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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to identification cards; amending s. 2
322.051, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway 3
Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue or renew 4
identification cards at no charge to persons 5
presenting a valid voter's registration card and 6
attesting to financial hardship; prohibiting the 7
department from requiring such persons to present 8
certain evidence; requiring the department to issue 9
identification cards at no charge to certain other 10
persons; conforming cross -references; amending ss. 11
322.18 and 322.21, F.S.; conforming provisions to 12
changes made by the act; providing an effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida : 15
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Section 1. Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (8) 17
and subsection (9) of section 322.051, Florida Statutes, are 18
amended, and subsection (10) is added to that section, to read: 19
322.051 Identification cards. — 20
(8) 21
(b)1. The word "Veteran" m ust be exhibited on the 22
identification card of a veteran upon the presentation of a copy 23
of the person's: 24
a. DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of 25
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Defense; 26
b. Veteran health identification card, issued by the 27
United States Department o f Veterans Affairs; 28
c. Veteran identification card, issued by the United 29
States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans 30
Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114 -31; or 31
d. Other acceptable form specified by the Department of 32
Veterans' Affairs. 33
2. Until a veteran's identification card is next renewed, 34
the veteran may have the word "Veteran" added to his or her 35
identification card upon surrender of his or her current 36
identification card and presentation of any of the forms of 37
identification specified in subparagraph 1. If the applicant is 38
not conducting any other transaction affecting the 39
identification card, a replacement identification card must be 40
issued with the word "Veteran" without payment of the fee 41
required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c. s. 322.21(1)(f)3. 42
(c) The international symbol for the deaf and hard of 43
hearing shall be exhibited on the identification card of a 44
person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon the payment of an 45
additional $1 fee for the identification card and the 46
presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard 47
of hearing as determined by the department. Until a person's 48
identification card is next renewed, the person may have the 49
symbol added to his or her identification card upon surrender of 50
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his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee to 51
be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and 52
presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard 53
of hearing as determined by the department. If the applicant is 54
not conducting any other transaction affecting the 55
identification card, a replacement identification card may be 56
issued with the symbol without payment of the fee required in s. 57
322.21(1)(f)3.c. s. 322.21(1)(f)3. For purposes of this 58
paragraph, the internationa l symbol for the deaf and hard of 59
hearing is substantially as follows: 60
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(d) The department shall include symbols representing the 64
following on an identification card upon the payment of an 65
additional $1 fee by an applicant who meets the requirements of 66
subsection (1) and presents his or her: 67
1. Lifetime freshwater fishing license; 68
2. Lifetime saltwater fishing license; 69
3. Lifetime hunting license; 70
4. Lifetime sportsman's license; or 71
5. Lifetime boater safety identification card. 72
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A person may replace his or her identification card before its 74
expiration date with a card that includes his or her status as a 75
lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon surrender of 76
his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee to 77
be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and 78
presentation of the person's lifetime license or card. If the 79
sole purpose of the replacement identification card is the 80
inclusion of the applicant's status as a lifetime licensee or 81
cardholder, the replac ement identification card must be issued 82
without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c. s. 83
322.21(1)(f)3. 84
(9)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section 85
or s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue or 86
renew a card at no charge to: 87
1. A person who presents a valid Florida voter's 88
registration card to the department and attests that he or she 89
is experiencing a financial hardship. The department may not 90
require such person to present evidence of a financial hardship. 91
2. A person who presents evidence satisfactory to the 92
department that he or she is homeless as defined in s. 93
414.0252(7). 94
3., to A juvenile offender who is in the custody or under 95
the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice and 96
receiving services pursuant to s. 985.461 . 97
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4., to An inmate receiving a card issued pursuant to s. 98
944.605(7), or, if necessary, to an inmate receiving a 99
replacement card if the department determines that he or she has 100
a valid state identification card. If the replacemen t state 101
identification card is scheduled to expire within 6 months, the 102
department may also issue a temporary permit valid for at least 103
6 months after the release date. 104
(b) The department's mobile issuing units shall process 105
the identification cards for juvenile offenders and inmates at 106
no charge, as provided by s. 944.605 (7)(a) and (b). 107
(10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section 108
or s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue an 109
identification card at no charge to a person who i s 80 years of 110
age or older and whose driving privilege is denied due to 111
failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s. 112
322.18(5). 113
Section 2. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (5) of 114
section 322.18, Florida Statutes, to read: 115
322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; 116
expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. — 117
(5) All renewal driver licenses may be issued after the 118
applicant licensee has been determined to be eligible by the 119
department. 120
(c) The department shall issue an identification card 121
under s. 322.051 at no charge to a licensee who is at least 80 122
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years of age and whose driving privilege is denied due to 123
failure to pass a vision test pursuant to this subsection. 124
Section 3. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of sectio n 125
322.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 126
322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting 127
fees.— 128
(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for: 129
(f) An original, renewal, or replacement identification 130
card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $25. 131
1., except that An applicant who meets any of the 132
following criteria is exempt from the fee under this paragraph 133
for an original, renewal, or replacement identification card: 134
a. The applicant presents a valid Florida voter's 135
registration card to the department and attests that he or she 136
is experiencing a financial hardship. 137
b. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the 138
department that he or she is homeless as defined in s. 139
414.0252(7). 140
c. The applicant presents evidence sat isfactory to the 141
department that; his or her annual income is at or below 100 142
percent of the federal poverty level . 143
d. The applicant; or he or she is a juvenile offender who 144
is in the custody or under the supervision of the Department of 145
Juvenile Justice, who is receiving services pursuant to s. 146
985.461, and whose identification card is issued by the 147
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department's mobile issuing units is exempt from such fee . 148
2. Pursuant to s. 322.051(10), an applicant who is 80 149
years of age or older and whose driving pr ivilege is denied due 150
to failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s. 151
322.18(5) is exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an 152
original identification card. 153
3. Funds collected from fees for original, renewal, or 154
replacement identification cards shall be distributed as 155
follows: 156
a.1. For an original identification card issued pursuant 157
to s. 322.051, the fee shall be deposited into the General 158
Revenue Fund. 159
b.2. For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to 160
s. 322.051, $6 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety 161
Operating Trust Fund, and $19 shall be deposited into the 162
General Revenue Fund. 163
c.3. For a replacement identification card issued pursuant 164
to s. 322.051, $9 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety 165
Operating Trust Fund, and $16 shall be deposited into the 166
General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or upon completion 167
of the transition of the driver license issuance services, if 168
the replacement identification card is issued by the tax 169
collector, the tax collector shall retain the $9 that would 170
otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 171
Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into the 172
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Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 174