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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 appropriation; providing an effective 19
date. 20
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22
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Section 1. Subsection (11) is added to section 320.03, 24
Florida Statutes, to read: 25
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320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors; 26
International Registration Plan. — 27
(11)(a) Upon petitio n by the agent in charge of a general 28
lines insurance agency licensed under chapter 626 and appointed 29
to write motor vehicle insurance, each tax collector must 30
appoint such agency as an authorized agent of the tax collector 31
for the purpose of issuing title s, registration certificates, 32
registration license plates, validation stickers, and mobile 33
home stickers to applicants, excluding issuance of registration 34
or trip permits pursuant to s. 320.0715, and providing to 35
applicants for each the option to register emergency contact 36
information and the option to be contacted with information 37
about state and federal benefits available as a result of 38
military service, subject to the requirements of law, in 39
accordance with rules of the department. 40
(b) A general lines insurance agency appointed as an 41
authorized agent of a tax collector under this subsection: 42
1. Must file a performance bond of $2 million with the 43
department. 44
2. Must provide to the department audited financial 45
statements, prepared by a certified publi c accountant licensed 46
to practice in this state, for each of the previous 2 years 47
demonstrating that the agency has produced policy premium in 48
excess of $500 million in each of the previous 2 years. 49
3. Is not required to provide services described in 50
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paragraph (a) to the general public and may choose to provide 51
such services solely to its customers in the normal course of 52
business. 53
4. May offer such services at no more than five locations 54
in each county in which the agency has a branch office. 55
5. Must be authorized by the tax collector pursuant to 56
paragraph (10)(c) to access the electronic filing system. 57
6. Is subject to all provisions of law as though such 58
agent were a private tag agency or agent, except where the 59
context clearly indicates otherwise . 60
(c) The department may adopt rules to administer this 61
subsection, including, but not limited to, rules establishing 62
information that must be contained in the petition to offer 63
services under this subsection, information that must be 64
contained in the audited financial statements required under 65
subparagraph (b)2., and enforcement authority for noncompliance. 66
Section 2. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the sum of 67
$939,800 in nonrecurring funds from the Highway Safety Operating 68
Trust Fund is appropriated to the Department of Highway Safety 69
and Motor Vehicles to provide equipment and installation to a 70
general lines insurance agency licensed under chapter 626, 71
Florida Statutes, and appointed to write motor vehicle insurance 72
which has been appointed by a tax collector as an authorized 73
agent for issuing titles, registration certificates, 74
registration license plates, validation stickers, and mobile 75
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home stickers. 76
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 77