Florida Senate - 2018 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 215
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 1/AD/3R . Floor: C
03/09/2018 06:58 PM . 03/09/2018 09:46 PM
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Senator Bradley moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 19 - 446
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Present subsections (2) through (36) of section
6 316.003, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3)
7 through (37), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to
8 that section, present subsections (37) through (99) of section
9 316.003, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (39)
10 through (101), respectively, a new subsection (38) is added to
11 that section, and present subsections (40), (41), (51), (57),
12 and (97) are amended, to read:
13 316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when
14 used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively
15 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
16 otherwise requires:
17 (2) AUTOCYCLE.—A three-wheeled motorcycle that has two
18 wheels in the front and one wheel in the back; is equipped with
19 a roll cage or roll hoops, a seat belt for each occupant,
20 antilock brakes, a steering wheel, and seating that does not
21 require the operator to straddle or sit astride it; and is
22 manufactured in accordance with the applicable federal
23 motorcycle safety standards in 49 C.F.R. part 571 by a
24 manufacturer registered with the National Highway Traffic Safety
25 Administration.
26 (38) MOBILE CARRIER.—An electrically powered device that:
27 (a) Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and is intended
28 primarily for transporting property;
29 (b) Weighs less than 80 pounds, excluding cargo;
30 (c) Has a maximum speed of 12.5 mph; and
31 (d) Is equipped with a technology to transport personal
32 property with the active monitoring of a property owner, and
33 primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the property
34 owner.
35
36 A mobile carrier is not considered a vehicle or personal
37 delivery device unless expressly defined by law as a vehicle or
38 personal delivery device.
39 (42)(40) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Except when used in s. 316.1001, a
40 self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, but
41 not including any bicycle, motorized scooter, electric personal
42 assistive mobility device, mobile carrier, personal delivery
43 device, swamp buggy, or moped. For purposes of s. 316.1001,
44 “motor vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in s.
45 320.01(1)(a).
46 (43)(41) MOTORCYCLE.—Any motor vehicle having a seat or
47 saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
48 more than three wheels in contact with the ground. The term
49 includes an autocycle, but does not include excluding a tractor,
50 or a moped, or any vehicle in which the operator is enclosed by
51 a cabin unless it meets the requirements set forth by the
52 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a motorcycle.
53 (53)(51) PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE.—An electrically powered
54 device that:
55 (a) Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and intended
56 primarily for transporting property;
57 (b) Weighs less than 80 pounds, excluding cargo;
58 (c) Has a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour; and
59 (d) Is equipped with technology to allow for operation of
60 the device with or without the active control or monitoring of a
61 natural person.
62
63 A personal delivery device is not considered a vehicle unless
64 expressly defined by law as a vehicle. A mobile carrier is not
65 considered a personal delivery device.
66 (59)(57) PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.—Except as otherwise
67 provided in paragraph (81)(b) (79)(b), any privately owned way
68 or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having
69 express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other
70 persons.
71 (99)(97) VEHICLE.—Every device in, upon, or by which any
72 person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
73 highway, except personal delivery devices, mobile carriers, and
74 devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
75 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
76 316.008, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
77 316.008 Powers of local authorities.—
78 (7)
79 (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., a personal
80 delivery device and a mobile carrier may be operated on
81 sidewalks and crosswalks within a county or municipality when
82 such use is permissible under federal law. This paragraph does
83 not restrict a county or municipality from otherwise adopting
84 regulations for the safe operation of personal delivery devices
85 and mobile carriers.
86 2. A personal delivery device may not be operated on the
87 Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network created under s.
88 339.81 or components of the Florida Greenways and Trails System
89 created under chapter 260.
90 Section 3. Section 316.2071, Florida Statutes, is amended
91 to read:
92 316.2071 Personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.—
93 (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a
94 personal delivery device or mobile carrier may operate on
95 sidewalks and crosswalks, subject to s. 316.008(7)(b). A
96 personal delivery device or mobile carrier operating on a
97 sidewalk or crosswalk has all the rights and duties applicable
98 to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that the
99 personal delivery device or mobile carrier must not unreasonably
100 interfere with pedestrians or traffic and must yield the right
101 of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk.
102 (2) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier must:
103 (a) Obey all official traffic and pedestrian control
104 signals and devices.
105 (b) For personal delivery devices, include a plate or
106 marker that has a unique identifying device number and
107 identifies the name and contact information of the personal
108 delivery device operator.
109 (c) Be equipped with a braking system that, when active or
110 engaged, enables the personal delivery device or mobile carrier
111 to come to a controlled stop.
112 (3) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier may
113 not:
114 (a) Operate on a public highway except to the extent
115 necessary to cross a crosswalk.
116 (b) Operate on a sidewalk or crosswalk unless the personal
117 delivery device operator is actively controlling or monitoring
118 the navigation and operation of the personal delivery device or
119 a mobile carrier owner remains within 25 feet of the mobile
120 carrier.
121 (c) Transport hazardous materials as defined in s. 316.003.
122 (d) For mobile carriers, transport persons or animals.
123 (4) A person who owns and operates a personal delivery
124 device in this state must maintain an insurance policy, on
125 behalf of himself or herself and his or her agents, which
126 provides general liability coverage of at least $100,000 for
127 damages arising from the combined operations of personal
128 delivery devices under the entity’s or agent’s control.
129 Section 4. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 316.614,
130 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
131 316.614 Safety belt usage.—
132 (4) It is unlawful for any person:
133 (a) To operate a motor vehicle or an autocycle in this
134 state unless each passenger and the operator of the vehicle or
135 autocycle under the age of 18 years are restrained by a safety
136 belt or by a child restraint device pursuant to s. 316.613, if
137 applicable; or
138 (b) To operate a motor vehicle or an autocycle in this
139 state unless the person is restrained by a safety belt.
140 (5) It is unlawful for any person 18 years of age or older
141 to be a passenger in the front seat of a motor vehicle or an
142 autocycle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt when
143 the vehicle or autocycle is in motion.
144 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection
145 (26) of section 320.01, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
146 320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida
147 Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
148 (1) “Motor vehicle” means:
149 (a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer,
150 truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle
151 operated on the roads of this state, used to transport persons
152 or property, and propelled by power other than muscular power,
153 but the term does not include traction engines, road rollers,
154 personal delivery devices and mobile carriers as defined in s.
155 316.003, special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003,
156 vehicles that run only upon a track, bicycles, swamp buggies, or
157 mopeds.
158 (26) “Motorcycle” means any motor vehicle having a seat or
159 saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
160 more than three wheels in contact with the ground. The term
161 includes an autocycle, as defined in s. 316.003, but excludes a
162 tractor, a moped, or any excluding a vehicle in which the
163 operator is enclosed by a cabin unless it meets the requirements
164 set forth by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
165 for a motorcycle. The term “motorcycle” does not include a
166 tractor or a moped.
167 Section 6. Subsection (19) of section 320.02, Florida
168 Statutes, is amended to read:
169 320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
170 forms.—
171 (19) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier as
172 defined in s. 316.003 are is not required to satisfy the
173 registration and insurance requirements of this section.
174 Section 7. Subsection (4) of section 322.03, Florida
175 Statutes, is amended to read:
176 322.03 Drivers must be licensed; penalties.—
177 (4) A person may not operate a motorcycle unless he or she
178 holds a driver license that authorizes such operation, subject
179 to the appropriate restrictions and endorsements. A person may
180 operate an autocycle, as defined in s. 316.003, without a
181 motorcycle endorsement.
182 Section 8. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (5) of
183 section 322.12, Florida Statutes, to read:
184 322.12 Examination of applicants.—
185 (5)
186 (c) This subsection does not apply to the operation of an
187 autocycle, as defined in s. 316.003.
188 Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 324.021, Florida
189 Statutes, is amended to read:
190 324.021 Definitions; minimum insurance required.—The
191 following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for
192 the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively
193 ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
194 where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
195 (1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Every self-propelled vehicle that is
196 designed and required to be licensed for use upon a highway,
197 including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with such
198 vehicles, except traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors,
199 power shovels, and well drillers, and every vehicle that is
200 propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not
201 operated upon rails, but not including any personal delivery
202 device or mobile carrier as defined in s. 316.003, bicycle, or
203 moped. However, the term “motor vehicle” does not include a
204 motor vehicle as defined in s. 627.732(3) when the owner of such
205 vehicle has complied with the requirements of ss. 627.730
206 627.7405, inclusive, unless the provisions of s. 324.051 apply;
207 and, in such case, the applicable proof of insurance provisions
208 of s. 320.02 apply.
209 Section 10. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section
210 403.415, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
211 403.415 Motor vehicle noise.—
212 (3) DEFINITIONS.—The following words and phrases when used
213 in this section shall have the meanings respectively assigned to
214 them in this subsection, except where the context otherwise
215 requires:
216 (e) “Motorcycle” means any motor vehicle having a seat or
217 saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
218 more than three wheels in contact with the ground, including an
219 autocycle, as defined in s. 316.003, and but excluding a vehicle
220 in which the operator is enclosed by a cabin unless it meets the
221 requirements set forth by the National Highway Traffic Safety
222 Administration for a motorcycle. The term “motorcycle” does not
223 include a tractor or a moped.
224 Section 11. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
225 212.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
226 212.05 Sales, storage, use tax.—It is hereby declared to be
227 the legislative intent that every person is exercising a taxable
228 privilege who engages in the business of selling tangible
229 personal property at retail in this state, including the
230 business of making mail order sales, or who rents or furnishes
231 any of the things or services taxable under this chapter, or who
232 stores for use or consumption in this state any item or article
233 of tangible personal property as defined herein and who leases
234 or rents such property within the state.
235 (1) For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is levied on
236 each taxable transaction or incident, which tax is due and
237 payable as follows:
238 (c) At the rate of 6 percent of the gross proceeds derived
239 from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as
240 defined herein; however, the following special provisions apply
241 to the lease or rental of motor vehicles:
242 1. When a motor vehicle is leased or rented for a period of
243 less than 12 months:
244 a. If the motor vehicle is rented in Florida, the entire
245 amount of such rental is taxable, even if the vehicle is dropped
246 off in another state.
247 b. If the motor vehicle is rented in another state and
248 dropped off in Florida, the rental is exempt from Florida tax.
249 2. Except as provided in subparagraph 3., for the lease or
250 rental of a motor vehicle for a period of not less than 12
251 months, sales tax is due on the lease or rental payments if the
252 vehicle is registered in this state; provided, however, that no
253 tax shall be due if the taxpayer documents use of the motor
254 vehicle outside this state and tax is being paid on the lease or
255 rental payments in another state.
256 3. The tax imposed by this chapter does not apply to the
257 lease or rental of a commercial motor vehicle as defined in s.
258 316.003(13)(a) s. 316.003(12)(a) to one lessee or rentee for a
259 period of not less than 12 months when tax was paid on the
260 purchase price of such vehicle by the lessor. To the extent tax
261 was paid with respect to the purchase of such vehicle in another
262 state, territory of the United States, or the District of
263 Columbia, the Florida tax payable shall be reduced in accordance
264 with the provisions of s. 212.06(7). This subparagraph shall
265 only be available when the lease or rental of such property is
266 an established business or part of an established business or
267 the same is incidental or germane to such business.
268 Section 12. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 316.303,
269 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
270 316.303 Television receivers.—
271 (1) No motor vehicle may be operated on the highways of
272 this state if the vehicle is actively displaying moving
273 television broadcast or pre-recorded video entertainment content
274 that is visible from the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in
275 motion, unless the vehicle is equipped with autonomous
276 technology, as defined in s. 316.003(3) s. 316.003(2), and is
277 being operated in autonomous mode, as provided in s. 316.85(2).
278 (3) This section does not prohibit the use of an electronic
279 display used in conjunction with a vehicle navigation system; an
280 electronic display used by an operator of a vehicle equipped
281 with autonomous technology, as defined in s. 316.003(3) s.
282 316.003; or an electronic display used by an operator of a
283 vehicle equipped and operating with driver-assistive truck
284 platooning technology, as defined in s. 316.003.
285 Section 13. Section 320.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
286 read:
287 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
288 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
289 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
290 defined in s. 316.003(4) s. 316.003(3), tri-vehicles as defined
291 in s. 316.003, and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which
292 shall be paid to and collected by the department or its agent
293 upon the registration or renewal of registration of the
294 following:
295 (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.—
296 (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat.
297 (b) Any moped: $5 flat.
298 (c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle,
299 or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this
300 subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in
301 the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such
302 additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
303 Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
304 program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
305 Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
306 or the general operations of the department.
307 (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which
308 $2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
309 (2) AUTOMOBILES OR TRI-VEHICLES FOR PRIVATE USE.—
310 (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s.
311 320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $7.50 flat.
312 (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $14.50 flat.
313 (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than 3,500
314 pounds: $22.50 flat.
315 (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $32.50 flat.
316 (3) TRUCKS.—
317 (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $14.50 flat.
318 (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than
319 3,000 pounds: $22.50 flat.
320 (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than
321 5,000 pounds: $32.50 flat.
322 (d) A truck defined as a “goat,” or other vehicle if used
323 in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of
324 harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such
325 harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated
326 upon the roads of the state: $7.50 flat. The term “goat” means a
327 motor vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for
328 the transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for
329 the transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used
330 for hauling associated equipment or supplies, including required
331 sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers.
332 (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086:
333 $7.50 flat.
334 (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
335 VEHICLE WEIGHT.—
336 (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
337 than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be
338 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
339 (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
340 than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
341 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
342 (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
343 than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited
344 into the General Revenue Fund.
345 (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
346 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
347 into the General Revenue Fund.
348 (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
349 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
350 into the General Revenue Fund.
351 (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
352 than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
353 into the General Revenue Fund.
354 (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
355 than 35,000: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited into the
356 General Revenue Fund.
357 (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
358 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
359 into the General Revenue Fund.
360 (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
361 than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited
362 into the General Revenue Fund.
363 (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
364 than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited
365 into the General Revenue Fund.
366 (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
367 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
368 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
369 (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
370 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
371 Fund.
372 (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
373 truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address
374 is eligible for a license plate for a fee of $324 flat if:
375 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
376 forestry products; or
377 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
378 forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
379 associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
380 the truck tractor.
381
382 Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited
383 into the General Revenue Fund.
384 (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
385 hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting raw,
386 unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural
387 products within a 150-mile radius of its home address, is
388 eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee of:
389 1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less
390 than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
391 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
392 2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is
393 44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the
394 point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the
395 point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail,
396 water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84
397 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
398
399 Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
400 exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
401 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
402 incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers
403 delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
404 documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility prior to
405 issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
406 paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle
407 must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
408 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
409 user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
410 (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
411 SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.—
412 (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
413 of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year
414 or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the
415 General Revenue Fund.
416 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
417 fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of
418 which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
419 (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
420 for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
421 construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
422 designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
423 described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50
424 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
425 (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
426 and from school or school or church activities or functions
427 within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be
428 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
429 (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to
430 tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02, a disabled, abandoned,
431 stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s.
432 320.01, or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01:
433 $41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General
434 Revenue Fund.
435 (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor
436 vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in
437 paragraph (d), as follows:
438 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
439 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
440 into the General Revenue Fund.
441 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
442 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
443 into the General Revenue Fund.
444 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
445 than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
446 into the General Revenue Fund.
447 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
448 than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
449 into the General Revenue Fund.
450 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
451 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
452 into the General Revenue Fund.
453 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
454 than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited
455 into the General Revenue Fund.
456 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
457 than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited
458 into the General Revenue Fund.
459 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
460 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
461 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
462 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
463 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
464 Fund.
465 (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50
466 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
467 (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—
468 (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall
469 be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,
470 of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue
471 Fund.
472 (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50
473 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per
474 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
475 Revenue Fund.
476 (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.—
477 (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per
478 year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into
479 the General Revenue Fund.
480 (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
481 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per
482 cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General
483 Revenue Fund.
484 (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.—
485 (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
486 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per
487 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
488 Revenue Fund.
489 (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which
490 $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus
491 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the
492 General Revenue Fund.
493 (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.—
494 (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
495 s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27
496 flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
497 Fund.
498 (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.:
499 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General
500 Revenue Fund.
501 (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
502 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
503 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
504 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
505 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
506 (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
507 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
508 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
509 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
510 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
511 (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
512 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
513 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
514 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
515 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
516 (10) PARK TRAILERS; TRAVEL TRAILERS; FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILERS;
517 35 FEET TO 40 FEET.—
518 (a) Park trailers.—Any park trailer, as defined in s.
519 320.01(1)(b)7.: $25 flat.
520 (b) Travel trailers or fifth-wheel trailers.—A travel
521 trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined in s. 320.01(1)(b),
522 that exceeds 35 feet: $25 flat.
523 (11) MOBILE HOMES.—
524 (a) A mobile home not exceeding 35 feet in length: $20
525 flat.
526 (b) A mobile home over 35 feet in length, but not exceeding
527 40 feet: $25 flat.
528 (c) A mobile home over 40 feet in length, but not exceeding
529 45 feet: $30 flat.
530 (d) A mobile home over 45 feet in length, but not exceeding
531 50 feet: $35 flat.
532 (e) A mobile home over 50 feet in length, but not exceeding
533 55 feet: $40 flat.
534 (f) A mobile home over 55 feet in length, but not exceeding
535 60 feet: $45 flat.
536 (g) A mobile home over 60 feet in length, but not exceeding
537 65 feet: $50 flat.
538 (h) A mobile home over 65 feet in length: $80 flat.
539 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
540 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
541 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
542 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
543 the General Revenue Fund.
544 (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or
545 official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited
546 into the General Revenue Fund, except that the registration or
547 renewal of a registration of a marine boat trailer exempt under
548 s. 320.102 is not subject to any license tax.
549 (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor
550 vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
551 miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
552 the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents
553 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
554 (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a
555 transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which
556 $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
557 Section 14. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida
558 Statutes, is amended to read:
559 655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965.—As used in this
560 section and ss. 655.961-655.965, unless the context otherwise
561 requires:
562 (1) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which
563 is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The term does
564 not include any street or highway open to the use of the public,
565 as defined in s. 316.003(81)(a) s. 316.003(79)(a) or
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568 And the title is amended as follows:
569 Delete lines 2 - 13
570 and insert:
571 An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s.
572 316.003, F.S.; adding and revising definitions;
573 conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 316.008,
574 F.S.; authorizing a mobile carrier to be operated on
575 sidewalks and crosswalks within a county or
576 municipality when such use is permissible under
577 federal law; providing construction; amending s.
578 316.2071, F.S.; authorizing a mobile carrier to
579 operate on sidewalks and crosswalks; providing that a
580 mobile carrier operating on a sidewalk or crosswalk
581 has all the rights and duties applicable to a
582 pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that
583 the mobile carrier must not unreasonably interfere
584 with pedestrians or traffic and must yield the right
585 of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk;
586 specifying requirements for a mobile carrier;
587 prohibiting a mobile carrier from taking specified
588 actions; amending s. 316.614, F.S.; requiring safety
589 belt or, if applicable, child restraint usage by an
590 operator or passenger of an autocycle; amending s.
591 320.01, F.S.; revising the term “motor vehicle”;
592 including an autocycle in the definition of the term
593 “motorcycle”; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; providing that
594 a mobile carrier is not required to satisfy specified
595 registration and insurance requirements; amending s.
596 322.03, F.S.; authorizing a person to operate an
597 autocycle without a motorcycle endorsement; amending
598 s. 322.12, F.S.; providing applicability; amending s.
599 324.021, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
600 “motor vehicle”; amending s. 403.415, F.S.; revising
601 the definition of the term “motorcycle”; amending ss.
602 212.05, 316.303, 320.08, and 655.960,