Florida Senate - 2023 SB 1074 By Senator Thompson 15-00560-23 20231074__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Divine Nine specialty license 3 plate; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; defining the term 4 immediate relative; revising eligibility 5 requirements for a Divine Nine license plate; 6 providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1.Paragraph (c) of subsection (101) of section 11 320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12 320.08058Specialty license plates. 13 (101)DIVINE NINE LICENSE PLATES. 14 (c)1.As used in this subsection, the term immediate 15 relative means a spouse, domestic partner, or child. 16 2.To be eligible for issuance of a Divine Nine license 17 plate representing an organization listed in sub-subparagraphs 18 (b)3.a.-i., a person must be a resident of this state who is the 19 registered owner or lessee of a motor vehicle and who either is 20 a member or whose immediate relative is a member of the 21 applicable organization. The person must also present all of the 22 following: 23 a.Proof of membership of the person or the persons 24 immediate relative in the organization, which may be established 25 by: 26 (I)a.A card distributed by the organization indicating the 27 persons membership or the membership of the persons immediate 28 relative in the organization; or 29 (II)b.A written letter on the organizations letterhead 30 which is signed by the organizations national president or his 31 or her designated official and which states that the person or 32 the persons immediate relative was inducted into the 33 organization. 34 b.If the person is a lessee of a motor vehicle, a lease 35 agreement and the vehicle identification number (VIN) for the 36 motor vehicle that is being leased. 37 c.If the person is an immediate relative of the member of 38 the organization, a marriage license, domestic partnership 39 agreement, birth certificate, or record of adoption. 40 3.2.Proof of membership in an organization listed in sub 41 subparagraphs (b)3.a.-i. is required only for initial issuance 42 of a Divine Nine license plate. A person need not present such 43 proof for renewal of the license plate. 44 45 License plates created pursuant to this subsection shall have 46 their plate sales combined for the purpose of meeting the 47 minimum license plate sales threshold in s. 320.08056(8)(a) and 48 for determining the license plate limit in s. 320.08053(3)(b). 49 License plates created pursuant to this subsection must be 50 ordered directly from the department. 51 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.