Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1104
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
01/18/2018 .
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The Committee on Transportation (Brandes) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (905658) (with directory and
2 title amendments)
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4 Delete lines 167 - 175
5 and insert:
6 (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
7 specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
8 by the department. The registration license plate is designed to
9 increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at
10 least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,
11 unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by
12 the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar
13 smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with
14 a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by
15 the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The
16 registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination
17 of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven
18 digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The
19 license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
20 top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state
21 motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned
22 license plates must have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom
23 and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
24 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) must have
25 the word “Restricted” at the bottom. License plates issued for
26 vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the
27 word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom
28 unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as
29 authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued
30 for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with
31 the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Manufacturer” at the
32 bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
33 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker” at
34 the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
35 commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
36 license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
37 “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
38 plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be
39 assigned a registration license number, or be issued with any
40 other distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes
41 the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.
42 Section 4. Subsection (5) of section 320.0607, Florida
43 Statutes, is amended to read:
44 320.0607 Replacement license plates, validation decal, or
45 mobile home sticker.—
46 (5) Upon the issuance of an original license plate, the
47 applicant shall pay a fee of $28 to be deposited in the Highway
48 Safety Operating Trust Fund. Beginning October 1, 2019, this
49 subsection does not apply to a vehicle registered under the
50 International Registration Plan.
51 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
52 320.0657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
53 320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license plates.—
54 (2)
55 (b) The plates, which shall be of a distinctive color,
56 shall have the word “Fleet” appearing at the bottom and the word
57 “Florida” appearing at the top unless the license plate is a
58 specialty license plate as authorized in s. 320.08056. The
59 plates shall conform in all respects to the provisions of this
60 chapter, except as specified herein. For additional fees as set
61 forth in s. 320.08056, fleet companies may purchase specialty
62 license plates in lieu of the standard fleet license plates.
63 Fleet companies shall be responsible for all costs associated
64 with the specialty license plate, including all annual use fees,
65 processing fees, fees associated with switching license plate
66 types, and any other applicable fees.
67 Section 6. Subsection (12) of section 320.08, Florida
68 Statutes, is amended to read:
69 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
70 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
71 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
72 defined in s. 316.003(3), tri-vehicles as defined in s. 316.003,
73 and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to
74 and collected by the department or its agent upon the
75 registration or renewal of registration of the following:
76 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
77 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
78 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
79 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
80 the General Revenue Fund. For additional fees as set forth in s.
81 320.08056, dealers may purchase specialty license plates in lieu
82 of the standard graphic dealer license plates. Dealers shall be
83 responsible for all costs associated with the specialty license
84 plate, including all annual use fees, processing fees, fees
85 associated with switching license plate types, and any other
86 applicable fees.
87 Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 320.08056, Florida
88 Statutes, is amended to read:
89 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
90 (2)(a) The department shall issue a specialty license plate
91 to the owner or lessee of any motor vehicle, except a vehicle
92 registered under the International Registration Plan, a
93 commercial truck required to display two license plates pursuant
94 to s. 320.0706, or a truck tractor, upon request and payment of
95 the appropriate license tax and fees.
96 (b) The department may authorize dealer and fleet specialty
97 license plates. With the permission of the sponsoring specialty
98 license plate organization, a dealer or fleet company may
99 purchase specialty license plates to be used on dealer and fleet
100 vehicles.
101 (c) Notwithstanding s. 320.08058, a dealer or fleet
102 specialty license plate must include the letters “DLR” or “FLT”
103 on the right side of the license plate. Dealer and fleet
104 specialty license plates must be ordered directly through the
105 department.
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108 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
109 Delete lines 116 - 117
110 and insert:
111 Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
112 (a) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, are
113 amended to read:
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116 And the title is amended as follows:
117 Delete lines 238 - 241
118 and insert:
119 certain circumstances; providing an exception to the
120 design of dealer license plates for specialty license
121 plates; amending s. 320.0607, F.S.; providing an
122 exemption, beginning on a specified date, from a
123 certain fee for vehicles registered under the
124 International Registration Plan; amending s. 320.0657,
125 F.S.; providing an exception to the design of fleet
126 license plates for specialty license plates;
127 authorizing fleet companies to purchase specialty
128 license plates in lieu of the standard fleet license
129 plates for additional specified fees; requiring fleet
130 companies to be responsible for all costs associated
131 with the specialty license plate; amending s. 320.08,
132 F.S.; authorizing dealers to purchase specialty
133 license plates in lieu of the standard graphic dealer
134 license plates for additional specified fees;
135 requiring dealers to be responsible for all costs
136 associated with the specialty license plate; amending
137 s. 320.08056, F.S.; allowing the Department of Highway
138 Safety and Motor Vehicles to authorize dealer and
139 fleet specialty license plates; authorizing a dealer
140 or fleet company to purchase specialty license plates
141 to be used on dealer and fleet vehicles with the
142 permission of the sponsoring specialty license plate
143 organization; requiring a dealer or fleet specialty
144 license plate to include specified letters on the
145 right side of the license plate; requiring dealer and
146 fleet specialty license plates to be ordered directly
147 through the department; amending s. 812.014,