Florida Senate - 2012                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 1223, 2nd Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Floor: WD            .                                
             03/09/2012 10:19 AM       .                                
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       Senator Bennett moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 1443 - 1446
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 30. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
    6  320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsections (5) and
    7  (6) are added to that section, to read:
    8         320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
    9  validation stickers generally.—
   10         (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
   11  specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
   12  by the department, if such specifications do not contain
   13  proprietary requirements that would eliminate qualified vendors.
   14  The registration license plate is designed to increase nighttime
   15  visibility and legibility and must be at least 6 inches wide and
   16  not less than 12 inches in length, unless a plate with reduced
   17  dimensions is deemed necessary by the department to accommodate
   18  motorcycles, mopeds, or similar smaller vehicles. Validation
   19  stickers must also be treated with a retroreflection material,
   20  must be of such size as specified by the department, and must
   21  adhere to the license plate. The registration license plate must
   22  be imprinted with a combination of bold letters and numerals or
   23  numerals, not to exceed seven digits, to identify the
   24  registration license plate number. The license plate must be
   25  imprinted with the word “Florida” at the top and the name of the
   26  county in which it is sold, the state motto, or the words
   27  “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned license plates must
   28  have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom and license plates
   29  issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n),
   30  (5)(b) or (c), or (14) must have the word “Restricted” at the
   31  bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
   32  320.08(12) must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the top
   33  and the word “Dealer” at the bottom. Manufacturer license plates
   34  issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted
   35  with the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Manufacturer”
   36  at the bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
   37  320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker” at
   38  the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
   39  commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
   40  license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
   41  “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
   42  plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be
   43  assigned a registration license number, or be issued with any
   44  other distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes
   45  the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.
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   47  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   48         And the title is amended as follows:
   49         Delete line 173
   50  and insert:
   51         F.S.; requiring that registration license plates be
   52         made of metal specially treated with a retroreflection
   53         material if such specifications do not contain
   54         proprietary requirements that would eliminate
   55         qualified vendors; authorizing the department to
   56         conduct a pilot