Florida Senate Bill S1678 Latest Draft

 Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1678  By Senator Gruters 22-01439A-24 20241678__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to taxes, fines, and fees; amending s. 3 212.055, F.S.; deleting a provision allowing the 4 indigent care and trauma center surtax to be levied 5 without a majority vote of electors; repealing s. 6 319.32, F.S., relating to fees for certificates of 7 title and disposition thereof; repealing s. 339.0801, 8 F.S., relating to allocation of increased revenues; 9 amending s. 319.20, F.S.; restoring provisions 10 relating to the payment of funds collected by a county 11 officer into the State Treasury; amending ss. 215.211, 12 319.23, 319.24, 319.27, 319.28, 319.29, 319.323, 13 319.324, 320.04, and 379.209, F.S.; conforming 14 provisions to changes made by the act; repealing ss. 15 320.08 and 320.08001, F.S., relating to license taxes; 16 repealing ss. 320.08015, 320.0802, 320.0804, and 17 320.08046, F.S., relating to surcharges on license 18 taxes; repealing ss. 320.08047, 320.081, 320.10, 19 320.14, 320.15, 320.20, 320.405, and 339.0803, F.S., 20 relating to a voluntary contribution for organ and 21 tissue donor education, collection and distribution of 22 annual license tax on certain units, exemptions, 23 fractional license tax, refund of license tax, 24 disposition of license tax moneys, International 25 Registration Plan records and hearings, and allocation 26 of increased revenues, respectively; amending ss. 27 193.075, 212.05, 212.0601, 215.22, 215.615, 282.709, 28 311.07, 311.09, 316.251, 316.261, 316.515, 316.545, 29 316.550, 320.01, 320.03, 320.055, 320.06, 320.0609, 30 320.0655, 320.0657, 320.0659, 320.07, 320.0705, 31 320.071, 320.072, 320.0801, 320.0803, 320.08035, 32 320.0805, 320.08056, 320.08058, 320.08068, 320.0815, 33 320.0821, 320.083, 320.0843, 320.0847, 320.086, 34 320.0863, 320.0875, 320.089, 320.0891, 320.0892, 35 320.0893, 320.0894, 320.102, 320.13, 320.133, 320.203, 36 320.27, 320.57, 320.771, 322.025, 322.0255, 339.139, 37 553.382, and 765.5155, F.S.; conforming provisions to 38 changes made by the act; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; 39 eliminating fees for original, renewal, and 40 replacement driver licenses and identification cards, 41 certain driver license endorsements, reinstatement of 42 driver licenses, and certain requests for review or 43 hearing; removing provisions relating to collection, 44 deposit, and use of such fees; amending ss. 322.051, 45 322.14, 322.17, 322.18, 322.251, 322.29, and 1003.48, 46 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 47 act; amending s. 601.15, F.S.; revising a specified 48 assessment on citrus; revising procedures for payment 49 of certain assessments; amending ss. 601.041, 601.13, 50 601.152, and 601.155, F.S.; conforming provisions to 51 changes made by the act; repealing s. 97.05831, F.S., 52 relating to voter registration applications made 53 available to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 54 Commission; repealing s. 258.0145, F.S., relating to 55 military, law enforcement, and firefighter state park 56 fee discounts; repealing s. 379.2213, F.S., relating 57 to management area permit revenues; repealing s. 58 379.3502, F.S., relating to nontransferable 59 recreational hunting and fishing licenses and permits; 60 repealing ss. 379.3503 and 379.3504, F.S., relating to 61 providing false statements and information on 62 recreational hunting and fishing applications, 63 licenses, and permits; repealing s. 379.3511, F.S., 64 relating to the appointment of subagents for the sale 65 of recreational hunting, fishing, and trapping 66 licenses and permits; repealing s. 379.3512, F.S., 67 relating to competitive bidding for the sale of 68 licenses, permits, and authorizations; repealing s. 69 379.352, F.S., relating to recreational licenses, 70 permits, and authorizations to take wild animal life, 71 freshwater aquatic life, and marine life; repealing s. 72 379.353, F.S., relating to exemptions from fees and 73 requirements for recreational hunting and fishing 74 licenses and permits; repealing s. 379.354, F.S., 75 relating to recreational hunting and fishing licenses, 76 permits, and authorizations; repealing s. 379.356, 77 F.S., relating to fish pond licenses; repealing s. 78 379.357, F.S., relating to the Fish and Wildlife 79 Conservation Commission license program for tarpon; 80 repealing s. 379.3581, F.S., relating to hunter safety 81 course requirements; repealing s. 379.359, F.S., 82 relating to voluntary contributions to Southeastern 83 Guide Dogs, Inc.; repealing s. 938.04, F.S., relating 84 to court costs for criminal offenses to provide 85 compensation to victims of crimes; repealing s. 86 938.06, F.S., relating to court costs for criminal 87 offenses to fund crime stoppers programs; repealing s. 88 938.15, F.S., relating to criminal justice education 89 for local governments; amending ss. 16.555 and 212.06, 90 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 91 act; amending s. 258.014, F.S.; removing the authority 92 of the Division of Parks and Recreation within the 93 Department of Environmental Protection to set fees for 94 the use of state parks; amending ss. 258.0142, 318.18, 95 318.21, 327.73, 379.203, 379.207, 379.208, 379.2201, 96 379.2255, 379.363, 379.3501, 379.3582, 379.3712, 97 379.3751, 379.401, 790.0655, 938.01, and 943.25, F.S.; 98 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 99 providing an effective date. 100 101 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 102 103 Section 1.Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 104 212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 105 212.055Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; 106 authorization and use of proceeds.It is the legislative intent 107 that any authorization for imposition of a discretionary sales 108 surtax shall be published in the Florida Statutes as a 109 subsection of this section, irrespective of the duration of the 110 levy. Each enactment shall specify the types of counties 111 authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be imposed; the 112 maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed, if any; the 113 procedure which must be followed to secure voter approval, if 114 required; the purpose for which the proceeds may be expended; 115 and such other requirements as the Legislature may provide. 116 Taxable transactions and administrative procedures shall be as 117 provided in s. 212.054. 118 (4)INDIGENT CARE AND TRAUMA CENTER SURTAX. 119 (a)1.The governing body in each county the government of 120 which is not consolidated with that of one or more 121 municipalities, which has a population of at least 800,000 122 residents and is not authorized to levy a surtax under 123 subsection (5), may levy, pursuant to an ordinance either 124 approved by an extraordinary vote of the governing body or 125 conditioned to take effect only upon approval by a majority vote 126 of the electors of the county voting in a referendum, a 127 discretionary sales surtax at a rate that may not exceed 0.5 128 percent. 129 2.If the ordinance is conditioned on a referendum, A 130 statement that includes a brief and general description of the 131 purposes to be funded by the surtax and that conforms to the 132 requirements of s. 101.161 shall be placed on the ballot by the 133 governing body of the county. The following questions shall be 134 placed on the ballot: 135 FOR THE....CENTS TAX 136 AGAINST THE....CENTS TAX 137 3.The ordinance adopted by the governing body providing 138 for the imposition of the surtax shall set forth a plan for 139 providing health care services to qualified residents, as 140 defined in subparagraph 4. Such plan and subsequent amendments 141 to it shall fund a broad range of health care services for both 142 indigent persons and the medically poor, including, but not 143 limited to, primary care and preventive care as well as hospital 144 care. The plan must also address the services to be provided by 145 the Level I trauma center. It shall emphasize a continuity of 146 care in the most cost-effective setting, taking into 147 consideration both a high quality of care and geographic access. 148 Where consistent with these objectives, it shall include, 149 without limitation, services rendered by physicians, clinics, 150 community hospitals, mental health centers, and alternative 151 delivery sites, as well as at least one regional referral 152 hospital where appropriate. It shall provide that agreements 153 negotiated between the county and providers, including hospitals 154 with a Level I trauma center, will include reimbursement 155 methodologies that take into account the cost of services 156 rendered to eligible patients, recognize hospitals that render a 157 disproportionate share of indigent care, provide other 158 incentives to promote the delivery of charity care, promote the 159 advancement of technology in medical services, recognize the 160 level of responsiveness to medical needs in trauma cases, and 161 require cost containment including, but not limited to, case 162 management. It must also provide that any hospitals that are 163 owned and operated by government entities on May 21, 1991, must, 164 as a condition of receiving funds under this subsection, afford 165 public access equal to that provided under s. 286.011 as to 166 meetings of the governing board, the subject of which is 167 budgeting resources for the rendition of charity care as that 168 term is defined in the Florida Hospital Uniform Reporting System 169 (FHURS) manual referenced in s. 408.07. The plan shall also 170 include innovative health care programs that provide cost 171 effective alternatives to traditional methods of service 172 delivery and funding. 173 4.For the purpose of this paragraph, the term qualified 174 resident means residents of the authorizing county who are: 175 a.Qualified as indigent persons as certified by the 176 authorizing county; 177 b.Certified by the authorizing county as meeting the 178 definition of the medically poor, defined as persons having 179 insufficient income, resources, and assets to provide the needed 180 medical care without using resources required to meet basic 181 needs for shelter, food, clothing, and personal expenses; or not 182 being eligible for any other state or federal program, or having 183 medical needs that are not covered by any such program; or 184 having insufficient third-party insurance coverage. In all 185 cases, the authorizing county is intended to serve as the payor 186 of last resort; or 187 c.Participating in innovative, cost-effective programs 188 approved by the authorizing county. 189 5.Moneys collected pursuant to this paragraph remain the 190 property of the state and shall be distributed by the Department 191 of Revenue on a regular and periodic basis to the clerk of the 192 circuit court as ex officio custodian of the funds of the 193 authorizing county. The clerk of the circuit court shall: 194 a.Maintain the moneys in an indigent health care trust 195 fund; 196 b.Invest any funds held on deposit in the trust fund 197 pursuant to general law; 198 c.Disburse the funds, including any interest earned, to 199 any provider of health care services, as provided in 200 subparagraphs 3. and 4., upon directive from the authorizing 201 county. However, if a county has a population of at least 202 800,000 residents and has levied the surtax authorized in this 203 paragraph, notwithstanding any directive from the authorizing 204 county, on October 1 of each calendar year, the clerk of the 205 court shall issue a check in the amount of $6.5 million to a 206 hospital in its jurisdiction that has a Level I trauma center or 207 shall issue a check in the amount of $3.5 million to a hospital 208 in its jurisdiction that has a Level I trauma center if that 209 county enacts and implements a hospital lien law in accordance 210 with chapter 98-499, Laws of Florida. The issuance of the checks 211 on October 1 of each year is provided in recognition of the 212 Level I trauma center status and shall be in addition to the 213 base contract amount received during fiscal year 1999-2000 and 214 any additional amount negotiated to the base contract. If the 215 hospital receiving funds for its Level I trauma center status 216 requests such funds to be used to generate federal matching 217 funds under Medicaid, the clerk of the court shall instead issue 218 a check to the Agency for Health Care Administration to 219 accomplish that purpose to the extent that it is allowed through 220 the General Appropriations Act; and 221 d.Prepare on a biennial basis an audit of the trust fund 222 specified in sub-subparagraph a. Commencing February 1, 2004, 223 such audit shall be delivered to the governing body and to the 224 chair of the legislative delegation of each authorizing county. 225 6.Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a 226 county shall not levy local option sales surtaxes authorized in 227 this paragraph and subsections (2) and (3) in excess of a 228 combined rate of 1 percent. 229 Section 2.Sections 319.32 and 339.0801, Florida Statutes, 230 are repealed. 231 Section 3.Section 319.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to 232 read: 233 319.20Application of law. 234 (1)Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter 235 applies exclusively to motor vehicles and mobile homes required 236 to be registered and licensed under the laws of this state and 237 defined by such registration laws, including residential 238 manufactured buildings placed on mobile home lots under s. 239 553.382. A residential manufactured building placed on a mobile 240 home lot as provided in s. 553.382 shall be treated as a mobile 241 home for purposes of this chapter. The provisions of This 242 chapter does do not apply to any moped or to any trailer or 243 semitrailer having a net weight of less than 2,000 pounds. All 244 provisions of this chapter relating to title certificates also 245 apply to any recreational vehicle-type unit and to any mobile 246 home classified and taxed as real property pursuant to s. 247 320.0815(2),; and no title, lien, or other interest in such 248 vehicle or mobile home shall be valid unless evidenced in 249 accordance with this chapter. 250 (2)Notwithstanding chapter 116, each county officer within 251 this state authorized to collect funds provided for in this 252 chapter shall pay all sums officially received by the officer 253 into the State Treasury no later than 5 working days after the 254 close of the business day in which the officer received the 255 funds. Payment by county officers to the state shall be made by 256 means of electronic funds transfer. 257 Section 4.Subsection (1) of section 215.211, Florida 258 Statutes, is amended to read: 259 215.211Service charge; elimination or reduction for 260 specified proceeds. 261 (1)Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.20(1) and 262 former s. 215.20(3), the service charge provided in s. 215.20(1) 263 and former s. 215.20(3), which is deducted from the proceeds of 264 the taxes distributed under ss. 206.606(1), 207.026, and 265 212.0501(6), and 319.32(5), shall be eliminated beginning July 266 1, 2000. 267 Section 5.Subsection (1) of section 319.23, Florida 268 Statutes, is amended to read: 269 319.23Application for, and issuance of, certificate of 270 title. 271 (1)Application for a certificate of title shall be made 272 upon a form prescribed by the department and, shall be filed 273 with the department, and shall be accompanied by the fee 274 prescribed in this chapter. If a certificate of title has 275 previously been issued for a motor vehicle or mobile home in 276 this state, the application for a certificate of title shall be 277 accompanied by the certificate of title duly assigned, or 278 assigned and reassigned, unless otherwise provided for in this 279 chapter. If the motor vehicle or mobile home for which 280 application for a certificate of title is made is a new motor 281 vehicle or new mobile home for which one or more manufacturers 282 statements of origin are required by the provisions of s. 283 319.21, the application for a certificate of title shall be 284 accompanied by all such manufacturers statements of origin. 285 Section 6.Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and subsection 286 (6) of section 319.24, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 287 319.24Issuance in duplicate; delivery; liens and 288 encumbrances. 289 (5)(a)Upon satisfaction of any first lien, judgment lien, 290 or encumbrance recorded at the department or upon lapse of a 291 judgment lien, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home, as 292 shown on the title certificate, or the person satisfying the 293 lien is entitled to demand and receive from the lienholder a 294 satisfaction of the lien. If the lienholder, upon satisfaction 295 of the lien and upon demand, fails or refuses to furnish a 296 satisfaction thereof within 30 days after demand, he or she 297 shall be held liable for all costs, damages, and expenses, 298 including reasonable attorney fees, lawfully incurred by the 299 titled owner or person satisfying the lien in any suit brought 300 in this state for cancellation of the lien. A motor vehicle 301 dealer acquiring ownership of a motor vehicle with an 302 outstanding purchase money lien, shall pay and satisfy the 303 outstanding lien within 10 working days after of acquiring 304 ownership. The lienholder receiving final payment as defined in 305 s. 674.215 shall mail or otherwise deliver a lien satisfaction 306 and the certificate of title indicating the satisfaction within 307 10 working days after of receipt of such final payment or notify 308 the person satisfying the lien that the title is not available 309 within 10 working days after of receipt of such final payment. 310 If the lienholder is unable to provide the certificate of title 311 and notifies the person of such, the lienholder shall provide a 312 lien satisfaction and shall be responsible for the cost of a 313 duplicate title, including fast title charges as provided in s. 314 319.323, if applicable. The provisions of This paragraph does 315 shall not apply to electronic transactions pursuant to 316 subsection (9). 317 (6)When the original certificate of title cannot be 318 returned to the department by the lienholder and evidence 319 satisfactory to the department is produced that all liens or 320 encumbrances have been satisfied, upon application by the owner 321 for a duplicate copy of the certificate upon the form prescribed 322 by the department, accompanied by the fee prescribed in this 323 chapter, a duplicate copy of the certificate of title, without 324 statement of liens or encumbrances, shall be issued by the 325 department and delivered to the owner. 326 Section 7.Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 327 319.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 328 319.27Notice of lien on motor vehicles or mobile homes; 329 notation on certificate; recording of lien. 330 (4)(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), 331 any person holding a lien for purchase money or as security for 332 a debt in the form of a security agreement, retain title 333 contract, conditional bill of sale, chattel mortgage, or other 334 similar instrument covering a motor vehicle or mobile home 335 previously titled or registered outside this state upon which no 336 Florida certificate of title has been issued may use the 337 facilities of the department for the recording of such lien as 338 constructive notice of such lien to creditors and purchasers of 339 such motor vehicle or mobile home in this state, provided such 340 lienholder files a sworn notice of such lien in the department, 341 showing the following information: 342 1.The date of the lien; 343 2.The name and address of the registered owner; 344 3.A description of the motor vehicle or mobile home, 345 showing the make, type, and vehicle identification number; and 346 4.The name and address of the lienholder. 347 348 Upon the filing of such notice of lien and the payment of the 349 fee provided in s. 319.32, the lien shall be recorded in the 350 department. 351 Section 8.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph 352 (b) of subsection (2) of section 319.28, Florida Statutes, are 353 amended to read: 354 319.28Transfer of ownership by operation of law. 355 (1)(a)In the event of the transfer of ownership of a motor 356 vehicle or mobile home by operation of law as upon inheritance, 357 devise or bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, 358 attachment, execution, or other judicial sale or whenever the 359 engine of a motor vehicle is replaced by another engine or 360 whenever a motor vehicle is sold to satisfy storage or repair 361 charges or repossession is had upon default in performance of 362 the terms of a security agreement, chattel mortgage, conditional 363 sales contract, trust receipt, or other like agreement, and upon 364 the surrender of the prior certificate of title or, when that is 365 not possible, presentation of satisfactory proof to the 366 department of ownership and right of possession to such motor 367 vehicle or mobile home, and upon payment of the fee prescribed 368 by law and presentation of an application for certificate of 369 title, the department may issue to the applicant a certificate 370 of title thereto. 371 (2) 372 (b)In case of repossession of a motor vehicle or mobile 373 home pursuant to the terms of a security agreement or similar 374 instrument, an affidavit by the party to whom possession has 375 passed stating that the vehicle or mobile home was repossessed 376 upon default in the terms of the security agreement or other 377 instrument shall be considered satisfactory proof of ownership 378 and right of possession. At least 5 days before prior to selling 379 the repossessed vehicle, any subsequent lienholder named in the 380 last issued certificate of title shall be sent notice of the 381 repossession by certified mail, on a form prescribed by the 382 department. If such notice is given and no written protest to 383 the department is presented by a subsequent lienholder within 15 384 days after the date on which the notice was mailed, the 385 certificate of title shall be issued showing no liens. If the 386 former owner or any subsequent lienholder files a written 387 protest under oath within such 15-day period, the department 388 shall not issue the certificate of title for 10 days thereafter. 389 If within the 10-day period no injunction or other order of a 390 court of competent jurisdiction has been served on the 391 department commanding it not to deliver the certificate of 392 title, the department shall deliver the certificate of title to 393 the applicant or as may otherwise be directed in the application 394 showing no other liens than those shown in the application. Any 395 lienholder who has repossessed a vehicle in this state in 396 compliance with the provisions of this section must apply to a 397 tax collectors office in this state or to the department for a 398 certificate of title pursuant to s. 319.323. Proof of the 399 required notice to subsequent lienholders shall be submitted 400 together with regular title fees. Any person found guilty of 401 violating any requirements of this paragraph is shall be guilty 402 of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 403 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 404 Section 9.Subsections (1) and (3) of section 319.29, 405 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 406 319.29Lost or destroyed certificates. 407 (1)If a certificate of title is lost or destroyed, 408 application for a duplicate copy thereof shall be made to the 409 department by the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home or 410 the holder of a lien thereon upon a form prescribed by the 411 department and accompanied by the fee prescribed in this 412 chapter. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the 413 applicant. Thereupon the department shall issue a duplicate copy 414 of the certificate of title to the person entitled to receive 415 the certificate of title under the provisions of this chapter. 416 The duplicate copy and all subsequent certificates of title 417 issued in the chain of title originated by such duplicate copy 418 shall be plainly marked across their faces duplicate copy, and 419 any subsequent purchaser of the motor vehicle or mobile home in 420 the chain of title originating through such duplicate copy shall 421 acquire only such rights in the motor vehicle or mobile home as 422 the original holder of the duplicate copy himself or herself 423 had. 424 (3)If, following the issuance of an original, duplicate, 425 or corrected certificate of title by the department, the 426 certificate is lost in transit and is not delivered to the 427 addressee, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home, or the 428 holder of a lien thereon, may, within 180 days after of the date 429 of issuance of the title, apply to the department for reissuance 430 of the certificate of title. No additional fee shall be charged 431 for reissuance under this subsection. 432 Section 10.Section 319.323, Florida Statutes, is amended 433 to read: 434 319.323Expedited service; applications; fees.The 435 department shall establish a separate title office which may be 436 used by private citizens and licensed motor vehicle dealers to 437 receive expedited service on title transfers, title issuances, 438 duplicate titles, and recordation of liens. A fee of $10 shall 439 be charged for this service, which fee is in addition to the 440 fees imposed by s. 319.32. The fee, after deducting the amount 441 referenced by s. 319.324 and $3.50 to be retained by the 442 processing agency, shall be deposited into the General Revenue 443 Fund. Application for expedited service may be made by mail or 444 in person. The department shall issue each title applied for 445 under this section within 5 working days after receipt of the 446 application except for an application for a duplicate title 447 certificate covered by s. 319.23(4), in which case the title 448 must be issued within 5 working days after compliance with the 449 departments verification requirements. 450 Section 11.Subsection (1) of section 319.324, Florida 451 Statutes, is amended to read: 452 319.324Odometer fraud prevention and detection; funding. 453 (1)Moneys received by the department pursuant to s. 454 319.32(1) in the amount of $1 for each original certificate of 455 title, each duplicate copy of a certificate of title, and each 456 assignment by a lienholder shall be deposited into the Highway 457 Safety Operating Trust Fund. There shall also be deposited into 458 the fund moneys received by the department pursuant to s. 459 319.323 in the amount of $5 for each expedited service performed 460 by the department for which a fee is assessed shall be deposited 461 into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 462 Section 12.Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 463 320.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 464 320.04Registration service charge. 465 (1) 466 (c)The tax collector may impose an additional service 467 charge of up to 50 cents on any transaction specified in 468 paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), or on any transaction specified 469 in s. 319.32(2)(a) or s. 328.48 if such transaction occurs at a 470 tax collectors branch office. 471 Section 13.Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 472 379.209, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 473 379.209Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. 474 (2)(a)There is established within the Fish and Wildlife 475 Conservation Commission the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. The 476 fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to s. 477 320.02(8) ss. 319.32(3) and 320.02(8). Additional funds may be 478 provided from legislative appropriations and by donations from 479 interested individuals and organizations. The commission may 480 invest and reinvest the funds and the interest thereof of the 481 Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. The commission shall designate an 482 identifiable unit to administer the trust fund. 483 Section 14.Sections 320.08, 320.08001, 320.08015, 484 320.0802, 320.0804, 320.08046, 320.08047, 320.081, 320.10, 485 320.14, 320.15, 320.20, 320.405, and 339.0803, Florida Statutes, 486 are repealed. 487 Section 15.Subsections (2) and (4) of section 193.075, 488 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 489 193.075Mobile homes and recreational vehicles. 490 (2)A mobile home that is not taxed as real property must 491 shall have a current license plate properly affixed as provided 492 in s. 320.08(11). Any such mobile home without a current license 493 plate properly affixed is shall be presumed to be tangible 494 personal property. 495 (4)A recreational vehicle that is not taxed as real 496 property must have a current license plate properly affixed as 497 provided in s. 320.08(9). Any such recreational vehicle without 498 a current license plate properly affixed is presumed to be 499 tangible personal property. 500 Section 16.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 501 212.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 502 212.05Sales, storage, use tax.It is hereby declared to be 503 the legislative intent that every person is exercising a taxable 504 privilege who engages in the business of selling tangible 505 personal property at retail in this state, including the 506 business of making or facilitating remote sales; who rents or 507 furnishes any of the things or services taxable under this 508 chapter; or who stores for use or consumption in this state any 509 item or article of tangible personal property as defined herein 510 and who leases or rents such property within the state. 511 (1)For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is levied on 512 each taxable transaction or incident, which tax is due and 513 payable as follows: 514 (a)1.a.At the rate of 6 percent of the sales price of each 515 item or article of tangible personal property when sold at 516 retail in this state, computed on each taxable sale for the 517 purpose of remitting the amount of tax due the state, and 518 including each and every retail sale. 519 b.Each occasional or isolated sale of an aircraft, boat, 520 mobile home, or motor vehicle of a class or type which is 521 required to be registered, licensed, titled, or documented in 522 this state or by the United States Government shall be subject 523 to tax at the rate provided in this paragraph. The department 524 shall by rule adopt any nationally recognized publication for 525 valuation of used motor vehicles as the reference price list for 526 any used motor vehicle which is required to be licensed pursuant 527 to former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), or (9), 528 Florida Statutes 2023. If any party to an occasional or isolated 529 sale of such a vehicle reports to the tax collector a sales 530 price which is less than 80 percent of the average loan price 531 for the specified model and year of such vehicle as listed in 532 the most recent reference price list, the tax levied under this 533 paragraph shall be computed by the department on such average 534 loan price unless the parties to the sale have provided to the 535 tax collector an affidavit signed by each party, or other 536 substantial proof, stating the actual sales price. Any party to 537 such sale who reports a sales price less than the actual sales 538 price commits is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, 539 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. The 540 department shall collect or attempt to collect from such party 541 any delinquent sales taxes. In addition, such party shall pay 542 any tax due and any penalty and interest assessed plus a penalty 543 equal to twice the amount of the additional tax owed. 544 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of 545 Revenue may waive or compromise any penalty imposed pursuant to 546 this subparagraph. 547 2.This paragraph does not apply to the sale of a boat or 548 aircraft by or through a registered dealer under this chapter to 549 a purchaser who, at the time of taking delivery, is a 550 nonresident of this state, does not make his or her permanent 551 place of abode in this state, and is not engaged in carrying on 552 in this state any employment, trade, business, or profession in 553 which the boat or aircraft will be used in this state, or is a 554 corporation none of the officers or directors of which is a 555 resident of, or makes his or her permanent place of abode in, 556 this state, or is a noncorporate entity that has no individual 557 vested with authority to participate in the management, 558 direction, or control of the entitys affairs who is a resident 559 of, or makes his or her permanent abode in, this state. For 560 purposes of this exemption, either a registered dealer acting on 561 his or her own behalf as seller, a registered dealer acting as 562 broker on behalf of a seller, or a registered dealer acting as 563 broker on behalf of the purchaser may be deemed to be the 564 selling dealer. This exemption shall not be allowed unless: 565 a.The purchaser removes a qualifying boat, as described in 566 sub-subparagraph f., from the state within 90 days after the 567 date of purchase or extension, or the purchaser removes a 568 nonqualifying boat or an aircraft from this state within 10 days 569 after the date of purchase or, when the boat or aircraft is 570 repaired or altered, within 20 days after completion of the 571 repairs or alterations; or if the aircraft will be registered in 572 a foreign jurisdiction and: 573 (I)Application for the aircrafts registration is properly 574 filed with a civil airworthiness authority of a foreign 575 jurisdiction within 10 days after the date of purchase; 576 (II)The purchaser removes the aircraft from the state to a 577 foreign jurisdiction within 10 days after the date the aircraft 578 is registered by the applicable foreign airworthiness authority; 579 and 580 (III)The aircraft is operated in the state solely to 581 remove it from the state to a foreign jurisdiction. 582 583 For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term foreign 584 jurisdiction means any jurisdiction outside of the United 585 States or any of its territories; 586 b.The purchaser, within 90 days from the date of 587 departure, provides the department with written proof that the 588 purchaser licensed, registered, titled, or documented the boat 589 or aircraft outside the state. If such written proof is 590 unavailable, within 90 days the purchaser shall provide proof 591 that the purchaser applied for such license, title, 592 registration, or documentation. The purchaser shall forward to 593 the department proof of title, license, registration, or 594 documentation upon receipt; 595 c.The purchaser, within 30 days after removing the boat or 596 aircraft from Florida, furnishes the department with proof of 597 removal in the form of receipts for fuel, dockage, slippage, 598 tie-down, or hangaring from outside of Florida. The information 599 so provided must clearly and specifically identify the boat or 600 aircraft; 601 d.The selling dealer, within 30 days after the date of 602 sale, provides to the department a copy of the sales invoice, 603 closing statement, bills of sale, and the original affidavit 604 signed by the purchaser attesting that he or she has read the 605 provisions of this section; 606 e.The seller makes a copy of the affidavit a part of his 607 or her record for as long as required by s. 213.35; and 608 f.Unless the nonresident purchaser of a boat of 5 net tons 609 of admeasurement or larger intends to remove the boat from this 610 state within 10 days after the date of purchase or when the boat 611 is repaired or altered, within 20 days after completion of the 612 repairs or alterations, the nonresident purchaser applies to the 613 selling dealer for a decal which authorizes 90 days after the 614 date of purchase for removal of the boat. The nonresident 615 purchaser of a qualifying boat may apply to the selling dealer 616 within 60 days after the date of purchase for an extension decal 617 that authorizes the boat to remain in this state for an 618 additional 90 days, but not more than a total of 180 days, 619 before the nonresident purchaser is required to pay the tax 620 imposed by this chapter. The department is authorized to issue 621 decals in advance to dealers. The number of decals issued in 622 advance to a dealer shall be consistent with the volume of the 623 dealers past sales of boats which qualify under this sub 624 subparagraph. The selling dealer or his or her agent shall mark 625 and affix the decals to qualifying boats in the manner 626 prescribed by the department, before delivery of the boat. 627 (I)The department is hereby authorized to charge dealers a 628 fee sufficient to recover the costs of decals issued, except the 629 extension decal shall cost $425. 630 (II)The proceeds from the sale of decals will be deposited 631 into the administrative trust fund. 632 (III)Decals shall display information to identify the boat 633 as a qualifying boat under this sub-subparagraph, including, but 634 not limited to, the decals date of expiration. 635 (IV)The department is authorized to require dealers who 636 purchase decals to file reports with the department and may 637 prescribe all necessary records by rule. All such records are 638 subject to inspection by the department. 639 (V)Any dealer or his or her agent who issues a decal 640 falsely, fails to affix a decal, mismarks the expiration date of 641 a decal, or fails to properly account for decals will be 642 considered prima facie to have committed a fraudulent act to 643 evade the tax and will be liable for payment of the tax plus a 644 mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, and shall be liable 645 for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a 646 misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 647 775.083. 648 (VI)Any nonresident purchaser of a boat who removes a 649 decal before permanently removing the boat from the state, or 650 defaces, changes, modifies, or alters a decal in a manner 651 affecting its expiration date before its expiration, or who 652 causes or allows the same to be done by another, will be 653 considered prima facie to have committed a fraudulent act to 654 evade the tax and will be liable for payment of the tax plus a 655 mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, and shall be liable 656 for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a 657 misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 658 775.083. 659 (VII)The department is authorized to adopt rules necessary 660 to administer and enforce this subparagraph and to publish the 661 necessary forms and instructions. 662 (VIII)The department is hereby authorized to adopt 663 emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4) to administer and 664 enforce the provisions of this subparagraph. 665 666 If the purchaser fails to remove the qualifying boat from this 667 state within the maximum 180 days after purchase or a 668 nonqualifying boat or an aircraft from this state within 10 days 669 after purchase or, when the boat or aircraft is repaired or 670 altered, within 20 days after completion of such repairs or 671 alterations, or permits the boat or aircraft to return to this 672 state within 6 months from the date of departure, except as 673 provided in s. 212.08(7)(fff), or if the purchaser fails to 674 furnish the department with any of the documentation required by 675 this subparagraph within the prescribed time period, the 676 purchaser shall be liable for use tax on the cost price of the 677 boat or aircraft and, in addition thereto, payment of a penalty 678 to the Department of Revenue equal to the tax payable. This 679 penalty shall be in lieu of the penalty imposed by s. 212.12(2). 680 The maximum 180-day period following the sale of a qualifying 681 boat tax-exempt to a nonresident may not be tolled for any 682 reason. 683 Section 17.Subsections (3) and (4) of section 212.0601, 684 Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (2) and (3), 685 respectively, and present subsections (1) and (2) of that 686 section are amended, to read: 687 212.0601Use taxes of vehicle dealers. 688 (1)Each motor vehicle dealer who is required by s. 689 320.08(12) to purchase one or more dealer license plates shall 690 pay an annual use tax of $27 for each dealer license plate 691 purchased under that subsection, in addition to the license tax 692 imposed by that subsection. The use tax shall be for the year 693 for which the dealer license plate was purchased. 694 (1)(2)There shall be no additional tax imposed by this 695 chapter for the use of a dealer license plate for which, after 696 July 1, 1987, a dealer use tax has been paid under this section. 697 This exemption shall apply to the time period before the sale or 698 any other disposition of the vehicle throughout the year for 699 which the dealer license plate required by s. 320.08(12) is 700 purchased. 701 Section 18.Paragraph (q) of subsection (1) of section 702 215.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 703 215.22Certain income and certain trust funds exempt. 704 (1)The following income of a revenue nature or the 705 following trust funds shall be exempt from the appropriation 706 required by s. 215.20(1): 707 (q)That portion of the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund 708 funded by the motorcycle safety education fee collected pursuant 709 to s. 320.08(1)(c). 710 Section 19.Subsection (1) of section 215.615, Florida 711 Statutes, is amended to read: 712 215.615Fixed-guideway transportation systems funding. 713 (1)The issuance of revenue bonds by the Division of Bond 714 Finance, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, pursuant 715 to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, is authorized, 716 pursuant to the State Bond Act, to finance or refinance fixed 717 capital expenditures for fixed-guideway transportation systems, 718 as defined in s. 341.031, including facilities appurtenant 719 thereto, costs of issuance, and other amounts relating to such 720 financing or refinancing. The Division of Bond Finance is 721 authorized to consider innovative financing techniques that may 722 include, but are not limited to, innovative bidding and 723 structures of potential financings that may result in negotiated 724 transactions. The following conditions apply to the issuance of 725 revenue bonds for fixed-guideway transportation systems: 726 (a)The department and any participating commuter rail 727 authority or regional transportation authority established under 728 chapter 343, local governments, or local governments 729 collectively by interlocal agreement having jurisdiction of a 730 fixed-guideway transportation system may enter into an 731 interlocal agreement to promote the efficient and cost-effective 732 financing or refinancing of fixed-guideway transportation system 733 projects by revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection. 734 The terms of such interlocal agreements shall include provisions 735 for the Department of Transportation to request the issuance of 736 the bonds on behalf of the parties; shall provide that after 737 reimbursement pursuant to interlocal agreement, the departments 738 share may be up to 50 percent of the eligible project cost, 739 which may include a share of annual debt service requirements of 740 such bonds; and shall include any other terms, provisions, or 741 covenants necessary to the making of and full performance under 742 such interlocal agreement. Repayments made to the department 743 under any interlocal agreement are not pledged to the repayment 744 of bonds issued hereunder, and failure of the local governmental 745 authority to make such payment shall not affect the obligation 746 of the department to pay debt service on the bonds. 747 (b)Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection shall 748 not constitute a general obligation of, or a pledge of the full 749 faith and credit of, the State of Florida. Bonds issued pursuant 750 to this section shall be payable from funds available pursuant 751 to s. 206.46(3), or other funds available to the project, 752 subject to annual appropriation. The amount of revenues 753 available for debt service shall never exceed a maximum of 2 754 percent of all state revenues deposited into the State 755 Transportation Trust Fund. 756 (c)The projects to be financed or refinanced with the 757 proceeds of the revenue bonds issued hereunder are designated as 758 state fixed capital outlay projects for purposes of s. 11(d), 759 Art. VII of the State Constitution, and the specific projects to 760 be financed or refinanced shall be determined by the Department 761 of Transportation in accordance with state law and 762 appropriations from the State Transportation Trust Fund. Each 763 project to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds issued 764 pursuant to this subsection must first be approved by the 765 Legislature by an act of general law. 766 (d)Any complaint for validation of bonds issued pursuant 767 to this section shall be filed in the circuit court of the 768 county where the seat of state government is situated, the 769 notice required to be published by s. 75.06 shall be published 770 only in the county where the complaint is filed, and the 771 complaint and order of the circuit court shall be served only on 772 the state attorney of the circuit in which the action is 773 pending. 774 (e)The state does hereby covenant with holders of such 775 revenue bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued 776 hereunder that it will not repeal or impair or amend these 777 provisions in any manner that will materially and adversely 778 affect the rights of such holders as long as bonds authorized by 779 this subsection are outstanding. 780 (f)This subsection supersedes any inconsistent provisions 781 in existing law. 782 783 Notwithstanding this subsection, the lien of revenue bonds 784 issued pursuant to this subsection on moneys deposited into the 785 State Transportation Trust Fund shall be subordinate to the lien 786 on such moneys of bonds issued under ss. 215.605, 320.20, and 787 215.616, and any pledge of such moneys to pay operating and 788 maintenance expenses under s. 206.46(5) and chapter 348, as may 789 be amended. 790 Section 20.Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 791 282.709, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 792 282.709State agency law enforcement radio system and 793 interoperability network. 794 (3)In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide 795 law enforcement radio communications system, the Legislature 796 finds that there is an immediate danger to the public health, 797 safety, and welfare, and that it is in the best interest of the 798 state to continue partnering with the systems current operator. 799 The Legislature finds that continuity of coverage is critical to 800 supporting law enforcement, first responders, and other public 801 safety users. The potential for a loss in coverage or a lack of 802 interoperability between users requires emergency action and is 803 a serious concern for officers safety and their ability to 804 communicate and respond to various disasters and events. 805 (b)The State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust 806 Fund is established in the department and funded from surcharges 807 collected under ss. 318.18, 320.0802, and 328.72. Upon 808 appropriation, moneys in the trust fund may be used by the 809 department to acquire the equipment, software, and engineering, 810 administrative, and maintenance services it needs to construct, 811 operate, and maintain the statewide radio system. Moneys in the 812 trust fund from surcharges shall be used to help fund the costs 813 of the system. Upon completion of the system, moneys in the 814 trust fund may also be used by the department for payment of the 815 recurring maintenance costs of the system. 816 Section 21.Subsection (5) of section 311.07, Florida 817 Statutes, is amended to read: 818 311.07Florida seaport transportation and economic 819 development funding. 820 (5)The Department of Transportation may subject any 821 project that receives funds pursuant to this section and s. 822 320.20 to a final audit. The department may perform such other 823 acts as are necessary or convenient to ensure that the final 824 audits are conducted and that any deficiency or questioned costs 825 noted by the audit are resolved. 826 Section 22.Subsection (4) of section 311.09, Florida 827 Statutes, is amended to read: 828 311.09Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic 829 Development Council. 830 (4)The council shall adopt rules for evaluating projects 831 which may be funded under s. 311.07 ss. 311.07 and 320.20. The 832 rules shall provide criteria for evaluating the potential 833 project, including, but not limited to, such factors as 834 consistency with appropriate plans, economic benefit, readiness 835 for construction, noncompetition with other Florida ports, and 836 capacity within the seaport system. 837 Section 23.Subsection (2) of section 316.251, Florida 838 Statutes, is amended to read: 839 316.251Maximum bumper heights. 840 (2)New motor vehicles as defined in s. 319.001(9), 841 antique automobiles as defined in s. 320.08, horseless 842 carriages as defined in s. 320.086, and street rods as 843 defined in s. 320.0863 are shall be excluded from the 844 requirements of this section. 845 Section 24.Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 846 316.261, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 847 316.261Brake equipment required.Every motor vehicle, 848 trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any combination of 849 such vehicles, operating upon a highway within this state shall 850 be equipped with brakes in compliance with the requirements of 851 this chapter. 852 (3)BRAKES ON ALL WHEELS.Every vehicle shall be equipped 853 with brakes acting on all wheels except: 854 (f)Antique cars as defined in s. 320.08, and Horseless 855 carriages as defined in s. 320.086 and antique automobiles. 856 Section 25.Subsection (8) of section 316.515, Florida 857 Statutes, is amended to read: 858 316.515Maximum width, height, length. 859 (8)WRECKERS.The limitations imposed by this section do 860 not apply to a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a 861 wrecker licensed in accordance with s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) and a 862 disabled motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer 863 combination, or a replacement motor vehicle, which is under tow 864 by the wrecker, if the size and weight of the towed vehicle is 865 consistent with statutory requirements and the requirements of 866 this subsection. 867 (a)The limitations imposed by this section do not apply to 868 a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a wrecker licensed 869 under the International Registration Plan and a disabled motor 870 vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, tractor-trailer combination, or a 871 replacement motor vehicle, which is under tow by the wrecker, if 872 the size and weight of the towed vehicle is consistent with 873 statutory requirements and the requirements of this subsection. 874 (b)However, a wrecker may not tow a disabled nonconforming 875 vehicle operating under a current special use permit or permits 876 where the combined weight of the wrecker and the towed 877 nonconforming vehicle exceeds the permitted weight of the towed 878 vehicles permit. 879 (c)Where the combined weight of the wrecker and the towed 880 vehicle exceeds the maximum weight limits as established by s. 881 316.535, the wrecker must be operating under a current wrecker 882 special use permit or permits as provided in s. 316.550(5) or in 883 accordance with paragraph (b). 884 (d)The limitations imposed by this section do not apply to 885 a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a wrecker licensed 886 in accordance with s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) and a nondisabled 887 tractor-trailer combination that is under tow by the wrecker, if 888 the tractor-trailer combination is being towed by the wrecker in 889 an emergency situation as directed by a law enforcement officer. 890 No wrecker shall tow a nondisabled tractor-trailer combination 891 except in an emergency situation as directed by a law 892 enforcement officer, or as provided in s. 715.07. 893 Section 26.Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 894 316.545, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 895 316.545Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor 896 fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review. 897 (2) 898 (b)The officer or inspector shall inspect the license 899 plate or registration certificate of the commercial vehicle to 900 determine whether its gross weight is in compliance with the 901 declared gross vehicle weight. If its gross weight exceeds the 902 declared weight, the penalty shall be 5 cents per pound on the 903 difference between such weights. In those cases when the 904 commercial vehicle is being operated over the highways of the 905 state with an expired registration or with no registration from 906 this or any other jurisdiction or is not registered under the 907 applicable provisions of chapter 320, the penalty herein shall 908 apply on the basis of 5 cents per pound on that scaled weight 909 which exceeds 35,000 pounds on laden truck tractor-semitrailer 910 combinations or tandem trailer truck combinations, 10,000 pounds 911 on laden straight trucks or straight truck-trailer combinations, 912 or 10,000 pounds on any unladen commercial motor vehicle. A 913 driver of a commercial motor vehicle entering the state at a 914 designated port-of-entry location, as defined in s. 316.003, or 915 operating on designated routes to a port-of-entry location, who 916 obtains a temporary registration permit shall be assessed a 917 penalty limited to the difference between its gross weight and 918 the declared gross vehicle weight at 5 cents per pound. If the 919 license plate or registration has not been expired for more than 920 90 days, the penalty imposed under this paragraph may not exceed 921 $1,000. In the case of special mobile equipment, which qualified 922 qualifies for the license tax provided for in former s. 923 320.08(5)(b), Florida Statutes 2023, being operated on the 924 highways of the state with an expired registration or otherwise 925 not properly registered under the applicable provisions of 926 chapter 320, a penalty of $75 shall apply in addition to any 927 other penalty which may apply in accordance with this chapter. A 928 vehicle found in violation of this section may be detained until 929 the owner or operator produces evidence that the vehicle has 930 been properly registered. Any costs incurred by the retention of 931 the vehicle shall be the sole responsibility of the owner. A 932 person who has been assessed a penalty pursuant to this 933 paragraph for failure to have a valid vehicle registration 934 certificate pursuant to the provisions of chapter 320 is not 935 subject to the delinquent fee authorized in s. 320.07 if such 936 person obtains a valid registration certificate within 10 937 working days after such penalty was assessed. 938 Section 27.Subsection (3) of section 316.550, Florida 939 Statutes, is amended to read: 940 316.550Operations not in conformity with law; special 941 permits. 942 (3)A permit may authorize a self-propelled truck crane 943 operating off the Interstate Highway System to tow a motor 944 vehicle which does not weigh more than 5,000 pounds if the 945 combined weight of the crane and such motor vehicle does not 946 exceed 95,000 pounds. Notwithstanding s. 320.01(7) or (12), 947 truck cranes that tow another motor vehicle under the provision 948 of this subsection shall be taxed under the provisions of s. 949 320.08(5)(b). 950 Section 28.Subsection (10) of section 320.01, Florida 951 Statutes, is amended to read: 952 320.01Definitions, general.As used in the Florida 953 Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term: 954 (10)Heavy truck means any motor vehicle with a net 955 vehicle weight of more than 5,000 pounds, which is registered on 956 the basis of gross vehicle weight in accordance with s. 957 320.08(4), and which is designed or used for the carriage of 958 goods or designed or equipped with a connecting device for the 959 purpose of drawing a trailer that is attached or coupled thereto 960 by means of such connecting device and includes any such motor 961 vehicle to which has been added a cabinet box, a platform, a 962 rack, or other equipment for the purpose of carrying goods other 963 than the personal effects of the passengers. 964 Section 29.Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 965 320.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 966 320.03Registration; duties of tax collectors; 967 International Registration Plan. 968 (5)(a)In addition to the fees required under s. 320.08, A 969 fee of 50 cents shall be charged on every license registration 970 sold to cover the costs of the Florida Real Time Vehicle 971 Information System. The fees collected shall be deposited into 972 the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to be used exclusively 973 to fund the system. The fee may only be used to fund the system 974 equipment, software, personnel associated with the maintenance 975 and programming of the system, and networks used in the offices 976 of the county tax collectors as agents of the department and the 977 ancillary technology necessary to integrate the system with 978 other tax collection systems. The department shall administer 979 this program upon consultation with the Florida Tax Collectors, 980 Inc., to ensure that each county tax collectors office is 981 technologically equipped and functional for the operation of the 982 Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System and to ensure that 983 all ancillary technology and other tax collection systems used 984 by tax collectors protect customer privacy and data. Tax 985 collectors and their approved license plate agents shall enter 986 into a memorandum of understanding with the department regarding 987 use of the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System in 988 accordance with paragraph (4)(b). Any designated revenue 989 collected to support functions of the county tax collectors and 990 not used in a given year must remain exclusively in the trust 991 fund as a carryover to the following year. 992 Section 30.Section 320.055, Florida Statutes, is amended 993 to read: 994 320.055Registration periods; renewal periods.The 995 following registration periods and renewal periods are 996 established: 997 (1)(a)For a motor vehicle subject to registration under 998 former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (5)(b), (c), (d), 999 or (f), (6)(a), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), Florida Statutes 1000 2023, and owned by a natural person, the registration period 1001 begins the first day of the birth month of the owner and ends 1002 the last day of the month immediately preceding the owners 1003 birth month in the succeeding year. If such vehicle is 1004 registered in the name of more than one person, the birth month 1005 of the person whose name first appears on the registration shall 1006 be used to determine the registration period. For a vehicle 1007 subject to this registration period, the renewal period is the 1008 30-day period ending at midnight on the vehicle owners date of 1009 birth. 1010 (b)A motor vehicle or mobile home that is subject to 1011 registration under former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), 1012 (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), Florida Statutes 2023, is 1013 eligible for an extended registration period as defined in s. 1014 320.01(19)(b). 1015 (c)Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the 1016 owner of a motor vehicle subject to paragraph (a) who has had 1017 his or her driver license suspended pursuant to a violation of 1018 s. 316.193 or pursuant to s. 322.26(2) for driving under the 1019 influence must obtain a 6-month registration as a condition of 1020 reinstating the license, subject to renewal during the 3-year 1021 period that financial responsibility requirements apply. The 1022 registration period begins the first day of the birth month of 1023 the owner and ends the last day of the fifth month immediately 1024 following the owners birth month. For such vehicles, the 1025 department shall issue a vehicle registration certificate that 1026 is valid for 6 months and shall issue a validation sticker that 1027 displays an expiration date of 6 months after the date of 1028 issuance. The license tax required by s. 320.08 and all other 1029 applicable license taxes shall be one-half of the amount 1030 otherwise required, except The service charge required by s. 1031 320.04 shall be paid in full for each 6-month registration. A 1032 vehicle required to be registered under this paragraph is not 1033 eligible for the extended registration period under paragraph 1034 (b). 1035 (2)For a vehicle subject to registration under former s. 1036 320.08(11), Florida Statutes 2023, and not owned by a natural 1037 person, the registration period begins January 1 and ends 1038 December 31. For a vehicle subject to this registration period, 1039 the renewal period is the 31-day period before expiration. 1040 (3)For a vehicle subject to registration under former s. 1041 320.08(12), Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period runs 1042 concurrently with the licensing period. For a vehicle subject to 1043 this registration period, the renewal period is the first month 1044 of the licensing period. 1045 (4)For a vehicle subject to registration under former s. 1046 320.08(13), Florida Statutes 2023; for vehicles subject to 1047 registration under former s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 1048 2023, that are short-term rental vehicles;, and for any vehicle 1049 for which a registration period is not otherwise specified, the 1050 registration period begins June 1 and ends May 31. For a vehicle 1051 subject to this registration period, the renewal period is the 1052 30-day period beginning June 1. 1053 (5)For a vehicle subject to apportioned registration under 1054 former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (5)(a)1. or (e), (6)(b), or (14), 1055 Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period shall be a period 1056 of 12 months beginning in a month designated by the department 1057 and ending on the last day of the 12th month. For a vehicle 1058 subject to this registration period, the renewal period is the 1059 last month of the registration period. The registration period 1060 may be shortened or extended at the discretion of the 1061 department, on receipt of the appropriate prorated fees, in 1062 order to evenly distribute such registrations on a monthly 1063 basis. For a vehicle subject to nonapportioned registration 1064 under former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (5)(a)1., (6)(b), or (14), 1065 Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period begins December 1 1066 and ends November 30. The renewal period is the 31-day period 1067 beginning December 1. 1068 (6)For those vehicles subject to registration under former 1069 s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, which are not short-term 1070 rental vehicles, the department shall develop and implement a 1071 registration renewal system that, where practicable, evenly 1072 distributes the registration renewal period throughout the year. 1073 For a vehicle subject to this registration period, the renewal 1074 period is the first month of the assigned registration period. 1075 (7)For those vehicles subject to registration under s. 1076 320.0657, the department shall implement a system that 1077 distributes the registration renewal process throughout the 1078 year. 1079 Section 31.Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) and 1080 paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida 1081 Statutes, are amended to read: 1082 320.06Registration certificates, license plates, and 1083 validation stickers generally. 1084 (1) 1085 (b)1.Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol 1086 and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued 1087 for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon 1088 renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall 1089 extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6 1090 year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is 1091 $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is 1092 replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee. 1093 The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 1094 Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior 1095 years payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is 1096 replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period, 1097 except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by 1098 the department to replace a license plate under s. 1099 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker 1100 shall be issued showing the owners birth month, license plate 1101 number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal 1102 period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation 1103 sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license 1104 plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued 1105 based on the applicants appropriate renewal period. The 1106 registration period is 12 months, the extended registration 1107 period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the 1108 applicants appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles 1109 formerly taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 1110 2023, may elect a permanent registration period, provided 1111 payment of the appropriate license taxes and fees occurs 1112 annually. 1113 2.A vehicle that has an apportioned registration shall be 1114 issued an annual license plate and a cab card that denote the 1115 declared gross vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction 1116 in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. This subparagraph 1117 expires June 30, 2024. 1118 3.Beginning July 1, 2024, a vehicle registered in 1119 accordance with the International Registration Plan must be 1120 issued a license plate for a 3-year period. At the end of the 3 1121 year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced. 1122 Each license plate must include a validation sticker showing the 1123 month of expiration. A cab card denoting the declared gross 1124 vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued 1125 annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28, 1126 which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 1127 Fund. If the license plate is damaged or worn, it may be 1128 replaced at no charge by applying to the department and 1129 surrendering the current license plate. 1130 4.In order to retain the efficient administration of the 1131 taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase 1132 in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of 1133 Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804. 1134 (c)Registration license plates equipped with validation 1135 stickers subject to the registration period are valid for not 1136 more than 12 months and expire at midnight on the last day of 1137 the registration period. A registration license plate equipped 1138 with a validation sticker subject to the extended registration 1139 period is valid for not more than 24 months and expires at 1140 midnight on the last day of the extended registration period. A 1141 registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker 1142 subject to a permanent registration period is permanently valid 1143 but shall become void if appropriate license taxes and fees are 1144 not paid annually. For each registration period after the one in 1145 which the metal registration license plate is issued, and until 1146 the license plate is required to be replaced, a validation 1147 sticker showing the month and year of expiration shall be issued 1148 upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees and is 1149 valid for not more than 12 months. For each extended 1150 registration period occurring after the one in which the metal 1151 registration license plate is issued and until the license plate 1152 is required to be replaced, a validation sticker showing the 1153 year of expiration shall be issued upon payment of the proper 1154 license tax amount and fees and is valid for not more than 24 1155 months. For each permanent registration period occurring after 1156 the one in which the metal registration license plate is issued 1157 and until the license plate is required to be replaced, a 1158 validation sticker showing a permanent registration period shall 1159 be issued upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees 1160 and is permanently valid but shall become void if the proper 1161 license taxes and fees are not paid annually. When license 1162 plates equipped with validation stickers are issued in any month 1163 other than the owners birth month or the designated 1164 registration period for any other motor vehicle, the effective 1165 date shall reflect the birth month or month and the year of 1166 renewal. However, when a license plate or validation sticker is 1167 issued for a period of less than 12 months, the applicant shall 1168 pay the appropriate amount of license tax and the applicable fee 1169 under s. 320.14 in addition to all other fees. Validation 1170 stickers issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 1171 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, for any company that owns 1172 250 vehicles or more, or for semitrailers formerly taxed under 1173 the provisions of s. 320.08(5)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, for 1174 any company that owns 50 vehicles or more, may be placed on any 1175 vehicle in the fleet so long as the vehicle receiving the 1176 validation sticker has the same owners name and address as the 1177 vehicle to which the validation sticker was originally assigned. 1178 (3)(a)Registration license plates must be made of metal 1179 specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified 1180 by the department. The registration license plate is designed to 1181 increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at 1182 least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length, 1183 unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by 1184 the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar 1185 smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with 1186 a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by 1187 the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The 1188 registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination 1189 of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven 1190 digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The 1191 license plate must be imprinted with the word Florida at the 1192 top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state 1193 motto, or the words Sunshine State at the bottom. Apportioned 1194 license plates must have the word Apportioned at the bottom, 1195 and license plates issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 1196 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14), Florida 1197 Statutes 2023, must have the word Restricted at the bottom. 1198 License plates issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 1199 320.08(12), Florida Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the 1200 word Florida at the top and the word Dealer at the bottom 1201 unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as 1202 authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued 1203 for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 320.08(12), Florida 1204 Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the word Florida at the 1205 top and the word Manufacturer at the bottom. License plates 1206 issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e), 1207 Florida Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the word Wrecker 1208 at the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county 1209 commission, elect to have the county name removed from the 1210 license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words 1211 Sunshine State shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license 1212 plate issued for a vehicle formerly taxed under s. 320.08(6), 1213 Florida Statutes 2023, may not be assigned a registration 1214 license number, or be issued with any other distinctive 1215 character or designation, that distinguishes the motor vehicle 1216 as a for-hire motor vehicle. 1217 Section 32.Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraphs 1218 (a) and (b) of subsection (5) of section 320.0609, Florida 1219 Statutes, are amended to read: 1220 320.0609Transfer and exchange of registration license 1221 plates; transfer fee. 1222 (2) 1223 (b)The requirement to pay a transfer fee does not apply 1224 when the replacement vehicle is classified under former s. 1225 320.08(2)(b), (c), or (d) or (3)(a), (b), or (c), Florida 1226 Statutes 2023, and the original vehicle to be replaced is also 1227 classified under former s. 320.08(2)(b), (c), or (d) or (3)(a), 1228 (b), or (c), Florida Statutes 2023. 1229 (5)For a transfer or exchange other than one specified in 1230 paragraph (2)(b), the following provisions apply: 1231 (a)If the replacement motor vehicle is classified under 1232 the same provisions of former s. 320.08, Florida Statutes 2023, 1233 requires the same amount of license tax under s. 320.08 as the 1234 original vehicle to be replaced, no additional fee tax other 1235 than the transfer fee of $4.50, accompanied by an application 1236 for transfer on a form supplied by the department, is required 1237 to transfer or exchange a registration license plate for use on 1238 a replacement vehicle for the duration of a current registration 1239 period and to issue a new certificate of registration. 1240 (b)If the replacement motor vehicle is within a 1241 classification requiring a higher license tax under former s. 1242 320.08, Florida Statutes 2023, than that of the original vehicle 1243 to be replaced, the original license plate shall be surrendered 1244 in exchange for a plate within the appropriate classification, 1245 and an amount representing the pro rata difference in the tax 1246 required shall be paid for the remaining months of the 1247 registration period. Such payment is in addition to the transfer 1248 fee authorized in this section. The minimum charge for issuance 1249 of a license plate provided in s. 320.14 does not apply to an 1250 exchange of license plates under this section. 1251 Section 33.Subsection (3) of section 320.0655, Florida 1252 Statutes, is amended to read: 1253 320.0655Permanent license plates for governmental entities 1254 and volunteer fire departments. 1255 (3)Any motor vehicle issued a license plate pursuant to 1256 this section is exempt from the requirement to pay annual 1257 license taxes pursuant to s. 320.08 but must pay the fee 1258 provided by s. 320.10(2). 1259 Section 34.Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) of 1260 section 320.0657, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1261 320.0657Permanent registration; fleet license plates. 1262 (2)(a)The owner or lessee of a fleet of motor vehicles 1263 shall, upon application in the manner and at the time prescribed 1264 and upon approval by the department and payment of the license 1265 tax prescribed under s. 320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b), 1266 (6)(a), (7), and (8), be issued permanent fleet license plates. 1267 All vehicles with a fleet license plate shall have the companys 1268 name or logo and unit number displayed so that they are readily 1269 identifiable. 1270 (c)In addition to the license tax prescribed by s. 1271 320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b), (6)(a), (7), and (8), An 1272 annual fleet management fee of $2 shall be charged. A one-time 1273 license plate manufacturing fee of $1.50 shall be charged for 1274 plates issued for the established number of vehicles in the 1275 fleet. If the size of the fleet is increased, an issuance fee of 1276 $10 per vehicle will be charged to include the license plate 1277 manufacturing fee. If the license plate manufacturing cost 1278 increases, the department shall increase the license plate 1279 manufacturing fee to recoup its cost. Fees collected shall be 1280 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. Payment 1281 of registration license tax and fees shall be made annually and 1282 be evidenced only by the issuance of a single receipt by the 1283 department. The provisions of s. 320.0605 do not apply to 1284 vehicles registered in accordance with this section, and no 1285 annual validation sticker is required. 1286 Section 35.Section 320.0659, Florida Statutes, is amended 1287 to read: 1288 320.0659Permanent registration of trailer for hire and 1289 semitrailers. 1290 (1)A permanent license plate may be issued for any 1291 semitrailer classified under former s. 320.08(5)(a)2., Florida 1292 Statutes 2023. All such license plates shall be of a distinctive 1293 color, and shall be imprinted with the words Permanent Trl at 1294 the bottom. Such plates shall be displayed as required by s. 1295 316.605 and shall be removed upon the sale of the vehicle or 1296 upon the vehicles being removed from service. If the plate is 1297 lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the plate may be replaced as 1298 provided by s. 320.0607. The use of such plate on any vehicle 1299 other than the one to which it is issued is prohibited. No 1300 refunds shall be issued for this plate. 1301 (2)If apportionment is required for a permanent 1302 semitrailer, the apportionment must be indicated by means of a 1303 serially numbered decal, or decals, with the name of the state 1304 for which apportionment is granted and the year for which the 1305 apportionment is valid. The apportionment must be for 1 calendar 1306 year and must be renewed as necessary. For jurisdictions that do 1307 not require additional trailer fees, the fee provided in s. 1308 320.08(5)(a)2. applies. 1309 Section 36.Subsection (2) of section 320.07, Florida 1310 Statutes, is amended to read: 1311 320.07Expiration of registration; renewal required; 1312 penalties. 1313 (2)Registration shall be renewed semiannually, annually, 1314 or biennially, as provided in this subsection, during the 1315 applicable renewal period, upon payment of the applicable 1316 license tax amounts required by s. 320.08, service charges 1317 required by s. 320.04, and any additional fees required by law. 1318 (a)Any person who owns a motor vehicle registered under 1319 former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (6)(b), or (13), Florida Statutes 1320 2023, may register semiannually as provided in s. 320.0705. 1321 (b)Any person who owns a motor vehicle or mobile home 1322 registered under former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), 1323 (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), Florida Statutes 2023, may 1324 renew the vehicle registration biennially during the applicable 1325 renewal period upon payment of the 2-year cumulative total of 1326 all applicable license tax amounts required by s. 320.08 and 1327 service charges or surcharges required by ss. 320.03, 320.04, 1328 320.0801, 320.08015, 320.0802, 320.0804, 320.0805, 320.08046, 1329 and 320.08056 and payment of the 2-year cumulative total of any 1330 additional fees required by law for an annual registration. 1331 Section 37.Section 320.0705, Florida Statutes, is amended 1332 to read: 1333 320.0705Semiannual registration or renewal for certain 1334 vehicles. 1335 (1)The owner of a motor vehicle formerly taxed under s. 1336 320.08(4)(c)-(n) or (6)(b), Florida Statutes 2023, may register 1337 his or her vehicle semiannually, if the amount of license tax 1338 due annually is more than $100 and the vehicle registration fee 1339 is not required to be apportioned, upon payment of a fee of 1340 $2.50 for each semiannual registration. 1341 (2)During the first 3 months of the semiannual 1342 registration period beginning either June 1 or December 1, the 1343 semiannual tax shall be one-half of the respective annual amount 1344 set forth in s. 320.08. The fee for registration during the 1345 fourth month of the semiannual period or thereafter shall be at 1346 the rate of one-twelfth of the annual amount for the month of 1347 registration and one-twelfth of the annual amount for each month 1348 of the semiannual registration period succeeding the month of 1349 registration. However, any vehicle not registered in this state 1350 during the prior semiannual period and not subject to 1351 registration during such prior registration period may be 1352 registered in any month of the semiannual registration period 1353 beginning June 1 or December 1 at the rate of one-twelfth of the 1354 annual amount for the month of registration and one-twelfth of 1355 the annual amount for each month of the semiannual period 1356 succeeding the month of registration. The provisions of s. 1357 320.14 do not apply to such vehicles. 1358 (2)(3)The owner of a motor vehicle formerly taxed under s. 1359 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, may register such vehicle 1360 for any 6-month period upon payment of one-half the annual 1361 license tax plus an additional fee of $2.50 for each period; 1362 provided, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 1363 person is not entitled to a refund of any tax imposed under s. 1364 320.08(6) upon such vehicle. 1365 Section 38.Subsection (2) of section 320.071, Florida 1366 Statutes, is amended to read: 1367 320.071Advance registration renewal; procedures. 1368 (2)Upon the filing of the application and payment of the 1369 appropriate license tax under s. 320.08, service charges 1370 required by s. 320.04, and any additional fees required by law, 1371 the department or its agent shall issue to the owner of the 1372 motor vehicle or mobile home a validation sticker or mobile home 1373 sticker, as appropriate, which, when affixed to the license 1374 plate or mobile home, shall renew the registration for the 1375 appropriate registration period. 1376 Section 39.Subsection (1), paragraph (f) of subsection 1377 (2), and subsection (3) of section 320.072, Florida Statutes, 1378 are amended to read: 1379 320.072Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle 1380 registration transactions. 1381 (1)A fee of $225 is imposed upon the initial application 1382 for registration pursuant to s. 320.06 of every motor vehicle 1383 classified in former s. 320.08(2), (3), and (9)(c) and (d), 1384 Florida Statutes 2023. 1385 (2)The fee imposed by subsection (1) shall not apply to: 1386 (f)The registration of a truck defined in former s. 1387 320.08(3)(d), Florida Statutes 2023. 1388 (3)A refund of the fee imposed under subsection (1) shall 1389 be granted to anyone who, within 3 months after paying such fee, 1390 sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of a motor vehicle 1391 classified in former s. 320.08(2), (3), or (9)(c) or (d), 1392 Florida Statutes 2023, in any transaction not exempt from the 1393 fee pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), paragraph (2)(c), or paragraph 1394 (2)(d). A person requesting a refund must present proof of 1395 having paid the fee pursuant to subsection (1) and must 1396 surrender the license plate of the disposed-of vehicle. 1397 Section 40.Section 320.0801, Florida Statutes, is amended 1398 to read: 1399 320.0801Additional License tax on certain vehicles. 1400 (1)In addition to the license taxes specified in s. 320.08 1401 and in subsection (2), there is hereby levied and imposed an 1402 annual license tax of 10 cents for the operation of a motor 1403 vehicle, as defined in s. 320.01, and moped, as defined in s. 1404 316.003, which tax shall be paid to the department or its agent 1405 upon the registration or renewal of registration of the vehicle. 1406 Notwithstanding s. 320.20, Revenues collected from the tax 1407 imposed in this subsection shall be deposited in the Emergency 1408 Medical Services Trust Fund and used solely for the purpose of 1409 carrying out ss. 395.401, 395.4015, 395.404, and 395.4045 and s. 1410 11, chapter 87-399, Laws of Florida. 1411 (2)In addition to the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08 1412 and by subsection (1), there is imposed an additional surcharge 1413 of $10 on each commercial motor vehicle having a gross vehicle 1414 weight of 10,000 pounds or more, which surcharge must be paid to 1415 the department or its agent upon the registration or renewal of 1416 registration of the commercial motor vehicle. Fifty 1417 Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20, 50 percent of the 1418 revenues collected from the surcharge imposed in this subsection 1419 shall be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund, and 1420 50 percent shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. 1421 Section 41.Subsection (2) of section 320.0803, Florida 1422 Statutes, is amended to read: 1423 320.0803Moped license plates. 1424 (2)Each request for a license plate for a moped shall be 1425 submitted to the department or its agent on an application form 1426 supplied by the department, accompanied by the license tax 1427 required in s. 320.08. 1428 Section 42.Section 320.08035, Florida Statutes, is amended 1429 to read: 1430 320.08035Persons who have disabilities; reduced dimension 1431 license plate.The owner or lessee of a motorcycle, moped, or 1432 motorized disability access vehicle who resides in this state 1433 and qualifies for a parking permit for a person who has a 1434 disability under s. 320.0848, upon application and payment of 1435 the appropriate license tax and fees under s. 320.08(1), must be 1436 issued a license plate that has reduced dimensions as provided 1437 under s. 320.06(3)(a). The plate must be stamped with the 1438 international symbol of accessibility after the numeric and 1439 alpha serial number of the license plate. The plate entitles the 1440 person to all privileges afforded by a disabled parking permit 1441 issued under s. 320.0848. 1442 Section 43.Subsections (2) and (9) of section 320.0805, 1443 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1444 320.0805Personalized prestige license plates. 1445 (2)Each request for specific numbers or letters or 1446 combinations thereof shall be submitted annually to the 1447 department on an application form supplied by the department, 1448 accompanied by the following tax and fees: 1449 (a)The license tax required for the vehicle, as set forth 1450 in s. 320.08. 1451 (a)(b)A prestige plate annual use fee of $10. 1452 (b)(c)A processing fee of $5, to be deposited into the 1453 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 1454 (9)The annual use fee generated pursuant to this section 1455 shall be distributed pursuant to s. 320.20. 1456 Section 44.Subsection (3), paragraph (c) of subsection 1457 (8), paragraph (a) of subsection (10), and subsection (12) of 1458 section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1459 320.08056Specialty license plates. 1460 (3)Each request must be made annually to the department or 1461 an authorized agent serving on behalf of the department, 1462 accompanied by the following tax and fees: 1463 (a)The license tax required for the vehicle as set forth 1464 in s. 320.08. 1465 (a)(b)A processing fee of $5, to be deposited into the 1466 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 1467 (b)(c)A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b). 1468 (c)(d)Unless the amount of an annual use fee is otherwise 1469 specified in subsection (4) for a particular specialty license 1470 plate, an annual use fee of $25 for any specialty license plate 1471 that is required to be developed under s. 320.08058. 1472 1473 A request may be made any time during a registration period. If 1474 a request is made for a specialty license plate to replace a 1475 current valid license plate, the specialty license plate must be 1476 issued with appropriate decals attached at no tax for the plate, 1477 but all fees and service charges must be paid. If a request is 1478 made for a specialty license plate at the beginning of the 1479 registration period, the tax, together with all applicable fees 1480 and service charges, must be paid. 1481 (8) 1482 (c)A vehicle owner or lessee issued a specialty license 1483 plate that has been discontinued by the department may keep the 1484 discontinued specialty license plate for the remainder of the 1485 10-year license plate replacement period and must pay all other 1486 applicable registration fees. However, such owner or lessee is 1487 exempt from paying the applicable specialty license plate annual 1488 use fee under paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) or subsection (4) for the 1489 remainder of the 10-year license plate replacement period. 1490 (10)(a)A specialty license plate annual use fee collected 1491 and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from 1492 those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit 1493 activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as 1494 authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or 1495 report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest 1496 earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state 1497 unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United 1498 States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license 1499 plates pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) for the Support Our 1500 Troops, American Legion, and Honor Flight license plates; 1501 paragraphs (4)(b), (q), and (v) for the Florida Salutes 1502 Veterans, United States Marine Corps, and Military Services 1503 license plates, respectively; and s. 320.0891 for the U.S. 1504 Paratrooper license plate. 1505 (12)Notwithstanding s. 320.08058(3)(a), the department, in 1506 cooperation with the independent colleges or universities as 1507 described in s. 1009.89, shall create a standard template 1508 specialty license plate with a unique logo or graphic 1509 identifying each independent college or university. Each 1510 independent college or university may elect to use this standard 1511 template specialty license plate in lieu of its own specialty 1512 license plate. Annual use fees from the sale of these license 1513 plates shall be distributed to the independent college or 1514 university for which the logo or graphic is displayed on the 1515 license plate and shall be used as provided in s. 320.08058(3). 1516 An independent college or university opting to use the standard 1517 template specialty license plate shall have the standard 1518 template specialty license plate sales added to the total number 1519 of remaining current valid registrations under paragraph (8)(a) 1520 for the formerly separate independent college and university 1521 license plates which were issued before the independent college 1522 or university elected to use the standard template specialty 1523 license plate for purposes of the standard template specialty 1524 license plate meeting the minimum license plate sales threshold 1525 in paragraph (8)(a) and for determining the license plate limit 1526 in s. 320.08053(3)(b). Specialty license plates created pursuant 1527 to this subsection must be ordered directly from the department. 1528 If the independent college or university elects to use the 1529 standard template specialty license plate, the department shall 1530 discontinue the existing specialty license plate and, 1531 notwithstanding paragraph (8)(c), shall continue to collect the 1532 applicable specialty license plate annual use fee under 1533 paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) or subsection (4) for the remainder of 1534 the 10-year license plate replacement period for the existing 1535 plate being discontinued or being replaced with the standard 1536 template specialty license plate. 1537 Section 45.Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 1538 320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1539 320.08058Specialty license plates. 1540 (5)FLORIDA PANTHER LICENSE PLATES. 1541 (c)A person or corporation that purchases 10,000 or more 1542 panther license plates shall pay an annual use fee of $5 per 1543 plate and an annual processing fee of $2 per plate, in addition 1544 to the applicable license tax required under s. 320.08. 1545 Section 46.Subsection (3) of section 320.08068, Florida 1546 Statutes, is amended to read: 1547 320.08068Motorcycle specialty license plates. 1548 (3)Each request must be made annually to the department, 1549 accompanied by the following taxes and fees: 1550 (a)The license tax required under s. 320.08. 1551 (a)(b)A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b). 1552 (b)(c)A processing fee of $2. 1553 (c)(d)A license plate annual use fee as required in 1554 subsection (4). 1555 Section 47.Section 320.0815, Florida Statutes, is amended 1556 to read: 1557 320.0815Mobile homes and recreational vehicle-type units 1558 required to have appropriate license plates or stickers. 1559 (1)Recreational vehicle-type units formerly taxed under s. 1560 320.08(9) and (10), Florida Statutes 2023, shall be issued 1561 appropriate license plates, except as provided in subsection 1562 (2). 1563 (2)A mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit which 1564 is permanently affixed to the land shall be issued a mobile home 1565 sticker at the fee prescribed in s. 320.08(11) unless the mobile 1566 home or recreational vehicle-type unit is qualified and taxed as 1567 real property, in which case the mobile home or recreational 1568 vehicle-type unit shall be issued an RP series sticker. Series 1569 RP stickers shall be provided by the department to the tax 1570 collectors, and such a sticker will be issued by the tax 1571 collector to the registered owner of such a mobile home or 1572 recreational vehicle-type unit upon the production of a 1573 certificate of the respective property appraiser that such 1574 mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit is included in an 1575 assessment of the property of such registered owner for ad 1576 valorem taxation. An RP series sticker shall be issued by the 1577 tax collector for an aggregate fee of $3 each, to be distributed 1578 as follows: $2.50 shall be retained by the tax collector as a 1579 service charge; 25 cents shall be remitted to the property 1580 appraiser; and 25 cents shall be remitted to the department to 1581 defray the cost of manufacture and handling. Mobile home 1582 stickers and RP series stickers shall be of a size to be 1583 determined by the department. A mobile home sticker or RP 1584 series sticker shall be affixed to the lower left corner of the 1585 window closest to the street or road providing access to such 1586 residence. 1587 Section 48.Subsections (1) and (3) of section 320.0821, 1588 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1589 320.0821Wrecker license plates. 1590 (1)The department shall issue a wrecker license plate to 1591 the owner of any motor vehicle that is used to tow, carry, or 1592 otherwise transport motor vehicles and that is equipped for that 1593 purpose with a boom, winch, carrier, or other similar equipment, 1594 except a motor vehicle registered under the International 1595 Registration Plan, upon application and payment of the 1596 appropriate license tax and fees in accordance with s. 1597 320.08(5)(d) or (e). 1598 (3)Any license plate issued under former s. 320.08(5)(e), 1599 Florida Statutes 2023, shall be in a distinctive color approved 1600 by the department. 1601 Section 49.Subsection (1) of section 320.083, Florida 1602 Statutes, is amended to read: 1603 320.083Amateur radio operators; special license plates; 1604 fees. 1605 (1)A person who is the owner or lessee of an automobile or 1606 truck for private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 1607 pounds, or a recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 1608 320.08(9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used 1609 for hire or commercial use; who is a resident of the state; and 1610 who holds a valid official amateur radio station license 1611 recognized by the Federal Communications Commission shall be 1612 issued a special license plate upon application, accompanied by 1613 proof of ownership of such radio station license, and payment of 1614 the following tax and fees: 1615 (a)The license tax required for the vehicle, as prescribed 1616 by s. 320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), or (c), (4)(a), (b), (c), (d), 1617 (e), or (f), or (9); and 1618 (b)an initial additional fee of $5, and a an additional 1619 fee of $1.50 thereafter. 1620 Section 50.Subsection (1) of section 320.0843, Florida 1621 Statutes, is amended to read: 1622 320.0843License plates for persons with disabilities 1623 eligible for permanent disabled parking permits. 1624 (1)Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle classified in 1625 former s. 320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), 1626 (6)(a), or (9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, who resides in 1627 this state and qualifies for a disabled parking permit under s. 1628 320.0848(2), upon application to the department and payment of 1629 the license tax for a motor vehicle registered under s. 1630 320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), (6)(a), or 1631 (9)(c) or (d), shall be issued a license plate as provided by s. 1632 320.06 which, in lieu of the serial number prescribed by s. 1633 320.06, shall be stamped with the international wheelchair user 1634 symbol after the serial number of the license plate. The license 1635 plate entitles the person to all privileges afforded by a 1636 parking permit issued under s. 320.0848. When more than one 1637 registrant is listed on the registration issued under this 1638 section, the eligible applicant shall be noted on the 1639 registration certificate. 1640 Section 51.Section 320.0847, Florida Statutes, is amended 1641 to read: 1642 320.0847Mini truck and low-speed vehicle license plates. 1643 (1)The department shall issue a license plate of to the 1644 owner or lessee of any vehicle registered as a low-speed vehicle 1645 as defined in s. 320.01 or a mini truck as defined in s. 320.01 1646 upon payment of the appropriate license taxes and fees 1647 prescribed in s. 320.08. 1648 (2)The license plate for a low-speed vehicle or mini truck 1649 shall comply with the provisions of s. 320.06. 1650 Section 52.Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection 1651 (2), and subsection (3) of section 320.086, Florida Statutes, 1652 are amended to read: 1653 320.086Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless 1654 carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military 1655 vehicles. 1656 (1)The owner of a motor vehicle for private use 1657 manufactured in model year 1945 or earlier and operated on the 1658 streets and highways of this state shall, upon application in 1659 the manner and at the time prescribed by the department and upon 1660 payment of the license tax for an ancient motor vehicle 1661 prescribed by s. 320.08(1)(g), (2)(a), or (3)(e), be issued a 1662 special license plate for such motor vehicle. The license plate 1663 shall be permanent and valid for use without renewal so long as 1664 the vehicle is in existence. In addition to the payment of all 1665 other fees required by law, the applicant shall pay such fee for 1666 the issuance of the special license plate as may be prescribed 1667 by the department commensurate with the cost of its manufacture. 1668 The registration numbers and special license plates assigned to 1669 such motor vehicles shall run in a separate numerical series, 1670 commencing with Horseless Carriage No. 1, and the plates shall 1671 be of a distinguishing color. 1672 (2)(a)The owner of a motor vehicle for private use 1673 manufactured in a model year after 1945 and of the age of 30 1674 years or more after the model year and operated on the streets 1675 and highways of this state may, upon application in the manner 1676 and at the time prescribed by the department and upon payment of 1677 the license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(1)(g), (2)(a), or 1678 (3)(e), be issued a special license plate for such motor 1679 vehicle. In addition to the payment of all other fees required 1680 by law, the applicant shall pay the fee for the issuance of the 1681 special license plate prescribed by the department, commensurate 1682 with the cost of its manufacture. The registration numbers and 1683 special license plates assigned to such motor vehicles shall run 1684 in a separate numerical series, commencing with Antique No. 1, 1685 and the plates shall be of a distinguishing color. The owner of 1686 the motor vehicle may, upon application and payment of the 1687 license tax prescribed by s. 320.08, be issued a regular Florida 1688 license plate or specialty license plate in lieu of the special 1689 Antique license plate. 1690 (3)The owner of an ancient or antique firefighting 1691 apparatus, former military vehicle, or other historical motor 1692 vehicle 30 years old or older which is used only in exhibitions, 1693 parades, or public display may, upon application in the manner 1694 and at the time prescribed by the department and upon payment of 1695 the license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(2)(a), be issued a 1696 license plate as prescribed in subsection (1) or subsection (2). 1697 License plates issued under this subsection shall be permanent 1698 and valid for use without renewal as long as the vehicle is in 1699 existence and its use is consistent with this subsection. 1700 Section 53.Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1701 320.0863, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1702 320.0863Custom vehicles and street rods; registration and 1703 license plates. 1704 (3)To register a street rod or custom vehicle, the owner 1705 shall apply to the department by submitting a completed 1706 application form and providing: 1707 (a)The license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(2)(a) and A 1708 processing fee of $3; 1709 Section 54.Subsection (1) of section 320.0875, Florida 1710 Statutes, is amended to read: 1711 320.0875Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate. 1712 (1)Upon application to the department and payment of the 1713 license tax for the motorcycle as provided in s. 320.08, a 1714 resident of the state who owns or leases a motorcycle that is 1715 not used for hire or commercial use shall be issued a Purple 1716 Heart special motorcycle license plate if he or she provides 1717 documentation acceptable to the department that he or she is a 1718 recipient of the Purple Heart medal. 1719 Section 55.Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended 1720 to read: 1721 320.089Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members 1722 of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal 1723 recipients; Bronze Star recipients; active or retired United 1724 States Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat 1725 Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action 1726 Ribbon recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients; 1727 Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former prisoners of war; 1728 Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert 1729 Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation 1730 Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; 1731 Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; Navy Submariners; and 1732 Army of Occupation Veterans; special license plates; fee. 1733 (1)(a)Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1734 private use or recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 1735 320.08(9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used 1736 for hire or commercial use, who is a resident of the state and a 1737 veteran of the United States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a 1738 World War II Veteran, a Navy Submariner, an active or retired 1739 member of the Florida National Guard, a survivor of the attack 1740 on Pearl Harbor, a recipient of the Purple Heart medal, a 1741 recipient of the Bronze Star, an active or retired member of any 1742 branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient 1743 of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat 1744 Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action 1745 Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, upon application to the 1746 department, accompanied by proof of release or discharge from 1747 any branch of the United States Armed Forces, proof of active 1748 membership or retired status in the Florida National Guard, 1749 proof of membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or 1750 proof of active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1751 1941, proof of being a Purple Heart medal recipient, proof of 1752 being a Bronze Star recipient, proof of active or retired 1753 membership in any branch of the United States Armed Forces 1754 Reserve, or proof of membership in the Combat Infantrymens 1755 Association, Inc., or proof of being a recipient of the Combat 1756 Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, 1757 Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or 1758 Distinguished Flying Cross, and upon payment of the license tax 1759 for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a 1760 license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the 1761 serial numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the 1762 words Veteran, Woman Veteran, WWII Veteran, Navy 1763 Submariner, National Guard, Pearl Harbor Survivor, Combat 1764 wounded veteran, Bronze Star, U.S. Reserve, Combat 1765 Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, 1766 Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or 1767 Distinguished Flying Cross, as appropriate, and a likeness of 1768 the related campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial 1769 number of the license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart 1770 plate may have the words Purple Heart stamped on the plate and 1771 the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate. 1772 (b)The military members listed in paragraph (a) are 1773 eligible to be issued special veterans motorcycle license 1774 plates. The veterans motorcycle license plate design shall be 1775 the same as the design for the motor vehicle Veteran and 1776 Woman Veteran special license plate. The word Veteran or 1777 Woman Veteran shall be displayed at the bottom of the 1778 motorcycle license plate. 1779 (c)Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1780 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually 1781 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from 1782 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be 1783 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described 1784 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law 1785 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated 1786 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the 1787 Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of 1788 Veterans Affairs and used to support program operations that 1789 benefit veterans or the operation, maintenance, or construction 1790 of domiciliary and nursing homes for veterans, subject to the 1791 requirements of chapter 216. 1792 (d)Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran 1793 license plates must be deposited into the Operations and 1794 Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of 1795 Veterans Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used 1796 solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to 1797 benefit women veterans. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to 1798 the contrary, an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license 1799 plate or a Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a 1800 disabled veterans license plate under s. 320.084 shall be 1801 issued the appropriate special license plate without payment of 1802 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08. 1803 (2)Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1804 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1805 recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1806 (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1807 commercial use who is a resident of this state and who is a 1808 former prisoner of war, or his or her unremarried surviving 1809 spouse, upon application to the department, shall be issued a 1810 license plate as provided in s. 320.06, stamped with the words 1811 Ex-POW followed by the serial number. Each application shall 1812 be accompanied by proof that the applicant meets the 1813 qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). 1814 (a)A citizen of the United States who served as a member 1815 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of 1816 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a 1817 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United 1818 States were engaged in combat, or his or her unremarried 1819 surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate 1820 provided for in this subsection without payment of the license 1821 tax imposed by s. 320.08. 1822 (b)A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent 1823 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of 1824 the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she was not a 1825 United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war when the 1826 Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in combat, or his 1827 or her unremarried surviving spouse, may be issued the special 1828 license plate provided for in this subsection upon payment of 1829 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08. 1830 (3)Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1831 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1832 recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1833 (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1834 commercial use who is a resident of this state and who is the 1835 unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart 1836 medal, upon application to the department accompanied by the 1837 payment of the required fees, shall be issued a license plate as 1838 provided in s. 320.06 which is stamped with the words Purple 1839 Heart and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal followed by 1840 the serial number. Each application shall be accompanied by 1841 proof that the applicant is the unremarried surviving spouse of 1842 a recipient of the Purple Heart medal. 1843 (4)The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1844 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1845 recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1846 (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1847 commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or 1848 former member of the United States Armed Forces who was deployed 1849 and served in Korea during the Korean War as defined in s. 1850 1.01(14), upon application to the department accompanied by 1851 proof of active membership or former active duty status during 1852 the Korean War and payment of the license tax for the vehicle as 1853 provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as 1854 provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license 1855 number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words 1856 Korean War Veteran and a likeness of the Korean Service Medal, 1857 followed by the registration license number of the plate. Proof 1858 that the applicant was awarded the Korean Service Medal is 1859 sufficient to establish eligibility for the license plate. 1860 (5)The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1861 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1862 recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1863 (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1864 commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or 1865 former member of the United States military who was deployed and 1866 served in Vietnam during United States military deployment in 1867 Indochina, upon application to the department accompanied by 1868 proof of active membership or former active duty status during 1869 these operations and payment of the license tax for the vehicle 1870 as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as 1871 provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license 1872 number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words 1873 Vietnam War Veteran and a likeness of the Vietnam Service 1874 Medal, followed by the registration license number of the plate. 1875 Proof that the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal 1876 is sufficient to establish eligibility for the license plate. 1877 (6)The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1878 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1879 recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1880 (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1881 commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or 1882 former member of the United States military who was deployed and 1883 served in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, or another area of the Persian 1884 Gulf during Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm; 1885 in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom; or in Iraq 1886 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, upon application to the 1887 department accompanied by proof of active membership or former 1888 active duty status during one of these operations and payment of 1889 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall 1890 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in 1891 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06, 1892 is stamped with the words Operation Desert Shield, Operation 1893 Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi 1894 Freedom, as appropriate, and a likeness of the related campaign 1895 medal followed by the registration license number of the plate. 1896 Proof that the applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service 1897 Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or 1898 Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to 1899 establish eligibility for the appropriate license plate. 1900 (7)The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1901 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 1902 recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1903 (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1904 commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or 1905 former member of the United States military who was permanently 1906 assigned to occupation forces in specific overseas locations 1907 during the Cold War between May 9, 1945, and October 2, 1990, 1908 upon application to the department accompanied by proof of 1909 active membership or former active duty status during this 1910 period at one of these locations and payment of the license tax 1911 for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a 1912 license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the 1913 registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped 1914 with the words Army of Occupation and a likeness of the 1915 subject medal, followed by the registration license number of 1916 the plate. Proof that the applicant was awarded the Army of 1917 Occupation Medal is sufficient to establish eligibility for the 1918 license plate. 1919 Section 56.Subsections (3) and (5) of section 320.0891, 1920 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1921 320.0891U.S. Paratroopers license plate. 1922 (3)Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1923 private use, truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or 1924 recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1925 (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or 1926 commercial use, who is a resident of this state and who meets 1927 the qualifications contained in subsection (2) shall, upon 1928 application therefor to the department, with the payment of the 1929 taxes and fees described in subsection (5), be issued a U.S. 1930 Paratroopers license plate. Each application must be accompanied 1931 by proof that the applicant has been decorated as a parachutist, 1932 has completed the U.S. Army Jump School, or has completed U.S. 1933 Army Air Assault School. 1934 (5)Each request must be made annually to the department, 1935 accompanied by the following tax and fees: 1936 (a)The license tax required for the vehicle as set forth 1937 in s. 320.08. 1938 (a)(b)A processing fee of $2. 1939 (b)(c)A license plate fee as required under s. 1940 320.06(1)(b). 1941 (c)(d)A license plate annual use fee of $20. 1942 Section 57.Section 320.0892, Florida Statutes, is amended 1943 to read: 1944 320.0892Motor vehicle license plates for recipients of the 1945 Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air 1946 Force Cross.Upon receipt of an application and proof that the 1947 applicant meets the qualifications listed in this section for 1948 the applicable license plate, the department shall issue the 1949 applicable license plate to the applicant without payment of the 1950 license tax imposed under s. 320.08: 1951 (1)SILVER STAR.Any United States citizen who is a 1952 resident of Florida and who was awarded the Silver Star while 1953 serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces shall be 1954 issued a license plate on which is stamped the words Silver 1955 Star followed by the serial number. 1956 (2)DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS.Any United States citizen 1957 who is a resident of Florida and who was awarded the 1958 Distinguished Service Cross while serving as a member of the 1959 United States Armed Forces shall be issued a license plate on 1960 which is stamped the words Distinguished Service Cross 1961 followed by the serial number. 1962 (3)NAVY CROSS.Any United States citizen who is a resident 1963 of Florida and who was awarded the Navy Cross while serving as a 1964 member of the United States Armed Forces shall be issued a 1965 license plate on which is stamped the words Navy Cross 1966 followed by the serial number. 1967 (4)AIR FORCE CROSS.Any United States citizen who is a 1968 resident of Florida and who was awarded the Air Force Cross 1969 while serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces 1970 shall be issued a license plate on which is stamped the words 1971 Air Force Cross followed by the serial number. 1972 Section 58.Section 320.0893, Florida Statutes, is amended 1973 to read: 1974 320.0893Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the 1975 Medal of Honor.Any United States citizen who is a resident of 1976 Florida and who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as 1977 a member of the United States Armed Forces may, upon application 1978 to the department, be issued a license plate on which is stamped 1979 the words Medal of Honor followed by the serial number. upon 1980 submission to the department of an the application and proof 1981 that the applicant meets the above qualifications the plate 1982 shall be issued without payment of the license tax imposed by s. 1983 320.08. 1984 Section 59.Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1985 320.0894, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1986 320.0894Motor vehicle license plates to Gold Star family 1987 members.The department shall develop a special license plate 1988 honoring the family members of servicemembers who have been 1989 killed while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. 1990 The license plate shall be officially designated as the Gold 1991 Star license plate and shall be developed and issued as provided 1992 in this section. 1993 (3)(a)Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 1994 private use, truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or 1995 recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or 1996 (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which automobile, truck, or vehicle 1997 is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident of 1998 this state, and who meets the qualifications provided in 1999 subsection (4) shall, upon application therefor to the 2000 department and payment of the license tax and appropriate fees 2001 established in this chapter, be issued a Gold Star license 2002 plate. Each initial application for a Gold Star license plate 2003 must be accompanied by proof that the applicant meets the 2004 requirements provided in subsection (4). 2005 Section 60.Section 320.102, Florida Statutes, is amended 2006 to read: 2007 320.102Marine boat trailers owned by nonprofit 2008 organizations; exemptions.The registration or renewal of a 2009 registration of any marine boat trailer owned and operated by a 2010 nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax 2011 under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which is 2012 used exclusively in carrying out its customary nonprofit 2013 activities is exempt from paying the fees, taxes, surcharges, 2014 and charges in ss. 320.03(5), (6), and (9), 320.031(2), 2015 320.04(1), 320.06(1)(b) and (3)(b), and 320.0801, 320.0802, 2016 320.0804, and 320.08046. 2017 Section 61.Section 320.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to 2018 read: 2019 320.13Dealer and manufacturer license plates and 2020 alternative method of registration. 2021 (1)(a)Any licensed motor vehicle dealer and any licensed 2022 mobile home dealer may, upon payment of the license tax imposed 2023 by s. 320.08(12), secure one or more dealer license plates, 2024 which are valid for use on motor vehicles or mobile homes owned 2025 by the dealer to whom such plates are issued while the motor 2026 vehicles are in inventory and for sale, or while being operated 2027 in connection with such dealers business, but are not valid for 2028 use for hire. Dealer license plates may not be used on any tow 2029 truck or wrecker unless the tow truck or wrecker is being 2030 demonstrated for sale, and the dealer license plates may not be 2031 used on a vehicle used to transport another motor vehicle for 2032 the motor vehicle dealer. 2033 (b)1.Marine boat trailer dealers and manufacturers may, 2034 upon payment of the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08(12), 2035 secure one or more dealer plates, which are valid for use on 2036 boat trailers owned by the dealer to whom such plates are issued 2037 while being used in connection with such dealers business, but 2038 are not valid for use for hire. 2039 2.It is the intent of the Legislature that the method 2040 currently used to license marine boat trailer dealers to do 2041 business in the state, that is, by an occupational license 2042 issued by the city or county, not be changed. The department 2043 shall not interpret this act to mean that it is empowered to 2044 license such dealers to do business. An occupational license tax 2045 certificate shall be sufficient proof upon which the department 2046 may issue dealer license plates. 2047 (c)A dealer of heavy trucks as defined in s. 320.01(10), 2048 upon payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08(12), may 2049 secure one or more dealer license plates that are valid for use 2050 on vehicles owned by the dealer to whom such plates are issued 2051 while the heavy trucks are in inventory and for sale and are 2052 being used only in the state for demonstration purposes. The 2053 license plates may be used for demonstration purposes for a 2054 period not to exceed 24 hours. The license plates must be 2055 validated on a form prescribed by the department and must be 2056 retained in the vehicle being operated. 2057 (2)A licensed manufacturer, importer, or distributor of 2058 motor vehicles may, upon payment of the license tax imposed by 2059 s. 320.08(12), secure one or more manufacturer license plates, 2060 which are valid for use on motor vehicles owned by the 2061 manufacturer, importer, or distributor to whom such plates are 2062 issued while the motor vehicles are in inventory and for sale, 2063 being operated for demonstration purposes, or in connection with 2064 the manufacturers business, but are not valid for use for hire. 2065 (3)When a licensed dealer or a marine boat trailer dealer 2066 chooses to register any motor vehicle or boat trailer he or she 2067 owns and has for sale and secure a regular motor vehicle license 2068 plate therefor, the dealer may, upon sale thereof, submit to the 2069 department a transfer fee of $4.50 and an application for 2070 transfer of the license plate to a comparable motor vehicle or 2071 boat trailer owned by the dealer of the same weight series as 2072 set forth under former s. 320.08, Florida Statutes 2023. 2073 Section 62.Subsections (1) and (3) of section 320.133, 2074 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2075 320.133Transporter license plates. 2076 (1)The department is authorized to issue a transporter 2077 license plate to any applicant who, incidental to the conduct of 2078 his or her business, engages in the transporting of motor 2079 vehicles which are not currently registered to any owner and 2080 which do not have license plates, upon payment of the license 2081 tax imposed by s. 320.08(15) for each such license plate and 2082 upon proof of liability insurance coverage in the amount of 2083 $100,000 or more. Such a transporter license plate is valid for 2084 use on any motor vehicle in the possession of the transporter 2085 while the motor vehicle is being transported in the course of 2086 the transporters business. 2087 (3)A license plate issued under this section is valid for 2088 a period of 12 months, beginning January 1 and ending December 2089 31. No refund of the license tax imposed may be provided for any 2090 unexpired portion of a license period. 2091 Section 63.Subsection (1) of section 320.203, Florida 2092 Statutes, is amended to read: 2093 320.203Disposition of biennial license tax moneys. 2094 (1)Notwithstanding ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), 2095 (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, and 328.76 and 2096 pursuant to s. 216.351, after the provisions of s. 320.20(1), 2097 (2), (3), (4), and (5) are fulfilled, an amount equal to 50 2098 percent of revenues collected from the biennial registrations 2099 created in s. 320.07 shall be retained in the Motor Vehicle 2100 License Clearing Trust Fund, authorized in s. 215.32(2)(b)2.f., 2101 until July 1. After July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year, an 2102 amount equal to 50 percent of revenues collected from the 2103 biennial registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be distributed 2104 according to ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (6), (7), 2105 (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058 and, 328.76, and 320.20(1), 2106 (2), (3), (4), and (5). 2107 Section 64.Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2108 320.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2109 320.27Motor vehicle dealers. 2110 (1)DEFINITIONS.The following words, terms, and phrases 2111 when used in this section have the meanings respectively 2112 ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context 2113 clearly indicates a different meaning: 2114 (c)Motor vehicle dealer means any person engaged in the 2115 business of buying, selling, or dealing in motor vehicles or 2116 offering or displaying motor vehicles for sale at wholesale or 2117 retail, or who may service and repair motor vehicles pursuant to 2118 an agreement as defined in s. 320.60(1). Any person who buys, 2119 sells, or deals in three or more motor vehicles in any 12-month 2120 period or who offers or displays for sale three or more motor 2121 vehicles in any 12-month period shall be prima facie presumed to 2122 be engaged in such business. The terms selling and sale 2123 include lease-purchase transactions. A motor vehicle dealer may, 2124 at retail or wholesale, sell a recreational vehicle as described 2125 in s. 320.01(1)(b)1.-6. and 8., acquired in exchange for the 2126 sale of a motor vehicle, provided such acquisition is incidental 2127 to the principal business of being a motor vehicle dealer. 2128 However, a motor vehicle dealer may not buy a recreational 2129 vehicle for the purpose of resale unless licensed as a 2130 recreational vehicle dealer pursuant to s. 320.771. A motor 2131 vehicle dealer may apply for a certificate of title to a motor 2132 vehicle required to be registered under former s. 320.08(2)(b), 2133 (c), and (d), Florida Statutes 2023, using a manufacturers 2134 statement of origin as permitted by s. 319.23(1), only if such 2135 dealer is authorized by a franchised agreement as defined in s. 2136 320.60(1), to buy, sell, or deal in such vehicle and is 2137 authorized by such agreement to perform delivery and preparation 2138 obligations and warranty defect adjustments on the motor 2139 vehicle; provided this limitation shall not apply to 2140 recreational vehicles, van conversions, or any other motor 2141 vehicle manufactured on a truck chassis. The transfer of a motor 2142 vehicle by a dealer not meeting these qualifications shall be 2143 titled as a used vehicle. The classifications of motor vehicle 2144 dealers are defined as follows: 2145 1.Franchised motor vehicle dealer means any person who 2146 engages in the business of repairing, servicing, buying, 2147 selling, or dealing in motor vehicles pursuant to an agreement 2148 as defined in s. 320.60(1). 2149 2.Independent motor vehicle dealer means any person 2150 other than a franchised or wholesale motor vehicle dealer who 2151 engages in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in motor 2152 vehicles, and who may service and repair motor vehicles. 2153 3.Wholesale motor vehicle dealer means any person who 2154 engages exclusively in the business of buying, selling, or 2155 dealing in motor vehicles at wholesale or with motor vehicle 2156 auctions. Such person shall be licensed to do business in this 2157 state, shall not sell or auction a vehicle to any person who is 2158 not a licensed dealer, and shall not have the privilege of the 2159 use of dealer license plates. Any person who buys, sells, or 2160 deals in motor vehicles at wholesale or with motor vehicle 2161 auctions on behalf of a licensed motor vehicle dealer and as a 2162 bona fide employee of such licensed motor vehicle dealer is not 2163 required to be licensed as a wholesale motor vehicle dealer. In 2164 such cases it shall be prima facie presumed that a bona fide 2165 employer-employee relationship exists. A wholesale motor vehicle 2166 dealer shall be exempt from the display provisions of this 2167 section but shall maintain an office wherein records are kept in 2168 order that those records may be inspected. 2169 4.Motor vehicle auction means any person offering motor 2170 vehicles or recreational vehicles for sale to the highest bidder 2171 where buyers are licensed motor vehicle dealers. Such person 2172 shall not sell a vehicle to anyone other than a licensed motor 2173 vehicle dealer. 2174 5.Salvage motor vehicle dealer means any person who 2175 engages in the business of acquiring salvaged or wrecked motor 2176 vehicles for the purpose of reselling them and their parts. 2177 2178 The term motor vehicle dealer does not include persons not 2179 engaged in the purchase or sale of motor vehicles as a business 2180 who are disposing of vehicles acquired for their own use or for 2181 use in their business or acquired by foreclosure or by operation 2182 of law, provided such vehicles are acquired and sold in good 2183 faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this 2184 law; persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling, 2185 or offering or displaying for sale at wholesale or retail no 2186 more than 25 trailers in a 12-month period; public officers 2187 while performing their official duties; receivers; trustees, 2188 administrators, executors, guardians, or other persons appointed 2189 by, or acting under the judgment or order of, any court; banks, 2190 finance companies, or other loan agencies that acquire motor 2191 vehicles as an incident to their regular business; motor vehicle 2192 brokers; and motor vehicle rental and leasing companies that 2193 sell motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers licensed under this 2194 section. Vehicles owned under circumstances described in this 2195 paragraph may be disposed of at retail, wholesale, or auction, 2196 unless otherwise restricted. A manufacturer of fire trucks, 2197 ambulances, or school buses may sell such vehicles directly to 2198 governmental agencies or to persons who contract to perform or 2199 provide firefighting, ambulance, or school transportation 2200 services exclusively to governmental agencies without processing 2201 such sales through dealers if such fire trucks, ambulances, 2202 school buses, or similar vehicles are not presently available 2203 through motor vehicle dealers licensed by the department. 2204 Section 65.Subsection (2) of section 320.57, Florida 2205 Statutes, is amended to read: 2206 320.57Penalties for violations of this chapter. 2207 (2)The owner of a truck tractor and semitrailer 2208 combination or commercial truck and trailer combination, the 2209 actual gross vehicle weight of which exceeds the declared weight 2210 for registration purposes under former s. 320.08(4), Florida 2211 Statutes 2023, must, is required to pay to the department the 2212 difference between the license tax amount paid and the required 2213 license tax due for the proper gross vehicle weight prescribed 2214 by s. 320.08(4), plus a civil penalty of $50. 2215 Section 66.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2216 320.771, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2217 320.771License required of recreational vehicle dealers. 2218 (1)DEFINITIONS.As used in this section, the term: 2219 (a)1.Dealer means any person engaged in the business of 2220 buying, selling, or dealing in recreational vehicles or offering 2221 or displaying recreational vehicles for sale. The term dealer 2222 includes a recreational vehicle broker. Any person who buys, 2223 sells, deals in, or offers or displays for sale, or who acts as 2224 the agent for the sale of, one or more recreational vehicles in 2225 any 12-month period shall be prima facie presumed to be a 2226 dealer. The terms selling and sale include lease-purchase 2227 transactions. The term dealer does not include banks, credit 2228 unions, and finance companies that acquire recreational vehicles 2229 as an incident to their regular business and does not include 2230 mobile home rental and leasing companies that sell recreational 2231 vehicles to dealers licensed under this section. 2232 2.A licensed dealer may transact business in recreational 2233 vehicles with a motor vehicle auction as defined in s. 2234 320.27(1)(c)4. Further, a licensed dealer may, at retail or 2235 wholesale, sell a motor vehicle, as described in s. 2236 320.01(1)(a), acquired in exchange for the sale of a 2237 recreational vehicle, if the acquisition is incidental to the 2238 principal business of being a recreational vehicle dealer. 2239 However, a recreational vehicle dealer may not buy a motor 2240 vehicle for the purpose of resale unless licensed as a motor 2241 vehicle dealer pursuant to s. 320.27. A dealer may apply for a 2242 certificate of title to a recreational vehicle required to be 2243 registered under former s. 320.08(9), Florida Statutes 2023, 2244 using a manufacturers statement of origin as permitted by s. 2245 319.23(1), only if the dealer is authorized by a 2246 manufacturer/dealer agreement, as defined in s. 320.3202, on 2247 file with the department, to buy, sell, or deal in that 2248 particular line-make of recreational vehicle, and the dealer is 2249 authorized by the manufacturer/dealer agreement to perform 2250 delivery and preparation obligations and warranty defect 2251 adjustments on that line-make. 2252 Section 67.Section 322.025, Florida Statutes, is amended 2253 to read: 2254 322.025Driver improvement.The department may implement 2255 programs to improve the driving ability of the drivers of this 2256 state. Such programs may include, but shall not be limited to, 2257 safety awareness campaigns, driver training, and licensing 2258 improvement. Motorcycle driver improvement programs implemented 2259 pursuant to this section or s. 322.0255 may be funded by the 2260 motorcycle safety education fee collected pursuant to s. 2261 320.08(1)(c), which shall be deposited in the Highway Safety 2262 Operating Trust Fund. 2263 Section 68.Subsection (1) of section 322.0255, Florida 2264 Statutes, is amended to read: 2265 322.0255Florida Motorcycle Safety Education Program. 2266 (1)The department shall establish a Florida Motorcycle 2267 Safety Education Program. The program shall be funded as 2268 provided by ss. 320.08 and 322.025. 2269 Section 69.Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2270 339.139, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2271 339.139Transportation debt assessment. 2272 (2)The department shall provide a debt and debt-like 2273 contractual obligations load report to the Executive Office of 2274 the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 2275 House of Representatives, and the legislative appropriations 2276 committees in conjunction with the tentative work program 2277 required under s. 339.135. The debt and debt-like contractual 2278 obligations load report must include the following data on 2279 current and planned department commitments that are payable from 2280 the State Transportation Trust Fund: 2281 (b)Funding for seaports which has been pledged to the 2282 payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the Florida 2283 Ports Financing Commission pursuant to s. 320.20. 2284 Section 70.Section 553.382, Florida Statutes, is amended 2285 to read: 2286 553.382Placement of certain housing.Notwithstanding any 2287 other law or ordinance to the contrary, in order to expand the 2288 availability of affordable housing in this state, any 2289 residential manufactured building that is certified under this 2290 chapter by the department may be placed on a mobile home lot in 2291 a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or mobile home 2292 condominium, cooperative, or subdivision. Any such housing unit 2293 placed on a mobile home lot is a mobile home for purposes of 2294 chapter 723 and, therefore, all rights, obligations, and duties 2295 under chapter 723 apply, including the specifics of the 2296 prospectus. However, a housing unit subject to this section may 2297 not be placed on a mobile home lot without the prior written 2298 approval of the park owner. Each housing unit subject to this 2299 section shall be taxed as a mobile home under s. 320.08(11) and 2300 is subject to payments to the Florida Mobile Home Relocation 2301 Fund under s. 723.06116. 2302 Section 71.Subsection (4) of section 765.5155, Florida 2303 Statutes, is amended to read: 2304 765.5155Donor registry; education program. 2305 (4)Costs for the donor registry and education program 2306 shall be paid by the agency from the funds deposited into the 2307 Health Care Trust Fund pursuant to s. 322.08 ss. 320.08047 and 2308 322.08, which are designated for maintaining the donor registry 2309 and education program. In addition, the contractor may receive 2310 and use voluntary contributions to help support the registry and 2311 provide education. 2312 Section 72.Section 322.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to 2313 read: 2314 322.21Driver licenses; department duties License fees; 2315 procedure for handling and collecting fees. 2316 (1)Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for: 2317 (a)An original or renewal commercial driver license is 2318 $75, which shall include the fee for driver education provided 2319 by s. 1003.48. However, if an applicant has completed training 2320 and is applying for employment or is currently employed in a 2321 public or nonpublic school system that requires the commercial 2322 license, the fee is the same as for a Class E driver license. A 2323 delinquent fee of $15 shall be added for a renewal within 12 2324 months after the license expiration date. 2325 (b)An original Class E driver license is $48, which 2326 includes the fee for driver education provided by s. 1003.48. 2327 However, if an applicant has completed training and is applying 2328 for employment or is currently employed in a public or nonpublic 2329 school system that requires a commercial driver license, the fee 2330 is the same as for a Class E license. 2331 (c)The renewal or extension of a Class E driver license or 2332 of a license restricted to motorcycle use only is $48, except 2333 that a delinquent fee of $15 shall be added for a renewal or 2334 extension made within 12 months after the license expiration 2335 date. The fee provided in this paragraph includes the fee for 2336 driver education provided by s. 1003.48. 2337 (d)An original driver license restricted to motorcycle use 2338 only is $48, which includes the fee for driver education 2339 provided by s. 1003.48. 2340 (e)A replacement driver license issued pursuant to s. 2341 322.17 is $25. Of this amount $7 shall be deposited into the 2342 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $18 shall be deposited 2343 into the General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or upon 2344 completion of the transition of driver license issuance 2345 services, if the replacement driver license is issued by the tax 2346 collector, the tax collector shall retain the $7 that would 2347 otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 2348 Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into the 2349 General Revenue Fund. 2350 (f)An original, renewal, or replacement identification 2351 card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $25. 2352 1.An applicant who meets any of the following criteria is 2353 exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an original, 2354 renewal, or replacement identification card: 2355 a.The applicant presents a valid Florida voters 2356 registration card to the department and attests that he or she 2357 is experiencing a financial hardship. 2358 b.The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the 2359 department that he or she is homeless as defined in s. 2360 414.0252(7). 2361 c.The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the 2362 department that his or her annual income is at or below 100 2363 percent of the federal poverty level. 2364 d.The applicant is a juvenile offender who is in the 2365 custody or under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile 2366 Justice, who is receiving services pursuant to s. 985.461, and 2367 whose identification card is issued by the departments mobile 2368 issuing units. 2369 2.Pursuant to s. 322.051(10), an applicant who is 80 years 2370 of age or older and whose driving privilege is denied due to 2371 failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s. 2372 322.18(5) is exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an 2373 original identification card. 2374 3.Funds collected from fees for original, renewal, or 2375 replacement identification cards shall be distributed as 2376 follows: 2377 a.For an original identification card issued pursuant to 2378 s. 322.051, the fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue 2379 Fund. 2380 b.For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to s. 2381 322.051, $6 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 2382 Trust Fund, and $19 shall be deposited into the General Revenue 2383 Fund. 2384 c.For a replacement identification card issued pursuant to 2385 s. 322.051, $9 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety 2386 Operating Trust Fund, and $16 shall be deposited into the 2387 General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or upon completion 2388 of the transition of the driver license issuance services, if 2389 the replacement identification card is issued by the tax 2390 collector, the tax collector shall retain the $9 that would 2391 otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 2392 Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into the 2393 General Revenue Fund. 2394 (g)Each endorsement required by s. 322.57 is $7. 2395 (h)A hazardous-materials endorsement, as required by s. 2396 322.57(1)(e), shall be set by the department by rule and must 2397 reflect the cost of the required criminal history check, 2398 including the cost of the state and federal fingerprint check, 2399 and the cost to the department of providing and issuing the 2400 license. The fee shall not exceed $100. This fee shall be 2401 deposited in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The 2402 department may adopt rules to administer this section. 2403 (1)(2)It is the duty of the director of the Division of 2404 Motorist Services to set up a division in the department with 2405 the necessary personnel to perform the necessary clerical and 2406 routine work for the department in issuing and recording 2407 applications, licenses, and certificates of eligibility, 2408 including the receiving and accounting of all license funds and 2409 their payment into the State Treasury, and other incidental 2410 clerical work connected with the administration of this chapter. 2411 The department may use such electronic, mechanical, or other 2412 devices as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. 2413 (2)(3)The department shall prepare sufficient forms for 2414 certificates of eligibility, applications, notices, and license 2415 materials to supply all applicants for driver licenses and all 2416 renewal licenses. 2417 (3)(4)If the department determines from its records or is 2418 otherwise satisfied that the holder of a license about to expire 2419 is entitled to have it renewed, the department shall mail a 2420 renewal notice to the licensee at his or her last known address, 2421 within 30 days before the licensees birthday. The licensee 2422 shall be issued a renewal license, after reexamination, if 2423 required, during the 30 days immediately preceding his or her 2424 birthday upon presenting a renewal notice and, his or her 2425 current license, and the fee for renewal to the department at 2426 any driver license examining office. 2427 (5)The department shall collect and transmit all fees 2428 received by it under this section to the Chief Financial Officer 2429 to be deposited into the General Revenue Fund, and sufficient 2430 funds for the necessary expenses of the department shall be 2431 included in the appropriations act. The fees shall be used for 2432 the maintenance and operation of the department. 2433 (6)Any member of the Armed Forces or his or her spouse, 2434 daughter, son, stepdaughter, or stepson, who holds a Florida 2435 driver license and who presents an affidavit showing that he or 2436 she was out of the state due to service in the Armed Forces of 2437 the United States at the time of license expiration is exempt 2438 from paying the delinquent fee if the application for renewal is 2439 made within 15 months after the expiration of his or her license 2440 and within 90 days after the date of discharge or transfer to a 2441 military or naval establishment in this state as shown in the 2442 affidavit. However, such a person is not exempt from any 2443 reexamination requirement. 2444 (7)Any veteran honorably discharged from the Armed Forces 2445 who has been issued a valid identification card by the 2446 Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17, 2447 has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans 2448 Affairs or its predecessor to have a 100-percent total and 2449 permanent service-connected disability rating for compensation, 2450 or has been determined to have a service-connected total and 2451 permanent disability rating of 100 percent, is in receipt of 2452 disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States 2453 Armed Services, and who is qualified to obtain a driver license 2454 under this chapter is exempt from all fees required by this 2455 section. 2456 (8)A person who applies for reinstatement following the 2457 suspension or revocation of the persons driver license must pay 2458 a service fee of $45 following a suspension, and $75 following a 2459 revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a license. A 2460 person who applies for reinstatement of a commercial driver 2461 license following the disqualification of the persons privilege 2462 to operate a commercial motor vehicle shall pay a service fee of 2463 $75, which is in addition to the fee for a license. The 2464 department shall collect all of these fees at the time of 2465 reinstatement. The department shall issue proper receipts for 2466 such fees and shall promptly transmit all funds received by it 2467 as follows: 2468 (a)Of the $45 fee received from a licensee for 2469 reinstatement following a suspension: 2470 1.If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the 2471 department shall deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $30 2472 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 2473 2.If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector, 2474 $15, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s. 2475 215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $15 shall be 2476 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $15 2477 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 2478 (b)Of the $75 fee received from a licensee for 2479 reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification: 2480 1.If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the 2481 department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $40 2482 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 2483 2.If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector, 2484 $20, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s. 2485 215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $20 shall be 2486 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $35 2487 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 2488 2489 If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a 2490 violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful 2491 breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 must be 2492 charged. However, only one $130 fee may be collected from one 2493 person convicted of violations arising out of the same incident. 2494 The department shall collect the $130 fee and deposit the fee 2495 into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of 2496 reinstatement of the persons driver license, but the fee may 2497 not be collected if the suspension or revocation is overturned. 2498 If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a 2499 conviction for a violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s. 2500 817.505, an additional fee of $180 is imposed for each offense. 2501 The department shall collect and deposit the additional fee into 2502 the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of 2503 reinstatement of the persons driver license. 2504 (9)An applicant: 2505 (a)Requesting a review authorized in s. 322.222, s. 2506 322.2615, s. 322.2616, s. 322.27, or s. 322.64 must pay a filing 2507 fee of $25 to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 2508 Trust Fund. 2509 (b)Petitioning the department for a hearing authorized in 2510 s. 322.271 must pay a filing fee of $12 to be deposited into the 2511 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 2512 Section 73.Subsections (1), (3), (8), (9), and (10) of 2513 section 322.051, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2514 322.051Identification cards. 2515 (1)Any person who is 5 years of age or older, or any 2516 person who has a disability, regardless of age, who applies for 2517 a disabled parking permit under s. 320.0848, may be issued an 2518 identification card by the department upon completion of an 2519 application and payment of an application fee. 2520 (a)The application must include the following information 2521 regarding the applicant: 2522 1.Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender, 2523 proof of social security card number satisfactory to the 2524 department, which may include a military identification card, 2525 county of residence, mailing address, proof of residential 2526 address satisfactory to the department, country of birth, and a 2527 brief description. 2528 2.Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department. 2529 3.Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such 2530 proof must include one of the following documents issued to the 2531 applicant: 2532 a.A driver license record or identification card record 2533 from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit 2534 a document for identification which is substantially similar to 2535 a document required under sub-subparagraph b., sub-subparagraph 2536 c., sub-subparagraph d., sub-subparagraph e., sub-subparagraph 2537 f., sub-subparagraph g., or sub-subparagraph h.; 2538 b.A certified copy of a United States birth certificate; 2539 c.A valid, unexpired United States passport; 2540 d.A naturalization certificate issued by the United States 2541 Department of Homeland Security; 2542 e.A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card 2543 (green card); 2544 f.A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the United 2545 States Department of State; 2546 g.An unexpired employment authorization card issued by the 2547 United States Department of Homeland Security; or 2548 h.Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the 2549 United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original 2550 identification card. In order to prove nonimmigrant 2551 classification, an applicant must provide at least one of the 2552 following documents. In addition, the department may require 2553 applicants to produce United States Department of Homeland 2554 Security documents for the sole purpose of establishing the 2555 maintenance of, or efforts to maintain, continuous lawful 2556 presence: 2557 (I)A notice of hearing from an immigration court 2558 scheduling a hearing on any proceeding. 2559 (II)A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals 2560 acknowledging pendency of an appeal. 2561 (III)A notice of the approval of an application for 2562 adjustment of status issued by the United States Citizenship and 2563 Immigration Services. 2564 (IV)An official documentation confirming the filing of a 2565 petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued 2566 by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2567 (V)A notice of action transferring any pending matter from 2568 another jurisdiction to Florida, issued by the United States 2569 Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2570 (VI)An order of an immigration judge or immigration 2571 officer granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and 2572 work in the United States, including, but not limited to, 2573 asylum. 2574 (VII)Evidence that an application is pending for 2575 adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 2576 permanent residence in the United States or conditional 2577 permanent resident status in the United States, if a visa number 2578 is available having a current priority date for processing by 2579 the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2580 (VIII)On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign 2581 passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed, 2582 accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent 2583 admittance into the United States. 2584 2585 An identification card issued based on documents required in 2586 sub-subparagraph g. or sub-subparagraph h. is valid for a period 2587 not to exceed the expiration date of the document presented or 1 2588 year, whichever occurs first. 2589 (b)An application for an identification card must be 2590 signed and verified by the applicant in a format designated by 2591 the department before a person authorized to administer oaths 2592 and payment of the applicable fee pursuant to s. 322.21. 2593 (c)Each such applicant may include fingerprints and any 2594 other unique biometric means of identity. 2595 (3)If an identification card issued under this section is 2596 lost, destroyed, or mutilated or a new name is acquired, the 2597 person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate upon 2598 furnishing satisfactory proof of such fact to the department and 2599 upon payment of a fee as provided in s. 322.21. The fee must 2600 include payment for the color photograph or digital image of the 2601 applicant. Any person who loses an identification card and who, 2602 after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original card shall 2603 immediately surrender the original card to the department. The 2604 same documentary evidence shall be furnished for a duplicate as 2605 for an original identification card. 2606 (8)(a)The department shall, upon receipt of the required 2607 fee, issue to each qualified applicant for an identification 2608 card a color photographic or digital image identification card 2609 bearing a fullface photograph or digital image of the 2610 identification cardholder. Notwithstanding chapter 761 or s. 2611 761.05, the requirement for a fullface photograph or digital 2612 image of the identification cardholder may not be waived. A 2613 space shall be provided upon which the identification cardholder 2614 shall affix his or her usual signature, as required in s. 2615 322.14, in the presence of an authorized agent of the department 2616 so as to ensure that such signature becomes a part of the 2617 identification card. Beginning November 1, 2023, each 2618 distinguishing number assigned to an original, renewal, or 2619 replacement identification card must have a minimum of four 2620 randomly generated digits. 2621 (b)1.The word Veteran must be exhibited on the 2622 identification card of a veteran upon the presentation of a copy 2623 of the persons: 2624 a.DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of 2625 Defense; 2626 b.Veteran health identification card, issued by the United 2627 States Department of Veterans Affairs; 2628 c.Veteran identification card, issued by the United States 2629 Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans 2630 Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-31; or 2631 d.Other acceptable form specified by the Department of 2632 Veterans Affairs. 2633 2.Until a veterans identification card is next renewed, 2634 the veteran may have the word Veteran added to his or her 2635 identification card upon surrender of his or her current 2636 identification card and presentation of any of the forms of 2637 identification specified in subparagraph 1. If the applicant is 2638 not conducting any other transaction affecting the 2639 identification card, a replacement identification card must be 2640 issued with the word Veteran without payment of the fee 2641 required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c. 2642 (c)The international symbol for the deaf and hard of 2643 hearing shall be exhibited on the identification card of a 2644 person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon the payment of a an 2645 additional $1 fee for the identification card and the 2646 presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard 2647 of hearing as determined by the department. Until a persons 2648 identification card is next renewed, the person may have the 2649 symbol added to his or her identification card upon surrender of 2650 his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee to 2651 be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and 2652 presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard 2653 of hearing as determined by the department. If the applicant is 2654 not conducting any other transaction affecting the 2655 identification card, a replacement identification card may be 2656 issued with the symbol without payment of the fee required in s. 2657 322.21(1)(f)3.c. For purposes of this paragraph, the 2658 international symbol for the deaf and hard of hearing is 2659 substantially as follows: 2660 2661 2662 2663 (d)The department shall include symbols representing the 2664 following on an identification card upon the payment of a an 2665 additional $1 fee by an applicant who meets the requirements of 2666 subsection (1) and presents his or her: 2667 1.Lifetime freshwater fishing license; 2668 2.Lifetime saltwater fishing license; 2669 3.Lifetime hunting license; 2670 4.Lifetime sportsmans license; or 2671 5.Lifetime boater safety identification card. 2672 2673 A person may replace his or her identification card before its 2674 expiration date with a card that includes his or her status as a 2675 lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon surrender of 2676 his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee to 2677 be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and 2678 presentation of the persons lifetime license or card. If the 2679 sole purpose of the replacement identification card is the 2680 inclusion of the applicants status as a lifetime licensee or 2681 cardholder, the replacement identification card must be issued 2682 without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c. 2683 (e)1.Upon request by a person who has a developmental 2684 disability, or by a parent or guardian of a child or ward who 2685 has a developmental disability, the department shall issue an 2686 identification card exhibiting a capital D for the person, 2687 child, or ward if the person or the parent or guardian of the 2688 child or ward submits: 2689 a.Payment of a an additional $1 fee; and 2690 b.Proof acceptable to the department of a diagnosis by a 2691 licensed physician of a developmental disability as defined in 2692 s. 393.063. 2693 2.The department shall deposit the additional $1 fee into 2694 the Agency for Persons with Disabilities Operations and 2695 Maintenance Trust Fund under s. 20.1971(2). 2696 3.A replacement identification card that includes the 2697 designation may be issued without payment of the fee required 2698 under s. 322.21(1)(f). 2699 4.The department shall develop rules to facilitate the 2700 issuance, requirements, and oversight of developmental 2701 disability identification cards under this section. 2702 (9)(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section 2703 or s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue or 2704 renew a card at no charge to: 2705 1.A person who presents a valid Florida voters 2706 registration card to the department and attests that he or she 2707 is experiencing a financial hardship. The department may not 2708 require such person to present evidence of a financial hardship. 2709 2.A person who presents evidence satisfactory to the 2710 department that he or she is homeless as defined in s. 2711 414.0252(7). 2712 3.A juvenile offender who is in the custody or under the 2713 supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice and receiving 2714 services pursuant to s. 985.461. 2715 4.An inmate receiving a card issued pursuant to s. 2716 944.605(7), or, if necessary, to an inmate receiving a 2717 replacement card if the department determines that he or she has 2718 a valid state identification card. If the replacement state 2719 identification card is scheduled to expire within 6 months, the 2720 department may also issue a temporary permit valid for at least 2721 6 months after the release date. 2722 (b)The departments mobile issuing units shall process the 2723 identification cards for juvenile offenders and inmates at no 2724 charge, as provided by s. 944.605(7)(a) and (b). 2725 (10)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or 2726 s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue an 2727 identification card at no charge to a person who is 80 years of 2728 age or older and whose driving privilege is denied due to 2729 failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s. 2730 322.18(5). 2731 Section 74.Paragraphs (c) through (f) of subsection (1) of 2732 section 322.14, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2733 322.14Licenses issued to drivers. 2734 (1) 2735 (c)The international symbol for the deaf and hard of 2736 hearing provided in s. 322.051(8)(c) shall be exhibited on the 2737 driver license of a person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon 2738 the payment of a an additional $1 fee for the license and the 2739 presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard 2740 of hearing as determined by the department. Until a persons 2741 license is next renewed, the person may have the symbol added to 2742 his or her license upon the surrender of his or her current 2743 license, payment of a $2 fee to be deposited into the Highway 2744 Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of sufficient 2745 proof that the person is deaf or hard of hearing as determined 2746 by the department. If the applicant is not conducting any other 2747 transaction affecting the driver license, a replacement license 2748 may be issued with the symbol without payment of the fee 2749 required in s. 322.21(1)(e). 2750 (d)1.The word Veteran must be exhibited on the driver 2751 license of a veteran upon the presentation of a copy of the 2752 persons: 2753 a.DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of 2754 Defense; 2755 b.Veteran health identification card, issued by the United 2756 States Department of Veterans Affairs; 2757 c.Veteran identification card, issued by the United States 2758 Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans 2759 Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-31; or 2760 d.Other acceptable form specified by the Department of 2761 Veterans Affairs. 2762 2.Until a veterans license is next renewed, the veteran 2763 may have the word Veteran added to his or her license upon 2764 surrender of his or her current license and presentation of any 2765 of the forms of identification specified in subparagraph 1. If 2766 the applicant is not conducting any other transaction affecting 2767 the driver license, a replacement license must be issued with 2768 the word Veteran without payment of the fee required in s. 2769 322.21(1)(e). 2770 (e)The department shall include symbols representing the 2771 following on a driver license upon the payment of an additional 2772 $1 fee by an applicant who meets the requirements of s. 322.08 2773 and presents his or her: 2774 1.Lifetime freshwater fishing license; 2775 2.Lifetime saltwater fishing license; 2776 3.Lifetime hunting license; 2777 4.Lifetime sportsmans license; or 2778 5.Lifetime boater safety identification card. 2779 2780 A person may replace his or her driver license before its 2781 expiration date with a license that includes his or her status 2782 as a lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon 2783 surrender of his or her current driver license, payment of a $2 2784 fee to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 2785 Fund, and presentation of the persons lifetime license or 2786 identification card. If the sole purpose of the replacement 2787 driver license is the inclusion of the applicants status as a 2788 lifetime licensee or cardholder, the replacement driver license 2789 must be issued without payment of the fee required in s. 2790 322.21(1)(e). 2791 (f)1.Upon request by a person who has a developmental 2792 disability, or by a parent or legal guardian of a child or ward 2793 who has a developmental disability, the capital letter D shall 2794 be exhibited on the driver license of a person who has a 2795 developmental disability, as defined in s. 393.063, if the 2796 person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, presents 2797 sufficient proof that the person has been diagnosed with a 2798 developmental disability by a physician licensed under chapter 2799 458 or chapter 459 as determined by the department. 2800 2.Until a persons driver license is next renewed, the 2801 person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, may have the 2802 capital letter D added to or removed from his or her license 2803 upon the surrender of his or her current license and 2804 presentation of sufficient proof that the person has been 2805 diagnosed with a developmental disability by a physician 2806 licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 as determined by the 2807 department. If the applicant is not conducting any other 2808 transaction affecting the driver license, a replacement license 2809 may be issued with the capital letter D added or removed 2810 without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(e). 2811 Section 75.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsections 2812 (2) and (4) of section 322.17, Florida Statutes, are amended to 2813 read: 2814 322.17Replacement licenses and permits. 2815 (1)(a)In the event that an instruction permit or driver 2816 license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or 2817 destroyed, the person to whom the same was issued may, upon 2818 payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to s. 322.21, obtain a 2819 replacement upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department 2820 that such permit or license has been lost or destroyed, and 2821 further furnishing the full name, date of birth, sex, residence 2822 and mailing address, proof of birth satisfactory to the 2823 department, and proof of identity satisfactory to the 2824 department. 2825 (2)Upon the surrender of the original license and the 2826 payment of the appropriate fees pursuant to s. 322.21, the 2827 department shall issue a replacement license to make a change in 2828 name, address, or restrictions. 2829 (4)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or 2830 s. 322.21, the department shall, if necessary, issue or renew a 2831 replacement driver license at no charge to an inmate if the 2832 department determines that he or she has a valid driver license. 2833 If the replacement driver license is scheduled to expire within 2834 6 months, the department may also issue a temporary permit valid 2835 for at least 6 months after the release date. 2836 Section 76.Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and paragraph 2837 (a) of subsection (8) of section 322.18, Florida Statutes, are 2838 amended to read: 2839 322.18Original applications, licenses, and renewals; 2840 expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. 2841 (4)(a)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all 2842 licenses shall be renewable every 8 years and shall be issued or 2843 renewed upon application, payment of the fees required by s. 2844 322.21, and successful passage of any required examination, 2845 unless the department has reason to believe that the licensee is 2846 no longer qualified to receive a license. 2847 (8)The department shall issue 8-year renewals using a 2848 convenience service without reexamination to drivers who have 2849 not attained 80 years of age. The department shall issue 6-year 2850 renewals using a convenience service when the applicant has 2851 satisfied the requirements of subsection (5). 2852 (a)If the department determines from its records that the 2853 holder of a license about to expire is eligible for renewal, the 2854 department shall mail a renewal notice to the licensee at his or 2855 her last known address, not less than 30 days before prior to 2856 the licensees birthday. The renewal notice shall direct the 2857 licensee to appear at a driver license office for in-person 2858 renewal or to transmit the completed renewal notice and the fees 2859 required by s. 322.21 to the department using a convenience 2860 service. 2861 Section 77.Subsection (4) of section 322.251, Florida 2862 Statutes, is amended to read: 2863 322.251Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or 2864 disqualification of license. 2865 (4)A person whose privilege to operate a commercial motor 2866 vehicle is temporarily disqualified may, upon surrendering his 2867 or her commercial driver license, be issued a Class E driver 2868 license, valid for the length of his or her unexpired commercial 2869 driver license, at no cost. Such person may, upon the completion 2870 of his or her disqualification, be issued a commercial driver 2871 license, of the type disqualified, for the remainder of his or 2872 her unexpired license period. Any such person shall pay the 2873 reinstatement fee provided in s. 322.21 before being issued a 2874 commercial driver license. 2875 Section 78.Subsection (2) of section 322.29, Florida 2876 Statutes, is amended to read: 2877 322.29Surrender and return of license. 2878 (2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), an examination is not 2879 required for the return of a license suspended under s. 318.15 2880 or s. 322.245 unless an examination is otherwise required by 2881 this chapter. A person applying for the return of a license 2882 suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245 must present to the 2883 department certification from the court that he or she has 2884 complied with all obligations and penalties imposed pursuant to 2885 s. 318.15 or, in the case of a suspension pursuant to s. 2886 322.245, that he or she has complied with all directives of the 2887 court and the requirements of s. 322.245 and shall pay to the 2888 department a nonrefundable service fee of $60, of which $37.50 2889 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and $22.50 2890 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 2891 If reinstated by the clerk of the court or tax collector, $37.50 2892 shall be retained and $22.50 shall be remitted to the Department 2893 of Revenue for deposit into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 2894 Fund. However, the service fee is not required if the person is 2895 required to pay a $45 fee or $75 fee under s. 322.21(8). 2896 Section 79.Subsection (4) of section 1003.48, Florida 2897 Statutes, is amended to read: 2898 1003.48Instruction in operation of motor vehicles. 2899 (4)For the purpose of financing the driver education 2900 program in the secondary schools, there shall be levied an 2901 additional 50 cents per year to the driver license fee required 2902 by s. 322.21. The additional fee shall be promptly remitted to 2903 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which shall 2904 transmit the fee to the Chief Financial Officer to be deposited 2905 in the General Revenue Fund. 2906 Section 80.Section 601.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to 2907 read: 2908 601.15Advertising campaign; methods of conducting; 2909 assessments; emergency reserve fund; citrus research. 2910 (1)The department shall administer this section and, 2911 prescribe suitable and reasonable rules for the enforcement of 2912 this section, and administer the assessments levied and imposed 2913 under this section. All funds collected under this section and 2914 the interest accrued on such funds are consideration for a 2915 social contract between the state and the citrus growers of the 2916 state whereby the state must hold such funds in trust and 2917 inviolate and use them only for the purposes prescribed in this 2918 chapter. The department may cause its duly authorized agent or 2919 representative to enter upon the premises of any handler of 2920 citrus fruits and to examine or cause to be examined any books, 2921 papers, records, or memoranda bearing on the amount of 2922 assessments payable and to secure other information directly or 2923 indirectly concerned in the enforcement of this section. Any 2924 person who is required to pay the assessments levied and imposed 2925 and who by any practice or evasion makes it difficult to enforce 2926 this section by inspection, or any person who, after demand by 2927 the department or any agent or representative designated by it 2928 for that purpose, refuses to allow full inspection of the 2929 premises or any part thereof or any books, records, documents, 2930 or other instruments in any manner relating to the liability of 2931 the person or entity liable for the assessment imposed or 2932 hinders, delays, or prevents such inspection, commits a 2933 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 2934 775.082 or s. 775.083. 2935 (2)The department shall plan and conduct campaigns for 2936 commodity advertising, publicity, and sales promotion, and may 2937 conduct campaigns to encourage noncommodity advertising, to 2938 increase the consumption of citrus fruits and may contract for 2939 any such advertising, publicity, and sales promotion service. To 2940 accomplish such purpose, the department shall: 2941 (a)Disseminate information relating to: 2942 1.Citrus fruits and the importance thereof in preserving 2943 the public health, the economy thereof in the diet of the 2944 people, and the importance thereof in the nutrition of children. 2945 2.The manner, method, and means used and employed in the 2946 production and marketing of citrus fruits and information 2947 relating to laws of the state regulating and safeguarding such 2948 production and marketing. 2949 3.The added cost to the producer and dealer in producing 2950 and handling citrus fruits to meet the high standards imposed by 2951 the state that ensure a pure and wholesome product. 2952 4.The effect upon the public health that would result from 2953 a breakdown of the states citrus industry or any part thereof. 2954 5.The reasons that producers and dealers should receive a 2955 reasonable return on their labor and investment. 2956 6.The problem of furnishing the consumer at all times with 2957 an abundant supply of fine quality citrus fruits at reasonable 2958 prices. 2959 7.Factors of instability peculiar to the citrus fruit 2960 industry, such as unbalanced production, the effect of the 2961 weather, the influence of consumer purchasing power, and price 2962 relative to the cost of other items of food in the normal diet 2963 of people, all to the end that an intelligent and increasing 2964 consumer demand may be created. 2965 8.The possibilities with particular reference to increased 2966 consumption of citrus fruits. 2967 9.Such additional information that tends to promote 2968 increased consumption of citrus fruits and that fosters a better 2969 understanding and more efficient cooperation among producers, 2970 dealers, and the consuming public. 2971 (b)Decide upon some distinctive and suggestive trade name 2972 and promote its use in all ways to advertise Florida citrus 2973 fruit. 2974 (3)(a)There is levied and imposed upon each standard 2975 packed box of citrus fruit grown and placed into the primary 2976 channel of trade in this state an assessment at maximum annual 2977 rates for each citrus season as provided in this paragraph. The 2978 rates may be set at any lower rate in any year pursuant to 2979 paragraph (e). 2980 1.The maximum assessment for grapefruit that enters the 2981 primary channel of trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 36 2982 cents per box. 2983 2.The maximum assessment for grapefruit that enters the 2984 primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not 2985 exceed 36 cents per box. 2986 3.The maximum assessment for oranges that enter the 2987 primary channel of trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 7 2988 cents per box. 2989 4.The maximum assessment for oranges that enter the 2990 primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not 2991 exceed 25 cents per box. 2992 5.The actual assessment levied each year upon tangerines 2993 and citrus hybrids regulated by the department that enter the 2994 primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not 2995 exceed 25 cents per box. 2996 6.The maximum assessment for tangerines and citrus hybrids 2997 regulated by the department that enter the primary channel of 2998 trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 16 cents per box. 2999 (b)Whenever citrus fruit is purchased, acquired, or 3000 handled on a weight basis, the following weights are deemed the 3001 equivalent of one standard-packed box for assessment purposes 3002 under this section: 3003 1.Grapefruit, 85 pounds. 3004 2.Oranges, 90 pounds. 3005 3.Tangerines, 95 pounds. 3006 4.Citrus hybrids, 90 pounds. 3007 (c)The assessments imposed by this section do not apply to 3008 citrus fruit used for noncommercial domestic consumption on the 3009 premises where produced. 3010 (d)For purposes of this subsection, a citrus season begins 3011 on August 1 of a year and ends on July 31 of the following year. 3012 (e)The commission, upon an affirmative vote of a majority 3013 of its members and by an order entered by it before November 1 3014 of any year, may set the assessments up to the maximum rates 3015 specified in this subsection. The assessment shall apply only to 3016 the citrus season that began on August 1 of the same calendar 3017 year. Such assessment may be applied by variety and on the basis 3018 of whether the fruit enters the primary channel of trade for use 3019 in fresh or processed form. If the commission cannot agree on a 3020 box assessment, the assessment for the previous year shall 3021 remain in effect until the commission approves a new assessment. 3022 (3)(4)Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate 3023 record of all citrus fruit handled by her or him. Such record 3024 shall be in such form and contain such other information as the 3025 department shall by rule prescribe. Such records shall be 3026 preserved by such handlers for a period of 1 year and shall be 3027 offered for inspection at any time upon oral or written demand 3028 by the department or its duly authorized agents or 3029 representatives. 3030 (4)(5)Every handler shall, at such times and in such 3031 manner as the department may by rule require, file with the 3032 department a return certified as true and correct, on forms 3033 furnished by the department, stating, in addition to other 3034 information, the number of standard-packed boxes of each kind of 3035 citrus fruit handled by such handler in the primary channel of 3036 trade during the period of time covered by the return. Full 3037 payment of all assessments due for the period reported shall 3038 accompany each handlers return. 3039 (6)(a)All assessments levied and imposed pursuant to this 3040 section are due and payable and shall be paid, or the amount 3041 thereof guaranteed as provided in this subsection, at the time 3042 the citrus fruit is first handled in the primary channels of 3043 trade. All such assessments shall be paid, or the payment 3044 thereof shall be guaranteed, to the department by the person 3045 first handling the fruit in the primary channel of trade, except 3046 that payment of assessments on fruit delivered or sold for 3047 processing in this state shall be paid, or payment thereof shall 3048 be guaranteed in accordance with department rules, by the person 3049 processing such fruit. 3050 (b)Periodic payment of assessments upon citrus fruit by 3051 the person liable for such payment is permitted only in 3052 accordance with department rules, and the payment thereof shall 3053 be guaranteed by the posting of a good and sufficient letter of 3054 credit from an issuing financial institution located in the 3055 United States, a cash bond, an appropriate certificate of 3056 deposit, or an approved surety bond in an amount and manner as 3057 prescribed by department rule. Evidence of such guarantee of 3058 payment of assessments must be made on the grade certificate in 3059 such manner and form as may be prescribed by department rule. 3060 (c)All assessments collected by the department shall be 3061 delivered to the State Treasury for payment into the proper 3062 advertising fund. 3063 (7)All assessments levied and collected under this chapter 3064 shall be paid into the State Treasury on or before the 15th day 3065 of each month. Such moneys shall be accounted for in A special 3066 fund to be designated as the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust 3067 Fund, and all moneys in such fund are appropriated to the 3068 department for the following purposes: 3069 (a)Four percent of all income of a revenue nature 3070 deposited in this fund, including transfers from any subsidiary 3071 accounts thereof and any interest income, shall be deposited in 3072 the General Revenue Fund pursuant to chapter 215. 3073 (5)(a)(b)Moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust 3074 Fund shall be expended for the activities authorized by s. 3075 601.13 and for the cost of those general overhead, research and 3076 development, maintenance, salaries, professional fees, 3077 enforcement costs, and other such expenses that are not related 3078 to advertising, merchandising, public relations, trade 3079 luncheons, publicity, and other associated activities. The cost 3080 of general overhead, maintenance, salaries, professional fees, 3081 enforcement costs, and other such expenses that are related to 3082 advertising, merchandising, public relations, trade luncheons, 3083 publicity, and associated activities shall be paid from the 3084 balance of the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund. 3085 (b)(c)Moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund 3086 shall also be used by the department for defraying those 3087 expenses not included in paragraph (a) (b). After payment of 3088 such expenses, the money levied and collected under subsection 3089 (3) shall be used exclusively for commodity and noncommodity 3090 advertising, merchandising, publicity, or sales promotion of 3091 citrus products in both fresh form and processed form, including 3092 citrus cattle feed and all other products of citrus fruits, 3093 produced in the state, in such equitable manner and proration as 3094 the department may determine, but funds expended for commodity 3095 advertising thereunder shall be expended through an established 3096 advertising agency. A proration of moneys between commodity 3097 programs and noncommodity programs and among types of citrus 3098 products shall be made on or before November 1 of each shipping 3099 season and may not thereafter be modified for that shipping 3100 season unless the department finds such action necessary to 3101 preserve the economic welfare of the citrus industry. 3102 (d)The pro rata portion of moneys allocated to each type 3103 of citrus product in noncommodity programs shall be used by the 3104 department to encourage substantial increases in the 3105 effectiveness, frequency, and volume of noncommodity 3106 advertising, merchandising, publicity, and sales promotion of 3107 such citrus products through rebates and incentive payments to 3108 handlers and trade customers for these activities. The 3109 department shall adopt rules providing for the use of such 3110 moneys. The rules shall establish alternate incentive programs, 3111 including at least one incentive program for product sold under 3112 advertised brands, one incentive program for product sold under 3113 private label brands, and one incentive program for product sold 3114 in bulk. For each incentive program, the rules must establish 3115 eligibility and performance requirements and must provide 3116 appropriate limitations on amounts payable to a handler or trade 3117 customer for a particular season. Such limitations may relate to 3118 the amount of citrus assessments levied and collected on the 3119 citrus product handled by such handler or trade customer during 3120 a 12-month representative period. 3121 (6)(8)(a)On certification by any employee of the 3122 department that her or his actual and necessary expenses on any 3123 particular day while traveling outside the state exceeded the 3124 per diem provided by law, such employee shall show such excess 3125 on her or his regular expense voucher and support the same by 3126 the proof required pursuant to rules adopted by the department. 3127 (b)The department is authorized to spend such amount as it 3128 deems advisable for guests involved in promotional activities in 3129 the sale of Florida citrus fruits and products. 3130 (c)All obligations, expenses, and costs incurred under 3131 this section shall be paid out of the Citrus Advertising Fund 3132 upon warrant of the Chief Financial Officer when vouchers 3133 thereof, approved by the department, are exhibited. 3134 (7)(9)(a)Any handler who fails to file a return or to pay 3135 any assessment within the time required shall thereby forfeit to 3136 the department a penalty of 5 percent of the amount of 3137 assessment determined to be due, but the department, if 3138 satisfied that the delay was excusable, may remit all or any 3139 part of such penalty. Such penalty shall be paid to the 3140 department and disposed of as provided with respect to moneys 3141 derived from the assessments levied and imposed by subsection 3142 (3). 3143 (b)The department may collect any assessments levied and 3144 assessed by this chapter in any or all of the following methods: 3145 1.By the voluntary payment by the person liable therefor. 3146 2.By a suit at law. 3147 3.By a suit in equity to enjoin and restrain any handler, 3148 citrus fruit dealer, or other person owing such assessments from 3149 operating her or his business or engaging in business as a 3150 citrus fruit dealer until the delinquent assessments are paid. 3151 Such action may include an accounting to determine the amount of 3152 assessments plus delinquencies due. In any such proceeding, it 3153 is not necessary to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at 3154 law does not exist. 3155 (8)(10)The powers and duties of the department include the 3156 following: 3157 (a)To adopt and periodically alter, rescind, modify, and 3158 amend all proper and necessary rules and orders for the exercise 3159 of its powers and the performance of its duties under this 3160 chapter. 3161 (b)To employ and at its pleasure discharge an advertising 3162 manager, agents, advertising agencies, and such clerical and 3163 other help as it deems necessary and to outline their powers and 3164 duties and fix their compensation. 3165 (c)To make in the name of the department such advertising 3166 contracts and other agreements as may be necessary. 3167 (d)To keep books, records, and accounts of all of its 3168 activities, which books, records, and accounts shall be open to 3169 inspection, audit, and examination by the Auditor General and 3170 the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 3171 Accountability. 3172 (e)To purchase or authorize the purchase of all office 3173 equipment and supplies and to incur all other reasonable and 3174 necessary expenses and obligations in connection with and 3175 required for the proper administration of this chapter. 3176 (f)To conduct, and pay out of the Florida Citrus 3177 Advertising Trust Fund, premium and prize promotions designed to 3178 increase the use of citrus in any form. 3179 (g)To advertise citrus cattle feed and promote its use. 3180 (h)To conduct marketing activities in foreign countries 3181 and other programs designed to develop and protect domestic and 3182 international markets. 3183 Section 81.Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 3184 601.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3185 601.041The Friends of Florida Citrus Program; advisory 3186 council. 3187 (1)The Friends of Florida Citrus Program is established 3188 within the department to provide support and assistance for 3189 existing and future programs within the department. 3190 (b)The department may receive donations from private 3191 corporations to support the program. The department shall 3192 deposit donations to the program into the Florida Citrus 3193 Advertising Trust Fund, as established in s. 601.15(7), and such 3194 donations shall be exempt from s. 601.15(7)(a). 3195 Section 82.Subsection (5) of section 601.13, Florida 3196 Statutes, is amended to read: 3197 601.13Citrus research; administration by Department of 3198 Citrus; appropriation. 3199 (5)There is appropriated and made available for defraying 3200 the expenses of the administration of this section from the 3201 moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund derived from 3202 advertising assessments levied on citrus fruit such amounts as 3203 the department may deem necessary within the percentage 3204 limitations imposed by s. 601.15. 3205 Section 83.Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section 3206 601.152, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3207 601.152Special marketing orders. 3208 (9)(a)All moneys collected by the department under this 3209 section shall be set aside in the Florida Citrus Advertising 3210 Trust Fund as a special fund to be known as the Citrus Special 3211 Marketing Order Fund. All moneys in such fund, after deducting 3212 the service charge provided in s. 601.15(7), are appropriated to 3213 the department for the actual expenses incurred by the 3214 department for the formulation, issuance, administration, and 3215 enforcement of any marketing order so implemented and in the 3216 conduct of the special marketing campaign or market and product 3217 research and development to be carried out pursuant to any such 3218 marketing order so implemented. Upon the completion of the 3219 special marketing campaign or market and product research and 3220 development provided for pursuant to any marketing order so 3221 implemented, any and all moneys remaining and not required by 3222 the department to defray the expenses of such marketing order 3223 shall be deposited to and made a part of the Florida Citrus 3224 Advertising Trust Fund created by s. 601.15. 3225 Section 84.Subsection (11) of section 601.155, Florida 3226 Statutes, is amended to read: 3227 601.155Equalizing assessment; credit; exemption. 3228 (11)All assessments levied and collected under this 3229 section, including penalties, shall be paid into the State 3230 Treasury to be made a part of the Florida Citrus Advertising 3231 Trust Fund in the same manner, for the same purposes, and in the 3232 same proportions as set forth in s. 601.15(7). Any person 3233 failing to file a return or pay any assessment within the time 3234 required shall thereby forfeit to the department a penalty of 5 3235 percent of the amount of assessment then due, but the 3236 department, on good cause shown, may waive all or any part of 3237 such penalty. 3238 Section 85.Section 97.05831, Florida Statutes, is 3239 repealed. 3240 Section 86.Section 258.0145, Florida Statutes, is 3241 repealed. 3242 Section 87.Section 379.2213, Florida Statutes, is 3243 repealed. 3244 Section 88.Section 379.3502, Florida Statutes, is 3245 repealed. 3246 Section 89.Section 379.3503, Florida Statutes, is 3247 repealed. 3248 Section 90.Section 379.3504, Florida Statutes, is 3249 repealed. 3250 Section 91.Section 379.3511, Florida Statutes, is 3251 repealed. 3252 Section 92.Section 379.3512, Florida Statutes, is 3253 repealed. 3254 Section 93.Section 379.352, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3255 Section 94.Section 379.353, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3256 Section 95.Section 379.354, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3257 Section 96.Section 379.356, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3258 Section 97.Section 379.357, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3259 Section 98.Section 379.3581, Florida Statutes, is 3260 repealed. 3261 Section 99.Section 379.359, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3262 Section 100.Section 938.04, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3263 Section 101.Section 938.06, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3264 Section 102.Section 938.15, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 3265 Section 103.Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and paragraph 3266 (b) of subsection (5) of section 16.555, Florida Statutes, are 3267 amended to read: 3268 16.555Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; rulemaking. 3269 (4) 3270 (b)The proceeds of the court cost imposed by s. 938.06 3271 shall be deposited in a separate account in the trust fund, and 3272 within that account the funds shall be designated according to 3273 the judicial circuit in which they were collected. The funds in 3274 this account shall be used as provided in paragraph (5)(b). 3275 (5) 3276 (b)Funds deposited in the trust fund pursuant to paragraph 3277 (4)(b) shall be disbursed as provided in this paragraph. A 3278 county may apply to the department under s. 938.06 for a grant 3279 from the funds collected in the judicial circuit in which the 3280 county is located. A grant may be awarded only to counties that 3281 are served by an official member of the Florida Association of 3282 Crime Stoppers and may be used only to support Crime Stoppers 3283 and its crime fighting programs. Only one such official member 3284 is eligible for support within any county. To aid the department 3285 in determining eligibility, the secretary of the Florida 3286 Association of Crime Stoppers shall furnish the department with 3287 a schedule of authorized crime stoppers programs and shall 3288 update the schedule as necessary. The department shall award 3289 grants to eligible counties from available funds and shall 3290 distribute funds as equitably as possible, based on amounts 3291 collected within each county, if more than one county is 3292 eligible within a judicial circuit. 3293 Section 104.Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section 3294 212.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3295 212.06Sales, storage, use tax; collectible from dealers; 3296 dealer defined; dealers to collect from purchasers; 3297 legislative intent as to scope of tax. 3298 (8) 3299 (b)The presumption that tangible personal property used in 3300 another state, territory of the United States, or the District 3301 of Columbia for 6 months or longer before being imported into 3302 this state was not purchased for use in this state does not 3303 apply to any boat for which a saltwater fishing license fee is 3304 required to be paid pursuant to s. 379.354(7), either directly 3305 or indirectly, for the purpose of taking, attempting to take, or 3306 possessing any saltwater fish for noncommercial purposes. Use 3307 tax shall apply and be due on such a boat as provided in this 3308 paragraph, and proof of payment of such tax must be presented 3309 prior to the first such licensure of the boat, registration of 3310 the boat pursuant to chapter 328, and titling of the boat 3311 pursuant to chapter 328. A boat that is first licensed within 1 3312 year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on the full 3313 amount of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed in 3314 the second year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 90 3315 percent of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed in 3316 the third year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 80 3317 percent of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed in 3318 the fourth year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 70 3319 percent of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed in 3320 the fifth year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 60 3321 percent of the purchase price; and a boat that is first licensed 3322 in the sixth year after purchase, or later, shall be subject to 3323 use tax on 50 percent of the purchase price. If the purchaser 3324 fails to provide the purchase invoice on such boat, the fair 3325 market value of the boat at the time of importation into this 3326 state shall be used to compute the tax. 3327 Section 105.Subsection (1) of section 258.014, Florida 3328 Statutes, is amended to read: 3329 258.014Use of state parks; fees for use; campsite 3330 reservations. 3331 (1)STATE PARK TRUST FUND FEES FOR USE. 3332 (a)The Division of Recreation and Parks shall have the 3333 power to charge reasonable fees, rentals, or charges for the use 3334 or operation of facilities and concessions in state parks. All 3335 such fees, rentals, and charges so collected must be deposited 3336 in the State Treasury to the credit of State Park Trust Fund, 3337 which is hereby created., The continuing balance of the which 3338 fund is hereby appropriated to be expended by the Division of 3339 Recreation and Parks for the administration, improvement, and 3340 maintenance of state parks and for the acquisition and 3341 development of lands hereafter acquired for state park purposes. 3342 The appropriation of the fund shall be continuing and may not 3343 revert to the General Revenue Fund at the end of any fiscal year 3344 or at any other time but shall, until expended, be continually 3345 available to the division for the uses and purposes set forth. 3346 (b)Any moneys received in trust by the division by gift, 3347 devise, appropriation, or otherwise shall, subject to the terms 3348 of such trust, be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer in 3349 a fund to be known as the State Park Trust Fund, and shall be 3350 subject to withdrawal upon application of the division for 3351 expenditure or investment in accordance with the terms of the 3352 trust. Unless prohibited by the terms of the trust by which the 3353 moneys are derived, all such moneys may be invested as provided 3354 by law. 3355 Section 106.Section 258.0142, Florida Statutes, is amended 3356 to read: 3357 258.0142Foster and adoptive family state park events fee 3358 discounts. 3359 (1)To promote awareness of the contributions made by 3360 foster families and adoptive families to the vitality of the 3361 state, the Division of Recreation and Parks shall provide the 3362 following discounts on state park fees to persons who present 3363 written documentation satisfactory to the division which 3364 evidences their eligibility for the discounts: 3365 (a)Families operating a licensed family foster home under 3366 s. 409.175 shall receive family annual entrance passes at no 3367 charge and a 50 percent discount on base campsite fees at state 3368 parks. 3369 (b)Families who adopt a difficult-to-place child as 3370 described in s. 409.166(2)(d)2. from the Department of Children 3371 and Families shall receive a one-time family annual entrance 3372 pass at no charge at the time of the adoption. 3373 (2)The division, in consultation with the Department of 3374 Children and Families, shall identify the types of documentation 3375 sufficient to establish eligibility for the discounts under this 3376 section and establish a procedure for obtaining the discounts. 3377 (3)The division shall continue its partnership with the 3378 Department of Children and Families to promote fostering and 3379 adoption of difficult-to-place children with events held each 3380 year during National Foster Care Month and National Adoption 3381 Month. 3382 Section 107.Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (11) of 3383 section 318.18, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 3384 318.18Amount of penalties.The penalties required for a 3385 noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal 3386 offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: 3387 (11) 3388 (c)In addition to the court cost required under paragraph 3389 (a), a $2.50 court cost must be paid for each infraction to be 3390 distributed by the clerk to the county to help pay for criminal 3391 justice education and training programs pursuant to s. 938.15. 3392 Funds from the distribution to the county not directed by the 3393 county to fund these centers or programs shall be retained by 3394 the clerk and used for funding the court-related services of the 3395 clerk. 3396 (d)In addition to the court cost required under paragraph 3397 (a), a $3 court cost must be paid for each infraction to be 3398 distributed as provided in s. 938.01 and a $2 court cost as 3399 provided in s. 938.15 when assessed by a municipality or county. 3400 Section 108.Subsection (10) of section 318.21, Florida 3401 Statutes, is amended to read: 3402 318.21Disposition of civil penalties by county courts.All 3403 civil penalties received by a county court pursuant to the 3404 provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid monthly 3405 as follows: 3406 (10)The additional costs and surcharges on criminal 3407 traffic offenses provided for under s. 938.03 ss. 938.03 and 3408 938.04 must be collected and distributed by the clerk of the 3409 court as provided in those sections. The additional costs and 3410 surcharges must also be collected for the violation of any 3411 ordinances adopting the criminal traffic offenses enumerated in 3412 s. 318.17. 3413 Section 109.Paragraph (b) of subsection (11) of section 3414 327.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3415 327.73Noncriminal infractions. 3416 (11) 3417 (b)In addition to the court cost assessed under paragraph 3418 (a), the court shall impose a $3 court cost for each noncriminal 3419 infraction, to be distributed as provided in s. 938.01, and a $2 3420 court cost as provided in s. 938.15 when assessed by a 3421 municipality or county. 3422 3423 Court costs imposed under this subsection may not exceed $45. A 3424 criminal justice selection center or both local criminal justice 3425 access and assessment centers may be funded from these court 3426 costs. 3427 Section 110.Section 379.203, Florida Statutes, is amended 3428 to read: 3429 379.203Dedicated License Trust Fund. 3430 (1)There is established within the Fish and Wildlife 3431 Conservation Commission the Dedicated License Trust Fund. The 3432 fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to s. 3433 379.354 for 5-year licenses and permits and replacement 5-year 3434 licenses. 3435 (2)(a)One-fifth of the total proceeds from the sale of 5 3436 year hunting and freshwater fishing licenses, permits, and 3437 replacement licenses, and all interest derived therefrom, shall 3438 be appropriated annually to the State Game Trust Fund. 3439 (b)One-fifth of the total proceeds from the sale of 5-year 3440 saltwater fishing licenses, permits, and replacement licenses, 3441 and all interest derived therefrom, shall be appropriated 3442 annually to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund. 3443 (3)The fund shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 3444 215.20. 3445 Section 111.Subsection (2) of section 379.207, Florida 3446 Statutes, is amended to read: 3447 379.207Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund. 3448 (2)The principal of the fund shall be derived from the 3449 following: 3450 (a)proceeds of any gifts, grants, and contributions to the 3451 state which are specifically designated for inclusion in the 3452 fund. 3453 (b)Proceeds from the sale of lifetime licenses issued in 3454 accordance with s. 379.354. 3455 Section 112.Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 3456 379.208, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3457 379.208Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; 3458 purposes. 3459 (2)The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund shall 3460 receive the proceeds from: 3461 (c)All fees collected under ss. 379.2424, 379.357, 3462 379.365, 379.366, and 379.3671. 3463 Section 113.Section 379.2201, Florida Statutes, is amended 3464 to read: 3465 379.2201Deposit of license fees; allocation of federal 3466 funds. 3467 (1)Funds in Except as provided in ss. 379.203 and 379.207, 3468 all saltwater license and permit fees collected pursuant to s. 3469 379.354 shall be deposited into the Marine Resources 3470 Conservation Trust Fund shall, to be used as follows: 3471 (a)Not more than 7.5 percent of the total fees collected 3472 shall be used for administration of the licensing program and 3473 for information and education. 3474 (b)Not less than 30 percent of the total funds fees 3475 collected shall be used for law enforcement. 3476 (c)Not less than 32.5 percent of the total funds fees 3477 collected shall be used for marine research and management. 3478 (d)Not less than 30 percent of the total funds shall be 3479 used fees collected, for fishery enhancement, including, but not 3480 limited to, fishery statistics development, artificial reefs, 3481 and fish hatcheries. 3482 (2)The proceeds from recreational saltwater fishing 3483 license fees paid by fishers shall only be appropriated to the 3484 commission. 3485 (2)(3)Funds available from the Wallop-Breaux Aquatic 3486 Resources Trust Fund shall be distributed by the commission 3487 between freshwater fisheries management and research and marine 3488 fisheries management and research in proportion to the numbers 3489 of resident fresh and saltwater anglers as determined by the 3490 most current data on license sales. Unless otherwise provided by 3491 federal law, the commission, at a minimum, shall provide the 3492 following: 3493 (a)Not less than 5 percent or more than 10 percent of the 3494 funds allocated to the commission shall be expended for an 3495 aquatic resources education program; and 3496 (b)Not less than 10 percent of the funds allocated to the 3497 commission shall be expended for acquisition, development, 3498 renovation, or improvement of boating facilities. 3499 Section 114.Section 379.2255, Florida Statutes, is amended 3500 to read: 3501 379.2255Wildlife Violator Compact Act.The Wildlife 3502 Violator Compact is created and entered into with all other 3503 jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially 3504 as follows: 3505 3506 ARTICLE I 3507 Findings and Purpose 3508 3509 (1)The participating states find that: 3510 (a)Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the 3511 respective states for the benefit of all residents and visitors. 3512 (b)The protection of the wildlife resources of a state is 3513 materially affected by the degree of compliance with state 3514 statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, and administrative 3515 rules relating to the management of such resources. 3516 (c)The preservation, protection, management, and 3517 restoration of wildlife contributes immeasurably to the 3518 aesthetic, recreational, and economic aspects of such natural 3519 resources. 3520 (d)Wildlife resources are valuable without regard to 3521 political boundaries; therefore, every person should be required 3522 to comply with wildlife preservation, protection, management, 3523 and restoration laws, ordinances, and administrative rules and 3524 regulations of the participating states as a condition precedent 3525 to the continuance or issuance of any license to hunt, fish, 3526 trap, or possess wildlife. 3527 (e)Violation of wildlife laws interferes with the 3528 management of wildlife resources and may endanger the safety of 3529 persons and property. 3530 (f)The mobility of many wildlife law violators 3531 necessitates the maintenance of channels of communication among 3532 the various states. 3533 (g)In most instances, a person who is cited for a wildlife 3534 violation in a state other than his or her home state is: 3535 1.Required to post collateral or a bond to secure 3536 appearance for a trial at a later date; 3537 2.Taken into custody until the collateral or bond is 3538 posted; or 3539 3.Taken directly to court for an immediate appearance. 3540 (h)The purpose of the enforcement practices set forth in 3541 paragraph (g) is to ensure compliance with the terms of a 3542 wildlife citation by the cited person who, if permitted to 3543 continue on his or her way after receiving the citation, could 3544 return to his or her home state and disregard his or her duty 3545 under the terms of the citation. 3546 (i)In most instances, a person receiving a wildlife 3547 citation in his or her home state is permitted to accept the 3548 citation from the officer at the scene of the violation and 3549 immediately continue on his or her way after agreeing or being 3550 instructed to comply with the terms of the citation. 3551 (j)The practices described in paragraph (g) cause 3552 unnecessary inconvenience and, at times, a hardship for the 3553 person who is unable at the time to post collateral, furnish a 3554 bond, stand trial, or pay a fine, and thus is compelled to 3555 remain in custody until some alternative arrangement is made. 3556 (k)The enforcement practices described in paragraph (g) 3557 consume an undue amount of time of law enforcement agencies. 3558 (2)It is the policy of the participating states to: 3559 (a)Promote compliance with the statutes, laws, ordinances, 3560 regulations, and administrative rules relating to the management 3561 of wildlife resources in their respective states. 3562 (b)Recognize a suspension of the wildlife license 3563 privileges of any person whose license privileges have been 3564 suspended by a participating state and treat such suspension as 3565 if it had occurred in each respective state. 3566 (c)Allow a violator, except as provided in subsection (2) 3567 of Article III, to accept a wildlife citation and, without 3568 delay, proceed on his or her way, whether or not the violator is 3569 a resident of the state in which the citation was issued, if the 3570 violators home state is party to this compact. 3571 (d)Report to the appropriate participating state, as 3572 provided in the compact manual, any conviction recorded against 3573 any person whose home state was not the issuing state. 3574 (e)Allow the home state to recognize and treat convictions 3575 recorded against its residents, which convictions occurred in a 3576 participating state, as though they had occurred in the home 3577 state. 3578 (f)Extend cooperation to its fullest extent among the 3579 participating states for enforcing compliance with the terms of 3580 a wildlife citation issued in one participating state to a 3581 resident of another participating state. 3582 (g)Maximize the effective use of law enforcement personnel 3583 and information. 3584 (h)Assist court systems in the efficient disposition of 3585 wildlife violations. 3586 (3)The purpose of this compact is to: 3587 (a)Provide a means through which participating states may 3588 join in a reciprocal program to effectuate the policies 3589 enumerated in subsection (2) in a uniform and orderly manner. 3590 (b)Provide for the fair and impartial treatment of 3591 wildlife violators operating within participating states in 3592 recognition of the violators right to due process and the 3593 sovereign status of a participating state. 3594 3595 ARTICLE II 3596 Definitions 3597 3598 As used in this compact, the term: 3599 (1)Citation means any summons, complaint, summons and 3600 complaint, ticket, penalty assessment, or other official 3601 document issued to a person by a wildlife officer or other peace 3602 officer for a wildlife violation which contains an order 3603 requiring the person to respond. 3604 (2)Collateral means any cash or other security deposited 3605 to secure an appearance for trial in connection with the 3606 issuance by a wildlife officer or other peace officer of a 3607 citation for a wildlife violation. 3608 (3)Compliance with respect to a citation means the act 3609 of answering a citation through an appearance in a court or 3610 tribunal, or through the payment of fines, costs, and 3611 surcharges, if any. 3612 (4)Conviction means a conviction that results in 3613 suspension or revocation of a license, including any court 3614 conviction, for any offense related to the preservation, 3615 protection, management, or restoration of wildlife which is 3616 prohibited by state statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or 3617 administrative rule. The term also includes the forfeiture of 3618 any bail, bond, or other security deposited to secure appearance 3619 by a person charged with having committed any such offense, the 3620 payment of a penalty assessment, a plea of nolo contendere, or 3621 the imposition of a deferred or suspended sentence by the court. 3622 (5)Court means a court of law, including magistrates 3623 court and the justice of the peace court. 3624 (6)Home state means the state of primary residence of a 3625 person. 3626 (7)Issuing state means the participating state that 3627 issues a wildlife citation to the violator. 3628 (8)License means any license, permit, or other public 3629 document that conveys to the person to whom it was issued the 3630 privilege of pursuing, possessing, or taking any wildlife 3631 regulated by statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or 3632 administrative rule of a participating state; any privilege to 3633 obtain such license, permit, or other public document; or any 3634 statutory exemption from the requirement to obtain such license, 3635 permit, or other public document. However, when applied to a 3636 license, permit, or privilege issued or granted by the State of 3637 Florida, only a license or permit issued under s. 379.354, or a 3638 privilege granted under s. 379.353, shall be considered a 3639 license. 3640 (9)Licensing authority means the department or division 3641 within each participating state which is authorized by law to 3642 issue or approve licenses or permits to hunt, fish, trap, or 3643 possess wildlife. 3644 (10)Participating state means any state that enacts 3645 legislation to become a member of this wildlife compact. 3646 (11)Personal recognizance means an agreement by a person 3647 made at the time of issuance of the wildlife citation that such 3648 person will comply with the terms of the citation. 3649 (12)State means any state, territory, or possession of 3650 the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 3651 Puerto Rico, the Provinces of Canada, and other countries. 3652 (13)Suspension means any revocation, denial, or 3653 withdrawal of any or all license privileges, including the 3654 privilege to apply for, purchase, or exercise the benefits 3655 conferred by any license. 3656 (14)Terms of the citation means those conditions and 3657 options expressly stated upon the citation. 3658 (15)Wildlife means all species of animals, including, 3659 but not limited to, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, 3660 mollusks, and crustaceans, which are defined as wildlife and 3661 are protected or otherwise regulated by statute, law, 3662 regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule in a participating 3663 state. Species included in the definition of wildlife vary 3664 from state to state and the determination of whether a species 3665 is wildlife for the purposes of this compact shall be based on 3666 local law. 3667 (16)Wildlife law means any statute, law, regulation, 3668 ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted for the 3669 management of wildlife resources and the uses thereof. 3670 (17)Wildlife officer means any individual authorized by 3671 a participating state to issue a citation for a wildlife 3672 violation. 3673 (18)Wildlife violation means any cited violation of a 3674 statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule 3675 developed and enacted for the management of wildlife resources 3676 and the uses thereof. 3677 3678 ARTICLE III 3679 Procedures for Issuing State 3680 3681 (1)When issuing a citation for a wildlife violation, a 3682 wildlife officer shall issue a citation to any person whose 3683 primary residence is in a participating state in the same manner 3684 as though the person were a resident of the issuing state and 3685 shall not require such person to post collateral to secure 3686 appearance, subject to the exceptions noted in subsection (2), 3687 if the officer receives the recognizance of such person that he 3688 will comply with the terms of the citation. 3689 (2)Personal recognizance is acceptable if not prohibited 3690 by local law; by policy, procedure, or regulation of the issuing 3691 agency; or by the compact manual and if the violator provides 3692 adequate proof of identification to the wildlife officer. 3693 (3)Upon conviction or failure of a person to comply with 3694 the terms of a wildlife citation, the appropriate official shall 3695 report the conviction or failure to comply to the licensing 3696 authority of the participating state in which the wildlife 3697 citation was issued. The report shall be made in accordance with 3698 procedures specified by the issuing state and must contain 3699 information as specified in the compact manual as minimum 3700 requirements for effective processing by the home state. 3701 (4)Upon receipt of the report of conviction or 3702 noncompliance pursuant to subsection (3), the licensing 3703 authority of the issuing state shall transmit to the licensing 3704 authority of the home state of the violator the information in 3705 the form and content prescribed in the compact manual. 3706 3707 ARTICLE IV 3708 Procedure for Home State 3709 3710 (1)Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority 3711 of the issuing state reporting the failure of a violator to 3712 comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority of 3713 the home state shall notify the violator and shall initiate a 3714 suspension action in accordance with the home states suspension 3715 procedures and shall suspend the violators license privileges 3716 until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the 3717 wildlife citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the 3718 home state licensing authority. Due-process safeguards shall be 3719 accorded. 3720 (2)Upon receipt of a report of conviction from the 3721 licensing authority of the issuing state, the licensing 3722 authority of the home state shall enter such conviction in its 3723 records and shall treat such conviction as though it occurred in 3724 the home state for purposes of the suspension of license 3725 privileges. 3726 (3)The licensing authority of the home state shall 3727 maintain a record of actions taken and shall make reports to 3728 issuing states as provided in the compact manual. 3729 3730 ARTICLE V 3731 Reciprocal Recognition of Suspension 3732 3733 (1)Each participating state may recognize the suspension 3734 of license privileges of any person by any other participating 3735 state as though the violation resulting in the suspension had 3736 occurred in that state and would have been the basis for 3737 suspension of license privileges in that state. 3738 (2)Each participating state shall communicate suspension 3739 information to other participating states in the form and 3740 content contained in the compact manual. 3741 3742 ARTICLE VI 3743 Applicability of Other Laws 3744 3745 Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, this 3746 compact does not affect the right of any participating state to 3747 apply any of its laws relating to license privileges to any 3748 person or circumstance or to invalidate or prevent any agreement 3749 or other cooperative arrangement between a participating state 3750 and a nonparticipating state concerning the enforcement of 3751 wildlife laws. 3752 3753 ARTICLE VII 3754 Compact Administrator Procedures 3755 3756 (1)For the purpose of administering the provisions of this 3757 compact and to serve as a governing body for the resolution of 3758 all matters relating to the operation of this compact, a board 3759 of compact administrators is established. The board shall be 3760 composed of one representative from each of the participating 3761 states to be known as the compact administrator. The compact 3762 administrator shall be appointed by the head of the licensing 3763 authority of each participating state and shall serve and be 3764 subject to removal in accordance with the laws of the state he 3765 or she represents. A compact administrator may provide for the 3766 discharge of his or her duties and the performance of his or her 3767 functions as a board member by an alternate. An alternate is not 3768 entitled to serve unless written notification of his or her 3769 identity has been given to the board. 3770 (2)Each member of the board of compact administrators 3771 shall be entitled to one vote. No action of the board shall be 3772 binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the 3773 total number of the boards votes are cast in favor thereof. 3774 Action by the board shall be only at a meeting at which a 3775 majority of the participating states are represented. 3776 (3)The board shall elect annually from its membership a 3777 chairperson and vice chairperson. 3778 (4)The board shall adopt bylaws not inconsistent with the 3779 provisions of this compact or the laws of a participating state 3780 for the conduct of its business and shall have the power to 3781 amend and rescind its bylaws. 3782 (5)The board may accept for any of its purposes and 3783 functions under this compact any and all donations and grants of 3784 moneys, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, 3785 conditional or otherwise, from any state, the United States, or 3786 any governmental agency, and may receive, use, and dispose of 3787 the same. 3788 (6)The board may contract with, or accept services or 3789 personnel from, any governmental or intergovernmental agency, 3790 individual, firm, corporation, or private nonprofit organization 3791 or institution. 3792 (7)The board shall formulate all necessary procedures and 3793 develop uniform forms and documents for administering the 3794 provisions of this compact. All procedures and forms adopted 3795 pursuant to board action shall be contained in a compact manual. 3796 3797 ARTICLE VIII 3798 Entry into Compact and Withdrawal 3799 3800 (1)This compact shall become effective at such time as it 3801 is adopted in substantially similar form by two or more states. 3802 (2)(a)Entry into the compact shall be made by resolution 3803 of ratification executed by the authorized officials of the 3804 applying state and submitted to the chairperson of the board. 3805 (b)The resolution shall substantially be in the form and 3806 content as provided in the compact manual and must include the 3807 following: 3808 1.A citation of the authority from which the state is 3809 empowered to become a party to this compact; 3810 2.An agreement of compliance with the terms and provisions 3811 of this compact; and 3812 3.An agreement that compact entry is with all states 3813 participating in the compact and with all additional states 3814 legally becoming a party to the compact. 3815 (c)The effective date of entry shall be specified by the 3816 applying state, but may not be less than 60 days after notice 3817 has been given by the chairperson of the board of the compact 3818 administrators or by the secretariat of the board to each 3819 participating state that the resolution from the applying state 3820 has been received. 3821 (3)A participating state may withdraw from participation 3822 in this compact by official written notice to each participating 3823 state, but withdrawal shall not become effective until 90 days 3824 after the notice of withdrawal is given. The notice must be 3825 directed to the compact administrator of each member state. The 3826 withdrawal of any state does not affect the validity of this 3827 compact as to the remaining participating states. 3828 3829 ARTICLE IX 3830 Amendments to the Compact 3831 3832 (1)This compact may be amended from time to time. 3833 Amendments shall be presented in resolution form to the 3834 chairperson of the board of compact administrators and shall be 3835 initiated by one or more participating states. 3836 (2)Adoption of an amendment shall require endorsement by 3837 all participating states and shall become effective 30 days 3838 after the date of the last endorsement. 3839 3840 ARTICLE X 3841 Construction and Severability 3842 3843 This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate 3844 the purposes stated herein. The provisions of this compact are 3845 severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of 3846 this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of 3847 any participating state or of the United States, or if the 3848 applicability thereof to any government, agency, individual, or 3849 circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of 3850 this compact shall not be affected thereby. If this compact is 3851 held contrary to the constitution of any participating state, 3852 the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the 3853 remaining states and in full force and effect as to the 3854 participating state affected as to all severable matters. 3855 3856 ARTICLE XI 3857 Title 3858 3859 This compact shall be known as the Wildlife Violator 3860 Compact. 3861 Section 115.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 3862 379.363, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3863 379.363Freshwater fish dealers license. 3864 (1)No person shall engage in the business of taking for 3865 sale or selling any frogs or freshwater fish, including live 3866 bait, of any species or size, or importing any exotic or 3867 nonnative fish, until such person has obtained a license and 3868 paid the fee therefor as set forth herein. The license issued 3869 shall be in the possession of the person to whom issued while 3870 such person is engaging in the business of taking for sale or 3871 selling freshwater fish or frogs, is not transferable, shall 3872 bear on its face in indelible ink the name of the person to whom 3873 it is issued, and shall be affixed to a license identification 3874 card issued by the commission. Such license is not valid unless 3875 it bears the name of the person to whom it is issued and is so 3876 affixed. The failure of such person to exhibit such license to 3877 the commission or any of its wildlife officers when such person 3878 is found engaging in such business is a violation of law. The 3879 license fees and activities permitted under particular licenses 3880 are as follows: 3881 (a)The fee for a resident commercial fishing license, 3882 which permits a resident to take freshwater fish or frogs by any 3883 lawful method prescribed by the commission and to sell such fish 3884 or frogs, shall be $25. The license provided for in this 3885 paragraph shall also allow noncommercial fishing as provided by 3886 law and commission rules, and the license in s. 379.354(4)(a) 3887 shall not be required. 3888 Section 116.Section 379.3501, Florida Statutes, is amended 3889 to read: 3890 379.3501Expiration of licenses and permits.Each license 3891 or permit issued under this part must be dated when issued. Each 3892 license or permit issued under this part remains valid for 12 3893 months after the date of issuance, except for a lifetime license 3894 issued pursuant to s. 379.354 which is valid from the date of 3895 issuance until the death of the individual to whom the license 3896 is issued unless otherwise revoked in accordance with s. 379.401 3897 or s. 379.404, or a 5-year license issued pursuant to s. 379.354 3898 which is valid for 5 consecutive years from the date of purchase 3899 unless otherwise revoked in accordance with s. 379.401 or s. 3900 379.404, or a license issued pursuant to s. 379.354(5)(a), (b), 3901 (c), (d), or (g) or (8)(f), (g)2., or (h)1., which is valid for 3902 the period specified on the license. A resident lifetime license 3903 or a resident 5-year license that has been purchased by a 3904 resident of this state and who subsequently resides in another 3905 state shall be honored for activities authorized by that 3906 license. 3907 Section 117.Section 379.3582, Florida Statutes, is amended 3908 to read: 3909 379.3582Hunter safety course for juveniles.The Fish and 3910 Wildlife Conservation Commission shall develop a hunter safety 3911 course for juveniles who are at least 5 years of age but less 3912 than 16 years of age. The course must include, but is not 3913 limited to, instruction in the competent and safe handling of 3914 firearms, conservation, and hunting ethics. The course must be 3915 appropriate for the ages of the students. The course is 3916 voluntary and must be offered in each county in the state at 3917 least annually. The course is in addition to, and not in lieu 3918 of, the hunter safety course prescribed in s. 379.3581. 3919 Section 118.Subsection (2) of section 379.3712, Florida 3920 Statutes, is amended to read: 3921 379.3712Private hunting preserve license fees; exception. 3922 (2)A commercial hunting preserve license, which shall 3923 exempt patrons of licensed preserves from the license and permit 3924 requirements of s. 379.354(4)(c), (d), (f), (h), (i) and (j); 3925 (5)(g) and (h); (8)(a), (b), and (e); (9)(a)2.; (11); and (12) 3926 while hunting on the licensed preserve property, shall be $500. 3927 Such commercial hunting preserve license shall be available only 3928 to those private hunting preserves licensed pursuant to this 3929 section which are operated exclusively for commercial purposes, 3930 which are open to the public, and for which a uniform fee is 3931 charged to patrons for hunting privileges. 3932 Section 119.Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of subsection (1) 3933 of section 379.3751, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 3934 379.3751Taking and possession of alligators; trapping 3935 licenses; fees. 3936 (1) 3937 (e)An alligator trapping license or alligator trapping 3938 agent license is not required for a person taking alligators 3939 under a military or disabled veterans event permit issued by the 3940 commission pursuant to s. 379.353(2)(q). 3941 (f)An alligator trapping license or alligator trapping 3942 agent license shall be issued without fee to any disabled 3943 resident who meets the requirements of s. 379.353(1). 3944 (g)A person engaged in the taking of alligators under any 3945 permit issued by the commission which authorizes the taking of 3946 alligators is not required to possess a management area permit 3947 under s. 379.354(8). 3948 Section 120.Section 379.401, Florida Statutes, is amended 3949 to read: 3950 379.401Penalties and violations; civil penalties for 3951 noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and 3952 forfeiture of licenses and permits. 3953 (1)LEVEL ONE VIOLATIONS. 3954 (a)A person commits a Level One violation if he or she 3955 violates any of the following provisions: 3956 1.Rules or orders of the commission relating to the filing 3957 of reports or other documents required to be filed by persons 3958 who hold any recreational licenses and permits or any alligator 3959 licenses and permits issued by the commission. 3960 1.2.Rules or orders of the commission relating to quota 3961 hunt permits, daily use permits, hunting zone assignments, 3962 camping, alcoholic beverages, vehicles, and check stations 3963 within wildlife management areas or other areas managed by the 3964 commission. 3965 2.3.Rules or orders of the commission relating to daily 3966 use permits, alcoholic beverages, swimming, possession of 3967 firearms, operation of vehicles, and watercraft speed within 3968 fish management areas managed by the commission. 3969 3.4.Rules or orders of the commission relating to vessel 3970 size or specifying motor restrictions on specified water bodies. 3971 4.5.Rules or orders of the commission requiring the return 3972 of unused CITES tags issued under the Statewide Alligator 3973 Harvest Program or the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program. 3974 5.6.Section 379.3003, prohibiting deer hunting unless 3975 required clothing is worn. 3976 7.Section 379.354(1)-(15), providing for recreational 3977 licenses to hunt, fish, and trap. 3978 8.Section 379.3581, providing hunter safety course 3979 requirements. 3980 (b)A person who commits a Level One violation commits a 3981 noncriminal infraction and shall be cited to appear before the 3982 county court. 3983 (c)1.The civil penalty for committing a Level One 3984 violation involving the license and permit requirements of s. 3985 379.354 is $50 plus the cost of the license or permit, unless 3986 subparagraph 2. applies. Alternatively, except for a person who 3987 violates s. 379.354(6), (7), or (8)(f) or (h), a person who 3988 violates the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 and 3989 is subject to the penalties of this subparagraph may purchase 3990 the license or permit, provide proof of such license or permit, 3991 and pay a civil penalty of $50. 3992 2.The civil penalty for committing a Level One violation 3993 involving the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 is 3994 $250 plus the cost of the license or permit if the person cited 3995 has previously committed the same Level One violation within the 3996 preceding 36 months. Alternatively, except for a person who 3997 violates s. 379.354(6), (7), or (8)(f) or (h), a person who 3998 violates the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 and 3999 is subject to the penalties of this subparagraph may purchase 4000 the license or permit, provide proof of such license or permit, 4001 and pay a civil penalty of $250. 4002 (c)(d)1.The civil penalty for any other Level One 4003 violation is $50 unless subparagraph 2. applies. 4004 2.The civil penalty for any other Level One violation is 4005 $250 if the person cited has previously committed the same Level 4006 One violation within the preceding 36 months. 4007 (d)(e)A person cited for a Level One violation shall sign 4008 and accept a citation to appear before the county court. The 4009 issuing officer may indicate on the citation the time and 4010 location of the scheduled hearing and shall indicate the 4011 applicable civil penalty. 4012 (e)(f)A person cited for a Level One violation may pay the 4013 civil penalty, and, if applicable, provide proof of the license 4014 or permit required under s. 379.354 by mail or in person within 4015 30 days after receipt of the citation. If the civil penalty is 4016 paid, the person shall be deemed to have admitted committing the 4017 Level One violation and to have waived his or her right to a 4018 hearing before the county court. Such admission may not be used 4019 as evidence in any other proceedings except to determine the 4020 appropriate fine for any subsequent violations. 4021 (f)(g)A person who refuses to accept a citation, who fails 4022 to pay the civil penalty for a Level One violation, or who fails 4023 to appear before a county court as required commits a 4024 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 4025 775.082 or s. 775.083. 4026 (g)(h)A person who elects to appear before the county 4027 court or who is required to appear before the county court shall 4028 be deemed to have waived the limitations on civil penalties 4029 provided under paragraph paragraphs (c) and (d). After a 4030 hearing, the county court shall determine if a Level One 4031 violation has been committed, and if so, may impose a civil 4032 penalty of not less than $50 for a first-time violation, and not 4033 more than $500 for subsequent violations. A person found guilty 4034 of committing a Level One violation may appeal that finding to 4035 the circuit court. The commission of a violation must be proved 4036 beyond a reasonable doubt. 4037 (i)A person cited for violating the requirements of s. 4038 379.354 relating to personal possession of a license or permit 4039 may not be convicted if, before or at the time of a county court 4040 hearing, the person produces the required license or permit for 4041 verification by the hearing officer or the court clerk. The 4042 license or permit must have been valid at the time the person 4043 was cited. The clerk or hearing officer may assess a $10 fee for 4044 costs under this paragraph, from which the clerk shall remit $5 4045 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General 4046 Revenue Fund. 4047 (2)LEVEL TWO VIOLATIONS. 4048 (a)A person commits a Level Two violation if he or she 4049 violates any of the following provisions: 4050 1.Rules or orders of the commission relating to seasons or 4051 time periods for the taking of wildlife, freshwater fish, or 4052 saltwater fish. 4053 2.Rules or orders of the commission establishing bag, 4054 possession, or size limits or restricting methods of taking 4055 wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish. 4056 3.Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting access or 4057 otherwise relating to access to wildlife management areas or 4058 other areas managed by the commission. 4059 4.Rules or orders of the commission relating to the 4060 feeding of saltwater fish. 4061 5.Rules or orders of the commission relating to landing 4062 requirements for freshwater fish or saltwater fish. 4063 6.Rules or orders of the commission relating to restricted 4064 hunting areas, critical wildlife areas, or bird sanctuaries. 4065 7.Rules or orders of the commission relating to tagging 4066 requirements for wildlife and fur-bearing animals. 4067 8.Rules or orders of the commission relating to the use of 4068 dogs for the taking of wildlife. 4069 9.Rules or orders of the commission which are not 4070 otherwise classified. 4071 10.Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the 4072 unlawful use of traps, unless otherwise provided by law. 4073 11.Rules or orders of the commission requiring the 4074 maintenance of records relating to alligators. 4075 12.Rules or orders of the commission requiring the return 4076 of unused CITES tags issued under an alligator program other 4077 than the Statewide Alligator Harvest Program or the Statewide 4078 Nuisance Alligator Program. 4079 13.All requirements or prohibitions under this chapter 4080 which are not otherwise classified. 4081 14.Section 379.105, prohibiting the intentional harassment 4082 of hunters, fishers, or trappers. 4083 15.Section 379.2421, relating to fishers and equipment. 4084 16.Section 379.2425, relating to spearfishing. 4085 17.Section 379.29, prohibiting the contamination of fresh 4086 waters. 4087 18.Section 379.295, prohibiting the use of explosives and 4088 other substances or force in fresh waters. 4089 19.Section 379.3502, prohibiting the loan or transfer of a 4090 license or permit and the use of a borrowed or transferred 4091 license or permit. 4092 20.Section 379.3503, prohibiting false statements in an 4093 application for a license or permit. 4094 21.Section 379.3504, prohibiting entering false 4095 information on licenses or permits. 4096 22.Section 379.3511, relating to the sale of hunting, 4097 fishing, and trapping licenses and permits by subagents. 4098 23.Section 379.357(3), prohibiting the taking, killing, or 4099 possession of tarpon without purchasing a tarpon tag. 4100 19.24.Section 379.363, relating to freshwater fish dealer 4101 licenses. 4102 20.25.Section 379.364, relating to fur and hide dealer 4103 licenses. 4104 21.26.Section 379.365(2)(b), prohibiting the theft of 4105 stone crab trap contents or trap gear. 4106 22.27.Section 379.366(4)(b), prohibiting the theft of blue 4107 crab trap contents or trap gear. 4108 23.28.Section 379.3671(2)(c), except s. 379.3671(2)(c)5., 4109 prohibiting the theft of spiny lobster trap contents or trap 4110 gear. 4111 24.29.Section 379.3751, relating to licenses for the 4112 taking and possession of alligators. 4113 25.30.Section 379.3752, relating to tagging requirements 4114 for alligators and hides. 4115 26.31.Section 379.413, prohibiting the unlawful taking of 4116 bonefish. 4117 (b)1.A person who commits a Level Two violation but who 4118 has not been convicted of a Level Two or higher violation within 4119 the past 3 years commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 4120 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 4121 2.Unless the stricter penalties in subparagraph 3. or 4122 subparagraph 4. apply, a person who commits a Level Two 4123 violation within 3 years after a previous conviction for a Level 4124 Two or higher violation commits a misdemeanor of the first 4125 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with 4126 a minimum mandatory fine of $250. 4127 3.Unless the stricter penalties in subparagraph 4. apply, 4128 a person who commits a Level Two violation within 5 years after 4129 two previous convictions for a Level Two or higher violation, 4130 commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 4131 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum mandatory 4132 fine of $500 and a suspension of any recreational license or 4133 permit issued under s. 379.354 for 1 year. Such suspension shall 4134 include the suspension of the privilege to obtain such license 4135 or permit and the suspension of the ability to exercise any 4136 privilege granted under any exemption in s. 379.353. 4137 4.A person who commits a Level Two violation within 10 4138 years after three previous convictions for a Level Two or higher 4139 violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable 4140 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum 4141 mandatory fine of $750 and a suspension of any recreational 4142 license or permit issued under s. 379.354 for 3 years. Such 4143 suspension shall include the suspension of the privilege to 4144 obtain such license or permit and the suspension of the ability 4145 to exercise any privilege granted under s. 379.353. If the 4146 recreational license or permit being suspended was an annual 4147 license or permit, any privileges under ss. 379.353 and 379.354 4148 may not be acquired for a 3-year period following the date of 4149 the violation. 4150 (3)LEVEL THREE VIOLATIONS. 4151 (a)A person commits a Level Three violation if he or she 4152 violates any of the following provisions: 4153 1.Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the sale 4154 of saltwater fish. 4155 2.Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the 4156 illegal importation or possession of exotic marine plants or 4157 animals. 4158 3.Section 379.28, prohibiting the importation of 4159 freshwater fish. 4160 4.Section 379.3014, prohibiting the illegal sale or 4161 possession of alligators. 4162 5.Section 379.354(17), prohibiting the taking of game, 4163 freshwater fish, or saltwater fish while a required license is 4164 suspended or revoked. 4165 6.Section 379.357(4), prohibiting the sale, transfer, or 4166 purchase of tarpon. 4167 5.7.Section 379.404(1), (3), and (6), prohibiting the 4168 illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey. 4169 6.8.Section 379.4041(1), prohibiting the illegal taking 4170 and possession of bears. 4171 7.9.Section 379.406, prohibiting the possession and 4172 transportation of commercial quantities of freshwater game fish. 4173 8.10.Section 379.407(2), establishing major violations. 4174 9.11.Section 379.407(4), prohibiting the possession of 4175 certain finfish in excess of recreational daily bag limits. 4176 (b)1.A person who commits a Level Three violation but who 4177 has not been convicted of a Level Three or higher violation 4178 within the past 10 years commits a misdemeanor of the first 4179 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 4180 2.A person who commits a Level Three violation within 10 4181 years after a previous conviction for a Level Three or higher 4182 violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable 4183 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum 4184 mandatory fine of $750 and a suspension of any recreational 4185 license or permit issued under s. 379.354 for the remainder of 4186 the period for which the license or permit was issued up to 3 4187 years. Such suspension shall include the suspension of the 4188 privilege to obtain such license or permit and the ability to 4189 exercise any privilege granted under s. 379.353. If the 4190 recreational license or permit being suspended was an annual 4191 license or permit, any privileges under ss. 379.353 and 379.354 4192 may not be acquired for a 3-year period following the date of 4193 the violation. 4194 3.A person who commits a violation of s. 379.354(17) shall 4195 receive a mandatory fine of $1,000. Any privileges under ss. 4196 379.353 and 379.354 may not be acquired for a 5-year period 4197 following the date of the violation. 4198 (4)LEVEL FOUR VIOLATIONS. 4199 (a)A person commits a Level Four violation if he or she 4200 violates any of the following provisions: 4201 1.Section 379.354(16), prohibiting the making, forging, 4202 counterfeiting, or reproduction of a recreational license or the 4203 possession of same without authorization from the commission. 4204 1.2.Section 379.365(2)(c), prohibiting criminal activities 4205 relating to the taking of stone crabs. 4206 2.3.Section 379.366(4)(c), prohibiting criminal activities 4207 relating to the taking and harvesting of blue crabs. 4208 3.4.Section 379.367(4), prohibiting the willful 4209 molestation of spiny lobster gear. 4210 4.5.Section 379.3671(2)(c)5., prohibiting the unlawful 4211 reproduction, possession, sale, trade, or barter of spiny 4212 lobster trap tags or certificates. 4213 5.6.Section 379.404(5), prohibiting the sale of illegally 4214 taken deer or wild turkey. 4215 6.7.Section 379.4041(2), prohibiting the sale of illegally 4216 taken bears. 4217 7.8.Section 379.405, prohibiting the molestation or theft 4218 of freshwater fishing gear. 4219 8.9.Section 379.409, prohibiting the unlawful killing, 4220 injuring, possessing, or capturing of alligators or other 4221 crocodilia or their eggs. 4222 9.10.Section 379.411, prohibiting the intentional killing 4223 or wounding of any species designated as endangered, threatened, 4224 or of special concern. 4225 10.11.Section 379.4115, prohibiting the killing of any 4226 Florida or wild panther. 4227 (b)A person who commits a Level Four violation commits a 4228 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 4229 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 4230 (5)ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES WHILE COMMITTING TRESPASS.In 4231 addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who 4232 violates the criminal provisions of this chapter or rules or 4233 orders of the commission by illegally killing, taking, 4234 possessing, or selling fish and wildlife in or out of season 4235 while violating chapter 810 shall pay a fine of $500 for each 4236 such violation, plus court costs and any restitution ordered by 4237 the court. All fines collected under this subsection shall be 4238 remitted by the clerk of the court to the Department of Revenue 4239 to be deposited into the State Game Trust Fund. 4240 (6)SUSPENSION OR FORFEITURE OF LICENSE.The court may 4241 order the suspension or forfeiture of any license or permit 4242 issued under this chapter to a person who is found guilty of 4243 committing a violation of this chapter. 4244 (6)(7)CONVICTION DEFINED.As used in this section, the 4245 term conviction means any judicial disposition other than 4246 acquittal or dismissal. 4247 Section 121.Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 4248 790.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4249 790.0655Purchase and delivery of firearms; mandatory 4250 waiting period; exceptions; penalties. 4251 (2)The waiting period does not apply in the following 4252 circumstances: 4253 (c)To the purchase of a rifle or shotgun, upon a persons 4254 successfully completing a minimum of a 16-hour hunter safety 4255 course and possessing a hunter safety certification card issued 4256 under s. 379.3581. A person who is exempt from the hunter safety 4257 course requirements under s. 379.3581 and holds a valid Florida 4258 hunting license is exempt from the mandatory waiting period 4259 under this section for the purchase of a rifle or shotgun. 4260 Section 122.Subsection (2) of section 938.01, Florida 4261 Statutes, is amended to read: 4262 938.01Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund. 4263 (2)Except as provided by s. 938.15 and Notwithstanding any 4264 other provision of law, no funds collected and deposited 4265 pursuant to this section or s. 943.25 shall be expended unless 4266 specifically appropriated by the Legislature. 4267 Section 123.Subsection (11) of section 943.25, Florida 4268 Statutes, is amended to read: 4269 943.25Criminal justice trust funds; source of funds; use 4270 of funds. 4271 (11)Except as provided by s. 938.15 and Notwithstanding 4272 any other provision of law, no funds collected and deposited 4273 pursuant to this section shall be expended unless specifically 4274 appropriated by the Legislature. 4275 Section 124.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.