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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to identification of persons with 2
special needs; amending s. 322.051, F.S.; requiring 3
the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to 4
include a person's name in specified databases when 5
the person receives a developmental disability 6
designation on his or her identification card; 7
authorizing a person with Alzheimer's disease or a 8
dementia-related disorder to have a designation placed 9
on his or her identification card; defining the term 10
"immediate family member"; requiring the department to 11
include the person's name in specified databases when 12
he or she receives such a designation; amending s. 13
322.14, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highw ay 14
Safety and Motor Vehicles to include a person's name 15
in specified databases when he or she receives a 16
developmental disability designation on his or her 17
driver license; authorizing a person with Alzheimer's 18
disease or a dementia -related disorder to have a 19
designation placed on his or her driver license; 20
defining the term "immediate family member"; requiring 21
the department to include the person's name in 22
specified databases when he or she receives such a 23
designation; providing an effective date. 24
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (8) of section 28
322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is 29
added to that subsection, to read: 30
322.051 Identification cards. — 31
(8) 32
(e)1. Upon request by a person who has a developmental 33
disability, or by a parent or guardian of a child or ward who 34
has a developmental disability, the department shall issue an 35
identification card exhibiting a capital "D" for the person, 36
child, or ward if the pe rson or the parent or guardian of the 37
child or ward submits: 38
a. Payment of an additional $1 fee; and 39
b. Proof acceptable to the department of a diagnosis by a 40
licensed physician of a developmental disability as defined in 41
s. 393.063. 42
2. The department shall deposit the additional $1 fee into 43
the Agency for Persons with Disabilities Operations and 44
Maintenance Trust Fund under s. 20.1971(2). 45
3. A replacement identification card that includes the 46
designation may be issued without payment of the fee req uired 47
under s. 322.21(1)(f). 48
4. The department shall develop rules to facilitate the 49
issuance, requirements, and oversight of developmental 50
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disability identification cards under this section. 51
5. If a person receives the "D" identifier on his or her 52
identification card, such information must be included through 53
the Driver and Vehicle Information Database and available 54
through the Florida Crime Information Center system. 55
(f)1.a. Upon request by a person who has Alzheimer's 56
disease or a dementia -related disorder, or by a legal guardian 57
or an immediate family member of a person with Alzheimer's 58
disease or a dementia -related disorder, the capital letters "AD" 59
shall be exhibited on the identification card of the person with 60
Alzheimer's disease or a dementia -related disorder, if the 61
person, or his or her legal guardian or immediate family member 62
presents proof that the person has been diagnosed with 63
Alzheimer's disease or a dementia -related disorder by a licensed 64
physician, licensed physician assistant, or a l icensed advanced 65
practice registered nurse. 66
b. As used in this subparagraph, the term "immediate 67
family member" means a parent, spouse, child, sibling, 68
grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-69
in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. 70
2. If a person receives the "AD" identifier on his or her 71
identification card, such information must be included through 72
the Driver and Vehicle information Database and available 73
through the Florida Crime Information Center system. 74
Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 322.14, 75
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Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (g) is added to that 76
subsection, to read: 77
322.14 Licenses issued to drivers. — 78
(1) 79
(f)1. Upon request by a person who has a developmental 80
disability, or by a parent or legal guardian of a child or ward 81
who has a developmental disability, the capital letter "D" shall 82
be exhibited on the driver license of a person who has a 83
developmental disability, as defined in s. 393.063, if the 84
person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, presents 85
sufficient proof that the person has been diagnosed with a 86
developmental disability by a physician licensed under chapter 87
458 or chapter 459 as determined by the department. If a person 88
receives the "D" identifier on his or her driver license, such 89
information must be included through the Driver and Vehicle 90
Information Database and available through the Florida Crime 91
Information Center system. 92
2. Until a person's driver license is next renewed, the 93
person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, may have the 94
capital letter "D" added to or removed from his or her license 95
upon the surrender of his or her current license and 96
presentation of sufficient proof that the person has been 97
diagnosed with a developmental disabili ty by a physician 98
licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 as determined by the 99
department. If the applicant is not conducting any other 100
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transaction affecting the driver license, a replacement license 101
may be issued with the capital letter "D" added or rem oved 102
without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(e). 103
(g)1.a. Upon request by a person who has Alzheimer's 104
disease or a dementia -related disorder, or by a legal guardian 105
or an immediate family member of a person with Alzheimer's 106
disease or a dementia-related disorder, the capital letters "AD" 107
shall be exhibited on the driver license of the person with 108
Alzheimer's disease or a dementia -related disorder, if the 109
person, or his or her legal guardian or immediate family member 110
presents proof that the pe rson has been diagnosed with 111
Alzheimer's disease or a dementia -related disorder by a licensed 112
physician, licensed physician assistant, or a licensed advanced 113
practice registered nurse. 114
b. As used in this subparagraph, the term "immediate 115
family member" means a parent, spouse, child, sibling, 116
grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-117
in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. 118
2. If a person receives the "AD" identifier on his or her 119
driver license, such information must be included th rough the 120
Driver and Vehicle Information Database and available through 121
the Florida Crime Information Center system. 122
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 123