Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1104
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    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)
    3  
    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.
  106  
  107  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
  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:
  114  
  115  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  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,