CS/HB 371

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