Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1075 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Department of Highway Safety 2
16	16	and Motor Vehicles operations; amending s. 207.001, 3
17	17	F.S.; revising a short title; amending s. 207.002, 4
18	18	F.S.; revising definitions for the Florida Motor Fuel 5
19	19	Use Tax Act; amending ss. 207.003, 207.008, 207 .013, 6
20	20	207.014, 207.023, and 207.0281, F.S.; conforming 7
21	21	provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 8
22	22	207.004, F.S.; requiring licensure in lieu of 9
23	23	registration of motor carriers operating certain 10
24	24	qualified motor vehicles; requiring qualified vehicles 11
25	25	to carry copy of license or make the license available 12
26	26	electronically; specifying how fuel tax decals are to 13
27	27	be displayed on qualified motor vehicles; requiring 14
28	28	the department or its authorized agent to issue 15
29	29	licenses and fuel tax decals; requiring fuel ta x decal 16
30	30	renewal orders to be submitted electronically; 17
31	31	revising required contents of temporary fuel -use 18
32	32	permits; deleting provisions for driveway permits; 19
33	33	amending s. 207.005, F.S.; revising due dates for 20
34	34	motor fuel use tax returns; requiring tax returns t o 21
35	35	be submitted electronically; amending s. 207.007, 22
36	36	F.S.; revising requirements for calculation of 23
37	37	interest due for delinquent tax; providing penalties 24
38	38	for any person who counterfeits, alters, manufactures, 25
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47	47	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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51	51	or sells fuel tax licenses, fuel tax decals, or 26
52	52	temporary fuel-use permits except under certain 27
53	53	circumstances; amending s. 207.011, F.S.; authorizing 28
54	54	the department to inspect specified documents of motor 29
55	55	carriers, motor fuel retail dealers, and wholesale 30
56	56	distributors to verify tax returns; amending s. 31
57	57	207.019, F.S.; requiring motor carriers to destroy 32
58	58	fuel tax decals under certain circumstances and notify 33
59	59	the department; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; conforming 34
60	60	provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 35
61	61	316.065, F.S.; revising the apparent amount of 36
62	62	property damage that requires the driver of a vehicle 37
63	63	involved in a crash to notify law enforcement of the 38
64	64	crash; amending s. 316.545, F.S.; conforming 39
65	65	provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 40
66	66	318.15, F.S.; revising methods by which the departmen t 41
67	67	must issue an order suspending a driver license; 42
68	68	amending s. 319.35, F.S.; conforming a cross -43
69	69	reference; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; revising vehicle 44
70	70	registration requirements except for certain members 45
71	71	of the United States Armed Forces; requiring 46
72	72	applicants to provide proof of address; revising 47
73	73	requirements for documenting an applicant's address 48
74	74	and proof of legal presence; defining the term "REAL 49
75	75	ID driver's license or identification card"; 50
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84	84	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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88	88	conforming provisions; amending s. 320.605, 320.63, 51
89	89	and 322.292, F.S.; revising terminology; amending ss. 52
90	90	320.95, 322.08, and 328.30, F.S.; revising the 53
91	91	purposes for which the department may provide 54
92	92	notification by electronic mail; amending s. 322.01, 55
93	93	F.S.; revising definition of the term "tank vehicle"; 56
94	94	amending ss. 322.18, 322.21, and 322.251, F.S.; 57
95	95	authorizing the department to provide electronic 58
96	96	notification in lieu of United States mail for 59
97	97	providing certain orders and notices; amending ss. 60
98	98	322.2616, 322.245, 324.171, 322.64, and 324.091, F.S.; 61
99	99	conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 62
100	100	providing an effective date. 63
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102	102	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 65
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104	104	Section 1. Section 207.001, Florida Statutes, is amended 67
105	105	to read: 68
106	106	207.001 Short title. —This chapter shall be known as the 69
107	107	"Florida Diesel Fuel and Motor Fuel Use Tax Act of 1981," and 70
108	108	the taxes levied under this chapter shall be in addition to all 71
109	109	other taxes imposed by law. 72
110	110	Section 2. Section 207.002, Florida Statutes, is amended 73
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112	112	207.002 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 75
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121	121	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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125	125	(1)(2) "Department" means the Department of Highway Safety 76
126	126	and Motor Vehicles. 77
127	127	(2) "International Fuel Tax Agreement" means the 78
128	128	reciprocal agreement among certain states of the United States, 79
129	129	provinces of Canada, and other member ju risdictions which 80
130	130	provides for the administration, collection, and enforcement of 81
131	131	taxes on the basis of fuel consumed, distance accrued, or both, 82
132	132	in member jurisdictions. 83
133	133	(3) "Diesel fuel" means any liquid product or gas product 84
134	134	or combination thereof, i ncluding, but not limited to, all forms 85
135	135	of fuel known or sold as diesel fuel, kerosene, butane gas, or 86
136	136	propane gas and all other forms of liquefied petroleum gases, 87
137	137	except those defined as "motor fuel," used to propel a motor 88
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139	139	(4) "International Registration Plan" means a registration 90
140	140	reciprocity agreement among states of the United States and 91
141	141	provinces of Canada providing for payment of license fees or 92
142	142	license taxes on the basis of fleet miles operated in various 93
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144	144	(3)(5) "Interstate" means vehicle movement between or 95
145	145	through two or more member jurisdictions states. 96
146	146	(4)(6) "Intrastate" means vehicle movement from one point 97
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149	149	(5) "Member jurisdiction" means a state of the United 100
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158	158	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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163	163	member of the International Fuel Tax Agreement. 102
164	164	(6)(7) "Motor carrier" means any person owning, 103
165	165	controlling, operating, or managing any motor vehicle us ed to 104
166	166	transport persons or property over any public highway. 105
167	167	(7)(8) "Motor fuel" means any fuel placed in the fuel 106
168	168	supply storage unit of a qualified motor vehicle, including an 107
169	169	alternative fuel such as pure methanol, ethanol, or other 108
170	170	alcohol; a blend of 85 percent or more alcohol with gasoline; 109
171	171	natural gas and liquified fuel produced from natural gas; 110
172	172	propane; coal-derived liquified fuel; hydrogen; electricity; 111
173	173	pure biodiesel (B100) fuel, other than alcohol, derived from 112
174	174	biological materials; P -series fuel; or any other type of fuel 113
175	175	or energy used to propel a qualified motor vehicle what is 114
176	176	commonly known and sold as gasoline and fuels containing a 115
177	177	mixture of gasoline and other products . 116
178	178	(8)(9) "Operate," "operated," "operation," or "operating" 117
179	179	means and includes the utilization in any form of any qualified 118
180	180	commercial motor vehicle, whether loaded or empty, whether 119
181	181	utilized for compensation or not for compensation, and whether 120
182	182	owned by or leased to the motor carrier who uses it or causes it 121
183	183	to be used. 122
184	184	(9)(1) "Qualified Commercial motor vehicle" means any 123
185	185	vehicle not owned or operated by a governmental entity which 124
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200	200	vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, or has three or more 127
201	201	axles regardless of weight, or is used in combination when the 128
202	202	weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds gross vehicle 129
203	203	weight or registered gross vehicle weight . The term excludes any 130
204	204	recreational vehicle or vehicle owned or operated by a community 131
205	205	transportation coordinator as defined in s. 427.011 or by a 132
206	206	private operator that provides public transit services under 133
207	207	contract with such a provider. 134
208	208	(10) "Person" means and includes natural persons, 135
209	209	corporations, copartnerships, firms, companies, agencies, or 136
210	210	associations, singular or plural. 137
211	211	(11) "Public highway" means any public street, road, or 138
212	212	highway in this state. 139
213	213	(12) "Registrant" means a person in whose name or names a 140
214	214	vehicle is properly registered. 141
215	215	(12)(13) "Use," "uses," or "used" means the consumption of 142
216	216	diesel fuel or motor fuel in a qualified commercial motor 143
217	217	vehicle for the propulsion thereof. 144
218	218	Section 3. Section 207.003, Florida Statutes, is amended 145
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220	220	207.003 Privilege tax levied. —A tax for the privilege of 147
221	221	operating any qualified commercial motor vehicle upon the public 148
222	222	highways of this state shall be levied upon every motor carrier 149
223	223	at a rate which includes the minimum rates provided in parts I, 150
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236	236	II, and IV of chapter 206 on each gallon of diesel fuel or motor 151
237	237	fuel used for the propulsion of a qualified commercial motor 152
238	238	vehicle by such motor carrier within the state. 153
239	239	Section 4. Section 207.004, Florida Statutes, is amended 154
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241	241	207.004 Licensing Registration of motor carriers; fuel tax 156
242	242	decals identifying devices; fees; renewals; temporary fuel -use 157
243	243	permits and driveaway permits .— 158
244	244	(1)(a) A No motor carrier may not shall operate or cause 159
245	245	to be operated in this state any qualified commercial motor 160
246	246	vehicle, other than a Florida -based qualified commercial motor 161
247	247	vehicle that travels Florida intrastate mileage only, that uses 162
248	248	diesel fuel or motor fuel until such carrier is licensed has 163
249	249	registered with the department or has registered under the 164
250	250	International Fuel Tax Agreement a cooperative reciprocal 165
251	251	agreement as described in s. 207.0281, after such time as this 166
252	252	state enters into such agreement, and has been issued fuel tax 167
253	253	decals an identifying device or such carrier has been issued a 168
254	254	temporary fuel-use permit as authorized under subsection (4) 169
255	255	subsections (4) and (5) for each vehicle operated. The fee for 170
256	256	each set of fuel tax decals issued is There shall be a fee of $4 171
257	257	per year or any fraction thereof . A copy of the license must be 172
258	258	carried in each vehicle or made available electronically for 173
259	259	each such identifying device issued . The fuel tax decals 174
260	260	identifying device shall be provided by the department and must 175
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273	273	be conspicuously displayed on the qualified commercial motor 176
274	274	vehicle as prescribed by the instructions on the reverse side of 177
275	275	the decals department while the vehicle it is being operated on 178
276	276	the public highways of this state. The transfer of a fuel tax 179
277	277	decal an identifying device from one vehicle to another vehicle 180
278	278	or from one motor carrier to a nother motor carrier is 181
279	279	prohibited. The department or its authorized agent shall issue 182
280	280	the licenses and fuel tax decals. 183
281	281	(b) The motor carrier to whom fuel tax decals have an 184
282	282	identifying device has been issued is shall be solely 185
283	283	responsible for the prope r use of the fuel tax decals 186
284	284	identifying device by its employees, consignees, or lessees. 187
285	285	(2) Fuel tax decals Identifying devices shall be issued 188
286	286	each year for the period January 1 through December 31, or any 189
287	287	portion thereof, if tax returns and tax payme nts, when 190
288	288	applicable, have been submitted to the department for all prior 191
289	289	reporting periods. Fuel tax decals Identifying devices may be 192
290	290	displayed for the next succeeding indicia period beginning 193
291	291	December 1 of each year. Beginning October 1, 2025, except as 194
292	292	otherwise authorized by the department, all fuel tax decal 195
293	293	renewal orders must be electronically submitted through an 196
294	294	online system prescribed by the department. 197
295	295	(3) If a motor carrier licensed in this state no longer 198
296	296	operates or causes to be operated i n this state any qualified a 199
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311	311	the motor carrier identifying device shall be destroyed and the 202
312	312	motor carrier to whom the fuel tax decal was device was issued 203
313	313	must shall notify the department immediately by letter of such 204
314	314	removal and of the number of fuel tax decal the identifying 205
315	315	device that was has been destroyed. 206
316	316	(4) A motor carrier, before operating a qualified 207
317	317	commercial motor vehicle on the public highways of this state, 208
318	318	must require each motor vehicle to display a fuel tax decal an 209
319	319	identifying device as required under subsections (1) and (2) or 210
320	320	must obtain a temporary fuel -use permit for that vehicle as 211
321	321	provided in subsection (5) . A temporary fuel-use permit shall 212
322	322	expire within 10 days after date of issuance. The cost of a 213
323	323	temporary fuel-use permit is $45, and the permit exempts the 214
324	324	vehicle from the payment of the motor fuel or diesel fuel tax 215
325	325	imposed under this chapter during the t erm for which the permit 216
326	326	is valid. However, the vehicle is not exempt from paying the 217
327	327	fuel tax at the pump. 218
328	328	(5)(a) A registered motor carrier holding a valid license 219
329	329	may certificate of registration may, upon payment of the $45 fee 220
330	330	per permit, secure from the department, or any wire service 221
331	331	authorized by the department, a temporary fuel -use permit. 222
332	332	(b) The fee for a temporary fuel -use permit is $45. A 223
333	333	temporary fuel-use permit expires 10 days after the date of 224
334	334	issuance and exempts the vehicle from payment of the motor fuel 225
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351	351	(c) A blank temporary fuel-use permit, before its use, 230
352	352	must be executed by the motor carrier, in ink or type, so as to 231
353	353	identify the carrier, the vehicle to which the permit is 232
354	354	assigned, and the permit's effective date and expiration date 233
355	355	that the vehicle is placed in and remo ved from service. The 234
356	356	temporary fuel-use permit shall also show a complete 235
357	357	identification of the vehicle on which the permit is to be used, 236
358	358	together with the name and address of the owner or lessee of the 237
359	359	vehicle. The endorsed temporary fuel-use permit must shall then 238
360	360	be carried on the vehicle that it identifies and must shall be 239
361	361	exhibited on demand to any authorized personnel. Temporary fuel -240
362	362	use permits may be transmitted to the motor carrier by 241
363	363	electronic means and shall be completed as outlined by 242
364	364	department personnel prior to transmittal . 243
365	365	(d) The motor carrier to whom a temporary fuel -use permit 244
366	366	is issued shall be solely responsible for the proper use of the 245
367	367	permit by its employees, consignees, or lessees. Any erasure, 246
368	368	alteration, or unauthorized use o f a temporary fuel-use permit 247
369	369	renders shall render it invalid and of no effect. A motor 248
370	370	carrier to whom a temporary fuel -use permit is issued may not 249
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385	385	(b) An unregistered motor car rier may, upon payment of the 252
386	386	$45 fee, secure from any wire service authorized by the 253
387	387	department, by electronic means, a temporary fuel -use permit 254
388	388	that shall be valid for a period of 10 days. Such permit must 255
389	389	show the name and address of the unregistered m otor carrier to 256
390	390	whom it is issued, the date the vehicle is placed in and removed 257
391	391	from service, a complete identification of the vehicle on which 258
392	392	the permit is to be used, and the name and address of the owner 259
393	393	or lessee of the vehicle. The temporary fuel -use permit shall 260
394	394	then be carried on the vehicle that it identifies and shall be 261
395	395	exhibited on demand to any authorized personnel. The 262
396	396	unregistered motor carrier to whom a temporary fuel -use permit 263
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398	398	permit by its employees, consignees, or lessees. Any erasure, 265
399	399	alteration, or unauthorized use of a temporary fuel -use permit 266
400	400	shall render it invalid and of no effect. The unregistered motor 267
401	401	carrier to whom a temporary fuel -use permit is issued may not 268
402	402	knowingly allow the permit to be used by any other person or 269
403	403	organization. 270
404	404	(c) A registered motor carrier engaged in driveaway 271
405	405	transportation, in which the cargo is the vehicle itself and is 272
406	406	in transit to stock inventory and the ownership of the vehicle 273
407	407	is not vested in the motor carrier, may, upon payment of the $4 274
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422	422	through December 31. An original permit must be in the 277
423	423	possession of the operat or of each vehicle and shall be 278
424	424	exhibited on demand to any authorized personnel. Vehicle mileage 279
425	425	reports must be submitted by the motor carrier, and the road 280
426	426	privilege tax must be paid on all miles operated within this 281
427	427	state during the reporting period. Al l other provisions of this 282
428	428	chapter shall apply to the holder of a driveaway permit. 283
429	429	Section 5. 207.005, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 284
430	430	207.005 Returns and payment of tax; delinquencies; 285
431	431	calculation of fuel used during operations in the state; credit; 286
432	432	bond.— 287
433	433	(1) The taxes levied under this chapter shall be due and 288
434	434	payable on the first day of the month following the last month 289
435	435	of the reporting period. The department may promulgate rules for 290
436	436	requiring and establishing procedures for annual, semi annual, or 291
437	437	quarterly filing. The reporting period shall be the 12 months 292
438	438	beginning January 1 July 1 and ending December 31. June 30. It 293
439	439	shall be the duty of Each motor carrier licensed under 294
440	440	registered or required to be registered under the provisions of 295
441	441	this chapter must to submit a return by within 30 days after the 296
442	442	due date. the following due dates date shall be as follows : 297
443	443	(a) If annual filing, the due date is January 31 shall be 298
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459	459	(c) If quarterly filing, the due dates are shall be 302
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462	462	except if the last day of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, 305
463	463	or legal holiday, the due date is further extended until the 306
464	464	next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday . 307
465	465	(2) The amount of fuel used in the propulsion of any 308
466	466	qualified commercial motor vehicle within this state may be 309
467	467	calculated, if the motor carrier maintains adequate records, by 310
468	468	applying total interstate vehicular consumption of all diesel 311
469	469	fuel and motor fuel used as related to total miles traveled and 312
470	470	applying such rate to total miles traveled within this state. In 313
471	471	the absence of adequate documentation by the motor carrier, the 314
472	472	department is authorized to promulgate rules converting miles 315
473	473	driven to gallons used. 316
474	474	(3) For the purpose of computing the carrier's liability 317
475	475	for the fuel road privilege tax, the total gallons of fuel used 318
476	476	in the propulsion of any qualified commercial motor vehicle in 319
477	477	this state shall be multiplied by the rates provided in parts I, 320
478	478	II, and IV of chapter 206. From the sum determined by this 321
479	479	calculation, there shall be allowed a credit equal to the amount 322
480	480	of the tax per gallon under parts I, II, and IV of chapter 206 323
481	481	for each gallon of fuel purchased in this state during the 324
482	482	reporting period when the diesel fuel or motor fuel tax was paid 325
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495	495	at the time of purchase. If the tax paid under parts I, II, and 326
496	496	IV of chapter 206 exceeds the total tax due under this chapter, 327
497	497	the excess may be allowed as a credit against future tax 328
498	498	payments, until the credit is fully offset or until eight 329
499	499	calendar quarters shall have passed since the end of the 330
500	500	calendar quarter in which the credit accrued, whichever occurs 331
501	501	first. A refund may be made for this credit provided it exceeds 332
502	502	$10. 333
503	503	(4) The department is authorized to promulgate the 334
504	504	necessary rules to provide for an adequate bond from each motor 335
505	505	carrier to ensure payment of taxes required under this chapter. 336
506	506	(5) Beginning October 1, 2025, e xcept as otherwise 337
507	507	authorized by the department, all returns must be submitted 338
508	508	electronically through an online system prescribed by the 339
509	509	department. 340
510	510	Section 6. 207.007, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 341
511	511	207.007 Offenses; penalties and interest. — 342
512	512	(1) If any motor carrier licensed registered under this 343
513	513	chapter fails to file a return or and pay any tax liability 344
514	514	under this chapter within the time required hereunder, the 345
515	515	department may impose a delinquency penalty of $50 or 10 percent 346
516	516	of the delinquent taxes due, whichever is greater, if the 347
517	517	failure is for not more than 30 days, with an additional 10 348
518	518	percent penalty for each additional 30 days, or fraction 349
519	519	thereof, during the time which the failure continues, not to 350
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532	532	exceed a total penalty of 100 perc ent in the aggregate. However, 351
533	533	the penalty may not be less than $50. 352
534	534	(2) In addition to any other penalties, any delinquent tax 353
535	535	shall bear interest in accordance with the International Fuel 354
536	536	Tax Agreement at the rate of 1 percent per month, or fraction 355
537	537	thereof, calculated from the date the tax was due. If the 356
538	538	department enters into a cooperative reciprocal agreement under 357
539	539	the provisions of s. 207.0281, the department shall collect and 358
540	540	distribute all interest due to other jurisdictions at the same 359
541	541	rate as if such interest were due to the state . 360
542	542	(3) Any person who: 361
543	543	(a) Willfully refuses or neglects to make any statement, 362
544	544	report, or return required by the provisions of this chapter; 363
545	545	(b) Knowingly makes, or assists any other person in 364
546	546	making, a false stat ement in a return or report or in connection 365
547	547	with an application for licensure registration under this 366
548	548	chapter or in connection with an audit ; or 367
549	549	(c) Counterfeits, alters, manufactures, or sells fuel tax 368
550	550	licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel -use permits without 369
551	551	first having obtained the department's permission in writing; or 370
552	552	(d)(c) Violates any provision of the provisions of this 371
553	553	chapter, a penalty for which is not otherwise provided, 372
554	554	373
555	555	is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as 374
556	556	provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. In addition, 375
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569	569	the department may revoke or suspend the licensure and 376
570	570	registration privileges under ss. 207.004 and 320.02 of the 377
571	571	violator. Each day or part thereof during which a person 378
572	572	operates or causes to be operated a qualified commercial motor 379
573	573	vehicle without being the holder of fuel tax decals an 380
574	574	identifying device or having a valid temporary fuel -use or 381
575	575	driveaway permit as required by this chapter constitutes a 382
576	576	separate offense within the meaning of this section. In addition 383
577	577	to the penalty imposed by this section, the defendant shall be 384
578	578	required to pay all taxes, interest, and penalties due to the 385
579	579	state. 386
580	580	Section 7. Section 207.008, Florida Statutes, is amended 387
581	581	to read: 388
582	582	207.008 Retention of records by motor carrier. —Each 389
583	583	licensed registered motor carrier must shall maintain and keep 390
584	584	pertinent records and papers as may be required by the 391
585	585	department for the reas onable administration of this chapter and 392
586	586	shall preserve the records upon which each quarterly tax return 393
587	587	is based for 4 years following the due date or filing date of 394
588	588	the return, whichever is later. 395
589	589	Section 8. Subsection (3) of section 207.011, Florid a 396
590	590	Statutes, is amended to read: 397
591	591	207.011 Inspection of records; hearings; forms; rules. — 398
592	592	(3) The department, or any authorized agent thereof, may 399
593	593	is authorized to examine the records, books, papers, and 400
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606	606	equipment of any motor carrier, any retail dealer of motor 401
607	607	diesel fuels, and any wholesale distributor of diesel fuels or 402
608	608	motor fuels that are deemed necessary to verify the truth and 403
609	609	accuracy of any statement , or report, or return and ascertain 404
610	610	whether the tax imposed by this chapter has been paid. 405
611	611	Section 9. Section 207.013, Florida Statutes, is amended 406
612	612	to read: 407
613	613	207.013 Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, 408
614	614	and interest.—Upon demand of the department, the Department of 409
615	615	Legal Affairs or the state attorney for a judicial circuit shall 410
616	616	bring appropriate actions, in the name of the state or in the 411
617	617	name of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in 412
618	618	the capacity of its office, for the recovery of taxes, 413
619	619	penalties, and interest due under this chapter; and judgment 414
620	620	shall be rendered for the amount so found to be due together 415
621	621	with costs. However, if it is shall be found as a fact that such 416
622	622	claim for, or grant of, an exemption or credit was willful on 417
623	623	the part of any motor carrier, retail dealer, or distributor of 418
624	624	diesel fuel or motor fuel, judgment shall be rendered for double 419
625	625	the amount of the tax found to be due with costs. The department 420
626	626	may employ an attorney at law to institute and prosecute proper 421
627	627	proceedings to enforce payment of the taxes, penalties, and 422
628	628	interest provided for by this chapter and may fix the 423
629	629	compensation for the services of such attorney at law. 424
630	630	Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 207.014, Florida 425
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643	643	Statutes, is amended to read: 426
644	644	207.014 Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid 427
645	645	taxes.— 428
646	646	(3) In the event there is a contest or claim of any kind 429
647	647	with reference to the property levied upon or the amount of 430
648	648	taxes, costs, or penalties due, such contest or claim shall be 431
649	649	tried in the circuit court in and for the county in which the 432
650	650	warrant was executed, as nearly as may be in the same manner and 433
651	651	means as such contest or claim would have been tried in such 434
652	652	court had the warrant originally issued upon a judgment rendered 435
653	653	by such court. The warrant issued as provided in this section 436
654	654	shall constitute prima facie evide nce of the amount of taxes, 437
655	655	interest, and penalties due to the state by the motor carrier; 438
656	656	and the burden of proof shall be upon the motor carrier, retail 439
657	657	dealer, or distributor of diesel fuel or motor fuel to show that 440
658	658	the amounts or penalties were incorr ect. 441
659	659	Section 11. Subsection (1) of section 207.019, Florida 442
660	660	Statutes, is amended to read: 443
661	661	207.019 Discontinuance or transfer of business; change of 444
662	662	address.— 445
663	663	(1) Whenever a person ceases to engage in business as a 446
664	664	motor carrier within the state by reason of the discontinuance, 447
665	665	sale, or transfer of the business of such person, the person he 448
666	666	or she shall notify the department in writing at least 10 days 449
667	667	before prior to the time the discontinuance, sale, or transfer 450
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680	680	takes effect. Such notice shall give the date of discontinuance 451
681	681	and, in the event of a sale or transfer of the business, the 452
682	682	date thereof and the name and address of the purchaser or 453
683	683	transferee. All diesel fuel or motor fuel use taxes are shall 454
684	684	become due and payable concurrently with such d iscontinuance, 455
685	685	sale, or transfer; and any such person shall, concurrently with 456
686	686	such discontinuance, sale, or transfer, make a report, pay all 457
687	687	such taxes, interest, and penalties ; and the fuel tax decals 458
688	688	must be destroyed and the motor carrier to whom the d ecals were 459
689	689	issued shall notify the department immediately by letter of 460
690	690	their destruction and of the number of fuel tax decals that were 461
691	691	destroyed, and surrender to the department the registration 462
692	692	issued to such person. 463
693	693	Section 12. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 207.023, 464
694	694	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 465
695	695	207.023 Authority to inspect vehicles, make arrests, seize 466
696	696	property, and execute warrants. — 467
697	697	(1) As a part of their responsibility when inspecting 468
698	698	qualified commercial vehicles, the Departme nt of Highway Safety 469
699	699	and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 470
700	700	Services, and the Department of Transportation shall ensure that 471
701	701	all vehicles are properly qualified under the provisions of this 472
702	702	chapter. 473
703	703	(3) Qualified Commercial motor vehicles owned or operated 474
704	704	by any motor carrier who refuses to comply with this chapter may 475
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718	718	Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Agriculture 477
719	719	and Consumer Services, or t he Department of Transportation; or 478
720	720	authorized agents and employees of any of these departments also 479
721	721	may seize property as set out in ss. 206.205, 206.21, and 480
722	722	206.215. Upon such seizure, the property shall be surrendered 481
723	723	without delay to the sheriff of the county where the property 482
724	724	was seized for further proceedings. 483
725	725	Section 13. Subsections (1) and (6) of section 207.0821, 484
726	726	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 485
727	727	207.0281 Registration; cooperative reciprocal agreements 486
728	728	between states.— 487
729	729	(1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 488
730	730	may enter into a cooperative reciprocal agreement, including, 489
731	731	but not limited to, the International Fuel Tax fuel-tax 490
732	732	Agreement, with another state or group of states for the 491
733	733	administration of the tax imposed by thi s chapter. An agreement 492
734	734	arrangement, declaration, or amendment is not effective until 493
735	735	stated in writing and filed with the Department of Highway 494
736	736	Safety and Motor Vehicles. 495
737	737	(6) This section and the contents of any reciprocal 496
738	738	agreement entered into under t his section supersede all other 497
739	739	fuel-tax requirements of this chapter for qualified commercial 498
740	740	motor vehicles. 499
741	741	Section 14. Paragraph (aa) of subsection (7) of section 500
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754	754	212.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 501
755	755	212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumptio n, distribution, and 502
756	756	storage tax; specified exemptions. —The sale at retail, the 503
757	757	rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the 504
758	758	storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following 505
759	759	are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this 506
760	760	chapter. 507
761	761	(7) MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS. —Exemptions provided to any 508
762	762	entity by this chapter do not inure to any transaction that is 509
763	763	otherwise taxable under this chapter when payment is made by a 510
764	764	representative or employee of the entity by any means, 511
765	765	including, but not limited to, cash, check, or credit card, even 512
766	766	when that representative or employee is subsequently reimbursed 513
767	767	by the entity. In addition, exemptions provided to any entity by 514
768	768	this subsection do not inure to any transaction that is 515
769	769	otherwise taxable under this chapter unless the entity has 516
770	770	obtained a sales tax exemption certificate from the department 517
771	771	or the entity obtains or provides other documentation as 518
772	772	required by the department. Eligible purchases or leases made 519
773	773	with such a certificat e must be in strict compliance with this 520
774	774	subsection and departmental rules, and any person who makes an 521
775	775	exempt purchase with a certificate that is not in strict 522
776	776	compliance with this subsection and the rules is liable for and 523
777	777	shall pay the tax. The departme nt may adopt rules to administer 524
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791	791	(aa) Certain commercial vehicles. —Also exempt is the sale, 526
792	792	lease, or rental of a qualified commercial motor vehicle as 527
793	793	defined in s. 207.002, when the following conditions are met: 528
794	794	1. The sale, lease, o r rental occurs between two commonly 529
795	795	owned and controlled corporations; 530
796	796	2. Such vehicle was titled and registered in this state at 531
797	797	the time of the sale, lease, or rental; and 532
798	798	3. Florida sales tax was paid on the acquisition of such 533
799	799	vehicle by the selle r, lessor, or renter. 534
800	800	Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 316.065, Florida 535
801	801	Statutes, is amended to read: 536
802	802	316.065 Crashes; reports; penalties. — 537
803	803	(1) The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash resulting 538
804	804	in injury to or death of any persons or damage to any vehicle or 539
805	805	other property in an apparent amount of at least $1,500 $500 540
806	806	shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give 541
807	807	notice of the crash to the local police department, if such 542
808	808	crash occurs within a municipality; otherwise, to the office of 543
809	809	the county sheriff or the nearest office or station of the 544
810	810	Florida Highway Patrol. A violation of this subsection is a 545
811	811	noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving 546
812	812	violation as provided in chapter 318. 547
813	813	Section 16. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) of 548
814	814	section 316.545, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 549
815	815	316.545 Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor 550
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828	828	fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review. — 551
829	829	(4)(a) A commercial vehicle may not be operated over the 552
830	830	highways of this state unless it has been properly licensed 553
831	831	registered under s. 207.004. Whenever any law enforcement 554
832	832	officer identified in s. 207.023(1), upon inspecting the vehicle 555
833	833	or combination of vehicles, determines that the vehicle is in 556
834	834	violation of s. 207.004, a penalty in the amount of $50 shall be 557
835	835	assessed, and the vehicle may be detained until payment is 558
836	836	collected by the law enforcement officer. 559
837	837	(b) In addition to the penalty provided for in paragraph 560
838	838	(a), the vehicle may be detained until the owner or operator of 561
839	839	the vehicle furnishes evidence that the vehicle has been 562
840	840	properly licensed registered pursuant to s. 207.004. Any officer 563
841	841	of the Florida Highway Patrol or agent of the Department of 564
842	842	Transportation may issue a temporary fuel use permit and collect 565
843	843	the appropriate fee as provided for in s. 207.004(4). 566
844	844	Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (6), all permit 567
845	845	fees collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be transferred 568
846	846	to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to be 569
847	847	allocated pursuant to s. 207.026. 570
848	848	Section 17. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 571
849	849	318.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 572
850	850	318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; 573
851	851	penalty.— 574
852	852	(1)(a) If a person fails to comply with the civil 575
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865	865	penalties provided in s. 318.18 within the time period specified 576
866	866	in s. 318.14(4), fails to enter into or comply with the terms of 577
867	867	a penalty payment plan with the clerk of the court in accordance 578
868	868	with ss. 318.14 and 28.246, fails to attend driver improvemen t 579
869	869	school, or fails to appear at a scheduled hearing, the clerk of 580
870	870	the court must notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 581
871	871	Vehicles of such failure within 10 days after such failure. Upon 582
872	872	receipt of such notice, the department must immediately issu e an 583
873	873	order suspending the driver license and privilege to drive of 584
874	874	such person effective 20 days after the date the order of 585
875	875	suspension is provided mailed in accordance with s. 322.251(1), 586
876	876	(2), and (6). The order also must inform the person that he or 587
877	877	she may contact the clerk of the court to establish a payment 588
878	878	plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4) to make partial payments for 589
879	879	court-related fines, fees, service charges, and court costs. Any 590
880	880	such suspension of the driving privilege which has not been 591
881	881	reinstated, including a similar suspension imposed outside of 592
882	882	this state, must remain on the records of the department for a 593
883	883	period of 7 years from the date imposed and must be removed from 594
884	884	the records after the expiration of 7 years from the date it is 595
885	885	imposed. The department may not accept the resubmission of such 596
886	886	suspension. 597
887	887	Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 598
888	888	319.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 599
889	889	319.35 Unlawful acts in connection with motor vehicle 600
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902	902	odometer readings; penalties. — 601
903	903	(1) 602
904	904	(b) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly provide 603
905	905	false information on the odometer readings required pursuant to 604
906	906	ss. 319.23(3) and 320.02(2)(d) 320.02(2)(b). 605
907	907	Section 19. Subsection (2) and paragraph (e) of subsection 606
908	908	(5) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 607
909	909	320.02 Registration required; application for 608
910	910	registration; forms. — 609
911	911	(2)(a) The application for registration must include the 610
912	912	street address of the owner's permanent Florida residence or the 611
913	913	address of his or her p ermanent place of business in Florida and 612
914	914	be accompanied by personal or business identification 613
915	915	information. If the vehicle is registered to an active duty 614
916	916	member of the United States Armed Forces who is a Florida 615
917	917	resident, the active duty member is exempt from the requirement 616
918	918	of providing the street address of a permanent Florida 617
919	919	residence. 618
920	920	(b) An individual applicant must provide proof of address 619
921	921	satisfactory to the department and: 620
922	922	1. A valid REAL ID driver's driver license or 621
923	923	identification card issu ed by this state or another state ; or 622
924	924	2. A valid, unexpired United States passport; or 623
925	925	3. A valid, unexpired passport issued by another country 624
926	926	and an unexpired Form I -94 issued by the United States Bureau of 625
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941	941	For purposes of this paragraph, the term "REAL ID driver's 628
942	942	license or identification card" has the same meaning as provided 629
943	943	in 6 C.F.R. s. 37.3. 630
944	944	(c) A business applicant must provide a federal employer 631
945	945	identification number, if applicable, or verification th at the 632
946	946	business is authorized to conduct business in the state, or a 633
947	947	Florida municipal or county business license or number. 634
948	948	1. If the owner does not have a permanent residence or 635
949	949	permanent place of business or if the owner's permanent 636
950	950	residence or permanent place of business cannot be identified by 637
951	951	a street address, the application must include: 638
952	952	a. If the vehicle is registered to a business, the name 639
953	953	and street address of the permanent residence of an owner of the 640
954	954	business, an officer of the corporatio n, or an employee who is 641
955	955	in a supervisory position. 642
956	956	b. If the vehicle is registered to an individual, the name 643
957	957	and street address of the permanent residence of a close 644
958	958	relative or friend who is a resident of this state. 645
959	959	2. If the vehicle is registered to an active duty member 646
960	960	of the Armed Forces of the United States who is a Florida 647
961	961	resident, the active duty member is exempt from the requirement 648
962	962	to provide the street address of a permanent residence. 649
963	963	(d)(b) The department shall prescribe a form upon w hich 650
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976	976	motor vehicle owners may record odometer readings when 651
977	977	registering their motor vehicles. 652
978	978	(5) 653
979	979	(e) Upon the expiration date noted in the cancellation 654
980	980	notice that the department receives from the insurer, the 655
981	981	department shall suspend the registration, issued under this 656
982	982	chapter or the license issued under s. 207.004(1), of a motor 657
983	983	carrier who operates a commercial motor vehicle or a qualified 658
984	984	motor vehicle who permits it to be operated in this state during 659
985	985	the registration period without having in full force liability 660
986	986	insurance, a surety bond, or a valid self -insurance certificate 661
987	987	that complies with this section. The insurer shall provide 662
988	988	notice to the department at the same time the cancellation 663
989	989	notice is provided to the insured pursuant to s. 627.7281. The 664
990	990	department may adopt rules regarding the electronic submission 665
991	991	of the cancellation notice. 666
992	992	Section 20. Section 320.605, Florida Statutes, is amended 667
993	993	to read: 668
994	994	320.605 Legislative intent. —It is the intent of the 669
995	995	Legislature to protect the public h ealth, safety, and welfare of 670
996	996	the citizens of the state by regulating the licensing of motor 671
997	997	vehicle dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, 672
998	998	providing consumer protection and fair trade, and providing 673
999	999	those residing in economically disadvantage d areas minorities 674
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1013	1013	dealers. Sections 320.61 -320.70 are intended to apply solely to 676
1014	1014	the licensing of manufacturers, factory branches, distributors, 677
1015	1015	and importers and do not apply to non -motor-vehicle-related 678
1016	1016	businesses. 679
1017	1017	Section 21. Subsection (3) of section 320.63, Florida 680
1018	1018	Statutes, is amended to read: 681
1019	1019	320.63 Application for license; contents. —Any person 682
1020	1020	desiring to be licensed pursuant to ss. 320.60 -320.70 shall make 683
1021	1021	application therefor to th e department upon a form containing 684
1022	1022	such information as the department requires. The department 685
1023	1023	shall require, with such application or otherwise and from time 686
1024	1024	to time, all of the following, which information may be 687
1025	1025	considered by the department in determin ing the fitness of the 688
1026	1026	applicant or licensee to engage in the business for which the 689
1027	1027	applicant or licensee desires to be licensed: 690
1028	1028	(3)(a) From each manufacturer, distributor, or importer 691
1029	1029	which utilizes an identical blanket basic agreement for its 692
1030	1030	dealers or distributors in this state, which agreement comprises 693
1031	1031	all or any part of the applicant's or licensee's agreements with 694
1032	1032	motor vehicle dealers in this state, a copy of the written 695
1033	1033	agreement and all supplements thereto, together with a list of 696
1034	1034	the applicant's or licensee's authorized dealers or distributors 697
1035	1035	and their addresses. The applicant or licensee shall further 698
1036	1036	notify the department immediately of the appointment of any 699
1037	1037	additional dealer or distributor. The applicant or licensee 700
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1049	1049
1050	1050	shall annually report to the department on its efforts to add 701
1051	1051	new minority dealer points in economically disadvantaged areas , 702
1052	1052	including difficulties encountered under ss. 320.61 -320.70. For 703
1053	1053	purposes of this section "minority" shall have the same meaning 704
1054	1054	as that given it in th e definition of "minority person" in s. 705
1055	1055	288.703. Not later than 60 days before the date a revision or 706
1056	1056	modification to a franchise agreement is offered uniformly to a 707
1057	1057	licensee's motor vehicle dealers in this state, the licensee 708
1058	1058	shall notify the department o f such revision, modification, or 709
1059	1059	addition to the franchise agreement on file with the department. 710
1060	1060	In no event may a franchise agreement, or any addendum or 711
1061	1061	supplement thereto, be offered to a motor vehicle dealer in this 712
1062	1062	state until the applicant or licen see files an affidavit with 713
1063	1063	the department acknowledging that the terms or provisions of the 714
1064	1064	agreement, or any related document, are not inconsistent with, 715
1065	1065	prohibited by, or contrary to the provisions contained in ss. 716
1066	1066	320.60-320.70. Any franchise agreement offered to a motor 717
1067	1067	vehicle dealer in this state shall provide that all terms and 718
1068	1068	conditions in such agreement inconsistent with the law and rules 719
1069	1069	of this state are of no force and effect. 720
1070	1070	(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), the term "economically 721
1071	1071	disadvantaged area" means a defined geographic area within the 722
1072	1072	state in which at least one of the following conditions exists: 723
1073	1073	1. The per capita income for residents within the area is 724
1074	1074	less than 80 percent of the per capita income in the state. 725
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1087	1087	2. The unemployment rate within the area was more than 1 726
1088	1088	percent over the unemployment rate for the state over the 727
1089	1089	previous 24 months. 728
1090	1090	Section 22. Subsection (2) of section 320.95, Florida 729
1091	1091	Statutes, is amended to read: 730
1092	1092	320.95 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.— 731
1093	1093	(2) The department may collect electronic mail addresses 732
1094	1094	and use electronic mail in lieu of the United States Postal 733
1095	1095	Service to provide any notice for the purpose of providing 734
1096	1096	renewal notices. 735
1097	1097	Section 23. Subsection (44) of section 322.01, Florida 736
1098	1098	Statutes, is amended to read: 737
1099	1099	322.01 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 738
1100	1100	(44) "Tank vehicle" means a vehicle that is designed to 739
1101	1101	transport any liquid or gaseous material within one or more 740
1102	1102	tanks that each have an individual rated capacity exc eeding 119 741
1103	1103	gallons or an aggregate rated capacity exceeding 1,000 gallons 742
1104	1104	and that are a tank either permanently or temporarily attached 743
1105	1105	to the vehicle or chassis. The term does not include a 744
1106	1106	commercial motor vehicle transporting an empty storage container 745
1107	1107	tank that is not designed for transportation, but that is 746
1108	1108	temporarily attached to a flatbed trailer , if such tank has a 747
1109	1109	designed capacity of 1,000 gallons or more . 748
1110	1110	Section 24. Subsection (10) of section 322.08, Florida 749
1111	1111	Statutes, is amended to read: 750
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1124	1124	322.08 Application for license; requirements for license 751
1125	1125	and identification card forms. — 752
1126	1126	(10) The department may collect electronic mail addresses 753
1127	1127	and use electronic mail in lieu of the United States Postal 754
1128	1128	Service to provide any notice for the purpose of providing 755
1129	1129	renewal notices. 756
1130	1130	Section 25. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (8) 757
1131	1131	of section 322.18, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 758
1132	1132	paragraphs (c) through (f), respectively, and a new paragraph 759
1133	1133	(b) is added to that subsection, to read: 760
1134	1134	322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; 761
1135	1135	expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. — 762
1136	1136	(8) The department shall issue 8 -year renewals using a 763
1137	1137	convenience service without reexamination to drivers who have 764
1138	1138	not attained 80 years of age. The depart ment shall issue 6-year 765
1139	1139	renewals using a convenience service when the applicant has 766
1140	1140	satisfied the requirements of subsection (5). 767
1141	1141	(b) The department may provide a renewal notice by 768
1142	1142	electronic notification instead of using the United States mail. 769
1143	1143	Section 26. Subsection (4) of section 322.21, Florida 770
1144	1144	Statutes, is amended to read: 771
1145	1145	322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting 772
1146	1146	fees.— 773
1147	1147	(4) If the department determines from its records or is 774
1148	1148	otherwise satisfied that the holder of a license a bout to expire 775
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1161	1161	is entitled to have it renewed, the department shall mail a 776
1162	1162	renewal notice to the licensee at his or her last known address, 777
1163	1163	within 30 days before the licensee's birthday. The department 778
1164	1164	may provide a renewal notice by electronic notificatio n instead 779
1165	1165	of using the United States mail. The licensee shall be issued a 780
1166	1166	renewal license, after reexamination, if required, during the 30 781
1167	1167	days immediately preceding his or her birthday upon presenting a 782
1168	1168	renewal notice, his or her current license, and the fee for 783
1169	1169	renewal to the department at any driver license examining 784
1170	1170	office. 785
1171	1171	Section 27. Subsection (3) of section 322.245, Florida 786
1172	1172	Statutes, is amended to read: 787
1173	1173	322.245 Suspension of license upon failure of person 788
1174	1174	charged with specified offense under chapter 316, chapter 320, 789
1175	1175	or this chapter to comply with directives ordered by traffic 790
1176	1176	court or upon failure to pay child support in non -IV-D cases as 791
1177	1177	provided in chapter 61 or failure to pay any financial 792
1178	1178	obligation in any other criminal case. — 793
1179	1179	(3) If the person fails to comply with the directives of 794
1180	1180	the court within the 30 -day period, or, in non -IV-D cases, fails 795
1181	1181	to comply with the requirements of s. 61.13016 within the period 796
1182	1182	specified in that statute, the depository or the clerk of the 797
1183	1183	court must electronically notify the department of such failure 798
1184	1184	within 10 days. Upon electronic receipt of the notice, the 799
1185	1185	department shall immediately issue an order suspending the 800
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1198	1198	person's driver license and privilege to drive effective 20 days 801
1199	1199	after the date the order of suspension is provided mailed in 802
1200	1200	accordance with s. 322.251(1), (2), and (6). The order of 803
1201	1201	suspension must also contain information specifying that the 804
1202	1202	person may contact the clerk of the court to establish a payment 805
1203	1203	plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4) to ma ke partial payments for 806
1204	1204	fines, fees, service charges, and court costs. 807
1205	1205	Section 28. Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (6) of section 808
1206	1206	322.251, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 809
1207	1207	322.251 Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or 810
1208	1208	disqualification of license.— 811
1209	1209	(1) All orders of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or 812
1210	1210	disqualification issued under the provisions of this chapter, 813
1211	1211	chapter 318, chapter 324, or ss. 627.732 -627.734 shall be given 814
1212	1212	either by personal delivery thereof to the licensee whose 815
1213	1213	license is being canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified ; 816
1214	1214	or by deposit in the United States mail in an envelope, first 817
1215	1215	class, postage prepaid, addressed to the licensee at his or her 818
1216	1216	last known mailing address furnished to the department ; or by 819
1217	1217	electronic notification if authorized by the licensee . Such 820
1218	1218	methods of notification mailing by the department constitute 821
1219	1219	notice constitutes notification , and any failure by the person 822
1220	1220	to receive the mailed order does will not affect or stay the 823
1221	1221	effective date or term of the cancellation, suspension, 824
1222	1222	revocation, or disqualification of the licensee's driving 825
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1235	1235	privilege. 826
1236	1236	(2) The giving of notice and an order of cancellation, 827
1237	1237	suspension, revocation, or disqualification by mail is complete 828
1238	1238	upon expiration of 2 0 days after electronic notification or, if 829
1239	1239	mailed, 20 days after deposit in the United States mail for all 830
1240	1240	notices except those issued under chapter 324 or ss. 627.732 –831
1241	1241	627.734, which are complete 15 days after electronic 832
1242	1242	notification or, if mailed, 15 day s after deposit in the United 833
1243	1243	States mail. Proof of the giving of notice and an order of 834
1244	1244	cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification in 835
1245	1245	such either manner shall be made by entry in the records of the 836
1246	1246	department that such notice was given. The entry is admissible 837
1247	1247	in the courts of this state and constitutes sufficient proof 838
1248	1248	that such notice was given. 839
1249	1249	(3) Whenever the driving privilege is suspended, revoked, 840
1250	1250	or disqualified under the provisions of this chapter, the period 841
1251	1251	of such suspension, r evocation, or disqualification shall be 842
1252	1252	indicated on the order of suspension, revocation, or 843
1253	1253	disqualification, and the department shall require the licensee 844
1254	1254	whose driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or disqualified 845
1255	1255	to surrender all licenses then held by him or her to the 846
1256	1256	department. However, should the person fail to surrender such 847
1257	1257	licenses, the suspension, revocation, or disqualification period 848
1258	1258	shall not expire until a period identical to the period for 849
1259	1259	which the driving privilege was suspended, revok ed, or 850
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1272	1272	disqualified has expired after the date of surrender of the 851
1273	1273	licenses, or the date an affidavit swearing such licenses are 852
1274	1274	lost has been filed with the department. In any instance where 853
1275	1275	notice of the suspension, revocation, or disqualification order 854
1276	1276	is given mailed as provided herein, and the license is not 855
1277	1277	surrendered to the department, and such license thereafter 856
1278	1278	expires, the department may shall not renew that license until a 857
1279	1279	period of time identical to the period of such suspension, 858
1280	1280	revocation, or disqualification imposed has expired. 859
1281	1281	(6) Whenever a cancellation, suspension, revocation, or 860
1282	1282	disqualification occurs, the department shall enter the 861
1283	1283	cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification order 862
1284	1284	on the licensee's driver file 20 days a fter electronic 863
1285	1285	notification or, if mailed, 20 days after the notice was 864
1286	1286	actually placed in the mail. Any inquiry into the file after the 865
1287	1287	20-day period shall reveal that the license is canceled, 866
1288	1288	suspended, revoked, or disqualified and whether the license h as 867
1289	1289	been received by the department. 868
1290	1290	Section 29. Subsection (4) of section 322.2616, Florida 869
1291	1291	Statutes, is amended to read: 870
1292	1292	322.2616 Suspension of license; persons under 21 years of 871
1293	1293	age; right to review. — 872
1294	1294	(4) If the department finds that the license of the person 873
1295	1295	should be suspended under this section and if the notice of 874
1296	1296	suspension has not already been served upon the person by a law 875
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1309	1309	enforcement officer or correctional officer as provided in 876
1310	1310	subsection (2), the department shall issue a notice of 877
1311	1311	suspension and, unless the notice is provided mailed under s. 878
1312	1312	322.251, a temporary driving permit that expires 10 days after 879
1313	1313	the date of issuance if the driver is otherwise eligible. 880
1314	1314	Section 30. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 881
1315	1315	322.292, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 882
1316	1316	322.292 DUI programs supervision; powers and duties of the 883
1317	1317	department.— 884
1318	1318	(2) The department shall adopt rules to implement its 885
1319	1319	supervisory authority over DUI programs in accordance with the 886
1320	1320	procedures of chapter 120, includi ng the establishment of 887
1321	1321	uniform standards of operation for DUI programs and the method 888
1322	1322	for setting and approving fees, as follows: 889
1323	1323	(c) Implement procedures for the granting and revoking of 890
1324	1324	licenses for DUI programs, including: 891
1325	1325	1. A uniform application fee not to exceed $1,000 but in 892
1326	1326	an amount sufficient to cover the department's administrative 893
1327	1327	costs in processing and evaluating DUI program license 894
1328	1328	applications. The application fee shall not apply to programs 895
1329	1329	that apply for licensure to serve a county th at does not have a 896
1330	1330	currently licensed DUI program or where the currently licensed 897
1331	1331	program has relinquished its license. 898
1332	1332	2. In considering an application for approval of a DUI 899
1333	1333	program, the department shall determine whether improvements in 900
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1346	1346	service may be derived from the operation of the DUI program and 901
1347	1347	the number of clients currently served in the circuit. The 902
1348	1348	department shall apply the following criteria: 903
1349	1349	a. The increased frequency of classes and availability of 904
1350	1350	locations of services offered by the app licant DUI program. 905
1351	1351	b. Services and fees offered by the applicant DUI program 906
1352	1352	and any existing DUI program. 907
1353	1353	c. The number of DUI clients currently served and 908
1354	1354	historical trends in the number of clients served in the 909
1355	1355	circuit. 910
1356	1356	d. The availability, acces sibility, and service history of 911
1357	1357	any existing DUI program services. 912
1358	1358	e. The applicant DUI program's service history. 913
1359	1359	f. The availability of resources, including personnel, 914
1360	1360	demonstrated management capability, and capital and operating 915
1361	1361	expenditures of the applicant DUI program. 916
1362	1362	g. Improved services to minority and special needs clients 917
1363	1363	and those residing in economically disadvantaged areas . 918
1364	1364	3. Authority for competing applicants and currently 919
1365	1365	licensed DUI programs serving the same geographic area to 920
1366	1366	request an administrative hearing under chapter 120 to contest 921
1367	1367	the department's determination of need for an additional 922
1368	1368	licensed DUI program in that area. 923
1369	1369	4. A requirement that the department revoke the license of 924
1370	1370	any DUI program that does not provide the s ervices specified in 925
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1383	1383	its application within 45 days after licensure and notify the 926
1384	1384	chief judge of that circuit of such revocation. 927
1385	1385	5. A requirement that all applicants for initial licensure 928
1386	1386	as a DUI program in a particular circuit on and after the 929
1387	1387	effective date of this act must, at a minimum, satisfy each of 930
1388	1388	the following criteria: 931
1389	1389	a. Maintain a primary business office in the circuit which 932
1390	1390	is located in a permanent structure that is readily accessible 933
1391	1391	by public transportation, if public transportation is available. 934
1392	1392	The primary business office must be adequately staffed and 935
1393	1393	equipped to provide all DUI program support services, including 936
1394	1394	registration and a file for each person who registers for the 937
1395	1395	program. 938
1396	1396	b. Have a satellite office for registration of DUI 939
1397	1397	offenders in each county in the circuit which is located in a 940
1398	1398	permanent structure that is readily accessible by public 941
1399	1399	transportation, if public transportation is available. A 942
1400	1400	satellite office is not required in any county where the total 943
1401	1401	number of DUI convictions in the most recent calendar year is 944
1402	1402	less than 200. 945
1403	1403	c. Have a classroom in each county in the circuit which is 946
1404	1404	located in a permanent structure that is readily accessible by 947
1405	1405	public transportation, if public transportation is available. A 948
1406	1406	classroom is not required in any county where the total number 949
1407	1407	of DUI convictions in the most recent calendar year is less than 950
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1420	1420	100. A classroom may not be located within 250 feet of any 951
1421	1421	business that sells alcoholic beverages. However, a classroom 952
1422	1422	shall not be required to be relocated when a business selling 953
1423	1423	alcoholic beverages locates to within 250 feet of the classroom. 954
1424	1424	d. Have a plan for conducting all DUI education courses, 955
1425	1425	evaluation services, and other services required by the 956
1426	1426	department. The level I DUI education course must be taught in 957
1427	1427	four segments, with no more than 6 hours of classroom 958
1428	1428	instruction provided to any offender each day. 959
1429	1429	e. Employ at least 1 full -time certified addiction 960
1430	1430	professional for the program at all times. 961
1431	1431	f. Document support from community agencies involved in 962
1432	1432	DUI education and substance abuse treatment in the circuit. 963
1433	1433	g. Have a volunteer board of directors and advisory 964
1434	1434	committee made up of citizens who reside in the circuit in which 965
1435	1435	licensure is sought. 966
1436	1436	h. Submit documentation of compliance with all applicable 967
1437	1437	federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, 968
1438	1438	the Americans with Disabilities Act. 969
1439	1439	Section 31. Subsection (3) of section 322.64, Florida 970
1440	1440	Statutes, is amended to read: 971
1441	1441	322.64 Holder of commerc ial driver license; persons 972
1442	1442	operating a commercial motor vehicle; driving with unlawful 973
1443	1443	blood-alcohol level; refusal to submit to breath, urine, or 974
1444	1444	blood test.— 975
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1457	1457	(3) If the department determines that the person arrested 976
1458	1458	should be disqualified from operati ng a commercial motor vehicle 977
1459	1459	pursuant to this section and if the notice of disqualification 978
1460	1460	has not already been served upon the person by a law enforcement 979
1461	1461	officer or correctional officer as provided in subsection (1), 980
1462	1462	the department shall issue a notice of disqualification and, 981
1463	1463	unless the notice is provided mailed pursuant to s. 322.251, a 982
1464	1464	temporary permit which expires 10 days after the date of 983
1465	1465	issuance if the driver is otherwise eligible. 984
1466	1466	Section 32. Subsection (1) of section 324.091, Florida 985
1467	1467	Statutes, is amended to read: 986
1468	1468	324.091 Notice to department; notice to insurer. — 987
1469	1469	(1) Each owner and operator involved in a crash or 988
1470	1470	conviction case within the purview of this chapter shall furnish 989
1471	1471	evidence of automobile liability insurance or motor vehi cle 990
1472	1472	liability insurance within 14 days after the date of providing 991
1473	1473	the mailing of notice of crash by the department in the form and 992
1474	1474	manner as it may designate. Upon receipt of evidence that an 993
1475	1475	automobile liability policy or motor vehicle liability policy 994
1476	1476	was in effect at the time of the crash or conviction case, the 995
1477	1477	department shall forward to the insurer such information for 996
1478	1478	verification in a method as determined by the department. The 997
1479	1479	insurer shall respond to the department within 20 days after the 998
1480	1480	notice whether or not such information is valid. If the 999
1481	1481	department determines that an automobile liability policy or 1000
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1490	1490	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1492	1492
1493	1493
1494	1494	motor vehicle liability policy was not in effect and did not 1001
1495	1495	provide coverage for both the owner and the operator, it shall 1002
1496	1496	take action as it is authorized to do under this chapter. 1003
1497	1497	Section 33. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1004
1498	1498	324.171, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1005
1499	1499	324.171 Self-insurer.— 1006
1500	1500	(1) Any person may qualify as a self -insurer by obtaining 1007
1501	1501	a certificate of self -insurance from the department which may, 1008
1502	1502	in its discretion and upon application of such a person, issue 1009
1503	1503	said certificate of self -insurance when such person has 1010
1504	1504	satisfied the requirements of this section to qualify as a self -1011
1505	1505	insurer under this section: 1012
1506	1506	(c) The owner of a qualified commercial motor vehicle, as 1013
1507	1507	defined in s. 207.002 or s. 320.01, may qualify as a self -1014
1508	1508	insurer subject to the standards provided for in subparagraph 1015
1509	1509	(b)2. 1016
1510	1510	Section 34. Subsection (3) of section 328.30, Florida 1017
1511	1511	Statutes, is amended to read: 1018
1512	1512	328.30 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means. — 1019
1513	1513	(3) The department may collect electronic mail addresses 1020
1514	1514	and use electronic mail in lieu of the United States Postal 1021
1515	1515	Service as a method of delivering notices to the owner of a 1022
1516	1516	vessel for the purpose of providing renewal notices . 1023
1517	1517	Section 35. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 1024