1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
3 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Fraternal Order |
4 | of Police license plate; establishing an annual use fee |
5 | for the plate; providing for the distribution of use fees |
6 | received from the sale of such plates; providing an |
7 | effective date. |
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9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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11 | Section 1. Paragraph (qqq) is added to subsection (4) of |
12 | section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: |
13 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
14 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
15 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
16 | (qqq) Fraternal Order of Police license plate, $25. |
17 | Section 2. Subsection (69) is added to section 320.08058, |
18 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
19 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
20 | (69) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES.-- |
21 | (a) The department shall develop a Fraternal Order of |
22 | Police license plate as provided in this section. Fraternal |
23 | Order of Police license plates must bear the colors and design |
24 | approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at |
25 | the top of the plate, and the words "Fraternal Order of Police" |
26 | must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
27 | (b) In order to purchase the Fraternal Order of Police |
28 | license plate, a person must submit a certified letter from the |
29 | Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police showing |
30 | that he or she qualifies for the use of the Fraternal Order of |
31 | Police law enforcement emblem by being a member in good |
32 | standing. |
33 | (c) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed |
34 | to the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Memorial |
35 | Foundation to fund its activities, programs, and projects aimed |
36 | at preserving, maintaining, and expanding the Florida Fraternal |
37 | Order of Police Law Enforcement Memorial. The Florida State |
38 | Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police may retain all revenue |
39 | from the annual use fees until all startup costs for developing |
40 | and establishing the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up |
41 | to 25 percent of the annual use fee revenue may be used for |
42 | promotion and marketing of the specialty license plate and |
43 | administrative costs directly associated with memorial programs |
44 | and the specialty license plate. The Florida State Lodge |
45 | Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Foundation shall use the |
46 | remaining funds as follows: |
47 | 1. To fund the Florida State Fraternal Order of Police Law |
48 | Enforcement Memorial projects. |
49 | 2. To provide funds for the expansion, maintenance, and |
50 | support of the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police |
51 | Memorial Foundation. |
52 | 3. To provide funds to organizations that help support the |
53 | families of law enforcement officers who have died in the line |
54 | of duty. |
55 | 4. To support programs and events that support the Florida |
56 | Fraternal Order of Police Law Enforcement Memorial. |
57 | Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009. |