Florida Senate - 2022                              CS for SB 574
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Gibson
       
       
       
       
       
       596-01390-22                                           2022574c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to motor vehicle registration
    3         certificate cards; amending s. 320.01, F.S.; defining
    4         the term “registration certificate card”; amending s.
    5         320.02, F.S.; requiring the application form for motor
    6         vehicle registration and renewal of registration to
    7         include language permitting applicants to request
    8         registration certificate cards; amending s. 320.031,
    9         F.S.; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and
   10         Motor Vehicles and tax collectors to use United States
   11         mail service to deliver registration certificate
   12         cards; specifying a requirement for mailing such
   13         cards; amending s. 320.055, F.S.; requiring the
   14         department to issue registration certificate cards to
   15         specified motor vehicle owners under certain
   16         circumstances; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; requiring the
   17         department to issue a registration certificate card to
   18         the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle if requested by
   19         such owner or lessee; amending s. 320.0605, F.S.;
   20         expanding the list of documents required to be in the
   21         possession of the operator of a motor vehicle or
   22         carried in the vehicle for certain purposes to include
   23         registration certificate cards; providing penalties;
   24         amending s. 320.0609, F.S.; requiring that
   25         registration certificate cards be issued to the owner
   26         of a registered vehicle; authorizing registration
   27         certificate cards to be transferred by the owner or
   28         surrendered under certain circumstances; specifying a
   29         transfer fee for the issuance of a new registration
   30         certificate card under certain circumstances;
   31         authorizing the surviving spouse of a deceased
   32         registered owner of a motor vehicle to request a
   33         registration certificate card; amending s. 320.061,
   34         F.S.; prohibiting a person from altering the original
   35         appearance of a registration certificate card;
   36         providing penalties; amending s. 320.07, F.S.;
   37         providing that a person who has been assessed certain
   38         penalties is not subject to a delinquent fee if the
   39         person obtains a valid registration certificate card
   40         within a specified timeframe; amending s. 320.0843,
   41         F.S.; requiring that eligible applicants for permanent
   42         disabled parking permits be noted on registration
   43         certificate cards under certain circumstances;
   44         amending s. 320.086, F.S.; requiring a registration
   45         certificate card to be carried within former military
   46         vehicles under certain circumstances; amending s.
   47         320.1325, F.S.; requiring the department to provide a
   48         registration certificate card upon request to a person
   49         who owns or leases a motor vehicle and who is
   50         temporarily employed in this state; amending s.
   51         320.58, F.S.; providing criminal penalties; amending
   52         s. 320.27, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference;
   53         amending s. 322.121, F.S.; conforming a provision to
   54         changes made by the act; providing an effective date.
   55          
   56  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   57  
   58         Section 1. Subsection (46) is added to section 320.01,
   59  Florida Statutes, to read:
   60         320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida
   61  Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
   62         (46) “Registration certificate card” means a card, the
   63  approximate size of a driver license, which contains all of the
   64  information provided on a motor vehicle certificate of
   65  registration.
   66         Section 2. Present subsections (15) through (20) of section
   67  320.02, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (16)
   68  through (21), respectively, and a new subsection (15) is added
   69  to that section, to read:
   70         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
   71  forms.—
   72         (15) The application form for motor vehicle registration
   73  and renewal of registration must include language permitting an
   74  applicant to request a registration certificate card.
   75         Section 3. Section 320.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   76  read:
   77         320.031 Mailing of registration certificates, registration
   78  certificate cards, license plates, and validation stickers.—
   79         (1) The department and the tax collectors of the several
   80  counties of the state may at the request of the applicant use
   81  United States mail service to deliver registration certificates
   82  and registration certificate cards and renewals thereof, license
   83  plates, mobile home stickers, and validation stickers to
   84  applicants.
   85         (2) A mail service charge may be collected for each
   86  registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker,
   87  and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax
   88  collector. Each registration certificate, registration
   89  certificate card, license plate, mobile home sticker, and
   90  validation sticker shall be mailed by first-class mail unless
   91  otherwise requested by the applicant. The amount of the mail
   92  service charge shall be the actual postage required, rounded to
   93  the nearest 5 cents, plus a 25-cent handling charge. The mail
   94  service charge is in addition to the service charge provided by
   95  s. 320.04. All charges collected by the department under this
   96  section shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
   97  Trust Fund.
   98         Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   99  320.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  100         320.055 Registration periods; renewal periods.—The
  101  following registration periods and renewal periods are
  102  established:
  103         (1)
  104         (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the
  105  owner of a motor vehicle subject to paragraph (a) who has had
  106  his or her driver license suspended pursuant to a violation of
  107  s. 316.193 or pursuant to s. 322.26(2) for driving under the
  108  influence must obtain a 6-month registration as a condition of
  109  reinstating the license, subject to renewal during the 3-year
  110  period that financial responsibility requirements apply. The
  111  registration period begins the first day of the birth month of
  112  the owner and ends the last day of the fifth month immediately
  113  following the owner’s birth month. For such vehicles, the
  114  department shall issue a vehicle registration certificate and,
  115  upon the request of the owner, a registration certificate card
  116  that are that is valid for 6 months and shall issue a validation
  117  sticker that displays an expiration date of 6 months after the
  118  date of issuance. The license tax required by s. 320.08 and all
  119  other applicable license taxes shall be one-half of the amount
  120  otherwise required, except the service charge required by s.
  121  320.04 shall be paid in full for each 6-month registration. A
  122  vehicle required to be registered under this paragraph is not
  123  eligible for the extended registration period under paragraph
  124  (b).
  125         Section 5. Section 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  126  read:
  127         320.06 Registration certificates, registration certificate
  128  cards, license plates, and validation stickers generally.—
  129         (1)(a) Upon the receipt of an initial application for
  130  registration and payment of the appropriate license tax and
  131  other fees required by law, the department shall assign to the
  132  motor vehicle a registration license number consisting of
  133  letters and numerals or numerals and issue to the owner or
  134  lessee a certificate of registration, a registration certificate
  135  card if requested by the owner or lessee, and one registration
  136  license plate, unless two plates are required for display by s.
  137  320.0706, for each vehicle so registered.
  138         (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
  139  and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
  140  for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon
  141  renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
  142  extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6
  143  year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is
  144  $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is
  145  replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee.
  146  The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
  147  Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior
  148  years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is
  149  replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period,
  150  except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by
  151  the department to replace a license plate under s.
  152  320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker
  153  shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate
  154  number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal
  155  period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation
  156  sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license
  157  plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
  158  based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The
  159  registration period is 12 months, the extended registration
  160  period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the
  161  applicant’s appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles
  162  taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a) may elect a permanent
  163  registration period, provided payment of the appropriate license
  164  taxes and fees occurs annually. A vehicle that has an
  165  apportioned registration shall be issued an annual license plate
  166  and a cab card that denote the declared gross vehicle weight for
  167  each apportioned jurisdiction in which the vehicle is authorized
  168  to operate.
  169         2. In order to retain the efficient administration of the
  170  taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase
  171  in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of
  172  Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804.
  173         (c) Registration license plates equipped with validation
  174  stickers subject to the registration period are valid for not
  175  more than 12 months and expire at midnight on the last day of
  176  the registration period. A registration license plate equipped
  177  with a validation sticker subject to the extended registration
  178  period is valid for not more than 24 months and expires at
  179  midnight on the last day of the extended registration period. A
  180  registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker
  181  subject to a permanent registration period is permanently valid
  182  but shall become void if appropriate license taxes and fees are
  183  not paid annually. For each registration period after the one in
  184  which the metal registration license plate is issued, and until
  185  the license plate is required to be replaced, a validation
  186  sticker showing the month and year of expiration shall be issued
  187  upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees and is
  188  valid for not more than 12 months. For each extended
  189  registration period occurring after the one in which the metal
  190  registration license plate is issued and until the license plate
  191  is required to be replaced, a validation sticker showing the
  192  year of expiration shall be issued upon payment of the proper
  193  license tax amount and fees and is valid for not more than 24
  194  months. For each permanent registration period occurring after
  195  the one in which the metal registration license plate is issued
  196  and until the license plate is required to be replaced, a
  197  validation sticker showing a permanent registration period shall
  198  be issued upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees
  199  and is permanently valid but shall become void if the proper
  200  license taxes and fees are not paid annually. When license
  201  plates equipped with validation stickers are issued in any month
  202  other than the owner’s birth month or the designated
  203  registration period for any other motor vehicle, the effective
  204  date shall reflect the birth month or month and the year of
  205  renewal. However, when a license plate or validation sticker is
  206  issued for a period of less than 12 months, the applicant shall
  207  pay the appropriate amount of license tax and the applicable fee
  208  under s. 320.14 in addition to all other fees. Validation
  209  stickers issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(6)(a), for
  210  any company that owns 250 vehicles or more, or for semitrailers
  211  taxed under the provisions of s. 320.08(5)(a), for any company
  212  that owns 50 vehicles or more, may be placed on any vehicle in
  213  the fleet so long as the vehicle receiving the validation
  214  sticker has the same owner’s name and address as the vehicle to
  215  which the validation sticker was originally assigned.
  216         (2) The department shall provide the several tax collectors
  217  and license plate agents with the necessary number of validation
  218  stickers.
  219         (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
  220  specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
  221  by the department. The registration license plate is designed to
  222  increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at
  223  least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,
  224  unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by
  225  the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar
  226  smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with
  227  a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by
  228  the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The
  229  registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination
  230  of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven
  231  digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The
  232  license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
  233  top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state
  234  motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned
  235  license plates must have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom,
  236  and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
  237  320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) must have
  238  the word “Restricted” at the bottom. License plates issued for
  239  vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the
  240  word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom
  241  unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as
  242  authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued
  243  for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with
  244  the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Manufacturer” at the
  245  bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
  246  320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker” at
  247  the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
  248  commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
  249  license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
  250  “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
  251  plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be
  252  assigned a registration license number, or be issued with any
  253  other distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes
  254  the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.
  255         (b) An additional fee of 50 cents shall be collected on
  256  each motor vehicle registration or motor vehicle renewal
  257  registration issued in this state in order for all license
  258  plates and validation stickers to be fully treated with
  259  retroreflection material. The fee shall be deposited into the
  260  Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
  261         (4) The corporation organized under chapter 946 may
  262  manufacture license plates, validation stickers, and decals, as
  263  well as temporary tags, disabled hang tags, vessel decals, and
  264  fuel use decals, for the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  265  Vehicles as provided in this chapter and chapter 327. The
  266  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is not required
  267  to obtain competitive bids in order to contract with the
  268  corporation.
  269         (5) The department may conduct a pilot program to evaluate
  270  the designs, concepts, and technologies for alternative license
  271  plates. For purposes of the pilot program, the department shall
  272  investigate the feasibility and use of alternative license plate
  273  technologies and the long-term cost impact to the consumer. The
  274  pilot program shall be limited to license plates that are used
  275  on government-owned motor vehicles as described in s. 320.0655.
  276  Such license plates are exempt from the requirements in
  277  paragraph (3)(a).
  278         (6) All license plates issued pursuant to this chapter are
  279  the property of the state.
  280         Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  281  320.0605, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  282         320.0605 Certificate of registration; possession required;
  283  exception.—
  284         (1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy
  285  thereof, a registration certificate card, a true copy or an
  286  electronic copy of rental or lease documentation issued for a
  287  motor vehicle or issued for a replacement vehicle in the same
  288  registration period, a temporary receipt printed upon self
  289  initiated electronic renewal of a registration via the Internet,
  290  or a cab card issued for a vehicle registered under the
  291  International Registration Plan shall, at all times while the
  292  vehicle is being used or operated on the roads of this state, be
  293  in the possession of the operator thereof or be carried in the
  294  vehicle for which issued and shall be exhibited upon demand of
  295  any authorized law enforcement officer or any agent of the
  296  department, except for a vehicle registered under s. 320.0657.
  297  This section does not apply during the first 30 days after
  298  purchase of a replacement vehicle. A violation of this section
  299  is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving
  300  violation as provided in chapter 318.
  301         Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (a)
  302  of subsection (5), and subsection (7) of section 320.0609,
  303  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  304         320.0609 Transfer and exchange of registration license
  305  plates; transfer fee.—
  306         (1)(a) The registration license plate, and certificate of
  307  registration, and registration certificate card shall be issued
  308  to, and remain in the name of, the owner of the vehicle
  309  registered and may be transferred by the owner from the vehicle
  310  for which the registration license plate was issued to any
  311  vehicle which the owner may acquire within the same
  312  classification; or, subject to the procedures set forth in
  313  subsection (2), such plate may be surrendered to the department
  314  in exchange for a license plate of the appropriate
  315  classification, if the replacement vehicle is of a different
  316  classification.
  317         (5) For a transfer or exchange other than one specified in
  318  paragraph (2)(b), the following provisions apply:
  319         (a) If the replacement motor vehicle requires the same
  320  amount of license tax under s. 320.08 as the original vehicle to
  321  be replaced, no additional tax other than the transfer fee of
  322  $4.50, accompanied by an application for transfer on a form
  323  supplied by the department, is required to transfer or exchange
  324  a registration license plate for use on a replacement vehicle
  325  for the duration of a current registration period and to issue a
  326  new certificate of registration and, at the request of the
  327  owner, a new registration certificate card.
  328         (7) A surviving spouse of a registered owner of any motor
  329  vehicle may, upon presenting the death certificate, request a
  330  registration certificate, a registration certificate card, and
  331  transfer of the registration license plate. If the surviving
  332  spouse does not present the death certificate, the department or
  333  its agent may verify the necessary information through the
  334  electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of
  335  Health.
  336         Section 8. Section 320.061, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  337  read:
  338         320.061 Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration
  339  certificates, registration certificate cards, license plates,
  340  temporary license plates, mobile home stickers, or validation
  341  stickers or to obscure license plates; penalty.—A person may not
  342  alter the original appearance of a vehicle registration
  343  certificate, registration certificate card, license plate,
  344  temporary license plate, mobile home sticker, or validation
  345  sticker issued for and assigned to a motor vehicle or mobile
  346  home, whether by mutilation, alteration, defacement, or change
  347  of color or in any other manner. A person may not apply or
  348  attach a substance, reflective matter, illuminated device,
  349  spray, coating, covering, or other material onto or around any
  350  license plate which interferes with the legibility, angular
  351  visibility, or detectability of any feature or detail on the
  352  license plate or interferes with the ability to record any
  353  feature or detail on the license plate. A person who violates
  354  this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction,
  355  punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
  356         Section 9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
  357  320.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  358         320.07 Expiration of registration; renewal required;
  359  penalties.—
  360         (4)
  361         (b) A person who has been assessed a penalty pursuant to s.
  362  316.545(2)(b) for failure to have a valid vehicle registration
  363  certificate is not subject to the delinquent fee authorized by
  364  this subsection if such person obtains a valid registration
  365  certificate or registration certificate card within 10 working
  366  days after such penalty was assessed. The official receipt
  367  authorized by s. 316.545(6) constitutes proof of payment of the
  368  penalty authorized in s. 316.545(2)(b).
  369         Section 10. Subsection (1) of section 320.0843, Florida
  370  Statutes, is amended to read:
  371         320.0843 License plates for persons with disabilities
  372  eligible for permanent disabled parking permits.—
  373         (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who resides in
  374  this state and qualifies for a disabled parking permit under s.
  375  320.0848(2), upon application to the department and payment of
  376  the license tax for a motor vehicle registered under s.
  377  320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), (6)(a), or
  378  (9)(c) or (d), shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
  379  320.06 which, in lieu of the serial number prescribed by s.
  380  320.06, shall be stamped with the international wheelchair user
  381  symbol after the serial number of the license plate. The license
  382  plate entitles the person to all privileges afforded by a
  383  parking permit issued under s. 320.0848. When more than one
  384  registrant is listed on the registration issued under this
  385  section, the eligible applicant shall be noted on the
  386  registration certificate and registration certificate card.
  387         Section 11. Subsection (5) of section 320.086, Florida
  388  Statutes, is amended to read:
  389         320.086 Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless
  390  carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military
  391  vehicles.—
  392         (5) A former military vehicle that is used only in
  393  exhibitions, parades, or public display is exempt from the
  394  requirement to display a license plate or registration insignia
  395  if the exemption is necessary to maintain the vehicle’s accurate
  396  military markings. However, the license plate and registration
  397  certificate or registration certificate card issued under this
  398  section must be carried within the vehicle and available for
  399  inspection by any law enforcement officer.
  400         Section 12. Section 320.1325, Florida Statutes, is amended
  401  to read:
  402         320.1325 Registration required for the temporarily
  403  employed.—Motor vehicles owned or leased by persons who are
  404  temporarily employed within the state but are not residents are
  405  required to be registered. Upon payment of the fees prescribed
  406  in this section and proof of insurance coverage as required by
  407  the applicant’s resident state, the department shall provide a
  408  temporary registration plate, and a registration certificate,
  409  and, upon request, a registration certificate card valid for 90
  410  days to an applicant who is temporarily employed in this state.
  411  The temporary registration plate may be renewed one time for an
  412  additional 90-day period. At the end of the 180-day period of
  413  temporary registration, the applicant shall apply for a
  414  permanent registration if there is a further need to remain in
  415  this state. A temporary license registration plate may not be
  416  issued for any commercial motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01.
  417  The fee for the 90-day temporary registration plate shall be $40
  418  plus the applicable service charge required by s. 320.04.
  419  Subsequent permanent registration and titling of a vehicle
  420  registered hereunder shall subject the applicant to providing
  421  proof of Florida insurance coverage as specified in s. 320.02
  422  and payment of the fees required by s. 320.072, in addition to
  423  all other taxes and fees required.
  424         Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 320.58, Florida
  425  Statutes, is amended to read:
  426         320.58 License inspectors; powers, appointment.—
  427         (2) Any person who fails or refuses to surrender his or her
  428  driver license, registration certificate, registration
  429  certificate card, and license plate upon lawful demand of an
  430  inspector, supervisor, or authorized agent of the department is
  431  guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as
  432  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  433         Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section
  434  320.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  435         320.27 Motor vehicle dealers.—
  436         (9) DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.—
  437         (b) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license
  438  issued hereunder or under the provisions of s. 320.77 or s.
  439  320.771 upon proof that a licensee has committed, with
  440  sufficient frequency so as to establish a pattern of wrongdoing
  441  on the part of a licensee, violations of one or more of the
  442  following activities:
  443         1. Representation that a demonstrator is a new motor
  444  vehicle, or the attempt to sell or the sale of a demonstrator as
  445  a new motor vehicle without written notice to the purchaser that
  446  the vehicle is a demonstrator. For the purposes of this section,
  447  a “demonstrator,” a “new motor vehicle,” and a “used motor
  448  vehicle” shall be defined as under s. 320.60.
  449         2. Unjustifiable refusal to comply with a licensee’s
  450  responsibility under the terms of the new motor vehicle warranty
  451  issued by its respective manufacturer, distributor, or importer.
  452  However, if such refusal is at the direction of the
  453  manufacturer, distributor, or importer, such refusal shall not
  454  be a ground under this section.
  455         3. Misrepresentation or false, deceptive, or misleading
  456  statements with regard to the sale or financing of motor
  457  vehicles which any motor vehicle dealer has, or causes to have,
  458  advertised, printed, displayed, published, distributed,
  459  broadcast, televised, or made in any manner with regard to the
  460  sale or financing of motor vehicles.
  461         4. Failure by any motor vehicle dealer to provide a
  462  customer or purchaser with an odometer disclosure statement and
  463  a copy of any bona fide written, executed sales contract or
  464  agreement of purchase connected with the purchase of the motor
  465  vehicle purchased by the customer or purchaser.
  466         5. Failure of any motor vehicle dealer to comply with the
  467  terms of any bona fide written, executed agreement, pursuant to
  468  the sale of a motor vehicle.
  469         6. Failure to apply for transfer of a title as prescribed
  470  in s. 319.23(6).
  471         7. Use of the dealer license identification number by any
  472  person other than the licensed dealer or his or her designee.
  473         8. Failure to continually meet the requirements of the
  474  licensure law.
  475         9. Representation to a customer or any advertisement to the
  476  public representing or suggesting that a motor vehicle is a new
  477  motor vehicle if such vehicle lawfully cannot be titled in the
  478  name of the customer or other member of the public by the seller
  479  using a manufacturer’s statement of origin as permitted in s.
  480  319.23(1).
  481         10. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that a customer
  482  or purchaser accept equipment on his or her motor vehicle which
  483  was not ordered by the customer or purchaser.
  484         11. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that any
  485  customer or purchaser finance a motor vehicle with a specific
  486  financial institution or company.
  487         12. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that the
  488  purchaser of a motor vehicle contract with the dealer for
  489  physical damage insurance.
  490         13. Perpetration of a fraud upon any person as a result of
  491  dealing in motor vehicles, including, without limitation, the
  492  misrepresentation to any person by the licensee of the
  493  licensee’s relationship to any manufacturer, importer, or
  494  distributor.
  495         14. Violation of any of the provisions of s. 319.35 by any
  496  motor vehicle dealer.
  497         15. Sale by a motor vehicle dealer of a vehicle offered in
  498  trade by a customer prior to consummation of the sale, exchange,
  499  or transfer of a newly acquired vehicle to the customer, unless
  500  the customer provides written authorization for the sale of the
  501  trade-in vehicle prior to delivery of the newly acquired
  502  vehicle.
  503         16. Willful failure to comply with any administrative rule
  504  adopted by the department or the provisions of s. 320.131(8).
  505         17. Violation of chapter 319, this chapter, or ss. 559.901
  506  559.9221, which has to do with dealing in or repairing motor
  507  vehicles or mobile homes. Additionally, in the case of used
  508  motor vehicles, the willful violation of the federal law and
  509  rule in 15 U.S.C. s. 2304, 16 C.F.R. part 455, pertaining to the
  510  consumer sales window form.
  511         18. Failure to maintain evidence of notification to the
  512  owner or co-owner of a vehicle regarding registration or titling
  513  fees owed as required in s. 320.02(18) s. 320.02(17).
  514         19. Failure to register a mobile home salesperson with the
  515  department as required by this section.
  516         Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  517  322.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  518         322.121 Periodic reexamination of all drivers.—
  519         (2) For each licensee whose driving record does not show
  520  any revocations, disqualifications, or suspensions for the
  521  preceding 7 years or any convictions for the preceding 3 years
  522  except for convictions of the following nonmoving violations:
  523         (a) Failure to exhibit a vehicle registration certificate,
  524  vehicle registration certificate card, rental agreement, or cab
  525  card pursuant to s. 320.0605;
  526  
  527  the department shall cause such licensee’s license to be
  528  prominently marked with the notation “Safe Driver.”
  529         Section 16. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.