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| 26 | 26 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1. Section 320.0603, Florida Statutes, is created 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to read: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 320.0603 Vehicle-for-hire license or permit; reciprocity. — 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) A person who holds a valid, active license or permit 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | issued by a county or municipality to operate a vehicle for hire 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | may operate a vehicle for hire in any other county or 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | municipality without being subject to additional licensing or 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | permitting requirements and without paying additional license or 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | permit fees if the person: 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (a) Holds a valid, active license or permit to operate a 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | vehicle for hire in the county or municipality in which the 25 |
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| 55 | | - | section does not apply to an airport or seaport. For purposes of 30 |
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| 56 | | - | this section, the term "seaport" means those listed in s. 31 |
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| 57 | | - | 311.09(1), and the term "airport" includes an airport, airport 32 |
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| 58 | | - | authority, aviation authority, or other entity that operates a 33 |
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| 59 | | - | public-use airport as defined in s. 332.004, including counties, 34 |
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| 60 | | - | municipalities, or special districts tha t operate airports 35 |
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| 61 | | - | defined in this subsection. 36 |
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| 62 | | - | (3) This section does not grant specific authority to 37 |
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| 63 | | - | counties, municipalities, or special districts to regulate or 38 |
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| 64 | | - | license vehicles for hire which is required by s. 163.211. 39 |
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| 65 | | - | (4) This section does not appl y to a person who holds a 40 |
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| 66 | | - | valid, active license or permit to operate a vehicle for hire 41 |
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| 67 | | - | when such person provides transportation of persons while on 42 |
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| 68 | | - | stretchers or wheelchairs, or transportation of persons whose 43 |
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| 69 | | - | disability, illness, injury, or other incapac itation makes it 44 |
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| 70 | | - | impractical to be transported by a regular common carrier such 45 |
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| 71 | | - | as a bus, taxi, non-taxi, limousine, or other vehicle for hire. 46 |
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| 72 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 47 |
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| 55 | + | section does not apply to an airport. For purposes of this 30 |
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| 56 | + | section, the term "airport" includes an airport, airpo rt 31 |
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| 57 | + | authority, aviation authority, or other entity that operates a 32 |
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| 58 | + | public-use airport as defined in s. 332.004, including counties, 33 |
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| 59 | + | municipalities, or special districts that operate airports 34 |
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| 60 | + | defined in this subsection. 35 |
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| 61 | + | (3) This section does not grant spec ific authority to 36 |
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| 62 | + | counties, municipalities, or special districts to regulate or 37 |
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| 63 | + | license vehicles for hire which is required by s. 163.211. 38 |
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| 64 | + | (4) This section does not apply to a person who holds a 39 |
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| 65 | + | valid, active license or permit to operate a vehicle for hi re 40 |
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| 66 | + | when such person provides transportation of persons while on 41 |
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| 67 | + | stretchers or wheelchairs, or transportation of persons whose 42 |
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| 68 | + | disability, illness, injury, or other incapacitation makes it 43 |
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| 69 | + | impractical to be transported by a regular common carrier such 44 |
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| 70 | + | as a bus, taxi, non-taxi, limousine, or other vehicle for hire. 45 |
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| 71 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 46 |
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