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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 agents 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 titles, 6
registration certificates, registration license 7
plates, validation stickers, and mobile home stickers; 8
requiring the agency to file a performance bond with 9
the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; 10
requiring the agency to provide audited financial 11
statements to the department; authorizing the agency 12
to provide services solely to its customers; limiting 13
the number of locations at which the agency may offer 14
services; requiring the tax collector to authorize the 15
agency to access the electronic filing system; 16
specifying provisions of law to which the agency is 17
subject; authorizing the department to adopt rules; 18
providing an effective date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the L egislature 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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International Registration Plan. — 26
(11)(a) Upon petition by the agent in charge of a general 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 titles, registration certificates , 31
registration license plates, validation stickers, and mobile 32
home stickers to applicants, excluding issuance of registration 33
or trip permits pursuant to s. 320.0715, and providing to 34
applicants for each the option to register emergency contact 35
information and the option to be contacted with information 36
about state and federal benefits available as a result of 37
military service, subject to the requirements of law, in 38
accordance with rules of the department. 39
(b) A general lines insurance agency appointed a s an 40
authorized agent of a tax collector under this subsection: 41
1. Must file a performance bond of $2 million with the 42
department. 43
2. Must provide to the department audited financial 44
statements, prepared by a certified public accountant licensed 45
to practice in this state, for each of the previous 2 years 46
demonstrating that the agency has produced policy premium in 47
excess of $500 million in each of the previous 2 years. 48
3. Is not required to provide services described in 49
paragraph (a) to the general pu blic and may choose to provide 50
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such services solely to its customers in the normal course of 51
business. 52
4. May offer such services at no more than five locations 53
in each county in which the agency has a branch office. 54
5. Must be authorized by the tax co llector pursuant to 55
paragraph (10)(c) to access the electronic filing system. 56
6. Is subject to all provisions of law as though such 57
agent were a private tag agency or agent, except where the 58
context clearly indicates otherwise. 59
(c) The department may a dopt rules to administer this 60
subsection, including, but not limited to, rules establishing 61
information that must be contained in the petition to offer 62
services under this subsection, information that must be 63
contained in the audited financial statements r equired under 64
subparagraph (b)2., and enforcement authority for noncompliance. 65
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 66