| 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 Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy |
| 6 | Cross, and Air Force Cross license plates, without |
| 7 | payment of the license tax, to persons meeting |
| 8 | specified criteria; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Section 320.0892, Florida Statutes is created |
| 13 | to read: |
| 14 | 320.0892 Motor vehicle license plates for recipients of |
| 15 | the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air |
| 16 | Force Cross.-Upon receipt of an application and proof that the |
| 17 | applicant meets the qualifications listed in this section for |
| 18 | the applicable license plate, the department shall issue the |
| 19 | license plate without payment of the license tax imposed under |
| 20 | s. 320.08: |
| 21 | (1) SILVER STAR.-Any United States citizen who is a |
| 22 | resident of Florida and who was awarded the Silver Star while |
| 23 | serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces shall be |
| 24 | issued a license plate on which is stamped the words "Silver |
| 25 | Star" followed by the serial number. |
| 26 | (2) DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS.-Any United States citizen |
| 27 | who is a resident of Florida and who was awarded the |
| 28 | Distinguished Service Cross while serving as a member of the |
| 29 | United States Armed Forces shall be issued a license plate on |
| 30 | which is stamped the words "Distinguished Service Cross" |
| 31 | followed by the serial number. |
| 32 | (3) NAVY CROSS.-Any United States citizen who is a |
| 33 | resident of Florida and who was awarded the Navy Cross while |
| 34 | serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces shall be |
| 35 | issued a license plate on which is stamped the words "Navy |
| 36 | Cross" followed by the serial number. |
| 37 | (4) AIR FORCE CROSS.-Any United States citizen who is a |
| 38 | resident of Florida and who was awarded the Air Force Cross |
| 39 | while serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces |
| 40 | shall be issued a license plate on which is stamped the words |
| 41 | "Air Force Cross" followed by the serial number. |
| 42 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2012. |