Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1348
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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04/16/2025 .
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The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and
Economic Development (Collins) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 140 - 162
4 and insert:
5 Section 4. Subsections (1) and (3), paragraphs (a) and (c)
6 of subsection (4), and subsection (6) of section 320.084,
7 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
8 320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain
9 disabled veterans.—
10 (1) One free disabled veteran “DV” motor vehicle license
11 number plate shall be issued by the department for use on any
12 motor vehicle owned or leased by any disabled veteran who has
13 been a resident of this state continuously for the preceding 5
14 years or has established a domicile in this state as provided by
15 s. 222.17(1), (2), or (3), and who has been honorably discharged
16 from the United States Armed Forces, upon application,
17 accompanied by proof that:
18 (a) A vehicle was initially acquired through financial
19 assistance by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
20 or its predecessor specifically for the purchase of an
21 automobile;
22 (b) The applicant has been determined by the United States
23 Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a
24 service-connected 100-percent disability rating for
25 compensation; or
26 (c) The applicant has been determined to have a service
27 connected disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of
28 disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States
29 Armed Services.
30 (3) The department shall, as it deems necessary, require
31 each person to whom a motor vehicle license plate has been
32 issued pursuant to subsection (1) to apply to the department for
33 reissuance of his or her registration license plate. Upon
34 receipt of the application and proof of the applicant’s
35 continued eligibility, the department shall issue a new
36 permanent disabled veteran “DV” numerical motor vehicle license
37 plate which shall be of the colors red, white, and blue similar
38 to the colors of the United States flag. The operation of a
39 motor vehicle displaying a disabled veteran “DV” license plate
40 from a previous issue period or a noncurrent validation sticker
41 after the date specified by the department shall subject the
42 owner if he or she is present, otherwise the operator, to the
43 penalty provided in s. 318.18(2). Such permanent license plate
44 shall be removed upon sale of the vehicle, but may be
45 transferred to another vehicle owned by such veteran in the
46 manner prescribed by law. The license number of each plate
47 issued under this section shall be identified by the letter
48 designation “DV.” Upon request of any such veteran, the
49 department is authorized to issue a designation plate containing
50 only the letters “DV,” to be displayed on the front of the
51 vehicle.
52 (4)(a) With the issuance of each new permanent disabled
53 veteran “DV” numerical motor vehicle license plate, the
54 department shall initially issue, without cost to the applicant,
55 a validation sticker reflecting the owner’s birth month and a
56 serially numbered validation sticker reflecting the year of
57 expiration. The initial sticker reflecting the year of
58 expiration may not exceed 27 months.
59 (c) Registration under this section shall be renewed
60 annually or biennially during the applicable renewal period on
61 forms prescribed by the department, which shall include, in
62 addition to any other information required by the department, a
63 certified statement as to the continued eligibility of the
64 applicant to receive the disabled veteran special “DV” license
65 plate. Any applicant who falsely or fraudulently submits to the
66 department the certified statement required by this paragraph is
67 guilty of a noncriminal violation and is subject to a civil
68 penalty of $50.
69 (6)(a) A disabled veteran who meets the requirements of
70 subsection (1) may be issued, in lieu of the disabled veteran
71 “DV” license plate, a military license plate for which he or she
72 is eligible or a specialty license plate embossed with the
73 initials “DV” in the top left-hand corner. A disabled veteran
74 electing a military license plate or specialty license plate
75 under this subsection must pay all applicable fees related to
76 such license plate, except for fees otherwise waived under
77 subsections (1) and (4).
78 (b) A military license plate or specialty license plate
79 elected under this subsection:
80 1. Does not provide the protections or rights afforded by
81 ss. 316.1955, 316.1964, 320.0848, 526.141, and 553.5041.
82 2. is not eligible for the international symbol of
83 accessibility as described in s. 320.0842.
84 Section 5. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and paragraph
85 (e) of subsection (2) of section 320.0848, Florida Statutes, are
86 amended to read:
87 320.0848 Persons who have disabilities; issuance of
88 disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for certain
89 providers of transportation services to persons who have
90 disabilities.—
91 (1)
92 (d) The department shall renew the disabled parking permit
93 of a any person certified as permanently disabled on the
94 previous application for a subsequent 4-year period without
95 requiring the person to provide another certificate of
96 disability or United States Department of Veterans Affairs Form
97 Letter 27-333, or its equivalent, as applicable. After such 4
98 year period, the department shall renew the disabled parking
99 permit if the person provides a certificate of disability issued
100 within the last 12 months pursuant to this subsection. A veteran
101 who has been previously evaluated and certified by the United
102 States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch of the
103 United States Armed Forces as permanently and totally disabled
104 from a service-connected disability may provide a United States
105 Department of Veterans Affairs Form Letter 27-333, or its
106 equivalent, issued within the last 12 months in lieu of a
107 certificate of disability.
108 (2) DISABLED PARKING PERMIT; PERSONS WITH LONG-TERM
109 MOBILITY PROBLEMS.—
110 (e) A person who qualifies for a disabled parking permit
111 under this section may be issued an international wheelchair
112 user symbol license plate under s. 320.0843 in lieu of the
113 disabled parking permit; or, if the person qualifies for a
114 disabled veteran “DV” license plate under s. 320.084, such a
115 license plate may be issued to him or her in lieu of a disabled
116 parking permit.
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119 And the title is amended as follows:
120 Delete lines 13 - 16
121 and insert:
122 mail; amending s. 320.084, F.S.; providing for
123 disabled veteran motor vehicle license plates in lieu
124 of “DV” motor vehicle license plates; amending s.
125 320.0848, F.S.; requiring the department to renew
126 certain disabled parking permits for a specified
127 period without requiring certain documentation;
128 conforming a provision to changes made by the act;
129 amending s. 322.02, F.S.; revising the