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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to a license or permit to operate a 2
vehicle for hire; creating s. 320.0603, F.S.; 3
providing that a person who holds a license or permit 4
issued by a county or municipality to operate a 5
vehicle for hire may operate a vehicle for hire in any 6
other county or municipality without being subject to 7
certain requirements or fees under certain 8
circumstances; defining the terms "seaport" and 9
"airport"; providing construction and applicability; 10
providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Section 320.0603, Florida Statutes, is created 15
to read: 16
320.0603 Vehicle-for-hire license or permit; reciproci ty.— 17
(1) A person who holds a valid, active license or permit 18
issued by a county or municipality to operate a vehicle for hire 19
may operate a vehicle for hire in any other county or 20
municipality without being subject to additional licensing or 21
permitting requirements and without paying additional license or 22
permit fees if the person: 23
(a) Holds a valid, active license or permit to operate a 24
vehicle for hire in the county or municipality in which the 25
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person is domiciled; and 26
(b) Has not had a license or permit to operate a vehicle 27
for hire suspended or revoked within the preceding 5 years. 28
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or subsection (3), this 29
section does not apply to an airport or seaport. For purposes of 30
this section, the term "seaport" means tho se listed in s. 31
311.09(1), and the term "airport" includes an airport, airport 32
authority, aviation authority, or other entity that operates a 33
public-use airport as defined in s. 332.004, including counties, 34
municipalities, or special districts that operate airports 35
defined in this subsection. 36
(3) This section does not grant specific authority to 37
counties, municipalities, or special districts to regulate or 38
license vehicles for hire which is required by s. 163.211. 39
(4) This section does not apply to a pe rson who holds a 40
valid, active license or permit to operate a vehicle for hire 41
when such person provides transportation of persons while on 42
stretchers or wheelchairs, or transportation of persons whose 43
disability, illness, injury, or other incapacitation m akes it 44
impractical to be transported by a regular common carrier such 45
as a bus, taxi, non-taxi, limousine, or other vehicle for hire. 46
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 47