ENROLLED
       2010 Legislature                                          SB 488
       
       
       
       
       
       
                                                              2010488er
    1  
    2         An act relating to motor vehicle registration
    3         application forms; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; requiring
    4         application forms to provide for a voluntary
    5         contribution to Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy
    6         Centers, Inc.; providing for the use of such funds;
    7         providing an effective date.
    8  
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 1. Subsection (15) of section 320.02, Florida
   12  Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
   14  forms.—
   15         (15)(a) The application form for motor vehicle registration
   16  shall include language permitting the voluntary contribution of
   17  $1 per applicant, to be quarterly distributed by the department
   18  to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for-profit organization, to
   19  prevent blindness and preserve the sight of the residents of
   20  this state. A statement providing an explanation of the purpose
   21  of the funds shall be included with the application form. Prior
   22  to the department distributing the funds collected pursuant to
   23  this paragraph, Prevent Blindness Florida must submit a report
   24  to the department that identifies how such funds were used
   25  during the preceding year.
   26         (b) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
   27  renewal of registration must include language permitting a
   28  voluntary contribution to the Florida Mothers Against Drunk
   29  Driving, Inc., which contribution must be transferred by the
   30  department to the Florida Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Inc.,
   31  on a monthly basis.
   32         (c) The application form for motor vehicle registration
   33  shall include language permitting the voluntary contribution of
   34  $1 per applicant, to be distributed quarterly by the department
   35  to Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc., a corporation not for profit
   36  under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used by
   37  that organization for the purpose of breeding, raising, and
   38  training guide dogs for the blind. Such funds may also be used
   39  toward the costs of the required in-residence training for the
   40  individual receiving a guide dog.
   41         (d) The application form for motor vehicle registration
   42  shall include language permitting the voluntary contribution of
   43  $1 per applicant to Stop Heart Disease. The proceeds shall be
   44  distributed quarterly by the department to the Miami Heart
   45  Research Institute, Inc., doing business as the Florida Heart
   46  Research Institute, a corporation not for profit under s.
   47  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used by that
   48  organization for the purpose of heart disease research,
   49  education, and prevention programs.
   50         (e) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
   51  renewal registration must include language permitting a
   52  voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which contribution
   53  must be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund to be
   54  used for purposes provided for the fund.
   55         (f) Notwithstanding s. 320.023, the application form for
   56  motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration must
   57  include language permitting a voluntary contribution of $1 per
   58  applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be distributed on
   59  a quarterly basis by the department to the State Homes for
   60  Veterans Trust Fund, which is administered by the Department of
   61  Veterans’ Affairs.
   62         (g) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
   63  renewal of registration must include language permitting a
   64  voluntary contribution of $1 to Family First. Such contributions
   65  must be transferred by the department each month to Family
   66  First, a nonprofit organization.
   67         (h) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
   68  renewal of registration must include language permitting a
   69  voluntary contribution of $1 to Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches,
   70  Inc. Such contributions must be transferred by the department
   71  each month to Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc., a not-for
   72  profit organization.
   73         (i) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
   74  renewal registration must include language permitting the
   75  voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to be distributed
   76  quarterly by the department to Florida Network of Children’s
   77  Advocacy Centers, Inc. The network may retain a maximum of 50
   78  percent of the revenues to support the activities of the network
   79  and shall distribute the remainder equitably among the network
   80  members, as determined by the board of directors of the network.
   81  
   82  For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
   83  215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
   84  income of a revenue nature.
   85         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.