Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1481 Compare Versions

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15	15	An act relating to taxes, licenses, and fees; amending 2
16	16	s. 212.055, F.S.; removing a provision allowing the 3
17	17	indigent care and trauma center surtax to be levied 4
18	18	without a majority vote of electors; repealing s. 5
19	19	319.32, F.S., relating to fees for certificates of 6
20	20	title and disposition thereof; repealing s. 320.04, 7
21	21	F.S.; relating to registration service charges; 8
22	22	repealing s. 339.0801, F.S., relating to allocation of 9
23	23	increased revenues; amending s. 319.20, F.S.; 10
24	24	restoring provisions relating to the payment of fun ds 11
25	25	collected by an officer into the State Treasury; 12
26	26	amending ss. 215.211, 317.0007, 319.23, 319.24, 13
27	27	319.27, 319.28, 319.29, 319.323, 319.324, 319.30, 14
28	28	320.031, 320.0715, 320.08053, 320.0807, 320.084, 15
29	29	320.131, 320.1325, and 379.209, F.S.; conforming 16
30	30	provisions to changes made by the act; repealing ss. 17
31	31	320.08 and 320.08001, F.S., relating to license taxes; 18
32	32	repealing ss. 320.08015, 320.0802, 320.0804, and 19
33	33	320.08046, F.S., relating to surcharges on license 20
34	34	taxes; repealing ss. 320.08047, 320.081, 320.10, 21
35	35	320.14, 320.15, 320.20, 320.405, and 339.0803, F.S., 22
36	36	relating to a voluntary contribution for organ and 23
37	37	tissue donor education, collection and distribution of 24
38	38	annual license tax on certain units, exemptions, 25
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47	47	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
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51	51	fractional license tax, refund of license tax, 26
52	52	disposition of license tax moneys, International 27
53	53	Registration Plan records and hearings, and allocation 28
54	54	of increased revenues, respectively; amending ss. 29
55	55	193.075, 212.05, 212.0601, 215.22, 215.615, 282.709, 30
56	56	311.07, 311.09, 316.251, 316.261, 316.515, 316.545, 31
57	57	316.550, 320.01, 320.03, 320.055, 320.06, 320.0609, 32
58	58	320.0655, 320.0657, 320.0659, 320.07, 320.0705, 33
59	59	320.071, 320.072, 320.0801, 320.0803, 320.08035, 34
60	60	320.0805, 320.08056, 320.08058, 320.08068, 320.0815, 35
61	61	320.0821, 320.083, 320.0843, 320.0847, 320.086, 36
62	62	320.0863, 320.0875, 320.089, 320.0891, 320.0892, 37
63	63	320.0893, 320.0894, 320.102, 320.13, 320.133, 320.203, 38
64	64	320.27, 320.57, 320.771, 322.025, 322.0255, 339.139, 39
65	65	553.382, and 765.5155, F.S.; conforming provisions to 40
66	66	changes made by the act; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; 41
67	67	eliminating fees for original, renewal, and 42
68	68	replacement driver licenses and identification cards, 43
69	69	certain driver license endorsements, reinstatement of 44
70	70	driver licenses, and certain requests for review or 45
71	71	hearing; removing provisions relating to collection, 46
72	72	deposit, and use of such fees; amending ss. 322.051, 47
73	73	322.14, 322.17, 322.18, 322.251, 322.29, and 1003.48, 48
74	74	F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 49
75	75	act; amending s. 601.15, F.S.; revising a specified 50
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84	84	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
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88	88	assessment on citrus; revising procedures for paym ent 51
89	89	of certain assessments; amending ss. 601.041, 601.13, 52
90	90	601.152, and 601.155, F.S.; conforming provisions to 53
91	91	changes made by this act; repealing s. 258.0145, F.S., 54
92	92	relating to military, law enforcement, and firefighter 55
93	93	state park fee discounts; repealing s. 279.2213, F.S., 56
94	94	relating to management area permit revenues; repealing 57
95	95	s. 379.3511, F.S., relating to the appointment of 58
96	96	subagents for the sale of recreational hunting, 59
97	97	fishing, and trapping licenses and permits; repealing 60
98	98	s. 379.3512, F.S., relating t o competitive bidding for 61
99	99	the sale of licenses, permits, and authorizations; 62
100	100	repealing s. 379.353, F.S., relating to exemptions 63
101	101	from fees and requirements for recreational hunting 64
102	102	fishing licenses and permits; repealing s. 379.356, 65
103	103	F.S., relating to fish p ond licenses; repealing s. 66
104	104	379.357, F.S., relating to the Fish and Wildlife 67
105	105	Conservation Commission license program for tarpon; 68
106	106	repealing s. 379.359, F.S., relating to voluntary 69
107	107	contributions to Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc.; 70
108	108	repealing s. 938.04, F.S., rel ating to court costs for 71
109	109	criminal offenses to provide compensation to victims 72
110	110	of crimes; repealing s. 938.06, F.S., relating to 73
111	111	court costs for criminal offenses to fund crime 74
112	112	stoppers programs; repealing s. 938.15, F.S., relating 75
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125	125	to criminal justice educa tion for local governments; 76
126	126	amending s. 379.354, F.S.; revising fees for 77
127	127	recreational licenses; revising requirements for 78
128	128	licensure for certain activities; amending s. 379.352, 79
129	129	F.S.; revising the collection of certain moneys for 80
130	130	specified purposes; conform ing provisions to changes 81
131	131	made by the act; amending ss. 16.555 and 212.06, F.S.; 82
132	132	conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 83
133	133	amending s. 258.014, F.S.; removing the authority of 84
134	134	the Division of Parks and Recreation within the 85
135	135	Department of Environmen tal Protection to set fees for 86
136	136	the use of state parks; amending ss. 258.0142, 318.18, 87
137	137	318.21, 327.73, 379.203, 379.207, 279.208, 379.2201, 88
138	138	379.3501, 379.3581, 379.363, 379.3712, 379.3751, 89
139	139	379.401, 938.01, and 943.25, F.S.; conforming 90
140	140	provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 91
141	141	790.06, F.S.; removing provisions relating to the 92
142	142	collection of fees for licenses to carry concealed 93
143	143	weapons or concealed firearms; amending s. 790.0625, 94
144	144	F.S.; removing provisions relating to collection of 95
145	145	fees by tax collector s for licenses to carry concealed 96
146	146	weapons or concealed firearms; amending s. 790.065, 97
147	147	F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 98
148	148	act; amending s. 212.11, F.S.; requiring certain 99
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158	158	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
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163	163	220.222, F.S.; requiring the Department of Revenue to 102
164	164	extend the due date for certain tax returns for 103
165	165	specified taxpayers; providing an effective date. 104
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167	167	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 106
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169	169	Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 108
170	170	212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 109
171	171	212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; 110
172	172	authorization and use of proceeds. —It is the legislative intent 111
173	173	that any authorization for impositio n of a discretionary sales 112
174	174	surtax shall be published in the Florida Statutes as a 113
175	175	subsection of this section, irrespective of the duration of the 114
176	176	levy. Each enactment shall specify the types of counties 115
177	177	authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be im posed; the 116
178	178	maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed, if any; the 117
179	179	procedure which must be followed to secure voter approval, if 118
180	180	required; the purpose for which the proceeds may be expended; 119
181	181	and such other requirements as the Legislature may provide. 120
182	182	Taxable transactions and administrative procedures shall be as 121
183	183	provided in s. 212.054. 122
184	184	(4) INDIGENT CARE AND TRAUMA CENTER SURTAX. — 123
185	185	(a)1. The governing body in each county the government of 124
186	186	which is not consolidated with that of one or more 125
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195	195	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
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200	200	residents and is not authorized to levy a surtax under 127
201	201	subsection (5), may levy, pursuant to an ordinance either 128
202	202	approved by an extraordinary vote of the governing body or 129
203	203	conditioned to take effect only upo n approval by a majority vote 130
204	204	of the electors of the county voting in a referendum, a 131
205	205	discretionary sales surtax at a rate that may not exceed 0.5 132
206	206	percent. 133
207	207	2. If the ordinance is conditioned on a referendum, A 134
208	208	statement that includes a brief and general description of the 135
209	209	purposes to be funded by the surtax and that conforms to the 136
210	210	requirements of s. 101.161 shall be placed on the ballot by the 137
211	211	governing body of the county. The following questions shall be 138
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213	213	FOR THE. . . .CENTS TAX 140
214	214	AGAINST THE. . . .CENTS TAX 141
215	215	3. The ordinance adopted by the governing body providing 142
216	216	for the imposition of the surtax shall set forth a plan for 143
217	217	providing health care services to qualified residents, as 144
218	218	defined in subparagraph 4. Such plan and subsequ ent amendments 145
219	219	to it shall fund a broad range of health care services for both 146
220	220	indigent persons and the medically poor, including, but not 147
221	221	limited to, primary care and preventive care as well as hospital 148
222	222	care. The plan must also address the services to be provided by 149
223	223	the Level I trauma center. It shall emphasize a continuity of 150
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237	237	consideration both a high quality of care and geographic access. 152
238	238	Where consistent with these objectives, it shall include, 153
239	239	without limitation, services rendered by physicians, clinics, 154
240	240	community hospitals, mental health centers, and alternative 155
241	241	delivery sites, as well as at least one regional referral 156
242	242	hospital where appropriate. It shall provide that agreements 157
243	243	negotiated between th e county and providers, including hospitals 158
244	244	with a Level I trauma center, will include reimbursement 159
245	245	methodologies that take into account the cost of services 160
246	246	rendered to eligible patients, recognize hospitals that render a 161
247	247	disproportionate share of indige nt care, provide other 162
248	248	incentives to promote the delivery of charity care, promote the 163
249	249	advancement of technology in medical services, recognize the 164
250	250	level of responsiveness to medical needs in trauma cases, and 165
251	251	require cost containment including, but not li mited to, case 166
252	252	management. It must also provide that any hospitals that are 167
253	253	owned and operated by government entities on May 21, 1991, must, 168
254	254	as a condition of receiving funds under this subsection, afford 169
255	255	public access equal to that provided under s. 286.0 11 as to 170
256	256	meetings of the governing board, the subject of which is 171
257	257	budgeting resources for the rendition of charity care as that 172
258	258	term is defined in the Florida Hospital Uniform Reporting System 173
259	259	(FHURS) manual referenced in s. 408.07. The plan shall also 174
260	260	include innovative health care programs that provide cost -175
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274	274	delivery and funding. 177
275	275	4. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term "qualified 178
276	276	resident" means residents of the authorizing county who are: 179
277	277	a. Qualified as indigent persons as certified by the 180
278	278	authorizing county; 181
279	279	b. Certified by the authorizing county as meeting the 182
280	280	definition of the medically poor, defined as persons having 183
281	281	insufficient income, resources, and assets to provide the needed 184
282	282	medical care without using resources required to meet basic 185
283	283	needs for shelter, food, clothing, and personal expenses; or not 186
284	284	being eligible for any other state or federal program, or having 187
285	285	medical needs that are not covered by any such program; or 188
286	286	having insufficient third-party insurance coverage. In all 189
287	287	cases, the authorizing county is intended to serve as the payor 190
288	288	of last resort; or 191
289	289	c. Participating in innovative, cost -effective programs 192
290	290	approved by the authorizing county. 193
291	291	5. Moneys collected pursua nt to this paragraph remain the 194
292	292	property of the state and shall be distributed by the Department 195
293	293	of Revenue on a regular and periodic basis to the clerk of the 196
294	294	circuit court as ex officio custodian of the funds of the 197
295	295	authorizing county. The clerk of the c ircuit court shall: 198
296	296	a. Maintain the moneys in an indigent health care trust 199
297	297	fund; 200
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310	310	b. Invest any funds held on deposit in the trust fund 201
311	311	pursuant to general law; 202
312	312	c. Disburse the funds, including any interest earned, to 203
313	313	any provider of health care services, as provided in 204
314	314	subparagraphs 3. and 4., upon directive from the authorizing 205
315	315	county. However, if a county has a population of at least 206
316	316	800,000 residents and has levied the surtax authorized in this 207
317	317	paragraph, notwithstanding any directive from the authorizing 208
318	318	county, on October 1 of each calendar year, the clerk of the 209
319	319	court shall issue a check in the amount of $6.5 million to a 210
320	320	hospital in its jurisdiction that has a Level I trauma center or 211
321	321	shall issue a check in the amount of $3.5 million to a h ospital 212
322	322	in its jurisdiction that has a Level I trauma center if that 213
323	323	county enacts and implements a hospital lien law in accordance 214
324	324	with chapter 98-499, Laws of Florida. The issuance of the checks 215
325	325	on October 1 of each year is provided in recognition of the 216
326	326	Level I trauma center status and shall be in addition to the 217
327	327	base contract amount received during fiscal year 1999 -2000 and 218
328	328	any additional amount negotiated to the base contract. If the 219
329	329	hospital receiving funds for its Level I trauma center status 220
330	330	requests such funds to be used to generate federal matching 221
331	331	funds under Medicaid, the clerk of the court shall instead issue 222
332	332	a check to the Agency for Health Care Administration to 223
333	333	accomplish that purpose to the extent that it is allowed through 224
334	334	the General Appropriations Act; and 225
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348	348	specified in sub-subparagraph a. Commencing February 1, 2004, 227
349	349	such audit shall be delivered to the governing body and to the 228
350	350	chair of the legislative delegation of each authoriz ing county. 229
351	351	6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a 230
352	352	county shall not levy local option sales surtaxes authorized in 231
353	353	this paragraph and subsections (2) and (3) in excess of a 232
354	354	combined rate of 1 percent. 233
355	355	Section 2. Sections 319.32, 320.04, and 339.0801, Florida 234
356	356	Statutes, are repealed. 235
357	357	Section 3. Section 319.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to 236
358	358	read: 237
359	359	319.20 Application of law. — 238
360	360	(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this 239
361	361	chapter applies exclusively to motor vehicles and m obile homes 240
362	362	required to be registered and licensed under the laws of this 241
363	363	state and defined by such registration laws, including 242
364	364	residential manufactured buildings placed on mobile home lots 243
365	365	under s. 553.382. A residential manufactured building placed on 244
366	366	a mobile home lot as provided in s. 553.382 shall be treated as 245
367	367	a mobile home for purposes of this chapter. The provisions of 246
368	368	This chapter does do not apply to any moped or to any trailer or 247
369	369	semitrailer having a net weight of less than 2,000 pounds. All 248
370	370	provisions of this chapter relating to title certificates also 249
371	371	apply to any recreational vehicle -type unit and to any mobile 250
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384	384	home classified and taxed as real property pursuant to s. 251
385	385	320.0815(2),; and no title, lien, or other interest in such 252
386	386	vehicle or mobile home shall be valid unless evidenced in 253
387	387	accordance with this chapter. 254
388	388	(2) Notwithstanding chapter 116, each county officer 255
389	389	within this state authorized to collect funds provided for in 256
390	390	this chapter shall pay all sums officially received by the 257
391	391	officer into the State Treasury no later than 5 working days 258
392	392	after the close of the business day in which the officer 259
393	393	received the funds. Payment by county officers to the state 260
394	394	shall be made by means of electronic funds transfer. 261
395	395	Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 215.211, Florida 262
396	396	Statutes, is amended to read: 263
397	397	215.211 Service charge; elimination or reduction for 264
398	398	specified proceeds.— 265
399	399	(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.20(1) and 266
400	400	former s. 215.20(3), the service charge provided in s. 215.20(1) 267
401	401	and former s. 215.20(3), which is deducted from the proceeds of 268
402	402	the taxes distributed under ss. 206.606(1), 207.026, and 269
403	403	212.0501(6), and 319.32(5), shall be eliminated beginning July 270
404	404	1, 2000. 271
405	405	Section 5. Subsection (6) of section 317.0007, Florida 272
406	406	Statutes, is amended to read: 273
407	407	317.0007 Application for and issuance of certificate of 274
408	408	title.— 275
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422	422	may issue a validation sticker to be placed on the off -highway 277
423	423	vehicle as proof of the issuance of title re quired pursuant to 278
424	424	s. 317.0006(1). A validation sticker that is lost or destroyed 279
425	425	may, upon application, be replaced by the department or county 280
426	426	tax collector. The department and county tax collector may 281
427	427	charge and deposit the fees established in ss. 320.0 3(5) and, 282
428	428	320.031, and 320.04 for all original and replacement decals. 283
429	429	Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 319.23, Florida 284
430	430	Statutes, is amended to read: 285
431	431	319.23 Application for, and issuance of, certificate of 286
432	432	title.— 287
433	433	(1) Application for a certific ate of title shall be made 288
434	434	upon a form prescribed by the department and, shall be filed 289
435	435	with the department, and shall be accompanied by the fee 290
436	436	prescribed in this chapter . If a certificate of title has 291
437	437	previously been issued for a motor vehicle or mobile home in 292
438	438	this state, the application for a certificate of title shall be 293
439	439	accompanied by the certificate of title duly assigned, or 294
440	440	assigned and reassigned, unless otherwise provided for in this 295
441	441	chapter. If the motor vehicle or mobile home for which 296
442	442	application for a certificate of title is made is a new motor 297
443	443	vehicle or new mobile home for which one or more manufacturers' 298
444	444	statements of origin are required by the provisions of s. 299
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459	459	Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and subsection 302
460	460	(6) of section 319.24, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 303
461	461	319.24 Issuance in duplicate; delivery; liens and 304
462	462	encumbrances.— 305
463	463	(5)(a) Upon satisfacti on of any first lien, judgment lien, 306
464	464	or encumbrance recorded at the department or upon lapse of a 307
465	465	judgment lien, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home, as 308
466	466	shown on the title certificate, or the person satisfying the 309
467	467	lien is entitled to demand and r eceive from the lienholder a 310
468	468	satisfaction of the lien. If the lienholder, upon satisfaction 311
469	469	of the lien and upon demand, fails or refuses to furnish a 312
470	470	satisfaction thereof within 30 days after demand, he or she 313
471	471	shall be held liable for all costs, damages, and expenses, 314
472	472	including reasonable attorney fees, lawfully incurred by the 315
473	473	titled owner or person satisfying the lien in any suit brought 316
474	474	in this state for cancellation of the lien. A motor vehicle 317
475	475	dealer acquiring ownership of a motor vehicle with an 318
476	476	outstanding purchase money lien , shall pay and satisfy the 319
477	477	outstanding lien within 10 working days after of acquiring 320
478	478	ownership. The lienholder receiving final payment as defined in 321
479	479	s. 674.215 shall mail or otherwise deliver a lien satisfaction 322
480	480	and the certificate of title indicating the satisfaction within 323
481	481	10 working days after of receipt of such final payment or notify 324
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495	495	within 10 working days after of receipt of such final payment. 326
496	496	If the lienholder is unable to provide the certificate of title 327
497	497	and notifies the person of such, the lienholder shall provide a 328
498	498	lien satisfaction and shall be responsible for the cost of a 329
499	499	duplicate title, including fast title charges as provided in s. 330
500	500	319.323, if applicable. The provisions of This paragraph does 331
501	501	shall not apply to electronic transactions pursuant to 332
502	502	subsection (9). 333
503	503	(6) When the original certificate of title cannot be 334
504	504	returned to the department by the lienholder and evidence 335
505	505	satisfactory to the departmen t is produced that all liens or 336
506	506	encumbrances have been satisfied, upon application by the owner 337
507	507	for a duplicate copy of the certificate upon the form prescribed 338
508	508	by the department, accompanied by the fee prescribed in this 339
509	509	chapter, a duplicate copy of the c ertificate of title, without 340
510	510	statement of liens or encumbrances, shall be issued by the 341
511	511	department and delivered to the owner. 342
512	512	Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 343
513	513	319.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 344
514	514	319.27 Notice of lien o n motor vehicles or mobile homes; 345
515	515	notation on certificate; recording of lien. — 346
516	516	(4)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), 347
517	517	any person holding a lien for purchase money or as security for 348
518	518	a debt in the form of a security agreement, retain tit le 349
519	519	contract, conditional bill of sale, chattel mortgage, or other 350
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532	532	similar instrument covering a motor vehicle or mobile home 351
533	533	previously titled or registered outside this state upon which no 352
534	534	Florida certificate of title has been issued may use the 353
535	535	facilities of the department for the recording of such lien as 354
536	536	constructive notice of such lien to creditors and purchasers of 355
537	537	such motor vehicle or mobile home in this state , provided such 356
538	538	lienholder files a sworn notice of such lien in the department , 357
539	539	showing the following information: 358
540	540	1. The date of the lien; 359
541	541	2. The name and address of the registered owner; 360
542	542	3. A description of the motor vehicle or mobile home, 361
543	543	showing the make, type, and vehicle identification number; and 362
544	544	4. The name and addre ss of the lienholder. 363
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546	546	Upon the filing of such notice of lien and the payment of the 365
547	547	fee provided in s. 319.32 , the lien shall be recorded in the 366
548	548	department. 367
549	549	Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph 368
550	550	(b) of subsection (2) of section 319.28, Florida Statutes, are 369
551	551	amended to read: 370
552	552	319.28 Transfer of ownership by operation of law. — 371
553	553	(1)(a) In the event of the transfer of ownership of a 372
554	554	motor vehicle or mobile home by operation of law as upon 373
555	555	inheritance, devise or bequest, order in ba nkruptcy, insolvency, 374
556	556	replevin, attachment, execution, or other judicial sale or 375
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565	565	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
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569	569	whenever the engine of a motor vehicle is replaced by another 376
570	570	engine or whenever a motor vehicle is sold to satisfy storage or 377
571	571	repair charges or repossession is had upon defau lt in 378
572	572	performance of the terms of a security agreement, chattel 379
573	573	mortgage, conditional sales contract, trust receipt, or other 380
574	574	like agreement, and upon the surrender of the prior certificate 381
575	575	of title or, when that is not possible, presentation of 382
576	576	satisfactory proof to the department of ownership and right of 383
577	577	possession to such motor vehicle or mobile home, and upon 384
578	578	payment of the fee prescribed by law and presentation of an 385
579	579	application for certificate of title, the department may issue 386
580	580	to the applicant a cer tificate of title thereto. 387
581	581	(2) 388
582	582	(b) In case of repossession of a motor vehicle or mobile 389
583	583	home pursuant to the terms of a security agreement or similar 390
584	584	instrument, an affidavit by the party to whom possession has 391
585	585	passed stating that the vehicle or mobile home was repossessed 392
586	586	upon default in the terms of the security agreement or other 393
587	587	instrument shall be considered satisfactory proof of ownership 394
588	588	and right of possession. At least 5 days before prior to selling 395
589	589	the repossessed vehicle, any subsequent lienho lder named in the 396
590	590	last issued certificate of title shall be sent notice of the 397
591	591	repossession by certified mail, on a form prescribed by the 398
592	592	department. If such notice is given and no written protest to 399
593	593	the department is presented by a subsequent lienholder within 15 400
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606	606	days after the date on which the notice was mailed, the 401
607	607	certificate of title shall be issued showing no liens. If the 402
608	608	former owner or any subsequent lienholder files a written 403
609	609	protest under oath within such 15 -day period, the department 404
610	610	shall not issue the certificate of title for 10 days thereafter. 405
611	611	If within the 10-day period no injunction or other order of a 406
612	612	court of competent jurisdiction has been served on the 407
613	613	department commanding it not to deliver the certificate of 408
614	614	title, the department sh all deliver the certificate of title to 409
615	615	the applicant or as may otherwise be directed in the application 410
616	616	showing no other liens than those shown in the application. Any 411
617	617	lienholder who has repossessed a vehicle in this state in 412
618	618	compliance with the provisions of this section must apply to a 413
619	619	tax collector's office in this state or to the department for a 414
620	620	certificate of title pursuant to s. 319.323. Proof of the 415
621	621	required notice to subsequent lienholders shall be submitted 416
622	622	together with regular title fees . Any person found guilty of 417
623	623	violating any requirements of this paragraph is shall be guilty 418
624	624	of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 419
625	625	775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 420
626	626	Section 10. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 319.29, 421
627	627	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 422
628	628	319.29 Lost or destroyed certificates. — 423
629	629	(1) If a certificate of title is lost or destroyed, 424
630	630	application for a duplicate copy thereof shall be made to the 425
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644	644	the holder of a lien thereon upon a form prescribed by the 427
645	645	department and accompanied by the fee prescribed in this 428
646	646	chapter. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the 429
647	647	applicant. Thereupon the department shall issue a duplicate copy 430
648	648	of the certificate of t itle to the person entitled to receive 431
649	649	the certificate of title under the provisions of this chapter. 432
650	650	The duplicate copy and all subsequent certificates of title 433
651	651	issued in the chain of title originated by such duplicate copy 434
652	652	shall be plainly marked across their faces "duplicate copy," and 435
653	653	any subsequent purchaser of the motor vehicle or mobile home in 436
654	654	the chain of title originating through such duplicate copy shall 437
655	655	acquire only such rights in the motor vehicle or mobile home as 438
656	656	the original holder of the du plicate copy himself or herself 439
657	657	had. 440
658	658	(3) If, following the issuance of an original, duplicate, 441
659	659	or corrected certificate of title by the department, the 442
660	660	certificate is lost in transit and is not delivered to the 443
661	661	addressee, the owner of the motor vehicle o r mobile home, or the 444
662	662	holder of a lien thereon, may, within 180 days after of the date 445
663	663	of issuance of the title, apply to the department for reissuance 446
664	664	of the certificate of title. No additional fee shall be charged 447
665	665	for reissuance under this subsection. 448
666	666	Section 11. Section 319.323, Florida Statutes, is amended 449
667	667	to read: 450
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680	680	319.323 Expedited service; applications; fees. —The 451
681	681	department shall establish a separate title office which may be 452
682	682	used by private citizens and licensed motor vehicle dealers to 453
683	683	receive expedited service on title transfers, title issuances, 454
684	684	duplicate titles, and recordation of liens. A fee of $10 shall 455
685	685	be charged for this service , which fee is in addition to the 456
686	686	fees imposed by s. 319.32 . The fee, after deducting the amount 457
687	687	referenced by s. 319.324 and $3.50 to be retained by the 458
688	688	processing agency, shall be deposited into the General Revenue 459
689	689	Fund. Application for expedited service may be made by mail or 460
690	690	in person. The department shall issue each title applied for 461
691	691	under this section within 5 working days after receipt of the 462
692	692	application except for an application for a duplicate title 463
693	693	certificate covered by s. 319.23(4), in which case the title 464
694	694	must be issued within 5 working days after compliance with the 465
695	695	department's verification requireme nts. 466
696	696	Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 319.324, Florida 467
697	697	Statutes, is amended to read: 468
698	698	319.324 Odometer fraud prevention and detection; funding. — 469
699	699	(1) Moneys received by the department pursuant to s. 470
700	700	319.32(1) in the amount of $1 for each origina l certificate of 471
701	701	title, each duplicate copy of a certificate of title, and each 472
702	702	assignment by a lienholder shall be deposited into the Highway 473
703	703	Safety Operating Trust Fund. There shall also be deposited into 474
704	704	the fund moneys received by the department pursua nt to s. 475
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718	718	by the department for which a fee is assessed shall be deposited 477
719	719	into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund . 478
720	720	Section 13. Paragraph (i) of subsection (8) of section 479
721	721	319.30, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 480
722	722	319.30 Definitions; dismantling, destruction, change of 481
723	723	identity of motor vehicle or mobile home; salvage. — 482
724	724	(8) 483
725	725	(i) The department shall charge a fee of $3 for each 484
726	726	derelict motor vehicle certificate delivered to the department 485
727	727	or one of its agents for processing and shall mark the title 486
728	728	record canceled. A service charge may be collected under s. 487
729	729	320.04. 488
730	730	Section 14. Subsection (2) of section 320.031, Florida 489
731	731	Statutes, is amended to read: 490
732	732	320.031 Mailing of regist ration certificates, license 491
733	733	plates, and validation stickers. — 492
734	734	(2) A mail service charge may be collected for each 493
735	735	registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, 494
736	736	and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax 495
737	737	collector. Each registration certificate, license plate, mobile 496
738	738	home sticker, and validation sticker shall be mailed by first -497
739	739	class mail unless otherwise requested by the applicant. The 498
740	740	amount of the mail service charge shall be the actual postage 499
741	741	required, rounded to the n earest 5 cents, plus a 25 -cent 500
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754	754	handling charge. The mail service charge is in addition to the 501
755	755	service charge provided by s. 320.04. All charges collected by 502
756	756	the department under this section shall be deposited into the 503
757	757	Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 504
758	758	Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 505
759	759	320.0715, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 506
760	760	320.0715 International Registration Plan; motor carrier 507
761	761	services; permits; retention of records. — 508
762	762	(3)(a) If the department is unable to immediate ly issue 509
763	763	the apportioned license plate to an applicant currently 510
764	764	registered in this state under the International Registration 511
765	765	Plan or to a vehicle currently titled in this state, the 512
766	766	department or its designated agent may issue a 60 -day temporary 513
767	767	operational permit. The department or agent of the department 514
768	768	shall charge a $3 fee and the service charge authorized by s. 515
769	769	320.04 for each temporary operational permit it issues. 516
770	770	Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 517
771	771	320.08053, Florida Statut es, is amended to read: 518
772	772	320.08053 Establishment of specialty license plates. — 519
773	773	(2)(a) Within 120 days after the specialty license plate 520
774	774	becomes law, the department shall establish a method to issue a 521
775	775	specialty license plate voucher to allow for the pres ale of the 522
776	776	specialty license plate. The processing fee as prescribed in s. 523
777	777	320.08056, the service charge and branch fee as prescribed in s. 524
778	778	320.04, and the annual use fee as prescribed in s. 320.08056 525
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791	791	shall be charged for the voucher. All other applicable fees 526
792	792	shall be charged at the time of issuance of the license plates. 527
793	793	Section 17. Subsection (4) of section 320.0807, Florida 528
794	794	Statutes, is amended to read: 529
795	795	320.0807 Special license plates for Governor and federal 530
796	796	and state legislators. — 531
797	797	(4) License plates purchased under subsection (1), 532
798	798	subsection (2), or subsection (3) shall be replaced by the 533
799	799	department at no cost, other than the fees required under s. 534
800	800	320.06(3)(b) ss. 320.04 and 320.06(3)(b) , when the person to 535
801	801	whom the plates have be en issued leaves the elective office with 536
802	802	respect to which the license plates were issued. Within 30 days 537
803	803	after leaving office, the person to whom the license plates have 538
804	804	been issued must apply to the department for a replacement 539
805	805	license plate. The person may return the prestige license plates 540
806	806	to the department or retain the plates as souvenirs. Upon 541
807	807	receipt of the replacement license plate, the person may not 542
808	808	display on any vehicle the prestige license plate or plates 543
809	809	issued with respect to his or her form er office. 544
810	810	Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 545
811	811	320.084, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 546
812	812	320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain 547
813	813	disabled veterans.— 548
814	814	(4) 549
815	815	(b) There shall be a service charge in accordance with the 550
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828	828	provisions of s. 320.04 for each initial application or renewal 551
829	829	of registration and an additional sum of 50 cents on each 552
830	830	license plate and validation sticker as provided in s. 553
831	831	320.06(3)(b). 554
832	832	Section 19. Subsection (2) of section 320.131, Florida 555
833	833	Statutes, is amended to read: 556
834	834	320.131 Temporary tags. — 557
835	835	(2) The department is authorized to sell temporary tags, 558
836	836	in addition to those listed above, to their agents and where 559
837	837	need is demonstrated by a consumer complainant. The fee shall be 560
838	838	$2 each. One dollar from each tag sold shall be deposited into 561
839	839	the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Trust Fund, with the 562
840	840	remaining proceeds being deposited into the Highway Safety 563
841	841	Operating Trust Fund. Agents of the department shall sell 564
842	842	temporary tags for $2 each and shall charge the service charge 565
843	843	authorized by s. 320.04 per transaction, regardless of the 566
844	844	quantity sold. Requests for purchase of temporary tags to the 567
845	845	department or its agents shall be made, where applicable, on 568
846	846	letterhead stationery and notarized. Except as specifically 569
847	847	provided otherwise, a temporary tag shall be valid for 30 days, 570
848	848	and no more than two shall be issued to the same person for the 571
849	849	same vehicle. 572
850	850	Section 20. Section 320.1325, Florida Statutes, is amended 573
851	851	to read: 574
852	852	320.1325 Registration re quired for the temporarily 575
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865	865	employed.—Motor vehicles owned or leased by persons who are 576
866	866	temporarily employed within the state but are not residents are 577
867	867	required to be registered. Upon payment of the fees prescribed 578
868	868	in this section and proof of insurance cov erage as required by 579
869	869	the applicant's resident state, the department shall provide a 580
870	870	temporary registration plate and a registration certificate 581
871	871	valid for 90 days to an applicant who is temporarily employed in 582
872	872	this state. The temporary registration plate ma y be renewed one 583
873	873	time for an additional 90 -day period. At the end of the 180 -day 584
874	874	period of temporary registration, the applicant shall apply for 585
875	875	a permanent registration if there is a further need to remain in 586
876	876	this state. A temporary license registration p late may not be 587
877	877	issued for any commercial motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01. 588
878	878	The fee for the 90-day temporary registration plate shall be $40 589
879	879	plus the applicable service charge required by s. 320.04 . 590
880	880	Subsequent permanent registration and titling of a v ehicle 591
881	881	registered hereunder shall subject the applicant to providing 592
882	882	proof of Florida insurance coverage as specified in s. 320.02 593
883	883	and payment of the fees required by s. 320.072, in addition to 594
884	884	all other taxes and fees required. 595
885	885	Section 21. Paragraph ( a) of subsection (2) of section 596
886	886	379.209, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 597
887	887	379.209 Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. — 598
888	888	(2)(a) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife 599
889	889	Conservation Commission the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. The 600
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902	902	fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to s. 601
903	903	320.02(8) ss. 319.32(3) and 320.02(8) . Additional funds may be 602
904	904	provided from legislative appropriations and by donations from 603
905	905	interested individuals and organizations. The commission may 604
906	906	invest and reinvest the fu nds and the interest thereof of the 605
907	907	Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. The commission shall designate an 606
908	908	identifiable unit to administer the trust fund. 607
909	909	Section 22. Sections 320.08, 320.08001, 320.08015, 608
910	910	320.0802, 320.0804, 320.08046, 320.08047, 320.081, 320 .10, 609
911	911	320.14, 320.15, 320.20, 320.405, and 339.0803, Florida Statutes, 610
912	912	are repealed. 611
913	913	Section 23. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 193.075, 612
914	914	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 613
915	915	193.075 Mobile homes and recreational vehicles. — 614
916	916	(2) A mobile home th at is not taxed as real property must 615
917	917	shall have a current license plate properly affixed as provided 616
918	918	in s. 320.08(11). Any such mobile home without a current license 617
919	919	plate properly affixed is shall be presumed to be tangible 618
920	920	personal property. 619
921	921	(4) A recreational vehicle that is not taxed as real 620
922	922	property must have a current license plate properly affixed as 621
923	923	provided in s. 320.08(9) . Any such recreational vehicle without 622
924	924	a current license plate properly affixed is presumed to be 623
925	925	tangible personal property. 624
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940	940	212.05 Sales, storage, use tax. —It is hereby declared to 627
941	941	be the legislative intent that every person is exercising a 628
942	942	taxable privilege wh o engages in the business of selling 629
943	943	tangible personal property at retail in this state, including 630
944	944	the business of making or facilitating remote sales; who rents 631
945	945	or furnishes any of the things or services taxable under this 632
946	946	chapter; or who stores for use o r consumption in this state any 633
947	947	item or article of tangible personal property as defined herein 634
948	948	and who leases or rents such property within the state. 635
949	949	(1) For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is levied on 636
950	950	each taxable transaction or incident, which tax is due and 637
951	951	payable as follows: 638
952	952	(a)1.a. At the rate of 6 percent of the sales price of 639
953	953	each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at 640
954	954	retail in this state, computed on each taxable sale for the 641
955	955	purpose of remitting the amount of tax due the state, and 642
956	956	including each and every retail sale. 643
957	957	b. Each occasional or isolated sale of an aircraft, boat, 644
958	958	mobile home, or motor vehicle of a class or type which is 645
959	959	required to be registered, licensed, titled, or documented in 646
960	960	this state or by the United States Government shall be subject 647
961	961	to tax at the rate provided in this paragraph. The department 648
962	962	shall by rule adopt any nationally recognized publication for 649
963	963	valuation of used motor vehicles as the reference price list for 650
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977	977	to former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), or (9) , 652
978	978	Florida Statutes 2023 . If any party to an occasional or isolated 653
979	979	sale of such a vehicle reports to the tax collector a sales 654
980	980	price which is less than 8 0 percent of the average loan price 655
981	981	for the specified model and year of such vehicle as listed in 656
982	982	the most recent reference price list, the tax levied under this 657
983	983	paragraph shall be computed by the department on such average 658
984	984	loan price unless the parties to the sale have provided to the 659
985	985	tax collector an affidavit signed by each party, or other 660
986	986	substantial proof, stating the actual sales price. Any party to 661
987	987	such sale who reports a sales price less than the actual sales 662
988	988	price commits is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, 663
989	989	punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. The 664
990	990	department shall collect or attempt to collect from such party 665
991	991	any delinquent sales taxes. In addition, such party shall pay 666
992	992	any tax due and any penalty and interest assessed plu s a penalty 667
993	993	equal to twice the amount of the additional tax owed. 668
994	994	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of 669
995	995	Revenue may waive or compromise any penalty imposed pursuant to 670
996	996	this subparagraph. 671
997	997	2. This paragraph does not apply to the sal e of a boat or 672
998	998	aircraft by or through a registered dealer under this chapter to 673
999	999	a purchaser who, at the time of taking delivery, is a 674
1000	1000	nonresident of this state, does not make his or her permanent 675
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1013	1013	place of abode in this state, and is not engaged in carrying on 676
1014	1014	in this state any employment, trade, business, or profession in 677
1015	1015	which the boat or aircraft will be used in this state, or is a 678
1016	1016	corporation none of the officers or directors of which is a 679
1017	1017	resident of, or makes his or her permanent place of abode in, 680
1018	1018	this state, or is a noncorporate entity that has no individual 681
1019	1019	vested with authority to participate in the management, 682
1020	1020	direction, or control of the entity's affairs who is a resident 683
1021	1021	of, or makes his or her permanent abode in, this state. For 684
1022	1022	purposes of this exemption, either a registered dealer acting on 685
1023	1023	his or her own behalf as seller, a registered dealer acting as 686
1024	1024	broker on behalf of a seller, or a registered dealer acting as 687
1025	1025	broker on behalf of the purchaser may be deemed to be the 688
1026	1026	selling dealer. This ex emption shall not be allowed unless: 689
1027	1027	a. The purchaser removes a qualifying boat, as described 690
1028	1028	in sub-subparagraph f., from the state within 90 days after the 691
1029	1029	date of purchase or extension, or the purchaser removes a 692
1030	1030	nonqualifying boat or an aircraft from this state within 10 days 693
1031	1031	after the date of purchase or, when the boat or aircraft is 694
1032	1032	repaired or altered, within 20 days after completion of the 695
1033	1033	repairs or alterations; or if the aircraft will be registered in 696
1034	1034	a foreign jurisdiction and: 697
1035	1035	(I) Application for the aircraft's registration is 698
1036	1036	properly filed with a civil airworthiness authority of a foreign 699
1037	1037	jurisdiction within 10 days after the date of purchase; 700
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1050	1050	(II) The purchaser removes the aircraft from the state to 701
1051	1051	a foreign jurisdiction within 10 days after the date the 702
1052	1052	aircraft is registered by the applicable foreign airworthiness 703
1053	1053	authority; and 704
1054	1054	(III) The aircraft is operated in the state solely to 705
1055	1055	remove it from the state to a foreign jurisdiction. 706
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1057	1057	For purposes of this sub -subparagraph, the term "foreign 708
1058	1058	jurisdiction" means any jurisdiction outside of the United 709
1059	1059	States or any of its territories; 710
1060	1060	b. The purchaser, within 90 days from the date of 711
1061	1061	departure, provides the department with written proof that the 712
1062	1062	purchaser licensed, registered, titled, or documented the boat 713
1063	1063	or aircraft outside the state. If such written proof is 714
1064	1064	unavailable, within 90 days the purchaser shall provide proof 715
1065	1065	that the purchaser applied for such license, title, 716
1066	1066	registration, or documentation. The purchaser shall forward to 717
1067	1067	the department proof of title, license, registration, or 718
1068	1068	documentation upon receipt; 719
1069	1069	c. The purchaser, within 30 days after removing the boat 720
1070	1070	or aircraft from Florida, furnishes the department with proof of 721
1071	1071	removal in the form of receipts for fuel, dock age, slippage, 722
1072	1072	tie-down, or hangaring from outside of Florida. The information 723
1073	1073	so provided must clearly and specifically identify the boat or 724
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1087	1087	d. The selling dealer, within 30 days after the date of 726
1088	1088	sale, provides to the department a copy of the sales invoice, 727
1089	1089	closing statement, bills of sale, and the original affidavit 728
1090	1090	signed by the purchaser attesting that he or she has read the 729
1091	1091	provisions of this section; 730
1092	1092	e. The seller makes a copy of the affidavit a part of his 731
1093	1093	or her record for as long as required by s. 213.35; and 732
1094	1094	f. Unless the nonresident purchaser of a boat of 5 net 733
1095	1095	tons of admeasurement or larger intends to remove the boat from 734
1096	1096	this state within 10 days after the date of purchase or when the 735
1097	1097	boat is repaired or altered, within 20 days after completion of 736
1098	1098	the repairs or alterations, the nonresident purchaser applies to 737
1099	1099	the selling dealer for a decal which authorizes 90 days after 738
1100	1100	the date of purchase for removal of the boat. The nonresident 739
1101	1101	purchaser of a qualifying boat may apply to th e selling dealer 740
1102	1102	within 60 days after the date of purchase for an extension decal 741
1103	1103	that authorizes the boat to remain in this state for an 742
1104	1104	additional 90 days, but not more than a total of 180 days, 743
1105	1105	before the nonresident purchaser is required to pay the tax 744
1106	1106	imposed by this chapter. The department is authorized to issue 745
1107	1107	decals in advance to dealers. The number of decals issued in 746
1108	1108	advance to a dealer shall be consistent with the volume of the 747
1109	1109	dealer's past sales of boats which qualify under this sub -748
1110	1110	subparagraph. The selling dealer or his or her agent shall mark 749
1111	1111	and affix the decals to qualifying boats in the manner 750
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1124	1124	prescribed by the department, before delivery of the boat. 751
1125	1125	(I) The department is hereby authorized to charge dealers 752
1126	1126	a fee sufficient to recover the costs of decals issued, except 753
1127	1127	the extension decal shall cost $425. 754
1128	1128	(II) The proceeds from the sale of decals will be 755
1129	1129	deposited into the administrative trust fund. 756
1130	1130	(III) Decals shall display information to identify the 757
1131	1131	boat as a qualifying boat und er this sub-subparagraph, 758
1132	1132	including, but not limited to, the decal's date of expiration. 759
1133	1133	(IV) The department is authorized to require dealers who 760
1134	1134	purchase decals to file reports with the department and may 761
1135	1135	prescribe all necessary records by rule. All suc h records are 762
1136	1136	subject to inspection by the department. 763
1137	1137	(V) Any dealer or his or her agent who issues a decal 764
1138	1138	falsely, fails to affix a decal, mismarks the expiration date of 765
1139	1139	a decal, or fails to properly account for decals will be 766
1140	1140	considered prima facie to have committed a fraudulent act to 767
1141	1141	evade the tax and will be liable for payment of the tax plus a 768
1142	1142	mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, and shall be liable 769
1143	1143	for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a 770
1144	1144	misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 771
1145	1145	775.083. 772
1146	1146	(VI) Any nonresident purchaser of a boat who removes a 773
1147	1147	decal before permanently removing the boat from the state, or 774
1148	1148	defaces, changes, modifies, or alters a decal in a manner 775
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1161	1161	affecting its expiration date before its expiration, or who 776
1162	1162	causes or allows the same to be done by another, will be 777
1163	1163	considered prima facie to have committed a fraudulent act to 778
1164	1164	evade the tax and will be liable for payment of the tax plus a 779
1165	1165	mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, and shall be liable 780
1166	1166	for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a 781
1167	1167	misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 782
1168	1168	775.083. 783
1169	1169	(VII) The department is authorized to adopt rules 784
1170	1170	necessary to administer and enforce this subp aragraph and to 785
1171	1171	publish the necessary forms and instructions. 786
1172	1172	(VIII) The department is hereby authorized to adopt 787
1173	1173	emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4) to administer and 788
1174	1174	enforce the provisions of this subparagraph. 789
1175	1175	790
1176	1176	If the purchaser fails to remove th e qualifying boat from this 791
1177	1177	state within the maximum 180 days after purchase or a 792
1178	1178	nonqualifying boat or an aircraft from this state within 10 days 793
1179	1179	after purchase or, when the boat or aircraft is repaired or 794
1180	1180	altered, within 20 days after completion of such repairs or 795
1181	1181	alterations, or permits the boat or aircraft to return to this 796
1182	1182	state within 6 months from the date of departure, except as 797
1183	1183	provided in s. 212.08(7)(fff), or if the purchaser fails to 798
1184	1184	furnish the department with any of the documentation required by 799
1185	1185	this subparagraph within the prescribed time period, the 800
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1198	1198	purchaser shall be liable for use tax on the cost price of the 801
1199	1199	boat or aircraft and, in addition thereto, payment of a penalty 802
1200	1200	to the Department of Revenue equal to the tax payable. This 803
1201	1201	penalty shall be in lieu of the penalty imposed by s. 212.12(2). 804
1202	1202	The maximum 180-day period following the sale of a qualifying 805
1203	1203	boat tax-exempt to a nonresident may not be tolled for any 806
1204	1204	reason. 807
1205	1205	Section 25. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 212.0601, 808
1206	1206	Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (2) and (3), 809
1207	1207	respectively, and present subsections (1) and (2) of that 810
1208	1208	section are amended to read: 811
1209	1209	212.0601 Use taxes of vehicle dealers. — 812
1210	1210	(1) Each motor vehicle dealer who is required by s. 813
1211	1211	320.08(12) to purchase one or more dealer license plates shall 814
1212	1212	pay an annual use tax of $27 for each dealer license plate 815
1213	1213	purchased under that subsection, in addition to the license tax 816
1214	1214	imposed by that subsection. The use tax shall be for the year 817
1215	1215	for which the dealer license p late was purchased. 818
1216	1216	(1)(2) There shall be no additional tax imposed by this 819
1217	1217	chapter for the use of a dealer license plate for which, after 820
1218	1218	July 1, 1987, a dealer use tax has been paid under this section. 821
1219	1219	This exemption shall apply to the time period befo re the sale or 822
1220	1220	any other disposition of the vehicle throughout the year for 823
1221	1221	which the dealer license plate required by s. 320.08(12) is 824
1222	1222	purchased. 825
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1235	1235	Section 26. Paragraph (q) of subsection (1) of section 826
1236	1236	215.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 827
1237	1237	215.22 Certain income and certain trust funds exempt. — 828
1238	1238	(1) The following income of a revenue nature or the 829
1239	1239	following trust funds shall be exempt from the appropriation 830
1240	1240	required by s. 215.20(1): 831
1241	1241	(q) That portion of the Highway Safety Operating Trust 832
1242	1242	Fund funded by the motorcycle safety education fee collected 833
1243	1243	pursuant to s. 320.08(1)(c). 834
1244	1244	Section 27. Subsection (1) of section 215.615, Florida 835
1245	1245	Statutes, is amended to read: 836
1246	1246	215.615 Fixed-guideway transportation systems funding. — 837
1247	1247	(1) The issuance of re venue bonds by the Division of Bond 838
1248	1248	Finance, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, pursuant 839
1249	1249	to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, is authorized, 840
1250	1250	pursuant to the State Bond Act, to finance or refinance fixed 841
1251	1251	capital expenditures for fixed -guideway transportation systems, 842
1252	1252	as defined in s. 341.031, including facilities appurtenant 843
1253	1253	thereto, costs of issuance, and other amounts relating to such 844
1254	1254	financing or refinancing. The Division of Bond Finance is 845
1255	1255	authorized to consider innovative financing techniques that may 846
1256	1256	include, but are not limited to, innovative bidding and 847
1257	1257	structures of potential financings that may result in negotiated 848
1258	1258	transactions. The following conditions apply to the issuance of 849
1259	1259	revenue bonds for fixed -guideway transportation sys tems: 850
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1272	1272	(a) The department and any participating commuter rail 851
1273	1273	authority or regional transportation authority established under 852
1274	1274	chapter 343, local governments, or local governments 853
1275	1275	collectively by interlocal agreement having jurisdiction of a 854
1276	1276	fixed-guideway transportation system may enter into an 855
1277	1277	interlocal agreement to promote the efficient and cost -effective 856
1278	1278	financing or refinancing of fixed -guideway transportation system 857
1279	1279	projects by revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection. 858
1280	1280	The terms of such interlocal agreements shall include provisions 859
1281	1281	for the Department of Transportation to request the issuance of 860
1282	1282	the bonds on behalf of the parties; shall provide that after 861
1283	1283	reimbursement pursuant to interlocal agreement, the department's 862
1284	1284	share may be up to 50 percent of the eligible project cost, 863
1285	1285	which may include a share of annual debt service requirements of 864
1286	1286	such bonds; and shall include any other terms, provisions, or 865
1287	1287	covenants necessary to the making of and full performance under 866
1288	1288	such interlocal agreement. Repayments made to the department 867
1289	1289	under any interlocal agreement are not pledged to the repayment 868
1290	1290	of bonds issued hereunder, and failure of the local governmental 869
1291	1291	authority to make such payment shall not affect the obligation 870
1292	1292	of the department to pay debt service on the bonds. 871
1293	1293	(b) Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection shall 872
1294	1294	not constitute a general obligation of, or a pledge of the full 873
1295	1295	faith and credit of, the State of Florida. Bonds issued pursuant 874
1296	1296	to this section shall be payable from funds available pursuant 875
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1309	1309	to s. 206.46(3), or other funds available to the project, 876
1310	1310	subject to annual appropriation. The amount of revenues 877
1311	1311	available for debt service shall never exceed a maximum of 2 878
1312	1312	percent of all state revenues deposited into the S tate 879
1313	1313	Transportation Trust Fund. 880
1314	1314	(c) The projects to be financed or refinanced with the 881
1315	1315	proceeds of the revenue bonds issued hereunder are designated as 882
1316	1316	state fixed capital outlay projects for purposes of s. 11(d), 883
1317	1317	Art. VII of the State Constitution, and the specific projects to 884
1318	1318	be financed or refinanced shall be determined by the Department 885
1319	1319	of Transportation in accordance with state law and 886
1320	1320	appropriations from the State Transportation Trust Fund. Each 887
1321	1321	project to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds issued 888
1322	1322	pursuant to this subsection must first be approved by the 889
1323	1323	Legislature by an act of general law. 890
1324	1324	(d) Any complaint for validation of bonds issued pursuant 891
1325	1325	to this section shall be filed in the circuit court of the 892
1326	1326	county where the seat of state gov ernment is situated, the 893
1327	1327	notice required to be published by s. 75.06 shall be published 894
1328	1328	only in the county where the complaint is filed, and the 895
1329	1329	complaint and order of the circuit court shall be served only on 896
1330	1330	the state attorney of the circuit in which the action is 897
1331	1331	pending. 898
1332	1332	(e) The state does hereby covenant with holders of such 899
1333	1333	revenue bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued 900
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1346	1346	hereunder that it will not repeal or impair or amend these 901
1347	1347	provisions in any manner that will materially and adversely 902
1348	1348	affect the rights of such holders as long as bonds authorized by 903
1349	1349	this subsection are outstanding. 904
1350	1350	(f) This subsection supersedes any inconsistent provisions 905
1351	1351	in existing law. 906
1352	1352	907
1353	1353	Notwithstanding this subsection, the lien of revenue bonds 908
1354	1354	issued pursuant to th is subsection on moneys deposited into the 909
1355	1355	State Transportation Trust Fund shall be subordinate to the lien 910
1356	1356	on such moneys of bonds issued under ss. 215.605 , 320.20, and 911
1357	1357	215.616, and any pledge of such moneys to pay operating and 912
1358	1358	maintenance expenses under s. 206.46(5) and chapter 348, as may 913
1359	1359	be amended. 914
1360	1360	Section 28. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 915
1361	1361	282.709, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 916
1362	1362	282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and 917
1363	1363	interoperability network. — 918
1364	1364	(3) In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide 919
1365	1365	law enforcement radio communications system, the Legislature 920
1366	1366	finds that there is an immediate danger to the public health, 921
1367	1367	safety, and welfare, and that it is in the best interest of the 922
1368	1368	state to continue partner ing with the system's current operator. 923
1369	1369	The Legislature finds that continuity of coverage is critical to 924
1370	1370	supporting law enforcement, first responders, and other public 925
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1383	1383	safety users. The potential for a loss in coverage or a lack of 926
1384	1384	interoperability between users requires emergency action and is 927
1385	1385	a serious concern for officers' safety and their ability to 928
1386	1386	communicate and respond to various disasters and events. 929
1387	1387	(b) The State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust 930
1388	1388	Fund is established in the department and funded from surcharges 931
1389	1389	collected under ss. 318.18 , 320.0802, and 328.72. Upon 932
1390	1390	appropriation, moneys in the trust fund may be used by the 933
1391	1391	department to acquire the equipment, software, and engineering, 934
1392	1392	administrative, and maintenance services it needs to c onstruct, 935
1393	1393	operate, and maintain the statewide radio system. Moneys in the 936
1394	1394	trust fund from surcharges shall be used to help fund the costs 937
1395	1395	of the system. Upon completion of the system, moneys in the 938
1396	1396	trust fund may also be used by the department for payment of the 939
1397	1397	recurring maintenance costs of the system. 940
1398	1398	Section 29. Subsection (5) of section 311.07, Florida 941
1399	1399	Statutes, is amended to read: 942
1400	1400	311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic 943
1401	1401	development funding. — 944
1402	1402	(5) The Department of Transportation may subject any 945
1403	1403	project that receives funds pursuant to this section and s. 946
1404	1404	320.20 to a final audit. The department may perform such other 947
1405	1405	acts as are necessary or convenient to ensure that the final 948
1406	1406	audits are conducted and that any deficiency or questioned c osts 949
1407	1407	noted by the audit are resolved. 950
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1421	1421	Statutes, is amended to read: 952
1422	1422	311.09 Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic 953
1423	1423	Development Council. — 954
1424	1424	(4) The council shall adopt rules for evaluating proj ects 955
1425	1425	which may be funded under s. 311.07 ss. 311.07 and 320.20 . The 956
1426	1426	rules shall provide criteria for evaluating the potential 957
1427	1427	project, including, but not limited to, such factors as 958
1428	1428	consistency with appropriate plans, economic benefit, readiness 959
1429	1429	for construction, noncompetition with other Florida ports, and 960
1430	1430	capacity within the seaport system. 961
1431	1431	Section 31. Subsection (2) of section 316.251, Florida 962
1432	1432	Statutes, is amended to read: 963
1433	1433	316.251 Maximum bumper heights. — 964
1434	1434	(2) "New motor vehicles" as defined in s. 319.001(9), 965
1435	1435	"antique automobiles" as defined in s. 320.08 , "horseless 966
1436	1436	carriages" as defined in s. 320.086, and "street rods" as 967
1437	1437	defined in s. 320.0863 are shall be excluded from the 968
1438	1438	requirements of this section. 969
1439	1439	Section 32. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 970
1440	1440	316.261, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 971
1441	1441	316.261 Brake equipment required. —Every motor vehicle, 972
1442	1442	trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any combination of 973
1443	1443	such vehicles, operating upon a highway within this state shall 974
1444	1444	be equipped with brakes in compliance with the requirements of 975
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1458	1458	(3) BRAKES ON ALL WHEELS. —Every vehicle shall be equipped 977
1459	1459	with brakes acting on all wheels except: 978
1460	1460	(f) "Antique cars" as defined in s. 320.08, and "Horseless 979
1461	1461	carriages" as defined in s . 320.086 and antique automobiles . 980
1462	1462	Section 33. Subsection (8) of section 316.515, Florida 981
1463	1463	Statutes, is amended to read: 982
1464	1464	316.515 Maximum width, height, length. — 983
1465	1465	(8) WRECKERS.—The limitations imposed by this section do 984
1466	1466	not apply to a combination of m otor vehicles consisting of a 985
1467	1467	wrecker licensed in accordance with s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) and a 986
1468	1468	disabled motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or tractor -trailer 987
1469	1469	combination, or a replacement motor vehicle, which is under tow 988
1470	1470	by the wrecker, if the size and weight of the towed vehicle is 989
1471	1471	consistent with statutory requirements and the requirements of 990
1472	1472	this subsection. 991
1473	1473	(a) The limitations imposed by this section do not apply 992
1474	1474	to a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a wrecker 993
1475	1475	licensed under the Internat ional Registration Plan and a 994
1476	1476	disabled motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, tractor -trailer 995
1477	1477	combination, or a replacement motor vehicle, which is under tow 996
1478	1478	by the wrecker, if the size and weight of the towed vehicle is 997
1479	1479	consistent with statutory requirement s and the requirements of 998
1480	1480	this subsection. 999
1481	1481	(b) However, a wrecker may not tow a disabled 1000
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1492	1492
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1494	1494	nonconforming vehicle operating under a current special use 1001
1495	1495	permit or permits where the combined weight of the wrecker and 1002
1496	1496	the towed nonconforming vehicle exceeds the permitted weight of 1003
1497	1497	the towed vehicle's permit. 1004
1498	1498	(c) Where the combined weight of the wrecker and the towed 1005
1499	1499	vehicle exceeds the maximum weight limits as established by s. 1006
1500	1500	316.535, the wrecker must be operating under a current wrecker 1007
1501	1501	special use permit or permits as provided in s. 316.550(5) or in 1008
1502	1502	accordance with paragraph (b). 1009
1503	1503	(d) The limitations imposed by this section do not apply 1010
1504	1504	to a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a wrecker 1011
1505	1505	licensed in accordance with s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) and a 1012
1506	1506	nondisabled tractor-trailer combination that is under tow by the 1013
1507	1507	wrecker, if the tractor -trailer combination is being towed by 1014
1508	1508	the wrecker in an emergency situation as directed by a law 1015
1509	1509	enforcement officer. No wrecker shall tow a nondisabled tractor -1016
1510	1510	trailer combination except in an emergency situation as directed 1017
1511	1511	by a law enforcement officer, or as provided in s. 715.07. 1018
1512	1512	Section 34. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 1019
1513	1513	316.545, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1020
1514	1514	316.545 Weight and load unlawful ; special fuel and motor 1021
1515	1515	fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review. — 1022
1516	1516	(2) 1023
1517	1517	(b) The officer or inspector shall inspect the license 1024
1518	1518	plate or registration certificate of the commercial vehicle to 1025
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1530	1530
1531	1531	determine whether its gross weight is in compliance wi th the 1026
1532	1532	declared gross vehicle weight. If its gross weight exceeds the 1027
1533	1533	declared weight, the penalty shall be 5 cents per pound on the 1028
1534	1534	difference between such weights. In those cases when the 1029
1535	1535	commercial vehicle is being operated over the highways of the 1030
1536	1536	state with an expired registration or with no registration from 1031
1537	1537	this or any other jurisdiction or is not registered under the 1032
1538	1538	applicable provisions of chapter 320, the penalty herein shall 1033
1539	1539	apply on the basis of 5 cents per pound on that scaled weight 1034
1540	1540	which exceeds 35,000 pounds on laden truck tractor -semitrailer 1035
1541	1541	combinations or tandem trailer truck combinations, 10,000 pounds 1036
1542	1542	on laden straight trucks or straight truck -trailer combinations, 1037
1543	1543	or 10,000 pounds on any unladen commercial motor vehicle. A 1038
1544	1544	driver of a commercial motor vehicle entering the state at a 1039
1545	1545	designated port-of-entry location, as defined in s. 316.003, or 1040
1546	1546	operating on designated routes to a port -of-entry location, who 1041
1547	1547	obtains a temporary registration permit shall be assessed a 1042
1548	1548	penalty limited to the difference between its gross weight and 1043
1549	1549	the declared gross vehicle weight at 5 cents per pound. If the 1044
1550	1550	license plate or registration has not been expired for more than 1045
1551	1551	90 days, the penalty imposed under this paragraph may not exceed 1046
1552	1552	$1,000. In the case of special mobile equipment, which qualified 1047
1553	1553	qualifies for the license tax provided for in former s. 1048
1554	1554	320.08(5)(b), Florida Statutes 2023, being operated on the 1049
1555	1555	highways of the state with an expired registration or otherwise 1050
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1567	1567
1568	1568	not properly registered under t he applicable provisions of 1051
1569	1569	chapter 320, a penalty of $75 shall apply in addition to any 1052
1570	1570	other penalty which may apply in accordance with this chapter. A 1053
1571	1571	vehicle found in violation of this section may be detained until 1054
1572	1572	the owner or operator produces eviden ce that the vehicle has 1055
1573	1573	been properly registered. Any costs incurred by the retention of 1056
1574	1574	the vehicle shall be the sole responsibility of the owner. A 1057
1575	1575	person who has been assessed a penalty pursuant to this 1058
1576	1576	paragraph for failure to have a valid vehicle regi stration 1059
1577	1577	certificate pursuant to the provisions of chapter 320 is not 1060
1578	1578	subject to the delinquent fee authorized in s. 320.07 if such 1061
1579	1579	person obtains a valid registration certificate within 10 1062
1580	1580	working days after such penalty was assessed. 1063
1581	1581	Section 35. Subsection (3) of section 316.550, Florida 1064
1582	1582	Statutes, is amended to read: 1065
1583	1583	316.550 Operations not in conformity with law; special 1066
1584	1584	permits.— 1067
1585	1585	(3) A permit may authorize a self -propelled truck crane 1068
1586	1586	operating off the Interstate Highway System to tow a motor 1069
1587	1587	vehicle which does not weigh more than 5,000 pounds if the 1070
1588	1588	combined weight of the crane and such motor vehicle does not 1071
1589	1589	exceed 95,000 pounds. Notwithstanding s. 320.01(7) or (12), 1072
1590	1590	truck cranes that tow another motor vehicle under the provision 1073
1591	1591	of this subsection shall be taxed under the provisions of s. 1074
1592	1592	320.08(5)(b). 1075
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1605	1605	Section 36. Subsection (10) of section 320.01, Florida 1076
1606	1606	Statutes, is amended to read: 1077
1607	1607	320.01 Definitions, general. —As used in the Florida 1078
1608	1608	Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term: 1079
1609	1609	(10) "Heavy truck" means any motor vehicle with a net 1080
1610	1610	vehicle weight of more than 5,000 pounds , which is registered on 1081
1611	1611	the basis of gross vehicle weight in accordance with s. 1082
1612	1612	320.08(4), and which is designed or used for the carriage of 1083
1613	1613	goods or designed or equipped with a connecting device for the 1084
1614	1614	purpose of drawing a trailer that is attached or coupled thereto 1085
1615	1615	by means of such connecting device and includes any such motor 1086
1616	1616	vehicle to which has been added a cabinet box, a platform, a 1087
1617	1617	rack, or other equipment for the purpose of carrying goods other 1088
1618	1618	than the personal effects of the passengers. 1089
1619	1619	Section 37. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 1090
1620	1620	320.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1091
1621	1621	320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors; 1092
1622	1622	International Registration Plan.— 1093
1623	1623	(5)(a) In addition to the fees required under s. 320.08, A 1094
1624	1624	fee of 50 cents shall be charged on every license registration 1095
1625	1625	sold to cover the costs of the Florida Real Time Vehicle 1096
1626	1626	Information System. The fees collected shall be deposited into 1097
1627	1627	the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to be used exclusively 1098
1628	1628	to fund the system. The fee may only be used to fund the system 1099
1629	1629	equipment, software, personnel associated with the maintenance 1100
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1642	1642	and programming of the system, and networks used in the offices 1101
1643	1643	of the county tax collectors as agents of the department and the 1102
1644	1644	ancillary technology necessary to integrate the system with 1103
1645	1645	other tax collection systems. The department shall administer 1104
1646	1646	this program upon consultation with the Florida Tax Collectors, 1105
1647	1647	Inc., to ensure that each county tax collector's office is 1106
1648	1648	technologically equipped and functional for the operation of the 1107
1649	1649	Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System and to ensure that 1108
1650	1650	all ancillary technology and other tax collection systems used 1109
1651	1651	by tax collectors protect customer privacy and data. Tax 1110
1652	1652	collectors and their appr oved license plate agents shall enter 1111
1653	1653	into a memorandum of understanding with the department regarding 1112
1654	1654	use of the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System in 1113
1655	1655	accordance with paragraph (4)(b). Any designated revenue 1114
1656	1656	collected to support functions of the county tax collectors and 1115
1657	1657	not used in a given year must remain exclusively in the trust 1116
1658	1658	fund as a carryover to the following year. 1117
1659	1659	Section 38. Section 320.055, Florida Statutes, is amended 1118
1660	1660	to read: 1119
1661	1661	320.055 Registration periods; renewal periods. —The 1120
1662	1662	following registration periods and renewal periods are 1121
1663	1663	established: 1122
1664	1664	(1)(a) For a motor vehicle subject to registration under 1123
1665	1665	former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (5)(b), (c), (d), 1124
1666	1666	or (f), (6)(a), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11) , Florida Statutes 1125
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1679	1679	2023, and owned by a natural person, the registration period 1126
1680	1680	begins the first day of the birth month of the owner and ends 1127
1681	1681	the last day of the month immediately preceding the owner's 1128
1682	1682	birth month in the succeeding year. If such vehicle is 1129
1683	1683	registered in the na me of more than one person, the birth month 1130
1684	1684	of the person whose name first appears on the registration shall 1131
1685	1685	be used to determine the registration period. For a vehicle 1132
1686	1686	subject to this registration period, the renewal period is the 1133
1687	1687	30-day period ending at midnight on the vehicle owner's date of 1134
1688	1688	birth. 1135
1689	1689	(b) A motor vehicle or mobile home that is subject to 1136
1690	1690	registration under former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), 1137
1691	1691	(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11) , Florida Statutes 2023, is 1138
1692	1692	eligible for an extended re gistration period as defined in s. 1139
1693	1693	320.01(19)(b). 1140
1694	1694	(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the 1141
1695	1695	owner of a motor vehicle subject to paragraph (a) who has had 1142
1696	1696	his or her driver license suspended pursuant to a violation of 1143
1697	1697	s. 316.193 or pursua nt to s. 322.26(2) for driving under the 1144
1698	1698	influence must obtain a 6 -month registration as a condition of 1145
1699	1699	reinstating the license, subject to renewal during the 3 -year 1146
1700	1700	period that financial responsibility requirements apply. The 1147
1701	1701	registration period begins th e first day of the birth month of 1148
1702	1702	the owner and ends the last day of the fifth month immediately 1149
1703	1703	following the owner's birth month. For such vehicles, the 1150
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1716	1716	department shall issue a vehicle registration certificate that 1151
1717	1717	is valid for 6 months and shall issue a validation sticker that 1152
1718	1718	displays an expiration date of 6 months after the date of 1153
1719	1719	issuance. The license tax required by s. 320.08 and all other 1154
1720	1720	applicable license taxes shall be one -half of the amount 1155
1721	1721	otherwise required, except the service charge require d by s. 1156
1722	1722	320.04 shall be paid in full for each 6 -month registration. A 1157
1723	1723	vehicle required to be registered under this paragraph is not 1158
1724	1724	eligible for the extended registration period under paragraph 1159
1725	1725	(b). 1160
1726	1726	(2) For a vehicle subject to registration under former s. 1161
1727	1727	320.08(11), Florida Statutes 2023, and not owned by a natural 1162
1728	1728	person, the registration period begins January 1 and ends 1163
1729	1729	December 31. For a vehicle subject to this registration period, 1164
1730	1730	the renewal period is the 31 -day period before expiration. 1165
1731	1731	(3) For a vehicle subject to registration under former s. 1166
1732	1732	320.08(12), Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period runs 1167
1733	1733	concurrently with the licensing period. For a vehicle subject to 1168
1734	1734	this registration period, the renewal period is the first month 1169
1735	1735	of the licensing period. 1170
1736	1736	(4) For a vehicle subject to registration under former s. 1171
1737	1737	320.08(13), Florida Statutes 2023; for vehicles subject to 1172
1738	1738	registration under former s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 1173
1739	1739	2023, that are short-term rental vehicles ;, and for any vehicle 1174
1740	1740	for which a registration period is not otherwise specified, the 1175
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1753	1753	registration period begins June 1 and ends May 31. For a vehicle 1176
1754	1754	subject to this registration period, the renewal period is the 1177
1755	1755	30-day period beginning June 1. 1178
1756	1756	(5) For a vehicle subject to ap portioned registration 1179
1757	1757	under former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (5)(a)1. or (e), (6)(b), or 1180
1758	1758	(14), Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period shall be a 1181
1759	1759	period of 12 months beginning in a month designated by the 1182
1760	1760	department and ending on the last day of the 12t h month. For a 1183
1761	1761	vehicle subject to this registration period, the renewal period 1184
1762	1762	is the last month of the registration period. The registration 1185
1763	1763	period may be shortened or extended at the discretion of the 1186
1764	1764	department, on receipt of the appropriate prorated fe es, in 1187
1765	1765	order to evenly distribute such registrations on a monthly 1188
1766	1766	basis. For a vehicle subject to nonapportioned registration 1189
1767	1767	under former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (5)(a)1., (6)(b), or (14), 1190
1768	1768	Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period begins December 1 1191
1769	1769	and ends November 30. The renewal period is the 31 -day period 1192
1770	1770	beginning December 1. 1193
1771	1771	(6) For those vehicles subject to registration under 1194
1772	1772	former s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, which are not 1195
1773	1773	short-term rental vehicles, the department shall develop and 1196
1774	1774	implement a registration renewal system that, where practicable, 1197
1775	1775	evenly distributes the registration renewal period throughout 1198
1776	1776	the year. For a vehicle subject to this registration period, the 1199
1777	1777	renewal period is the first month of the assigned registration 1200
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1790	1790	period. 1201
1791	1791	(7) For those vehicles subject to registration under s. 1202
1792	1792	320.0657, the department shall implement a system that 1203
1793	1793	distributes the registration renewal process throughout the 1204
1794	1794	year. 1205
1795	1795	Section 39. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) and 1206
1796	1796	paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida 1207
1797	1797	Statutes, are amended to read: 1208
1798	1798	320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and 1209
1799	1799	validation stickers generally. — 1210
1800	1800	(1) 1211
1801	1801	(b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol 1212
1802	1802	and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued 1213
1803	1803	for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10 -year period, upon 1214
1804	1804	renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall 1215
1805	1805	extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6 -1216
1806	1806	year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is 1217
1807	1807	$28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is 1218
1808	1808	replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee. 1219
1809	1809	The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 1220
1810	1810	Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior 1221
1811	1811	years' payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is 1222
1812	1812	replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10 -year period, 1223
1813	1813	except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by 1224
1814	1814	the department to replace a license plate under s. 1225
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1827	1827	320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker 1226
1828	1828	shall be issued showing the owner's birth month, license plate 1227
1829	1829	number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal 1228
1830	1830	period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation 1229
1831	1831	sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license 1230
1832	1832	plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued 1231
1833	1833	based on the applicant's appropriate renewa l period. The 1232
1834	1834	registration period is 12 months, the extended registration 1233
1835	1835	period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the 1234
1836	1836	applicant's appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles 1235
1837	1837	formerly taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a) , Florida Statutes 1236
1838	1838	2023, may elect a permanent registration period, provided 1237
1839	1839	payment of the appropriate license taxes and fees occurs 1238
1840	1840	annually. 1239
1841	1841	2. A vehicle that has an apportioned registration shall be 1240
1842	1842	issued an annual license plate and a cab card that denote the 1241
1843	1843	declared gross vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction 1242
1844	1844	in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. This subparagraph 1243
1845	1845	expires June 30, 2024. 1244
1846	1846	3. Beginning July 1, 2024, a vehicle registered in 1245
1847	1847	accordance with the International Registration Plan must be 1246
1848	1848	issued a license plate for a 3 -year period. At the end of the 3 -1247
1849	1849	year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced. 1248
1850	1850	Each license plate must include a validation sticker showing the 1249
1851	1851	month of expiration. A cab card denoting the declared gross 1250
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1862	1862
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1864	1864	vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued 1251
1865	1865	annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28, 1252
1866	1866	which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 1253
1867	1867	Fund. If the license plate is damaged or worn, it may be 1254
1868	1868	replaced at no charge by applying to the department and 1255
1869	1869	surrendering the current license plate. 1256
1870	1870	4. In order to retain the efficient administration of the 1257
1871	1871	taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80 -cent fee increase 1258
1872	1872	in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 200 9-71, Laws of 1259
1873	1873	Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804 . 1260
1874	1874	(c) Registration license plates equipped with validation 1261
1875	1875	stickers subject to the registration period are valid for not 1262
1876	1876	more than 12 months and expire at midnight on the last day of 1263
1877	1877	the registration period. A registration license plate equipped 1264
1878	1878	with a validation sticker subject to the extended registration 1265
1879	1879	period is valid for not more than 24 months and expires at 1266
1880	1880	midnight on the last day of the extended registration period. A 1267
1881	1881	registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker 1268
1882	1882	subject to a permanent registration period is permanently valid 1269
1883	1883	but shall become void if appropriate license taxes and fees are 1270
1884	1884	not paid annually. For each registration period after the one in 1271
1885	1885	which the metal registration license plate is issued, and until 1272
1886	1886	the license plate is required to be replaced, a validation 1273
1887	1887	sticker showing the month and year of expiration shall be issued 1274
1888	1888	upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees and is 1275
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1901	1901	valid for not more than 1 2 months. For each extended 1276
1902	1902	registration period occurring after the one in which the metal 1277
1903	1903	registration license plate is issued and until the license plate 1278
1904	1904	is required to be replaced, a validation sticker showing the 1279
1905	1905	year of expiration shall be issued upon payment of the proper 1280
1906	1906	license tax amount and fees and is valid for not more than 24 1281
1907	1907	months. For each permanent registration period occurring after 1282
1908	1908	the one in which the metal registration license plate is issued 1283
1909	1909	and until the license plate is required to b e replaced, a 1284
1910	1910	validation sticker showing a permanent registration period shall 1285
1911	1911	be issued upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees 1286
1912	1912	and is permanently valid but shall become void if the proper 1287
1913	1913	license taxes and fees are not paid annually. When license 1288
1914	1914	plates equipped with validation stickers are issued in any month 1289
1915	1915	other than the owner's birth month or the designated 1290
1916	1916	registration period for any other motor vehicle, the effective 1291
1917	1917	date shall reflect the birth month or month and the year of 1292
1918	1918	renewal. However, when a license plate or validation sticker is 1293
1919	1919	issued for a period of less than 12 months, the applicant shall 1294
1920	1920	pay the appropriate amount of license tax and the applicable fee 1295
1921	1921	under s. 320.14 in addition to all other fees. Validation 1296
1922	1922	stickers issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 1297
1923	1923	320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, for any company that owns 1298
1924	1924	250 vehicles or more, or for semitrailers formerly taxed under 1299
1925	1925	the provisions of s. 320.08(5)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, for 1300
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1938	1938	any company that owns 50 ve hicles or more, may be placed on any 1301
1939	1939	vehicle in the fleet so long as the vehicle receiving the 1302
1940	1940	validation sticker has the same owner's name and address as the 1303
1941	1941	vehicle to which the validation sticker was originally assigned. 1304
1942	1942	(3)(a) Registration license pl ates must be made of metal 1305
1943	1943	specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified 1306
1944	1944	by the department. The registration license plate is designed to 1307
1945	1945	increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at 1308
1946	1946	least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length, 1309
1947	1947	unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by 1310
1948	1948	the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar 1311
1949	1949	smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with 1312
1950	1950	a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by 1313
1951	1951	the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The 1314
1952	1952	registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination 1315
1953	1953	of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven 1316
1954	1954	digits, to identify the registration license plate numbe r. The 1317
1955	1955	license plate must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the 1318
1956	1956	top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state 1319
1957	1957	motto, or the words "Sunshine State" at the bottom. Apportioned 1320
1958	1958	license plates must have the word "Apportioned" at the botto m, 1321
1959	1959	and license plates issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 1322
1960	1960	320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) , Florida 1323
1961	1961	Statutes 2023, must have the word "Restricted" at the bottom. 1324
1962	1962	License plates issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 1325
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1975	1975	320.08(12), Florida Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the 1326
1976	1976	word "Florida" at the top and the word "Dealer" at the bottom 1327
1977	1977	unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as 1328
1978	1978	authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued 1329
1979	1979	for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 320.08(12) , Florida 1330
1980	1980	Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the 1331
1981	1981	top and the word "Manufacturer" at the bottom. License plates 1332
1982	1982	issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) , 1333
1983	1983	Florida Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the word "Wrecker" 1334
1984	1984	at the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county 1335
1985	1985	commission, elect to have the county name removed from the 1336
1986	1986	license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words 1337
1987	1987	"Sunshine State" shall be print ed in lieu thereof. A license 1338
1988	1988	plate issued for a vehicle formerly taxed under s. 320.08(6) , 1339
1989	1989	Florida Statutes 2023, may not be assigned a registration 1340
1990	1990	license number, or be issued with any other distinctive 1341
1991	1991	character or designation, that distinguishes the motor vehicle 1342
1992	1992	as a for-hire motor vehicle. 1343
1993	1993	Section 40. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraphs 1344
1994	1994	(a) and (b) of subsection (5) of section 320.0609, Florida 1345
1995	1995	Statutes, are amended to read: 1346
1996	1996	320.0609 Transfer and exchange of registration license 1347
1997	1997	plates; transfer fee. — 1348
1998	1998	(2) 1349
1999	1999	(b) The requirement to pay a transfer fee does not apply 1350
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2012	2012	when the replacement vehicle is classified under former s. 1351
2013	2013	320.08(2)(b), (c), or (d) or (3)(a), (b), or (c) , Florida 1352
2014	2014	Statutes 2023, and the original vehicle to be replaced is also 1353
2015	2015	classified under former s. 320.08(2)(b), (c), or (d) or (3)(a), 1354
2016	2016	(b), or (c), Florida Statutes 2023 . 1355
2017	2017	(5) For a transfer or exchange other than one specified in 1356
2018	2018	paragraph (2)(b), the following provisions apply: 1357
2019	2019	(a) If the replacement motor vehicle is classified under 1358
2020	2020	the same provisions of former s. 320.08, Florida Statutes 2023, 1359
2021	2021	requires the same amount of l icense tax under s. 320.08 as the 1360
2022	2022	original vehicle to be replaced, no additional fee tax other 1361
2023	2023	than the transfer fee of $4.50, accompanied by an application 1362
2024	2024	for transfer on a form supplied by the department, is required 1363
2025	2025	to transfer or exchange a registrati on license plate for use on 1364
2026	2026	a replacement vehicle for the duration of a current registration 1365
2027	2027	period and to issue a new certificate of registration. 1366
2028	2028	(b) If the replacement motor vehicle is within a 1367
2029	2029	classification requiring a higher license tax under former s. 1368
2030	2030	320.08, Florida Statutes 2023, than that of the original vehicle 1369
2031	2031	to be replaced, the original license plate shall be surrendered 1370
2032	2032	in exchange for a plate within the appropriate classification , 1371
2033	2033	and an amount representing the pro rata difference in the t ax 1372
2034	2034	required shall be paid for the remaining months of the 1373
2035	2035	registration period. Such payment is in addition to the transfer 1374
2036	2036	fee authorized in this section. The minimum charge for issuance 1375
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2049	2049	of a license plate provided in s. 320.14 does not apply to an 1376
2050	2050	exchange of license plates under this section . 1377
2051	2051	Section 41. Subsection (3) of section 320.0655, Florida 1378
2052	2052	Statutes, is amended to read: 1379
2053	2053	320.0655 Permanent license plates for governmental 1380
2054	2054	entities and volunteer fire departments. — 1381
2055	2055	(3) Any motor vehicle issued a license plate pursuant to 1382
2056	2056	this section is exempt from the requirement to pay annual 1383
2057	2057	license taxes pursuant to s. 320.08 but must pay the fee 1384
2058	2058	provided by s. 320.10(2). 1385
2059	2059	Section 42. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) of 1386
2060	2060	section 320.0657, Florida S tatutes, are amended to read: 1387
2061	2061	320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license plates. — 1388
2062	2062	(2)(a) The owner or lessee of a fleet of motor vehicles 1389
2063	2063	shall, upon application in the manner and at the time prescribed 1390
2064	2064	and upon approval by the department and payment of the license 1391
2065	2065	tax prescribed under s. 320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b), 1392
2066	2066	(6)(a), (7), and (8) , be issued permanent fleet license plates. 1393
2067	2067	All vehicles with a fleet license plate shall have the company's 1394
2068	2068	name or logo and unit number displayed so that t hey are readily 1395
2069	2069	identifiable. 1396
2070	2070	(c) In addition to the license tax prescribed by s. 1397
2071	2071	320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b), (6)(a), (7), and (8), An 1398
2072	2072	annual fleet management fee of $2 shall be charged. A one -time 1399
2073	2073	license plate manufacturing fee of $1.50 shall be charged for 1400
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2086	2086	plates issued for the established number of vehicles in the 1401
2087	2087	fleet. If the size of the fleet is increased, an issuance fee of 1402
2088	2088	$10 per vehicle will be charged to include the license plate 1403
2089	2089	manufacturing fee. If the license plate manufacturing c ost 1404
2090	2090	increases, the department shall increase the license plate 1405
2091	2091	manufacturing fee to recoup its cost. Fees collected shall be 1406
2092	2092	deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. Payment 1407
2093	2093	of registration license tax and fees shall be made annually and 1408
2094	2094	be evidenced only by the issuance of a single receipt by the 1409
2095	2095	department. The provisions of s. 320.0605 do not apply to 1410
2096	2096	vehicles registered in accordance with this section, and no 1411
2097	2097	annual validation sticker is required. 1412
2098	2098	Section 43. Section 320.0659, Florida Statutes, is amended 1413
2099	2099	to read: 1414
2100	2100	320.0659 Permanent registration of trailer for hire and 1415
2101	2101	semitrailers.— 1416
2102	2102	(1) A permanent license plate may be issued for any 1417
2103	2103	semitrailer classified under former s. 320.08(5)(a)2., Florida 1418
2104	2104	Statutes 2023. All such license pla tes shall be of a distinctive 1419
2105	2105	color, and shall be imprinted with the words "Permanent Trl" at 1420
2106	2106	the bottom. Such plates shall be displayed as required by s. 1421
2107	2107	316.605 and shall be removed upon the sale of the vehicle or 1422
2108	2108	upon the vehicle's being removed from se rvice. If the plate is 1423
2109	2109	lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the plate may be replaced as 1424
2110	2110	provided by s. 320.0607. The use of such plate on any vehicle 1425
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2123	2123	other than the one to which it is issued is prohibited. No 1426
2124	2124	refunds shall be issued for this plate. 1427
2125	2125	(2) If apportionment is required for a permanent 1428
2126	2126	semitrailer, the apportionment must be indicated by means of a 1429
2127	2127	serially numbered decal, or decals, with the name of the state 1430
2128	2128	for which apportionment is granted and the year for which the 1431
2129	2129	apportionment is valid. The a pportionment must be for 1 calendar 1432
2130	2130	year and must be renewed as necessary. For jurisdictions that do 1433
2131	2131	not require additional trailer fees, the fee provided in s. 1434
2132	2132	320.08(5)(a)2. applies. 1435
2133	2133	Section 44. Subsection (2) of section 320.07, Florida 1436
2134	2134	Statutes, is amended to read: 1437
2135	2135	320.07 Expiration of registration; renewal required; 1438
2136	2136	penalties.— 1439
2137	2137	(2) Registration shall be renewed semiannually, annually, 1440
2138	2138	or biennially, as provided in this subsection, during the 1441
2139	2139	applicable renewal period, upon payment of the applicable 1442
2140	2140	license tax amounts required by s. 320.08, service charges 1443
2141	2141	required by s. 320.04, and any additional fees required by law. 1444
2142	2142	(a) Any person who owns a motor vehicle registered under 1445
2143	2143	former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (6)(b), or (13) , Florida Statutes 1446
2144	2144	2023, may register semiannually as provided in s. 320.0705. 1447
2145	2145	(b) Any person who owns a motor vehicle or mobile home 1448
2146	2146	registered under former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), 1449
2147	2147	(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11) , Florida Statutes 2023, may 1450
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2160	2160	renew the vehicle registration biennially during the applicable 1451
2161	2161	renewal period upon payment of the 2 -year cumulative total of 1452
2162	2162	all applicable license tax amounts required by s. 320.08 and 1453
2163	2163	service charges or surcharges required by ss. 320.03, 320.04, 1454
2164	2164	320.0801, 320.08015, 320.0802, 320.0804, 320.0805, 320.08046, 1455
2165	2165	and 320.08056 and payment of the 2 -year cumulative total of any 1456
2166	2166	additional fees required by law for an annual registration. 1457
2167	2167	Section 45. Section 320.0705, Florida Statutes, is amended 1458
2168	2168	to read: 1459
2169	2169	320.0705 Semiannual registration or renewal for certain 1460
2170	2170	vehicles.— 1461
2171	2171	(1) The owner of a motor vehicle formerly taxed under s. 1462
2172	2172	320.08(4)(c)-(n) or (6)(b), Florida Statutes 2023, may register 1463
2173	2173	his or her vehicle semiannually , if the amount of license tax 1464
2174	2174	due annually is more than $100 and the vehicle registration fee 1465
2175	2175	is not required to be apportioned, upon payment of a fee of 1466
2176	2176	$2.50 for each semiannual registration. 1467
2177	2177	(2) During the first 3 months of the semiannual 1468
2178	2178	registration period beginning either June 1 or De cember 1, the 1469
2179	2179	semiannual tax shall be one -half of the respective annual amount 1470
2180	2180	set forth in s. 320.08. The fee for registration during the 1471
2181	2181	fourth month of the semiannual period or thereafter shall be at 1472
2182	2182	the rate of one-twelfth of the annual amount for the month of 1473
2183	2183	registration and one -twelfth of the annual amount for each month 1474
2184	2184	of the semiannual registration period succeeding the month of 1475
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2197	2197	registration. However, any vehicle not registered in this state 1476
2198	2198	during the prior semiannual period and not subject to 1477
2199	2199	registration during such prior registration period may be 1478
2200	2200	registered in any month of the semiannual registration period 1479
2201	2201	beginning June 1 or December 1 at the rate of one -twelfth of the 1480
2202	2202	annual amount for the month of registration and one -twelfth of 1481
2203	2203	the annual amount for each month of the semiannual period 1482
2204	2204	succeeding the month of registration. The provisions of s. 1483
2205	2205	320.14 do not apply to such vehicles. 1484
2206	2206	(2)(3) The owner of a motor vehicle formerly taxed under 1485
2207	2207	s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, may register such 1486
2208	2208	vehicle for any 6-month period upon payment of one-half the 1487
2209	2209	annual license tax plus an additional fee of $2.50 for each 1488
2210	2210	period; provided, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 1489
2211	2211	such person is not entitled to a refund of any tax imposed under 1490
2212	2212	s. 320.08(6) upon such vehicle . 1491
2213	2213	Section 46. Subsection (2) of section 320.071, Florida 1492
2214	2214	Statutes, is amended to read: 1493
2215	2215	320.071 Advance registration renewal; procedures. — 1494
2216	2216	(2) Upon the filing of the application and payment of the 1495
2217	2217	appropriate license tax u nder s. 320.08, service charges 1496
2218	2218	required by s. 320.04, and any additional fees required by law, 1497
2219	2219	the department or its agent shall issue to the owner of the 1498
2220	2220	motor vehicle or mobile home a validation sticker or mobile home 1499
2221	2221	sticker, as appropriate, which, whe n affixed to the license 1500
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2234	2234	plate or mobile home, shall renew the registration for the 1501
2235	2235	appropriate registration period. 1502
2236	2236	Section 47. Subsection (1), paragraph (f) of subsection 1503
2237	2237	(2), and subsection (3) of section 320.072, Florida Statutes, 1504
2238	2238	are amended to read: 1505
2239	2239	320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle 1506
2240	2240	registration transactions. — 1507
2241	2241	(1) A fee of $225 is imposed upon the initial application 1508
2242	2242	for registration pursuant to s. 320.06 of every motor vehicle 1509
2243	2243	classified in former s. 320.08(2), (3), an d (9)(c) and (d), 1510
2244	2244	Florida Statutes 2023 . 1511
2245	2245	(2) The fee imposed by subsection (1) shall not apply to: 1512
2246	2246	(f) The registration of a truck defined in former s. 1513
2247	2247	320.08(3)(d), Florida Statutes 2023 . 1514
2248	2248	(3) A refund of the fee imposed under subsection (1) shall 1515
2249	2249	be granted to anyone who, within 3 months after paying such fee, 1516
2250	2250	sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of a motor vehicle 1517
2251	2251	classified in former s. 320.08(2), (3), or (9)(c) or (d) , 1518
2252	2252	Florida Statutes 2023, in any transaction not exempt from the 1519
2253	2253	fee pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), paragraph (2)(c), or paragraph 1520
2254	2254	(2)(d). A person requesting a refund must present proof of 1521
2255	2255	having paid the fee pursuant to subsection (1) and must 1522
2256	2256	surrender the license plate of the disposed -of vehicle. 1523
2257	2257	Section 48. Section 320.0801, Florida Statutes, is amended 1524
2258	2258	to read: 1525
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2271	2271	320.0801 Additional License tax on certain vehicles. — 1526
2272	2272	(1) In addition to the license taxes specified in s. 1527
2273	2273	320.08 and in subsection (2), there is hereby levied and imposed 1528
2274	2274	an annual license tax of 10 cents for the operation of a motor 1529
2275	2275	vehicle, as defined in s. 320.01, and moped, as defined in s. 1530
2276	2276	316.003, which tax shall be paid to the department or its agent 1531
2277	2277	upon the registration or renewal of registration of the vehicle. 1532
2278	2278	Notwithstanding s. 320.20, Revenues collected from the tax 1533
2279	2279	imposed in this subsection shall be deposited in the Emergency 1534
2280	2280	Medical Services Trust Fund and used solely for the purpose of 1535
2281	2281	carrying out ss. 395.401, 395.4015, 395.404, and 395.4045 and s. 1536
2282	2282	11, chapter 87-399, Laws of Florida. 1537
2283	2283	(2) In addition to the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08 1538
2284	2284	and by subsection (1), there is imposed an additional surcharge 1539
2285	2285	of $10 on each commercial motor vehicle having a gross vehicle 1540
2286	2286	weight of 10,000 pounds or more, which surcharge must be paid to 1541
2287	2287	the department or its agent upon the registration or renewal of 1542
2288	2288	registration of the commercial motor vehicle. Fifty 1543
2289	2289	Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20, 50 percent of the 1544
2290	2290	revenues collected from the surcharge imposed in this subsection 1545
2291	2291	shall be deposited into the S tate Transportation Trust Fund, and 1546
2292	2292	50 percent shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. 1547
2293	2293	Section 49. Subsection (2) of section 320.0803, Florida 1548
2294	2294	Statutes, is amended to read: 1549
2295	2295	320.0803 Moped license plates. — 1550
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2309	2309	submitted to the department or its agent on an application form 1552
2310	2310	supplied by the department , accompanied by the license tax 1553
2311	2311	required in s. 320.08 . 1554
2312	2312	Section 50. Section 320.08035, Florida Statutes, is 1555
2313	2313	amended to read: 1556
2314	2314	320.08035 Persons who have disabilities; reduced dimension 1557
2315	2315	license plate.—The owner or lessee of a motorcycle, moped, or 1558
2316	2316	motorized disability access vehicle who resides in this state 1559
2317	2317	and qualifies for a parking permit for a person who has a 1560
2318	2318	disability under s. 320.084 8, upon application and payment of 1561
2319	2319	the appropriate license tax and fees under s. 320.08(1) , must be 1562
2320	2320	issued a license plate that has reduced dimensions as provided 1563
2321	2321	under s. 320.06(3)(a). The plate must be stamped with the 1564
2322	2322	international symbol of accessibili ty after the numeric and 1565
2323	2323	alpha serial number of the license plate. The plate entitles the 1566
2324	2324	person to all privileges afforded by a disabled parking permit 1567
2325	2325	issued under s. 320.0848. 1568
2326	2326	Section 51. Subsections (2) and (9) of section 320.0805, 1569
2327	2327	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1570
2328	2328	320.0805 Personalized prestige license plates. — 1571
2329	2329	(2) Each request for specific numbers or letters or 1572
2330	2330	combinations thereof shall be submitted annually to the 1573
2331	2331	department on an application form supplied by the department, 1574
2332	2332	accompanied by the following tax and fees: 1575
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2346	2346	in s. 320.08. 1577
2347	2347	(a)(b) A prestige plate annual use fee of $10. 1578
2348	2348	(b)(c) A processing fee of $5, to be deposited into the 1579
2349	2349	Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 1580
2350	2350	(9) The annual use fee generated pursuant to this section 1581
2351	2351	shall be distributed pursuant to s. 320.20. 1582
2352	2352	Section 52. Subsection (3), paragraph (c) of subsection 1583
2353	2353	(8), paragraph (a) of subsection (10), and subsection (12) of 1584
2354	2354	section 320.08056, Florida Statutes , are amended to read: 1585
2355	2355	320.08056 Specialty license plates. — 1586
2356	2356	(3) Each request must be made annually to the department 1587
2357	2357	or an authorized agent serving on behalf of the department, 1588
2358	2358	accompanied by the following tax and fees: 1589
2359	2359	(a) The license tax required f or the vehicle as set forth 1590
2360	2360	in s. 320.08. 1591
2361	2361	(a)(b) A processing fee of $5, to be deposited into the 1592
2362	2362	Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 1593
2363	2363	(b)(c) A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b). 1594
2364	2364	(c)(d) Unless the amount of an annual use fee is otherwi se 1595
2365	2365	specified in subsection (4) for a particular specialty license 1596
2366	2366	plate, an annual use fee of $25 for any specialty license plate 1597
2367	2367	that is required to be developed under s. 320.08058. 1598
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2369	2369	A request may be made any time during a registration period. If 1600
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2382	2382	a request is made for a specialty license plate to replace a 1601
2383	2383	current valid license plate, the specialty license plate must be 1602
2384	2384	issued with appropriate decals attached at no tax for the plate, 1603
2385	2385	but all fees and service charges must be paid. If a request is 1604
2386	2386	made for a specialty license plate at the beginning of the 1605
2387	2387	registration period, the tax, together with all applicable fees 1606
2388	2388	and service charges, must be paid. 1607
2389	2389	(8) 1608
2390	2390	(c) A vehicle owner or lessee issued a specialty license 1609
2391	2391	plate that has been discontinued by the depa rtment may keep the 1610
2392	2392	discontinued specialty license plate for the remainder of the 1611
2393	2393	10-year license plate replacement period and must pay all other 1612
2394	2394	applicable registration fees. However, such owner or lessee is 1613
2395	2395	exempt from paying the applicable specialty lic ense plate annual 1614
2396	2396	use fee under paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) or subsection (4) for the 1615
2397	2397	remainder of the 10-year license plate replacement period. 1616
2398	2398	(10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected 1617
2399	2399	and distributed under this chapter, or any interest ea rned from 1618
2400	2400	those fees, may not be used for commercial or for -profit 1619
2401	2401	activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as 1620
2402	2402	authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or 1621
2403	2403	report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest 1622
2404	2404	earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state 1623
2405	2405	unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United 1624
2406	2406	States Armed Forces and veterans -related specialty license 1625
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2419	2419	plates pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) for the Support Our 1626
2420	2420	Troops, American Legion, and Honor Flight license plates; 1627
2421	2421	paragraphs (4)(b), (q), and (v) for the Florida Salutes 1628
2422	2422	Veterans, United States Marine Corps, and Military Services 1629
2423	2423	license plates, respectively; and s. 320.0891 for the U.S. 1630
2424	2424	Paratrooper license plate. 1631
2425	2425	(12) Notwithstanding s. 320.08058(3)(a), the department, 1632
2426	2426	in cooperation with the independent colleges or universities as 1633
2427	2427	described in s. 1009.89, shall create a standard template 1634
2428	2428	specialty license plate with a unique logo or graphic 1635
2429	2429	identifying each independe nt college or university. Each 1636
2430	2430	independent college or university may elect to use this standard 1637
2431	2431	template specialty license plate in lieu of its own specialty 1638
2432	2432	license plate. Annual use fees from the sale of these license 1639
2433	2433	plates shall be distributed to the i ndependent college or 1640
2434	2434	university for which the logo or graphic is displayed on the 1641
2435	2435	license plate and shall be used as provided in s. 320.08058(3). 1642
2436	2436	An independent college or university opting to use the standard 1643
2437	2437	template specialty license plate shall have t he standard 1644
2438	2438	template specialty license plate sales added to the total number 1645
2439	2439	of remaining current valid registrations under paragraph (8)(a) 1646
2440	2440	for the formerly separate independent college and university 1647
2441	2441	license plates which were issued before the independen t college 1648
2442	2442	or university elected to use the standard template specialty 1649
2443	2443	license plate for purposes of the standard template specialty 1650
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2456	2456	license plate meeting the minimum license plate sales threshold 1651
2457	2457	in paragraph (8)(a) and for determining the license plate l imit 1652
2458	2458	in s. 320.08053(3)(b). Specialty license plates created pursuant 1653
2459	2459	to this subsection must be ordered directly from the department. 1654
2460	2460	If the independent college or university elects to use the 1655
2461	2461	standard template specialty license plate, the department shal l 1656
2462	2462	discontinue the existing specialty license plate and, 1657
2463	2463	notwithstanding paragraph (8)(c), shall continue to collect the 1658
2464	2464	applicable specialty license plate annual use fee under 1659
2465	2465	paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) or subsection (4) for the remainder of 1660
2466	2466	the 10-year license plate replacement period for the existing 1661
2467	2467	plate being discontinued or being replaced with the standard 1662
2468	2468	template specialty license plate. 1663
2469	2469	Section 53. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 1664
2470	2470	320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1665
2471	2471	320.08058 Specialty license plates. — 1666
2472	2472	(5) FLORIDA PANTHER LICENSE PLATES. — 1667
2473	2473	(c) A person or corporation that purchases 10,000 or more 1668
2474	2474	panther license plates shall pay an annual use fee of $5 per 1669
2475	2475	plate and an annual processing fee of $2 per plate , in addition 1670
2476	2476	to the applicable license tax required under s. 320.08 . 1671
2477	2477	Section 54. Subsection (3) of section 320.08068, Florida 1672
2478	2478	Statutes, is amended to read: 1673
2479	2479	320.08068 Motorcycle specialty license plates. — 1674
2480	2480	(3) Each request must be made annually to the department, 1675
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2493	2493	accompanied by the following taxes and fees: 1676
2494	2494	(a) The license tax required under s. 320.08. 1677
2495	2495	(a)(b) A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b). 1678
2496	2496	(b)(c) A processing fee of $2. 1679
2497	2497	(c)(d) A license plate annual use fee as required in 1680
2498	2498	subsection (4). 1681
2499	2499	Section 55. Section 320.0815, Florida Statutes, is amended 1682
2500	2500	to read: 1683
2501	2501	320.0815 Mobile homes and recreational vehicle -type units 1684
2502	2502	required to have appropriate license plates or stickers. — 1685
2503	2503	(1) Recreational vehicle -type units formerly taxed under 1686
2504	2504	s. 320.08(9) and (10) , Florida Statutes 2023, shall be issued 1687
2505	2505	appropriate license plates , except as provided in subsection 1688
2506	2506	(2). 1689
2507	2507	(2) A mobile home or recreational vehicle -type unit which 1690
2508	2508	is permanently affixed to the land shall be issued a mobile home 1691
2509	2509	sticker at the fee prescribed in s. 320.08(11) unless the mobile 1692
2510	2510	home or recreational vehicle -type unit is qualified and taxed as 1693
2511	2511	real property, in which case the mobile home or recreational 1694
2512	2512	vehicle-type unit shall be issued an "RP" series sticker. Series 1695
2513	2513	"RP" stickers shall be provided by the department to the tax 1696
2514	2514	collectors, and such a sticker will be issued by the tax 1697
2515	2515	collector to the registered owner of such a mobile home or 1698
2516	2516	recreational vehicle -type unit upon the production of a 1699
2517	2517	certificate of the respective property appraiser that such 1700
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2531	2531	assessment of the property of su ch registered owner for ad 1702
2532	2532	valorem taxation. An "RP" series sticker shall be issued by the 1703
2533	2533	tax collector for an aggregate fee of $3 each, to be distributed 1704
2534	2534	as follows: $2.50 shall be retained by the tax collector as a 1705
2535	2535	service charge; 25 cents shall be remi tted to the property 1706
2536	2536	appraiser; and 25 cents shall be remitted to the department to 1707
2537	2537	defray the cost of manufacture and handling. Mobile home 1708
2538	2538	stickers and "RP" series stickers shall be of a size to be 1709
2539	2539	determined by the department. A mobile home sticker or " RP" 1710
2540	2540	series sticker shall be affixed to the lower left corner of the 1711
2541	2541	window closest to the street or road providing access to such 1712
2542	2542	residence. 1713
2543	2543	Section 56. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 320.0821, 1714
2544	2544	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1715
2545	2545	320.0821 Wrecker license plates.— 1716
2546	2546	(1) The department shall issue a wrecker license plate to 1717
2547	2547	the owner of any motor vehicle that is used to tow, carry, or 1718
2548	2548	otherwise transport motor vehicles and that is equipped for that 1719
2549	2549	purpose with a boom, winch, carrier, or other si milar equipment, 1720
2550	2550	except a motor vehicle registered under the International 1721
2551	2551	Registration Plan, upon application and payment of the 1722
2552	2552	appropriate license tax and fees in accordance with s. 1723
2553	2553	320.08(5)(d) or (e). 1724
2554	2554	(3) Any license plate issued under former s. 320.08(5)(e), 1725
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2567	2567	Florida Statutes 2023, shall be in a distinctive color approved 1726
2568	2568	by the department. 1727
2569	2569	Section 57. Subsection (1) of section 320.083, Florida 1728
2570	2570	Statutes, is amended to read: 1729
2571	2571	320.083 Amateur radio operators; special license plates; 1730
2572	2572	fees.— 1731
2573	2573	(1) A person who is the owner or lessee of an automobile 1732
2574	2574	or truck for private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 1733
2575	2575	pounds, or a recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 1734
2576	2576	320.08(9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used 1735
2577	2577	for hire or commercial use; who is a resident of the state; and 1736
2578	2578	who holds a valid official amateur radio station license 1737
2579	2579	recognized by the Federal Communications Commission shall be 1738
2580	2580	issued a special license plate upon application, accompanied by 1739
2581	2581	proof of ownership of such ra dio station license, and payment of 1740
2582	2582	the following tax and fees: 1741
2583	2583	(a) The license tax required for the vehicle, as 1742
2584	2584	prescribed by s. 320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), or (c), (4)(a), (b), 1743
2585	2585	(c), (d), (e), or (f), or (9); and 1744
2586	2586	(b) an initial additional fee of $5, and a an additional 1745
2587	2587	fee of $1.50 thereafter. 1746
2588	2588	Section 58. Subsection (1) of section 320.0843, Florida 1747
2589	2589	Statutes, is amended to read: 1748
2590	2590	320.0843 License plates for persons with disabilities 1749
2591	2591	eligible for permanent disabled parking permits. — 1750
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2605	2605	former s. 320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), 1752
2606	2606	(6)(a), or (9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, who resides in 1753
2607	2607	this state and qualifies for a disabled parking permit under s. 1754
2608	2608	320.0848(2), upon applicati on to the department and payment of 1755
2609	2609	the license tax for a motor vehicle registered under s. 1756
2610	2610	320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), (6)(a), or 1757
2611	2611	(9)(c) or (d), shall be issued a license plate as provided by s. 1758
2612	2612	320.06 which, in lieu of the serial number prescribed by s. 1759
2613	2613	320.06, shall be stamped with the international wheelchair user 1760
2614	2614	symbol after the serial number of the license plate. The license 1761
2615	2615	plate entitles the person to all privileges afforded by a 1762
2616	2616	parking permit issued under s. 320.0848. When more than one 1763
2617	2617	registrant is listed on the registration issued under this 1764
2618	2618	section, the eligible applicant shall be noted on the 1765
2619	2619	registration certificate. 1766
2620	2620	Section 59. Section 320.0847, Florida Statutes, is amended 1767
2621	2621	to read: 1768
2622	2622	320.0847 Mini truck and low -speed vehicle license plates. — 1769
2623	2623	(1) The department shall issue a license plate of to the 1770
2624	2624	owner or lessee of any vehicle registered as a low-speed vehicle 1771
2625	2625	as defined in s. 320.01 or a mini truck as defined in s. 320.01 1772
2626	2626	upon payment of the appropriate licen se taxes and fees 1773
2627	2627	prescribed in s. 320.08. 1774
2628	2628	(2) The license plate for a low -speed vehicle or mini 1775
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2641	2641	truck shall comply with the provisions of s. 320.06. 1776
2642	2642	Section 60. Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection 1777
2643	2643	(2), and subsection (3) of section 320.086, Florida Statutes, 1778
2644	2644	are amended to read: 1779
2645	2645	320.086 Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless 1780
2646	2646	carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military 1781
2647	2647	vehicles.— 1782
2648	2648	(1) The owner of a motor vehicle for private use 1783
2649	2649	manufactured in model year 1945 or earlier and operated on the 1784
2650	2650	streets and highways of this state shall, upon application in 1785
2651	2651	the manner and at the time prescribed by the department and upon 1786
2652	2652	payment of the license tax for an ancient motor vehicle 1787
2653	2653	prescribed by s. 320.08(1)(g), (2)(a), or (3) (e), be issued a 1788
2654	2654	special license plate for such motor vehicle. The license plate 1789
2655	2655	shall be permanent and valid for use without renewal so long as 1790
2656	2656	the vehicle is in existence. In addition to the payment of all 1791
2657	2657	other fees required by law, the applicant shall pay such fee for 1792
2658	2658	the issuance of the special license plate as may be prescribed 1793
2659	2659	by the department commensurate with the cost of its manufacture. 1794
2660	2660	The registration numbers and special license plates assigned to 1795
2661	2661	such motor vehicles shall run in a separate num erical series, 1796
2662	2662	commencing with "Horseless Carriage No. 1," and the plates shall 1797
2663	2663	be of a distinguishing color. 1798
2664	2664	(2)(a) The owner of a motor vehicle for private use 1799
2665	2665	manufactured in a model year after 1945 and of the age of 30 1800
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2678	2678	years or more after the model y ear and operated on the streets 1801
2679	2679	and highways of this state may, upon application in the manner 1802
2680	2680	and at the time prescribed by the department and upon payment of 1803
2681	2681	the license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(1)(g), (2)(a), or 1804
2682	2682	(3)(e), be issued a special license pl ate for such motor 1805
2683	2683	vehicle. In addition to the payment of all other fees required 1806
2684	2684	by law, the applicant shall pay the fee for the issuance of the 1807
2685	2685	special license plate prescribed by the department, commensurate 1808
2686	2686	with the cost of its manufacture. The registr ation numbers and 1809
2687	2687	special license plates assigned to such motor vehicles shall run 1810
2688	2688	in a separate numerical series, commencing with "Antique No. 1," 1811
2689	2689	and the plates shall be of a distinguishing color. The owner of 1812
2690	2690	the motor vehicle may, upon application and payment of the 1813
2691	2691	license tax prescribed by s. 320.08 , be issued a regular Florida 1814
2692	2692	license plate or specialty license plate in lieu of the special 1815
2693	2693	"Antique" license plate. 1816
2694	2694	(3) The owner of an ancient or antique firefighting 1817
2695	2695	apparatus, former military vehicl e, or other historical motor 1818
2696	2696	vehicle 30 years old or older which is used only in exhibitions, 1819
2697	2697	parades, or public display may, upon application in the manner 1820
2698	2698	and at the time prescribed by the department and upon payment of 1821
2699	2699	the license tax prescribed by s. 3 20.08(2)(a), be issued a 1822
2700	2700	license plate as prescribed in subsection (1) or subsection (2). 1823
2701	2701	License plates issued under this subsection shall be permanent 1824
2702	2702	and valid for use without renewal as long as the vehicle is in 1825
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2715	2715	existence and its use is consistent with this subsection. 1826
2716	2716	Section 61. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1827
2717	2717	320.0863, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1828
2718	2718	320.0863 Custom vehicles and street rods; registration and 1829
2719	2719	license plates.— 1830
2720	2720	(3) To register a street rod or custom vehicle, the owner 1831
2721	2721	shall apply to the department by submitting a completed 1832
2722	2722	application form and providing: 1833
2723	2723	(a) The license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(2)(a) and A 1834
2724	2724	processing fee of $3; 1835
2725	2725	Section 62. Subsection (1) of section 320.0875, Florida 1836
2726	2726	Statutes, is amended to read: 1837
2727	2727	320.0875 Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate. — 1838
2728	2728	(1) Upon application to the department and payment of the 1839
2729	2729	license tax for the motorcycle as provided in s. 320.08 , a 1840
2730	2730	resident of the state who owns or leases a motorcycle that is 1841
2731	2731	not used for hire or commercial use shall be issued a Purple 1842
2732	2732	Heart special motorcycle license plate if he or she provides 1843
2733	2733	documentation acceptable to the department that he or she is a 1844
2734	2734	recipient of the Purple Heart medal. 1845
2735	2735	Section 63. Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended 1846
2736	2736	to read: 1847
2737	2737	320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; 1848
2738	2738	members of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple 1849
2739	2739	Heart medal recipients; Bronze Star recipients; active or 1850
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2750	2750
2751	2751
2752	2752	retired United States Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry 1851
2753	2753	Badge, Combat Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; 1852
2754	2754	Combat Action Ribbon recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal 1853
2755	2755	recipients; Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former 1854
2756	2756	prisoners of war; Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; 1855
2757	2757	Operation Desert Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm 1856
2758	2758	Veterans; Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi 1857
2759	2759	Freedom Veterans; Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; Navy 1858
2760	2760	Submariners; and Army of Occupation Veterans; special license 1859
2761	2761	plates; fee.— 1860
2762	2762	(1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1861
2763	2763	private use or recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 1862
2764	2764	320.08(9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used 1863
2765	2765	for hire or commercial use, who is a resident of the state and a 1864
2766	2766	veteran of the United States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a 1865
2767	2767	World War II Veteran, a Navy Submariner, an active or retired 1866
2768	2768	member of the Florida National Guard, a survivor of the attack 1867
2769	2769	on Pearl Harbor, a recipient of the Purple Heart medal, a 1868
2770	2770	recipient of the Bronze Star, an active or retired member of any 1869
2771	2771	branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient 1870
2772	2772	of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat 1871
2773	2773	Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action 1872
2774	2774	Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, upon application to the 1873
2775	2775	department, accompanied by proof of release or discharge from 1874
2776	2776	any branch of the United States Armed Forces, proof of active 1875
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2786	2786
2787	2787
2788	2788
2789	2789	membership or retired status in the Florida National Guard, 1876
2790	2790	proof of membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or 1877
2791	2791	proof of active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1878
2792	2792	1941, proof of being a Purple Heart medal recipient, proof of 1879
2793	2793	being a Bronze Star recipient, proof of active or retired 1880
2794	2794	membership in any branch of the United Stat es Armed Forces 1881
2795	2795	Reserve, or proof of membership in the Combat Infantrymen's 1882
2796	2796	Association, Inc., or proof of being a recipient of the Combat 1883
2797	2797	Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, 1884
2798	2798	Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or 1885
2799	2799	Distinguished Flying Cross, and upon payment of the license tax 1886
2800	2800	for the vehicle as provided in s. 3 20.08, shall be issued a 1887
2801	2801	license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the 1888
2802	2802	serial numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the 1889
2803	2803	words "Veteran," "Woman Veteran," "WWII Veteran," "Navy 1890
2804	2804	Submariner," "National Guard," "Pearl Harbor Survivor, " "Combat-1891
2805	2805	wounded veteran," "Bronze Star," "U.S. Reserve," "Combat 1892
2806	2806	Infantry Badge," "Combat Medical Badge," "Combat Action Badge," 1893
2807	2807	"Combat Action Ribbon," "Air Force Combat Action Medal," or 1894
2808	2808	"Distinguished Flying Cross," as appropriate, and a likeness of 1895
2809	2809	the related campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial 1896
2810	2810	number of the license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart 1897
2811	2811	plate may have the words "Purple Heart" stamped on the plate and 1898
2812	2812	the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate. 1899
2813	2813	(b) The military members listed in paragraph (a) are 1900
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2824	2824
2825	2825
2826	2826	eligible to be issued special veteran's motorcycle license 1901
2827	2827	plates. The veteran's motorcycle license plate design shall be 1902
2828	2828	the same as the design for the motor vehicle "Veteran" and 1903
2829	2829	"Woman Veteran" special licen se plate. The word "Veteran" or 1904
2830	2830	"Woman Veteran" shall be displayed at the bottom of the 1905
2831	2831	motorcycle license plate. 1906
2832	2832	(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1907
2833	2833	contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002 -2003 and annually 1908
2834	2834	thereafter, the first $100 ,000 in general revenue generated from 1909
2835	2835	the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be 1910
2836	2836	deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described 1911
2837	2837	in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law 1912
2838	2838	for that trust fund. Any a dditional general revenue generated 1913
2839	2839	from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the 1914
2840	2840	Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of 1915
2841	2841	Veterans' Affairs and used to support program operations that 1916
2842	2842	benefit veterans or the operation, mai ntenance, or construction 1917
2843	2843	of domiciliary and nursing homes for veterans, subject to the 1918
2844	2844	requirements of chapter 216. 1919
2845	2845	(d) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran 1920
2846	2846	license plates must be deposited into the Operations and 1921
2847	2847	Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of 1922
2848	2848	Veterans' Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used 1923
2849	2849	solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to 1924
2850	2850	benefit women veterans. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to 1925
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2863	2863	the contrary, an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license 1926
2864	2864	plate or a Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a 1927
2865	2865	disabled veteran's license plate under s. 320.084 shall be 1928
2866	2866	issued the appropriate special license plate without payment of 1929
2867	2867	the license tax imposed by s. 320.08. 1930
2868	2868	(2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1931
2869	2869	private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1932
2870	2870	recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1933
2871	2871	(d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1934
2872	2872	commercial use who is a resident of this state and who is a 1935
2873	2873	former prisoner of war, or his or her unremarried surviving 1936
2874	2874	spouse, upon application to the department, shall be issued a 1937
2875	2875	license plate as provided in s. 320.06, stamped with the words 1938
2876	2876	"Ex-POW" followed by the ser ial number. Each application shall 1939
2877	2877	be accompanied by proof that the applicant meets the 1940
2878	2878	qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). 1941
2879	2879	(a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member 1942
2880	2880	of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of 1943
2881	2881	a nation allied with the United States who was held as a 1944
2882	2882	prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United 1945
2883	2883	States were engaged in combat, or his or her unremarried 1946
2884	2884	surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate 1947
2885	2885	provided for in this subsection without payment of the license 1948
2886	2886	tax imposed by s. 320.08 . 1949
2887	2887	(b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the 1950
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2899	2899
2900	2900	consent of the United States Government, or a person who was a 1951
2901	2901	member of the Armed Forces of the United States while h e or she 1952
2902	2902	was not a United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of 1953
2903	2903	war when the Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in 1954
2904	2904	combat, or his or her unremarried surviving spouse, may be 1955
2905	2905	issued the special license plate provided for in this subsectio n 1956
2906	2906	upon payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08 . 1957
2907	2907	(3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1958
2908	2908	private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1959
2909	2909	recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1960
2910	2910	(d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1961
2911	2911	commercial use who is a resident of this state and who is the 1962
2912	2912	unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart 1963
2913	2913	medal, upon application to the department accompanied by the 1964
2914	2914	payment of the required fees , shall be issued a license plate as 1965
2915	2915	provided in s. 320.06 which is stamped with the words "Purple 1966
2916	2916	Heart" and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal followed by 1967
2917	2917	the serial number. Each application shall be accompanied by 1968
2918	2918	proof that the applicant is the unr emarried surviving spouse of 1969
2919	2919	a recipient of the Purple Heart medal. 1970
2920	2920	(4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1971
2921	2921	private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1972
2922	2922	recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1973
2923	2923	(d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1974
2924	2924	commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or 1975
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2934	2934
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2936	2936
2937	2937	former member of the United States Armed Forces who was deployed 1976
2938	2938	and served in Korea during the Korean War as defined in s. 1977
2939	2939	1.01(14), upon application to the department accompanied by 1978
2940	2940	proof of active membership or former active duty status during 1979
2941	2941	the Korean War and payment of the license tax for the vehicle as 1980
2942	2942	provided in s. 320.08 , shall be issued a license plate as 1981
2943	2943	provided by s. 320.06 whic h, in lieu of the registration license 1982
2944	2944	number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words 1983
2945	2945	"Korean War Veteran" and a likeness of the Korean Service Medal, 1984
2946	2946	followed by the registration license number of the plate. Proof 1985
2947	2947	that the applicant was awarded the Korean Service Medal is 1986
2948	2948	sufficient to establish eligibility for the license plate. 1987
2949	2949	(5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1988
2950	2950	private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1989
2951	2951	recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1990
2952	2952	(d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1991
2953	2953	commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or 1992
2954	2954	former member of the United States military who was deployed and 1993
2955	2955	served in Vietnam during United States military deploym ent in 1994
2956	2956	Indochina, upon application to the department accompanied by 1995
2957	2957	proof of active membership or former active duty status during 1996
2958	2958	these operations and payment of the license tax for the vehicle 1997
2959	2959	as provided in s. 320.08 , shall be issued a license plate as 1998
2960	2960	provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license 1999
2961	2961	number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words 2000
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2972	2972
2973	2973
2974	2974	"Vietnam War Veteran" and a likeness of the Vietnam Service 2001
2975	2975	Medal, followed by the registration license number of the plate. 2002
2976	2976	Proof that the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal 2003
2977	2977	is sufficient to establish eligibility for the license plate. 2004
2978	2978	(6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 2005
2979	2979	private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 2006
2980	2980	recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 2007
2981	2981	(d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 2008
2982	2982	commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or 2009
2983	2983	former member of the United States military who was deployed and 2010
2984	2984	served in Saudi Arabia, Ku wait, or another area of the Persian 2011
2985	2985	Gulf during Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm; 2012
2986	2986	in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom; or in Iraq 2013
2987	2987	during Operation Iraqi Freedom, upon application to the 2014
2988	2988	department accompanied by proof of acti ve membership or former 2015
2989	2989	active duty status during one of these operations and payment of 2016
2990	2990	the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08 , shall 2017
2991	2991	be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in 2018
2992	2992	lieu of the registration license number pr escribed by s. 320.06, 2019
2993	2993	is stamped with the words "Operation Desert Shield," "Operation 2020
2994	2994	Desert Storm," "Operation Enduring Freedom," or "Operation Iraqi 2021
2995	2995	Freedom," as appropriate, and a likeness of the related campaign 2022
2996	2996	medal followed by the registration lice nse number of the plate. 2023
2997	2997	Proof that the applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service 2024
2998	2998	Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or 2025
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3010	3010
3011	3011	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to 2026
3012	3012	establish eligibility for the appropriate licen se plate. 2027
3013	3013	(7) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 2028
3014	3014	private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 2029
3015	3015	recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 2030
3016	3016	(d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 2031
3017	3017	commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or 2032
3018	3018	former member of the United States military who was permanently 2033
3019	3019	assigned to occupation forces in specific overseas locations 2034
3020	3020	during the Cold War between May 9, 1945, and October 2, 1990, 2035
3021	3021	upon application to the department accompanied by proof of 2036
3022	3022	active membership or former active duty status during this 2037
3023	3023	period at one of these locations and payment of the license tax 2038
3024	3024	for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08 , shall be issued a 2039
3025	3025	license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the 2040
3026	3026	registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped 2041
3027	3027	with the words "Army of Occupation" and a likeness of the 2042
3028	3028	subject medal, followed by the registration license number of 2043
3029	3029	the plate. Proof that the applicant was awarded the Army of 2044
3030	3030	Occupation Medal is sufficient to establish eligibility for the 2045
3031	3031	license plate. 2046
3032	3032	Section 64. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 320.0891, 2047
3033	3033	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2048
3034	3034	320.0891 U.S. Paratroopers license plate. — 2049
3035	3035	(3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 2050
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3048	3048	private use, truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or 2051
3049	3049	recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 2052
3050	3050	(d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 2053
3051	3051	commercial use, who is a re sident of this state and who meets 2054
3052	3052	the qualifications contained in subsection (2) shall, upon 2055
3053	3053	application therefor to the department, with the payment of the 2056
3054	3054	taxes and fees described in subsection (5), be issued a U.S. 2057
3055	3055	Paratroopers license plate. Each appl ication must be accompanied 2058
3056	3056	by proof that the applicant has been decorated as a parachutist, 2059
3057	3057	has completed the U.S. Army Jump School, or has completed U.S. 2060
3058	3058	Army Air Assault School. 2061
3059	3059	(5) Each request must be made annually to the department, 2062
3060	3060	accompanied by the following tax and fees: 2063
3061	3061	(a) The license tax required for the vehicle as set forth 2064
3062	3062	in s. 320.08. 2065
3063	3063	(a)(b) A processing fee of $2. 2066
3064	3064	(b)(c) A license plate fee as required under s. 2067
3065	3065	320.06(1)(b). 2068
3066	3066	(c)(d) A license plate annual use fee of $20. 2069
3067	3067	Section 65. Section 320.0892, Florida Statutes, is amended 2070
3068	3068	to read: 2071
3069	3069	320.0892 Motor vehicle license plates for recipients of 2072
3070	3070	the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air 2073
3071	3071	Force Cross.—Upon receipt of an application and proof that the 2074
3072	3072	applicant meets the qualifications listed in this section for 2075
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3084	3084
3085	3085	the applicable license plate, the department shall issue the 2076
3086	3086	applicable license plate to the applicant without payment of the 2077
3087	3087	license tax imposed under s. 320.08 : 2078
3088	3088	(1) SILVER STAR.—Any United States citizen who is a 2079
3089	3089	resident of Florida and who was awarded the Silver Star while 2080
3090	3090	serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces shall be 2081
3091	3091	issued a license plate on which is stamped the words "Silver 2082
3092	3092	Star" followed by the serial number. 2083
3093	3093	(2) DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS.—Any United States citizen 2084
3094	3094	who is a resident of Florida and who was awarded the 2085
3095	3095	Distinguished Service Cross while serving as a member of the 2086
3096	3096	United States Armed Forces shall be issued a license plate on 2087
3097	3097	which is stamped the words "Distingu ished Service Cross" 2088
3098	3098	followed by the serial number. 2089
3099	3099	(3) NAVY CROSS.—Any United States citizen who is a 2090
3100	3100	resident of Florida and who was awarded the Navy Cross while 2091
3101	3101	serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces shall be 2092
3102	3102	issued a license plate on w hich is stamped the words "Navy 2093
3103	3103	Cross" followed by the serial number. 2094
3104	3104	(4) AIR FORCE CROSS. —Any United States citizen who is a 2095
3105	3105	resident of Florida and who was awarded the Air Force Cross 2096
3106	3106	while serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces 2097
3107	3107	shall be issued a license plate on which is stamped the words 2098
3108	3108	"Air Force Cross" followed by the serial number. 2099
3109	3109	Section 66. Section 320.0893, Florida Statutes, is amended 2100
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3123	3123	320.0893 Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the 2102
3124	3124	Medal of Honor.—Any United States citizen who is a resident of 2103
3125	3125	Florida and who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as 2104
3126	3126	a member of the United States Armed Forces may , upon application 2105
3127	3127	to the department, be issued a license plate on which is stamped 2106
3128	3128	the words "Medal of Honor" followed by the serial number . upon 2107
3129	3129	submission to the department of an the application and proof 2108
3130	3130	that the applicant meets the above qualifications the plate 2109
3131	3131	shall be issued without payment of the license tax imposed by s. 2110
3132	3132	320.08. 2111
3133	3133	Section 67. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 2112
3134	3134	320.0894, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2113
3135	3135	320.0894 Motor vehicle license plates to Gold Star family 2114
3136	3136	members.—The department shall develop a special license plate 2115
3137	3137	honoring the family members of servicemembe rs who have been 2116
3138	3138	killed while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. 2117
3139	3139	The license plate shall be officially designated as the Gold 2118
3140	3140	Star license plate and shall be developed and issued as provided 2119
3141	3141	in this section. 2120
3142	3142	(3)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 2121
3143	3143	private use, truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or 2122
3144	3144	recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 2123
3145	3145	(d), Florida Statutes 2023, which automobile, truck, or vehicle 2124
3146	3146	is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident of 2125
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3156	3156
3157	3157
3158	3158
3159	3159	this state, and who meets the qualifications provided in 2126
3160	3160	subsection (4) shall, upon application therefor to the 2127
3161	3161	department and payment of the license tax and appropriate fees 2128
3162	3162	established in this chapter, be issued a Gold Star license 2129
3163	3163	plate. Each initial application for a Gold Star license plate 2130
3164	3164	must be accompanied by proof that the applicant meets the 2131
3165	3165	requirements provided in subsection (4). 2132
3166	3166	Section 68. Section 320.102, Florida Statutes, is amended 2133
3167	3167	to read: 2134
3168	3168	320.102 Marine boat traile rs owned by nonprofit 2135
3169	3169	organizations; exemptions. —The registration or renewal of a 2136
3170	3170	registration of any marine boat trailer owned and operated by a 2137
3171	3171	nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax 2138
3172	3172	under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which is 2139
3173	3173	used exclusively in carrying out its customary nonprofit 2140
3174	3174	activities is exempt from paying the fees, taxes, surcharges, 2141
3175	3175	and charges in ss. 320.03(5), (6), and (9), 320.031(2), 2142
3176	3176	320.04(1), 320.06(1)(b) and (3)(b), and 320.0801, 320.0802, 2143
3177	3177	320.0804, and 320.08046. 2144
3178	3178	Section 69. Section 320.13, Florida Statutes, is amended 2145
3179	3179	to read: 2146
3180	3180	320.13 Dealer and manufacturer license plates and 2147
3181	3181	alternative method of registration. — 2148
3182	3182	(1)(a) Any licensed motor vehicle dealer and any licensed 2149
3183	3183	mobile home dealer m ay, upon payment of the license tax imposed 2150
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3196	3196	by s. 320.08(12), secure one or more dealer license plates, 2151
3197	3197	which are valid for use on motor vehicles or mobile homes owned 2152
3198	3198	by the dealer to whom such plates are issued while the motor 2153
3199	3199	vehicles are in inventory a nd for sale, or while being operated 2154
3200	3200	in connection with such dealer's business, but are not valid for 2155
3201	3201	use for hire. Dealer license plates may not be used on any tow 2156
3202	3202	truck or wrecker unless the tow truck or wrecker is being 2157
3203	3203	demonstrated for sale, and the de aler license plates may not be 2158
3204	3204	used on a vehicle used to transport another motor vehicle for 2159
3205	3205	the motor vehicle dealer. 2160
3206	3206	(b)1. Marine boat trailer dealers and manufacturers may , 2161
3207	3207	upon payment of the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08(12), 2162
3208	3208	secure one or more dealer plates, which are valid for use on 2163
3209	3209	boat trailers owned by the dealer to whom such plates are issued 2164
3210	3210	while being used in connection with such dealer's business, but 2165
3211	3211	are not valid for use for hire. 2166
3212	3212	2. It is the intent of the Legislature that the me thod 2167
3213	3213	currently used to license marine boat trailer dealers to do 2168
3214	3214	business in the state, that is, by an occupational license 2169
3215	3215	issued by the city or county, not be changed. The department 2170
3216	3216	shall not interpret this act to mean that it is empowered to 2171
3217	3217	license such dealers to do business. An occupational license tax 2172
3218	3218	certificate shall be sufficient proof upon which the department 2173
3219	3219	may issue dealer license plates. 2174
3220	3220	(c) A dealer of heavy trucks as defined in s. 320.01(10) , 2175
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3233	3233	upon payment of the license tax imposed by s . 320.08(12), may 2176
3234	3234	secure one or more dealer license plates that are valid for use 2177
3235	3235	on vehicles owned by the dealer to whom such plates are issued 2178
3236	3236	while the heavy trucks are in inventory and for sale and are 2179
3237	3237	being used only in the state for demonstration pur poses. The 2180
3238	3238	license plates may be used for demonstration purposes for a 2181
3239	3239	period not to exceed 24 hours. The license plates must be 2182
3240	3240	validated on a form prescribed by the department and must be 2183
3241	3241	retained in the vehicle being operated. 2184
3242	3242	(2) A licensed manufactu rer, importer, or distributor of 2185
3243	3243	motor vehicles may, upon payment of the license tax imposed by 2186
3244	3244	s. 320.08(12), secure one or more manufacturer license plates, 2187
3245	3245	which are valid for use on motor vehicles owned by the 2188
3246	3246	manufacturer, importer, or distributor to whom such plates are 2189
3247	3247	issued while the motor vehicles are in inventory and for sale, 2190
3248	3248	being operated for demonstration purposes, or in connection with 2191
3249	3249	the manufacturer's business, but are not valid for use for hire. 2192
3250	3250	(3) When a licensed dealer or a marine b oat trailer dealer 2193
3251	3251	chooses to register any motor vehicle or boat trailer he or she 2194
3252	3252	owns and has for sale and secure a regular motor vehicle license 2195
3253	3253	plate therefor, the dealer may, upon sale thereof, submit to the 2196
3254	3254	department a transfer fee of $4.50 and an a pplication for 2197
3255	3255	transfer of the license plate to a comparable motor vehicle or 2198
3256	3256	boat trailer owned by the dealer of the same weight series as 2199
3257	3257	set forth under former s. 320.08, Florida Statutes 2023 . 2200
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3270	3270	Section 70. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 320.133, 2201
3271	3271	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2202
3272	3272	320.133 Transporter license plates. — 2203
3273	3273	(1) The department is authorized to issue a transporter 2204
3274	3274	license plate to any applicant who, incidental to the conduct of 2205
3275	3275	his or her business, engages in the transporting of mo tor 2206
3276	3276	vehicles which are not currently registered to any owner and 2207
3277	3277	which do not have license plates, upon payment of the license 2208
3278	3278	tax imposed by s. 320.08(15) for each such license plate and 2209
3279	3279	upon proof of liability insurance coverage in the amount of 2210
3280	3280	$100,000 or more. Such a transporter license plate is valid for 2211
3281	3281	use on any motor vehicle in the possession of the transporter 2212
3282	3282	while the motor vehicle is being transported in the course of 2213
3283	3283	the transporter's business. 2214
3284	3284	(3) A license plate issued under this section is valid for 2215
3285	3285	a period of 12 months, beginning January 1 and ending December 2216
3286	3286	31. No refund of the license tax imposed may be provided for any 2217
3287	3287	unexpired portion of a license period. 2218
3288	3288	Section 71. Subsection (1) of section 320.203, Florida 2219
3289	3289	Statutes, is amended to read: 2220
3290	3290	320.203 Disposition of biennial license tax moneys. — 2221
3291	3291	(1) Notwithstanding ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or 2222
3292	3292	(b), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, and 328.76 2223
3293	3293	and pursuant to s. 216.351, after the provisions of s. 2224
3294	3294	320.20(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) are fulfilled, an amount equal 2225
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3307	3307	to 50 percent of revenues collected from the biennial 2226
3308	3308	registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be retained in the 2227
3309	3309	Motor Vehicle License Clearing Trust Fund, authorized in s. 2228
3310	3310	215.32(2)(b)2.f., until July 1. After July 1 of the subsequent 2229
3311	3311	fiscal year, an amount equal to 50 percent of revenues collected 2230
3312	3312	from the biennial registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be 2231
3313	3313	distributed according to ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), 2232
3314	3314	(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11 ), 320.08058 and, 328.76, and 2233
3315	3315	320.20(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) . 2234
3316	3316	Section 72. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2235
3317	3317	320.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2236
3318	3318	320.27 Motor vehicle dealers. — 2237
3319	3319	(1) DEFINITIONS.—The following words, terms, and ph rases 2238
3320	3320	when used in this section have the meanings respectively 2239
3321	3321	ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context 2240
3322	3322	clearly indicates a different meaning: 2241
3323	3323	(c) "Motor vehicle dealer" means any person engaged in the 2242
3324	3324	business of buying, selling, or dealing in motor vehicles or 2243
3325	3325	offering or displaying motor vehicles for sale at wholesale or 2244
3326	3326	retail, or who may service and repair motor vehicles pursuant to 2245
3327	3327	an agreement as defined in s. 320.60(1). Any person who buys, 2246
3328	3328	sells, or deals in three or more mot or vehicles in any 12 -month 2247
3329	3329	period or who offers or displays for sale three or more motor 2248
3330	3330	vehicles in any 12-month period shall be prima facie presumed to 2249
3331	3331	be engaged in such business. The terms "selling" and "sale" 2250
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3341	3341
3342	3342
3343	3343
3344	3344	include lease-purchase transactions. A mo tor vehicle dealer may, 2251
3345	3345	at retail or wholesale, sell a recreational vehicle as described 2252
3346	3346	in s. 320.01(1)(b)1. -6. and 8., acquired in exchange for the 2253
3347	3347	sale of a motor vehicle, provided such acquisition is incidental 2254
3348	3348	to the principal business of being a moto r vehicle dealer. 2255
3349	3349	However, a motor vehicle dealer may not buy a recreational 2256
3350	3350	vehicle for the purpose of resale unless licensed as a 2257
3351	3351	recreational vehicle dealer pursuant to s. 320.771. A motor 2258
3352	3352	vehicle dealer may apply for a certificate of title to a motor 2259
3353	3353	vehicle required to be registered under former s. 320.08(2)(b), 2260
3354	3354	(c), and (d), Florida Statutes 2023, using a manufacturer's 2261
3355	3355	statement of origin as permitted by s. 319.23(1), only if such 2262
3356	3356	dealer is authorized by a franchised agreement as defined in s. 2263
3357	3357	320.60(1), to buy, sell, or deal in such vehicle and is 2264
3358	3358	authorized by such agreement to perform delivery and preparation 2265
3359	3359	obligations and warranty defect adjustments on the motor 2266
3360	3360	vehicle; provided this limitation shall not apply to 2267
3361	3361	recreational vehicles, van conv ersions, or any other motor 2268
3362	3362	vehicle manufactured on a truck chassis. The transfer of a motor 2269
3363	3363	vehicle by a dealer not meeting these qualifications shall be 2270
3364	3364	titled as a used vehicle. The classifications of motor vehicle 2271
3365	3365	dealers are defined as follows: 2272
3366	3366	1. "Franchised motor vehicle dealer" means any person who 2273
3367	3367	engages in the business of repairing, servicing, buying, 2274
3368	3368	selling, or dealing in motor vehicles pursuant to an agreement 2275
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3378	3378
3379	3379
3380	3380
3381	3381	as defined in s. 320.60(1). 2276
3382	3382	2. "Independent motor vehicle dealer" means any pers on 2277
3383	3383	other than a franchised or wholesale motor vehicle dealer who 2278
3384	3384	engages in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in motor 2279
3385	3385	vehicles, and who may service and repair motor vehicles. 2280
3386	3386	3. "Wholesale motor vehicle dealer" means any person who 2281
3387	3387	engages exclusively in the business of buying, selling, or 2282
3388	3388	dealing in motor vehicles at wholesale or with motor vehicle 2283
3389	3389	auctions. Such person shall be licensed to do business in this 2284
3390	3390	state, shall not sell or auction a vehicle to any person who is 2285
3391	3391	not a licensed deale r, and shall not have the privilege of the 2286
3392	3392	use of dealer license plates. Any person who buys, sells, or 2287
3393	3393	deals in motor vehicles at wholesale or with motor vehicle 2288
3394	3394	auctions on behalf of a licensed motor vehicle dealer and as a 2289
3395	3395	bona fide employee of such lic ensed motor vehicle dealer is not 2290
3396	3396	required to be licensed as a wholesale motor vehicle dealer. In 2291
3397	3397	such cases it shall be prima facie presumed that a bona fide 2292
3398	3398	employer-employee relationship exists. A wholesale motor vehicle 2293
3399	3399	dealer shall be exempt from the display provisions of this 2294
3400	3400	section but shall maintain an office wherein records are kept in 2295
3401	3401	order that those records may be inspected. 2296
3402	3402	4. "Motor vehicle auction" means any person offering motor 2297
3403	3403	vehicles or recreational vehicles for sale to the highest bi dder 2298
3404	3404	where buyers are licensed motor vehicle dealers. Such person 2299
3405	3405	shall not sell a vehicle to anyone other than a licensed motor 2300
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3416	3416
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3418	3418	vehicle dealer. 2301
3419	3419	5. "Salvage motor vehicle dealer" means any person who 2302
3420	3420	engages in the business of acquiring salvaged or wrecked motor 2303
3421	3421	vehicles for the purpose of reselling them and their parts. 2304
3422	3422	2305
3423	3423	The term "motor vehicle dealer" does not include persons not 2306
3424	3424	engaged in the purchase or sale of motor vehicles as a business 2307
3425	3425	who are disposing of vehicles acquired for their own use or for 2308
3426	3426	use in their business or acquired by foreclosure or by operation 2309
3427	3427	of law, provided such vehicles are acquired and sold in good 2310
3428	3428	faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this 2311
3429	3429	law; persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, se lling, 2312
3430	3430	or offering or displaying for sale at wholesale or retail no 2313
3431	3431	more than 25 trailers in a 12 -month period; public officers 2314
3432	3432	while performing their official duties; receivers; trustees, 2315
3433	3433	administrators, executors, guardians, or other persons appointed 2316
3434	3434	by, or acting under the judgment or order of, any court; banks, 2317
3435	3435	finance companies, or other loan agencies that acquire motor 2318
3436	3436	vehicles as an incident to their regular business; motor vehicle 2319
3437	3437	brokers; and motor vehicle rental and leasing companies that 2320
3438	3438	sell motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers licensed under this 2321
3439	3439	section. Vehicles owned under circumstances described in this 2322
3440	3440	paragraph may be disposed of at retail, wholesale, or auction, 2323
3441	3441	unless otherwise restricted. A manufacturer of fire trucks, 2324
3442	3442	ambulances, or school buses may sell such vehicles directly to 2325
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3455	3455	governmental agencies or to persons who contract to perform or 2326
3456	3456	provide firefighting, ambulance, or school transportation 2327
3457	3457	services exclusively to governmental agencies without processing 2328
3458	3458	such sales through d ealers if such fire trucks, ambulances, 2329
3459	3459	school buses, or similar vehicles are not presently available 2330
3460	3460	through motor vehicle dealers licensed by the department. 2331
3461	3461	Section 73. Subsection (2) of section 320.57, Florida 2332
3462	3462	Statutes, is amended to read: 2333
3463	3463	320.57 Penalties for violations of this chapter. — 2334
3464	3464	(2) The owner of a truck tractor and semitrailer 2335
3465	3465	combination or commercial truck and trailer combination , the 2336
3466	3466	actual gross vehicle weight of which exceeds the declared weight 2337
3467	3467	for registration purposes under former s. 320.08(4), Florida 2338
3468	3468	Statutes 2023 must, is required to pay to the department the 2339
3469	3469	difference between the license tax amount paid and the required 2340
3470	3470	license tax due for the proper gross vehicle weight prescribed 2341
3471	3471	by s. 320.08(4), plus a civil penalty of $ 50. 2342
3472	3472	Section 74. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2343
3473	3473	320.771, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2344
3474	3474	320.771 License required of recreational vehicle dealers. — 2345
3475	3475	(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 2346
3476	3476	(a)1. "Dealer" means any pers on engaged in the business of 2347
3477	3477	buying, selling, or dealing in recreational vehicles or offering 2348
3478	3478	or displaying recreational vehicles for sale. The term "dealer" 2349
3479	3479	includes a recreational vehicle broker. Any person who buys, 2350
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3491	3491
3492	3492	sells, deals in, or offers or displa ys for sale, or who acts as 2351
3493	3493	the agent for the sale of, one or more recreational vehicles in 2352
3494	3494	any 12-month period shall be prima facie presumed to be a 2353
3495	3495	dealer. The terms "selling" and "sale" include lease -purchase 2354
3496	3496	transactions. The term "dealer" does not inc lude banks, credit 2355
3497	3497	unions, and finance companies that acquire recreational vehicles 2356
3498	3498	as an incident to their regular business and does not include 2357
3499	3499	mobile home rental and leasing companies that sell recreational 2358
3500	3500	vehicles to dealers licensed under this sectio n. 2359
3501	3501	2. A licensed dealer may transact business in recreational 2360
3502	3502	vehicles with a motor vehicle auction as defined in s. 2361
3503	3503	320.27(1)(c)4. Further, a licensed dealer may, at retail or 2362
3504	3504	wholesale, sell a motor vehicle, as described in s. 2363
3505	3505	320.01(1)(a), acquired in exchange for the sale of a 2364
3506	3506	recreational vehicle, if the acquisition is incidental to the 2365
3507	3507	principal business of being a recreational vehicle dealer. 2366
3508	3508	However, a recreational vehicle dealer may not buy a motor 2367
3509	3509	vehicle for the purpose of resale unless license d as a motor 2368
3510	3510	vehicle dealer pursuant to s. 320.27. A dealer may apply for a 2369
3511	3511	certificate of title to a recreational vehicle required to be 2370
3512	3512	registered under former s. 320.08(9), Florida Statutes 2023, 2371
3513	3513	using a manufacturer's statement of origin as permitted b y s. 2372
3514	3514	319.23(1), only if the dealer is authorized by a 2373
3515	3515	manufacturer/dealer agreement, as defined in s. 320.3202, on 2374
3516	3516	file with the department, to buy, sell, or deal in that 2375
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3529	3529	particular line-make of recreational vehicle, and the dealer is 2376
3530	3530	authorized by the man ufacturer/dealer agreement to perform 2377
3531	3531	delivery and preparation obligations and warranty defect 2378
3532	3532	adjustments on that line -make. 2379
3533	3533	Section 75. Section 322.025, Florida Statutes, is amended 2380
3534	3534	to read: 2381
3535	3535	322.025 Driver improvement. —The department may implement 2382
3536	3536	programs to improve the driving ability of the drivers of this 2383
3537	3537	state. Such programs may include, but shall not be limited to, 2384
3538	3538	safety awareness campaigns, driver training, and licensing 2385
3539	3539	improvement. Motorcycle driver improvement programs implemented 2386
3540	3540	pursuant to this section or s. 322.0255 may be funded by the 2387
3541	3541	motorcycle safety education fee collected pursuant to s. 2388
3542	3542	320.08(1)(c), which shall be deposited in the Highway Safety 2389
3543	3543	Operating Trust Fund. 2390
3544	3544	Section 76. Subsection (1) of section 322.0255, Florida 2391
3545	3545	Statutes, is amended to read: 2392
3546	3546	322.0255 Florida Motorcycle Safety Education Program. — 2393
3547	3547	(1) The department shall establish a Florida Motorcycle 2394
3548	3548	Safety Education Program. The program shall be funded as 2395
3549	3549	provided by ss. 320.08 and 322.025. 2396
3550	3550	Section 77. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2397
3551	3551	339.139, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2398
3552	3552	339.139 Transportation debt assessment. — 2399
3553	3553	(2) The department shall provide a debt and debt -like 2400
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3563	3563
3564	3564
3565	3565
3566	3566	contractual obligations load report to the Executive Office of 2401
3567	3567	the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 2402
3568	3568	House of Representatives, and the legislative appropriations 2403
3569	3569	committees in conjunction with the tentative work program 2404
3570	3570	required under s. 339.135. The debt and debt -like contractual 2405
3571	3571	obligations load repo rt must include the following data on 2406
3572	3572	current and planned department commitments that are payable from 2407
3573	3573	the State Transportation Trust Fund: 2408
3574	3574	(b) Funding for seaports which has been pledged to the 2409
3575	3575	payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the Fl orida 2410
3576	3576	Ports Financing Commission pursuant to s. 320.20. 2411
3577	3577	Section 78. Section 553.382, Florida Statutes, is amended 2412
3578	3578	to read: 2413
3579	3579	553.382 Placement of certain housing. —Notwithstanding any 2414
3580	3580	other law or ordinance to the contrary, in order to expand the 2415
3581	3581	availability of affordable housing in this state, any 2416
3582	3582	residential manufactured building that is certified under this 2417
3583	3583	chapter by the department may be placed on a mobile home lot in 2418
3584	3584	a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or mobile home 2419
3585	3585	condominium, cooperative, or subdivision. Any such housing unit 2420
3586	3586	placed on a mobile home lot is a mobile home for purposes of 2421
3587	3587	chapter 723 and, therefore, all rights, obligations, and duties 2422
3588	3588	under chapter 723 apply, including the specifics of the 2423
3589	3589	prospectus. However, a housing unit subject to this section may 2424
3590	3590	not be placed on a mobile home lot without the prior written 2425
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3603	3603	approval of the park owner. Each housing unit subject to this 2426
3604	3604	section shall be taxed as a mobile home under s. 320.08(11) and 2427
3605	3605	is subject to payments to the Flori da Mobile Home Relocation 2428
3606	3606	Fund under s. 723.06116. 2429
3607	3607	Section 79. Subsection (4) of section 765.5155, Florida 2430
3608	3608	Statutes, is amended to read: 2431
3609	3609	765.5155 Donor registry; education program. — 2432
3610	3610	(4) Costs for the donor registry and education program 2433
3611	3611	shall be paid by the agency from the funds deposited into the 2434
3612	3612	Health Care Trust Fund pursuant to s. 322.08 ss. 320.08047 and 2435
3613	3613	322.08, which are designated for maintaining the donor registry 2436
3614	3614	and education program. In addition, the contractor may receive 2437
3615	3615	and use voluntary contributions to help support the registry and 2438
3616	3616	provide education. 2439
3617	3617	Section 80. Section 322.21, Florida Statutes, is amended 2440
3618	3618	to read: 2441
3619	3619	322.21 Driver licenses; department duties License fees; 2442
3620	3620	procedure for handling and collecting fees .— 2443
3621	3621	(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for: 2444
3622	3622	(a) An original or renewal commercial driver license is 2445
3623	3623	$75, which shall include the fee for driver education provided 2446
3624	3624	by s. 1003.48. However, if an applicant has completed training 2447
3625	3625	and is applying for employmen t or is currently employed in a 2448
3626	3626	public or nonpublic school system that requires the commercial 2449
3627	3627	license, the fee is the same as for a Class E driver license. A 2450
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3637	3637
3638	3638
3639	3639
3640	3640	delinquent fee of $15 shall be added for a renewal within 12 2451
3641	3641	months after the license expiration date. 2452
3642	3642	(b) An original Class E driver license is $48, which 2453
3643	3643	includes the fee for driver education provided by s. 1003.48. 2454
3644	3644	However, if an applicant has completed training and is applying 2455
3645	3645	for employment or is currently employed in a public or nonpublic 2456
3646	3646	school system that requires a commercial driver license, the fee 2457
3647	3647	is the same as for a Class E license. 2458
3648	3648	(c) The renewal or extension of a Class E driver license 2459
3649	3649	or of a license restricted to motorcycle use only is $48, except 2460
3650	3650	that a delinquent fee of $15 shall be added for a renewal or 2461
3651	3651	extension made within 12 months after the license expiration 2462
3652	3652	date. The fee provided in this paragraph includes the fee for 2463
3653	3653	driver education provided by s. 1003.48. 2464
3654	3654	(d) An original driver license restricted to motorcycle 2465
3655	3655	use only is $48, which includes the fee for driver education 2466
3656	3656	provided by s. 1003.48. 2467
3657	3657	(e) A replacement driver license issued pursuant to s. 2468
3658	3658	322.17 is $25. Of this amount $7 shall be deposited into the 2469
3659	3659	Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $18 shall be de posited 2470
3660	3660	into the General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or upon 2471
3661	3661	completion of the transition of driver license issuance 2472
3662	3662	services, if the replacement driver license is issued by the tax 2473
3663	3663	collector, the tax collector shall retain the $7 that would 2474
3664	3664	otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 2475
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3676	3676
3677	3677	Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into the 2476
3678	3678	General Revenue Fund. 2477
3679	3679	(f) An original, renewal, or replacement identification 2478
3680	3680	card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $25. 2479
3681	3681	1. An applicant who meets any of the following criteria is 2480
3682	3682	exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an original, 2481
3683	3683	renewal, or replacement identification card: 2482
3684	3684	a. The applicant presents a valid Florida voter's 2483
3685	3685	registration card to the department and attests that h e or she 2484
3686	3686	is experiencing a financial hardship. 2485
3687	3687	b. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the 2486
3688	3688	department that he or she is homeless as defined in s. 2487
3689	3689	414.0252(7). 2488
3690	3690	c. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the 2489
3691	3691	department that his or her annual income is at or below 100 2490
3692	3692	percent of the federal poverty level. 2491
3693	3693	d. The applicant is a juvenile offender who is in the 2492
3694	3694	custody or under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile 2493
3695	3695	Justice, who is receiving services pursuant to s. 985.461, and 2494
3696	3696	whose identification card is issued by the department's mobile 2495
3697	3697	issuing units. 2496
3698	3698	2. Pursuant to s. 322.051(10), an applicant who is 80 2497
3699	3699	years of age or older and whose driving privilege is denied due 2498
3700	3700	to failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s. 2499
3701	3701	322.18(5) is exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an 2500
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3713	3713
3714	3714	original identification card. 2501
3715	3715	3. Funds collected from fees for original, renewal, or 2502
3716	3716	replacement identification cards shall be distributed as 2503
3717	3717	follows: 2504
3718	3718	a. For an original identification card i ssued pursuant to 2505
3719	3719	s. 322.051, the fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue 2506
3720	3720	Fund. 2507
3721	3721	b. For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to s. 2508
3722	3722	322.051, $6 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 2509
3723	3723	Trust Fund, and $19 shall be deposited int o the General Revenue 2510
3724	3724	Fund. 2511
3725	3725	c. For a replacement identification card issued pursuant 2512
3726	3726	to s. 322.051, $9 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety 2513
3727	3727	Operating Trust Fund, and $16 shall be deposited into the 2514
3728	3728	General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or u pon completion 2515
3729	3729	of the transition of the driver license issuance services, if 2516
3730	3730	the replacement identification card is issued by the tax 2517
3731	3731	collector, the tax collector shall retain the $9 that would 2518
3732	3732	otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 2519
3733	3733	Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into the 2520
3734	3734	General Revenue Fund. 2521
3735	3735	(g) Each endorsement required by s. 322.57 is $7. 2522
3736	3736	(h) A hazardous-materials endorsement, as required by s. 2523
3737	3737	322.57(1)(e), shall be set by the department by rule and must 2524
3738	3738	reflect the cost of the required criminal history check, 2525
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3748	3748
3749	3749
3750	3750
3751	3751	including the cost of the state and federal fingerprint check, 2526
3752	3752	and the cost to the department of providing and issuing the 2527
3753	3753	license. The fee shall not exceed $100. This fee shall be 2528
3754	3754	deposited in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The 2529
3755	3755	department may adopt rules to administer this section. 2530
3756	3756	(1)(2) It is the duty of the director of the Division of 2531
3757	3757	Motorist Services to set up a division in the department with 2532
3758	3758	the necessary personnel to perform the n ecessary clerical and 2533
3759	3759	routine work for the department in issuing and recording 2534
3760	3760	applications, licenses, and certificates of eligibility, 2535
3761	3761	including the receiving and accounting of all license funds and 2536
3762	3762	their payment into the State Treasury, and other incidental 2537
3763	3763	clerical work connected with the administration of this chapter. 2538
3764	3764	The department may use such electronic, mechanical, or other 2539
3765	3765	devices as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. 2540
3766	3766	(2)(3) The department shall prepare sufficient forms for 2541
3767	3767	certificates of eligibility, applications, notices, and license 2542
3768	3768	materials to supply all applicants for driver licenses and all 2543
3769	3769	renewal licenses. 2544
3770	3770	(3)(4) If the department determines from its records or is 2545
3771	3771	otherwise satisfied that the holder of a license abo ut to expire 2546
3772	3772	is entitled to have it renewed, the department shall mail a 2547
3773	3773	renewal notice to the licensee at his or her last known address , 2548
3774	3774	within 30 days before the licensee's birthday. The licensee 2549
3775	3775	shall be issued a renewal license, after reexamination, if 2550
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3788	3788	required, during the 30 days immediately preceding his or her 2551
3789	3789	birthday upon presenting a renewal notice and, his or her 2552
3790	3790	current license, and the fee for renewal to the department at 2553
3791	3791	any driver license examining office. 2554
3792	3792	(5) The department shall collect a nd transmit all fees 2555
3793	3793	received by it under this section to the Chief Financial Officer 2556
3794	3794	to be deposited into the General Revenue Fund, and sufficient 2557
3795	3795	funds for the necessary expenses of the department shall be 2558
3796	3796	included in the appropriations act. The fees sha ll be used for 2559
3797	3797	the maintenance and operation of the department. 2560
3798	3798	(6) Any member of the Armed Forces or his or her spouse, 2561
3799	3799	daughter, son, stepdaughter, or stepson, who holds a Florida 2562
3800	3800	driver license and who presents an affidavit showing that he or 2563
3801	3801	she was out of the state due to service in the Armed Forces of 2564
3802	3802	the United States at the time of license expiration is exempt 2565
3803	3803	from paying the delinquent fee if the application for renewal is 2566
3804	3804	made within 15 months after the expiration of his or her license 2567
3805	3805	and within 90 days after the date of discharge or transfer to a 2568
3806	3806	military or naval establishment in this state as shown in the 2569
3807	3807	affidavit. However, such a person is not exempt from any 2570
3808	3808	reexamination requirement. 2571
3809	3809	(7) Any veteran honorably discharged from the Armed F orces 2572
3810	3810	who has been issued a valid identification card by the 2573
3811	3811	Department of Veterans' Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17, 2574
3812	3812	has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans 2575
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3824	3824
3825	3825	Affairs or its predecessor to have a 100 -percent total and 2576
3826	3826	permanent service-connected disability rating for compensation, 2577
3827	3827	or has been determined to have a service -connected total and 2578
3828	3828	permanent disability rating of 100 percent, is in receipt of 2579
3829	3829	disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States 2580
3830	3830	Armed Services, and who is qualified to obtain a driver license 2581
3831	3831	under this chapter is exempt from all fees required by this 2582
3832	3832	section. 2583
3833	3833	(8) A person who applies for reinstatement following the 2584
3834	3834	suspension or revocation of the person's driver license must pay 2585
3835	3835	a service fee of $45 following a suspension, and $75 following a 2586
3836	3836	revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a license. A 2587
3837	3837	person who applies for reinstatement of a commercial driver 2588
3838	3838	license following the disqualification of the person's privilege 2589
3839	3839	to operate a commerci al motor vehicle shall pay a service fee of 2590
3840	3840	$75, which is in addition to the fee for a license. The 2591
3841	3841	department shall collect all of these fees at the time of 2592
3842	3842	reinstatement. The department shall issue proper receipts for 2593
3843	3843	such fees and shall promptly transmi t all funds received by it 2594
3844	3844	as follows: 2595
3845	3845	(a) Of the $45 fee received from a licensee for 2596
3846	3846	reinstatement following a suspension: 2597
3847	3847	1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, 2598
3848	3848	the department shall deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and 2599
3849	3849	$30 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 2600
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3861	3861
3862	3862	2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector, 2601
3863	3863	$15, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s. 2602
3864	3864	215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $15 shall be 2603
3865	3865	deposited into the Highway S afety Operating Trust Fund, and $15 2604
3866	3866	shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 2605
3867	3867	(b) Of the $75 fee received from a licensee for 2606
3868	3868	reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification: 2607
3869	3869	1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, 2608
3870	3870	the department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and 2609
3871	3871	$40 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 2610
3872	3872	2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector, 2611
3873	3873	$20, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s. 2612
3874	3874	215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $20 shall be 2613
3875	3875	deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $35 2614
3876	3876	shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 2615
3877	3877	2616
3878	3878	If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a 2617
3879	3879	violation of s. 316.193, or for r efusal to submit to a lawful 2618
3880	3880	breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 must be 2619
3881	3881	charged. However, only one $130 fee may be collected from one 2620
3882	3882	person convicted of violations arising out of the same incident. 2621
3883	3883	The department shall collect the $13 0 fee and deposit the fee 2622
3884	3884	into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of 2623
3885	3885	reinstatement of the person's driver license, but the fee may 2624
3886	3886	not be collected if the suspension or revocation is overturned. 2625
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3898	3898
3899	3899	If the revocation or suspension of the drive r license was for a 2626
3900	3900	conviction for a violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s. 2627
3901	3901	817.505, an additional fee of $180 is imposed for each offense. 2628
3902	3902	The department shall collect and deposit the additional fee into 2629
3903	3903	the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the tim e of 2630
3904	3904	reinstatement of the person's driver license. 2631
3905	3905	(9) An applicant: 2632
3906	3906	(a) Requesting a review authorized in s. 322.222, s. 2633
3907	3907	322.2615, s. 322.2616, s. 322.27, or s. 322.64 must pay a filing 2634
3908	3908	fee of $25 to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 2635
3909	3909	Trust Fund. 2636
3910	3910	(b) Petitioning the department for a hearing authorized in 2637
3911	3911	s. 322.271 must pay a filing fee of $12 to be deposited into the 2638
3912	3912	Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 2639
3913	3913	Section 81. Subsections (1), (3), (8), (9), and (10) of 2640
3914	3914	section 322.051, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2641
3915	3915	322.051 Identification cards. — 2642
3916	3916	(1) Any person who is 5 years of age or older, or any 2643
3917	3917	person who has a disability, regardless of age, who applies for 2644
3918	3918	a disabled parking permit under s. 320.0848, may be issued an 2645
3919	3919	identification card by the department upon completion of an 2646
3920	3920	application and payment of an application fee . 2647
3921	3921	(a) The application must include the following information 2648
3922	3922	regarding the applicant: 2649
3923	3923	1. Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender, 2650
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3935	3935
3936	3936	proof of social security card number satisfactory to the 2651
3937	3937	department, which may include a military identification card, 2652
3938	3938	county of residence, mailing address, proof of residential 2653
3939	3939	address satisfactory to the department, country of birth, and a 2654
3940	3940	brief description. 2655
3941	3941	2. Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department. 2656
3942	3942	3. Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such 2657
3943	3943	proof must include one of the following documents issued to the 2658
3944	3944	applicant: 2659
3945	3945	a. A driver license record or identification card record 2660
3946	3946	from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit 2661
3947	3947	a document for identification which is substantially similar to 2662
3948	3948	a document required under sub -subparagraph b., sub -subparagraph 2663
3949	3949	c., sub-subparagraph d., sub -subparagraph e., sub -subparagraph 2664
3950	3950	f., sub-subparagraph g., or sub-subparagraph h.; 2665
3951	3951	b. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate; 2666
3952	3952	c. A valid, unexpired United States passport; 2667
3953	3953	d. A naturalization certificate issued by the United 2668
3954	3954	States Department of Homeland Security; 2669
3955	3955	e. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card 2670
3956	3956	(green card); 2671
3957	3957	f. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the 2672
3958	3958	United States Department of State; 2673
3959	3959	g. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by 2674
3960	3960	the United States Department of Homeland Security; or 2675
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3971	3971
3972	3972
3973	3973	h. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the 2676
3974	3974	United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original 2677
3975	3975	identification card. In order to prove nonimmigrant 2678
3976	3976	classification, an applicant must provide at least one of the 2679
3977	3977	following documents. In addition, the department may require 2680
3978	3978	applicants to produce United States Department of Homeland 2681
3979	3979	Security documents for the sole purpose of establishing the 2682
3980	3980	maintenance of, or efforts to maintain, continuous lawful 2683
3981	3981	presence: 2684
3982	3982	(I) A notice of hearing from an immigration court 2685
3983	3983	scheduling a hearing on any proceeding. 2686
3984	3984	(II) A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals 2687
3985	3985	acknowledging pendency of an appeal. 2688
3986	3986	(III) A notice of the approval of an application for 2689
3987	3987	adjustment of status issued by the United States Citizenship and 2690
3988	3988	Immigration Services. 2691
3989	3989	(IV) An official documentation confirming the filing of a 2692
3990	3990	petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued 2693
3991	3991	by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2694
3992	3992	(V) A notice of action transferr ing any pending matter 2695
3993	3993	from another jurisdiction to Florida, issued by the United 2696
3994	3994	States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2697
3995	3995	(VI) An order of an immigration judge or immigration 2698
3996	3996	officer granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and 2699
3997	3997	work in the United States, including, but not limited to, 2700
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4007	4007
4008	4008
4009	4009
4010	4010	asylum. 2701
4011	4011	(VII) Evidence that an application is pending for 2702
4012	4012	adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 2703
4013	4013	permanent residence in the United States or conditional 2704
4014	4014	permanent resident status in th e United States, if a visa number 2705
4015	4015	is available having a current priority date for processing by 2706
4016	4016	the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2707
4017	4017	(VIII) On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign 2708
4018	4018	passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed, 2709
4019	4019	accompanied by an approved I -94, documenting the most recent 2710
4020	4020	admittance into the United States. 2711
4021	4021	2712
4022	4022	An identification card issued based on documents required in 2713
4023	4023	sub-subparagraph g. or sub -subparagraph h. is valid for a period 2714
4024	4024	not to exceed the expiration date of the document presented or 1 2715
4025	4025	year, whichever occurs first. 2716
4026	4026	(b) An application for an identification card must be 2717
4027	4027	signed and verified by the applicant in a format designated by 2718
4028	4028	the department before a person authorized to administer oath s 2719
4029	4029	and payment of the applicable fee pursuant to s. 322.21 . 2720
4030	4030	(c) Each such applicant may include fingerprints and any 2721
4031	4031	other unique biometric means of identity. 2722
4032	4032	(3) If an identification card issued under this section is 2723
4033	4033	lost, destroyed, or mutilated or a new name is acquired, the 2724
4034	4034	person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate upon 2725
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4045	4045
4046	4046
4047	4047	furnishing satisfactory proof of such fact to the department and 2726
4048	4048	upon payment of a fee as provided in s. 322.21. The fee must 2727
4049	4049	include payment for the color photograph or dig ital image of the 2728
4050	4050	applicant. Any person who loses an identification card and who, 2729
4051	4051	after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original card shall 2730
4052	4052	immediately surrender the original card to the department. The 2731
4053	4053	same documentary evidence shall be furnished for a d uplicate as 2732
4054	4054	for an original identification card. 2733
4055	4055	(8)(a) The department shall, upon receipt of the required 2734
4056	4056	fee, issue to each qualified applicant for an identification 2735
4057	4057	card a color photographic or digital image identification card 2736
4058	4058	bearing a fullface phot ograph or digital image of the 2737
4059	4059	identification cardholder. Notwithstanding chapter 761 or s. 2738
4060	4060	761.05, the requirement for a fullface photograph or digital 2739
4061	4061	image of the identification cardholder may not be waived. A 2740
4062	4062	space shall be provided upon which the iden tification cardholder 2741
4063	4063	shall affix his or her usual signature, as required in s. 2742
4064	4064	322.14, in the presence of an authorized agent of the department 2743
4065	4065	so as to ensure that such signature becomes a part of the 2744
4066	4066	identification card. Beginning November 1, 2023, each 2745
4067	4067	distinguishing number assigned to an original, renewal, or 2746
4068	4068	replacement identification card must have a minimum of four 2747
4069	4069	randomly generated digits. 2748
4070	4070	(b)1. The word "Veteran" must be exhibited on the 2749
4071	4071	identification card of a veteran upon the presentation of a copy 2750
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4081	4081
4082	4082
4083	4083
4084	4084	of the person's: 2751
4085	4085	a. DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of 2752
4086	4086	Defense; 2753
4087	4087	b. Veteran health identification card, issued by the 2754
4088	4088	United States Department of Veterans Affairs; 2755
4089	4089	c. Veteran identification card, issued by the United 2756
4090	4090	States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans 2757
4091	4091	Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114 -31; or 2758
4092	4092	d. Other acceptable form specified by the Department of 2759
4093	4093	Veterans' Affairs. 2760
4094	4094	2. Until a veteran's identification card is next renewed, 2761
4095	4095	the veteran may have the word "Veteran" added to his or her 2762
4096	4096	identification card upon surrender of his or her current 2763
4097	4097	identification card and presentation of any of the forms of 2764
4098	4098	identification specified in subparagraph 1. If the applicant is 2765
4099	4099	not conducting any ot her transaction affecting the 2766
4100	4100	identification card, a replacement identification card must be 2767
4101	4101	issued with the word "Veteran" without payment of the fee 2768
4102	4102	required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c. 2769
4103	4103	(c) The international symbol for the deaf and hard of 2770
4104	4104	hearing shall be exhibited on the identification card of a 2771
4105	4105	person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon the payment of a an 2772
4106	4106	additional $1 fee for the identification card and the 2773
4107	4107	presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard 2774
4108	4108	of hearing as determined by the department. Until a person's 2775
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4121	4121	identification card is next renewed, the person may have the 2776
4122	4122	symbol added to his or her identification card upon surrender of 2777
4123	4123	his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee to 2778
4124	4124	be deposited into the Highway Safety O perating Trust Fund, and 2779
4125	4125	presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard 2780
4126	4126	of hearing as determined by the department. If the applicant is 2781
4127	4127	not conducting any other transaction affecting the 2782
4128	4128	identification card, a replacement identification c ard may be 2783
4129	4129	issued with the symbol without payment of the fee required in s. 2784
4130	4130	322.21(1)(f)3.c. For purposes of this paragraph, the 2785
4131	4131	international symbol for the deaf and hard of hearing is 2786
4132	4132	substantially as follows: 2787
4133	4133	2788
4134	4134	2789
4135	4135	2790
4136	4136	(d) The department shall include symbo ls representing the 2791
4137	4137	following on an identification card upon the payment of a an 2792
4138	4138	additional $1 fee by an applicant who meets the requirements of 2793
4139	4139	subsection (1) and presents his or her: 2794
4140	4140	1. Lifetime freshwater fishing license; 2795
4141	4141	2. Lifetime saltwater fishi ng license; 2796
4142	4142	3. Lifetime hunting license; 2797
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4152	4152
4153	4153
4154	4154
4155	4155	4. Lifetime sportsman's license; or 2798
4156	4156	5. Lifetime boater safety identification card. 2799
4157	4157	2800
4158	4158	A person may replace his or her identification card before its 2801
4159	4159	expiration date with a card that includes his or her status as a 2802
4160	4160	lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon surrender of 2803
4161	4161	his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee to 2804
4162	4162	be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and 2805
4163	4163	presentation of the person's lifetime license or card. If the 2806
4164	4164	sole purpose of the replacement identification card is the 2807
4165	4165	inclusion of the applicant's status as a lifetime licensee or 2808
4166	4166	cardholder, the replacement identification card must be issued 2809
4167	4167	without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c. 2810
4168	4168	(e)1. Upon request by a person who has a developmental 2811
4169	4169	disability, or by a parent or guardian of a child or ward who 2812
4170	4170	has a developmental disability, the department shall issue an 2813
4171	4171	identification card exhibiting a capital "D" for the person, 2814
4172	4172	child, or ward if the person or the parent or guardian of the 2815
4173	4173	child or ward submits: 2816
4174	4174	a. Payment of a an additional $1 fee; and 2817
4175	4175	b. Proof acceptable to the department of a diagnosis by a 2818
4176	4176	licensed physician of a developmental disability as defined in 2819
4177	4177	s. 393.063. 2820
4178	4178	2. The department shall deposit the additional $1 fee into 2821
4179	4179	the Agency for Persons with Disabilities Operations and 2822
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4189	4189
4190	4190
4191	4191
4192	4192	Maintenance Trust Fund under s. 20.1971(2). 2823
4193	4193	3. A replacement identification card that includes the 2824
4194	4194	designation may be issued without payment of the fee required 2825
4195	4195	under s. 322.21(1)(f) . 2826
4196	4196	4. The department shall develop rules to facilitate the 2827
4197	4197	issuance, requirements, and oversight of developmental 2828
4198	4198	disability identification cards under this section. 2829
4199	4199	(9)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sectio n 2830
4200	4200	or s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue or 2831
4201	4201	renew a card at no charge to: 2832
4202	4202	1. A person who presents a valid Florida voter's 2833
4203	4203	registration card to the department and attests that he or she 2834
4204	4204	is experiencing a financial hardship. The departme nt may not 2835
4205	4205	require such person to present evidence of a financial hardship. 2836
4206	4206	2. A person who presents evidence satisfactory to the 2837
4207	4207	department that he or she is homeless as defined in s. 2838
4208	4208	414.0252(7). 2839
4209	4209	3. A juvenile offender who is in the custody or under the 2840
4210	4210	supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice and receiving 2841
4211	4211	services pursuant to s. 985.461. 2842
4212	4212	4. An inmate receiving a card issued pursuant to s. 2843
4213	4213	944.605(7), or, if necessary, to an inmate receiving a 2844
4214	4214	replacement card if the department determines that he or she has 2845
4215	4215	a valid state identification card. If the replacement state 2846
4216	4216	identification card is scheduled to expire within 6 months, the 2847
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4226	4226
4227	4227
4228	4228
4229	4229	department may also issue a temporary permit valid for at least 2848
4230	4230	6 months after the release date. 2849
4231	4231	(b) The department's mobile issuing units shall process 2850
4232	4232	the identification cards for juvenile offenders and inmates at 2851
4233	4233	no charge, as provided by s. 944.605(7)(a) and (b). 2852
4234	4234	(10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section 2853
4235	4235	or s. 322.21 to the contrary, the depart ment shall issue an 2854
4236	4236	identification card at no charge to a person who is 80 years of 2855
4237	4237	age or older and whose driving privilege is denied due to 2856
4238	4238	failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s. 2857
4239	4239	322.18(5). 2858
4240	4240	Section 82. Paragraphs (c) through (f) of subsection (1) 2859
4241	4241	of section 322.14, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2860
4242	4242	322.14 Licenses issued to drivers. — 2861
4243	4243	(1) 2862
4244	4244	(c) The international symbol for the deaf and hard of 2863
4245	4245	hearing provided in s. 322.051(8)(c) shall be exhibited on the 2864
4246	4246	driver license of a person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon 2865
4247	4247	the payment of a an additional $1 fee for the license and the 2866
4248	4248	presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard 2867
4249	4249	of hearing as determined by the department. Until a person's 2868
4250	4250	license is next renewed, the person may have the symbol added to 2869
4251	4251	his or her license upon the surrender of his or her current 2870
4252	4252	license, payment of a $2 fee to be deposited into the Highway 2871
4253	4253	Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of sufficient 2872
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4263	4263
4264	4264
4265	4265
4266	4266	proof that the person is deaf or h ard of hearing as determined 2873
4267	4267	by the department. If the applicant is not conducting any other 2874
4268	4268	transaction affecting the driver license, a replacement license 2875
4269	4269	may be issued with the symbol without payment of the fee 2876
4270	4270	required in s. 322.21(1)(e). 2877
4271	4271	(d)1. The word "Veteran" must be exhibited on the driver 2878
4272	4272	license of a veteran upon the presentation of a copy of the 2879
4273	4273	person's: 2880
4274	4274	a. DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of 2881
4275	4275	Defense; 2882
4276	4276	b. Veteran health identification card, issued by the 2883
4277	4277	United States Department of Veterans Affairs; 2884
4278	4278	c. Veteran identification card, issued by the United 2885
4279	4279	States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans 2886
4280	4280	Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114 -31; or 2887
4281	4281	d. Other acceptable form specified by the Departme nt of 2888
4282	4282	Veterans' Affairs. 2889
4283	4283	2. Until a veteran's license is next renewed, the veteran 2890
4284	4284	may have the word "Veteran" added to his or her license upon 2891
4285	4285	surrender of his or her current license and presentation of any 2892
4286	4286	of the forms of identification specified in su bparagraph 1. If 2893
4287	4287	the applicant is not conducting any other transaction affecting 2894
4288	4288	the driver license, a replacement license must be issued with 2895
4289	4289	the word "Veteran" without payment of the fee required in s. 2896
4290	4290	322.21(1)(e). 2897
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4300	4300
4301	4301
4302	4302
4303	4303	(e) The department shall include sym bols representing the 2898
4304	4304	following on a driver license upon the payment of an additional 2899
4305	4305	$1 fee by an applicant who meets the requirements of s. 322.08 2900
4306	4306	and presents his or her: 2901
4307	4307	1. Lifetime freshwater fishing license; 2902
4308	4308	2. Lifetime saltwater fishing license; 2903
4309	4309	3. Lifetime hunting license; 2904
4310	4310	4. Lifetime sportsman's license; or 2905
4311	4311	5. Lifetime boater safety identification card. 2906
4312	4312	2907
4313	4313	A person may replace his or her driver license before its 2908
4314	4314	expiration date with a license that includes his or her status 2909
4315	4315	as a lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon 2910
4316	4316	surrender of his or her current driver license, payment of a $2 2911
4317	4317	fee to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 2912
4318	4318	Fund, and presentation of the person's lifetime license or 2913
4319	4319	identification card. If the sole purpose of the replacement 2914
4320	4320	driver license is the inclusion of the applicant's status as a 2915
4321	4321	lifetime licensee or cardholder, the replacement driver license 2916
4322	4322	must be issued without payment of the fee required in s. 2917
4323	4323	322.21(1)(e). 2918
4324	4324	(f)1. Upon request by a pers on who has a developmental 2919
4325	4325	disability, or by a parent or legal guardian of a child or ward 2920
4326	4326	who has a developmental disability, the capital letter "D" shall 2921
4327	4327	be exhibited on the driver license of a person who has a 2922
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4338	4338
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4340	4340	developmental disability, as defined in s. 393.063, if the 2923
4341	4341	person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, presents 2924
4342	4342	sufficient proof that the person has been diagnosed with a 2925
4343	4343	developmental disability by a physician licensed under chapter 2926
4344	4344	458 or chapter 459 as determined by the department. 2927
4345	4345	2. Until a person's driver license is next renewed, the 2928
4346	4346	person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, may have the 2929
4347	4347	capital letter "D" added to or removed from his or her license 2930
4348	4348	upon the surrender of his or her current license and 2931
4349	4349	presentation of sufficient pro of that the person has been 2932
4350	4350	diagnosed with a developmental disability by a physician 2933
4351	4351	licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 as determined by the 2934
4352	4352	department. If the applicant is not conducting any other 2935
4353	4353	transaction affecting the driver license, a replace ment license 2936
4354	4354	may be issued with the capital letter "D" added or removed 2937
4355	4355	without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(e). 2938
4356	4356	Section 83. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and 2939
4357	4357	subsections (2) and (4) of section 322.17, Florida Statutes, are 2940
4358	4358	amended to read: 2941
4359	4359	322.17 Replacement licenses and permits. — 2942
4360	4360	(1)(a) In the event that an instruction permit or driver 2943
4361	4361	license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or 2944
4362	4362	destroyed, the person to whom the same was issued may , upon 2945
4363	4363	payment of the appropria te fee pursuant to s. 322.21, obtain a 2946
4364	4364	replacement upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department 2947
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4375	4375
4376	4376
4377	4377	that such permit or license has been lost or destroyed, and 2948
4378	4378	further furnishing the full name, date of birth, sex, residence 2949
4379	4379	and mailing address, proof o f birth satisfactory to the 2950
4380	4380	department, and proof of identity satisfactory to the 2951
4381	4381	department. 2952
4382	4382	(2) Upon the surrender of the original license and the 2953
4383	4383	payment of the appropriate fees pursuant to s. 322.21 , the 2954
4384	4384	department shall issue a replacement license t o make a change in 2955
4385	4385	name, address, or restrictions. 2956
4386	4386	(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or 2957
4387	4387	s. 322.21, the department shall, if necessary, issue or renew a 2958
4388	4388	replacement driver license at no charge to an inmate if the 2959
4389	4389	department determine s that he or she has a valid driver license. 2960
4390	4390	If the replacement driver license is scheduled to expire within 2961
4391	4391	6 months, the department may also issue a temporary permit valid 2962
4392	4392	for at least 6 months after the release date. 2963
4393	4393	Section 84. Paragraph (a) of sub section (4) and paragraph 2964
4394	4394	(a) of subsection (8) of section 322.18, Florida Statutes, are 2965
4395	4395	amended to read: 2966
4396	4396	322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; 2967
4397	4397	expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. — 2968
4398	4398	(4)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this ch apter, all 2969
4399	4399	licenses shall be renewable every 8 years and shall be issued or 2970
4400	4400	renewed upon application , payment of the fees required by s. 2971
4401	4401	322.21, and successful passage of any required examination, 2972
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4412	4412
4413	4413
4414	4414	unless the department has reason to believe that the licensee is 2973
4415	4415	no longer qualified to receive a license. 2974
4416	4416	(8) The department shall issue 8 -year renewals using a 2975
4417	4417	convenience service without reexamination to drivers who have 2976
4418	4418	not attained 80 years of age. The department shall issue 6 -year 2977
4419	4419	renewals using a convenience service when the applicant has 2978
4420	4420	satisfied the requirements of subsection (5). 2979
4421	4421	(a) If the department determines from its records that the 2980
4422	4422	holder of a license about to expire is eligible for renewal, the 2981
4423	4423	department shall mail a renewal notice to t he licensee at his or 2982
4424	4424	her last known address , not less than 30 days before prior to 2983
4425	4425	the licensee's birthday. The renewal notice shall direct the 2984
4426	4426	licensee to appear at a driver license office for in -person 2985
4427	4427	renewal or to transmit the completed renewal notice and the fees 2986
4428	4428	required by s. 322.21 to the department using a convenience 2987
4429	4429	service. 2988
4430	4430	Section 85. Subsection (4) of section 322.251, Florida 2989
4431	4431	Statutes, is amended to read: 2990
4432	4432	322.251 Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or 2991
4433	4433	disqualification of lic ense.— 2992
4434	4434	(4) A person whose privilege to operate a commercial motor 2993
4435	4435	vehicle is temporarily disqualified may, upon surrendering his 2994
4436	4436	or her commercial driver license, be issued a Class E driver 2995
4437	4437	license, valid for the length of his or her unexpired commercial 2996
4438	4438	driver license, at no cost. Such person may, upon the completion 2997
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4451	4451	of his or her disqualification, be issued a commercial driver 2998
4452	4452	license, of the type disqualified, for the remainder of his or 2999
4453	4453	her unexpired license period. Any such person shall pay the 3000
4454	4454	reinstatement fee provided in s. 322.21 before being issued a 3001
4455	4455	commercial driver license. 3002
4456	4456	Section 86. Subsection (2) of section 322.29, Florida 3003
4457	4457	Statutes, is amended to read: 3004
4458	4458	322.29 Surrender and return of license. — 3005
4459	4459	(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an examination is not 3006
4460	4460	required for the return of a license suspended under s. 318.15 3007
4461	4461	or s. 322.245 unless an examination is otherwise required by 3008
4462	4462	this chapter. A person applying for the return of a license 3009
4463	4463	suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245 must present to the 3010
4464	4464	department certification from the court that he or she has 3011
4465	4465	complied with all obligations and penalties imposed pursuant to 3012
4466	4466	s. 318.15 or, in the case of a suspension pursuant to s. 3013
4467	4467	322.245, that he or she has complied with all directives of the 3014
4468	4468	court and the requirements of s. 322.245 and shall pay to the 3015
4469	4469	department a nonrefundable service fee of $60, of which $37.50 3016
4470	4470	shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and $22.50 3017
4471	4471	shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 3018
4472	4472	If reinstated by the clerk of the court or tax collector, $37.50 3019
4473	4473	shall be retained and $22.50 shall be remitted to the Department 3020
4474	4474	of Revenue for deposit into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 3021
4475	4475	Fund. However, the service fee is not required if the person is 3022
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4486	4486
4487	4487
4488	4488	required to pay a $45 fee or $75 fee under s. 322.21(8). 3023
4489	4489	Section 87. Subsection (4) of section 1003.48, Florida 3024
4490	4490	Statutes, is amended to read: 3025
4491	4491	1003.48 Instruction in operation of motor vehicles. — 3026
4492	4492	(4) For the purpose of financing the driver education 3027
4493	4493	program in the secondary schools, there shall be levied an 3028
4494	4494	additional 50 cents per year to the driver license fee required 3029
4495	4495	by s. 322.21. The additional fee shall be promptly remitted to 3030
4496	4496	the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which shall 3031
4497	4497	transmit the fee to the Chief Financial Officer to be deposited 3032
4498	4498	in the General Revenue Fund. 3033
4499	4499	Section 88. Section 601.15, Florida Statutes, is amended 3034
4500	4500	to read: 3035
4501	4501	601.15 Advertising campaign; methods of conducting; 3036
4502	4502	assessments; emergency reserve fund; citrus research. — 3037
4503	4503	(1) The department shall administer this section, 3038
4504	4504	prescribe suitable and reasonable rules for the enforcement of 3039
4505	4505	this section, and administer the assessments levied and imposed 3040
4506	4506	under this section. All funds collected under this section and 3041
4507	4507	the interest accrued on such funds are consideration for a 3042
4508	4508	social contract between the state and the citrus growers of the 3043
4509	4509	state whereby the state must hold such funds in trust and 3044
4510	4510	inviolate and use them only for the purposes prescribed in this 3045
4511	4511	chapter. The department may cause its duly authorized agent or 3046
4512	4512	representative to enter upon the premises of any handler of 3047
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4524	4524
4525	4525	citrus fruits and to examine or cause to be examined any books, 3048
4526	4526	papers, records, or memoranda bearing on the amount of 3049
4527	4527	assessments payable and to secure oth er information directly or 3050
4528	4528	indirectly concerned in the enforcement of this section. Any 3051
4529	4529	person who is required to pay the assessments levied and imposed 3052
4530	4530	and who by any practice or evasion makes it difficult to enforce 3053
4531	4531	this section by inspection, or any per son who, after demand by 3054
4532	4532	the department or any agent or representative designated by it 3055
4533	4533	for that purpose, refuses to allow full inspection of the 3056
4534	4534	premises or any part thereof or any books, records, documents, 3057
4535	4535	or other instruments in any manner relating to the liability of 3058
4536	4536	the person or entity liable for the assessment imposed or 3059
4537	4537	hinders, delays, or prevents such inspection, commits a 3060
4538	4538	misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 3061
4539	4539	775.082 or s. 775.083. 3062
4540	4540	(2) The department shall plan and con duct campaigns for 3063
4541	4541	commodity advertising, publicity, and sales promotion, and may 3064
4542	4542	conduct campaigns to encourage noncommodity advertising, to 3065
4543	4543	increase the consumption of citrus fruits and may contract for 3066
4544	4544	any such advertising, publicity, and sales promotio n service. To 3067
4545	4545	accomplish such purpose, the department shall: 3068
4546	4546	(a) Disseminate information relating to: 3069
4547	4547	1. Citrus fruits and the importance thereof in preserving 3070
4548	4548	the public health, the economy thereof in the diet of the 3071
4549	4549	people, and the importance thereof in the nutrition of children. 3072
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4561	4561
4562	4562	2. The manner, method, and means used and employed in the 3073
4563	4563	production and marketing of citrus fruits and information 3074
4564	4564	relating to laws of the state regulating and safeguarding such 3075
4565	4565	production and marketing. 3076
4566	4566	3. The added cost to the producer and dealer in producing 3077
4567	4567	and handling citrus fruits to meet the high standards imposed by 3078
4568	4568	the state that ensure a pure and wholesome product. 3079
4569	4569	4. The effect upon the public health that would result 3080
4570	4570	from a breakdown of the state's citrus i ndustry or any part 3081
4571	4571	thereof. 3082
4572	4572	5. The reasons that producers and dealers should receive a 3083
4573	4573	reasonable return on their labor and investment. 3084
4574	4574	6. The problem of furnishing the consumer at all times 3085
4575	4575	with an abundant supply of fine quality citrus fruits at 3086
4576	4576	reasonable prices. 3087
4577	4577	7. Factors of instability peculiar to the citrus fruit 3088
4578	4578	industry, such as unbalanced production, the effect of the 3089
4579	4579	weather, the influence of consumer purchasing power, and price 3090
4580	4580	relative to the cost of other items of food in the normal diet 3091
4581	4581	of people, all to the end that an intelligent and increasing 3092
4582	4582	consumer demand may be created. 3093
4583	4583	8. The possibilities with particular reference to 3094
4584	4584	increased consumption of citrus fruits. 3095
4585	4585	9. Such additional information that tends to promote 3096
4586	4586	increased consumption of citrus fruits and that fosters a better 3097
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4596	4596
4597	4597
4598	4598
4599	4599	understanding and more efficient cooperation among producers, 3098
4600	4600	dealers, and the consuming public. 3099
4601	4601	(b) Decide upon some distinctive and suggestive trade name 3100
4602	4602	and promote its use in all ways to advertise Florida citrus 3101
4603	4603	fruit. 3102
4604	4604	(3)(a) There is levied and imposed upon each standard -3103
4605	4605	packed box of citrus fruit grown and placed into the primary 3104
4606	4606	channel of trade in this state an assessment at maximum annual 3105
4607	4607	rates for each citrus season as provided in this para graph. The 3106
4608	4608	rates may be set at any lower rate in any year pursuant to 3107
4609	4609	paragraph (e). 3108
4610	4610	1. The maximum assessment for grapefruit that enters the 3109
4611	4611	primary channel of trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 36 3110
4612	4612	cents per box. 3111
4613	4613	2. The maximum assessment for grapefruit that enters the 3112
4614	4614	primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not 3113
4615	4615	exceed 36 cents per box. 3114
4616	4616	3. The maximum assessment for oranges that enter the 3115
4617	4617	primary channel of trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 7 3116
4618	4618	cents per box. 3117
4619	4619	4. The maximum assessment for oranges that enter the 3118
4620	4620	primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not 3119
4621	4621	exceed 25 cents per box. 3120
4622	4622	5. The actual assessment levied each year upon tangerines 3121
4623	4623	and citrus hybrids regulated by the department that enter the 3122
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4636	4636	primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not 3123
4637	4637	exceed 25 cents per box. 3124
4638	4638	6. The maximum assessment for tangerines and citrus 3125
4639	4639	hybrids regulated by the department that enter the primary 3126
4640	4640	channel of trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 16 cents 3127
4641	4641	per box. 3128
4642	4642	(b) Whenever citrus fruit is purchased, acquired, or 3129
4643	4643	handled on a weight basis, the following weights are deemed the 3130
4644	4644	equivalent of one standard -packed box for assessment purposes 3131
4645	4645	under this section: 3132
4646	4646	1. Grapefruit, 85 pounds. 3133
4647	4647	2. Oranges, 90 pounds. 3134
4648	4648	3. Tangerines, 95 pounds. 3135
4649	4649	4. Citrus hybrids, 90 pounds. 3136
4650	4650	(c) The assessments imposed by this section do not apply 3137
4651	4651	to citrus fruit used for noncommercial domestic consumption on 3138
4652	4652	the premises where produced. 3139
4653	4653	(d) For purposes of this subsection, a citrus season 3140
4654	4654	begins on August 1 of a year and ends on July 31 of the 3141
4655	4655	following year. 3142
4656	4656	(e) The commission, upon an affirmative vote of a majority 3143
4657	4657	of its members and by an order entered by it before November 1 3144
4658	4658	of any year, may set the assessments up to th e maximum rates 3145
4659	4659	specified in this subsection. The assessment shall apply only to 3146
4660	4660	the citrus season that began on August 1 of the same calendar 3147
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4673	4673	year. Such assessment may be applied by variety and on the basis 3148
4674	4674	of whether the fruit enters the primary channel of trade for use 3149
4675	4675	in fresh or processed form. If the commission cannot agree on a 3150
4676	4676	box assessment, the assessment for the previous year shall 3151
4677	4677	remain in effect until the commission approves a new assessment. 3152
4678	4678	(3)(4) Every handler shall keep a complete and ac curate 3153
4679	4679	record of all citrus fruit handled by her or him. Such record 3154
4680	4680	shall be in such form and contain such other information as the 3155
4681	4681	department shall by rule prescribe. Such records shall be 3156
4682	4682	preserved by such handlers for a period of 1 year and shall be 3157
4683	4683	offered for inspection at any time upon oral or written demand 3158
4684	4684	by the department or its duly authorized agents or 3159
4685	4685	representatives. 3160
4686	4686	(4)(5) Every handler shall, at such times and in such 3161
4687	4687	manner as the department may by rule require, file with the 3162
4688	4688	department a return certified as true and correct, on forms 3163
4689	4689	furnished by the department, stating, in addition to other 3164
4690	4690	information, the number of standard -packed boxes of each kind of 3165
4691	4691	citrus fruit handled by such handler in the primary channel of 3166
4692	4692	trade during the per iod of time covered by the return. Full 3167
4693	4693	payment of all assessments due for the period reported shall 3168
4694	4694	accompany each handler's return. 3169
4695	4695	(6)(a) All assessments levied and imposed pursuant to this 3170
4696	4696	section are due and payable and shall be paid, or the amount 3171
4697	4697	thereof guaranteed as provided in this subsection, at the time 3172
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4710	4710	the citrus fruit is first handled in the primary channels of 3173
4711	4711	trade. All such assessments shall be paid, or the payment 3174
4712	4712	thereof shall be guaranteed, to the department by the person 3175
4713	4713	first handling the fruit in the primary channel of trade, except 3176
4714	4714	that payment of assessments on fruit delivered or sold for 3177
4715	4715	processing in this state shall be paid, or payment thereof shall 3178
4716	4716	be guaranteed in accordance with department rules, by the person 3179
4717	4717	processing such fruit. 3180
4718	4718	(b) Periodic payment of assessments upon citrus fruit by 3181
4719	4719	the person liable for such payment is permitted only in 3182
4720	4720	accordance with department rules, and the payment thereof shall 3183
4721	4721	be guaranteed by the posting of a good and sufficient letter of 3184
4722	4722	credit from an issuing financial institution located in the 3185
4723	4723	United States, a cash bond, an appropriate certificate of 3186
4724	4724	deposit, or an approved surety bond in an amount and manner as 3187
4725	4725	prescribed by department rule. Evidence of such guarantee of 3188
4726	4726	payment of assessments must be made on the grade certificate in 3189
4727	4727	such manner and form as may be prescribed by department rule. 3190
4728	4728	(c) All assessments collected by the department shall be 3191
4729	4729	delivered to the State Treasury for payment into the proper 3192
4730	4730	advertising fund. 3193
4731	4731	(7) All assessments levied and collected under this 3194
4732	4732	chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury on or before the 3195
4733	4733	15th day of each month. Such moneys shall be accounted for in A 3196
4734	4734	special fund to be designated as the Florida Citrus Advertising 3197
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4747	4747	Trust Fund, and all mon eys in such fund are appropriated to the 3198
4748	4748	department for the following purposes: 3199
4749	4749	(a) Four percent of all income of a revenue nature 3200
4750	4750	deposited in this fund, including transfers from any subsidiary 3201
4751	4751	accounts thereof and any interest income, shall be deposite d in 3202
4752	4752	the General Revenue Fund pursuant to chapter 215. 3203
4753	4753	(5)(a)(b) Moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust 3204
4754	4754	Fund shall be expended for the activities authorized by s. 3205
4755	4755	601.13 and for the cost of those general overhead, research and 3206
4756	4756	development, maintenance, salaries, professional fees, 3207
4757	4757	enforcement costs, and other such expenses that are not related 3208
4758	4758	to advertising, merchandising, public relations, trade 3209
4759	4759	luncheons, publicity, and other associated activities. The cost 3210
4760	4760	of general overhead, maintenance, sal aries, professional fees, 3211
4761	4761	enforcement costs, and other such expenses that are related to 3212
4762	4762	advertising, merchandising, public relations, trade luncheons, 3213
4763	4763	publicity, and associated activities shall be paid from the 3214
4764	4764	balance of the Florida Citrus Advertising Tr ust Fund. 3215
4765	4765	(b)(c) Moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund 3216
4766	4766	shall also be used by the department for defraying those 3217
4767	4767	expenses not included in paragraph (a)(b). After payment of such 3218
4768	4768	expenses, the money levied and collected under subsection (3) 3219
4769	4769	shall be used exclusively for commodity and noncommodity 3220
4770	4770	advertising, merchandising, publicity, or sales promotion of 3221
4771	4771	citrus products in both fresh form and processed form, including 3222
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4784	4784	citrus cattle feed and all other products of citrus fruits, 3223
4785	4785	produced in the state, in such equitable manner and proration as 3224
4786	4786	the department may determine, but funds expended for commodity 3225
4787	4787	advertising thereunder shall be expended through an established 3226
4788	4788	advertising agency. A proration of moneys between commodity 3227
4789	4789	programs and noncommodity programs and among types of citrus 3228
4790	4790	products shall be made on or before November 1 of each shipping 3229
4791	4791	season and may not thereafter be modified for that shipping 3230
4792	4792	season unless the department finds such action necessary to 3231
4793	4793	preserve the economic welfare of the citrus industry. 3232
4794	4794	(d) The pro rata portion of moneys allocated to each type 3233
4795	4795	of citrus product in noncommodity programs shall be used by the 3234
4796	4796	department to encourage substantial increases in the 3235
4797	4797	effectiveness, frequency, and volume of noncommodity 3236
4798	4798	advertising, merchandising, publicity, and sales promotion of 3237
4799	4799	such citrus products through rebates and incentive payments to 3238
4800	4800	handlers and trade customers for these activities. The 3239
4801	4801	department shall adopt rules providing for the use of such 3240
4802	4802	moneys. The rules shall establish alternate incentive programs, 3241
4803	4803	including at least one incentive program for product sold under 3242
4804	4804	advertised brands, one incentive program for product sold under 3243
4805	4805	private label brands, and one incentive program for product sold 3244
4806	4806	in bulk. For each incentive program, the ru les must establish 3245
4807	4807	eligibility and performance requirements and must provide 3246
4808	4808	appropriate limitations on amounts payable to a handler or trade 3247
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4821	4821	customer for a particular season. Such limitations may relate to 3248
4822	4822	the amount of citrus assessments levied and colle cted on the 3249
4823	4823	citrus product handled by such handler or trade customer during 3250
4824	4824	a 12-month representative period. 3251
4825	4825	(6)(8)(a) On certification by any employee of the 3252
4826	4826	department that her or his actual and necessary expenses on any 3253
4827	4827	particular day while traveling outside the state exceeded the 3254
4828	4828	per diem provided by law, such employee shall show such excess 3255
4829	4829	on her or his regular expense voucher and support the same by 3256
4830	4830	the proof required pursuant to rules adopted by the department. 3257
4831	4831	(b) The department is authorized to spend such amount as 3258
4832	4832	it deems advisable for guests involved in promotional activities 3259
4833	4833	in the sale of Florida citrus fruits and products. 3260
4834	4834	(c) All obligations, expenses, and costs incurred under 3261
4835	4835	this section shall be paid out of the Citrus Advertising F und 3262
4836	4836	upon warrant of the Chief Financial Officer when vouchers 3263
4837	4837	thereof, approved by the department, are exhibited. 3264
4838	4838	(7)(9)(a) Any handler who fails to file a return or to pay 3265
4839	4839	any assessment within the time required shall thereby forfeit to 3266
4840	4840	the department a penalty of 5 percent of the amount of 3267
4841	4841	assessment determined to be due, but the department, if 3268
4842	4842	satisfied that the delay was excusable, may remit all or any 3269
4843	4843	part of such penalty. Such penalty shall be paid to the 3270
4844	4844	department and disposed of as provided with respect to moneys 3271
4845	4845	derived from the assessments levied and imposed by subsection 3272
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4858	4858	(3). 3273
4859	4859	(b) The department may collect any assessments levied and 3274
4860	4860	assessed by this chapter in any o r all of the following methods: 3275
4861	4861	1. By the voluntary payment by the person liable therefor. 3276
4862	4862	2. By a suit at law. 3277
4863	4863	3. By a suit in equity to enjoin and restrain any handler, 3278
4864	4864	citrus fruit dealer, or other person owing such assessments from 3279
4865	4865	operating her or his business or engaging in business as a 3280
4866	4866	citrus fruit dealer until the delinquent assessments are paid. 3281
4867	4867	Such action may include an accounting to determine the amount of 3282
4868	4868	assessments plus delinquencies due. In any such proceeding, it 3283
4869	4869	is not necessary to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at 3284
4870	4870	law does not exist. 3285
4871	4871	(8)(10) The powers and duties of the department include 3286
4872	4872	the following: 3287
4873	4873	(a) To adopt and periodically alter, rescind, modify, and 3288
4874	4874	amend all proper and necessary rules and orders for the exer cise 3289
4875	4875	of its powers and the performance of its duties under this 3290
4876	4876	chapter. 3291
4877	4877	(b) To employ and at its pleasure discharge an advertising 3292
4878	4878	manager, agents, advertising agencies, and such clerical and 3293
4879	4879	other help as it deems necessary and to outline their powers and 3294
4880	4880	duties and fix their compensation. 3295
4881	4881	(c) To make in the name of the department such advertising 3296
4882	4882	contracts and other agreements as may be necessary. 3297
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4895	4895	(d) To keep books, records, and accounts of all of its 3298
4896	4896	activities, which books, records, and accounts shall be open to 3299
4897	4897	inspection, audit, and examination by the Auditor General and 3300
4898	4898	the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 3301
4899	4899	Accountability. 3302
4900	4900	(e) To purchase or authorize the purchase of all office 3303
4901	4901	equipment and supplies and to incur all other reas onable and 3304
4902	4902	necessary expenses and obligations in connection with and 3305
4903	4903	required for the proper administration of this chapter. 3306
4904	4904	(f) To conduct, and pay out of the Florida Citrus 3307
4905	4905	Advertising Trust Fund, premium and prize promotions designed to 3308
4906	4906	increase the use of citrus in any form. 3309
4907	4907	(g) To advertise citrus cattle feed and promote its use. 3310
4908	4908	(h) To conduct marketing activities in foreign countries 3311
4909	4909	and other programs designed to develop and protect domestic and 3312
4910	4910	international markets. 3313
4911	4911	Section 89. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 3314
4912	4912	601.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3315
4913	4913	601.041 The Friends of Florida Citrus Program; advisory 3316
4914	4914	council.— 3317
4915	4915	(1) The Friends of Florida Citrus Program is established 3318
4916	4916	within the department to provide support and ass istance for 3319
4917	4917	existing and future programs within the department. 3320
4918	4918	(b) The department may receive donations from private 3321
4919	4919	corporations to support the program. The department shall 3322
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4932	4932	deposit donations to the program into the Florida Citrus 3323
4933	4933	Advertising Trust Fun d, as established in s. 601.15(7), and such 3324
4934	4934	donations shall be exempt from s. 601.15(7)(a) . 3325
4935	4935	Section 90. Subsection (5) of section 601.13, Florida 3326
4936	4936	Statutes, is amended to read: 3327
4937	4937	601.13 Citrus research; administration by Department of 3328
4938	4938	Citrus; appropriation.— 3329
4939	4939	(5) There is appropriated and made available for defraying 3330
4940	4940	the expenses of the administration of this section from the 3331
4941	4941	moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund derived from 3332
4942	4942	advertising assessments levied on citrus fruit such amounts as 3333
4943	4943	the department may deem necessary within the percentage 3334
4944	4944	limitations imposed by s. 601.15 . 3335
4945	4945	Section 91. Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section 3336
4946	4946	601.152, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3337
4947	4947	601.152 Special marketing orders. — 3338
4948	4948	(9)(a) All moneys coll ected by the department under this 3339
4949	4949	section shall be set aside in the Florida Citrus Advertising 3340
4950	4950	Trust Fund as a special fund to be known as the "Citrus Special 3341
4951	4951	Marketing Order Fund." All moneys in such fund , after deducting 3342
4952	4952	the service charge provided in s . 601.15(7), are appropriated to 3343
4953	4953	the department for the actual expenses incurred by the 3344
4954	4954	department for the formulation, issuance, administration, and 3345
4955	4955	enforcement of any marketing order so implemented and in the 3346
4956	4956	conduct of the special marketing campaign or market and product 3347
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4969	4969	research and development to be carried out pursuant to any such 3348
4970	4970	marketing order so implemented. Upon the completion of the 3349
4971	4971	special marketing campaign or market and product research and 3350
4972	4972	development provided for pursuant to any marketing o rder so 3351
4973	4973	implemented, any and all moneys remaining and not required by 3352
4974	4974	the department to defray the expenses of such marketing order 3353
4975	4975	shall be deposited to and made a part of the Florida Citrus 3354
4976	4976	Advertising Trust Fund created by s. 601.15 . 3355
4977	4977	Section 92. Subsection (11) of section 601.155, Florida 3356
4978	4978	Statutes, is amended to read: 3357
4979	4979	601.155 Equalizing assessment; credit; exemption. — 3358
4980	4980	(11) All assessments levied and collected under this 3359
4981	4981	section, including penalties, shall be paid into the State 3360
4982	4982	Treasury to be made a part of the Florida Citrus Advertising 3361
4983	4983	Trust Fund in the same manner , for the same purposes, and in the 3362
4984	4984	same proportions as set forth in s. 601.15(7) . Any person 3363
4985	4985	failing to file a return or pay any assessment within the time 3364
4986	4986	required shall thereby f orfeit to the department a penalty of 5 3365
4987	4987	percent of the amount of assessment then due, but the 3366
4988	4988	department, on good cause shown, may waive all or any part of 3367
4989	4989	such penalty. 3368
4990	4990	Section 93. Section 258.0145, Florida Statutes, is 3369
4991	4991	repealed. 3370
4992	4992	Section 94. Section 379.2213, Florida Statutes, is 3371
4993	4993	repealed. 3372
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5006	5006	Section 95. Section 379.3511, Florida Statutes, is 3373
5007	5007	repealed. 3374
5008	5008	Section 96. Section 379.3512, Florida Statutes, is 3375
5009	5009	repealed. 3376
5010	5010	Section 97. Section 379.353, Florida Statutes, is 3377
5011	5011	repealed. 3378
5012	5012	Section 98. Section 379.356, Florida Statutes, is 3379
5013	5013	repealed. 3380
5014	5014	Section 99. Section 379.357, Florida Statutes, is 3381
5015	5015	repealed. 3382
5016	5016	Section 100. Section 379.359, Florida Statutes, is 3383
5017	5017	repealed. 3384
5018	5018	Section 101. Section 938.04, Florida Statutes, is 3385
5019	5019	repealed. 3386
5020	5020	Section 102. Section 938.06, Florida Statutes, is 3387
5021	5021	repealed. 3388
5022	5022	Section 103. Section 938.15, Florida Statutes, is 3389
5023	5023	repealed. 3390
5024	5024	Section 104. Section 379.354, Florida Statutes, is amended 3391
5025	5025	to read: 3392
5026	5026	379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization 3393
5027	5027	numbers; fees established.— 3394
5028	5028	(1) LICENSE, PERMIT, OR AUTHORIZATION NUMBER REQUIRED. —3395
5029	5029	Except as provided in s. 379.353, no A person may not shall take 3396
5030	5030	game, freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals 3397
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5042	5042
5043	5043	within this state without having first obtained a license, 3398
5044	5044	permit, or authorization number and paid the fees set forth in 3399
5045	5045	this chapter. Such license, permit, or authorization number 3400
5046	5046	shall authorize the person to whom it is issued to take game , 3401
5047	5047	freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals, and 3402
5048	5048	participate in outdoor recreational activities in accordance 3403
5049	5049	with the laws of the state and rules of the commission. 3404
5050	5050	(2) NONTRANSFERABILITY; INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION. — 3405
5051	5051	(a) Licenses, permits, and authorization numbers issued 3406
5052	5052	under this part are not transferable. Each license and permit 3407
5053	5053	must bear on its face in indelible ink the name of the person to 3408
5054	5054	whom it is issued and other information as deemed necessary by 3409
5055	5055	the commission. Licenses issued to the owner, operator, or 3410
5056	5056	custodian of a vessel that directly or indir ectly collects fees 3411
5057	5057	for taking or attempting to take or possess saltwater fish for 3412
5058	5058	noncommercial purposes must include the vessel registration 3413
5059	5059	number or federal documentation number. 3414
5060	5060	(b) The lifetime licenses and 5 -year licenses authorized 3415
5061	5061	in this section shall be embossed with the name, date of birth, 3416
5062	5062	date of issuance, and other pertinent information as deemed 3417
5063	5063	necessary by the commission. A certified copy of the applicant's 3418
5064	5064	birth certificate shall accompany each application for a 3419
5065	5065	lifetime license for a r esident 12 years of age or younger. 3420
5066	5066	(c) A positive form of identification is required when 3421
5067	5067	using a free license, a lifetime license, a 5 -year license, or 3422
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5079	5079
5080	5080	an authorization number issued under this chapter, or when 3423
5081	5081	otherwise required by a license or permit . 3424
5082	5082	(3) PERSONAL POSSESSION REQUIRED. —Each recreational 3425
5083	5083	license, state-issued identification card or driver license 3426
5084	5084	indicating possession of a recreational license, permit, or 3427
5085	5085	authorization number must be in the personal possession of the 3428
5086	5086	person to whom it is issued while the person is taking, 3429
5087	5087	attempting to take, or possessing game , freshwater or saltwater 3430
5088	5088	fish, or fur-bearing animals. Any person taking, attempting to 3431
5089	5089	take, or possessing game, freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-3432
5090	5090	bearing animals who fails t o produce a recreational license, 3433
5091	5091	state-issued identification card or driver license indicating 3434
5092	5092	possession of a recreational license, permit, or authorization 3435
5093	5093	number at the request of a commission law enforcement officer 3436
5094	5094	commits a violation of the law. 3437
5095	5095	(4) RESIDENT HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES. —The licenses 3438
5096	5096	and fees for residents participating in hunting and fishing 3439
5097	5097	activities in this state are as follows: 3440
5098	5098	(a) Annual freshwater fishing license, $15.50. 3441
5099	5099	(b) Annual saltwater fishing license, $15.50. 3442
5100	5100	(c) Annual hunting license to take game, $15.50. 3443
5101	5101	(d) Annual combination hunting and freshwater fishing 3444
5102	5102	license, $31. 3445
5103	5103	(e) Annual combination freshwater fishing and saltwater 3446
5104	5104	fishing license, $31. 3447
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5116	5116
5117	5117	(f) Annual combination hunting, freshwater fishing, an d 3448
5118	5118	saltwater fishing license, $46.50. 3449
5119	5119	(g) Annual license to take fur -bearing animals, $25. 3450
5120	5120	However, a resident with a valid hunting license or a no -cost 3451
5121	5121	license who is taking fur -bearing animals for noncommercial 3452
5122	5122	purposes using guns or dogs only, and not traps or other 3453
5123	5123	devices, is not required to purchase this license. Also, a 3454
5124	5124	resident 65 years of age or older is not required to purchase 3455
5125	5125	this license. 3456
5126	5126	(h) Annual sportsman's license, $79, except that an annual 3457
5127	5127	sportsman's license for a resident 64 years of age or older is 3458
5128	5128	$12. A sportsman's license authorizes the person to whom it is 3459
5129	5129	issued to take game and freshwater fish, subject to the state 3460
5130	5130	and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including rules of the 3461
5131	5131	commission, in effect at the time of the taking . Other 3462
5132	5132	authorized activities include activities authorized by a 3463
5133	5133	management area permit, a muzzle -loading gun season permit, a 3464
5134	5134	crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a Florida waterfowl 3465
5135	5135	permit, a deer permit, and an archery season permit. 3466
5136	5136	(i) Annual gold sportsman's license, $98.50. The gold 3467
5137	5137	sportsman's license authorizes the person to whom it is issued 3468
5138	5138	to take freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and game, subject to 3469
5139	5139	the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including 3470
5140	5140	rules of the commission, in effect at the time of taking. Other 3471
5141	5141	authorized activities include activities authorized by a 3472
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5151	5151
5152	5152
5153	5153
5154	5154	management area permit, a muzzle -loading gun season permit, a 3473
5155	5155	crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a Florida waterfowl 3474
5156	5156	permit, a deer permit, an archery season permit, a snook permit, 3475
5157	5157	and a spiny lobster permit. 3476
5158	5158	(j) Annual military gold sportsman's license, $18.50. A 3477
5159	5159	resident who is an active or retired member of the United States 3478
5160	5160	Armed Forces, the United States Armed Forces Reserve, the 3479
5161	5161	National Guard, the Un ited States Coast Guard, or the United 3480
5162	5162	States Coast Guard Reserve may purchase the military gold 3481
5163	5163	sportsman's license upon submission of a current military 3482
5164	5164	identification card. The annual military gold sportsman's 3483
5165	5165	license authorizes the same activities as t he annual gold 3484
5166	5166	sportsman's license. 3485
5167	5167	(k) An annual resident shoreline fishing license shall be 3486
5168	5168	issued without a fee to allow any resident to saltwater fish 3487
5169	5169	from land or from a structure fixed to the land. This license is 3488
5170	5170	not required for any resident issu ed any other license 3489
5171	5171	identified in this section which allows the taking of saltwater 3490
5172	5172	fish. 3491
5173	5173	(5) NONRESIDENT HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES. —The licenses 3492
5174	5174	and fees for nonresidents participating in hunting and fishing 3493
5175	5175	activities in the state are as follows: 3494
5176	5176	(a) Freshwater fishing license to take freshwater fish for 3495
5177	5177	3 consecutive days, $15.50. 3496
5178	5178	(b) Freshwater fishing license to take freshwater fish for 3497
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5189	5189
5190	5190
5191	5191	7 consecutive days, $28.50. 3498
5192	5192	(c) Saltwater fishing license to take saltwater fish for 3 3499
5193	5193	consecutive days, $15.50. 3500
5194	5194	(d) Saltwater fishing license to take saltwater fish for 7 3501
5195	5195	consecutive days, $28.50. 3502
5196	5196	(e) Annual freshwater fishing license, $45.50. 3503
5197	5197	(f) Annual saltwater fishing license, $45.50. 3504
5198	5198	(g) Hunting license to take game for 10 consecutive days, 3505
5199	5199	$45. 3506
5200	5200	(h) Annual hunting license to take game, $150. 3507
5201	5201	(i) Annual license to take fur -bearing animals, $25. 3508
5202	5202	However, a nonresident with a valid Florida hunting license who 3509
5203	5203	is taking fur-bearing animals for noncommercial purposes using 3510
5204	5204	guns or dogs only, and n ot traps or other devices, is not 3511
5205	5205	required to purchase this license. 3512
5206	5206	(6) PIER LICENSE.—A pier license for any pier fixed to 3513
5207	5207	land for the purpose of taking or attempting to take saltwater 3514
5208	5208	fish is $500 per year. The pier license may be purchased at the 3515
5209	5209	option of the owner, operator, or custodian of such pier and 3516
5210	5210	must be available for inspection at all times. 3517
5211	5211	(7) VESSEL LICENSES. — 3518
5212	5212	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (f), a person may not 3519
5213	5213	operate any vessel wherein a fee is paid, either directly or 3520
5214	5214	indirectly, for the purpose of taking, attempting to take, or 3521
5215	5215	possessing any saltwater fish for noncommercial purposes unless 3522
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5226	5226
5227	5227
5228	5228	she or he has obtained a license for each vessel for that 3523
5229	5229	purpose, and has paid the license fee pursuant to paragraphs (b) 3524
5230	5230	and (c) for such vessel. 3525
5231	5231	(b) A license for any person who operates any vessel 3526
5232	5232	licensed to carry more than 10 customers, wherein a fee is paid, 3527
5233	5233	either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of taking or 3528
5234	5234	attempting to take saltwater fish, is $800 per year. The license 3529
5235	5235	must be kept aboard the vessel at all times. 3530
5236	5236	(c)1. A license for any person who operates any vessel 3531
5237	5237	licensed to carry no more than 10 customers, or for any person 3532
5238	5238	licensed to operate any vessel carrying 6 or fewer customers, 3533
5239	5239	wherein a fee is paid, eithe r directly or indirectly, for the 3534
5240	5240	purpose of taking or attempting to take saltwater fish, is $400 3535
5241	5241	per year. 3536
5242	5242	2. A license for any person licensed to operate any vessel 3537
5243	5243	carrying 6 or fewer customers but who operates a vessel carrying 3538
5244	5244	4 or fewer customers, wherein a fee is paid, either directly or 3539
5245	5245	indirectly, for the purpose of taking or attempting to take 3540
5246	5246	saltwater fish, is $200 per year. The license must be kept 3541
5247	5247	aboard the vessel at all times. 3542
5248	5248	3. A person who operates a vessel required to be licensed 3543
5249	5249	pursuant to paragraph (b) or this paragraph may obtain a license 3544
5250	5250	in her or his own name, and such license shall be transferable 3545
5251	5251	and apply to any vessel operated by the purchaser, provided that 3546
5252	5252	the purchaser has paid the appropriate license fee. 3547
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5265	5265	(d) A license for a recreational vessel not for hire and 3548
5266	5266	for which no fee is paid, either directly or indirectly, by 3549
5267	5267	guests for the purpose of taking or attempting to take saltwater 3550
5268	5268	fish noncommercially is $2,000 per year. The license may be 3551
5269	5269	purchased at the option of the vessel owner and must be kept 3552
5270	5270	aboard the vessel at all times. A log of species taken and the 3553
5271	5271	date the species were taken shall be maintained and a copy of 3554
5272	5272	the log filed with the commission at the time of renewal of the 3555
5273	5273	license. 3556
5274	5274	(e) The owner, operat or, or custodian of a vessel the 3557
5275	5275	operator of which has been licensed pursuant to paragraph (a) 3558
5276	5276	must maintain and report such statistical data as required by, 3559
5277	5277	and in a manner set forth in, the rules of the commission. 3560
5278	5278	(f) If the operator of a vessel that carries scuba divers 3561
5279	5279	for a fee, either directly or indirectly, maintains the 3562
5280	5280	appropriate vessel license under this subsection based upon the 3563
5281	5281	number of persons the vessel is licensed to carry and the 3564
5282	5282	applicable permits, the individual scuba divers engaging in 3565
5283	5283	taking or attempting to take saltwater products are not required 3566
5284	5284	to obtain individual fishing licenses or any applicable permits. 3567
5285	5285	However, if the operator of such a vessel does not have the 3568
5286	5286	appropriate license and applicable permits, the individual scub a 3569
5287	5287	divers engaging in taking or attempting to take saltwater 3570
5288	5288	products must have individual fishing licenses and any 3571
5289	5289	applicable permits. 3572
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5301	5301
5302	5302	(8) SPECIFIED HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY 3573
5303	5303	PERMITS.—In order to ensure that the cultural heritage of 3574
5304	5304	hunting and sport fishing as recognized in s. 379.104 is passed 3575
5305	5305	on to future Floridians, the commission shall use up to 10 3576
5306	5306	percent of the proceeds from the hunting and sport fishing 3577
5307	5307	permits issued pursuant to this subsection to promote hunting 3578
5308	5308	and sport fishing activities with an emphasis on youth 3579
5309	5309	participation. In addition to any license required under this 3580
5310	5310	chapter, the following permits and fees for specified hunting, 3581
5311	5311	fishing, and other recreational uses and activities are 3582
5312	5312	required: 3583
5313	5313	(a) An annual Florida w aterfowl permit for a resident or 3584
5314	5314	nonresident to take wild ducks or geese within the state or its 3585
5315	5315	coastal waters is $5. Revenue generated from the sale of 3586
5316	5316	waterfowl permits or that pro rata portion of any license that 3587
5317	5317	includes waterfowl hunting privileges provided for in this 3588
5318	5318	paragraph shall be used for conservation, research, and 3589
5319	5319	management of waterfowl; for the development, restoration, 3590
5320	5320	maintenance, and preservation of wetlands within the state; or 3591
5321	5321	to promote the cultural heritage of hunting. 3592
5322	5322	(b)1. An annual Florida turkey permit for a resident to 3593
5323	5323	take wild turkeys within the state is $10. Revenue generated 3594
5324	5324	from the sale of resident wild turkey permits or that pro rata 3595
5325	5325	portion of any license that includes turkey hunting privileges 3596
5326	5326	provided for in this su bparagraph shall be used for the 3597
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5336	5336
5337	5337
5338	5338
5339	5339	conservation, research, and management of wild turkeys or to 3598
5340	5340	promote the cultural heritage of hunting. 3599
5341	5341	2. An annual Florida turkey permit for a nonresident to 3600
5342	5342	take wild turkeys within the state is $125. Revenue generated 3601
5343	5343	from the sale of nonresident wild turkey permits or that pro 3602
5344	5344	rata portion of any license that includes turkey hunting 3603
5345	5345	privileges provided for in this subparagraph shall be used for 3604
5346	5346	the conservation, research, and management of wild turkeys or to 3605
5347	5347	promote the cultural heritage of hunting. 3606
5348	5348	(c) An annual snook permit for a resident or nonresident 3607
5349	5349	to take or possess any snook from any waters of the state is 3608
5350	5350	$10. Revenue generated from the sale of snook permits shall be 3609
5351	5351	used exclusively for programs to benefit the snook population. 3610
5352	5352	(d) An annual spiny lobster permit for a resident or 3611
5353	5353	nonresident to take or possess any spiny lobster for 3612
5354	5354	recreational purposes from any waters of the state is $5. 3613
5355	5355	Revenue generated from the sale of spiny lobster permits shall 3614
5356	5356	be used exclusively for programs to benefit the spiny lobster 3615
5357	5357	population. 3616
5358	5358	(e) A $5 fee is imposed for each of the following permits: 3617
5359	5359	1. An annual archery season permit for a resident or 3618
5360	5360	nonresident to hunt within the state during any archery season 3619
5361	5361	authorized by the commission. 3620
5362	5362	2. An annual crossbow season permit for a resident or 3621
5363	5363	nonresident to hunt within the state during any crossbow season 3622
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5373	5373
5374	5374
5375	5375
5376	5376	authorized by the commission. 3623
5377	5377	3. An annual muzzle -loading gun season permit for a 3624
5378	5378	resident or nonresident to h unt within the state during any 3625
5379	5379	muzzle-loading gun season authorized by the commission. 3626
5380	5380	(f) A special use permit for a resident or nonresident to 3627
5381	5381	participate in limited entry hunting or fishing activities as 3628
5382	5382	authorized by commission rule shall not exceed $150 per day or 3629
5383	5383	$300 per week. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 3630
5384	5384	chapter, there are no exclusions, exceptions, or exemptions from 3631
5385	5385	this permit fee. In addition to the permit fee, the commission 3632
5386	5386	may charge each special use permit applicant a nonre fundable 3633
5387	5387	application fee not to exceed $10. 3634
5388	5388	(g)1. A management area permit for a resident or 3635
5389	5389	nonresident to hunt on, fish on, or otherwise use for outdoor 3636
5390	5390	recreational purposes land owned, leased, or managed by the 3637
5391	5391	commission, or by the state for the use and benefit of the 3638
5392	5392	commission, shall not exceed $30 per year. 3639
5393	5393	2. Permit fees for short -term use of land that is owned, 3640
5394	5394	leased, or managed by the commission may be established by rule 3641
5395	5395	of the commission for activities on such lands. Such permits may 3642
5396	5396	be in lieu of, or in addition to, the annual management area 3643
5397	5397	permit authorized in subparagraphs 1. and 4. 3644
5398	5398	3. Other than for hunting or fishing, the provisions of 3645
5399	5399	this paragraph shall not apply on any lands not owned by the 3646
5400	5400	commission, unless the commission ha s obtained the written 3647
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5410	5410
5411	5411
5412	5412
5413	5413	consent of the owner or primary custodian of such lands. 3648
5414	5414	4. A management area permit for a resident or nonresident 3649
5415	5415	to hike, camp, or otherwise engage in other outdoor recreational 3650
5416	5416	activities, except hunting or fishing, on managemen t area lands 3651
5417	5417	shall not exceed $5 per day or $30 per year. 3652
5418	5418	(h)1. A recreational user permit is required to hunt on, 3653
5419	5419	fish on, or otherwise use for outdoor recreational purposes land 3654
5420	5420	leased by the commission from private nongovernmental owners. 3655
5421	5421	The fee for a recreational user permit shall be based upon the 3656
5422	5422	economic compensation desired by the landowner, game population 3657
5423	5423	levels, desired hunter density, and administrative costs. The 3658
5424	5424	permit fee shall be set by commission rule on a per -acre basis. 3659
5425	5425	The recreational user permit fee, less administrative costs of 3660
5426	5426	up to $30 per permit, shall be remitted to the landowner as 3661
5427	5427	provided in the lease agreement for each area. 3662
5428	5428	2. One minor dependent under 16 years of age may hunt 3663
5429	5429	under the supervision of the permittee and is exempt from the 3664
5430	5430	recreational user permit requirements. The spouse and dependent 3665
5431	5431	children of a permittee are exempt from the recreational user 3666
5432	5432	permit requirements when engaged in outdoor recreational 3667
5433	5433	activities other than hunting and when accompanied by a 3668
5434	5434	permittee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 3669
5435	5435	no other exclusions, exceptions, or exemptions from the 3670
5436	5436	recreational user permit fee are authorized. 3671
5437	5437	(i) An annual deer permit for a resident or nonresident to 3672
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5446	5446	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
5447	5447
5448	5448
5449	5449
5450	5450	take deer within the state dur ing any season authorized by the 3673
5451	5451	commission is $5. Revenue generated from the sale of deer 3674
5452	5452	permits shall be used for the conservation, research, and 3675
5453	5453	management of white-tailed deer or to promote the cultural 3676
5454	5454	heritage of hunting. 3677
5455	5455	3678
5456	5456	The commission shall prepare an annual report documenting the 3679
5457	5457	use of funds generated pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) and 3680
5458	5458	shall submit the report to the Governor, the Speaker of the 3681
5459	5459	House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate no 3682
5460	5460	later than September 1 of each y ear. 3683
5461	5461	(4)(9) RESIDENT 5-YEAR HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES.— 3684
5462	5462	(a) Five-year licenses are available for residents only , 3685
5463	5463	as follows: 3686
5464	5464	1. A 5-year freshwater fishing or saltwater fishing 3687
5465	5465	license is $77.50 for each type of license and authorizes the 3688
5466	5466	person to whom the license is issued to take or attempt to take 3689
5467	5467	or possess freshwater fish or saltwater fish consistent with the 3690
5468	5468	state and federal laws and regulations and rules of the 3691
5469	5469	commission in effect at the time of taking. 3692
5470	5470	2. A 5-year hunting license is $7 7.50 and authorizes the 3693
5471	5471	person to whom it is issued to take or attempt to take or 3694
5472	5472	possess game consistent with the state and federal laws and 3695
5473	5473	regulations and rules of the commission in effect at the time of 3696
5474	5474	taking. 3697
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5484	5484
5485	5485
5486	5486
5487	5487	3. The commission is authorized to sell the hunting, 3698
5488	5488	fishing, and recreational activity permits authorized in 3699
5489	5489	subsection (8) for a 5 -year period to match the purchase of 5 -3700
5490	5490	year fishing and hunting licenses. The fee for each permit 3701
5491	5491	issued under this paragraph shall be five times the annual cost 3702
5492	5492	established in subsection (8). 3703
5493	5493	(b) Proceeds from the sale of all 5 -year licenses and 3704
5494	5494	permits shall be deposited into the Dedicated License Trust 3705
5495	5495	Fund, to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of s. 3706
5496	5496	379.203. 3707
5497	5497	(10) RESIDENT LIFETIME FRESHWATER OR SALTWATER FISHING 3708
5498	5498	LICENSES.— 3709
5499	5499	(a) Lifetime freshwater fishing licenses or saltwater 3710
5500	5500	fishing licenses are available for residents only, as follows, 3711
5501	5501	for: 3712
5502	5502	1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $125. 3713
5503	5503	2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of 3714
5504	5504	age, for a fee of $225. 3715
5505	5505	3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $300. 3716
5506	5506	(b) The following activities are authorized by the 3717
5507	5507	purchase of a lifetime freshwater fishing license: 3718
5508	5508	1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, fres hwater 3719
5509	5509	fish consistent with the state and federal laws and regulations 3720
5510	5510	and rules of the commission in effect at the time of the taking. 3721
5511	5511	2. All activities authorized by a management area permit, 3722
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5520	5520	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
5521	5521
5522	5522
5523	5523
5524	5524	excluding hunting. 3723
5525	5525	(c) The following activities are authorized by the 3724
5526	5526	purchase of a lifetime saltwater fishing license: 3725
5527	5527	1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, saltwater 3726
5528	5528	fish consistent with the state and federal laws and regulations 3727
5529	5529	and rules of the commission in effect at the time of the taking. 3728
5530	5530	2. All activities authorized by a snook permit and a spiny 3729
5531	5531	lobster permit. 3730
5532	5532	3. All activities for which an additional license, permit, 3731
5533	5533	or fee is required to take or attempt to take or possess 3732
5534	5534	saltwater fish, which additional license, permit, or fee was 3733
5535	5535	imposed subsequent to the date of the purchase of the lifetime 3734
5536	5536	saltwater fishing license. 3735
5537	5537	(5)(11) RESIDENT LIFETIME HUNTING LICENSES. — 3736
5538	5538	(a) Lifetime hunting licenses are available to residents 3737
5539	5539	only and authorizes the person to whom it is issued , as 3738
5540	5540	follows, for: 3739
5541	5541	1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $200. 3740
5542	5542	2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of 3741
5543	5543	age, for a fee of $350. 3742
5544	5544	3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $500. 3743
5545	5545	(b) The following activities are authorized by the 3744
5546	5546	purchase of a lifetime hunting license: 3745
5547	5547	1. Taking, or attempting to take or attempt to take or 3746
5548	5548	possess, game consistent with the state and federal laws and 3747
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5557	5557	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
5558	5558
5559	5559
5560	5560
5561	5561	regulations and rules of the commission in effect at the time of 3748
5562	5562	the taking. 3749
5563	5563	2. All activities authorized by a muzzle -loading gun 3750
5564	5564	season permit, a crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, an 3751
5565	5565	archery season permit, a Florida waterfowl permit, a deer 3752
5566	5566	permit, and a management area permit, excluding fishing. 3753
5567	5567	(12) RESIDENT LIFETIME SPORTSMAN'S LI CENSES.— 3754
5568	5568	(a) Lifetime sportsman's licenses are available to 3755
5569	5569	residents only, as follows, for: 3756
5570	5570	1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $400. 3757
5571	5571	2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of 3758
5572	5572	age, for a fee of $700. 3759
5573	5573	3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $1,000. 3760
5574	5574	(b) The following activities are authorized by the 3761
5575	5575	purchase of a lifetime sportsman's license: 3762
5576	5576	1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, freshwater 3763
5577	5577	and saltwater fish, and game, consistent with the state and 3764
5578	5578	federal laws and regulations and rules of the commission in 3765
5579	5579	effect at the time of taking. 3766
5580	5580	2. All activities authorized by a management area permit, 3767
5581	5581	a muzzle-loading gun season permit, a crossbow season permit, a 3768
5582	5582	turkey permit, an archery season permit, a Florida waterfowl 3769
5583	5583	permit, a deer permit, a snook permit, and a spiny lobster 3770
5584	5584	permit. 3771
5585	5585	(13) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LIFETIME LICENSES. —The 3772
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5594	5594	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
5595	5595
5596	5596
5597	5597
5598	5598	proceeds from the sale of all lifetime licenses authorized in 3773
5599	5599	this section shall be deposited into the Lifetime F ish and 3774
5600	5600	Wildlife Trust Fund, to be distributed as provided in s. 3775
5601	5601	379.207. 3776
5602	5602	(14) RECIPROCAL FEE AGREEMENTS. —The commission is 3777
5603	5603	authorized to reduce the fees for licenses and permits under 3778
5604	5604	this section for residents of those states with which the 3779
5605	5605	commission has entered into reciprocal agreements with respect 3780
5606	5606	to such fees. 3781
5607	5607	(15) FREE FISHING DAYS. —The commission may designate by 3782
5608	5608	rule no more than 6 consecutive or nonconsecutive days in each 3783
5609	5609	year as free freshwater fishing days and no more than 6 3784
5610	5610	consecutive or nonconsecutive days in each year as free 3785
5611	5611	saltwater fishing days. Notwithstanding any other provision of 3786
5612	5612	this chapter, a person may take freshwater fish for 3787
5613	5613	noncommercial purposes on a free freshwater fishing day and may 3788
5614	5614	take saltwater fish for noncommerc ial purposes on a free 3789
5615	5615	saltwater fishing day, without obtaining or possessing a license 3790
5616	5616	or permit or paying a license or permit fee as set forth in this 3791
5617	5617	section. A person who takes freshwater or saltwater fish on a 3792
5618	5618	free fishing day must comply with all law s, rules, and 3793
5619	5619	regulations governing the holders of a fishing license or permit 3794
5620	5620	and all other conditions and limitations regulating the taking 3795
5621	5621	of freshwater or saltwater fish as are imposed by law or rule. 3796
5622	5622	(6)(16) PROHIBITED LICENSES OR PERMITS. —A person may not 3797
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5631	5631	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
5632	5632
5633	5633
5634	5634
5635	5635	make, forge, counterfeit, or reproduce a license or permit 3798
5636	5636	required under this section, except for those persons authorized 3799
5637	5637	by the commission to make or reproduce such a license or permit. 3800
5638	5638	A person may not knowingly possess a forgery, counterfeit, or 3801
5639	5639	unauthorized reproduction of such a license or permit. A person 3802
5640	5640	who violates this subsection commits a Level Four violation 3803
5641	5641	under s. 379.401. 3804
5642	5642	(7)(17) SUSPENDED OR REVOKED LICENSES. —A person may not 3805
5643	5643	take game, freshwater fish, saltwater fish, or fur-bearing 3806
5644	5644	animals within this state if a license issued to such person as 3807
5645	5645	required under this section or a privilege granted to such 3808
5646	5646	person under s. 379.353 is suspended or revoked . A person who 3809
5647	5647	violates this subsection commits a Level Three violatio n under 3810
5648	5648	s. 379.401. 3811
5649	5649	(8)(18) VIOLATION OF SECTION. —Unless otherwise provided by 3812
5650	5650	law, a person who violates this section commits a Level One 3813
5651	5651	violation under s. 379.401. 3814
5652	5652	Section 105. Section 379.352, Florida Statutes, is amended 3815
5653	5653	to read: 3816
5654	5654	379.352 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization 3817
5655	5655	numbers to take wild animal life , freshwater aquatic life, and 3818
5656	5656	marine life; issuance; costs; reporting.— 3819
5657	5657	(1) This section applies to all recreational licenses and 3820
5658	5658	permits and to any authorization numbers issue d by the 3821
5659	5659	commission for the use of such recreational licenses or permits. 3822
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5670	5670
5671	5671
5672	5672	(2) The commission shall establish forms for the issuance 3823
5673	5673	of recreational licenses and permits. 3824
5674	5674	(3) The commission shall issue a license, permit, or 3825
5675	5675	authorization number to take wild animal life, freshwater 3826
5676	5676	aquatic life, or marine life when an applicant provides proof 3827
5677	5677	that she or he is entitled to such license, permit, or 3828
5678	5678	authorization number. Each applicant for a recreational license, 3829
5679	5679	permit, or authorization number shall provide her or his social 3830
5680	5680	security number on the application form. Disclosure of social 3831
5681	5681	security numbers obtained through this requirement shall be 3832
5682	5682	limited to the purposes of administration of the Title IV -D 3833
5683	5683	program for child support enforcement, use by the commi ssion, 3834
5684	5684	and as otherwise provided by law. 3835
5685	5685	(4) Licenses and permits to take wild animal life, 3836
5686	5686	freshwater aquatic life, or marine life may be sold by the 3837
5687	5687	commission or, by any tax collector in the state , or by any 3838
5688	5688	subagent authorized under s. 379.3511 . 3839
5689	5689	(5) In addition to any license or permit fee, the sum of 3840
5690	5690	$1.50 shall be charged for each license or management area 3841
5691	5691	permit, except for replacement licenses, to cover the cost of 3842
5692	5692	issuing such license or permit. This charge does not apply to 3843
5693	5693	the shoreline fishing license; however, for each shoreline 3844
5694	5694	fishing license issued, the tax collector may retain 50 cents 3845
5695	5695	from other license proceeds otherwise due the commission. 3846
5696	5696	(6)(a) The fee established pursuant to subsection (5) 3847
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5706	5706
5707	5707
5708	5708
5709	5709	shall be distributed as follows: 3848
5710	5710	1. For each hunting license and freshwater fishing license 3849
5711	5711	sold by a tax collector, including the combination freshwater 3850
5712	5712	fishing and hunting license, the sportsman's license, and the 3851
5713	5713	gold sportsman's license, a tax collector may retain $1.00. 3852
5714	5714	2. For each management area permit sold by a tax 3853
5715	5715	collector, a tax collector may retain $1.00. 3854
5716	5716	3. For each saltwater fishing tag and saltwater fishing 3855
5717	5717	license sold by a tax collector, including the combination 3856
5718	5718	saltwater fishing and freshwater fishing license and the 3857
5719	5719	combination saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing, and hunting 3858
5720	5720	license, a tax collector may retain $1.50. 3859
5721	5721	4. For licenses and management area permits sold by 3860
5722	5722	subagents, a tax collector may retain 50 cents for each license 3861
5723	5723	sold in the tax collector's county. 3862
5724	5724	5. Any and all remaining fees shall be deposited in the 3863
5725	5725	State Game Trust Fund and shall be used to support an automated 3864
5726	5726	license system and administration of the license program. 3865
5727	5727	(b) Tax collectors shall remit license and permit revenue 3866
5728	5728	to the commission weekly. 3867
5729	5729	(7)(a) The sum of $10 shall be charged for each 3868
5730	5730	replacement lifetime license and $2 for all other replacement 3869
5731	5731	licenses and permits. A tax collector may retain $1.00 for each 3870
5732	5732	replacement license. 3871
5733	5733	(b) Fees collected from the issuance of replac ement 3872
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5743	5743
5744	5744
5745	5745
5746	5746	licenses shall be deposited in the State Game Trust Fund. 3873
5747	5747	(5)(8) At each location where hunting , fishing, or 3874
5748	5748	trapping licenses or permits are sold, voter registration 3875
5749	5749	applications shall be displayed and made available to the 3876
5750	5750	public. Subagents shall ask each person who applies for a 3877
5751	5751	hunting, fishing, or trapping license or permit if he or she 3878
5752	5752	would like a voter registration application and may provide such 3879
5753	5753	application to the license or permit applicant but shall not 3880
5754	5754	assist such persons with voter reg istration applications or 3881
5755	5755	collect complete or incomplete voter registration applications. 3882
5756	5756	(6)(9) Except as provided in subsections (8) and (12), 3883
5757	5757	each person who applies for a hunting , fishing, or trapping 3884
5758	5758	license or permit shall be asked if he or she wou ld like the 3885
5759	5759	appropriate supervisor of elections to provide a voter 3886
5760	5760	registration application to the applicant at a later date. If at 3887
5761	5761	the time a license is purchased the applicant indicates that he 3888
5762	5762	or she would like to receive a voter registration applicatio n, 3889
5763	5763	the commission shall, within 7 days, make the request available 3890
5764	5764	to the appropriate supervisor of elections or voter registration 3891
5765	5765	agency so that an application may be sent to the applicant. 3892
5766	5766	Supervisors of elections shall mail an application to each 3893
5767	5767	person requesting such application within 5 business days after 3894
5768	5768	receipt of the request. 3895
5769	5769	(7)(10) The commission may satisfy the requirements of 3896
5770	5770	subsection (6) (9) by providing access to an Internet site with 3897
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5781	5781
5782	5782
5783	5783	the voter registration information included thereon. 3898
5784	5784	(8)(11) When acting in its official capacity pursuant to 3899
5785	5785	this section, neither the commission nor a subagent is not 3900
5786	5786	deemed a third-party registration organization, as defined in s. 3901
5787	5787	97.021, or a voter registration agency, as defined in s. 97.021, 3902
5788	5788	and is not authorized to solicit, accept, or collect voter 3903
5789	5789	registration applications or provide voter registration 3904
5790	5790	services. 3905
5791	5791	(9)(12) Each person who applies for a hunting , fishing, or 3906
5792	5792	trapping license or permit on the Internet shall be provided a 3907
5793	5793	link to the Department of State's online uniform statewide voter 3908
5794	5794	registration application. 3909
5795	5795	(13) The commission, any tax collector in this state, or 3910
5796	5796	any subagent authorized to sell licenses and permits under s. 3911
5797	5797	379.3511 may request and collect donations when selling a 3912
5798	5798	recreational license or permit authorized under s. 379.354. All 3913
5799	5799	donations collected under this subsection shall be deposited 3914
5800	5800	into the State Game Trust Fund to be used solely for the purpose 3915
5801	5801	of enhancing youth hunting and youth freshwater and saltwater 3916
5802	5802	fishing programs. By January 1, the commission shall provide a 3917
5803	5803	complete and detailed annual report on the status of its youth 3918
5804	5804	programs and activities performed under this subsection to the 3919
5805	5805	Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 3920
5806	5806	House of Representatives. 3921
5807	5807	(10)(14) The commission is authorized to adopt rules 3922
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5818	5818
5819	5819
5820	5820	pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the 3923
5821	5821	provisions of this section. 3924
5822	5822	Section 106. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and paragraph 3925
5823	5823	(b) of subsection (5) of section 16.55 5, Florida Statutes, are 3926
5824	5824	amended to read: 3927
5825	5825	16.555 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; rulemaking. — 3928
5826	5826	(4) 3929
5827	5827	(b) The proceeds of the court cost imposed by s. 938.06 3930
5828	5828	shall be deposited in a separate account in the trust fund, and 3931
5829	5829	within that account the funds shall be designated according to 3932
5830	5830	the judicial circuit in which they were collected. The funds in 3933
5831	5831	this account shall be used as provided in paragraph (5)(b). 3934
5832	5832	(5) 3935
5833	5833	(b) Funds deposited in the trust fund pursuant to 3936
5834	5834	paragraph (4)(b) shall be disbursed as provided in this 3937
5835	5835	paragraph. A county may apply to the department under s. 938.06 3938
5836	5836	for a grant from the funds collected in the judicial circuit in 3939
5837	5837	which the county is located. A grant may be awarded only to 3940
5838	5838	counties that are served by an official member of the Florida 3941
5839	5839	Association of Crime Stoppers and may be used only to support 3942
5840	5840	Crime Stoppers and its crime fighting programs. Only one such 3943
5841	5841	official member is eligible for support within any county. To 3944
5842	5842	aid the department in determining eligibility, the secretary of 3945
5843	5843	the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers shall furnish the 3946
5844	5844	department with a schedule of authorized crime stoppers programs 3947
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5857	5857	and shall update the schedule as necessary. The department shall 3948
5858	5858	award grants to eligible counties from available funds and shall 3949
5859	5859	distribute funds as equitably as possible, based on amounts 3950
5860	5860	collected within each county, if more than one county is 3951
5861	5861	eligible within a judicial circuit. 3952
5862	5862	Section 107. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section 3953
5863	5863	212.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3954
5864	5864	212.06 Sales, storage, use tax; collectible from dealers; 3955
5865	5865	"dealer" defined; dealers to collect from purchasers; 3956
5866	5866	legislative intent as to scope of tax. — 3957
5867	5867	(8) 3958
5868	5868	(b) The presumption that tangible personal property used 3959
5869	5869	in another state, territory of the United States, or the 3960
5870	5870	District of Columbia for 6 months or longer before being 3961
5871	5871	imported into this state was not purchased for use in this state 3962
5872	5872	does not apply to any boat for which a saltwater fishing license 3963
5873	5873	fee is required to be paid pursuant to s. 379.354(7) , either 3964
5874	5874	directly or indirectly, for the purpose of taking, attempting to 3965
5875	5875	take, or possessing any saltwater fish for noncommercial 3966
5876	5876	purposes. Use tax shall app ly and be due on such a boat as 3967
5877	5877	provided in this paragraph, and proof of payment of such tax 3968
5878	5878	must be presented prior to the first such licensure of the boat, 3969
5879	5879	registration of the boat pursuant to chapter 328, and titling of 3970
5880	5880	the boat pursuant to chapter 328. A boat that is first licensed 3971
5881	5881	within 1 year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on the 3972
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5892	5892
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5894	5894	full amount of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed 3973
5895	5895	in the second year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 3974
5896	5896	90 percent of the purchase pric e; a boat that is first licensed 3975
5897	5897	in the third year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 3976
5898	5898	80 percent of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed 3977
5899	5899	in the fourth year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 3978
5900	5900	70 percent of the purchase pri ce; a boat that is first licensed 3979
5901	5901	in the fifth year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 3980
5902	5902	60 percent of the purchase price; and a boat that is first 3981
5903	5903	licensed in the sixth year after purchase, or later, shall be 3982
5904	5904	subject to use tax on 50 percent of t he purchase price. If the 3983
5905	5905	purchaser fails to provide the purchase invoice on such boat, 3984
5906	5906	the fair market value of the boat at the time of importation 3985
5907	5907	into this state shall be used to compute the tax. 3986
5908	5908	Section 108. Subsection (1) of section 258.014, Flori da 3987
5909	5909	Statutes, is amended to read: 3988
5910	5910	258.014 Use of state parks; fees for use; campsite 3989
5911	5911	reservations.— 3990
5912	5912	(1) STATE PARK TRUST FUND FEES FOR USE.— 3991
5913	5913	(a) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall have the 3992
5914	5914	power to charge reasonable fees, rentals, or charges f or the use 3993
5915	5915	or operation of facilities and concessions in state parks. All 3994
5916	5916	such fees, rentals, and charges so collected must be deposited 3995
5917	5917	in the State Treasury to the credit of " State Park Trust Fund ," 3996
5918	5918	which is hereby created., The continuing balance of the which 3997
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5931	5931	fund is hereby appropriated to be expended by the Division of 3998
5932	5932	Recreation and Parks for the administration, improvement, and 3999
5933	5933	maintenance of state parks and for the acquisition and 4000
5934	5934	development of lands hereafter acquired for state park purposes. 4001
5935	5935	The appropriation of the fund shall be continuing and may not 4002
5936	5936	revert to the General Revenue Fund at the end of any fiscal year 4003
5937	5937	or at any other time but shall, until expended, be continually 4004
5938	5938	available to the division for the uses and purposes set forth. 4005
5939	5939	(b) Any moneys received in trust by the division by gift, 4006
5940	5940	devise, appropriation, or otherwise shall, subject to the terms 4007
5941	5941	of such trust, be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer in 4008
5942	5942	a fund to be known as the "State Park Trust Fund, " and shall be 4009
5943	5943	subject to withdrawal upon application of the division for 4010
5944	5944	expenditure or investment in accordance with the terms of the 4011
5945	5945	trust. Unless prohibited by the terms of the trust by which the 4012
5946	5946	moneys are derived, all such moneys may be invested as provided 4013
5947	5947	by law. 4014
5948	5948	Section 109. Section 258.0142, Florida Statutes, is 4015
5949	5949	amended to read: 4016
5950	5950	258.0142 Foster and adoptive family state park events fee 4017
5951	5951	discounts.— 4018
5952	5952	(1) To promote awareness of the contributions made by 4019
5953	5953	foster families and adoptive families to the vitality of the 4020
5954	5954	state, the Division of Recreation and Parks shall provide the 4021
5955	5955	following discounts on state park fees to persons who present 4022
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5966	5966
5967	5967
5968	5968	written documentation satisfactory to the division which 4023
5969	5969	evidences their eligibility for the discounts: 4024
5970	5970	(a) Families operating a licens ed family foster home under 4025
5971	5971	s. 409.175 shall receive family annual entrance passes at no 4026
5972	5972	charge and a 50 percent discount on base campsite fees at state 4027
5973	5973	parks. 4028
5974	5974	(b) Families who adopt a difficult -to-place child as 4029
5975	5975	described in s. 409.166(2)(d)2. from the Department of Children 4030
5976	5976	and Families shall receive a one -time family annual entrance 4031
5977	5977	pass at no charge at the time of the adoption. 4032
5978	5978	(2) The division, in consultation with the Department of 4033
5979	5979	Children and Families, shall identify the types of documentation 4034
5980	5980	sufficient to establish eligibility for the discounts under this 4035
5981	5981	section and establish a procedure for obtaining the discounts. 4036
5982	5982	(3) The division shall continue its partnership with the 4037
5983	5983	Department of Children and Families to promote fostering and 4038
5984	5984	adoption of difficult-to-place children with events held each 4039
5985	5985	year during National Foster Care Month and National Adoption 4040
5986	5986	Month. 4041
5987	5987	Section 110. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (11) of 4042
5988	5988	section 318.18, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 4043
5989	5989	318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a 4044
5990	5990	noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal 4045
5991	5991	offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: 4046
5992	5992	(11) 4047
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6005	6005	(c) In addition to the court cost required under paragraph 4048
6006	6006	(a), a $2.50 court cost must be paid for eac h infraction to be 4049
6007	6007	distributed by the clerk to the county to help pay for criminal 4050
6008	6008	justice education and training programs pursuant to s. 938.15 . 4051
6009	6009	Funds from the distribution to the county not directed by the 4052
6010	6010	county to fund these centers or programs shall b e retained by 4053
6011	6011	the clerk and used for funding the court -related services of the 4054
6012	6012	clerk. 4055
6013	6013	(d) In addition to the court cost required under paragraph 4056
6014	6014	(a), a $3 court cost must be paid for each infraction to be 4057
6015	6015	distributed as provided in s. 938.01 and a $2 court cost as 4058
6016	6016	provided in s. 938.15 when assessed by a municipality or county . 4059
6017	6017	Section 111. Subsection (10) of section 318.21, Florida 4060
6018	6018	Statutes, is amended to read: 4061
6019	6019	318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts. —4062
6020	6020	All civil penalties received by a county court pursuant to the 4063
6021	6021	provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid monthly 4064
6022	6022	as follows: 4065
6023	6023	(10) The additional costs and surcharges on criminal 4066
6024	6024	traffic offenses provided for under s. 938.03 ss. 938.03 and 4067
6025	6025	938.04 must be collected and dis tributed by the clerk of the 4068
6026	6026	court as provided in those sections. The additional costs and 4069
6027	6027	surcharges must also be collected for the violation of any 4070
6028	6028	ordinances adopting the criminal traffic offenses enumerated in 4071
6029	6029	s. 318.17. 4072
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6042	6042	Section 112. Paragraph (b) of subsection (11) of section 4073
6043	6043	327.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4074
6044	6044	327.73 Noncriminal infractions. — 4075
6045	6045	(11) 4076
6046	6046	(b) In addition to the court cost assessed under paragraph 4077
6047	6047	(a), the court shall impose a $3 court cost for each noncriminal 4078
6048	6048	infraction, to be distributed as provided in s. 938.01 , and a $2 4079
6049	6049	court cost as provided in s. 938.15 when assessed by a 4080
6050	6050	municipality or county . 4081
6051	6051	4082
6052	6052	Court costs imposed under this subsection may not exceed $45. A 4083
6053	6053	criminal justice selection center or both local criminal jus tice 4084
6054	6054	access and assessment centers may be funded from these court 4085
6055	6055	costs. 4086
6056	6056	Section 113. Section 379.203, Florida Statutes, is amended 4087
6057	6057	to read: 4088
6058	6058	379.203 Dedicated License Trust Fund. — 4089
6059	6059	(1) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife 4090
6060	6060	Conservation Commission the Dedicated License Trust Fund. The 4091
6061	6061	fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to s. 4092
6062	6062	379.354 for 5-year licenses and permits and replacement 5 -year 4093
6063	6063	licenses. 4094
6064	6064	(2)(a) One-fifth of the total proceeds from the sale of 5-4095
6065	6065	year hunting and freshwater fishing licenses, permits, and 4096
6066	6066	replacement licenses, and all interest derived therefrom, shall 4097
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6079	6079	be appropriated annually to the State Game Trust Fund. 4098
6080	6080	(b) One-fifth of the total proceeds from the sale of 5-4099
6081	6081	year saltwater fishing licenses, permits, and replacement 4100
6082	6082	licenses, and all interest derived therefrom, shall be 4101
6083	6083	appropriated annually to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust 4102
6084	6084	Fund. 4103
6085	6085	(3) The fund shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 4104
6086	6086	215.20. 4105
6087	6087	Section 114. Subsection (2) of section 379.207, Florida 4106
6088	6088	Statutes, is amended to read: 4107
6089	6089	379.207 Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund. — 4108
6090	6090	(2) The principal of the fund shall be derived from the 4109
6091	6091	following: 4110
6092	6092	(a) proceeds of any gifts, grants, and contributions to 4111
6093	6093	the state which are specifically designated for inclusion in the 4112
6094	6094	fund. 4113
6095	6095	(b) Proceeds from the sale of lifetime licenses issued in 4114
6096	6096	accordance with s. 379.354. 4115
6097	6097	Section 115. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 4116
6098	6098	379.208, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4117
6099	6099	379.208 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; 4118
6100	6100	purposes.— 4119
6101	6101	(2) The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund shall 4120
6102	6102	receive the proceeds from: 4121
6103	6103	(c) All fees collected under ss. 379.2424, 379.357, 4122
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6116	6116	379.365, 379.366, and 379.3671. 4123
6117	6117	Section 116. Section 379.2201, Florida Statutes, is 4124
6118	6118	amended to read: 4125
6119	6119	379.2201 Deposit of license fees; allocation of federal 4126
6120	6120	funds.— 4127
6121	6121	(1) Funds in Except as provided in ss. 379.203 and 4128
6122	6122	379.207, all saltwater license and permit fees collected 4129
6123	6123	pursuant to s. 379.354 shall be deposited into the Marine 4130
6124	6124	Resources Conservation Trust Fund shall, to be used as follows: 4131
6125	6125	(a) Not more than 7.5 percent of the total fees collected 4132
6126	6126	shall be used for administration of the licensing pr ogram and 4133
6127	6127	for information and education. 4134
6128	6128	(b) Not less than 30 percent of the total funds fees 4135
6129	6129	collected shall be used for law enforcement. 4136
6130	6130	(c) Not less than 32.5 percent of the total funds fees 4137
6131	6131	collected shall be used for marine research and management . 4138
6132	6132	(d) Not less than 30 percent of the total funds shall be 4139
6133	6133	used fees collected, for fishery enhancement, including, but not 4140
6134	6134	limited to, fishery statistics development, artificial reefs, 4141
6135	6135	and fish hatcheries. 4142
6136	6136	(2) The proceeds from recreational saltwater fishing 4143
6137	6137	license fees paid by fishers shall only be appropriated to the 4144
6138	6138	commission. 4145
6139	6139	(2)(3) Funds available from the Wallop -Breaux Aquatic 4146
6140	6140	Resources Trust Fund shall be distributed by the commission 4147
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6153	6153	between freshwater fisheries management and research and marine 4148
6154	6154	fisheries management and research in proportion to the numbers 4149
6155	6155	of resident fresh and saltwater anglers as determined by the 4150
6156	6156	most current data on license sales. Unless otherwise provided by 4151
6157	6157	federal law, the commission, at a minimum, shall provide the 4152
6158	6158	following: 4153
6159	6159	(a) Not less than 5 percent or more than 10 percent of the 4154
6160	6160	funds allocated to the commission shall be expended for an 4155
6161	6161	aquatic resources education program; and 4156
6162	6162	(b) Not less than 10 percent of the funds allocated to the 4157
6163	6163	commission shall be ex pended for acquisition, development, 4158
6164	6164	renovation, or improvement of boating facilities. 4159
6165	6165	Section 117. Section 379.3501, Florida Statutes, is 4160
6166	6166	amended to read: 4161
6167	6167	379.3501 Expiration of licenses and permits. —Each license 4162
6168	6168	or permit issued under this part mus t be dated when issued. Each 4163
6169	6169	license or permit issued under this part remains valid for 12 4164
6170	6170	months after the date of issuance, except for a lifetime license 4165
6171	6171	issued pursuant to s. 379.354 which is valid from the date of 4166
6172	6172	issuance until the death of the indivi dual to whom the license 4167
6173	6173	is issued unless otherwise revoked in accordance with s. 379.401 4168
6174	6174	or s. 379.404, or a 5 -year license issued pursuant to s. 379.354 4169
6175	6175	which is valid for 5 consecutive years from the date of purchase 4170
6176	6176	unless otherwise revoked in accordan ce with s. 379.401 or s. 4171
6177	6177	379.404, or a license issued pursuant to s. 379.354(5)(a), (b), 4172
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6190	6190	(c), (d), or (g) or (8)(f), (g)2., or (h)1., which is valid for 4173
6191	6191	the period specified on the license . A resident lifetime license 4174
6192	6192	or a resident 5-year license that has been purchased by a 4175
6193	6193	resident of this state and who subsequently resides in another 4176
6194	6194	state shall be honored for activities authorized by that 4177
6195	6195	license. 4178
6196	6196	Section 118. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), subsection 4179
6197	6197	(7), and subsection (8) of section 379.3581, F lorida Statutes, 4180
6198	6198	are amended to read: 4181
6199	6199	379.3581 Hunter safety course; requirements; penalty. — 4182
6200	6200	(2) 4183
6201	6201	(b) A person born on or after June 1, 1975, who has not 4184
6202	6202	successfully completed a hunter safety course may apply to the 4185
6203	6203	commission for a special authorization to hunt under 4186
6204	6204	supervision. The special authorization for supervised hunting 4187
6205	6205	shall be designated o n any license or permit required under this 4188
6206	6206	chapter for a person to take game or fur -bearing animals. A 4189
6207	6207	person issued a license with a special authorization to hunt 4190
6208	6208	under supervision must hunt under the supervision of, and in the 4191
6209	6209	presence of, a person 21 y ears of age or older who is licensed 4192
6210	6210	to hunt pursuant to s. 379.354 or who is exempt from licensing 4193
6211	6211	requirements or eligible for a free license pursuant to s. 4194
6212	6212	379.353. 4195
6213	6213	(7) The hunter safety requirements of this section do not 4196
6214	6214	apply to persons for whom li censes are not required under s. 4197
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6226	6226
6227	6227	379.353(2). 4198
6228	6228	(7)(8) A person who violates this section commits a Level 4199
6229	6229	One violation under s. 379.401. 4200
6230	6230	4201
6231	6231	Section 119. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 4202
6232	6232	379.363, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4203
6233	6233	379.363 Freshwater fish dealer's license. — 4204
6234	6234	(1) No person shall engage in the business of taking for 4205
6235	6235	sale or selling any frogs or freshwater fish, including live 4206
6236	6236	bait, of any species or size, or importing any exotic or 4207
6237	6237	nonnative fish, until such person has obtaine d a license and 4208
6238	6238	paid the fee therefor as set forth herein. The license issued 4209
6239	6239	shall be in the possession of the person to whom issued while 4210
6240	6240	such person is engaging in the business of taking for sale or 4211
6241	6241	selling freshwater fish or frogs, is not transferable, shall 4212
6242	6242	bear on its face in indelible ink the name of the person to whom 4213
6243	6243	it is issued, and shall be affixed to a license identification 4214
6244	6244	card issued by the commission. Such license is not valid unless 4215
6245	6245	it bears the name of the person to whom it is issued and is so 4216
6246	6246	affixed. The failure of such person to exhibit such license to 4217
6247	6247	the commission or any of its wildlife officers when such person 4218
6248	6248	is found engaging in such business is a violation of law. The 4219
6249	6249	license fees and activities permitted under particular licens es 4220
6250	6250	are as follows: 4221
6251	6251	(a) The fee for a resident commercial fishing license, 4222
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6261	6261
6262	6262
6263	6263
6264	6264	which permits a resident to take freshwater fish or frogs by any 4223
6265	6265	lawful method prescribed by the commission and to sell such fish 4224
6266	6266	or frogs, shall be $25. The license provided for i n this 4225
6267	6267	paragraph shall also allow noncommercial fishing as provided by 4226
6268	6268	law and commission rules, and the license in s. 379.354(4)(a) 4227
6269	6269	shall not be required. 4228
6270	6270	Section 120. Subsection (2) of section 379.3712, Florida 4229
6271	6271	Statutes, is amended to read: 4230
6272	6272	379.3712 Private hunting preserve license fees; 4231
6273	6273	exception.— 4232
6274	6274	(2) A commercial hunting preserve license , which shall 4233
6275	6275	exempt patrons of licensed preserves from the license and permit 4234
6276	6276	requirements of s. 379.354(4)(c), (d), (f), (h), (i) and (j); 4235
6277	6277	(5)(g) and (h); (8)(a), (b), and (e); (9)(a)2.; (11); and (12) 4236
6278	6278	while hunting on the licensed preserve property, shall be $500. 4237
6279	6279	Such commercial hunting preserve license shall be available only 4238
6280	6280	to those private hunting preserves licensed pursuant to this 4239
6281	6281	section which are oper ated exclusively for commercial purposes, 4240
6282	6282	which are open to the public, and for which a uniform fee is 4241
6283	6283	charged to patrons for hunting privileges. 4242
6284	6284	Section 121. Paragraphs (e) and (g) of subsection (1) of 4243
6285	6285	section 379.3751, Florida Statutes, are amended t o read: 4244
6286	6286	379.3751 Taking and possession of alligators; trapping 4245
6287	6287	licenses; fees.— 4246
6288	6288	(1) 4247
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6299	6299
6300	6300
6301	6301	(e) An alligator trapping license or alligator trapping 4248
6302	6302	agent license is not required for a person taking alligators 4249
6303	6303	under a military or disabled veterans event permit issued by the 4250
6304	6304	commission pursuant to s. 379.353(2)(q) , Florida Statutes 2023 . 4251
6305	6305	(g) A person engaged in the taking of alligators under any 4252
6306	6306	permit issued by the commission which authorizes the taking of 4253
6307	6307	alligators is not required to possess a management ar ea permit 4254
6308	6308	under s. 379.354(8). 4255
6309	6309	Section 122. Section 379.401, Florida Statutes, is amended 4256
6310	6310	to read: 4257
6311	6311	379.401 Penalties and violations; civil penalties for 4258
6312	6312	noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and 4259
6313	6313	forfeiture of licenses and permits. — 4260
6314	6314	(1) LEVEL ONE VIOLATIONS. — 4261
6315	6315	(a) A person commits a Level One violation if he or she 4262
6316	6316	violates any of the following provisions: 4263
6317	6317	1. Rules or orders of the commission relating to the 4264
6318	6318	filing of reports or other documents required to be filed by 4265
6319	6319	persons who hold any recreational licenses and permits or any 4266
6320	6320	alligator licenses and permits issued by the commission. 4267
6321	6321	2. Rules or orders of the commission relating to quota 4268
6322	6322	hunt permits, daily use permits, hunting zone assignments, 4269
6323	6323	camping, alcoholic beverages, ve hicles, and check stations 4270
6324	6324	within wildlife management areas or other areas managed by the 4271
6325	6325	commission. 4272
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6335	6335
6336	6336
6337	6337
6338	6338	3. Rules or orders of the commission relating to daily use 4273
6339	6339	permits, alcoholic beverages, swimming, possession of firearms, 4274
6340	6340	operation of vehicles, and wa tercraft speed within fish 4275
6341	6341	management areas managed by the commission. 4276
6342	6342	4. Rules or orders of the commission relating to vessel 4277
6343	6343	size or specifying motor restrictions on specified water bodies. 4278
6344	6344	5. Rules or orders of the commission requiring the return 4279
6345	6345	of unused CITES tags issued under the Statewide Alligator 4280
6346	6346	Harvest Program or the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program. 4281
6347	6347	6. Section 379.3003, prohibiting deer hunting unless 4282
6348	6348	required clothing is worn. 4283
6349	6349	7. Section 379.354(1), (2), and (3) Section 379.354(1)-4284
6350	6350	(15), providing for recreational licenses to hunt, fish, and 4285
6351	6351	trap. 4286
6352	6352	8. Section 379.3581, providing hunter safety course 4287
6353	6353	requirements. 4288
6354	6354	(b) A person who commits a Level One violation commits a 4289
6355	6355	noncriminal infraction and shall be cited to appear before the 4290
6356	6356	county court. 4291
6357	6357	(c)1. The civil penalty for committing a Level One 4292
6358	6358	violation involving the license and permit requirements of s. 4293
6359	6359	379.354 is $50 plus the cost of the license or permit , unless 4294
6360	6360	subparagraph 2. applies. Alternatively , except for a person who 4295
6361	6361	violates s. 379.354(6), (7), or (8)(f) or (h), a person who 4296
6362	6362	violates the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 and 4297
6363	6363
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6371	6371	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
6372	6372
6373	6373
6374	6374
6375	6375	is subject to the penalties of this subparagraph may purchase 4298
6376	6376	the license or permit, provide proof of such license or permit, 4299
6377	6377	and pay a civil penalty of $50. 4300
6378	6378	2. The civil penalty for committing a Level One violation 4301
6379	6379	involving the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 is 4302
6380	6380	$250 plus the cost of the license or permit if the person cited 4303
6381	6381	has previously committed the same Level One violation within the 4304
6382	6382	preceding 36 months. Alternatively , except for a person who 4305
6383	6383	violates s. 379.354(6), (7), or (8)(f) or (h), a person who 4306
6384	6384	violates the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 and 4307
6385	6385	is subject to the penalties of this subparagraph may purchase 4308
6386	6386	the license or permit, provide proof of such license or permit, 4309
6387	6387	and pay a civil penalty of $250. 4310
6388	6388	(d)1. The civil penalty for any other Level One violation 4311
6389	6389	is $50 unless subparagraph 2. applies. 4312
6390	6390	2. The civil penalty for any other Level One vio lation is 4313
6391	6391	$250 if the person cited has previously committed the same Level 4314
6392	6392	One violation within the preceding 36 months. 4315
6393	6393	(e) A person cited for a Level One violation shall sign 4316
6394	6394	and accept a citation to appear before the county court. The 4317
6395	6395	issuing officer may indicate on the citation the time and 4318
6396	6396	location of the scheduled hearing and shall indicate the 4319
6397	6397	applicable civil penalty. 4320
6398	6398	(f) A person cited for a Level One violation may pay the 4321
6399	6399	civil penalty, and, if applicable, provide proof of the license 4322
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6409	6409
6410	6410
6411	6411
6412	6412	or permit required under s. 379.354 by mail or in person within 4323
6413	6413	30 days after receipt of the citation. If the civil penalty is 4324
6414	6414	paid, the person shall be deemed to have admitted committing the 4325
6415	6415	Level One violation and to have waived his or her right to a 4326
6416	6416	hearing before the county court. Such admission may not be used 4327
6417	6417	as evidence in any other proceedings except to determine the 4328
6418	6418	appropriate fine for any subsequent violations. 4329
6419	6419	(g) A person who refuses to accept a citation, who fails 4330
6420	6420	to pay the civil penalty for a Leve l One violation, or who fails 4331
6421	6421	to appear before a county court as required commits a 4332
6422	6422	misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 4333
6423	6423	775.082 or s. 775.083. 4334
6424	6424	(h) A person who elects to appear before the county court 4335
6425	6425	or who is required to appe ar before the county court shall be 4336
6426	6426	deemed to have waived the limitations on civil penalties 4337
6427	6427	provided under paragraphs (c) and (d). After a hearing, the 4338
6428	6428	county court shall determine if a Level One violation has been 4339
6429	6429	committed, and if so, may impose a civil penalty of not less 4340
6430	6430	than $50 for a first -time violation, and not more than $500 for 4341
6431	6431	subsequent violations. A person found guilty of committing a 4342
6432	6432	Level One violation may appeal that finding to the circuit 4343
6433	6433	court. The commission of a violation must be proved beyond a 4344
6434	6434	reasonable doubt. 4345
6435	6435	(i) A person cited for violating the requirements of s. 4346
6436	6436	379.354 relating to personal possession of a license or permit 4347
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6447	6447
6448	6448
6449	6449	may not be convicted if, before or at the time of a county court 4348
6450	6450	hearing, the person produces the required license or permit for 4349
6451	6451	verification by the hearing officer or the court clerk. The 4350
6452	6452	license or permit must have been valid at the time the person 4351
6453	6453	was cited. The clerk or hearing officer may assess a $10 fee for 4352
6454	6454	costs under this paragraph, from which the cler k shall remit $5 4353
6455	6455	to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General 4354
6456	6456	Revenue Fund. 4355
6457	6457	(2) LEVEL TWO VIOLATIONS. — 4356
6458	6458	(a) A person commits a Level Two violation if he or she 4357
6459	6459	violates any of the following provisions: 4358
6460	6460	1. Rules or orders of the commission relating to seasons 4359
6461	6461	or time periods for the taking of wildlife, freshwater fish, or 4360
6462	6462	saltwater fish. 4361
6463	6463	2. Rules or orders of the commission establishing bag, 4362
6464	6464	possession, or size limits or restricting methods of taking 4363
6465	6465	wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwate r fish. 4364
6466	6466	3. Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting access or 4365
6467	6467	otherwise relating to access to wildlife management areas or 4366
6468	6468	other areas managed by the commission. 4367
6469	6469	4. Rules or orders of the commission relating to the 4368
6470	6470	feeding of saltwater fish. 4369
6471	6471	5. Rules or orders of the commission relating to landing 4370
6472	6472	requirements for freshwater fish or saltwater fish. 4371
6473	6473	6. Rules or orders of the commission relating to 4372
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6483	6483
6484	6484
6485	6485
6486	6486	restricted hunting areas, critical wildlife areas, or bird 4373
6487	6487	sanctuaries. 4374
6488	6488	7. Rules or orders of the commission relating to tagging 4375
6489	6489	requirements for wildlife and fur -bearing animals. 4376
6490	6490	8. Rules or orders of the commission relating to the use 4377
6491	6491	of dogs for the taking of wildlife. 4378
6492	6492	9. Rules or orders of the commission which are not 4379
6493	6493	otherwise classified. 4380
6494	6494	10. Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the 4381
6495	6495	unlawful use of traps, unless otherwise provided by law. 4382
6496	6496	11. Rules or orders of the commission requiring the 4383
6497	6497	maintenance of records relating to alligators. 4384
6498	6498	12. Rules or orders of the commission requi ring the return 4385
6499	6499	of unused CITES tags issued under an alligator program other 4386
6500	6500	than the Statewide Alligator Harvest Program or the Statewide 4387
6501	6501	Nuisance Alligator Program. 4388
6502	6502	13. All requirements or prohibitions under this chapter 4389
6503	6503	which are not otherwise classif ied. 4390
6504	6504	14. Section 379.105, prohibiting the intentional 4391
6505	6505	harassment of hunters, fishers, or trappers. 4392
6506	6506	15. Section 379.2421, relating to fishers and equipment. 4393
6507	6507	16. Section 379.2425, relating to spearfishing. 4394
6508	6508	17. Section 379.29, prohibiting the contamin ation of fresh 4395
6509	6509	waters. 4396
6510	6510	18. Section 379.295, prohibiting the use of explosives and 4397
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6520	6520
6521	6521
6522	6522
6523	6523	other substances or force in fresh waters. 4398
6524	6524	19. Section 379.3502, prohibiting the loan or transfer of 4399
6525	6525	a license or permit and the use of a borrowed or transferred 4400
6526	6526	license or permit. 4401
6527	6527	20. Section 379.3503, prohibiting false statements in an 4402
6528	6528	application for a license or permit. 4403
6529	6529	21. Section 379.3504, prohibiting entering false 4404
6530	6530	information on licenses or permits. 4405
6531	6531	22. Section 379.3511, relating to the sale of hunting, 4406
6532	6532	fishing, and trapping licenses and permits by subagents. 4407
6533	6533	23. Section 379.357(3), prohibiting the taking, killing, 4408
6534	6534	or possession of tarpon without purchasing a tarpon tag. 4409
6535	6535	22.24. Section 379.363, relating to freshwater fish dealer 4410
6536	6536	licenses. 4411
6537	6537	23.25. Section 379.364, relating to fur and hide dealer 4412
6538	6538	licenses. 4413
6539	6539	24.26. Section 379.365(2)(b), prohibiting the theft of 4414
6540	6540	stone crab trap contents or trap gear. 4415
6541	6541	25.27. Section 379.366(4)(b), prohibiting the theft of 4416
6542	6542	blue crab trap contents or trap gear. 4417
6543	6543	26.28. Section 379.3671(2)(c), except s. 379.3671(2)(c)5., 4418
6544	6544	prohibiting the theft of spiny lobster trap contents or trap 4419
6545	6545	gear. 4420
6546	6546	27.29. Section 379.3751, relating to licenses for the 4421
6547	6547	taking and possession of alligators. 4422
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6557	6557
6558	6558
6559	6559
6560	6560	28.30. Section 379.3752, relating to tagging requirements 4423
6561	6561	for alligators and hides. 4424
6562	6562	29.31. Section 379.413, prohibiting the unlawful taking of 4425
6563	6563	bonefish. 4426
6564	6564	(b)1. A person who commits a Level Two violation but who 4427
6565	6565	has not been convicted of a Level Two or higher violation within 4428
6566	6566	the past 3 years commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 4429
6567	6567	punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 4430
6568	6568	2. Unless the stricter penalties in subparagraph 3. or 4431
6569	6569	subparagraph 4. apply, a person who commits a Level Two 4432
6570	6570	violation within 3 years after a previous conviction for a Level 4433
6571	6571	Two or higher violation commits a misdemeanor of the first 4434
6572	6572	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with 4435
6573	6573	a minimum mandatory fine of $250. 4436
6574	6574	3. Unless the stricter penalties in subpara graph 4. apply, 4437
6575	6575	a person who commits a Level Two violation within 5 years after 4438
6576	6576	two previous convictions for a Level Two or higher violation, 4439
6577	6577	commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 4440
6578	6578	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum mand atory 4441
6579	6579	fine of $500 and a suspension of any recreational license or 4442
6580	6580	permit issued under s. 379.354 for 1 year. Such suspension shall 4443
6581	6581	include the suspension of the privilege to obtain such license 4444
6582	6582	or permit and the suspension of the ability to exercise any 4445
6583	6583	privilege granted under any exemption in s. 379.353 . 4446
6584	6584	4. A person who commits a Level Two violation within 10 4447
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6595	6595
6596	6596
6597	6597	years after three previous convictions for a Level Two or higher 4448
6598	6598	violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable 4449
6599	6599	as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum 4450
6600	6600	mandatory fine of $750 and a suspension of any recreational 4451
6601	6601	license or permit issued under s. 379.354 for 3 years. Such 4452
6602	6602	suspension shall include the suspension of the privilege to 4453
6603	6603	obtain such license or permit and the suspension of the ability 4454
6604	6604	to exercise any privilege granted under s. 379.353. If the 4455
6605	6605	recreational license or permit being suspended was an annual 4456
6606	6606	license or permit, any privileges under s. 379.354 ss. 379.353 4457
6607	6607	and 379.354 may not be acquired for a 3 -year period following 4458
6608	6608	the date of the violation. 4459
6609	6609	(3) LEVEL THREE VIOLATIONS. — 4460
6610	6610	(a) A person commits a Level Three violation if he or she 4461
6611	6611	violates any of the following provisions: 4462
6612	6612	1. Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the sale 4463
6613	6613	of saltwater fish. 4464
6614	6614	2. Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the 4465
6615	6615	illegal importation or possession of exotic marine plants or 4466
6616	6616	animals. 4467
6617	6617	3. Section 379.28, prohibiting the importation of 4468
6618	6618	freshwater fish. 4469
6619	6619	4. Section 379.3014, prohibiting the illegal sale or 4470
6620	6620	possession of alligators. 4471
6621	6621	5. Section 379.354(7) section 379.354(17), prohibiting the 4472
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6633	6633
6634	6634	taking of game, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish while a 4473
6635	6635	required license is suspended or revoked. 4474
6636	6636	6. Section 379.357(4), prohibiting the sale, transfer, or 4475
6637	6637	purchase of tarpon. 4476
6638	6638	6.7. Section 379.404(1), (3), and (6), prohibiting the 4477
6639	6639	illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey. 4478
6640	6640	7.8. Section 379.4041(1), prohibiting the illegal taking 4479
6641	6641	and possession of bears. 4480
6642	6642	8.9. Section 379.406, prohibiting the possession and 4481
6643	6643	transportation of commercial quantities of freshwater game fish. 4482
6644	6644	9.10. Section 379.407(2), establishing major violations. 4483
6645	6645	10.11. Section 379.407(4), prohibiting the possession of 4484
6646	6646	certain finfish in excess of recreational daily bag limits. 4485
6647	6647	(b)1. A person who commits a Level Three violation but who 4486
6648	6648	has not been convicted of a Level Three or higher violation 4487
6649	6649	within the past 10 years commits a misdemeanor of the first 4488
6650	6650	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 4489
6651	6651	2. A person who commits a Level Three violation within 10 4490
6652	6652	years after a previous conviction for a Level Three or higher 4491
6653	6653	violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable 4492
6654	6654	as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum 4493
6655	6655	mandatory fine of $750 and a suspension of any recreational 4494
6656	6656	license or permit issued under s. 379.354 for the remainder of 4495
6657	6657	the period for which the license or permit was issued up to 3 4496
6658	6658	years. Such suspension shall include the suspension of the 4497
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6668	6668
6669	6669
6670	6670
6671	6671	privilege to obtain such license or permit and the ability to 4498
6672	6672	exercise any privilege granted under s. 379.353. If the 4499
6673	6673	recreational license or permit being suspended was an annual 4500
6674	6674	license or permit, any privileges under s. 379.354 ss. 379.353 4501
6675	6675	and 379.354 may not be acquired for a 3 -year period following 4502
6676	6676	the date of the violation. 4503
6677	6677	3. A person who commits a violation of s. 379.354(7) s. 4504
6678	6678	379.354(17) shall receive a mandatory fine of $1,000. Any 4505
6679	6679	privileges under s. 379.354 ss. 379.353 and 379.354 may not be 4506
6680	6680	acquired for a 5-year period following the date of th e 4507
6681	6681	violation. 4508
6682	6682	(4) LEVEL FOUR VIOLATIONS. — 4509
6683	6683	(a) A person commits a Level Four violation if he or she 4510
6684	6684	violates any of the following provisions: 4511
6685	6685	1. Section 379.354(6) section 379.354(16), prohibiting the 4512
6686	6686	making, forging, counterfeiting, or reproduction of a 4513
6687	6687	recreational license or the possession of same without 4514
6688	6688	authorization from the commission. 4515
6689	6689	2. Section 379.365(2)(c), prohibiting criminal activities 4516
6690	6690	relating to the taking of stone crabs. 4517
6691	6691	3. Section 379.366(4)(c), prohibiting criminal activities 4518
6692	6692	relating to the taking and harvesting of blue crabs. 4519
6693	6693	4. Section 379.367(4), prohibiting the willful molestation 4520
6694	6694	of spiny lobster gear. 4521
6695	6695	5. Section 379.3671(2)(c)5., prohibiting the unlawful 4522
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6705	6705
6706	6706
6707	6707
6708	6708	reproduction, possession, sale, trade, or barter of spiny 4523
6709	6709	lobster trap tags or certificates. 4524
6710	6710	6. Section 379.404(5), prohibiting the sale of illegally 4525
6711	6711	taken deer or wild turkey. 4526
6712	6712	7. Section 379.4041(2), prohibiting the sale of illegally 4527
6713	6713	taken bears. 4528
6714	6714	8. Section 379.405, prohibiting the molestation or theft 4529
6715	6715	of freshwater fishing gear. 4530
6716	6716	9. Section 379.409, prohibiting the unlawful killing, 4531
6717	6717	injuring, possessing, or capturing of alligators or other 4532
6718	6718	crocodilia or their eggs. 4533
6719	6719	10. Section 379.411, prohibiting the intentional killing 4534
6720	6720	or wounding of any species designated as endangered, threatened, 4535
6721	6721	or of special concern. 4536
6722	6722	11. Section 379.4115, prohibiting the killing of any 4537
6723	6723	Florida or wild panther. 4538
6724	6724	(b) A person who commits a Level Four violation commits a 4539
6725	6725	felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 4540
6726	6726	775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 4541
6727	6727	(5) ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES WHILE COMMITTING TRESPASS. —In 4542
6728	6728	addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who 4543
6729	6729	violates the criminal provisions of this chapter or rules or 4544
6730	6730	orders of the commission by illegally killing, taking, 4545
6731	6731	possessing, or selling fish and wildlife in or out of season 4546
6732	6732	while violating chapter 810 shall pay a fine of $500 for each 4547
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6742	6742
6743	6743
6744	6744
6745	6745	such violation, plus court costs and any restitution ordered by 4548
6746	6746	the court. All fines collected under this subsection shall be 4549
6747	6747	remitted by the clerk of the court to the Department of Revenue 4550
6748	6748	to be deposited into the State Game Trust Fund. 4551
6749	6749	(6) SUSPENSION OR FORFEITURE OF LICENSE. —The court may 4552
6750	6750	order the suspension or forfeiture of any license or permit 4553
6751	6751	issued under this chapter to a pers on who is found guilty of 4554
6752	6752	committing a violation of this chapter. 4555
6753	6753	(7) CONVICTION DEFINED. —As used in this section, the term 4556
6754	6754	"conviction" means any judicial disposition other than acquittal 4557
6755	6755	or dismissal. 4558
6756	6756	Section 123. Subsection (2) of section 938.01, Florida 4559
6757	6757	Statutes, is amended to read: 4560
6758	6758	938.01 Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund. — 4561
6759	6759	(2) Except as provided by s. 938.15 and Notwithstanding 4562
6760	6760	any other provision of law, no funds collected and deposited 4563
6761	6761	pursuant to this section or s. 943.25 shall be expended unless 4564
6762	6762	specifically appropriated by the Legislature. 4565
6763	6763	Section 124. Subsection (11) of section 943.25, Florida 4566
6764	6764	Statutes, is amended to read: 4567
6765	6765	943.25 Criminal justice trust funds; source of funds; use 4568
6766	6766	of funds.— 4569
6767	6767	(11) Except as provided by s. 938.15 and Notwithstanding 4570
6768	6768	any other provision of law, no funds collected and deposited 4571
6769	6769	pursuant to this section shall be expended unless specifically 4572
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6779	6779
6780	6780
6781	6781
6782	6782	appropriated by the Legislature. 4573
6783	6783	4574
6784	6784	Section 125. Subsections (16), (17), and (18) of section 4575
6785	6785	790.06, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (15), 4576
6786	6786	(16), and (17), respectively, and paragraph (b) of subsection 4577
6787	6787	(5), paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (6), subsection (11), 4578
6788	6788	and present subsection (15) of that section are amended to read: 4579
6789	6789	790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or concealed 4580
6790	6790	firearm.— 4581
6791	6791	(5) The applicant shall submit to the Department of 4582
6792	6792	Agriculture and Consumer Services or an approved tax collector 4583
6793	6793	pursuant to s. 790.0625: 4584
6794	6794	(b) A nonrefundable license fee of up to $55 if he or s he 4585
6795	6795	has not previously been issued a statewide license or of up to 4586
6796	6796	$45 for renewal of a statewide license. The cost of processing 4587
6797	6797	fingerprints as required in paragraph (c) shall be borne by the 4588
6798	6798	state from general revenue applicant. However, an individual 4589
6799	6799	holding an active certification from the Criminal Justice 4590
6800	6800	Standards and Training Commission as a law enforcement officer, 4591
6801	6801	correctional officer, or correctional probation officer as 4592
6802	6802	defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) is 4593
6803	6803	exempt from the licensing requirements of this section. If such 4594
6804	6804	individual wishes to receive a concealed weapon or concealed 4595
6805	6805	firearm license, he or she is exempt from the background 4596
6806	6806	investigation and all background investigation fees but must pay 4597
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6816	6816
6817	6817
6818	6818
6819	6819	the current license fees r egularly required to be paid by 4598
6820	6820	nonexempt applicants . Further, a law enforcement officer, a 4599
6821	6821	correctional officer, or a correctional probation officer as 4600
6822	6822	defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), or (3) is exempt from the required 4601
6823	6823	fees and background investigation for 1 year after his or her 4602
6824	6824	retirement. 4603
6825	6825	(6) 4604
6826	6826	(b) The sheriff's office shall provide fingerprinting 4605
6827	6827	service if requested by the applicant and may charge a fee not 4606
6828	6828	to exceed $5 for this service . 4607
6829	6829	(e) A consular security official of a foreign government 4608
6830	6830	that maintains diplomatic relations and treaties of commerce, 4609
6831	6831	friendship, and navigation with the United States and is 4610
6832	6832	certified as such by the foreign government and by the 4611
6833	6833	appropriate embassy in this country must be issued a license 4612
6834	6834	within 20 days after the da te of the receipt of a completed 4613
6835	6835	application, certification document, color photograph as 4614
6836	6836	specified in paragraph (5)(e) , and a nonrefundable license fee 4615
6837	6837	of $300. Consular security official licenses shall be valid for 4616
6838	6838	1 year and may be renewed upon completi on of the application 4617
6839	6839	process as provided in this section. 4618
6840	6840	(11)(a) At least 90 days before the expiration date of the 4619
6841	6841	license, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 4620
6842	6842	shall mail to each licensee a written notice of the expiration 4621
6843	6843	and a renewal form prescribed by the Department of Agriculture 4622
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6853	6853
6854	6854
6855	6855
6856	6856	and Consumer Services. The licensee must renew his or her 4623
6857	6857	license on or before the expiration date by filing with the 4624
6858	6858	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services the renewal form 4625
6859	6859	containing an affidavi t submitted under oath and under penalty 4626
6860	6860	of perjury stating that the licensee remains qualified pursuant 4627
6861	6861	to the criteria specified in subsections (2) and (3), and a 4628
6862	6862	color photograph as specified in paragraph (5)(e) , and the 4629
6863	6863	required renewal fee . Out-of-state residents must also submit a 4630
6864	6864	complete set of fingerprints and fingerprint processing fee . The 4631
6865	6865	license shall be renewed upon receipt of the completed renewal 4632
6866	6866	form, color photograph, appropriate payment of fees, and, if 4633
6867	6867	applicable, fingerprints. Additionally, a licensee who fails to 4634
6868	6868	file a renewal application on or before its expiration date must 4635
6869	6869	renew his or her license by paying a late fee of $15. A license 4636
6870	6870	may not be renewed 180 days or more after its expiration date, 4637
6871	6871	and such a license is deem ed to be permanently expired. A person 4638
6872	6872	whose license has been permanently expired may reapply for 4639
6873	6873	licensure; however, an application for licensure and fees under 4640
6874	6874	subsection (5) must be submitted, and a background investigation 4641
6875	6875	shall be conducted pursuant t o this section. A person who 4642
6876	6876	knowingly files false information under this subsection is 4643
6877	6877	subject to criminal prosecution under s. 837.06. 4644
6878	6878	(b) A license issued to a servicemember, as defined in s. 4645
6879	6879	250.01, is subject to paragraph (a); however, such a licens e 4646
6880	6880	does not expire while the servicemember is serving on military 4647
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6890	6890
6891	6891
6892	6892
6893	6893	orders that have taken him or her over 35 miles from his or her 4648
6894	6894	residence and shall be extended, as provided in this paragraph, 4649
6895	6895	for up to 180 days after his or her return to such residence. If 4650
6896	6896	the license renewal requirements in paragraph (a) are met within 4651
6897	6897	the 180-day extension period, the servicemember may not be 4652
6898	6898	charged any additional costs, such as, but not limited to, late 4653
6899	6899	fees or delinquency fees, above the normal license fees. The 4654
6900	6900	servicemember must present to the Department of Agriculture and 4655
6901	6901	Consumer Services a copy of his or her official military orders 4656
6902	6902	or a written verification from the member's commanding officer 4657
6903	6903	before the end of the 180 -day period in order to qualify for the 4658
6904	6904	extension. 4659
6905	6905	(15) All funds received by the sheriff pursuant to the 4660
6906	6906	provisions of this section shall be deposited into the general 4661
6907	6907	revenue fund of the county and shall be budgeted to the sheriff. 4662
6908	6908	Section 126. Subsections (6) through (8) of section 4663
6909	6909	790.0625, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) 4664
6910	6910	through (7), respectively, and present subsections (5) and (8) 4665
6911	6911	of that section are amended to read: 4666
6912	6912	790.0625 Appointment of tax collectors to accept 4667
6913	6913	applications for a concealed weapon or firearm licen se; fees; 4668
6914	6914	penalties.— 4669
6915	6915	(5) A tax collector appointed under this section may 4670
6916	6916	collect and retain a convenience fee of $22 for each new 4671
6917	6917	application and $12 for each renewal application and shall remit 4672
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6927	6927
6928	6928
6929	6929
6930	6930	weekly to the department the license fees pursuant to s. 790.06 4673
6931	6931	for deposit in the Division of Licensing Trust Fund. 4674
6932	6932	(7)(8) Upon receipt of a completed renewal application 4675
6933	6933	and, a new color photograph , and appropriate payment of fees , a 4676
6934	6934	tax collector authorized to accept renewal applications for 4677
6935	6935	concealed weapon or firearm licenses under this section may, 4678
6936	6936	upon approval and confirmation of license issuance by the 4679
6937	6937	department, print and deliver a concealed weapon or firearm 4680
6938	6938	license to a licensee renewing his or her license at the tax 4681
6939	6939	collector's office. 4682
6940	6940	Section 127. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 4683
6941	6941	790.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4684
6942	6942	790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms. — 4685
6943	6943	(1)(a) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 4686
6944	6944	licensed dealer may not sell or deliver from her or his 4687
6945	6945	inventory at her or his licensed premises any firearm to another 4688
6946	6946	person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, 4689
6947	6947	licensed dealer, or licensed collector, until she or he has: 4690
6948	6948	1. Obtained a completed form from the potential buyer or 4691
6949	6949	transferee, which form shall have been promulgated by the 4692
6950	6950	Department of Law Enforcement and provided by the licensed 4693
6951	6951	importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, which shall 4694
6952	6952	include the name, date of birth, gender, race, and social 4695
6953	6953	security number or other ident ification number of such potential 4696
6954	6954	buyer or transferee and has inspected proper identification 4697
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6965	6965
6966	6966
6967	6967	including an identification containing a photograph of the 4698
6968	6968	potential buyer or transferee. 4699
6969	6969	2. Collected a fee from the potential buyer for processing 4700
6970	6970	the criminal history check of the potential buyer. The fee shall 4701
6971	6971	be established by the Department of Law Enforcement and may not 4702
6972	6972	exceed $8 per transaction. The Department of Law Enforcement may 4703
6973	6973	reduce, or suspend collection of, the fee to reflect payment 4704
6974	6974	received from the Federal Government applied to the cost of 4705
6975	6975	maintaining the criminal history check system established by 4706
6976	6976	this section as a means of facilitating or supplementing the 4707
6977	6977	National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The 4708
6978	6978	Department of Law Enforcement shall, by rule, establish 4709
6979	6979	procedures for the fees to be transmitted by the licensee to the 4710
6980	6980	Department of Law Enforcement. Such procedures must provide that 4711
6981	6981	fees may be paid or transmitted by electronic means, including, 4712
6982	6982	but not limited to, debit cards, cre dit cards, or electronic 4713
6983	6983	funds transfers. All such fees shall be deposited into the 4714
6984	6984	Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust Fund, but shall be 4715
6985	6985	segregated from all other funds deposited into such trust fund 4716
6986	6986	and must be accounted for separately. Such s egregated funds must 4717
6987	6987	not be used for any purpose other than the operation of the 4718
6988	6988	criminal history checks required by this section. The Department 4719
6989	6989	of Law Enforcement, each year before February 1, shall make a 4720
6990	6990	full accounting of all receipts and expenditures of such funds 4721
6991	6991	to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 4722
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7003	7003
7004	7004	Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of each house 4723
7005	7005	of the Legislature, and the chairs of the appropriations 4724
7006	7006	committees of each house of the Legislature. In the event t hat 4725
7007	7007	the cumulative amount of funds collected exceeds the cumulative 4726
7008	7008	amount of expenditures by more than $2.5 million, excess funds 4727
7009	7009	may be used for the purpose of purchasing soft body armor for 4728
7010	7010	law enforcement officers. 4729
7011	7011	2.3. Requested, by means of a toll -free telephone call or 4730
7012	7012	other electronic means, the Department of Law Enforcement to 4731
7013	7013	conduct a check of the information as reported and reflected in 4732
7014	7014	the Florida Crime Information Center and National Crime 4733
7015	7015	Information Center systems as of the date of the req uest. 4734
7016	7016	3.4. Received a unique approval number for that inquiry 4735
7017	7017	from the Department of Law Enforcement, and recorded the date 4736
7018	7018	and such number on the consent form. 4737
7019	7019	Section 128. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph 4738
7020	7020	(b) of subsection (4) of secti on 212.11, Florida Statutes, are 4739
7021	7021	amended to read: 4740
7022	7022	212.11 Tax returns and regulations. — 4741
7023	7023	(1) 4742
7024	7024	(b) For the purpose of ascertaining the amount of tax 4743
7025	7025	payable under this chapter, it shall be the duty of all dealers 4744
7026	7026	to file a return and remit the tax, on or before the 20th day of 4745
7027	7027	the month, to the department, upon forms prepared and furnished 4746
7028	7028	by it or in a format prescribed by it. Such return must show the 4747
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7041	7041	rentals, admissions, gross sales, or purchases, as the case may 4748
7042	7042	be, arising from all leases, rentals, ad missions, sales, or 4749
7043	7043	purchases taxable under this chapter during the preceding 4750
7044	7044	calendar month. However, if a state of emergency is declared 4751
7045	7045	pursuant to s. 252.36 within 5 business days before the 20th day 4752
7046	7046	of the month, dealers located in affected counties s hall be 4753
7047	7047	granted an automatic 10 -day extension from the due date for 4754
7048	7048	filing a return and remitting the tax. 4755
7049	7049	(4) 4756
7050	7050	(b) The amount of any estimated tax shall be due, payable, 4757
7051	7051	and remitted by electronic funds transfer by the 20th day of the 4758
7052	7052	month for which it is estimated. The difference between the 4759
7053	7053	amount of estimated tax paid and the actual amount of tax due 4760
7054	7054	under this chapter for such month shall be due and payable by 4761
7055	7055	the first day of the following month and remitted by electronic 4762
7056	7056	funds transfer by the 20th day thereof. However, if a state of 4763
7057	7057	emergency is declared pursuant to s. 252.36 within 5 business 4764
7058	7058	days before the 20th day of the month, dealers located in 4765
7059	7059	affected counties shall be granted an automatic 10 -day extension 4766
7060	7060	from the due date for filing a ret urn and remitting the tax. 4767
7061	7061	Section 129. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (2) of 4768
7062	7062	section 220.222, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 4769
7063	7063	paragraphs (d) and (e), respectively, and a new paragraph (c) is 4770
7064	7064	added to that subsection, to read: 4771
7065	7065	220.222 Returns; time and place for filing. — 4772
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7071	7071	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
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7077	7077
7078	7078	(2) 4773
7079	7079	(c) When a taxpayer has been granted an extension or 4774
7080	7080	extensions of time within which to file its federal income tax 4775
7081	7081	return for any taxable year due to a federally declared 4776
7082	7082	disaster, and if the requirements of s. 220.32 are met, the 4777
7083	7083	department shall automatically extend the due date of the return 4778
7084	7084	required under this code until the 15th day after the due date, 4779
7085	7085	including any extensions provided for such federally declared 4780
7086	7086	disaster, for the filing of the related feder al return for the 4781
7087	7087	taxable year. 4782
7088	7088	Section 130. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 4783