Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 88
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/18/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Wright) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment
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    3         Delete lines 68 - 95
    4  and insert:
    5         (c) Fulfill all insurance requirements pursuant to s.
    6  324.021(7).
    7         (d) Ensure that the UTV has the proper license plate
    8  pursuant to s. 320.0847.
    9         (e) Maintain the registration certificate or a copy thereof
   10  in the UTV pursuant to s. 320.0605.
   11         (7) A county or municipality may enact an ordinance
   12  regarding UTV operation and equipment which is more restrictive
   13  than those requirements enumerated in this section.
   14         (8) A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of
   15  a UTV on any road or street under its jurisdiction if the
   16  governing body of such county or municipality determines that
   17  such prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
   18         (9) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
   19  infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation, as provided in
   20  chapter 318.
   21         Section 2. Section 320.0847, Florida Statutes, is amended
   22  to read:
   23         320.0847 Mini truck, utility terrain vehicle, and low-speed
   24  vehicle license plates.—
   25         (1) The department shall issue a license plate to the owner
   26  or lessee of any vehicle registered as a low-speed vehicle as
   27  defined in s. 320.01, or a mini truck as defined in s. 320.01,
   28  or a utility terrain vehicle as defined in s. 316.21275 upon
   29  payment of the appropriate license taxes and fees prescribed in
   30  s. 320.08.
   31         (2) The license plate for a low-speed vehicle, or mini
   32  truck, or utility terrain vehicle must shall comply with the
   33  provisions of s. 320.06.
   34         Section 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.