Florida Senate - 2022 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 914
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Harrell moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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3 Between lines 71 and 72
4 insert:
5 (3)(a) Any operator who is the owner or registrant of the
6 vehicle he or she is operating and person who violates this
7 section commits a nonmoving traffic infraction subject to the
8 penalty provided in chapter 318 and shall be required to furnish
9 proof of security as provided in this section. If any operator
10 who is the owner or registrant of the vehicle he or she is
11 operating and who is person charged with a violation of this
12 section fails to furnish proof at or before the scheduled court
13 appearance date that security was in effect at the time of the
14 violation, the court shall, upon conviction, notify the
15 department to suspend the registration and driver license of
16 such operator person. If the court fails to order the suspension
17 of such operator’s the person’s registration and driver license
18 for a conviction of this section at the time of sentencing, the
19 department shall, upon receiving notice of the conviction from
20 the court, suspend such operator’s the person’s registration and
21 driver license for the violation of this section. Such license
22 and registration may be reinstated only as provided in s.
23 324.0221.
24 (b) Any operator who is not the owner or registrant of the
25 vehicle he or she is operating and who violates this section
26 commits a nonmoving traffic infraction subject to the penalty
27 provided in chapter 318.
28 (4) Any operator person presenting proof of insurance as
29 required in subsection (1) who knows that the insurance as
30 represented by such proof of insurance is not currently in force
31 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
32 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
33 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section
34 322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
35 322.051 Identification cards.—
36 (8)(a) The department shall, upon receipt of the required
37 fee, issue to each qualified applicant for an identification
38 card a color photographic or digital image identification card
39 bearing a fullface photograph or digital image of the
40 identification cardholder. Notwithstanding chapter 761 or s.
41 761.05, the requirement for a fullface photograph or digital
42 image of the identification cardholder may not be waived. A
43 space shall be provided upon which the identification cardholder
44 shall affix his or her usual signature, as required in s.
45 322.14, in the presence of an authorized agent of the department
46 so as to ensure that such signature becomes a part of the
47 identification card. Beginning November 1, 2023, each
48 distinguishing number assigned to an original, renewal, or
49 replacement identification card must have a minimum of four
50 randomly generated digits.
51 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
52 322.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
53 322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
54 (1)(a) The department shall, upon successful completion of
55 all required examinations and payment of the required fee, issue
56 to every qualified applicant a printed driver license that must
57 bear a color photograph or digital image of the licensee; the
58 name of the state; a distinguishing number assigned to the
59 licensee, which, beginning November 1, 2023, must have a minimum
60 of four randomly generated digits on each original, renewal, or
61 replacement driver license; and the licensee’s full name, date
62 of birth, and residence address; a brief description of the
63 licensee, including, but not limited to, the licensee’s gender
64 and height; and the dates of issuance and expiration of the
65 license. A space shall be provided upon which the licensee shall
66 affix his or her usual signature. A license is invalid until it
67 has been signed by the licensee except that the signature of the
68 licensee is not required if it appears thereon in facsimile or
69 if the licensee is not present within the state at the time of
70 issuance.
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73 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
74 Delete lines 59 - 60
75 and insert:
76 Section 2. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
77 316.646, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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80 And the title is amended as follows:
81 Delete line 12
82 and insert:
83 or certain other persons; removing a requirement for
84 certain motor vehicle operators to subsequently
85 furnish proof of security after a certain violation;
86 amending ss. 322.051 and 322.14, F.S.; requiring that
87 distinguishing numbers assigned to identification
88 cards and driver licenses, respectively, have a
89 specified minimum number of randomly generated digits
90 beginning on a specified date; amending s. 319.141,
91 F.S.;