Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1662
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Appropriations (Collins) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (582758) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 151 and 152
5 insert:
6 Section 10. Subsections (1) and (3), paragraphs (a) and (c)
7 of subsection (4), and subsection (6) of section 320.084,
8 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
9 320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain
10 disabled veterans.—
11 (1) One free disabled veteran “DV” motor vehicle license
12 number plate shall be issued by the department for use on any
13 motor vehicle owned or leased by any disabled veteran who has
14 been a resident of this state continuously for the preceding 5
15 years or has established a domicile in this state as provided by
16 s. 222.17(1), (2), or (3), and who has been honorably discharged
17 from the United States Armed Forces, upon application,
18 accompanied by proof that:
19 (a) A vehicle was initially acquired through financial
20 assistance by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
21 or its predecessor specifically for the purchase of an
22 automobile;
23 (b) The applicant has been determined by the United States
24 Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a
25 service-connected 100-percent disability rating for
26 compensation; or
27 (c) The applicant has been determined to have a service
28 connected disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of
29 disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States
30 Armed Services.
31 (3) The department shall, as it deems necessary, require
32 each person to whom a motor vehicle license plate has been
33 issued pursuant to subsection (1) to apply to the department for
34 reissuance of his or her registration license plate. Upon
35 receipt of the application and proof of the applicant’s
36 continued eligibility, the department shall issue a new
37 permanent disabled veteran “DV” numerical motor vehicle license
38 plate which shall be of the colors red, white, and blue similar
39 to the colors of the United States flag. The operation of a
40 motor vehicle displaying a disabled veteran “DV” license plate
41 from a previous issue period or a noncurrent validation sticker
42 after the date specified by the department shall subject the
43 owner if he or she is present, otherwise the operator, to the
44 penalty provided in s. 318.18(2). Such permanent license plate
45 shall be removed upon sale of the vehicle, but may be
46 transferred to another vehicle owned by such veteran in the
47 manner prescribed by law. The license number of each plate
48 issued under this section shall be identified by the letter
49 designation “DV.” Upon request of any such veteran, the
50 department is authorized to issue a designation plate containing
51 only the letters “DV,” to be displayed on the front of the
52 vehicle.
53 (4)(a) With the issuance of each new permanent disabled
54 veteran “DV” numerical motor vehicle license plate, the
55 department shall initially issue, without cost to the applicant,
56 a validation sticker reflecting the owner’s birth month and a
57 serially numbered validation sticker reflecting the year of
58 expiration. The initial sticker reflecting the year of
59 expiration may not exceed 27 months.
60 (c) Registration under this section shall be renewed
61 annually or biennially during the applicable renewal period on
62 forms prescribed by the department, which shall include, in
63 addition to any other information required by the department, a
64 certified statement as to the continued eligibility of the
65 applicant to receive the special disabled veteran “DV” license
66 plate. Any applicant who falsely or fraudulently submits to the
67 department the certified statement required by this paragraph is
68 guilty of a noncriminal violation and is subject to a civil
69 penalty of $50.
70 (6)(a) A disabled veteran who meets the requirements of
71 subsection (1) may be issued, in lieu of the disabled veteran
72 “DV” license plate, a military license plate for which he or she
73 is eligible or a specialty license plate embossed with the
74 initials “DV” in the top left-hand corner. A disabled veteran
75 electing a military license plate or specialty license plate
76 under this subsection must pay all applicable fees related to
77 such license plate, except for fees otherwise waived under
78 subsections (1) and (4).
79 (b) A military license plate or specialty license plate
80 elected under this subsection:
81 1. Does not provide the protections or rights afforded by
82 ss. 316.1955, 316.1964, 320.0848, 526.141, and 553.5041.
83 2. is not eligible for the international symbol of
84 accessibility as described in s. 320.0842.
85 Section 11. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section
86 320.0848, Florida Statutes, is 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 (2) DISABLED PARKING PERMIT; PERSONS WITH LONG-TERM
92 MOBILITY PROBLEMS.—
93 (e) A person who qualifies for a disabled parking permit
94 under this section may be issued an international wheelchair
95 user symbol license plate under s. 320.0843 in lieu of the
96 disabled parking permit; or, if the person qualifies for a
97 disabled veteran “DV” license plate under s. 320.084, such a
98 license plate may be issued to him or her in lieu of a disabled
99 parking permit.
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102 And the title is amended as follows:
103 Between lines 1428 and 1429
104 insert:
105 s. 320.084, F.S.; providing for disabled veteran motor
106 vehicle license plates in lieu of “DV” motor vehicle
107 license plates; revising construction; amending s.
108 320.0848, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made
109 by the act; amending