| 389 | fund.--There is hereby levied and imposed on each license tax |
| 390 | imposed under s. 320.08, except those set forth in s. |
| 391 | 320.08(11), a surcharge in the amount of $4 $2, which shall be |
| 392 | collected in the same manner as the license tax. Of this amount, |
| 393 | $2 shall be and deposited into the State Transportation Trust |
| 394 | Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 395 | This surcharge shall apply to registration periods beginning |
| 396 | July 1, 1991. |
| 397 | Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 320.08048, Florida |
| 398 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 399 | 320.08048 Sample license plates.-- |
| 400 | (1) The department is authorized, upon application and |
| 401 | payment of a $20 $10 fee per plate, to provide one or more |
| 402 | sample regular issuance license plates or specialty license |
| 403 | plates based upon availability. |
| 404 | Section 13. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
| 405 | 320.0805, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2009-14, Laws |
| 406 | of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 407 | 320.0805 Personalized prestige license plates.-- |
| 408 | (2) Each request for specific numbers or letters or |
| 409 | combinations thereof shall be submitted annually to the |
| 410 | department on an application form supplied by the department, |
| 411 | accompanied by the following tax and fees: |
| 412 | (c) A processing fee of $5 $2, to be deposited into the |
| 413 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 414 | Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section |
| 415 | 320.08056, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2009-14, Laws |
| 416 | of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 417 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 418 | (3) Each request must be made annually to the department, |
| 419 | accompanied by the following tax and fees: |
| 420 | (b) A processing fee of $5 $2, to be deposited into the |
| 421 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 422 | Section 15. Subsection (35) of section 320.08058, Florida |
| 423 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 424 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 425 | (35) FLORIDA GOLF LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 426 | (a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles |
| 427 | shall develop a Florida Golf license plate as provided in this |
| 428 | section. The word "Florida" must appear at the bottom of the |
| 429 | plate. The Dade Amateur Golf Association, following consultation |
| 430 | with the PGA TOUR, the Florida Sports Foundation, the LPGA, and |
| 431 | the PGA of America may submit a revised sample plate for |
| 432 | consideration by the department. |
| 433 | (b) The department shall distribute the Florida Golf |
| 434 | license plate annual use fee to the Dade Amateur Golf |
| 435 | Association, a s. 501(c)(3) organization Florida Sports |
| 436 | Foundation, a direct-support organization of the Office of |
| 437 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. The license plate |
| 438 | annual use fees are to be annually allocated as follows: |
| 439 | 1. Up to 10 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use |
| 440 | fees may be used by the Dade Amateur Golf Association Florida |
| 441 | Sports Foundation for the administration of the Florida Junior |
| 442 | Youth Golf Program. |
| 443 | 2. The Dade Amateur Golf Association shall receive the |
| 444 | first $80,000 in proceeds from the annual use fees for the |
| 445 | operation of youth golf programs in Miami-Dade County. |
| 446 | Thereafter, 15 percent of the proceeds from the annual use fees |
| 447 | shall be provided to the Dade Amateur Golf Association for the |
| 448 | operation of youth golf programs in Miami-Dade County. |
| 449 | 3. The remaining proceeds from the annual use fees shall |
| 450 | be available for grants to nonprofit organizations to operate |
| 451 | youth golf programs and for marketing the Florida Golf license |
| 452 | plates. All grant recipients, including the Dade Amateur Golf |
| 453 | Association, shall be required to provide to the Dade Amateur |
| 454 | Golf Association Florida Sports Foundation an annual program and |
| 455 | financial report regarding the use of grant funds. Such reports |
| 456 | shall be made available to the public. |
| 457 | (c) The Dade Amateur Golf Association shall Florida Sports |
| 458 | Foundation may establish a Florida Junior Youth Golf Council |
| 459 | Program. The Florida Junior Youth Golf Council Program shall |
| 460 | assist organizations for the benefit of youth, introduce young |
| 461 | people to golf, instruct young people in golf, teach the values |
| 462 | of golf, and stress life skills, fair play, courtesy, and self- |
| 463 | discipline. |
| 464 | (d) The Dade Amateur Golf Association Florida Sports |
| 465 | Foundation shall establish a seven-member Florida Junior Golf |
| 466 | Council committee to offer advice regarding the distribution of |
| 467 | the annual use fees for grants to nonprofit organizations. The |
| 468 | council advisory committee shall consist of one member from a |
| 469 | group serving youth, one member from a group serving disabled |
| 470 | youth, and five members at large. |
| 471 | Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section |
| 472 | 320.084, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 473 | 320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain |
| 474 | disabled veterans.-- |
| 475 | (4) |
| 476 | (b) There shall be a service charge in accordance with the |
| 477 | provisions of s. 320.04 for each initial application or renewal |
| 478 | of registration and an additional sum of $1.50 50 cents on each |
| 479 | license plate and validation sticker as provided in s. |
| 480 | 320.06(3)(b). |
| 481 | Section 17. Subsection (1) of section 320.642, Florida |
| 482 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 483 | 320.642 Dealer licenses in areas previously served; |
| 484 | procedure.-- |
| 485 | (1) Any licensee who proposes to establish an additional |
| 486 | motor vehicle dealership or permit the relocation of an existing |
| 487 | dealer to a location within a community or territory where the |
| 488 | same line-make vehicle is presently represented by a franchised |
| 489 | motor vehicle dealer or dealers shall give written notice of its |
| 490 | intention to the department. Such notice shall state: |
| 491 | (a) The specific location at which the additional or |
| 492 | relocated motor vehicle dealership will be established. |
| 493 | (b) The date on or after which the licensee intends to be |
| 494 | engaged in business with the additional or relocated motor |
| 495 | vehicle dealer at the proposed location. |
| 496 | (c) The identity of all motor vehicle dealers who are |
| 497 | franchised to sell the same line-make vehicle with licensed |
| 498 | locations in the county or any contiguous county to the county |
| 499 | where the additional or relocated motor vehicle dealer is |
| 500 | proposed to be located. |
| 501 | (d) The names and addresses of the dealer-operator and |
| 502 | principal investors in the proposed additional or relocated |
| 503 | motor vehicle dealership. |
| 504 |
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| 505 | Immediately upon receipt of such notice the department shall |
| 506 | cause a notice to be published in the Florida Administrative |
| 507 | Weekly. The published notice shall state that a petition or |
| 508 | complaint by any dealer with standing to protest pursuant to |
| 509 | subsection (3) must be filed not more than 30 days from the date |
| 510 | of publication of the notice in the Florida Administrative |
| 511 | Weekly. The published notice shall describe and identify the |
| 512 | proposed dealership sought to be licensed, and the department |
| 513 | shall cause a copy of the notice to be mailed to those dealers |
| 514 | identified in the licensee's notice under paragraph (c). The |
| 515 | licensee shall pay a fee of $75 and a service charge of $2.50 |
| 516 | for each publication. Proceeds from the fee and service charge |
| 517 | shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 518 | Section 18. Subsection (1) of section 322.12, Florida |
| 519 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 520 | 322.12 Examination of applicants.-- |
| 521 | (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that every |
| 522 | applicant for an original driver's license in this state be |
| 523 | required to pass an examination pursuant to this section. |
| 524 | However, the department may waive the knowledge, endorsement, |
| 525 | and skills tests for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and |
| 526 | who surrenders a valid driver's license from another state or a |
| 527 | province of Canada, or a valid driver's license issued by the |
| 528 | United States Armed Forces, if the driver applies for a Florida |
| 529 | license of an equal or lesser classification. Any applicant who |
| 530 | fails to pass the initial knowledge test will incur a $10 $5 fee |
| 531 | for each subsequent test, to be deposited into the Highway |
| 532 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. Any applicant who fails to pass the |
| 533 | initial skills test will incur a $20 $10 fee for each subsequent |
| 534 | test, to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
| 535 | Fund. A person who seeks to retain a hazardous-materials |
| 536 | endorsement, pursuant to s. 322.57(1)(d), must pass the |
| 537 | hazardous-materials test, upon surrendering his or her |
| 538 | commercial driver's license, if the person has not taken and |
| 539 | passed the hazardous-materials test within 2 years preceding his |
| 540 | or her application for a commercial driver's license in this |
| 541 | state. |
| 542 | Section 19. Subsection (9) and paragraph (a) of subsection |
| 543 | (11) of section 322.20, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 544 | 322.20 Records of the department; fees; destruction of |
| 545 | records.-- |
| 546 | (9) The department may, upon application, furnish to any |
| 547 | person, from the records of the Division of Driver Licenses, a |
| 548 | list of the names, addresses, and birth dates of the licensed |
| 549 | drivers of the entire state or any portion thereof by age group. |
| 550 | In addition, the department may furnish to the courts, for the |
| 551 | purpose of establishing jury selection lists, the names, |
| 552 | addresses, and birth dates of the persons of the entire state or |
| 553 | any portion thereof by age group having identification cards |
| 554 | issued by the department. Each person who requests such |
| 555 | information shall pay a fee, set by the department, of 5 cents 1 |
| 556 | cent per name listed, except that the department shall furnish |
| 557 | such information without charge to the courts for the purpose of |
| 558 | jury selection or to any state agency or to any state attorney, |
| 559 | sheriff, or chief of police. Such court, state agency, state |
| 560 | attorney, or law enforcement agency may not sell, give away, or |
| 561 | allow the copying of such information. Noncompliance with this |
| 562 | prohibition shall authorize the department to charge the |
| 563 | noncomplying court, state agency, state attorney, or law |
| 564 | enforcement agency the appropriate fee for any subsequent lists |
| 565 | requested. The department may adopt rules necessary to implement |
| 566 | this subsection. |
| 567 | (11)(a) The department is authorized to charge the |
| 568 | following fees for the following services and documents: |
| 569 | 1. For providing a transcript of any one individual's |
| 570 | driver history record or any portion thereof for the past 3 |
| 571 | years or for searching for such record when no record is found |
| 572 | to be on file....$10.00 $2.10 |
| 573 | 2. For providing a transcript of any one individual's |
| 574 | driver history record or any portion thereof for the past 7 |
| 575 | years or for searching for such record when no record is found |
| 576 | to be on file....$14.00 $3.10 |
| 577 | 3. For providing a certified copy of a transcript of the |
| 578 | driver history record or any portion thereof for any one |
| 579 | individual....$3.10 |
| 580 | 4. For providing a certified photographic copy of a |
| 581 | document, per page....$1.00 |
| 582 | 5. For providing an exemplified record....$15.00 |
| 583 | 6. For providing photocopies of documents, papers, |
| 584 | letters, clearances, or license or insurance status reports, per |
| 585 | page....$0.50 |
| 586 | 7. For assisting persons in searching any one individual's |
| 587 | driver record at a terminal located at the department's general |
| 588 | headquarters in Tallahassee....$2.00 |
| 589 | Section 20. Paragraphs (a) through (d) of subsection (1) |
| 590 | and subsection (8) of section 322.21, Florida Statutes, are |
| 591 | amended, and subsection (9) is added to that section, to read: |
| 592 | 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting |
| 593 | fees.-- |
| 594 | (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for: |
| 595 | (a) An original or renewal commercial driver's license is |
| 596 | $74 $67, which shall include the fee for driver education |
| 597 | provided by s. 1003.48; however, if an applicant has completed |
| 598 | training and is applying for employment or is currently employed |
| 599 | in a public or nonpublic school system that requires the |
| 600 | commercial license, the fee shall be the same as for a Class E |
| 601 | driver's license. A delinquent fee of $10 $1 shall be added for |
| 602 | a renewal made not more than 12 months after the license |
| 603 | expiration date. |
| 604 | (b) An original Class E driver's license is $30 $27, which |
| 605 | shall include the fee for driver's education provided by s. |
| 606 | 1003.48; however, if an applicant has completed training and is |
| 607 | applying for employment or is currently employed in a public or |
| 608 | nonpublic school system that requires a commercial driver |
| 609 | license, the fee shall be the same as for a Class E license. |
| 610 | (c) The renewal or extension of a Class E driver's license |
| 611 | or of a license restricted to motorcycle use only is $22 $20, |
| 612 | except that a delinquent fee of $10 $1 shall be added for a |
| 613 | renewal or extension made not more than 12 months after the |
| 614 | license expiration date. The fee provided in this paragraph |
| 615 | shall include the fee for driver's education provided by s. |
| 616 | 1003.48. |
| 617 | (d) An original driver's license restricted to motorcycle |
| 618 | use only is $30 $27, which shall include the fee for driver's |
| 619 | education provided by s. 1003.48. |
| 620 | (8) Any person who applies for reinstatement following the |
| 621 | suspension or revocation of the person's driver's license shall |
| 622 | pay a service fee of $35 following a suspension, and $60 |
| 623 | following a revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a |
| 624 | license. Any person who applies for reinstatement of a |
| 625 | commercial driver's license following the disqualification of |
| 626 | the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle |
| 627 | shall pay a service fee of $60, which is in addition to the fee |
| 628 | for a license. The department shall collect all of these fees at |
| 629 | the time of reinstatement. The department shall issue proper |
| 630 | receipts for such fees and shall promptly transmit all funds |
| 631 | received by it as follows: |
| 632 | (a) Of the $35 fee received from a licensee for |
| 633 | reinstatement following a suspension, the department shall |
| 634 | deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $20 in the Highway |
| 635 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 636 | (b) Of the $60 fee received from a licensee for |
| 637 | reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification, the |
| 638 | department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $25 |
| 639 | in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 640 |
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| 641 | If the revocation or suspension of the driver's license was for |
| 642 | a violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful |
| 643 | breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 $115 |
| 644 | must be charged. However, only one $130 $115 fee may be |
| 645 | collected from one person convicted of violations arising out of |
| 646 | the same incident. The department shall collect the $130 $115 |
| 647 | fee and deposit the fee into the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
| 648 | Fund at the time of reinstatement of the person's driver's |
| 649 | license, but the fee may not be collected if the suspension or |
| 650 | revocation is overturned. If the revocation or suspension of the |
| 651 | driver's license was for a conviction for a violation of s. |
| 652 | 817.234(8) or (9) or s. 817.505, an additional fee of $180 is |
| 653 | imposed for each offense. The department shall collect and |
| 654 | deposit the additional fee into the Highway Safety Operating |
| 655 | Trust Fund at the time of reinstatement of the person's driver's |
| 656 | license. |
| 657 | (9)(a) An applicant requesting a review authorized in s. |
| 658 | 322.222, s. 322.2615, s. 322.2616, s. 322.27, or s. 322.64 must |
| 659 | pay a filing fee of $25 to be deposited into the Highway Safety |
| 660 | Operating Trust Fund. |
| 661 | (b) An applicant petitioning the department for a hearing |
| 662 | authorized in s. 322.271 must pay a filing fee of $12 to be |
| 663 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 664 | Section 21. Subsection (2) of section 322.29, Florida |
| 665 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 666 | 322.29 Surrender and return of license.-- |
| 667 | (2) The provisions of subsection (1) to the contrary |
| 668 | notwithstanding, no examination is required for the return of a |
| 669 | license suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245 unless an |
| 670 | examination is otherwise required by this chapter. Every person |
| 671 | applying for the return of a license suspended under s. 318.15 |
| 672 | or s. 322.245 shall present to the department certification from |
| 673 | the court that he or she has complied with all obligations and |
| 674 | penalties imposed on him or her pursuant to s. 318.15 or, in the |
| 675 | case of a suspension pursuant to s. 322.245, that he or she has |
| 676 | complied with all directives of the court and the requirements |
| 677 | of s. 322.245 and shall pay to the department a nonrefundable |
| 678 | service fee of $60 $47.50, of which $37.50 shall be deposited |
| 679 | into the General Revenue Fund and $22.50 $10 shall be deposited |
| 680 | into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. If reinstated by |
| 681 | the clerk of the court or tax collector, $37.50 shall be |
| 682 | retained and $22.50 $10 shall be remitted to the Department of |
| 683 | Revenue for deposit into the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
| 684 | Fund. However, the service fee is not required if the person is |
| 685 | required to pay a $35 fee or $60 fee under the |
| 686 |
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| 687 |
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| 690 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 691 | Remove lines 46-57 and insert: |
| 692 | a fee to changes made by the act; amending s. 320.642, F.S.; |
| 693 | providing a fee and a service charge for publication and |
| 694 | delivery of a notice given by certain licensed dealers; |
| 695 | providing for disposition of moneys collected; amending s. |
| 696 | 322.12, F.S.; increasing the fee for certain driver's license |
| 697 | examinations; amending s. 322.20, F.S.; increasing fees for |
| 698 | certain services and documents; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; |
| 699 | increasing fees for original, renewal, or extension of certain |
| 700 | driver's licenses; providing fees for a |