| 20 | | - | the previous owner of which died testate; amending s. 7 |
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| 21 | | - | 319.29, F.S.; prohibiting the department or a tax 8 |
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| 22 | | - | collector from charging a fee for reissuance of 9 |
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| 23 | | - | certain certificates of title; amending s. 320.06, 10 |
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| 24 | | - | F.S.; authorizing permanent registration of certain 11 |
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| 25 | | - | rental trucks; authorizing the department to deem a 12 |
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| 26 | | - | license plate with reduced dimensions to be necessary 13 |
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| 27 | | - | to accommodate trailers; amending s. 320.084, F.S.; 14 |
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| 28 | | - | authorizing certain disabled veterans to be issued a 15 |
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| 29 | | - | military license plate or specialty l icense plate in 16 |
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| 30 | | - | lieu of a "DV" license plate; specifying applicable 17 |
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| 31 | | - | fees; specifying nonapplicability of certain 18 |
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| 32 | | - | provisions; amending s. 320.131, F.S.; authorizing the 19 |
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| 33 | | - | department to design, issue, and regulate the use of 20 |
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| 34 | | - | temporary tags where the existing o wner of a vehicle 21 |
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| 35 | | - | has submitted an application to transfer a valid out -22 |
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| 36 | | - | of-state title that is subject to a lien; authorizing 23 |
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| 37 | | - | the department to design, issue, and regulate the use 24 |
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| 38 | | - | of temporary tags where an active -duty military 25 |
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| 20 | + | the previous owner of which died testate; requiring 7 |
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| 21 | + | the attesting attorney to provide to the department a 8 |
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| 22 | + | current copy of his or her certificate of g ood 9 |
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| 23 | + | standing issued by The Florida Bar; amending s. 10 |
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| 24 | + | 319.29, F.S.; prohibiting the department or a tax 11 |
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| 25 | + | collector from charging a fee for reissuance of 12 |
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| 26 | + | certain certificates of title; amending s. 320.06, 13 |
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| 27 | + | F.S.; authorizing permanent registration of certain 14 |
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| 28 | + | rental trucks; authorizing the department to deem a 15 |
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| 29 | + | license plate with reduced dimensions to be necessary 16 |
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| 30 | + | to accommodate trailers; amending s. 320.084, F.S.; 17 |
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| 31 | + | authorizing certain disabled veterans to be issued a 18 |
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| 32 | + | military license plate or specialty license plat e in 19 |
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| 33 | + | lieu of a "DV" license plate; specifying applicable 20 |
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| 34 | + | fees; specifying nonapplicability of certain 21 |
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| 35 | + | provisions; amending s. 320.131, F.S.; authorizing the 22 |
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| 36 | + | department to design, issue, and regulate the use of 23 |
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| 37 | + | temporary tags where the existing owner of a v ehicle 24 |
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| 38 | + | has submitted an application to transfer a valid out -25 |
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| 51 | | - | servicemember who has a valid Florida driver license 26 |
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| 52 | | - | provides evidence satisfactory to the department that 27 |
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| 53 | | - | he or she is deployed outside this state; providing 28 |
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| 54 | | - | the period of validity of such temporary tags; 29 |
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| 55 | | - | removing provisions requiring a written, notarized 30 |
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| 56 | | - | request for the purchase of a temporary tag; providing 31 |
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| 57 | | - | an effective date. 32 |
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| 58 | | - | 33 |
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| 59 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 34 |
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| 60 | | - | 35 |
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| 61 | | - | Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of 36 |
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| 62 | | - | section 319.28, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs 37 |
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| 63 | | - | (d) and (e), respectiv ely, and a new paragraph (c) is added to 38 |
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| 64 | | - | that subsection to read: 39 |
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| 65 | | - | 319.28 Transfer of ownership by operation of law. — 40 |
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| 66 | | - | (1) 41 |
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| 67 | | - | (c) If the previous owner died testate and the application 42 |
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| 68 | | - | for a certificate of title is made by, and accompanied by an 43 |
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| 69 | | - | affidavit attested by, a Florida -licensed attorney in good 44 |
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| 70 | | - | standing with The Florida Bar, such affidavit shall, for 45 |
|---|
| 71 | | - | purposes of paragraph (a), establish a presumption of ownership, 46 |
|---|
| 72 | | - | absent information received to the contrary, and right of 47 |
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| 73 | | - | possession to the motor veh icle or mobile home, so long as the 48 |
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| 74 | | - | affidavit sets forth the rightful heir or heirs and the attorney 49 |
|---|
| 75 | | - | attests in the affidavit that such heir or heirs are lawfully 50 |
|---|
| 51 | + | of-state title that is subject to a lien; authorizing 26 |
|---|
| 52 | + | the department to design, issue, and regulate the use 27 |
|---|
| 53 | + | of temporary tags where an active -duty military 28 |
|---|
| 54 | + | servicemember who has a valid Florida dr iver license 29 |
|---|
| 55 | + | provides evidence satisfactory to the department that 30 |
|---|
| 56 | + | he or she is deployed outside this state; providing 31 |
|---|
| 57 | + | the period of validity of such temporary tags; 32 |
|---|
| 58 | + | removing provisions requiring a written, notarized 33 |
|---|
| 59 | + | request for the purchase of a temporary tag; providing 34 |
|---|
| 60 | + | an effective date. 35 |
|---|
| 61 | + | 36 |
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| 62 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 37 |
|---|
| 63 | + | 38 |
|---|
| 64 | + | Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of 39 |
|---|
| 65 | + | section 319.28, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs 40 |
|---|
| 66 | + | (d) and (e), respectively, and a new paragraph (c) is added to 41 |
|---|
| 67 | + | that subsection to read: 42 |
|---|
| 68 | + | 319.28 Transfer of ownership by operation of law. — 43 |
|---|
| 69 | + | (1) 44 |
|---|
| 70 | + | (c) If the previous owner died testate and the application 45 |
|---|
| 71 | + | for a certificate of title is made by, and accompanied by an 46 |
|---|
| 72 | + | affidavit attested by , a Florida-licensed attorney in good 47 |
|---|
| 73 | + | standing with The Florida Bar who is representing the previous 48 |
|---|
| 74 | + | owner's estate, such affidavit shall, for purposes of paragraph 49 |
|---|
| 75 | + | (a), establish a presumption of ownership, absent information 50 |
|---|
| 88 | | - | entitled to the rights of ownership and possession of the motor 51 |
|---|
| 89 | | - | vehicle or mobile home. It is not necessary for the application 52 |
|---|
| 90 | | - | for certificate of title filed under this paragraph to be 53 |
|---|
| 91 | | - | accompanied by a copy of the will or other testamentary 54 |
|---|
| 92 | | - | instrument. 55 |
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| 93 | | - | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 319.29, Florida 56 |
|---|
| 94 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 57 |
|---|
| 95 | | - | 319.29 Lost or destroyed certificates. — 58 |
|---|
| 96 | | - | (3) If, following the issuance of an original, duplicate, 59 |
|---|
| 97 | | - | or corrected certificate of title by the department, the 60 |
|---|
| 98 | | - | certificate is lost in transit and is not delivered to the 61 |
|---|
| 99 | | - | addressee, the owner of the motor vehicle or m obile home, or the 62 |
|---|
| 100 | | - | holder of a lien thereon, may, within 180 days of the date of 63 |
|---|
| 101 | | - | issuance of the title, apply to the department for reissuance of 64 |
|---|
| 102 | | - | the certificate of title. An No additional fee shall not be 65 |
|---|
| 103 | | - | charged by the department or a tax collector, as a gent for the 66 |
|---|
| 104 | | - | department, for reissuance under this subsection. 67 |
|---|
| 105 | | - | Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph 68 |
|---|
| 106 | | - | (a) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, are 69 |
|---|
| 107 | | - | amended to read: 70 |
|---|
| 108 | | - | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and 71 |
|---|
| 109 | | - | validation stickers generally. — 72 |
|---|
| 110 | | - | (1) 73 |
|---|
| 111 | | - | (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol 74 |
|---|
| 112 | | - | and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued 75 |
|---|
| 88 | + | received to the contrary, and right of possession to the motor 51 |
|---|
| 89 | + | vehicle or mobile home, so long as the affidavit sets forth the 52 |
|---|
| 90 | + | rightful heir or heirs and the attorney attests in the affidavit 53 |
|---|
| 91 | + | that such heir or heirs are lawfully entitled to the rights of 54 |
|---|
| 92 | + | ownership and possession of th e motor vehicle or mobile home. 55 |
|---|
| 93 | + | The attesting attorney shall provide to the department a current 56 |
|---|
| 94 | + | copy of his or her certificate of good standing issued by The 57 |
|---|
| 95 | + | Florida Bar. It shall not be necessary for the application for 58 |
|---|
| 96 | + | certificate of title filed under t his paragraph to be 59 |
|---|
| 97 | + | accompanied by a copy of the will or other testamentary 60 |
|---|
| 98 | + | instrument. 61 |
|---|
| 99 | + | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 319.29, Florida 62 |
|---|
| 100 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 63 |
|---|
| 101 | + | 319.29 Lost or destroyed certificates. — 64 |
|---|
| 102 | + | (3) If, following the issuance of an original, duplicate, 65 |
|---|
| 103 | + | or corrected certificate of title by the department, the 66 |
|---|
| 104 | + | certificate is lost in transit and is not delivered to the 67 |
|---|
| 105 | + | addressee, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home, or the 68 |
|---|
| 106 | + | holder of a lien thereon, may, within 180 days of the date of 69 |
|---|
| 107 | + | issuance of the title, apply to the department for reissuance of 70 |
|---|
| 108 | + | the certificate of title. An No additional fee shall not be 71 |
|---|
| 109 | + | charged by the department or a tax collector, as agent for the 72 |
|---|
| 110 | + | department, for reissuance under this subsection. 73 |
|---|
| 111 | + | Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph 74 |
|---|
| 112 | + | (a) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, are 75 |
|---|
| 125 | | - | for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10 -year period, upon 76 |
|---|
| 126 | | - | renewal, the plate shall be rep laced. The department shall 77 |
|---|
| 127 | | - | extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6 -78 |
|---|
| 128 | | - | year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is 79 |
|---|
| 129 | | - | $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is 80 |
|---|
| 130 | | - | replaced, to be credited toward the ne xt $28 replacement fee. 81 |
|---|
| 131 | | - | The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 82 |
|---|
| 132 | | - | Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior 83 |
|---|
| 133 | | - | years' payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is 84 |
|---|
| 134 | | - | replaced or surrendered before the end of th e 10-year period, 85 |
|---|
| 135 | | - | except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by 86 |
|---|
| 136 | | - | the department to replace a license plate under s. 87 |
|---|
| 137 | | - | 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker 88 |
|---|
| 138 | | - | shall be issued showing the owner's birth month, license pl ate 89 |
|---|
| 139 | | - | number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal 90 |
|---|
| 140 | | - | period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation 91 |
|---|
| 141 | | - | sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license 92 |
|---|
| 142 | | - | plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued 93 |
|---|
| 143 | | - | based on the applicant's appropriate renewal period. The 94 |
|---|
| 144 | | - | registration period is 12 months, the extended registration 95 |
|---|
| 145 | | - | period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the 96 |
|---|
| 146 | | - | applicant's appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles 97 |
|---|
| 147 | | - | taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a) and rental trucks taxed 98 |
|---|
| 148 | | - | pursuant to s. 320.08(3)(a), (b), and (c) and (4)(a) -(d) may 99 |
|---|
| 149 | | - | elect a permanent registration period, provided payment of the 100 |
|---|
| 125 | + | amended to read: 76 |
|---|
| 126 | + | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and 77 |
|---|
| 127 | + | validation stickers generally. — 78 |
|---|
| 128 | + | (1) 79 |
|---|
| 129 | + | (b)1. Registration license pla tes bearing a graphic symbol 80 |
|---|
| 130 | + | and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued 81 |
|---|
| 131 | + | for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10 -year period, upon 82 |
|---|
| 132 | + | renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall 83 |
|---|
| 133 | + | extend the scheduled license plate replacemen t date from a 6-84 |
|---|
| 134 | + | year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is 85 |
|---|
| 135 | + | $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is 86 |
|---|
| 136 | + | replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee. 87 |
|---|
| 137 | + | The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safe ty Operating 88 |
|---|
| 138 | + | Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior 89 |
|---|
| 139 | + | years' payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is 90 |
|---|
| 140 | + | replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10 -year period, 91 |
|---|
| 141 | + | except that a credit may be given if a registrant is re quired by 92 |
|---|
| 142 | + | the department to replace a license plate under s. 93 |
|---|
| 143 | + | 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker 94 |
|---|
| 144 | + | shall be issued showing the owner's birth month, license plate 95 |
|---|
| 145 | + | number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal 96 |
|---|
| 146 | + | period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation 97 |
|---|
| 147 | + | sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license 98 |
|---|
| 148 | + | plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued 99 |
|---|
| 149 | + | based on the applicant's appropriate renewal period. The 100 |
|---|
| 162 | | - | appropriate license taxes and fees occurs annually. 101 |
|---|
| 163 | | - | 2. A vehicle that has an apportioned re gistration shall be 102 |
|---|
| 164 | | - | issued an annual license plate and a cab card that denote the 103 |
|---|
| 165 | | - | declared gross vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction 104 |
|---|
| 166 | | - | in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. This subparagraph 105 |
|---|
| 167 | | - | expires June 30, 2024. 106 |
|---|
| 168 | | - | 3. Beginning July 1, 2024, a vehicle registered in 107 |
|---|
| 169 | | - | accordance with the International Registration Plan must be 108 |
|---|
| 170 | | - | issued a license plate for a 3 -year period. At the end of the 3 -109 |
|---|
| 171 | | - | year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced. 110 |
|---|
| 172 | | - | Each license plate must include a vali dation sticker showing the 111 |
|---|
| 173 | | - | month of expiration. A cab card denoting the declared gross 112 |
|---|
| 174 | | - | vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued 113 |
|---|
| 175 | | - | annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28, 114 |
|---|
| 176 | | - | which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 115 |
|---|
| 177 | | - | Fund. If the license plate is damaged or worn, it may be 116 |
|---|
| 178 | | - | replaced at no charge by applying to the department and 117 |
|---|
| 179 | | - | surrendering the current license plate. 118 |
|---|
| 180 | | - | 4. In order to retain the efficient administration of the 119 |
|---|
| 181 | | - | taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80 -cent fee increase 120 |
|---|
| 182 | | - | in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009 -71, Laws of 121 |
|---|
| 183 | | - | Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804. 122 |
|---|
| 184 | | - | (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal 123 |
|---|
| 185 | | - | specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified 124 |
|---|
| 186 | | - | by the department. The registration license plate is designed to 125 |
|---|
| 162 | + | registration period is 12 months, the extended registration 101 |
|---|
| 163 | + | period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the 102 |
|---|
| 164 | + | applicant's appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles 103 |
|---|
| 165 | + | taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a) and rental trucks taxed 104 |
|---|
| 166 | + | pursuant to s. 320.08(3)(a), (b), and (c) and (4)(a)-(d) may 105 |
|---|
| 167 | + | elect a permanent registration period, provided payment of the 106 |
|---|
| 168 | + | appropriate license taxes and fees occurs annually. 107 |
|---|
| 169 | + | 2. A vehicle that has an apportioned registration shall be 108 |
|---|
| 170 | + | issued an annual license plate and a cab card that de note the 109 |
|---|
| 171 | + | declared gross vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction 110 |
|---|
| 172 | + | in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. This subparagraph 111 |
|---|
| 173 | + | expires June 30, 2024. 112 |
|---|
| 174 | + | 3. Beginning July 1, 2024, a vehicle registered in 113 |
|---|
| 175 | + | accordance with the International Registration Plan must be 114 |
|---|
| 176 | + | issued a license plate for a 3 -year period. At the end of the 3 -115 |
|---|
| 177 | + | year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced. 116 |
|---|
| 178 | + | Each license plate must include a validation sticker showing the 117 |
|---|
| 179 | + | month of expiration. A cab card denoti ng the declared gross 118 |
|---|
| 180 | + | vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued 119 |
|---|
| 181 | + | annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28, 120 |
|---|
| 182 | + | which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 121 |
|---|
| 183 | + | Fund. If the license plate is damaged or w orn, it may be 122 |
|---|
| 184 | + | replaced at no charge by applying to the department and 123 |
|---|
| 185 | + | surrendering the current license plate. 124 |
|---|
| 186 | + | 4. In order to retain the efficient administration of the 125 |
|---|
| 199 | | - | increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at 126 |
|---|
| 200 | | - | least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length, 127 |
|---|
| 201 | | - | unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by 128 |
|---|
| 202 | | - | the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar 129 |
|---|
| 203 | | - | smaller vehicles, or trailers. Validation stickers must also be 130 |
|---|
| 204 | | - | treated with a retroreflection material, must be of such size as 131 |
|---|
| 205 | | - | specified by the department, and must adhere to the license 132 |
|---|
| 206 | | - | plate. The registration license plate must be imprinted with a 133 |
|---|
| 207 | | - | combination of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to 134 |
|---|
| 208 | | - | exceed seven digits, to identify the registration license plate 135 |
|---|
| 209 | | - | number. The license plate must be imprinted with the word 136 |
|---|
| 210 | | - | "Florida" at the top and the name of the county in which it is 137 |
|---|
| 211 | | - | sold, the state motto, or the words "Sunshine State" at the 138 |
|---|
| 212 | | - | bottom. Apportioned license plates must have the word 139 |
|---|
| 213 | | - | "Apportioned" at the bottom, and license plates issued for 140 |
|---|
| 214 | | - | vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or 141 |
|---|
| 215 | | - | (c), or (14) must have the word "Restricted" at the bottom. 142 |
|---|
| 216 | | - | License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) 143 |
|---|
| 217 | | - | must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top and the 144 |
|---|
| 218 | | - | word "Dealer" at the bottom unle ss the license plate is a 145 |
|---|
| 219 | | - | specialty license plate as authorized in s. 320.08056. 146 |
|---|
| 220 | | - | Manufacturer license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. 147 |
|---|
| 221 | | - | 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top 148 |
|---|
| 222 | | - | and the word "Manufacturer" at the bottom. Licen se plates issued 149 |
|---|
| 223 | | - | for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be 150 |
|---|
| 199 | + | taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80 -cent fee increase 126 |
|---|
| 200 | + | in the replacement f ee imposed by chapter 2009 -71, Laws of 127 |
|---|
| 201 | + | Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804. 128 |
|---|
| 202 | + | (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal 129 |
|---|
| 203 | + | specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified 130 |
|---|
| 204 | + | by the department. The registration license pl ate is designed to 131 |
|---|
| 205 | + | increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at 132 |
|---|
| 206 | + | least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length, 133 |
|---|
| 207 | + | unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by 134 |
|---|
| 208 | + | the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar 135 |
|---|
| 209 | + | smaller vehicles, or trailers. Validation stickers must also be 136 |
|---|
| 210 | + | treated with a retroreflection material, must be of such size as 137 |
|---|
| 211 | + | specified by the department, and must adhere to the license 138 |
|---|
| 212 | + | plate. The registration license plate must be imprinted with a 139 |
|---|
| 213 | + | combination of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to 140 |
|---|
| 214 | + | exceed seven digits, to identify the registration license plate 141 |
|---|
| 215 | + | number. The license plate must be imprinted with the word 142 |
|---|
| 216 | + | "Florida" at the top and the name of the county in which it is 143 |
|---|
| 217 | + | sold, the state motto, or the words "Sunshine State" at the 144 |
|---|
| 218 | + | bottom. Apportioned license plates must have the word 145 |
|---|
| 219 | + | "Apportioned" at the bottom, and license plates issued for 146 |
|---|
| 220 | + | vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or 147 |
|---|
| 221 | + | (c), or (14) must have the w ord "Restricted" at the bottom. 148 |
|---|
| 222 | + | License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) 149 |
|---|
| 223 | + | must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top and the 150 |
|---|
| 236 | | - | imprinted with the word "Wrecker" at the bottom. Any county may, 151 |
|---|
| 237 | | - | upon majority vote of the county commission, elect to have the 152 |
|---|
| 238 | | - | county name removed from the license plates sold in tha t county. 153 |
|---|
| 239 | | - | The state motto or the words "Sunshine State" shall be printed 154 |
|---|
| 240 | | - | in lieu thereof. A license plate issued for a vehicle taxed 155 |
|---|
| 241 | | - | under s. 320.08(6) may not be assigned a registration license 156 |
|---|
| 242 | | - | number, or be issued with any other distinctive character or 157 |
|---|
| 243 | | - | designation, that distinguishes the motor vehicle as a for -hire 158 |
|---|
| 244 | | - | motor vehicle. 159 |
|---|
| 245 | | - | Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 320.084, Florida 160 |
|---|
| 246 | | - | Statutes, is amended, and subsection (6) is added to that 161 |
|---|
| 247 | | - | section, to read: 162 |
|---|
| 248 | | - | 320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain 163 |
|---|
| 249 | | - | disabled veterans.— 164 |
|---|
| 250 | | - | (1) One free "DV" motor vehicle license number plate shall 165 |
|---|
| 251 | | - | be issued by the department for use on any motor vehicle owned 166 |
|---|
| 252 | | - | or leased by any disabled veteran who has been a resident of 167 |
|---|
| 253 | | - | this state continuously for the precedin g 5 years or has 168 |
|---|
| 254 | | - | established a domicile in this state as provided by s. 169 |
|---|
| 255 | | - | 222.17(1), (2), or (3), and who has been honorably discharged 170 |
|---|
| 256 | | - | from the United States Armed Forces, upon application, 171 |
|---|
| 257 | | - | accompanied by proof that: 172 |
|---|
| 258 | | - | (a) A vehicle was initially acquired t hrough financial 173 |
|---|
| 259 | | - | assistance by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs 174 |
|---|
| 260 | | - | or its predecessor specifically for the purchase of an 175 |
|---|
| 236 | + | word "Dealer" at the bottom unless the license plate is a 151 |
|---|
| 237 | + | specialty license plate as authorized in s. 320.08056. 152 |
|---|
| 238 | + | Manufacturer license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. 153 |
|---|
| 239 | + | 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top 154 |
|---|
| 240 | + | and the word "Manufacturer" at the bottom. License plates issued 155 |
|---|
| 241 | + | for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be 156 |
|---|
| 242 | + | imprinted with the word "Wrecker" at the bottom. Any county may, 157 |
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| 243 | + | upon majority vote of the county commission, elect to have the 158 |
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| 244 | + | county name removed from the license plates sold in that county. 159 |
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| 245 | + | The state motto or the words "Sunshine State" shall be print ed 160 |
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| 246 | + | in lieu thereof. A license plate issued for a vehicle taxed 161 |
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| 247 | + | under s. 320.08(6) may not be assigned a registration license 162 |
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| 248 | + | number, or be issued with any other distinctive character or 163 |
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| 249 | + | designation, that distinguishes the motor vehicle as a for -hire 164 |
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| 250 | + | motor vehicle. 165 |
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| 251 | + | Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 320.084, Florida 166 |
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| 252 | + | Statutes, is amended, and subsection (6) is added to that 167 |
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| 253 | + | section, to read: 168 |
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| 254 | + | 320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain 169 |
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| 255 | + | disabled veterans.— 170 |
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| 256 | + | (1) One free "DV" motor vehicle license number plate shall 171 |
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| 257 | + | be issued by the department for use on any motor vehicle owned 172 |
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| 258 | + | or leased by any disabled veteran who has been a resident of 173 |
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| 259 | + | this state continuously for the preceding 5 years or has 174 |
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| 260 | + | established a domicile in this state as provided by s . 175 |
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| 273 | | - | automobile; 176 |
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| 274 | | - | (b) The applicant has been determined by the United States 177 |
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| 275 | | - | Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecesso r to have a 178 |
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| 276 | | - | service-connected 100-percent disability rating for 179 |
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| 277 | | - | compensation; or 180 |
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| 278 | | - | (c) The applicant has been determined to have a service -181 |
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| 279 | | - | connected disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of 182 |
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| 280 | | - | disability retirement pay from any branch of the Unit ed States 183 |
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| 281 | | - | Armed Services. 184 |
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| 282 | | - | (6)(a) A disabled veteran who meets the requirements of 185 |
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| 283 | | - | subsection (1) may be issued, in lieu of the "DV" license plate, 186 |
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| 284 | | - | a military license plate for which he or she is eligible or a 187 |
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| 285 | | - | specialty license plate. A disabled veteran e lecting a military 188 |
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| 286 | | - | license plate or specialty license plate under this subsection 189 |
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| 287 | | - | must pay all applicable fees related to such license plate, 190 |
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| 288 | | - | except for fees otherwise waived under subsections (1) and (4). 191 |
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| 289 | | - | (b) A military license plate or specialty licens e plate 192 |
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| 290 | | - | elected under this subsection: 193 |
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| 291 | | - | 1. Does not provide the protections or rights afforded by 194 |
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| 292 | | - | ss. 316.1955, 316.1964, 320.0848, 526.141, and 553.5041. 195 |
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| 293 | | - | 2. Is not eligible for the international symbol of 196 |
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| 294 | | - | accessibility as described in s. 320.0842. 197 |
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| 295 | | - | Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 320.131, Florida 198 |
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| 296 | | - | Statutes, is amended, and paragraphs (m) and (n) are added to 199 |
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| 297 | | - | subsection (1) of that section, to read: 200 |
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| 273 | + | 222.17(1), (2), or (3), and who has been honorably discharged 176 |
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| 274 | + | from the United States Armed Forces, upon application, 177 |
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| 275 | + | accompanied by proof that: 178 |
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| 276 | + | (a) A vehicle was initially acquired through financial 179 |
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| 277 | + | assistance by the United States Department of Veteran s Affairs 180 |
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| 278 | + | or its predecessor specifically for the purchase of an 181 |
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| 279 | + | automobile; 182 |
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| 280 | + | (b) The applicant has been determined by the United States 183 |
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| 281 | + | Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a 184 |
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| 282 | + | service-connected 100-percent disability rating for 185 |
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| 283 | + | compensation; or 186 |
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| 284 | + | (c) The applicant has been determined to have a service -187 |
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| 285 | + | connected disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of 188 |
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| 286 | + | disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States 189 |
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| 287 | + | Armed Services. 190 |
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| 288 | + | (6)(a) A disabled veteran who meets the re quirements of 191 |
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| 289 | + | subsection (1) may be issued, in lieu of the "DV" license plate, 192 |
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| 290 | + | a military license plate for which he or she is eligible or a 193 |
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| 291 | + | specialty license plate. A disabled veteran electing a military 194 |
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| 292 | + | license plate or specialty license plate under this subsection 195 |
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| 293 | + | must pay all applicable fees related to such license plate, 196 |
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| 294 | + | except for fees otherwise waived under subsections (1) and (4). 197 |
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| 295 | + | (b) A military license plate or specialty license plate 198 |
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| 296 | + | elected under this subsection: 199 |
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| 297 | + | 1. Does not provide the prote ctions or rights afforded by 200 |
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| 310 | | - | 320.131 Temporary tags. — 201 |
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| 311 | | - | (1) The department is authorized and empowered to design, 202 |
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| 312 | | - | issue, and regulate the use of temporary tags to be designated 203 |
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| 313 | | - | "temporary tags" for use in the following cases: 204 |
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| 314 | | - | (m) Where the existing owner of a vehicle has submitted an 205 |
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| 315 | | - | application to transfer a valid out -of-state title that is 206 |
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| 316 | | - | subject to a lien. A temporary tag i ssued for this purpose shall 207 |
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| 317 | | - | be valid for 60 days. 208 |
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| 318 | | - | (n) Where an active -duty military servicemember who has a 209 |
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| 319 | | - | valid Florida driver license provides evidence satisfactory to 210 |
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| 320 | | - | the department that he or she is deployed outside this state. A 211 |
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| 321 | | - | temporary tag issued for this purpose shall be valid for 60 212 |
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| 322 | | - | days. 213 |
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| 323 | | - | 214 |
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| 324 | | - | Further, the department is authorized to disallow the purchase 215 |
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| 325 | | - | of temporary tags by licensed dealers, common carriers, or 216 |
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| 326 | | - | financial institutions in those cases where abuse has occurred. 217 |
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| 327 | | - | (2) The department may is authorized to sell temporary 218 |
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| 328 | | - | tags, in addition to those listed above, to its their agents and 219 |
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| 329 | | - | where need is demonstrated by a consumer complainant. The fee 220 |
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| 330 | | - | for a temporary tag issued under this section shall be $2 each. 221 |
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| 331 | | - | One dollar from each tag sold shall be deposited into the Brain 222 |
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| 332 | | - | and Spinal Cord Injury Program Trust Fund, with the remaining 223 |
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| 333 | | - | proceeds being deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 224 |
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| 334 | | - | Fund. Agents of the department shall sell temporary tags for $2 225 |
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| 310 | + | ss. 316.1955, 316.1964, 320.0848, 526.141, and 553.5041. 201 |
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| 311 | + | 2. Is not eligible for the international symbol of 202 |
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| 312 | + | accessibility as described in s. 320.0842. 203 |
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| 313 | + | Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 320.131, Florida 204 |
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| 314 | + | Statutes, is amended, and paragraphs (m) and (n) are added to 205 |
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| 315 | + | subsection (1) of that section, to read: 206 |
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| 316 | + | 320.131 Temporary tags. — 207 |
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| 317 | + | (1) The department is authorized and empowered to design, 208 |
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| 318 | + | issue, and regulate the use of temporary tags to be designated 209 |
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| 319 | + | "temporary tags" for use in the following cases: 210 |
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| 320 | + | (m) Where the existing owner of a vehicle has submitted an 211 |
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| 321 | + | application to transfer a valid out -of-state title that is 212 |
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| 322 | + | subject to a lien. A temporary tag issued for this purpose shall 213 |
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| 323 | + | be valid for 60 days. 214 |
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| 324 | + | (n) Where an active-duty military servicemember who has a 215 |
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| 325 | + | valid Florida driver license provides evidence satisfactory to 216 |
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| 326 | + | the department that he or she is deployed outside this state. A 217 |
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| 327 | + | temporary tag issued for this purpose shall be valid for 60 218 |
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| 328 | + | days. 219 |
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| 329 | + | 220 |
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| 330 | + | Further, the departme nt is authorized to disallow the purchase 221 |
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| 331 | + | of temporary tags by licensed dealers, common carriers, or 222 |
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| 332 | + | financial institutions in those cases where abuse has occurred. 223 |
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| 333 | + | (2) The department may is authorized to sell temporary 224 |
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| 334 | + | tags, in addition to those listed above, to its their agents and 225 |
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| 347 | | - | each and shall charge the serv ice charge authorized by s. 320.04 226 |
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| 348 | | - | per transaction, regardless of the quantity sold. Requests for 227 |
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| 349 | | - | purchase of temporary tags to the department or its agents shall 228 |
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| 350 | | - | be made, where applicable, on letterhead stationery and 229 |
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| 351 | | - | notarized. Except as specifically pro vided otherwise, a 230 |
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| 352 | | - | temporary tag issued under this section shall be valid for 30 231 |
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| 353 | | - | days, and no more than two shall be issued to the same person 232 |
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| 354 | | - | for the same vehicle. 233 |
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| 355 | | - | Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 234 |
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| 347 | + | where need is demonstrated by a consumer complainant. The fee 226 |
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| 348 | + | for a temporary tag issued under this section shall be $2 each. 227 |
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| 349 | + | One dollar from each tag sold shall be deposited into the Brain 228 |
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| 350 | + | and Spinal Cord Injury Program Trus t Fund, with the remaining 229 |
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| 351 | + | proceeds being deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 230 |
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| 352 | + | Fund. Agents of the department shall sell temporary tags for $2 231 |
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| 353 | + | each and shall charge the service charge authorized by s. 320.04 232 |
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| 354 | + | per transaction, regardless of the quantity sold. Requests for 233 |
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| 355 | + | purchase of temporary tags to the department or its agents shall 234 |
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| 356 | + | be made, where applicable, on letterhead stationery and 235 |
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| 357 | + | notarized. Except as specifically provided otherwise, a 236 |
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| 358 | + | temporary tag issued under this section shall be valid for 30 237 |
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| 359 | + | days, and no more than two shall be issued to the same person 238 |
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| 360 | + | for the same vehicle. 239 |
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| 361 | + | Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 240 |
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