Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SPB 7046 Ì312966FÎ312966 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 01/14/2016 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Transportation (Brandes) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 525 - 557 4 and insert: 5 or court obligation if the person demonstrates to the 6 court, after receiving the penalty and prior to the suspension 7 taking place, that he or she is unable to pay the penalty or 8 court obligation. A person is considered unable to pay if the 9 person provides documentation to the appropriate clerk of court 10 evidencing that: 11 (a) The person receives reemployment assistance or 12 unemployment compensation pursuant to chapter 443; 13 (b) The person is disabled and incapable of self-support or 14 receives benefits under the federal Supplemental Security Income 15 program or Social Security Disability Insurance program; 16 (c) The person receives temporary cash assistance pursuant 17 to chapter 414; 18 (d) The person is making payments in accordance with a 19 confirmed bankruptcy plan under chapter 11, chapter 12, or 20 chapter 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ss. 21 101 et seq.; 22 (e) The person has been placed on a payment plan or payment 23 plans with the clerk of court which in total exceed what is 24 determined to be a reasonable payment plan pursuant to s. 25 28.246(4); or 26 (f) The person has been determined to be indigent after 27 filing an application with the clerk in accordance with s. 27.52 28 or s. 57.082. 29 Section 12. Subsection (7) of section 322.251, Florida 30 Statutes, is repealed. 31 Section 13. Subsection (8) is added to section 322.271, 32 Florida Statutes, to read: 33 322.271 Authority to modify revocation, cancellation, or 34 suspension order.— 35 (8) A person whose driver license or privilege to drive has 36 been suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245, with the exception 37 of any suspension related to s. 61.13016, may have his or her 38 driver license or driving privilege reinstated on a restricted 39 basis by the department in accordance with this section. The 40 restricted license shall be valid until the 7-year suspension 41 period ends as provided in s. 318.15, Florida Statutes, or until 42 the debt is paid. 43 44 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 45 And the title is amended as follows: 46 Delete lines 55 - 69 47 and insert: 48 a penalty if the person demonstrates to the court, 49 when specified, that he or she is unable to pay such 50 penalty; requiring the person to provide documentation 51 meeting certain requirements to the appropriate clerk 52 of court in order to be considered unable to pay; 53 repealing s. 322.251(7), F.S., relating to notice of 54 suspension or revocation of driving privileges, 55 reasons for reinstatement of such driving privileges, 56 and certain electronic access to identify a person who 57 is the subject of an outstanding warrant or capias for 58 passing worthless bank checks; amending s. 322.271, 59 F.S.; providing that a person whose driver license or 60 privilege to drive has been suspended may have his or 61 her driver license or driving privilege reinstated on 62 a restricted basis under certain circumstances; 63 providing the period of validity of such restricted 64 license;