Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 332
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Transportation (Grimsley) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (376070)
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3 Delete lines 33 - 1481
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5 (7)(3) BUS.—Any motor vehicle designed for carrying more
6 than 10 passengers and used for the transportation of persons
7 and any motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used
8 for the transportation of persons for compensation.
9 (8)(4) BUSINESS DISTRICT.—The territory contiguous to, and
10 including, a highway when 50 percent or more of the frontage
11 thereon, for a distance of 300 feet or more, is occupied by
12 buildings in use for business.
13 (4) BICYCLE LANE.—A portion of a roadway or highway that
14 has been designated by pavement markings and signs for the
15 preferential or exclusive use by bicycles.
16 (9)(5) CANCELLATION.—Cancellation means that a license
17 which was issued through error or fraud is declared void and
18 terminated. A new license may be obtained only as permitted in
19 this chapter.
20 (14)(6) CROSSWALK.—
21 (a) That part of a roadway at an intersection included
22 within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on
23 opposite sides of the highway, measured from the curbs or, in
24 the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway.
25 (b) Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or
26 elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines
27 or other markings on the surface.
28 (15)(7) DAYTIME.—The period from a half hour before sunrise
29 to a half hour after sunset. Nighttime means at any other hour.
30 (16)(8) DEPARTMENT.—The Department of Highway Safety and
31 Motor Vehicles as defined in s. 20.24. Any reference herein to
32 Department of Transportation shall be construed as referring to
33 the Department of Transportation, defined in s. 20.23, or the
34 appropriate division thereof.
35 (17)(9) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Division of the
36 Florida Highway Patrol of the Department of Highway Safety and
37 Motor Vehicles.
38 (18)(10) DRIVER.—Any person who drives or is in actual
39 physical control of a vehicle on a highway or who is exercising
40 control of a vehicle or steering a vehicle being towed by a
41 motor vehicle.
42 (20)(11) EXPLOSIVE.—Any chemical compound or mechanical
43 mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of
44 producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and
45 combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions,
46 quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, friction,
47 concussion, percussion, or detonator of any part of the compound
48 or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated
49 gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of
50 producing destructive effect on contiguous objects or of
51 destroying life or limb.
52 (22)(12) FARM TRACTOR.—Any motor vehicle designed and used
53 primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing
54 machines, and other implements of husbandry.
55 (23)(13) FLAMMABLE LIQUID.—Any liquid which has a flash
56 point of 70 degrees Fahrenheit or less, as determined by a
57 Tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.
58 (25)(14) GROSS WEIGHT.—The weight of a vehicle without load
59 plus the weight of any load thereon.
60 (27)(15) HOUSE TRAILER.—
61 (a) A trailer or semitrailer which is designed,
62 constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or
63 sleeping place (either permanently or temporarily) and is
64 equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways, or
65 (b) A trailer or a semitrailer the chassis and exterior
66 shell of which is designed and constructed for use as a house
67 trailer, as defined in paragraph (a), but which is used instead,
68 permanently or temporarily, for the advertising, sales, display,
69 or promotion of merchandise or services or for any other
70 commercial purpose except the transportation of property for
71 hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a
72 private carrier.
73 (28)(16) IMPLEMENT OF HUSBANDRY.—Any vehicle designed and
74 adapted exclusively for agricultural, horticultural, or
75 livestock-raising operations or for lifting or carrying an
76 implement of husbandry and in either case not subject to
77 registration if used upon the highways.
78 (29)(17) INTERSECTION.—
79 (a) The area embraced within the prolongation or connection
80 of the lateral curblines; or, if none, then the lateral boundary
81 lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at,
82 or approximately at, right angles; or the area within which
83 vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other
84 angle may come in conflict.
85 (b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more
86 apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided
87 highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a
88 separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway
89 also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every
90 crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a
91 separate intersection.
92 (30)(18) LANED HIGHWAY.—A highway the roadway of which is
93 divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular
94 traffic.
95 (31)(19) LIMITED ACCESS FACILITY.—A street or highway
96 especially designed for through traffic and over, from, or to
97 which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have
98 no right or easement, or only a limited right or easement, of
99 access, light, air, or view by reason of the fact that their
100 property abuts upon such limited access facility or for any
101 other reason. Such highways or streets may be parkways from
102 which trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles are excluded;
103 or they may be freeways open to use by all customary forms of
104 street and highway traffic.
105 (32)(20) LOCAL AUTHORITIES.—Includes all officers and
106 public officials of the several counties and municipalities of
107 this state.
108 (38)(21) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Except when used in s. 316.1001, a
109 self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, but
110 not including any bicycle, motorized scooter, electric personal
111 assistive mobility device, swamp buggy, or moped. For purposes
112 of s. 316.1001, “motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in s.
113 320.01(1)(a).
114 (39)(22) MOTORCYCLE.—Any motor vehicle having a seat or
115 saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
116 more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding
117 a tractor or a moped.
118 (42)(23) OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.—All signs,
119 signals, markings, and devices, not inconsistent with this
120 chapter, placed or erected by authority of a public body or
121 official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating,
122 warning, or guiding traffic.
123 (43)(24) OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL.—Any device,
124 whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by
125 which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to
126 proceed.
127 (44)(25) OPERATOR.—Any person who is in actual physical
128 control of a motor vehicle upon the highway, or who is
129 exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a
130 motor vehicle.
131 (45)(26) OWNER.—A person who holds the legal title of a
132 vehicle, or, in the event a vehicle is the subject of an
133 agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the
134 right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in
135 the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested
136 in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor
137 of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional
138 vendee, or lessee, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner, for
139 the purposes of this chapter.
140 (46)(27) PARK OR PARKING.—The standing of a vehicle,
141 whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the
142 purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading
143 merchandise or passengers as may be permitted by law under this
144 chapter.
145 (47)(28) PEDESTRIAN.—Any person afoot.
146 (48)(29) PERSON.—Any natural person, firm, copartnership,
147 association, or corporation.
148 (49)(30) PNEUMATIC TIRE.—Any tire in which compressed air
149 is designed to support the load.
150 (50)(31) POLE TRAILER.—Any vehicle without motive power
151 designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the
152 towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed
153 or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used
154 for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles,
155 pipes, or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining
156 themselves as beams between the supporting connections.
157 (51)(32) POLICE OFFICER.—Any officer authorized to direct
158 or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic
159 regulations, including Florida highway patrol officers,
160 sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and municipal police officers.
161 (52)(33) PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.—Except as otherwise
162 provided in paragraph (74)(b) (53)(b), any privately owned way
163 or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having
164 express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other
165 persons.
166 (53)(34) RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.—Any materials or
167 combination of materials which emit ionizing radiation
168 spontaneously in which the radioactivity per gram of material,
169 in any form, is greater than 0.002 microcuries.
170 (54)(35) RAILROAD.—A carrier of persons or property upon
171 cars operated upon stationary rails.
172 (55)(36) RAILROAD SIGN OR SIGNAL.—Any sign, signal, or
173 device erected by authority of a public body or official, or by
174 a railroad, and intended to give notice of the presence of
175 railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
176 (56)(37) RAILROAD TRAIN.—A steam engine, electric or other
177 motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon
178 rails, except a streetcar.
179 (57)(38) RESIDENCE DISTRICT.—The territory contiguous to,
180 and including, a highway, not comprising a business district,
181 when the property on such highway, for a distance of 300 feet or
182 more, is, in the main, improved with residences or residences
183 and buildings in use for business.
184 (58)(39) REVOCATION.—Revocation means that a licensee’s
185 privilege to drive a motor vehicle is terminated. A new license
186 may be obtained only as permitted by law.
187 (59)(40) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The right of one vehicle or
188 pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to
189 another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such
190 circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity as to give rise
191 to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the
192 other.
193 (60)(41) ROAD TRACTOR.—Any motor vehicle designed and used
194 for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry
195 any load thereon, either independently or as any part of the
196 weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.
197 (61)(42) ROADWAY.—That portion of a highway improved,
198 designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of
199 the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two or
200 more separate roadways, the term “roadway” as used herein refers
201 to any such roadway separately, but not to all such roadways
202 collectively.
203 (62)(43) SADDLE MOUNT; FULL MOUNT.—An arrangement whereby
204 the front wheels of one vehicle rest in a secured position upon
205 another vehicle. All of the wheels of the towing vehicle are
206 upon the ground, and only the rear wheels of the towed vehicle
207 rest upon the ground. Such combinations may include one full
208 mount, whereby a smaller transport vehicle is placed completely
209 on the last towed vehicle.
210 (63)(44) SAFETY ZONE.—The area or space officially set
211 apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and
212 protected or so marked by adequate signs or authorized pavement
213 markings as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart
214 as a safety zone.
215 (65)(45) SCHOOL BUS.—Any motor vehicle that complies with
216 the color and identification requirements of chapter 1006 and is
217 used to transport children to or from public or private school
218 or in connection with school activities, but not including buses
219 operated by common carriers in urban transportation of school
220 children. The term “school” includes all preelementary,
221 elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools.
222 (66)(46) SEMITRAILER.—Any vehicle with or without motive
223 power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons
224 or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so
225 constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load
226 rests upon, or is carried by, another vehicle.
227 (67)(47) SIDEWALK.—That portion of a street between the
228 curbline, or the lateral line, of a roadway and the adjacent
229 property lines, intended for use by pedestrians.
230 (68)(48) SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT.—Any vehicle not designed
231 or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property
232 and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway,
233 including, but not limited to, ditchdigging apparatus, well
234 boring apparatus, and road construction and maintenance
235 machinery, such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket
236 loaders, tractors other than truck tractors, ditchers, leveling
237 graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers,
238 scarifiers, earthmoving carryalls and scrapers, power shovels
239 and draglines, and self-propelled cranes and earthmoving
240 equipment. The term does not include house trailers, dump
241 trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, cranes or shovels, or
242 other vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or
243 property to which machinery has been attached.
244 (69)(49) STAND OR STANDING.—The halting of a vehicle,
245 whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily, for the
246 purpose of, and while actually engaged in, receiving or
247 discharging passengers, as may be permitted by law under this
248 chapter.
249 (70)(50) STATE ROAD.—Any highway designated as a state
250 maintained road by the Department of Transportation.
251 (71)(51) STOP.—When required, complete cessation from
252 movement.
253 (72)(52) STOP OR STOPPING.—When prohibited, any halting,
254 even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except
255 when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply
256 with the directions of a law enforcement officer or traffic
257 control sign or signal.
258 (74)(53) STREET OR HIGHWAY.—
259 (a) The entire width between the boundary lines of every
260 way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to
261 the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic;
262 (b) The entire width between the boundary lines of any
263 privately owned way or place used for vehicular travel by the
264 owner and those having express or implied permission from the
265 owner, but not by other persons, or any limited access road
266 owned or controlled by a special district, whenever, by written
267 agreement entered into under s. 316.006(2)(b) or (3)(b), a
268 county or municipality exercises traffic control jurisdiction
269 over said way or place;
270 (c) Any area, such as a runway, taxiway, ramp, clear zone,
271 or parking lot, within the boundary of any airport owned by the
272 state, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision,
273 which area is used for vehicular traffic but which is not open
274 for vehicular operation by the general public; or
275 (d) Any way or place used for vehicular traffic on a
276 controlled access basis within a mobile home park recreation
277 district which has been created under s. 418.30 and the
278 recreational facilities of which district are open to the
279 general public.
280 (75)(54) SUSPENSION.—Temporary withdrawal of a licensee’s
281 privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
282 (81)(55) THROUGH HIGHWAY.—Any highway or portion thereof on
283 which vehicular traffic is given the right-of-way and at the
284 entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways
285 is required to yield right-of-way to vehicles on such through
286 highway in obedience to either a stop sign or yield sign, or
287 otherwise in obedience to law.
288 (82)(56) TIRE WIDTH.—Tire width is that width stated on the
289 surface of the tire by the manufacturer of the tire, if the
290 width stated does not exceed 2 inches more than the width of the
291 tire contacting the surface.
292 (83)(57) TRAFFIC.—Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals,
293 and vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances either singly or
294 together while using any street or highway for purposes of
295 travel.
296 (86)(58) TRAILER.—Any vehicle with or without motive power,
297 other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or
298 property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.
299 (89)(59) TRUCK.—Any motor vehicle designed, used, or
300 maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
301 (90)(60) TRUCK TRACTOR.—Any motor vehicle designed and used
302 primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as
303 to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle
304 and load so drawn.
305 (35)(61) MIGRANT OR SEASONAL FARM WORKER.—Any person
306 employed in hand labor operations in planting, cultivation, or
307 harvesting agricultural crops.
308 (21)(62) FARM LABOR VEHICLE.—Any vehicle equipped and used
309 for the transportation of nine or more migrant or seasonal farm
310 workers, in addition to the driver, to or from a place of
311 employment or employment-related activities. The term does not
312 include:
313 (a) Any vehicle carrying only members of the immediate
314 family of the owner or driver.
315 (b) Any vehicle being operated by a common carrier of
316 passengers.
317 (c) Any carpool as defined in s. 450.28(3).
318 (5)(63) BICYCLE PATH.—Any road, path, or way that is open
319 to bicycle travel, which road, path, or way is physically
320 separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or
321 by a barrier and is located either within the highway right-of
322 way or within an independent right-of-way.
323 (10)(64) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—The head, or his or
324 her designee, of any law enforcement agency which is authorized
325 to enforce traffic laws.
326 (11)(65) CHILD.—A child as defined in s. 39.01, s. 984.03,
327 or s. 985.03.
328 (12)(66) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—Any self-propelled or
329 towed vehicle used on the public highways in commerce to
330 transport passengers or cargo, if such vehicle:
331 (a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or
332 more;
333 (b) Is designed to transport more than 15 passengers,
334 including the driver; or
335 (c) Is used in the transportation of materials found to be
336 hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials
337 Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. ss. 1801 et seq.).
338
339 A vehicle that occasionally transports personal property to and
340 from a closed-course motorsport facility, as defined in s.
341 549.09(1)(a), is not a commercial motor vehicle if it is not
342 used for profit and corporate sponsorship is not involved. As
343 used in this subsection, the term “corporate sponsorship” means
344 a payment, donation, gratuity, in-kind service, or other benefit
345 provided to or derived by a person in relation to the underlying
346 activity, other than the display of product or corporate names,
347 logos, or other graphic information on the property being
348 transported.
349 (13)(67) COURT.—The court having jurisdiction over traffic
350 offenses.
351 (24)(68) GOLF CART.—A motor vehicle designed and
352 manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or
353 recreational purposes.
354 (26)(69) HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.—Any substance or material
355 which has been determined by the secretary of the United States
356 Department of Transportation to be capable of imposing an
357 unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property. This term
358 includes hazardous waste as defined in s. 403.703(13).
359 (73)(70) STRAIGHT TRUCK.—Any truck on which the cargo unit
360 and the motive power unit are located on the same frame so as to
361 form a single, rigid unit.
362 (78)(71) TANDEM TRAILER TRUCK.—Any combination of a truck
363 tractor, semitrailer, and trailer coupled together so as to
364 operate as a complete unit.
365 (79)(72) TANDEM TRAILER TRUCK HIGHWAY NETWORK.—A highway
366 network consisting primarily of four or more lanes, including
367 all interstate highways; highways designated by the United
368 States Department of Transportation as elements of the National
369 Network; and any street or highway designated by the Florida
370 Department of Transportation for use by tandem trailer trucks,
371 in accordance with s. 316.515, except roads on which truck
372 traffic was specifically prohibited on January 6, 1983.
373 (80)(73) TERMINAL.—Any location where:
374 (a) Freight either originates, terminates, or is handled in
375 the transportation process; or
376 (b) Commercial motor carriers maintain operating
377 facilities.
378 (87)(74) TRANSPORTATION.—The conveyance or movement of
379 goods, materials, livestock, or persons from one location to
380 another on any road, street, or highway open to travel by the
381 public.
382 (92)(75) VEHICLE.—Every device, in, upon, or by which any
383 person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
384 highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary
385 rails or tracks.
386 (6)(76) BRAKE HORSEPOWER.—The actual unit of torque
387 developed per unit of time at the output shaft of an engine, as
388 measured by a dynamometer.
389 (36)(77) MOPED.—Any vehicle with pedals to permit
390 propulsion by human power, having a seat or saddle for the use
391 of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three
392 wheels; with a motor rated not in excess of 2 brake horsepower
393 and not capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed greater
394 than 30 miles per hour on level ground; and with a power-drive
395 system that functions directly or automatically without
396 clutching or shifting gears by the operator after the drive
397 system is engaged. If an internal combustion engine is used, the
398 displacement may not exceed 50 cubic centimeters.
399 (41)(78) NONPUBLIC SECTOR BUS.—Any bus which is used for
400 the transportation of persons for compensation and which is not
401 owned, leased, operated, or controlled by a municipal, county,
402 or state government or a governmentally owned or managed
403 nonprofit corporation.
404 (95)(79) WORK ZONE AREA.—The area and its approaches on any
405 state-maintained highway, county-maintained highway, or
406 municipal street where construction, repair, maintenance, or
407 other street-related or highway-related work is being performed
408 or where one or more lanes is closed to traffic.
409 (34)(80) MAXI-CUBE VEHICLE.—A specialized combination
410 vehicle consisting of a truck carrying a separable cargo
411 carrying unit combined with a semitrailer designed so that the
412 separable cargo-carrying unit is to be loaded and unloaded
413 through the semitrailer. The entire combination may not exceed
414 65 feet in length, and a single component of that combination
415 may not exceed 34 feet in length.
416 (77)(81) TANDEM AXLE.—Any two axles whose centers are more
417 than 40 inches but not more than 96 inches apart and are
418 individually attached to or articulated from, or both, a common
419 attachment to the vehicle, including a connecting mechanism
420 designed to equalize the load between axles.
421 (40)(82) MOTORIZED SCOOTER.—Any vehicle not having a seat
422 or saddle for the use of the rider, designed to travel on not
423 more than three wheels, and not capable of propelling the
424 vehicle at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on level
425 ground.
426 (19)(83) ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE.—Any
427 self-balancing, two-nontandem-wheeled device, designed to
428 transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system
429 with average power of 750 watts (1 horsepower), the maximum
430 speed of which, on a paved level surface when powered solely by
431 such a propulsion system while being ridden by an operator who
432 weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 miles per hour. Electric
433 personal assistive mobility devices are not vehicles as defined
434 in this section.
435 (85)(84) TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPTION SYSTEM.—Any system or
436 device with the capability of activating a control mechanism
437 mounted on or near traffic signals which alters a traffic
438 signal’s timing cycle.
439 (93)(85) VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS.—Any community-based
440 organization whose primary purpose is to act as an advocate for
441 the victims and survivors of traffic crashes and for their
442 families. The victims services offered by these programs may
443 include grief and crisis counseling, assistance with preparing
444 victim compensation claims excluding third-party legal action,
445 or connecting persons with other service providers, and
446 providing emergency financial assistance.
447 (37)(86) MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT.—
448 (a) A contract, agreement, or understanding covering:
449 1. The transportation of property for compensation or hire
450 by the motor carrier;
451 2. Entrance on property by the motor carrier for the
452 purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting property for
453 compensation or hire; or
454 3. A service incidental to activity described in
455 subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., including, but not limited
456 to, storage of property.
457 (b) “Motor carrier transportation contract” does not
458 include the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access
459 Agreement administered by the Intermodal Association of North
460 America or other agreements providing for the interchange, use,
461 or possession of intermodal chassis, containers, or other
462 intermodal equipment.
463 (84)(87) TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR.—A vehicle sensor
464 installed to work in conjunction with a traffic control signal
465 and a camera or cameras synchronized to automatically record two
466 or more sequenced photographic or electronic images or streaming
467 video of only the rear of a motor vehicle at the time the
468 vehicle fails to stop behind the stop bar or clearly marked stop
469 line when facing a traffic control signal steady red light. Any
470 notification under s. 316.0083(1)(b) or traffic citation issued
471 by the use of a traffic infraction detector must include a
472 photograph or other recorded image showing both the license tag
473 of the offending vehicle and the traffic control device being
474 violated.
475 (88) TRI-VEHICLE.—An enclosed three-wheeled passenger
476 vehicle that:
477 (a) Is designed to operate with three wheels in contact
478 with the ground;
479 (b) Has a minimum unladen weight of 900 pounds;
480 (c) Has a single, completely enclosed, occupant
481 compartment;
482 (d) Is produced in a minimum quantity of 300 in any
483 calendar year;
484 (e) Is capable of a speed greater than 60 miles per hour on
485 level ground; and
486 (f) Is equipped with:
487 1. Seats that are certified by the vehicle manufacturer to
488 meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
489 No. 207, “Seating systems” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.207);
490 2. A steering wheel used to maneuver the vehicle;
491 3. A propulsion unit located forward or aft of the enclosed
492 occupant compartment;
493 4. A seat belt for each vehicle occupant certified to meet
494 the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.
495 209, “Seat belt assemblies” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.209);
496 5. A windshield and an appropriate windshield wiper and
497 washer system that are certified by the vehicle manufacturer to
498 meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
499 No. 205, “Glazing Materials” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.205) and Federal
500 Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, “Windshield Wiping and
501 Washing Systems” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.104); and
502 6. A vehicle structure certified by the vehicle
503 manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle
504 Safety Standard No. 216, “Rollover crush resistance” (49 C.F.R.
505 s. 571.216).
506 (76)(89) SWAMP BUGGY.—A motorized off-road vehicle that is
507 designed or modified to travel over swampy or varied terrain and
508 that may use large tires or tracks operated from an elevated
509 platform. The term does not include any vehicle defined in
510 chapter 261 or otherwise defined or classified in this chapter.
511 (2)(90) AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE.—Any vehicle equipped with
512 autonomous technology. The term “autonomous technology” means
513 technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability
514 to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed
515 without the active control or monitoring by a human operator.
516 The term excludes a motor vehicle enabled with active safety
517 systems or driver assistance systems, including, without
518 limitation, a system to provide electronic blind spot
519 assistance, crash avoidance, emergency braking, parking
520 assistance, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assistance, lane
521 departure warning, or traffic jam and queuing assistant, unless
522 any such system alone or in combination with other systems
523 enables the vehicle on which the technology is installed to
524 drive without the active control or monitoring by a human
525 operator.
526 (33)(91) LOCAL HEARING OFFICER.—The person, designated by a
527 department, county, or municipality that elects to authorize
528 traffic infraction enforcement officers to issue traffic
529 citations under s. 316.0083(1)(a), who is authorized to conduct
530 hearings related to a notice of violation issued pursuant to s.
531 316.0083. The charter county, noncharter county, or municipality
532 may use its currently appointed code enforcement board or
533 special magistrate to serve as the local hearing officer. The
534 department may enter into an interlocal agreement to use the
535 local hearing officer of a county or municipality.
536 (64)(92) SANITATION VEHICLE.—A motor vehicle that bears an
537 emblem that is visible from the roadway and clearly identifies
538 that the vehicle belongs to or is under contract with a person,
539 entity, cooperative, board, commission, district, or unit of
540 local government that provides garbage, trash, refuse, or
541 recycling collection.
542 (91)(93) UTILITY SERVICE VEHICLE.—A motor vehicle that
543 bears an emblem that is visible from the roadway and clearly
544 identifies that the vehicle belongs to or is under contract with
545 a person, entity, cooperative, board, commission, district, or
546 unit of local government that provides electric, natural gas,
547 water, wastewater, cable, telephone, or communications services.
548 (94) VULNERABLE USER OF A PUBLIC ROADWAY OR VULNERABLE
549 USER.—
550 (a) A pedestrian, including a person actually engaged in
551 work upon a highway, work upon utility facilities along a
552 highway, or the provision of emergency services within the
553 right-of-way;
554 (b) A person operating, or who is a passenger on, a
555 bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, or moped lawfully on the roadway;
556 (c) A person riding an animal; or
557 (d) A person lawfully operating on a public roadway,
558 crosswalk, or shoulder of the roadway:
559 1. A farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for
560 farm use;
561 2. A horse-drawn carriage;
562 3. An electric personal assistive mobility device; or
563 4. A wheelchair.
564 Section 2. Subsection (1) and paragraphs (e) and (f) of
565 subsection (2) of section 316.027, Florida Statutes, are amended
566 to read:
567 316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries.—
568 (1) As used in this section, the term:
569 (a) “serious bodily injury” means an injury to a person,
570 including the driver, which consists of a physical condition
571 that creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal
572 disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function
573 of a bodily member or organ.
574 (b) “Vulnerable road user” means:
575 1. A pedestrian, including a person actually engaged in
576 work upon a highway, or in work upon utility facilities along a
577 highway, or engaged in the provision of emergency services
578 within the right-of-way;
579 2. A person operating a bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, or
580 moped lawfully on the roadway;
581 3. A person riding an animal; or
582 4. A person lawfully operating on a public right-of-way,
583 crosswalk, or shoulder of the roadway:
584 a. A farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for
585 farm use;
586 b. A skateboard, roller skates, or in-line skates;
587 c. A horse-drawn carriage;
588 d. An electric personal assistive mobility device; or
589 e. A wheelchair.
590 (2)
591 (e) A driver who violates paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or
592 paragraph (c) shall have his or her driver license revoked for
593 at least 3 years as provided in s. 322.28(4).
594 1. A person convicted of violating paragraph (a), paragraph
595 (b), or paragraph (c) shall, before his or her driving privilege
596 may be reinstated, present to the department proof of completion
597 of a victim’s impact panel session in a judicial circuit if such
598 a panel exists, or if such a panel does not exist, a department
599 approved driver improvement course relating to the rights of
600 vulnerable road users relative to vehicles on the roadway as
601 provided in s. 322.0261(2).
602 2. The department may reinstate an offender’s driving
603 privilege after he or she satisfies the 3-year revocation period
604 as provided in s. 322.28(4) and successfully completes either a
605 victim’s impact panel session or a department-approved driver
606 improvement course relating to the rights of vulnerable road
607 users relative to vehicles on the roadway as provided in s.
608 322.0261(2).
609 3. For purposes of this paragraph, an offender’s driving
610 privilege may be reinstated only after the department verifies
611 that the offender participated in and successfully completed a
612 victim’s impact panel session or a department-approved driver
613 improvement course.
614 (f) For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and
615 determining incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944,
616 an offense listed in this subsection is ranked one level above
617 the ranking specified in s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 for the
618 offense committed if the victim of the offense was a vulnerable
619 road user.
620 Section 3. Section 316.083, Florida Statutes, is amended to
621 read:
622 316.083 Overtaking and passing a vehicle.—The following
623 provisions rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of a
624 vehicle vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to
625 those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter
626 stated:
627 (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle
628 proceeding in the same direction shall give an appropriate
629 signal as provided for in s. 316.156, shall pass to the left
630 thereof at a safe distance, and shall not again drive to the
631 right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken
632 vehicle.
633 (2) The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a person
634 operating a bicycle or other vulnerable user of a public roadway
635 nonmotorized vehicle must pass the person operating the bicycle
636 or other vulnerable user nonmotorized vehicle at a safe distance
637 of not less than 3 feet between any part of or attachment to the
638 motor vehicle, anything extending from the motor vehicle, or any
639 trailer or other thing being towed by the motor vehicle and the
640 bicycle, the person operating the bicycle, or other vulnerable
641 user nonmotorized vehicle.
642 (3)(2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is
643 permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to
644 the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle, on audible signal
645 or upon the visible blinking of the headlamps of the overtaking
646 vehicle if such overtaking is being attempted at nighttime, and
647 shall not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until
648 completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
649 (4)(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
650 infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in
651 chapter 318. If a violation of this section contributed to the
652 bodily injury of a vulnerable user of a public roadway, the law
653 enforcement officer issuing the citation for the violation shall
654 note such information on the citation.
655 Section 4. Section 316.084, Florida Statutes, is amended to
656 read:
657 316.084 When overtaking on the right is permitted.—
658 (1) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the
659 right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
660 (a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a
661 left turn;
662 (b) Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not
663 occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two or more
664 lines of moving traffic in each direction;
665 (c) Upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which
666 traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the
667 roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for
668 two or more lines of moving vehicles.
669 (2) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another
670 vehicle on the right only under conditions permitting such
671 movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by
672 driving off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the
673 roadway.
674 (3) This section does not prohibit a bicycle that is in a
675 bicycle lane or on the shoulder of a roadway or highway from
676 passing another vehicle on the right.
677 (4)(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
678 infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in
679 chapter 318.
680 Section 5. Section 316.0875, Florida Statutes, is amended
681 to read:
682 316.0875 No-passing zones.—
683 (1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities
684 are authorized to determine those portions of any highway under
685 their respective jurisdiction where overtaking and passing or
686 driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous
687 and may, by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway,
688 indicate the beginning and end of such zones, and, when such
689 signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an
690 ordinarily observant person, each every driver of a vehicle
691 shall obey the directions thereof.
692 (2) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no
693 passing zone as set forth in subsection (1), a no driver may
694 not, shall at any time, drive on the left side of the roadway
695 with such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement
696 striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its
697 length.
698 (3) This section does not apply to a person who safely and
699 briefly drives to the left of the center of the roadway or
700 pavement striping only to the extent necessary to:
701 (a) Avoid When an obstruction; exists making it necessary
702 to drive to the left of the center of the highway, nor
703 (b) Turn To the driver of a vehicle turning left into or
704 from an alley, private road, or driveway; or
705 (c) Comply with the requirements regarding a safe distance
706 to pass a vulnerable user, as required by s. 316.083(2).
707 (4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
708 infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in
709 chapter 318.
710 Section 6. Section 316.151, Florida Statutes, is amended to
711 read:
712 316.151 Required position and method of turning at
713 intersections.—
714 (1)(a) Right turn.—The driver of a vehicle intending to
715 turn right at an intersection onto a highway, public or private
716 roadway, or driveway shall do so as follows:
717 1.(a) Right turn.—Both the approach for a right turn and a
718 right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right
719 hand curb or edge of the roadway.
720 2. When overtaking and passing a bicycle or other
721 vulnerable user proceeding in the same direction, the driver of
722 a motor vehicle shall give an appropriate signal as provided for
723 in s. 316.155 and shall make the right turn only if it can be
724 made at a safe distance from the bicycle or other vulnerable
725 user.
726 3. When crossing a sidewalk, bicycle lane, or bicycle path
727 to turn right, the driver of a motor vehicle shall yield the
728 right-of-way to a bicycle or pedestrian.
729 (b) Left turn.—The driver of a vehicle intending to turn
730 left at an any intersection onto a highway, public or private
731 roadway, or driveway shall do so as follows:
732 1. The driver shall approach the intersection in the
733 extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in
734 the direction of travel of such vehicle. Thereafter, and, after
735 entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to
736 leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to traffic
737 moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.
738 2. A person riding a bicycle and intending to turn left in
739 accordance with this section is entitled to the full use of the
740 lane from which the turn may legally be made. Whenever
741 practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the
742 intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
743 (c) Left turn by bicycle.—In addition to the method of
744 making a left turn described in paragraph (b), a person riding a
745 bicycle and intending to turn left may do so as follows has the
746 option of following the course described hereafter:
747 a. The rider shall approach the turn as close as
748 practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway;
749 b. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway, the
750 turn shall be made as close as practicable to the curb or edge
751 of the roadway on the far side of the intersection; and,
752 c. Before proceeding, the bicyclist shall comply with any
753 official traffic control device or police officer regulating
754 traffic on the highway along which the bicyclist intends to
755 proceed.
756 (2) The state, county, and local authorities in their
757 respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic control
758 devices to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and
759 thereby require and direct that a different course from that
760 specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an
761 intersection. When such devices are so placed, the no driver of
762 a vehicle may not turn a vehicle at an intersection other than
763 as directed and required by such devices.
764 (3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
765 infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in
766 chapter 318. If a violation of this section contributes to the
767 bodily injury of a vulnerable user of a public roadway, the law
768 enforcement officer issuing the citation for the violation shall
769 note such information on the citation.
770 Section 7. Section 316.1925, Florida Statutes, is amended
771 to read:
772 316.1925 Careless driving.—
773 (1) A Any person operating a vehicle upon the streets or
774 highways within the state shall drive the same in a careful and
775 prudent manner, having regard for the width, grade, curves,
776 corners, traffic, and all other attendant circumstances, so as
777 not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. A
778 person who fails Failure to drive in such manner commits shall
779 constitute careless driving and a violation of this section.
780 (2) Any person who violates this section shall be cited for
781 a moving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318.
782 (2) If a violation under subsection (1) contributed to the
783 bodily injury of a vulnerable user of a public roadway, the law
784 enforcement officer issuing the citation for the violation shall
785 note such information on the citation.
786 Section 8. Subsections (1), (5), and (6) of section
787 316.2065, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
788 316.2065 Bicycle regulations.—
789 (1) A bicycle is a vehicle under Florida law and shall be
790 operated in the same manner as any other vehicle and every
791 person operating a bicycle propelling a vehicle by human power
792 has all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to the
793 driver of any other vehicle under this chapter, except as to
794 special regulations in this chapter, and except as to provisions
795 of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.
796 (5)(a) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at
797 less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and
798 under the conditions then existing shall ride in the bicycle
799 lane marked for bicycle use or, if there is no bicycle lane in
800 the roadway is marked for bicycle use, as close as practicable
801 to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any
802 of the following situations:
803 1. When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle
804 proceeding in the same direction.
805 2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or
806 into a private road or driveway.
807 3. When reasonably necessary to avoid any condition or
808 potential conflict, including, but not limited to, a fixed or
809 moving object, parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian,
810 animal, surface hazard, turn lane, or substandard-width lane,
811 which makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or
812 edge or within a bicycle lane. For the purposes of this
813 subsection, a “substandard-width lane” is a lane that is too
814 narrow for a bicycle and another vehicle to travel safely side
815 by side within the lane.
816 (b) Any person operating a bicycle upon a one-way highway
817 with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left
818 hand curb or edge of such roadway as practicable.
819 (6)(a) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway or in a
820 bicycle lane may not ride more than two abreast except on
821 bicycle paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive
822 use of bicycles. Persons riding two abreast may not impede
823 traffic when traveling at less than the normal speed of traffic
824 at the time and place and under the conditions then existing and
825 shall ride within a single lane.
826 (b) When stopping at a stop sign, persons riding bicycles
827 in groups of four or more, after coming to a full stop and
828 obeying all traffic laws, may proceed through the stop sign in a
829 group and motor vehicle operators shall allow the entire group
830 to travel through the intersection before moving forward.
831 Section 9. Section 318.142, Florida Statutes, is created to
832 read:
833 318.142 Infractions contributing to bodily injury of a
834 vulnerable user of a public roadway.—In addition to any other
835 penalty imposed for a violation under s. 316.083, s. 316.151, or
836 s. 316.1925, if the violation contributed to the bodily injury
837 of a vulnerable user of a public roadway as defined in s.
838 316.003, the law enforcement officer issuing the citation for
839 the infraction shall note such information on the citation and
840 the designated official may impose a fine of not more than
841 $2,500.
842 Section 10. Section 318.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to
843 read:
844 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing.—Any
845 person cited for the infractions listed in this section shall
846 not have the provisions of s. 318.14(2), (4), and (9) available
847 to him or her but must appear before the designated official at
848 the time and location of the scheduled hearing:
849 (1) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes the
850 death of another;
851 (2) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes
852 “serious bodily injury” of another as defined in s. 316.1933(1);
853 (3) Any infraction of s. 316.172(1)(b);
854 (4) Any infraction of s. 316.520(1) or (2); or
855 (5) Any infraction of s. 316.183(2), s. 316.187, or s.
856 316.189 of exceeding the speed limit by 30 m.p.h. or more; or
857 (6) Any infraction of s. 316.083, s. 316.151, or s.
858 316.1925 which contributes to bodily injury of a vulnerable user
859 of a public roadway as defined in s. 316.003. If an infraction
860 listed in this subsection contributes to the bodily injury of a
861 vulnerable user of a public roadway, the law enforcement officer
862 issuing the citation for the infraction shall note such
863 information on the citation.
864 Section 11. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
865 212.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
866 212.05 Sales, storage, use tax.—It is hereby declared to be
867 the legislative intent that every person is exercising a taxable
868 privilege who engages in the business of selling tangible
869 personal property at retail in this state, including the
870 business of making mail order sales, or who rents or furnishes
871 any of the things or services taxable under this chapter, or who
872 stores for use or consumption in this state any item or article
873 of tangible personal property as defined herein and who leases
874 or rents such property within the state.
875 (1) For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is levied on
876 each taxable transaction or incident, which tax is due and
877 payable as follows:
878 (c) At the rate of 6 percent of the gross proceeds derived
879 from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as
880 defined herein; however, the following special provisions apply
881 to the lease or rental of motor vehicles:
882 1. When a motor vehicle is leased or rented for a period of
883 less than 12 months:
884 a. If the motor vehicle is rented in Florida, the entire
885 amount of such rental is taxable, even if the vehicle is dropped
886 off in another state.
887 b. If the motor vehicle is rented in another state and
888 dropped off in Florida, the rental is exempt from Florida tax.
889 2. Except as provided in subparagraph 3., for the lease or
890 rental of a motor vehicle for a period of not less than 12
891 months, sales tax is due on the lease or rental payments if the
892 vehicle is registered in this state; provided, however, that no
893 tax shall be due if the taxpayer documents use of the motor
894 vehicle outside this state and tax is being paid on the lease or
895 rental payments in another state.
896 3. The tax imposed by this chapter does not apply to the
897 lease or rental of a commercial motor vehicle as defined in s.
898 316.003(12)(a) 316.003(66)(a) to one lessee or rentee for a
899 period of not less than 12 months when tax was paid on the
900 purchase price of such vehicle by the lessor. To the extent tax
901 was paid with respect to the purchase of such vehicle in another
902 state, territory of the United States, or the District of
903 Columbia, the Florida tax payable shall be reduced in accordance
904 with the provisions of s. 212.06(7). This subparagraph shall
905 only be available when the lease or rental of such property is
906 an established business or part of an established business or
907 the same is incidental or germane to such business.
908 Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 316.1303, Florida
909 Statutes, is amended to read:
910 316.1303 Traffic regulations to assist mobility-impaired
911 persons.—
912 (1) Whenever a pedestrian who is mobility impaired is in
913 the process of crossing a public street or highway with the
914 assistance of a guide dog or service animal designated as such
915 with a visible means of identification, a walker, a crutch, an
916 orthopedic cane, or a wheelchair, the driver of a vehicle
917 approaching the intersection, as defined in s. 316.003
918 316.003(17), shall bring his or her vehicle to a full stop
919 before arriving at the intersection and, before proceeding,
920 shall take precautions necessary to avoid injuring the
921 pedestrian.
922 Section 13. Subsection (5) of section 316.235, Florida
923 Statutes, is amended to read:
924 316.235 Additional lighting equipment.—
925 (5) A bus, as defined in s. 316.003 316.003(3), may be
926 equipped with a deceleration lighting system which cautions
927 following vehicles that the bus is slowing, preparing to stop,
928 or is stopped. Such lighting system shall consist of amber
929 lights mounted in horizontal alignment on the rear of the
930 vehicle at or near the vertical centerline of the vehicle, not
931 higher than the lower edge of the rear window or, if the vehicle
932 has no rear window, not higher than 72 inches from the ground.
933 Such lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than
934 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight. Lights are permitted to
935 light and flash during deceleration, braking, or standing and
936 idling of the bus. Vehicular hazard warning flashers may be used
937 in conjunction with or in lieu of a rear-mounted deceleration
938 lighting system.
939 Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph
940 (a) of subsection (4) of section 316.545, Florida Statutes, are
941 amended to read:
942 316.545 Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor
943 fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review.—
944 (2)
945 (b) The officer or inspector shall inspect the license
946 plate or registration certificate of the commercial motor
947 vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003 316.003(66), to determine if
948 its gross weight is in compliance with the declared gross
949 vehicle weight. If its gross weight exceeds the declared weight,
950 the penalty shall be 5 cents per pound on the difference between
951 such weights. In those cases when the commercial motor vehicle,
952 as defined in s. 316.003 316.003(66), is being operated over the
953 highways of the state with an expired registration or with no
954 registration from this or any other jurisdiction or is not
955 registered under the applicable provisions of chapter 320, the
956 penalty herein shall apply on the basis of 5 cents per pound on
957 that scaled weight which exceeds 35,000 pounds on laden truck
958 tractor-semitrailer combinations or tandem trailer truck
959 combinations, 10,000 pounds on laden straight trucks or straight
960 truck-trailer combinations, or 10,000 pounds on any unladen
961 commercial motor vehicle. If the license plate or registration
962 has not been expired for more than 90 days, the penalty imposed
963 under this paragraph may not exceed $1,000. In the case of
964 special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003 316.003(48),
965 which qualifies for the license tax provided for in s.
966 320.08(5)(b), being operated on the highways of the state with
967 an expired registration or otherwise not properly registered
968 under the applicable provisions of chapter 320, a penalty of $75
969 shall apply in addition to any other penalty which may apply in
970 accordance with this chapter. A vehicle found in violation of
971 this section may be detained until the owner or operator
972 produces evidence that the vehicle has been properly registered.
973 Any costs incurred by the retention of the vehicle shall be the
974 sole responsibility of the owner. A person who has been assessed
975 a penalty pursuant to this paragraph for failure to have a valid
976 vehicle registration certificate pursuant to the provisions of
977 chapter 320 is not subject to the delinquent fee authorized in
978 s. 320.07 if such person obtains a valid registration
979 certificate within 10 working days after such penalty was
980 assessed.
981 (4)(a) No commercial motor vehicle, as defined in s.
982 316.003 316.003(66), shall be operated over the highways of this
983 state unless it has been properly registered under the
984 provisions of s. 207.004. Whenever any law enforcement officer
985 identified in s. 207.023(1), upon inspecting the vehicle or
986 combination of vehicles, determines that the vehicle is in
987 violation of s. 207.004, a penalty in the amount of $50 shall be
988 assessed, and the vehicle may be detained until payment is
989 collected by the law enforcement officer.
990 Section 15. Subsection (2) of section 316.605, Florida
991 Statutes, is amended to read:
992 316.605 Licensing of vehicles.—
993 (2) Any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003
994 316.003(66), operating over the highways of this state with an
995 expired registration, with no registration from this or any
996 other jurisdiction, or with no registration under the applicable
997 provisions of chapter 320 shall be in violation of s. 320.07(3)
998 and shall subject the owner or operator of such vehicle to the
999 penalty provided. In addition, a commercial motor vehicle found
1000 in violation of this section may be detained by any law
1001 enforcement officer until the owner or operator produces
1002 evidence that the vehicle has been properly registered and that
1003 any applicable delinquent penalties have been paid.
1004 Section 16. Subsection (6) of section 316.6105, Florida
1005 Statutes, is amended to read:
1006 316.6105 Violations involving operation of motor vehicle in
1007 unsafe condition or without required equipment; procedure for
1008 disposition.—
1009 (6) This section does not apply to commercial motor
1010 vehicles as defined in s. 316.003 316.003(66) or transit buses
1011 owned or operated by a governmental entity.
1012 Section 17. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
1013 316.613, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1014 316.613 Child restraint requirements.—
1015 (2) As used in this section, the term “motor vehicle” means
1016 a motor vehicle as defined in s. 316.003 that is operated on the
1017 roadways, streets, and highways of the state. The term does not
1018 include:
1019 (a) A school bus as defined in s. 316.003 316.003(45).
1020 Section 18. Subsection (8) of section 316.622, Florida
1021 Statutes, is amended to read:
1022 316.622 Farm labor vehicles.—
1023 (8) The department shall provide to the Department of
1024 Business and Professional Regulation each quarter a copy of each
1025 accident report involving a farm labor vehicle, as defined in s.
1026 316.003 316.003(62), commencing with the first quarter of the
1027 2006-2007 fiscal year.
1028 Section 19. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
1029 316.650, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1030 316.650 Traffic citations.—
1031 (1)
1032 (b) The department shall prepare, and supply to every
1033 traffic enforcement agency in the state, an appropriate
1034 affidavit-of-compliance form that shall be issued along with the
1035 form traffic citation for any violation of s. 316.610 and that
1036 indicates the specific defect needing to be corrected. However,
1037 such affidavit of compliance shall not be issued in the case of
1038 a violation of s. 316.610 by a commercial motor vehicle as
1039 defined in s. 316.003 316.003(66). Such affidavit-of-compliance
1040 form shall be distributed in the same manner and to the same
1041 parties as is the form traffic citation.
1042 Section 20. Subsection (1) of section 316.70, Florida
1043 Statutes, is amended to read:
1044 316.70 Nonpublic sector buses; safety rules.—
1045 (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish and
1046 revise standards to assure the safe operation of nonpublic
1047 sector buses, as defined in s. 316.003 316.003(78), which
1048 standards shall be those contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 385,
1049 and 390-397 and which shall be directed towards assuring that:
1050 (a) Nonpublic sector buses are safely maintained, equipped,
1051 and operated.
1052 (b) Nonpublic sector buses are carrying the insurance
1053 required by law and carrying liability insurance on the checked
1054 baggage of passengers not to exceed the standard adopted by the
1055 United States Department of Transportation.
1056 (c) Florida license tags are purchased for nonpublic sector
1057 buses pursuant to s. 320.38.
1058 (d) The driving records of drivers of nonpublic sector
1059 buses are checked by their employers at least once each year to
1060 ascertain whether the driver has a suspended or revoked driver
1061 license.
1062 Section 21. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
1063 320.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1064 320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida
1065 Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
1066 (1) “Motor vehicle” means:
1067 (a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer,
1068 truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle
1069 operated on the roads of this state, used to transport persons
1070 or property, and propelled by power other than muscular power,
1071 but the term does not include traction engines, road rollers,
1072 special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003 316.003(48),
1073 vehicles that run only upon a track, bicycles, swamp buggies, or
1074 mopeds.
1075 Section 22. Section 320.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
1076 read:
1077 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
1078 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
1079 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
1080 defined in s. 316.003 316.003(2), tri-vehicles as defined in s.
1081 316.003, and mobile homes, as defined in s. 320.01, which shall
1082 be paid to and collected by the department or its agent upon the
1083 registration or renewal of registration of the following:
1084 (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.—
1085 (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat.
1086 (b) Any moped: $5 flat.
1087 (c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle,
1088 or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this
1089 subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in
1090 the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such
1091 additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
1092 Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
1093 program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
1094 Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
1095 or the general operations of the department.
1096 (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which
1097 $2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1098 (2) AUTOMOBILES OR TRI-VEHICLES FOR PRIVATE USE.—
1099 (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s.
1100 320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $7.50 flat.
1101 (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $14.50 flat.
1102 (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than 3,500
1103 pounds: $22.50 flat.
1104 (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $32.50 flat.
1105 (3) TRUCKS.—
1106 (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $14.50 flat.
1107 (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than
1108 3,000 pounds: $22.50 flat.
1109 (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than
1110 5,000 pounds: $32.50 flat.
1111 (d) A truck defined as a “goat,” or other vehicle if used
1112 in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of
1113 harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such
1114 harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated
1115 upon the roads of the state: $7.50 flat. The term “goat” means a
1116 motor vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for
1117 the transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for
1118 the transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used
1119 for hauling associated equipment or supplies, including required
1120 sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers.
1121 (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086:
1122 $7.50 flat.
1123 (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
1124 VEHICLE WEIGHT.—
1125 (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
1126 than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be
1127 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1128 (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
1129 than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
1130 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1131 (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
1132 than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited
1133 into the General Revenue Fund.
1134 (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
1135 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
1136 into the General Revenue Fund.
1137 (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
1138 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
1139 into the General Revenue Fund.
1140 (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
1141 than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
1142 into the General Revenue Fund.
1143 (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
1144 than 35,000: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited into the
1145 General Revenue Fund.
1146 (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
1147 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
1148 into the General Revenue Fund.
1149 (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
1150 than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited
1151 into the General Revenue Fund.
1152 (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
1153 than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited
1154 into the General Revenue Fund.
1155 (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
1156 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
1157 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1158 (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
1159 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
1160 Fund.
1161 (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
1162 truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address
1163 is eligible for a license plate for a fee of $324 flat if:
1164 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
1165 forestry products; or
1166 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
1167 forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
1168 associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
1169 the truck tractor.
1170
1171 Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited
1172 into the General Revenue Fund.
1173 (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
1174 hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting raw,
1175 unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural
1176 products within a 150-mile radius of its home address, is
1177 eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee of:
1178 1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less
1179 than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
1180 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1181 2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is
1182 44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the
1183 point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the
1184 point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail,
1185 water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84
1186 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1187
1188 Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
1189 exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
1190 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
1191 incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers
1192 delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
1193 documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility prior to
1194 issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
1195 paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle
1196 must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
1197 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
1198 user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
1199 (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
1200 SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.—
1201 (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
1202 of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year
1203 or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the
1204 General Revenue Fund.
1205 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
1206 fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of
1207 which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1208 (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
1209 for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
1210 construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
1211 designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
1212 described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50
1213 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1214 (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
1215 and from school or school or church activities or functions
1216 within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be
1217 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1218 (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to
1219 tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02, a disabled, abandoned,
1220 stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s.
1221 320.01, or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01:
1222 $41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General
1223 Revenue Fund.
1224 (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor
1225 vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in
1226 paragraph (d), as follows:
1227 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
1228 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
1229 into the General Revenue Fund.
1230 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
1231 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
1232 into the General Revenue Fund.
1233 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
1234 than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
1235 into the General Revenue Fund.
1236 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
1237 than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
1238 into the General Revenue Fund.
1239 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
1240 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
1241 into the General Revenue Fund.
1242 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
1243 than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited
1244 into the General Revenue Fund.
1245 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
1246 than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited
1247 into the General Revenue Fund.
1248 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
1249 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
1250 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1251 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
1252 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
1253 Fund.
1254 (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50
1255 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1256 (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—
1257 (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall
1258 be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,
1259 of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue
1260 Fund.
1261 (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50
1262 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per
1263 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
1264 Revenue Fund.
1265 (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.—
1266 (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per
1267 year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into
1268 the General Revenue Fund.
1269 (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
1270 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per
1271 cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General
1272 Revenue Fund.
1273 (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.—
1274 (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
1275 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per
1276 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
1277 Revenue Fund.
1278 (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which
1279 $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus
1280 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the
1281 General Revenue Fund.
1282 (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.—
1283 (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
1284 s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27
1285 flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
1286 Fund.
1287 (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.:
1288 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General
1289 Revenue Fund.
1290 (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
1291 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
1292 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1293 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
1294 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1295 (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
1296 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
1297 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1298 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
1299 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1300 (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
1301 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
1302 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1303 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
1304 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1305 (10) PARK TRAILERS; TRAVEL TRAILERS; FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILERS;
1306 35 FEET TO 40 FEET.—
1307 (a) Park trailers.—Any park trailer, as defined in s.
1308 320.01(1)(b)7.: $25 flat.
1309 (b) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined in
1310 s. 320.01(1)(b), that exceeds 35 feet: $25 flat.
1311 (11) MOBILE HOMES.—
1312 (a) A mobile home not exceeding 35 feet in length: $20
1313 flat.
1314 (b) A mobile home over 35 feet in length, but not exceeding
1315 40 feet: $25 flat.
1316 (c) A mobile home over 40 feet in length, but not exceeding
1317 45 feet: $30 flat.
1318 (d) A mobile home over 45 feet in length, but not exceeding
1319 50 feet: $35 flat.
1320 (e) A mobile home over 50 feet in length, but not exceeding
1321 55 feet: $40 flat.
1322 (f) A mobile home over 55 feet in length, but not exceeding
1323 60 feet: $45 flat.
1324 (g) A mobile home over 60 feet in length, but not exceeding
1325 65 feet: $50 flat.
1326 (h) A mobile home over 65 feet in length: $80 flat.
1327 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
1328 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
1329 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
1330 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
1331 the General Revenue Fund.
1332 (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or
1333 official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited
1334 into the General Revenue Fund.
1335 (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor
1336 vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
1337 miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
1338 the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents
1339 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1340 (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a
1341 transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which
1342 $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
1343 Section 23. Subsection (1) of section 320.0801, Florida
1344 Statutes, is amended to read:
1345 320.0801 Additional license tax on certain vehicles.—
1346 (1) In addition to the license taxes specified in s. 320.08
1347 and in subsection (2), there is hereby levied and imposed an
1348 annual license tax of 10 cents for the operation of a motor
1349 vehicle, as defined in s. 320.01, and moped, as defined in s.
1350 316.003 316.003(77), which tax shall be paid to the department
1351 or its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of
1352 the vehicle. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20,
1353 revenues collected from the tax imposed in this subsection shall
1354 be deposited in the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund and
1355 used solely for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
1356 ss. 395.401, 395.4015, 395.404, and 395.4045 and s. 11, chapter
1357 87-399, Laws of Florida.
1358 Section 24. Section 320.38, Florida Statutes, is amended to
1359 read:
1360 320.38 When nonresident exemption not allowed.—The
1361 provisions of s. 320.37 authorizing the operation of motor
1362 vehicles over the roads of this state by nonresidents of this
1363 state when such vehicles are duly registered or licensed under
1364 the laws of some other state or foreign country do not apply to
1365 any nonresident who accepts employment or engages in any trade,
1366 profession, or occupation in this state, except a nonresident
1367 migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s. 316.003
1368 316.003(61). In every case in which a nonresident, except a
1369 nonresident migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s.
1370 316.003 316.003(61), accepts employment or engages in any trade,
1371 profession, or occupation in this state or enters his or her
1372 children to be educated in the public schools of this state,
1373 such nonresident shall, within 10 days after the commencement of
1374 such employment or education, register his or her motor vehicles
1375 in this state if such motor vehicles are proposed to be operated
1376 on the roads of this state. Any person who is enrolled as a
1377 student in a college or university and who is a nonresident but
1378 who is in this state for a period of up to 6 months engaged in a
1379 work-study program for which academic credits are earned from a
1380 college whose credits or degrees are accepted for credit by at
1381 least three accredited institutions of higher learning, as
1382 defined in s. 1005.02, is not required to have a Florida
1383 registration for the duration of the work-study program if the
1384 person’s vehicle is properly registered in another jurisdiction.
1385 Any nonresident who is enrolled as a full-time student in such
1386 institution of higher learning is also exempt for the duration
1387 of such enrollment.
1388 Section 25. Subsection (2) of section 322.0261, Florida
1389 Statutes, is amended to read:
1390 322.0261 Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain
1391 driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of
1392 course.—
1393 (2) With respect to an operator convicted of, or who
1394 pleaded nolo contendere to, a traffic offense giving rise to a
1395 crash identified in paragraph (1)(a) or paragraph (1)(b), the
1396 department shall require that the operator, in addition to other
1397 applicable penalties, attend a department-approved driver
1398 improvement course in order to maintain his or her driving
1399 privileges. The department shall include in the course
1400 curriculum instruction specifically addressing the rights of
1401 vulnerable road users as defined in s. 316.003 316.027 relative
1402 to vehicles on the roadway. If the operator fails to complete
1403 the course within 90 days after receiving notice from the
1404 department, the operator’s driver license shall be canceled by
1405 the department until the course is successfully completed.
1406 Section 26. Subsection (1) of section 322.031, Florida
1407 Statutes, is amended to read:
1408 322.031 Nonresident; when license required.—
1409 (1) In each case in which a nonresident, except a
1410 nonresident migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s.
1411 316.003 316.003(61), accepts employment or engages in a trade,
1412 profession, or occupation in this state or enters his or her
1413 children to be educated in the public schools of this state,
1414 such nonresident shall, within 30 days after beginning such
1415 employment or education, be required to obtain a Florida driver
1416 license if such nonresident operates a motor vehicle on the
1417 highways of this state. The spouse or dependent child of such
1418 nonresident shall also be required to obtain a Florida driver
1419 license within that 30-day period before operating a motor
1420 vehicle on the highways of this state.
1421 Section 27. Subsection (3) of section 450.181, Florida
1422 Statutes, is amended to read:
1423 450.181 Definitions.—As used in part II, unless the context
1424 clearly requires a different meaning:
1425 (3) The term “migrant laborer” has the same meaning as
1426 migrant or seasonal farm workers as defined in s. 316.003
1427 316.003(61).
1428 Section 28. Subsection (5) of section 559.903, Florida
1429 Statutes, is amended to read:
1430 559.903 Definitions.—As used in this act:
1431 (5) “Motor vehicle” means any automobile, truck, bus,
1432 recreational vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, or other motor
1433 powered vehicle, but does not include trailers, mobile homes,
1434 travel trailers, trailer coaches without independent motive
1435 power, watercraft or aircraft, or special mobile equipment as
1436 defined in s. 316.003 316.003(48).
1437 Section 29. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida
1438 Statutes, is amended to read:
1439 655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965.—As used in this
1440 section and ss. 655.961-655.965, unless the context otherwise
1441 requires:
1442 (1) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which
1443 is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The term does
1444 not include any street or highway open to the use of the public,
1445 as defined in s. 316.003(74)(a) or (b) 316.003(53)(a) or (b),