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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 authorized agent s of tax 2
collectors; amending s. 320.03, F.S.; requiring a tax 3
collector, upon petition, to appoint a general lines 4
insurance agency as an authorized agent of the tax 5
collector for the purpose of issuing registration 6
certificates, registration license plates, validation 7
stickers, and mobile home stickers; requiring the 8
agency to file a performance bond with the Department 9
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring the 10
agency to provide audited financial statements to the 11
department; authorizing the agency to provide services 12
solely to its customers; limiting the number of 13
locations at which the agency may offer services; 14
requiring the tax collector to authorize the agency to 15
access the electronic filing system; specifying 16
provisions of law to which the agency is subject; 17
authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing 18
an effective date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legislatu re of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Subsection (11) is added to section 320.03, 23
Florida Statutes, to read: 24
320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors; 25
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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
International Registration Plan. — 26
(11)(a) Upon petition by the agent in charge of a genera l 27
lines insurance agency licensed under chapter 626 and appointed 28
to write motor vehicle insurance, each tax collector must 29
appoint such agency as an authorized agent of the tax collector 30
for the purpose of issuing registration certificates, 31
registration license plates, validation stickers, and mobile 32
home stickers to applicants and providing to applicants for each 33
the option to register emergency contact information and the 34
option to be contacted with information about state and federal 35
benefits available as a result of military service, subject to 36
the requirements of law, in accordance with rules of the 37
department. 38
(b) A general lines insurance agency appointed as an 39
authorized agent of a tax collector under this subsection: 40
1. Must file a performance bond of $2 million with the 41
department. 42
2. Must provide to the department audited financial 43
statements, prepared by a certified public accountant licensed 44
to practice in this state, for each of the previous 2 years 45
demonstrating that the agency has produ ced policy premium in 46
excess of $500 million in each of the previous 2 years. 47
3. Is not required to provide services described in 48
paragraph (a) to the general public and may choose to provide 49
such services solely to its customers in the normal course of 50
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business. 51
4. May offer such services at no more than five locations 52
in each county in which the agency has a branch office. 53
5. Must be authorized by the tax collector pursuant to 54
paragraph (10)(c) to access the electronic filing system. 55
6. Is subject to all provisions of law as though such 56
agent were a private tag agency or agent, except where the 57
context clearly indicates otherwise. 58
(c) The department may adopt rules to administer this 59
subsection, including, but not limited to, rules establishing 60
information that must be contained in the petition to offer 61
services under this subsection, information that must be 62
contained in the audited financial statements required under 63
subparagraph (b)2., and enforcement authority for noncompliance. 64
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 65