Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1290
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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03/26/2025 .
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The Committee on Finance and Tax (Collins) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 595 - 640
4 and insert:
5 Section 17. Subsection (3) of section 319.23, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 319.23 Application for, and issuance of, certificate of
8 title.—
9 (3) If a certificate of title has not previously been
10 issued for a motor vehicle or mobile home in this state, the
11 application, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, must
12 shall be accompanied by a proper bill of sale or sworn statement
13 of ownership, or a duly certified copy thereof, or by a
14 certificate of title, bill of sale, or other evidence of
15 ownership required by the law of the state or county from which
16 the motor vehicle or mobile home was brought into this state.
17 The application must shall also be accompanied by:
18 (a)1. A sworn affidavit from the seller and purchaser
19 verifying that the vehicle identification number shown on the
20 affidavit is identical to the vehicle identification number
21 shown on the motor vehicle; or
22 2. An appropriate departmental form evidencing that a
23 physical examination has been made of the motor vehicle by the
24 owner and by a duly constituted law enforcement officer in any
25 state, a licensed motor vehicle dealer, a license inspector as
26 provided by s. 320.58, or a notary public commissioned by this
27 state, or a nonprofit organization established to detect and
28 deter insurance fraud and crime which has entered into an
29 agreement with the department through a memorandum of
30 understanding and that the vehicle identification number shown
31 on such form is identical to the vehicle identification number
32 shown on the motor vehicle; and
33 (b) If the vehicle is a used car original, a sworn
34 affidavit from the owner verifying that the odometer reading
35 shown on the affidavit is identical to the odometer reading
36 shown on the motor vehicle in accordance with the requirements
37 of 49 C.F.R. s. 580.5 at the time that application for title is
38 made. For the purposes of this section, the term “used car
39 original” means a used vehicle coming into and being titled in
40 this state for the first time.
41 (c) If the vehicle is an ancient or antique vehicle, as
42 defined in s. 320.086, the application must shall be accompanied
43 by a certificate of title; a bill of sale and a registration; or
44 a bill of sale and an affidavit by the owner defending the title
45 from all claims. The bill of sale must contain a complete
46 vehicle description to include the vehicle identification or
47 engine number, year make, color, selling price, and signatures
48 of the seller and purchaser.
49
50 Verification of the vehicle identification number is not
51 required for any new motor vehicle; any mobile home; any trailer
52 or semitrailer with a net weight of less than 2,000 pounds; or
53 any travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, or fifth
54 wheel recreation trailer.
55 Section 18. Subsection (2) of section 320.02, Florida
56 Statutes, is amended to read:
57 320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
58 forms.—
59 (2)(a) The application for registration must include the
60 street address of the owner’s permanent Florida residence or the
61 address of his or her permanent place of business in this state
62 and be accompanied by personal or business identification
63 information. If the vehicle is registered to an active duty
64 member of the United States Armed Forces who is a Florida
65 resident, the active duty member is not required to provide the
66 street address of a permanent Florida residence.
67 (b) An individual applicant must provide proof of address
68 satisfactory to the department and:
69 1. A valid REAL ID driver’s driver license or
70 identification card issued by this state or another state; or
71 2. A valid, unexpired United States passport; or
72 3. A valid, unexpired passport issued by another country
73 and an unexpired Form I-94 issued by the United States Bureau of
74 Customs and Border Protection.
75
76 For purposes of this paragraph, the term “REAL ID driver’s
77 license or identification card” has the same meaning as provided
78 in 6 C.F.R. s. 37.3.
79 (c) A business applicant must provide a federal employer
80 identification number, if applicable, or verification that the
81 business is authorized to conduct business in this the state, or
82 a Florida municipal or county business license or number.
83 1. If the owner does not have a permanent residence or
84 permanent place of business or if the owner’s permanent
85 residence or permanent place of business cannot be identified by
86 a street address, the application must include:
87 a. If the vehicle is registered to a business, the name and
88 street address of the permanent residence of an owner of the
89 business, an officer of the corporation, or an employee who is
90 in a supervisory position.
91 b. If the vehicle is registered to an individual, the name
92 and street address of the permanent residence of a close
93 relative or friend who is a resident of this state.
94 2. If the vehicle is registered to an active duty member of
95 the Armed Forces of the United States who is a Florida resident,
96 the active duty member is exempt from the requirement to provide
97 the street address of a permanent residence.
98 (d)(b) The department shall prescribe a form upon which
99 motor vehicle owners may record odometer readings when
100 registering their motor vehicles.
101 Section 19. Subsections (1) and (3), paragraph (a) of
102 subsection (4), and subsection (6) of section 320.084, Florida
103 Statutes, are amended to read:
104 320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain
105 disabled veterans.—
106 (1) One free disabled veteran “DV” motor vehicle license
107 number plate shall be issued by the department for use on any
108 motor vehicle owned or leased by any disabled veteran who has
109 been a resident of this state continuously for the preceding 5
110 years or has established a domicile in this state as provided by
111 s. 222.17(1), (2), or (3), and who has been honorably discharged
112 from the United States Armed Forces, upon application,
113 accompanied by proof that:
114 (a) A vehicle was initially acquired through financial
115 assistance by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
116 or its predecessor specifically for the purchase of an
117 automobile;
118 (b) The applicant has been determined by the United States
119 Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a
120 service-connected 100-percent disability rating for
121 compensation; or
122 (c) The applicant has been determined to have a service
123 connected disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of
124 disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States
125 Armed Services.
126 (3) The department shall, as it deems necessary, require
127 each person to whom a motor vehicle license plate has been
128 issued pursuant to subsection (1) to apply to the department for
129 reissuance of his or her registration license plate. Upon
130 receipt of the application and proof of the applicant’s
131 continued eligibility, the department shall issue a new
132 permanent disabled veteran “DV” numerical motor vehicle license
133 plate which shall be of the colors red, white, and blue similar
134 to the colors of the United States flag. The operation of a
135 motor vehicle displaying a disabled veteran “DV” license plate
136 from a previous issue period or a noncurrent validation sticker
137 after the date specified by the department shall subject the
138 owner if he or she is present, otherwise the operator, to the
139 penalty provided in s. 318.18(2). Such permanent license plate
140 shall be removed upon sale of the vehicle, but may be
141 transferred to another vehicle owned by such veteran in the
142 manner prescribed by law. The license number of each plate
143 issued under this section shall be identified by the letter
144 designation “DV.” Upon request of any such veteran, the
145 department is authorized to issue a designation plate containing
146 only the letters “DV,” to be displayed on the front of the
147 vehicle.
148 (4)(a) With the issuance of each new permanent disabled
149 veteran “DV” numerical motor vehicle license plate, the
150 department shall initially issue, without cost to the applicant,
151 a validation sticker reflecting the owner’s birth month and a
152 serially numbered validation sticker reflecting the year of
153 expiration. The initial sticker reflecting the year of
154 expiration may not exceed 27 months.
155 (6)(a) A disabled veteran who meets the requirements of
156 subsection (1) may be issued, in lieu of the disabled veteran
157 “DV” license plate, a military license plate for which he or she
158 is eligible or a specialty license plate embossed with the
159 initials “DV” in the top left-hand corner. A disabled veteran
160 electing a military license plate or specialty license plate
161 under this subsection must pay all applicable fees related to
162 such license plate, except for fees otherwise waived under
163 subsections (1) and (4).
164 (b) A military license plate or specialty license plate
165 elected under this subsection:
166 1. Does not provide the protections or rights afforded by
167 ss. 316.1955, 316.1964, 320.0848, 526.141, and 553.5041.
168 2. is not eligible for the international symbol of
169 accessibility as described in s. 320.0842.
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172 And the title is amended as follows:
173 Delete lines 54 - 59
174 and insert:
175 amending s. 319.23, F.S.; including certain nonprofit
176 organizations in the list of entities authorized to
177 perform a certain physical examination of a motor
178 vehicle for the purpose of an owner applying for a
179 certificate of title; amending s. 320.02, F.S.;
180 requiring vehicle registration applicants to provide a
181 Florida address; providing an exception; requiring an
182 applicant to provide satisfactory proof of address and
183 certain documentation; defining the term “REAL ID
184 driver’s license or identification card”; amending s.
185 320.084, F.S.; providing for disabled veteran motor
186 vehicle license plates in lieu of “DV” motor vehicle
187 license plates; revising construction; amending s.
188 320.605,