Florida Senate - 2011 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 716
Barcode 880028
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Transportation (Evers) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
6 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
7 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
8 validation stickers generally.—
9 (1)
10 (b) Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
11 and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
12 for a 10-year period. At the end of that 10-year period, upon
13 renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
14 extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6
15 year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is
16 $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is
17 replaced, to be credited towards the next $28 replacement fee.
18 However, the fee for a corporate license plate issued pursuant
19 to s. 320.08052 shall be $2.80 per year. The fees shall be
20 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. A credit
21 or refund may not be given for any prior years’ payments of such
22 prorated replacement fee if the plate is replaced or surrendered
23 before the end of the 10-year period, except that a credit may
24 be given if a registrant is required by the department to
25 replace a license plate under s. 320.08052 or s.
26 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker
27 shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate
28 number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal
29 period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation
30 sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license
31 plate. Such license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
32 based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The
33 registration period is 12 months, the extended registration
34 period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the
35 applicant’s appropriate registration period. A vehicle with an
36 apportioned registration shall be issued an annual license plate
37 and a cab card that denote the declared gross vehicle weight for
38 each apportioned jurisdiction in which the vehicle is authorized
39 to operate.
40 Section 2. Section 320.08052, Florida Statutes, is created
41 to read:
42 320.08052 Corporate license plates.—
43 (1) The department may create a Corporate License Plate
44 Program. The department may enter into agreements with any
45 business entity, advertising firm, or for-profit business that
46 provides the department with the required legal documentation to
47 use corporate logos on license plates issued in this state.
48 (2) The design for a corporate license plate must be
49 approved by the department and have the word “Florida” at the
50 top. The department may reject any license plate design deemed
51 by it to be objectionable, including, but not limited to, any
52 design that displays or relates to pornography, alcohol, or
53 tobacco. A corporate license plate may be personalized as
54 provided in s. 320.0805 but must be approved by the corporate
55 sponsor and the department before issuance.
56 (3) A vehicle owner may apply for a corporate license plate
57 for any motor vehicle registered in the owner’s name which
58 weighs 7,999 pounds or less, except for a motorcycle or moped,
59 and which is also registered as a vehicle for private use. Each
60 application must be accompanied by an application fee that is 50
61 percent less than the current registration fee. The application
62 by any vehicle owner for a corporate license plate must, upon
63 acceptance, authorize the department to provide the applicant’s
64 name and address to the corporate sponsor in compliance with s.
65 119.0712(2). Upon approval of the application, the corporate
66 sponsor shall immediately remit to the department a fee of no
67 less than $75. The department shall issue the appropriate
68 corporate plate to the vehicle owner, along with a registration
69 and decal, and the registration is valid for one registration
70 period, which may not exceed 15 months. All applicable
71 registration fees authorized by this chapter shall be paid and
72 distributed as provided in this chapter from the proceeds of the
73 fees paid pursuant to this subsection. Of the proceeds remaining
74 after distribution of the registration fees, $2 shall be
75 distributed pro rata to the sponsors of all other specialty
76 license plates issued under this chapter based on the
77 proportional amount of each specialty plate’s sales relative to
78 the total sales of specialty plates. All remaining proceeds from
79 sales of the corporate license plates and amounts collected
80 under the agreements authorized in subsection (1) shall be
81 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to fund
82 the general operations of the department.
83 (4) A corporate sponsor may participate in the Corporate
84 License Plate Program by submitting an initial application fee
85 to the department of at least $5,000 for the purchase of initial
86 inventory. To be eligible to participate in the program, a
87 corporate sponsor must provide evidence of the ability to pay
88 $75 per vehicle owner for a minimum of 5,000 vehicle owners.
89 (5) The department shall adopt rules to administer this
90 section.
91 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2011.
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94 And the title is amended as follows:
95 Delete everything before the enacting clause
96 and insert:
97 A bill to be entitled
98 An act relating to corporate license plates; amending
99 s. 320.06, F.S.; revising provisions for collection of
100 a license plate replacement fee; creating s.
101 320.08052, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Highway
102 Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to
103 create corporate license plates; authorizing the
104 department to enter into agreements with certain
105 entities that provide the department with the required
106 legal documentation to use corporate logos; providing
107 for requirements for designs used on the corporate
108 license plates; providing for the procedure, including
109 requirements and fees, for vehicle owners who apply
110 for corporate license plates; providing for the
111 distribution of the proceeds from the registration
112 fees and from sales of the corporate license plates
113 and amounts collected under the agreements;
114 authorizing corporate sponsors to participate in the
115 Corporate License Plate Program; providing eligibility
116 requirements; requiring the department to adopt rules;
117 providing an effective date.