Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1414
Ì802486?Î802486
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
02/06/2018 .
.
.
.
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
The Committee on Transportation (Rouson) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (369056) (with title
2 amendment)
3
4 Delete lines 5 - 7
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
7 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
8 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
9 validation stickers generally.—
10 (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
11 specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
12 by the department. The registration license plate is designed to
13 increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at
14 least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,
15 unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by
16 the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar
17 smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with
18 a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by
19 the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The
20 registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination
21 of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven
22 digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The
23 license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
24 top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state
25 motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned
26 license plates must have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom
27 and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
28 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) must have
29 the word “Restricted” at the bottom. License plates issued for
30 vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the
31 word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom
32 unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as
33 authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued
34 for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with
35 the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Manufacturer” at the
36 bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
37 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker” at
38 the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
39 commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
40 license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
41 “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
42 plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be
43 assigned a registration license number, or be issued with any
44 other distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes
45 the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.
46 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
47 320.0657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
48 320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license plates.—
49 (2)
50 (b) The plates, which shall be of a distinctive color,
51 shall have the word “Fleet” appearing at the bottom and the word
52 “Florida” appearing at the top unless the license plate is a
53 specialty license plate as authorized in s. 320.08056. The
54 plates shall conform in all respects to the provisions of this
55 chapter, except as specified herein. For additional fees as set
56 forth in s. 320.08056, fleet companies may purchase specialty
57 license plates in lieu of the standard fleet license plates.
58 Fleet companies shall be responsible for all costs associated
59 with the specialty license plates, including all annual use
60 fees, processing fees, fees associated with switching license
61 plate types, and any other applicable fees.
62 Section 3. Subsection (12) of section 320.08, Florida
63 Statutes, is amended to read:
64 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
65 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
66 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
67 defined in s. 316.003(3), tri-vehicles as defined in s. 316.003,
68 and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to
69 and collected by the department or its agent upon the
70 registration or renewal of registration of the following:
71 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
72 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
73 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
74 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
75 the General Revenue Fund. For additional fees as set forth in s.
76 320.08056, dealers may purchase specialty license plates in lieu
77 of the standard graphic dealer license plates. Dealers shall be
78 responsible for all costs associated with the specialty license
79 plates, including all annual use fees, processing fees, fees
80 associated with switching license plate types, and any other
81 applicable fees.
82 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 320.08056, Florida
83 Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (ffff) is added to
84 subsection (4) of that section, to read:
85 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
86 (2)(a) The department shall issue a specialty license plate
87 to the owner or lessee of any motor vehicle, except a vehicle
88 registered under the International Registration Plan, a
89 commercial truck required to display two license plates pursuant
90 to s. 320.0706, or a truck tractor, upon request and payment of
91 the appropriate license tax and fees.
92 (b) The department may authorize dealer and fleet specialty
93 license plates. With the permission of the sponsoring specialty
94 license plate organization, a dealer or fleet company may
95 purchase specialty license plates to be used on dealer and fleet
96 vehicles.
97 (c) Notwithstanding s. 320.08058, a dealer or fleet
98 specialty license plate must include the letters “DLR” or “FLT”
99 on the right side of the license plate. Dealer and fleet
100 specialty license plates must be ordered directly from the
101 department.
102
103 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
104 And the title is amended as follows:
105 Delete lines 45 - 49
106 and insert:
107 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
108 s. 320.06, F.S.; providing an exception to the design
109 requirements of license plates issued for vehicles
110 taxed under a specified provision; amending s.
111 320.0657, F.S.; providing an exception to the design
112 requirements of fleet license plates; authorizing
113 fleet companies to purchase specialty license plates
114 in lieu of the standard fleet license plates for
115 additional fees; providing that fleet companies are
116 responsible for all costs associated with the
117 specialty license plate; amending s. 320.08, F.S.;
118 authorizing dealers to purchase specialty license
119 plates in lieu of the standard graphic dealer license
120 plates for additional fees; providing that dealers are
121 responsible for all costs associated with the
122 specialty license plate; amending s. 320.08056, F.S.;
123 authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
124 Vehicles to authorize dealer and fleet specialty
125 license plates; authorizing a dealer or fleet company,
126 with the permission of the sponsoring specialty
127 license plate organization, to purchase specialty
128 license plates to be used on dealer and fleet
129 vehicles; requiring a dealer or fleet specialty
130 license plate to include the letters “DLR” or “FLT” on
131 the right side of the license plate; requiring dealer
132 and fleet specialty license plates to be ordered
133 directly from the department; establishing an annual
134 use fee for the Highwaymen license plate; amending s.
135 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of Highway
136 Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Highwaymen
137 license plate; providing for