| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to commercial motor vehicle 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | registration; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; providing for 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | future expiration of a provision relating to vehicles 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | with apportioned registrations; providing, beginning 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | on a specified date, license plate and cab card 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | requirements for vehicles registered in accordance 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | with the International Registration Plan; specifying 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | the fee for an original or renewal cab card and the 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | trust fund where the fee is deposited; providing for 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | the replacement at no charge of damaged or worn 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | license plates; providing an effective date. 12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1 ) of section 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | validation stickers generally. — 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | and the alphanumeric system of identificati on shall be issued 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10 -year period, upon 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6 -25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 51 | 51 | | year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replac ement is 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any pri or 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | years' payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10 -year period, 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | the department to replace a license plate under s. 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | shall be issued showing the owner's birth month, license plate 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | based on the applicant's appropriate renewal period. The 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | registration period is 12 months, the extended registration 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | applicant's appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a) may elect a permanent 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | registration period, provided payment of the appropriate license 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | taxes and fees occurs annually. 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | 2. A vehicle that has an apportioned registration shall be 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | issued an annual license plate and a cab card that denote the 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | declared gross vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. This subparagraph 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | expires June 30, 2024. 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | 3. Beginning July 1, 2024, a vehicle registered in 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | accordance with the International Registration Plan must be 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | issued a license plate for a 3 -year period. At the end of the 3 -55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced. 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | Each license plate must include a validation sticker showing the 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | month of expiration. A cab card denoting the declared gross 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28, 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | Fund. If the license plate is damaged or worn, it may be 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | replaced at no charge by applying to the department and 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | surrendering the current license plate. 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | 4.2. In order to retain the efficient administra tion of 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | the taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80 -cent fee 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | increase in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009 -71, Laws 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | of Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804. 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 69 |
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