Florida Senate - 2011 SB 1488
By Senator Evers
2-00839B-11 20111488__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to motor vehicle license plates;
3 creating s. 320.0892, F.S.; providing for the
4 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
5 issue a Silver Star license plate, without payment of
6 the license tax, to persons meeting specified
7 criteria; creating s. 320.08921, F.S.; providing for
8 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
9 issue a Distinguished Service Cross license plate,
10 without payment of the license tax, to persons meeting
11 specified criteria; creating s. 320.08922, F.S.;
12 providing for the Department of Highway Safety and
13 Motor Vehicles to issue a Navy Cross license plate,
14 without payment of the license tax, to persons meeting
15 specified criteria; creating s. 320.08923, F.S.;
16 providing for the Department of Highway Safety and
17 Motor Vehicles to issue an Air Force Cross license
18 plate, without payment of the license tax, to persons
19 meeting specified criteria; providing an effective
20 date.
21
22 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
23
24 Section 1. Section 320.0892, Florida Statutes is created to
25 read:
26 320.0892 Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the
27 Silver Star.—Any United States citizen who is a resident of
28 Florida and who was awarded the Silver Star while serving as a
29 member of the United States Armed Forces may, upon application
30 to the department, be issued a license plate on which is stamped
31 the words “Silver Star” followed by the serial number. Upon
32 submission of the application and proof that the applicant meets
33 the qualifications of this section, the plate shall be issued
34 without payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
35 Section 2. Section 320.08921, Florida Statutes, is created
36 to read:
37 320.08921 Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the
38 Distinguished Service Cross.—Any United States citizen who is a
39 resident of Florida and who was awarded the Distinguished
40 Service Cross while serving as a member of the United States
41 Armed Forces may, upon application to the department, be issued
42 a license plate on which is stamped the words “Distinguished
43 Service Cross” followed by the serial number. Upon submission of
44 the application and proof that the applicant meets the
45 qualifications of this section, the plate shall be issued
46 without payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
47 Section 3. Section 320.08922, Florida Statutes, is created
48 to read:
49 320.08922 Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the
50 Navy Cross.—Any United States citizen who is a resident of
51 Florida and who was awarded the Navy Cross while serving as a
52 member of the United States Armed Forces may, upon application
53 to the department, be issued a license plate on which is stamped
54 the words “Navy Cross” followed by the serial number. Upon
55 submission of the application and proof that the applicant meets
56 the qualifications of this section, the plate shall be issued
57 without payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
58 Section 4. Section 320.08923, Florida Statutes, is created
59 to read:
60 320.08923 Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the
61 Air Force Cross.—Any United States citizen who is a resident of
62 Florida and who was awarded the Air Force Cross while serving as
63 a member of the United States Armed Forces may, upon application
64 to the department, be issued a license plate on which is stamped
65 the words “Air Force Cross” followed by the serial number. Upon
66 submission of the application and proof that the applicant meets
67 the qualifications of this section, the plate shall be issued
68 without payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
69 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.