Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 696
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/25/2014 05:33 PM       .                                
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       Senator Evers moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Before line 68
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
    6  125.0103, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         125.0103 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls;
    8  findings required; procedures.—
    9         (1)
   10         (c) Counties shall must establish maximum rates that which
   11  may be charged for on the towing of vehicles from or
   12  immobilization of vehicles on private property, the
   13  immobilization of vehicles on public and private property, the
   14  removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles from an
   15  accident scene or for the removal and storage of vehicles, in
   16  the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, unavailable,
   17  leaves the procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement
   18  officer at the scene, or otherwise does not consent to the
   19  removal of the vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provision of
   20  law, the maximum rate or fee that may be charged for the
   21  immobilization of vehicles on public and private property is
   22  $25. However, if a municipality chooses to enact an ordinance
   23  establishing the maximum fees for the towing or immobilization
   24  of vehicles as described in paragraph (b), the county’s
   25  ordinance does shall not apply within such municipality.
   26         Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   27  166.043, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   28         166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls;
   29  findings required; procedures.—
   30         (1)
   31         (c) Counties shall must establish maximum rates that which
   32  may be charged on the towing of vehicles from or immobilization
   33  of vehicles on private property, the immobilization of vehicles
   34  on public and private property, the removal and storage of
   35  wrecked or disabled vehicles from an accident scene or for the
   36  removal and storage of vehicles, in the event the owner or
   37  operator is incapacitated, unavailable, leaves the procurement
   38  of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at the scene,
   39  or otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle.
   40  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the maximum rate or
   41  fee that may be charged for the immobilization of vehicles on
   42  public and private property is $25. However, if a municipality
   43  chooses to enact an ordinance establishing the maximum fees for
   44  the towing or immobilization of vehicles as described in
   45  paragraph (b), the county’s ordinance established under s.
   46  125.0103 does shall not apply within such municipality.
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   48  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   49  And the title is amended as follows:
   50         Between lines 2 and 3
   51  insert:
   52         amending ss. 125.0103 and 166.043, F.S.; establishing
   53         a maximum rate for the immobilization of vehicles on
   54         public and private property;