Florida Senate - 2016                       CS for CS for SB 772
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Appropriations; and Commerce and Tourism;
       and Senator Richter
       
       576-03010-16                                           2016772c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to regulated service providers;
    3         amending s. 472.007, F.S.; revising the composition of
    4         the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers;
    5         amending s. 472.015, F.S.; requiring the Department of
    6         Agriculture and Consumer Services to waive the initial
    7         land surveying and mapping license fee for certain
    8         veterans, the spouses of such veterans, or certain
    9         business entities that have a majority ownership held
   10         by such veterans or spouses; amending s. 493.6105,
   11         F.S.; waiving the initial application fee for veterans
   12         for certain private investigative, private security,
   13         and repossession service licenses; revising certain
   14         fees for initial license applications; amending s.
   15         493.6106, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring that
   16         certain applicants submit additional documentation
   17         establishing state residency; amending s. 493.6107,
   18         F.S.; waiving the initial license fees for veterans
   19         for certain private investigative, private security,
   20         and repossession service licenses; amending s.
   21         493.6108, F.S.; beginning on a specified date,
   22         requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to retain
   23         fingerprints submitted for private investigative,
   24         private security, and repossession service licenses,
   25         to enter such fingerprints into the statewide
   26         automated biometric identification system and the
   27         Federal Bureau of Investigation’s national retained
   28         print arrest notification program, and to report any
   29         arrest record information to the Department of
   30         Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring the
   31         department to provide information about an arrest of a
   32         licensee for certain crime within the state to the
   33         agency that employs the licensee; amending s.
   34         493.6113, F.S.; clarifying the renewal requirements
   35         for Class “K” licenses; requiring a person holding a
   36         private investigative, private security, or
   37         repossession service license issued before a certain
   38         date to submit, upon first renewal of the license, a
   39         full set of fingerprints and a fingerprint processing
   40         fee; amending ss. 493.6202, 493.6302, and 493.6402,
   41         F.S.; waiving initial license fees for veterans for
   42         certain private investigative, private security, and
   43         repossession service licenses; amending s. 501.0125,
   44         F.S.; revising the definition of the term “health
   45         studio”; defining the term “personal trainer”;
   46         amending s. 501.015, F.S.; requiring the department to
   47         waive the initial health studio registration fee for
   48         certain veterans, the spouses of such veterans, or
   49         certain business entities that have a majority
   50         ownership held by such veterans or spouses; amending
   51         s. 501.605, F.S.; prohibiting the use of a mail drop
   52         as a street address for the principal location of a
   53         commercial telephone seller; requiring the department
   54         to waive the initial commercial telephone seller
   55         license fee for certain veterans, the spouses of such
   56         veterans, or certain business entities that have a
   57         majority ownership held by such veterans or spouses;
   58         amending s. 501.607, F.S.; requiring the department to
   59         waive the initial telephone salesperson license fees
   60         for certain veterans, the spouses of such veterans, or
   61         certain business entities that have a majority
   62         ownership held by such veterans or spouses; amending
   63         s. 507.03, F.S.; requiring the department to waive the
   64         initial registration fee for an intrastate mover for
   65         certain veterans, the spouses of such veterans, or
   66         certain business entities that have a majority
   67         ownership held by such veterans or spouses; amending
   68         s. 527.02, F.S.; requiring the department to waive the
   69         original liquefied petroleum gas license fee for
   70         certain veterans, the spouses of such veterans, or
   71         certain business entities that have a majority
   72         ownership held by such veterans or spouses; amending
   73         s. 527.021, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring a fee
   74         for registering transport vehicles; amending s.
   75         531.37, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
   76         “weights and measures”; amending s. 531.415, F.S.;
   77         revising the fees for actual metrology laboratory
   78         calibration and testing services; amending s. 531.60,
   79         F.S.; clarifying the applicability of permits for
   80         commercially operated or tested weights or measures
   81         instruments or devices; requiring a new permit
   82         application if a new owner acquires and moves an
   83         instrument or a device; requiring a business to notify
   84         the department of certain information under certain
   85         circumstances; deleting a provision authorizing the
   86         department to test weights and measures instruments or
   87         devices under certain circumstances; amending s.
   88         531.61, F.S.; clarifying provisions exempting certain
   89         instruments or devices from specified requirements;
   90         amending s. 531.62, F.S.; specifying that the
   91         commercial use permit fee is based upon the number and
   92         types of instruments or devices permitted; revising
   93         the expiration date of the commercial use permit;
   94         requiring annual and biennial commercial use permit
   95         renewals to meet the same requirements; amending s.
   96         531.63, F.S.; revising the commercial use permit fees
   97         and fee structures; amending s. 531.65, F.S.;
   98         clarifying that the department may use one or more of
   99         the prescribed penalties for the unauthorized use of a
  100         weights and measures instrument or device; amending s.
  101         539.001, F.S.; requiring the department to waive the
  102         initial pawnbroker license fee for certain veterans,
  103         the spouses of such veterans, or certain business
  104         entities that have a majority ownership held by such
  105         veterans or spouses; amending s. 559.904, F.S.;
  106         requiring the department to waive the initial motor
  107         vehicle repair shop registration fee for certain
  108         veterans, the spouses of such veterans, or certain
  109         business entities that have a majority ownership held
  110         by such veterans or spouses; creating s. 559.9191,
  111         F.S.; requiring motor vehicle repair shops to meet
  112         certain conditions before seeking certain funds from
  113         insurers; providing requirements for obtaining certain
  114         customer consent; amending s. 559.927, F.S.; revising
  115         definitions; amending s. 559.928, F.S.; requiring the
  116         department to waive the initial seller of travel
  117         registration fee for certain veterans, the spouses of
  118         such veterans, or certain business entities that have
  119         a majority ownership held by such veterans or spouses;
  120         requiring independent agents to annually file an
  121         application, rather than an affidavit; requiring each
  122         advertisement or certificate and other travel
  123         documents to include a specified phrase; deleting a
  124         provision requiring an advertisement to include a
  125         specified phrase; revising the circumstances under
  126         which the department may deny or refuse to renew a
  127         registration; authorizing the department to revoke the
  128         registration of a seller of travel under certain
  129         circumstances; creating s. 559.9281, F.S.; requiring
  130         the Department of Education to provide and maintain a
  131         list of approved student tour operators; requiring the
  132         department to adopt rules; specifying minimum
  133         standards for such operators; amending s. 559.929,
  134         F.S.; revising certain security requirements; amending
  135         s. 559.9295, F.S.; revising the documents that certain
  136         sellers of travel are required to submit and disclose
  137         to the department; deleting provisions relating to the
  138         duties of the department; amending s. 559.932, F.S.;
  139         requiring that certain disclosures be made in a
  140         specified type size; revising the language that must
  141         be included in certain disclosures; requiring the
  142         department to review copies of certain certificates
  143         and contracts for compliance with disclosure
  144         requirements; specifying that the submission of
  145         certain materials or department response does not
  146         constitute approval, recommendation, endorsement, or
  147         verification; amending s. 559.933, F.S.; making
  148         technical changes; amending s. 559.9335, F.S.;
  149         revising violations relating to the sale of travel;
  150         amending s. 559.935, F.S.; deleting a provision
  151         requiring an affiliate to file an affidavit of
  152         exemption in order to obtain a specified exemption;
  153         adding embezzlement as a crime for which the
  154         department may revoke certain exemptions; amending s.
  155         559.936, F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending
  156         s. 616.242, F.S.; exempting water-related amusement
  157         rides operated by lodging and food service
  158         establishments and membership campgrounds, amusement
  159         rides at private, membership-only facilities, and
  160         nonprofit permanent facilities from certain safety
  161         standards; authorizing owners or managers of amusement
  162         rides to use alternative forms to record ride
  163         inspections and employee training; amending s.
  164         713.585, F.S.; revising certain notice requirements;
  165         authorizing the owner of a vehicle or a person
  166         claiming an interest in the vehicle or in a lien
  167         thereon to post a bond to recover possession of a
  168         vehicle held by a lienor; requiring the clerk of the
  169         court to issue a certificate notifying the lienor of
  170         the posting of bond; establishing procedures and
  171         requirements for a vehicle owner to reclaim such
  172         vehicles recovered by a lienholder; authorizing courts
  173         to award damages based on claims relating to the
  174         enforcement of certain lien and recovery rights;
  175         requiring courts to provide for the immediate payment
  176         of proceeds and awards and immediate release of bonds;
  177         amending s. 790.06, F.S.; revising the requirements
  178         for issuance of a concealed weapon or firearm license;
  179         requiring directions for expedited processing requests
  180         in the license application form; revising the initial
  181         and renewal fees for a concealed weapon or firearm
  182         license; providing a process for expediting
  183         applications for servicemembers and veterans;
  184         requiring that notice of the suspension or revocation
  185         of a concealed weapon or firearm license or the
  186         suspension of the processing of an application for
  187         such license be given by personal delivery or first
  188         class mail; specifying deadlines for requests for a
  189         hearing for suspensions or revocations; specifying
  190         standards of proof for notice of suspensions or
  191         revocations; requiring concealed weapon or firearm
  192         license renewals to include an affidavit submitted
  193         under oath and under penalty of perjury, rather than a
  194         notarized affidavit, as of a specified date; amending
  195         s. 790.0625, F.S.; authorizing certain tax collector
  196         offices, upon approval and confirmation of license
  197         issuance by the department, to print and deliver
  198         concealed weapon or firearm licenses; amending ss.
  199         559.917, 559.9285, and 559.937, F.S.; conforming
  200         provisions; providing an appropriation; providing
  201         effective dates.
  202          
  203  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  204  
  205         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 472.007, Florida
  206  Statutes, is amended to read:
  207         472.007 Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.—There
  208  is created in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
  209  Services the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.
  210         (1) The board shall consist of nine members, seven six of
  211  whom shall be registered surveyors and mappers primarily engaged
  212  in the practice of surveying and mapping, one of whom shall be a
  213  registered surveyor and mapper with the designation of
  214  photogrammetrist, and two of whom shall be laypersons who are
  215  not and have never been surveyors and mappers or members of any
  216  closely related profession or occupation.
  217         Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 472.015, Florida
  218  Statutes, is amended to read:
  219         472.015 Licensure.—
  220         (3)(a) Before the issuance of any license, the department
  221  may charge an initial license fee as determined by rule of the
  222  board. Upon receipt of the appropriate license fee, except as
  223  provided in subsection (6), the department shall issue a license
  224  to any person certified by the board, or its designee, as having
  225  met the applicable requirements imposed by law or rule. However,
  226  an applicant who is not otherwise qualified for licensure is not
  227  entitled to licensure solely based on a passing score on a
  228  required examination.
  229         (b) The department shall waive the initial license fee for
  230  an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed
  231  Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that
  232  has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the
  233  department receives an application, in a format prescribed by
  234  the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s
  235  discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To
  236  qualify for the waiver, a veteran must provide to the department
  237  a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
  238  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  239  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  240  Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must provide to the department
  241  a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United
  242  States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  243  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  244  Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate
  245  verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the veteran at
  246  the time of discharge; or a business entity must provide to the
  247  department proof that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds
  248  a majority ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD
  249  Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense,
  250  or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the
  251  Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a
  252  valid marriage license or certificate verifying that the spouse
  253  of the veteran was lawfully married to the veteran at the time
  254  of discharge.
  255         Section 3. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (1) of
  256  section 493.6105, Florida Statutes, and paragraph (j) of
  257  subsection (3) of that section is amended, to read:
  258         493.6105 Initial application for license.—
  259         (1) Each individual, partner, or principal officer in a
  260  corporation, shall file with the department a complete
  261  application accompanied by an application fee not to exceed $60,
  262  except that the applicant for a Class “D” or Class “G” license
  263  is not required to submit an application fee. The application
  264  fee is not refundable.
  265         (c) The initial application fee for a veteran, as defined
  266  in s. 1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class
  267  “C,” Class “CC,” Class “DI,” Class “E,” Class “EE,” Class “K,”
  268  Class “M,” Class “MA,” Class “MB,” Class “MR,” or Class “RI”
  269  license within 24 months after being discharged from a branch of
  270  the United States Armed Forces. An eligible veteran must include
  271  a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
  272  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  273  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  274  Affairs with his or her application in order to obtain a waiver.
  275         (3) The application must contain the following information
  276  concerning the individual signing the application:
  277         (j) A full set of fingerprints, a fingerprint processing
  278  fee, and a fingerprint retention fee. The fingerprint processing
  279  and retention fees shall to be established by rule of the
  280  department based upon costs determined by state and federal
  281  agency charges and department processing costs, which must
  282  include the cost of retaining the fingerprints in the statewide
  283  automated biometric identification system established in s.
  284  943.05(2)(b) and the cost of enrolling the fingerprints in the
  285  national retained print arrest notification program as required
  286  under s. 493.6108. An applicant who has, within the immediately
  287  preceding 6 months, submitted such fingerprints and fees fee for
  288  licensing purposes under this chapter and who still holds a
  289  valid license is not required to submit another set of
  290  fingerprints or another fingerprint processing fee. An applicant
  291  who holds multiple licenses issued under this chapter is
  292  required to pay only a single fingerprint retention fee.
  293         Section 4. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
  294  493.6106, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  295         493.6106 License requirements; posting.—
  296         (1) Each individual licensed by the department must:
  297         (f) Be a citizen or permanent legal resident alien of the
  298  United States or have appropriate authorization issued by the
  299  United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United
  300  States Department of Homeland Security.
  301         1. An applicant for a Class “C,” Class “CC,” Class “D,”
  302  Class “DI,” Class “E,” Class “EE,” Class “M,” Class “MA,” Class
  303  “MB,” Class “MR,” or Class “RI” license who is not a United
  304  States citizen must submit proof of current employment
  305  authorization issued by the United States Citizenship and
  306  Immigration Services or proof that she or he is deemed a
  307  permanent legal resident alien by the United States Citizenship
  308  and Immigration Services.
  309         2. An applicant for a Class “G” or Class “K” license who is
  310  not a United States citizen must submit proof that she or he is
  311  deemed a permanent legal resident alien by the United States
  312  Citizenship and Immigration Services, together with additional
  313  documentation establishing that she or he has resided in the
  314  state of residence shown on the application for at least 90
  315  consecutive days before the date that the application is
  316  submitted.
  317         3. An applicant for an agency or school license who is not
  318  a United States citizen or permanent legal resident alien must
  319  submit documentation issued by the United States Citizenship and
  320  Immigration Services stating that she or he is lawfully in the
  321  United States and is authorized to own and operate the type of
  322  agency or school for which she or he is applying. An employment
  323  authorization card issued by the United States Citizenship and
  324  Immigration Services is not sufficient documentation.
  325         Section 5. Subsection (6) is added to section 493.6107,
  326  Florida Statutes, to read:
  327         493.6107 Fees.—
  328         (6) The initial license fee for a veteran, as defined in s.
  329  1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “M” or
  330  Class “K” license within 24 months after being discharged from
  331  any branch of the United States Armed Forces. An eligible
  332  veteran must include a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued
  333  by the United States Department of Defense, or another
  334  acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department
  335  of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her application in order to
  336  obtain a waiver.
  337         Section 6. Subsections (4) and (5) are added to section
  338  493.6108, Florida Statutes, to read:
  339         493.6108 Investigation of applicants by Department of
  340  Agriculture and Consumer Services.—
  341         (4)Beginning January 1, 2017, the Department of Law
  342  Enforcement shall:
  343         (a) Retain and enter into the statewide automated biometric
  344  identification system established in s. 943.05(2)(b) all
  345  fingerprints submitted to the Department of Agriculture and
  346  Consumer Services pursuant to this chapter.
  347         (b) When the Department of Law Enforcement begins
  348  participation in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s national
  349  retained print arrest notification program, enroll such
  350  fingerprints in the program. The fingerprints must thereafter be
  351  available for arrest notifications and all purposes and uses
  352  authorized for arrest fingerprint submissions entered into the
  353  statewide automated biometric identification system established
  354  in s. 943.05(2)(b).
  355         (c) Search all arrest fingerprints against fingerprints
  356  retained.
  357         (d) Report to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
  358  Services any arrest record that it identifies or that is
  359  identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  360         (5) If the department receives information about an arrest
  361  within the state of a person who holds a valid license issued
  362  under this chapter for a crime that could potentially disqualify
  363  the person from holding such a license, the department must
  364  provide the arrest information to the agency that employs the
  365  licensee.
  366         Section 7. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 493.6113,
  367  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  368         493.6113 Renewal application for licensure.—
  369         (1) A license granted under the provisions of this chapter
  370  shall be renewed biennially by the department, except for Class
  371  “A,” Class “B,” Class “AB,” Class “K,” Class “R,” and branch
  372  agency licenses, which shall be renewed every 3 years.
  373         (3) Each licensee is responsible for renewing his or her
  374  license on or before its expiration by filing with the
  375  department an application for renewal accompanied by payment of
  376  the renewal fee and the fingerprint retention fee to cover the
  377  cost of ongoing retention in the statewide automated biometric
  378  identification system established in s. 943.05(2)(b) prescribed
  379  license fee. Upon the first renewal of a license issued under
  380  this chapter before January 1, 2017, the licensee shall submit a
  381  full set of fingerprints and fingerprint processing fees to
  382  cover the cost of entering the fingerprints into the statewide
  383  automated biometric identification system pursuant to s.
  384  493.6108(4)(a) and, if applicable, enrollment in the Federal
  385  Bureau of Investigation’s national retained print arrest
  386  notification program. Subsequent renewals may be completed
  387  without submission of a new set of fingerprints.
  388         (a) Each Class “B” licensee shall additionally submit on a
  389  form prescribed by the department a certification of insurance
  390  that evidences that the licensee maintains coverage as required
  391  under s. 493.6110.
  392         (b) Each Class “G” licensee shall additionally submit proof
  393  that he or she has received during each year of the license
  394  period a minimum of 4 hours of firearms recertification training
  395  taught by a Class “K” licensee and has complied with such other
  396  health and training requirements that the department shall adopt
  397  by rule. Proof of completion of firearms recertification
  398  training shall be submitted to the department upon completion of
  399  the training. If the licensee fails to complete the required 4
  400  hours of annual training during the first year of the 2-year
  401  term of the license, the license shall be automatically
  402  suspended. The licensee must complete the minimum number of
  403  hours of range and classroom training required at the time of
  404  initial licensure and submit proof of completion of such
  405  training to the department before the license may be reinstated.
  406  If the licensee fails to complete the required 4 hours of annual
  407  training during the second year of the 2-year term of the
  408  license, the licensee must complete the minimum number of hours
  409  of range and classroom training required at the time of initial
  410  licensure and submit proof of completion of such training to the
  411  department before the license may be renewed. The department may
  412  waive the firearms training requirement if:
  413         1. The applicant provides proof that he or she is currently
  414  certified as a law enforcement officer or correctional officer
  415  under the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission and
  416  has completed law enforcement firearms requalification training
  417  annually during the previous 2 years of the licensure period;
  418         2. The applicant provides proof that he or she is currently
  419  certified as a federal law enforcement officer and has received
  420  law enforcement firearms training administered by a federal law
  421  enforcement agency annually during the previous 2 years of the
  422  licensure period; or
  423         3. The applicant submits a valid firearm certificate among
  424  those specified in s. 493.6105(6)(a) and provides proof of
  425  having completed requalification training during the previous 2
  426  years of the licensure period.
  427         (c) Each Class “DS” or Class “RS” licensee shall
  428  additionally submit the current curriculum, examination, and
  429  list of instructors.
  430         (d) Each Class “K” licensee shall additionally submit one
  431  of the certificates specified under s. 493.6105(6) as proof that
  432  he or she remains certified to provide firearms instruction.
  433         Section 8. Subsection (4) is added to section 493.6202,
  434  Florida Statutes, to read:
  435         493.6202 Fees.—
  436         (4) The initial license fee for a veteran, as defined in s.
  437  1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “C,”
  438  Class “CC,” or Class “MA” license within 24 months after being
  439  discharged from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. An
  440  eligible veteran must include a copy of his or her DD Form 214,
  441  as issued by the United States Department of Defense, or another
  442  acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department
  443  of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her application in order to
  444  obtain a waiver.
  445         Section 9. Subsection (4) is added to section 493.6302,
  446  Florida Statutes, to read:
  447         493.6302 Fees.—
  448         (4) The initial license fee for a veteran, as defined in s.
  449  1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “D,”
  450  Class “DI,” or Class “MB” license within 24 months after being
  451  discharged from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. An
  452  eligible veteran must include a copy of his or her DD Form 214,
  453  as issued by the United States Department of Defense, or another
  454  acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department
  455  of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her application in order to
  456  obtain a waiver.
  457         Section 10. Subsection (4) is added to section 493.6402,
  458  Florida Statutes, to read:
  459         493.6402 Fees.—
  460         (4) The initial license fee for a veteran, as defined in s.
  461  1.01, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “E,”
  462  Class “EE,” Class “MR,” or Class “RI” license within 24 months
  463  after being discharged from any branch of the United States
  464  Armed Forces. An eligible veteran must include a copy of his or
  465  her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of
  466  Defense, or another acceptable form of identification as
  467  specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her
  468  application in order to obtain a waiver.
  469         Section 11. Subsection (1) of section 501.0125, Florida
  470  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (6) is added to that
  471  section, to read:
  472         501.0125 Health studios; definitions.—For purposes of ss.
  473  501.012-501.019, the following terms shall have the following
  474  meanings:
  475         (1) “Health studio” means any person who is engaged in the
  476  sale of services for instruction, training, or assistance in a
  477  program of physical exercise or in the sale of services for the
  478  right or privilege to use equipment or facilities in furtherance
  479  of a program of physical exercise. The term does not include an
  480  individual acting as a personal trainer.
  481         (6) “Personal trainer” means an individual:
  482         (a) Who does not have an established place of business for
  483  the primary purpose of the conducting of physical exercise;
  484         (b) Whose provision of exercise equipment is incidental to
  485  the instruction provided; and
  486         (c) Who does not accept payment for services that are to be
  487  rendered more than 30 days after the date of payment.
  488         Section 12. Subsection (2) of section 501.015, Florida
  489  Statutes, is amended to read:
  490         501.015 Health studios; registration requirements and
  491  fees.—Each health studio shall:
  492         (2) Remit an annual registration fee of $300 to the
  493  department at the time of registration for each of the health
  494  studio’s business locations. The department shall waive the
  495  initial registration fee for an honorably discharged veteran of
  496  the United States Armed Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or
  497  a business entity that has a majority ownership held by such a
  498  veteran or spouse if the department receives an application, in
  499  a format prescribed by the department, within 60 months after
  500  the date of the veteran’s discharge from any branch of the
  501  United States Armed Forces. To qualify for the waiver, a veteran
  502  must provide to the department a copy of his or her DD Form 214,
  503  as issued by the United States Department of Defense, or another
  504  acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department
  505  of Veterans’ Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must provide to
  506  the department a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by
  507  the United States Department of Defense, or another acceptable
  508  form of identification as specified by the Department of
  509  Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or
  510  certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the
  511  veteran at the time of discharge; or a business entity must
  512  provide to the department proof that a veteran or the spouse of
  513  a veteran holds a majority ownership in the business, a copy of
  514  the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
  515  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  516  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  517  Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license
  518  or certificate verifying that the spouse of the veteran was
  519  lawfully married to the veteran at the time of discharge.
  520         Section 13. Paragraph (j) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  521  (b) of subsection (5) of section 501.605, Florida Statutes, are
  522  amended to read:
  523         501.605 Licensure of commercial telephone sellers.—
  524         (2) An applicant for a license as a commercial telephone
  525  seller must submit to the department, in such form as it
  526  prescribes, a written application for the license. The
  527  application must set forth the following information:
  528         (j) The complete street address of each location,
  529  designating the principal location, from which the applicant
  530  will be doing business. The street address may not be If any
  531  location is a mail drop, this shall be disclosed as such.
  532  
  533  The application shall be accompanied by a copy of any: Script,
  534  outline, or presentation the applicant will require or suggest a
  535  salesperson to use when soliciting, or, if no such document is
  536  used, a statement to that effect; sales information or
  537  literature to be provided by the applicant to a salesperson; and
  538  sales information or literature to be provided by the applicant
  539  to a purchaser in connection with any solicitation.
  540         (5) An application filed pursuant to this part must be
  541  verified and accompanied by:
  542         (b) A fee for licensing in the amount of $1,500. The fee
  543  shall be deposited into the General Inspection Trust Fund. The
  544  department shall waive the initial license fee for an honorably
  545  discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, the spouse
  546  of such a veteran, or a business entity that has a majority
  547  ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the department
  548  receives an application, in a format prescribed by the
  549  department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s
  550  discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To
  551  qualify for the waiver, a veteran must provide to the department
  552  a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
  553  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  554  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  555  Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must provide to the department
  556  a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United
  557  States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  558  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  559  Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate
  560  verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the veteran at
  561  the time of discharge; or a business entity must provide to the
  562  department proof that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds
  563  a majority ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD
  564  Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense,
  565  or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the
  566  Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a
  567  valid marriage license or certificate verifying that the spouse
  568  of the veteran was lawfully married to the veteran at the time
  569  of discharge.
  570         Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  571  501.607, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  572         501.607 Licensure of salespersons.—
  573         (2) An application filed pursuant to this section must be
  574  verified and be accompanied by:
  575         (b) A fee for licensing in the amount of $50 per
  576  salesperson. The fee shall be deposited into the General
  577  Inspection Trust Fund. The fee for licensing may be paid after
  578  the application is filed, but must be paid within 14 days after
  579  the applicant begins work as a salesperson. The department shall
  580  waive the initial license fee for an honorably discharged
  581  veteran of the United States Armed Forces, the spouse of such a
  582  veteran, or a business entity that has a majority ownership held
  583  by such a veteran or spouse if the department receives an
  584  application, in a format prescribed by the department, within 60
  585  months after the date of the veteran’s discharge from any branch
  586  of the United States Armed Forces. To qualify for the waiver, a
  587  veteran must provide to the department a copy of his or her DD
  588  Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense,
  589  or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the
  590  Department of Veterans’ Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must
  591  provide to the department a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214,
  592  as issued by the United States Department of Defense, or another
  593  acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department
  594  of Veterans’ Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or
  595  certificate verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the
  596  veteran at the time of discharge; or a business entity must
  597  provide to the department proof that a veteran or the spouse of
  598  a veteran holds a majority ownership in the business, a copy of
  599  the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
  600  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  601  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  602  Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a valid marriage license
  603  or certificate verifying that the spouse of the veteran was
  604  lawfully married to the veteran at the time of discharge.
  605         Section 15. Subsection (3) of section 507.03, Florida
  606  Statutes, is amended to read:
  607         507.03 Registration.—
  608         (3)(a) Registration fees shall be calculated at the rate of
  609  $300 per year per mover or moving broker. All amounts collected
  610  shall be deposited by the Chief Financial Officer to the credit
  611  of the General Inspection Trust Fund of the department for the
  612  sole purpose of administration of this chapter.
  613         (b) The department shall waive the initial registration fee
  614  for an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed
  615  Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that
  616  has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the
  617  department receives an application, in a format prescribed by
  618  the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s
  619  discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To
  620  qualify for the waiver, a veteran must provide to the department
  621  a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
  622  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  623  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  624  Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must provide to the department
  625  a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United
  626  States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  627  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  628  Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate
  629  verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the veteran at
  630  the time of discharge; or a business entity must provide to the
  631  department proof that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds
  632  a majority ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD
  633  Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense,
  634  or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the
  635  Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a
  636  valid marriage license or certificate verifying that the spouse
  637  of the veteran was lawfully married to the veteran at the time
  638  of discharge.
  639         Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 527.02, Florida
  640  Statutes, is amended to read:
  641         527.02 License; penalty; fees.—
  642         (3)(a) An Any applicant for an original license who submits
  643  an whose application is submitted during the last 6 months of
  644  the license year may have the original license fee reduced by
  645  one-half for the 6-month period. This provision applies shall
  646  apply only to those companies applying for an original license
  647  and may shall not be applied to licensees who held a license
  648  during the previous license year and failed to renew the
  649  license. The department may refuse to issue an initial license
  650  to an any applicant who is under investigation in any
  651  jurisdiction for an action that would constitute a violation of
  652  this chapter until such time as the investigation is complete.
  653         (b) The department shall waive the initial license fee for
  654  an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed
  655  Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that
  656  has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the
  657  department receives an application, in a format prescribed by
  658  the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s
  659  discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To
  660  qualify for the waiver, a veteran must provide to the department
  661  a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
  662  Department of Defense or another acceptable form of
  663  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  664  Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must provide to the department
  665  a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United
  666  States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  667  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  668  Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate
  669  verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the veteran at
  670  the time of discharge; or a business entity must provide to the
  671  department proof that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds
  672  a majority ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD
  673  Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense,
  674  or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the
  675  Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a
  676  valid marriage license or certificate verifying that the spouse
  677  of the veteran was lawfully married to the veteran at the time
  678  of discharge.
  679         Section 17. Subsection (4) of section 527.021, Florida
  680  Statutes, is amended to read:
  681         527.021 Registration of transport vehicles.—
  682         (4) An inspection fee of $50 shall be assessed for each
  683  registered vehicle inspected by the department pursuant to s.
  684  527.061. All inspection fees collected in connection with this
  685  section shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund
  686  for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter.
  687         Section 18. Subsection (1) of section 531.37, Florida
  688  Statutes, is amended to read:
  689         531.37 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
  690         (1) “Weights and measures” means all weights and measures
  691  of every kind, instruments, and devices for weighing and
  692  measuring, and any appliance and accessories associated with any
  693  or all such instruments and devices, excluding those weights and
  694  measures used for the purpose of inspecting the accuracy of
  695  devices used in conjunction with aviation fuel.
  696         Section 19. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 531.415,
  697  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  698         531.415 Fees.—
  699         (1) The department shall charge and collect fees of not
  700  more than the following fees for actual metrology laboratory
  701  calibration and testing services rendered:
  702         (a) For each mass standard that is tested or certified to
  703  meet tolerances less stringent than American National Standards
  704  Institute/American Society for Testing and Materials (ANSI/ASTM)
  705  Standard E617 Class 4, the department shall charge a fee of not
  706  more than:
  707         Weight                                           Fee/Unit
  708         0 - 2 lb.                                              $6
  709         3 - 10 lb.                                             $8
  710         11 - 50 lb.                                           $12
  711         51 - 500 lb.                                          $20
  712         501 - 1000 lb.                                        $30
  713         1001 - 2500 lb.                                       $40
  714         2501 - 5000 lb.                                       $50
  715         (b) For each mass standard that is tested or certified to
  716  meet ANSI/ASTM Standard Class 4 or National Institute of
  717  Standards and Technology Class P tolerances, the department
  718  shall charge a fee of not more than:
  719         Weight                                           Fee/Unit
  720         0 - 10 lb.                                            $20
  721         11 - 50 lb.                                           $30
  722         51 - 500 lb.                                          $40
  723         501 - 1000 lb.                                        $50
  724         1001 - 2500 lb.                                       $60
  725         2501 - 5000 lb.                                       $75
  726         (c) For each mass standard that is calibrated to determine
  727  actual mass or apparent mass values, the department shall charge
  728  a fee of not more than:
  729         Weight                                           Fee/Unit
  730         0 - 20 lb.                                            $40
  731         21 - 50 lb.                                           $50
  732         51 - 1000 lb.                                         $70
  733         1001 - 2500 lb.                                      $150
  734         2501 - 5000 lb.                                      $250
  735         (d) For each volumetric flask, graduate, or test measure,
  736  the department shall charge a fee of not more than:
  737         Vessel                                     Fee/Test Point
  738         0 - 5 gal.                                            $35
  739         Over 5 gal.         Plus $0.75 for each additional gallon
  740         (e) For each linear measure that is tested or certified,
  741  the department shall charge a fee of not more than $75.
  742         (e)(f) For each linear measure test that is calibrated to
  743  determine actual values, the department shall charge a fee of
  744  $75 not more than $100.
  745         (g) For each liquid-in-glass or electronic thermometer that
  746  is tested or certified, the department shall charge a fee of not
  747  more than $50.
  748         (f)(h) For each temperature measuring device, liquid-in
  749  glass or electronic thermometer that is calibrated to determine
  750  actual values, the department shall charge a fee of $50 not more
  751  than $100.
  752         (g)(i) For each special test or special preparation, the
  753  department shall charge a fee of not more than $50 per hour.
  754         (2) Each fee is payable to the department at the time the
  755  testing is done, regardless of whether the item tested is
  756  certified. The department may refuse to accept for testing any
  757  item deemed by the department to be unsuitable for its intended
  758  use or not to be in a condition ready for testing. The
  759  department shall deposit all fees collected under this section
  760  into the General Inspection Trust Fund.
  761         Section 20. Section 531.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  762  read:
  763         531.60 Permit for commercially operated or tested weights
  764  or measures instrument or devices.—
  765         (1) A weights and measures instrument or device may not
  766  operate or be used for commercial purposes, as defined by
  767  department rule, within this state without first being permitted
  768  through a valid commercial use permit issued by the department
  769  to the person who owns the weights and measures device, unless
  770  exempted as provided in s. 531.61. Such permit applies only to
  771  the specific location and instrument types or device types
  772  listed on for which the permit was issued. However, the
  773  department may allow such permit to be applicable to a
  774  replacement for the original instrument or device.
  775         (2) If ownership of a business an instrument or device for
  776  which a permit has been issued changes and the instruments or
  777  devices affected by the permit instrument or device:
  778         (a) Remain Remains in the same location, the permit
  779  transfers to the new owner and remains in effect until its
  780  original expiration date. Within 30 days after the change in
  781  ownership, the new owner shall notify the department of the
  782  change and provide the pertinent information regarding the
  783  change in ownership and an updated replacement permit shall be
  784  issued if needed.
  785         (b) Move Moves to a new location, the permit automatically
  786  expires and a new permit must be applied for by the new owner of
  787  the instruments or devices issued which will expire 1 year
  788  following the date of issuance.
  789         (3) A person who holds a permit that has been issued under
  790  this section must notify the department within 30 days after a
  791  change in permit status or if a permit will not be renewed due
  792  to the termination in use or removal of all weighing and
  793  measuring instruments or devices from the permitted location
  794  Weights and measures instruments or devices that are not used
  795  commercially may be tested by the department under this chapter
  796  only if they are permitted and appropriate fees paid as
  797  prescribed by this section and adopted rules.
  798         Section 21. Section 531.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  799  read:
  800         531.61 Exemptions from permit requirement.—Commercial
  801  weights or measures instruments or devices are exempt from the
  802  permit requirements of ss. 531.60-531.66 if:
  803         (1) The device is a taximeter that is licensed, permitted,
  804  or registered by a municipality, county, or other local
  805  government and is tested for accuracy and compliance with state
  806  standards by the local government in cooperation with the state
  807  as authorized in s. 531.421.
  808         (2) The device is used exclusively for weighing railroad
  809  cars and is tested for accuracy and compliance with state
  810  standards by a private testing agency.
  811         (3) The device is used exclusively for measuring aviation
  812  fuel or petroleum products inspected under chapter 525.
  813         Section 22. Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of section
  814  531.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  815         531.62 Permit application and renewal.—
  816         (1) An application for a weights and measures commercial
  817  use permit shall be submitted to the department on a form
  818  prescribed and furnished by the department and must contain such
  819  information as the department may require by rule.
  820         (2) The application must be accompanied by a fee in an
  821  amount determined by the number and types of instruments or
  822  devices covered by the permit as provided by department rule.
  823  However, the fee for each instrument or device listed on the
  824  permit may not exceed the maximum limits set forth in s. 531.63.
  825         (4) A permit expires 2 years 1 year following its date of
  826  issue and must be renewed biennially annually. If a complete an
  827  application package for renewal is not received by the
  828  department before the permit expires within 30 days after its
  829  due date, a late fee of up to $100 must be paid in addition to
  830  the annual commercial use permit fee. However, a person may
  831  elect to renew a commercial use permit on an annual basis rather
  832  than a biennial basis. An annual renewal must meet the same
  833  requirements and conditions as a biennial renewal.
  834         Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection
  835  (2) of section 531.63, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  836         531.63 Maximum permit fees.—The commercial use permit fees
  837  established for weights or measures instruments or devices shall
  838  be in an amount necessary to administer this chapter but may not
  839  exceed the amounts provided in this section.
  840         (1) For weighing devices, the fees must be based on the
  841  manufacturer’s rated capacity or the device’s design and use and
  842  whether measuring by inch or pounds or the metric equivalent:
  843         (a) For weighing devices of up to and including the 100
  844  pound capacity which are used during any portion of the period
  845  covered by the permit, the maximum annual fees per category of
  846  device retail establishment may not exceed the following:
  847         Number of devices
  848         in a single category retail
  849         establishment                                 Maximum Fee
  850         1 to 5                                                $60
  851         6 to 10                                              $150
  852         11 to 30                                             $200
  853         More than 30                                         $300
  854         (2) For other measuring devices, the annual permit fees per
  855  device may not exceed the following:
  856         (a) Mass flow meters having a maximum flow rate of up to
  857  150 pounds per minute......................................$100.
  858  This includes all mass flow meters used to dispense compressed
  859  and liquefied natural gas for retail sale.
  860         (b) Mass flow meters having a maximum flow rate greater
  861  than 150 pounds per minute.................................$500.
  862         (c) Volumetric flow meters having a maximum flow rate of up
  863  to 20 gallons per minute....................................$50.
  864  This includes all devices used to dispense diesel exhaust fluid
  865  for retail sale.
  866         (d) Volumetric flow meters having a maximum flow rate
  867  greater than 20 gallons per minute.........................$100.
  868         (e) Tanks, under 500 gallons capacity, used as measure
  869  containers, with or without gage rods or markers...........$100.
  870         (f) Tanks, 500 or more gallons capacity, used as measure
  871  containers, with or without gage rods or markers...........$200.
  872         (g) Taximeters.......................................$50.
  873         (h) Grain moisture meters............................$25.
  874         (h)(i) Multiple-dimension measuring
  875  devices....................................................$100.
  876         (i) Liquefied petroleum gas bulk delivery vehicles with a
  877  meter owned or leased by a liquefied petroleum gas licensee$150.
  878         Section 24. Section 531.65, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  879  read:
  880         531.65 Unauthorized use; penalties.—If a weights or
  881  measures instrument or device is used commercially without a
  882  valid commercial use permit, the department may do one or more
  883  of the following:
  884         (1) Prohibit the further commercial use of the unpermitted
  885  instrument or device until the proper permit has been issued.;
  886         (2) Employ and attach to the instrument or device such
  887  form, notice, tag, or seal to prevent the continued unauthorized
  888  use of the instrument or device.;
  889         (3) In addition to the permit fees prescribed by rule for
  890  the commercial use of a weights and measures instrument or
  891  device, assess the late fee authorized under s. 531.62.; or
  892         (4) Impose penalties as prescribed in s. 531.50 in addition
  893  to the payment of appropriate permit fees for the commercial use
  894  of a weights and measures instrument or device.
  895         Section 25. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
  896  539.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  897         539.001 The Florida Pawnbroking Act.—
  898         (3) LICENSE REQUIRED.—
  899         (c) Each license is valid for a period of 1 year unless it
  900  is earlier relinquished, suspended, or revoked. Each license
  901  shall be renewed annually, and each licensee shall, initially
  902  and annually thereafter, pay to the agency a license fee of $300
  903  for each license held. The agency shall waive the initial
  904  license fee for an honorably discharged veteran of the United
  905  States Armed Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business
  906  entity that has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or
  907  spouse if the agency receives an application, in a format
  908  prescribed by the agency, within 60 months after the date of the
  909  veteran’s discharge from any branch of the United States Armed
  910  Forces. To qualify for the waiver, a veteran must provide to the
  911  agency a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United
  912  States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  913  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  914  Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must provide to the agency a
  915  copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United
  916  States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  917  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  918  Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate
  919  verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the veteran at
  920  the time of discharge; or a business entity must provide to the
  921  agency proof that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds a
  922  majority ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD
  923  Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense,
  924  or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the
  925  Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a
  926  valid marriage license or certificate verifying that the spouse
  927  of the veteran was lawfully married to the veteran at the time
  928  of discharge.
  929         Section 26. Subsection (3) of section 559.904, Florida
  930  Statutes, is amended to read:
  931         559.904 Motor vehicle repair shop registration;
  932  application; exemption.—
  933         (3)(a) Each application for registration must be
  934  accompanied by a registration fee calculated on a per-year basis
  935  as follows:
  936         1.(a) If the place of business has 1 to 5 employees: $50.
  937         2.(b) If the place of business has 6 to 10 employees: $150.
  938         3.(c) If the place of business has 11 or more employees:
  939  $300.
  940         (b) The department shall waive the initial registration fee
  941  for an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed
  942  Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that
  943  has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the
  944  department receives an application, in a format prescribed by
  945  the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s
  946  discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To
  947  qualify for the waiver, a veteran must provide to the department
  948  a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
  949  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  950  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  951  Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must provide to the department
  952  a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United
  953  States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
  954  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
  955  Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate
  956  verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the veteran at
  957  the time of discharge; or a business entity must provide to the
  958  department proof that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds
  959  a majority ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD
  960  Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense
  961  or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the
  962  Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a
  963  valid marriage license or certificate verifying that the spouse
  964  of the veteran was lawfully married to the veteran at the time
  965  of discharge.
  966         Section 27. Section 559.9191, Florida Statutes, is created
  967  to read:
  968         559.9191Reimbursement from insurers; repair or replacement
  969  of motor vehicle glass.—A motor vehicle repair shop may not
  970  directly seek reimbursement, payment, or benefits from an
  971  insurer for motor vehicle glass repair or replacement unless all
  972  of the following conditions are satisfied:
  973         (1)The customer under whose insurance policy the motor
  974  vehicle glass repair or replacement payment will be sought signs
  975  a document containing the following language in at least 16
  976  point, boldfaced type: “I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM ASSIGNING THE
  977  BENEFITS OF MY INSURANCE POLICY TO A MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP
  978  THAT MAY SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF MY
  979  MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND
  980  THAT IF THE CHARGES ARE NOT FULLY COVERED OR THE COST OF THE
  981  MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT IS NOT FULLY
  982  REIMBURSED BY MY INSURANCE BENEFITS, THE MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR
  983  SHOP MAY SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM ME, PERSONALLY, OR TAKE LEGAL
  984  ACTION AGAINST MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE
  985  THE RIGHT TO CONSULT MY INSURANCE COMPANY OR AGENT ABOUT
  986  ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS BEFORE SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT.”
  987         (2)The motor vehicle repair shop seeks reimbursement only
  988  for the replacement or repair of motor vehicle glass detailed in
  989  the repair invoice required by s. 559.911.
  990         Section 28.  Subsections (1), (7), (8), (10), and (11) and
  991  present subsection (13) of section 559.927, Florida Statutes,
  992  are amended, present subsections (12) and (13) of that section
  993  are redesignated as subsections (13) and (14), respectively, and
  994  a new section (12) is added to that section, to read:
  995         559.927 Definitions.—For the purposes of this part, the
  996  term:
  997         (1) “Accommodations” means any hotel or motel room,
  998  condominium or cooperative unit, cabin, lodge, or apartment; any
  999  other commercial structure designed for occupancy by one or more
 1000  individuals; or any lodging establishment as provided by law.
 1001  The term does not include long-term home rentals covered under a
 1002  lease pursuant to chapter 83.
 1003         (7) “Prearranged travel or, tourist-related services, or
 1004  tour-guide services” includes, but is not limited to, car
 1005  rentals, lodging, transfers, and sightseeing tours and all other
 1006  such services that which are reasonably related to air, sea,
 1007  rail, motor coach, or other medium of transportation, or
 1008  accommodations for which a purchaser receives a premium or
 1009  contracts or pays before prior to or after departure. This term
 1010  These terms also includes include services for which a
 1011  purchaser, whose legal residence is outside the United States,
 1012  contracts or pays before prior to departure, and any arrangement
 1013  by which a purchaser prepays for, receives a reservation or any
 1014  other commitment to provide services before prior to departure
 1015  for, or otherwise arranges for travel directly to a terrorist
 1016  state and which originates in Florida.
 1017         (8) “Purchaser” means the purchaser of, or person otherwise
 1018  entitled to receive, prearranged travel or, tourist-related
 1019  services, or tour-guide services, for a fee or commission, or
 1020  who has acquired a vacation certificate for personal use.
 1021         (10) “Satisfactory consumer complaint history” means no
 1022  unresolved complaints regarding prearranged travel or, tourist
 1023  related services, or tour-guide services are on file with the
 1024  department. A complaint is unresolved when a seller of travel
 1025  does not respond to the department’s efforts to mediate the
 1026  complaint or a complaint where the department has determined
 1027  that a violation of this part has occurred and the complainant
 1028  complaint has not been satisfied by the seller of travel.
 1029         (11) “Seller of travel” means any resident or nonresident
 1030  person, firm, corporation, or business entity that who offers
 1031  for sale, directly or indirectly, at wholesale or retail,
 1032  prearranged travel or, tourist-related services, or tour-guide
 1033  services for individuals or groups, including, but not limited
 1034  to, vacation or tour packages, or vacation certificates in
 1035  exchange for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration.
 1036  The term includes such person, firm, corporation, or business
 1037  entity who sells a vacation certificate to third-party merchants
 1038  for a fee, or in exchange for a commission, or who offers such
 1039  certificates to consumers in exchange for attendance at sales
 1040  presentations. The term also includes any business entity
 1041  offering membership in a travel club or travel services for an
 1042  advance fee or payment, even if no travel contracts or
 1043  certificates or vacation or tour packages are sold by the
 1044  business entity. The term does not include third parties who may
 1045  offer prearranged travel or tourist-related services, but do not
 1046  participate in travel fulfillment or vacation certificate
 1047  redemption.
 1048         (12)“Student tour operator” means any resident or
 1049  nonresident person, firm, corporation, or business entity that
 1050  offers sale, directly or indirectly, at wholesale, prearranged
 1051  travel, tourist-related services, or tour-guide services for
 1052  groups within the educational community for schools districts,
 1053  educators, and students and their families, in exchange for a
 1054  fee, a commission, or any other valuable consideration.
 1055         (13)(12) “Terrorist state” means any state, country, or
 1056  nation designated by the United States Department of State as a
 1057  state sponsor of terrorism.
 1058         (14)(13) “Vacation certificate” means any arrangement,
 1059  plan, program, or vacation package, or advance travel purchase
 1060  that promotes, discusses, or discloses a destination or
 1061  itinerary or type of travel, whereby a purchaser for
 1062  consideration paid in advance is entitled to the use of travel,
 1063  accommodations, or facilities for any number of days, whether
 1064  certain or uncertain, during the period in which the certificate
 1065  can be exercised, and no specific date or dates for its use are
 1066  designated. A vacation certificate does not include prearranged
 1067  travel or, tourist-related services, or tour-guide services when
 1068  a seller of travel remits full payment for the cost of such
 1069  services to the provider or supplier within 10 business days of
 1070  the purchaser’s initial payment to the seller of travel. The
 1071  term does not include travel if exact travel dates are selected,
 1072  guaranteed, and paid for at the time of the purchase.
 1073         Section 29. Subsections (2) through (8) and present
 1074  subsection (9) of section 559.928, Florida Statutes, are
 1075  amended, and a new subsection (9) is added to that section, to
 1076  read:
 1077         559.928 Registration.—
 1078         (2)(a) Registration fees shall be as follows:
 1079         1. Three hundred dollars per year per registrant certifying
 1080  its business activities under s. 559.9285(1)(a).
 1081         2. One thousand dollars per year per registrant certifying
 1082  its business activities under s. 559.9285(1)(b).
 1083         3. Twenty-five hundred dollars per year per registrant
 1084  certifying its business activities under s. 559.9285(1)(c).
 1085         (b) All amounts collected shall be deposited by the Chief
 1086  Financial Officer to the credit of the General Inspection Trust
 1087  Fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 1088  pursuant to s. 570.20, for the sole purpose of administration of
 1089  this part.
 1090         (c) The department shall waive the initial registration fee
 1091  for an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed
 1092  Forces, the spouse of such a veteran, or a business entity that
 1093  has a majority ownership held by such a veteran or spouse if the
 1094  department receives an application, in a format prescribed by
 1095  the department, within 60 months after the date of the veteran’s
 1096  discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. To
 1097  qualify for the waiver, a veteran must provide to the department
 1098  a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States
 1099  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
 1100  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
 1101  Affairs; the spouse of a veteran must provide to the department
 1102  a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214, as issued by the United
 1103  States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of
 1104  identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’
 1105  Affairs, and a copy of a valid marriage license or certificate
 1106  verifying that he or she was lawfully married to the veteran at
 1107  the time of discharge; or a business entity must provide to the
 1108  department proof that a veteran or the spouse of a veteran holds
 1109  a majority ownership in the business, a copy of the veteran’s DD
 1110  Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense,
 1111  or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the
 1112  Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and, if applicable, a copy of a
 1113  valid marriage license or certificate verifying that the spouse
 1114  of the veteran was lawfully married to the veteran at the time
 1115  of discharge.
 1116         (3) Each independent agent shall annually file an
 1117  application affidavit with the department before prior to
 1118  engaging in business in this state. This application affidavit
 1119  must include the independent agent’s full name, legal business
 1120  or trade name, mailing address, business address, telephone
 1121  number, and the name and address of each seller of travel
 1122  represented by the independent agent. A letter evidencing proof
 1123  of filing must be issued by the department and must be
 1124  prominently displayed in the independent agent’s primary place
 1125  of business. Each independent agent must also submit an annual
 1126  registration fee of $50. All moneys collected pursuant to the
 1127  imposition of the fee shall be deposited by the Chief Financial
 1128  Officer into the General Inspection Trust Fund of the Department
 1129  of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the sole purpose of
 1130  administrating this part. As used in this subsection, the term
 1131  “independent agent” means a person who represents a seller of
 1132  travel by soliciting persons on its behalf; who has a written
 1133  contract with a seller of travel which is operating in
 1134  compliance with this part and any rules adopted thereunder; who
 1135  does not receive a fee, commission, or other valuable
 1136  consideration directly from the purchaser for the seller of
 1137  travel; who does not at any time have any unissued ticket stock
 1138  or travel documents in his or her possession; and who does not
 1139  have the ability to issue tickets, vacation certificates, or any
 1140  other travel document. The term “independent agent” does not
 1141  include an affiliate of the seller of travel, as that term is
 1142  used in s. 559.935(3), or the employees of the seller of travel
 1143  or of such affiliates.
 1144         (4) A Any person applying for or renewing a local business
 1145  tax receipt to engage in business as a seller of travel must
 1146  exhibit a current registration certificate from the department
 1147  before the local business tax receipt may be issued or reissued.
 1148         (5) Each contract, advertisement, certificate, or travel
 1149  document of a seller of travel must include the phrase “...(NAME
 1150  OF FIRM)... is registered with the State of Florida as a Seller
 1151  of Travel. Registration No......”
 1152         (6) Each advertisement of a seller of travel must include
 1153  the phrase “Fla. Seller of Travel Reg. No......”
 1154         (6)(7)A No registration is not shall be valid for any
 1155  seller of travel transacting business at any place other than
 1156  that designated in its application, unless the department is
 1157  first notified in writing in advance of any change of location.
 1158  A Nor shall the registration is not be valid for an affiliate of
 1159  the seller of travel who engages in the prearranged travel and
 1160  tourist business. A registration issued under this part may
 1161  shall not be assignable, and the seller of travel may shall not
 1162  be permitted to conduct business under more than one name except
 1163  as registered. A seller of travel desiring to change its
 1164  registered name or location or designated agent for service of
 1165  process at a time other than upon renewal of registration shall
 1166  notify the department of such change.
 1167         (7)(8) Applications under this section are shall be subject
 1168  to the provisions of s. 120.60.
 1169         (8)(9) The department may deny, or refuse to renew, or
 1170  revoke the registration of any seller of travel based upon a
 1171  determination that the seller of travel, or any of its
 1172  directors, officers, owners, or general partners while acting on
 1173  behalf of the seller of travel:
 1174         (a) Has failed to meet the requirements for registration as
 1175  provided in this part;
 1176         (b) Has been convicted of a crime involving fraud, theft,
 1177  embezzlement, dishonest dealing, or any other act of moral
 1178  turpitude or any other act arising out of conduct as a seller of
 1179  travel;
 1180         (c) Has not satisfied a civil fine or penalty arising out
 1181  of any administrative or enforcement action brought by any
 1182  governmental agency or private person based upon conduct
 1183  involving fraud, theft, embezzlement, dishonest dealing, or any
 1184  violation of this part; or
 1185         (d) Has pending against her or him any criminal,
 1186  administrative, or enforcement proceedings in any jurisdiction,
 1187  based upon conduct involving fraud, dishonest dealing, or any
 1188  other act of moral turpitude; or
 1189         (d)(e) Has had a judgment entered against her or him in any
 1190  action brought by the department or the Department of Legal
 1191  Affairs pursuant to ss. 501.201-501.213 or this act part.
 1192         (9)The department may deny or refuse to renew the
 1193  registration of any seller of travel based upon a determination
 1194  by the department that the seller of travel, or any of the
 1195  seller’s directors, officers, owners, or general partners has
 1196  pending against him or her while acting on behalf of the seller
 1197  of travel any criminal, administrative, or enforcement
 1198  proceedings in any jurisdiction, based upon conduct involving
 1199  fraud, theft, embezzlement, or dishonest dealing, or any other
 1200  act of moral turpitude.
 1201         Section 30. Section 559.9281, Florida Statutes, is created
 1202  to read:
 1203         559.9281 Student tour operators.—
 1204         (1)The Department of Education shall provide and maintain
 1205  a list of approved educational student tour operators to serve
 1206  students in primary and secondary schools in all school
 1207  districts within the state.
 1208         (2)The Department of Education shall adopt rules to
 1209  establish the application process and minimum standards for
 1210  those persons wishing to be approved as student tour operators
 1211  under this section. At minimum, a student tour operator must be
 1212  registered and approved by the Department of Agriculture and
 1213  Consumer Services as a seller of travel under s. 559.928,
 1214  maintain adequate insurance coverage as determined by the
 1215  Department of Education, and be current on all state and local
 1216  business taxes.
 1217         Section 31. Subsections (2) through (6) of section 559.929,
 1218  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1219         559.929 Security requirements.—
 1220         (2) The bond must be filed with the department on a form
 1221  adopted by department rule and must be in favor of the
 1222  department for the use and benefit of a consumer traveler who is
 1223  injured by the fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract, or
 1224  financial failure, or any other violation of this part by the
 1225  seller of travel. Such liability may be enforced by proceeding
 1226  in an administrative action as specified in subsection (3) or by
 1227  filing a civil action. However, in such civil action the bond
 1228  posted with the department shall not be amenable or subject to a
 1229  judgment or other legal process issuing out of or from such
 1230  court in connection with such civil action, but such bond shall
 1231  be amenable to and enforceable only by and through
 1232  administrative proceedings before the department. It is the
 1233  intent of the Legislature that such bond be applicable and
 1234  liable only for the payment of claims duly adjudicated by order
 1235  of the department. The bond must be open to successive claims,
 1236  but the aggregate amount awarded may not exceed the amount of
 1237  the bond. In addition to the foregoing, a bond provided by a
 1238  registrant or applicant for registration which certifies its
 1239  business activities under s. 559.9285(1)(b) or (c) must be in
 1240  favor of the department, with payment in the following order of
 1241  priority:
 1242         (a) The expenses for prosecuting the registrant or
 1243  applicant in an administrative or civil action under this part,
 1244  including attorney fees and fees for other professionals, court
 1245  costs or other costs of the proceedings, and all other expenses
 1246  incidental to the action.
 1247         (b) The costs and expenses of investigation before the
 1248  commencement of an administrative or civil action under this
 1249  part.
 1250         (c) An unpaid administrative fine imposed by final order or
 1251  an unpaid civil penalty imposed by final judgment under this
 1252  part.
 1253         (d) Damages or compensation for a consumer traveler injured
 1254  as provided in this subsection.
 1255         (3) A consumer traveler may file a claim against the bond.
 1256  Such claim, which must be submitted in writing on an affidavit
 1257  form adopted by department rule, must be submitted to the
 1258  department within 120 days after an alleged injury has occurred
 1259  or is discovered to have occurred or a judgment has been
 1260  entered. The proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to chapter
 1261  120. For proceedings conducted pursuant to ss. 120.569 and
 1262  120.57, the agency shall act only as a nominal party.
 1263         (4) A consumer who is injured by the applicant, or the
 1264  department or another governmental agency acting on behalf of
 1265  the injured consumer, may bring and maintain an action to
 1266  recover against the bond.
 1267         (5) Any indebtedness determined by final order of the
 1268  department shall be paid by the seller of travel to the
 1269  department within 30 days after the order is entered for
 1270  disbursement to the consumer. If the seller of travel fails to
 1271  make payment within 30 days, the agency shall make a demand for
 1272  payment upon the surety which includes an institution issuing a
 1273  letter of credit or depository on a certificate of deposit. Upon
 1274  failure of a surety to comply with a demand for payment pursuant
 1275  to a final order, the department may file an action in circuit
 1276  court to recover payment, up to the amount of the bond or other
 1277  form of security, pursuant to s. 120.69. If the department
 1278  prevails, the department may recover court costs and reasonable
 1279  attorney fees.
 1280         (6)(5) If the seller of travel is currently the subject of
 1281  an administrative, civil, or criminal action by the department,
 1282  the Department of Legal Affairs, or the state attorney relating
 1283  to compliance with this part, the right to proceed against the
 1284  bond as provided in subsection (3) is suspended until any
 1285  enforcement action becomes final.
 1286         (7)(6) The department may waive the bond requirement on an
 1287  annual basis if the seller of travel has had 5 or more
 1288  consecutive years of experience as a seller of travel in this
 1289  state in compliance with this part, has not had a civil,
 1290  criminal, or administrative action instituted against the seller
 1291  of travel in the vacation and travel business by a governmental
 1292  agency or an action involving fraud, theft, misappropriation of
 1293  property, violation of a statute pertaining to business or
 1294  commerce with a terrorist state, or moral turpitude, or other
 1295  violation of this part and has a satisfactory consumer complaint
 1296  history with the department, and certifies its business
 1297  activities under s. 559.9285. Such waiver may be revoked if the
 1298  seller of travel violates this part. A seller of travel which
 1299  certifies its business activities under s. 559.9285(1)(b) or (c)
 1300  is not entitled to the waiver provided in this subsection.
 1301         Section 32. Subsections (2) and (17) of section 559.9295,
 1302  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1303         559.9295 Submission of vacation certificate documents.
 1304  Sellers of travel who offer vacation certificates must submit
 1305  and disclose to the department with the application for
 1306  registration, and any time such document is changed, but prior
 1307  to the sale of any vacation certificate, the following
 1308  materials:
 1309         (2) A copy of each promotional brochure, pamphlet, form
 1310  letter, registration form, or any other written material
 1311  disseminated in connection with the advertising, promotion, or
 1312  sale of any vacation certificate. Any such promotional materials
 1313  that include terms such “free,” “awarded,” “prize,” “absolutely
 1314  without charge,” and “free of charge,” or similar words or
 1315  groups of words, which might reasonably lead a person to believe
 1316  that he or she may receive, or has been selected to receive,
 1317  something of value without making full or partial compensation
 1318  in any form from the recipient must:
 1319         (a) Clearly and conspicuously display the following
 1320  disclosure in at least 12-point type: ....(NAME OF FIRM).... is
 1321  registered with the State of Florida as a seller of travel,
 1322  Registration No....THIS IS NOT A FREE OFFER. SEE TERMS AND
 1323  CONDITIONS VIA WWW.(OFFER WEBSITE).COM. RESPONSE TO THIS OFFER
 1324  DOES NOT GUARANTEE TRAVEL.” The offer website referred to in the
 1325  disclosure must include, and clearly indicate, the terms and
 1326  conditions for such a vacation certificate offer.
 1327         (b)Disclose the number of individuals who actually
 1328  traveled pursuant to the vacation certificate, as opposed to the
 1329  number of individuals who submitted or otherwise activated the
 1330  vacation certificate, in the 12 months preceding issuance of the
 1331  promotional material.
 1332         (17) Within 10 working days after receipt of any materials
 1333  submitted subsequent to filing an initial registration
 1334  application or any annual renewal thereof, the department shall
 1335  determine whether such materials are adequate to meet the
 1336  requirements of this section. The department shall notify the
 1337  seller of travel that materials submitted are in substantial
 1338  compliance, or shall notify the seller of travel of any specific
 1339  deficiencies. If the department fails to notify the seller of
 1340  travel of its determination within the period specified in this
 1341  subsection, the materials shall be deemed in compliance;
 1342  however, the failure of the department to send notification in
 1343  either case will not relieve the seller of travel from the duty
 1344  of complying with this section.
 1345  
 1346  Neither the submission of these materials nor the department’s
 1347  response implies approval, recommendation, or endorsement by the
 1348  department or that the contents of said materials have been
 1349  verified by the department.
 1350         Section 33. Section 559.932, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1351  to read:
 1352         559.932 Vacation certificate disclosure.—
 1353         (1) A It shall be unlawful for any seller of travel must to
 1354  fail to provide each person solicited with a contract that
 1355  includes which shall include the following information, which
 1356  shall be in 12-point type, unless otherwise specified:
 1357         (a) A space for the date, name, address, and signature of
 1358  the purchaser.
 1359         (b) The expiration date of the vacation certificate and the
 1360  terms and conditions of its extension or renewal, if available.
 1361         (c) The name and business address of any seller of travel
 1362  who may solicit vacation certificate purchasers for further
 1363  purchases, and a full and complete statement as to the nature
 1364  and method of that solicitation.
 1365         (d) The total financial obligation of the purchaser which
 1366  shall include the initial purchase price and any additional
 1367  charges to which the purchaser may be subject, including, but
 1368  not limited to, any per diem, seasonal, reservation, or
 1369  recreational charge.
 1370         (e) The name and street address of any person who has the
 1371  right to alter, amend, or add to the charges to which the
 1372  purchaser may be subject and the terms and conditions under
 1373  which such charges may be imposed.
 1374         (f) If any accommodation or facility which a purchaser
 1375  acquires the right to use pursuant to the vacation certificate
 1376  is not completed at the time the certificate is offered for
 1377  sale, the date of availability of each component of the
 1378  accommodation or facility.
 1379         (g) By means of a section entitled “terms and conditions”:
 1380         1. All eligibility requirements for use of the vacation
 1381  certificate, including, but not limited to, age, sex, marital
 1382  status, group association, residency, or geographic limitations.
 1383         2. All eligibility requirements for use of any discount or
 1384  complimentary coupon or ticket.
 1385         3. A statement as to whether transportation and meals are
 1386  provided pursuant to use of the certificate.
 1387         4. Any room deposit requirement, including all conditions
 1388  for its return or refund.
 1389         5. The manner in which reservation requests are to be made
 1390  and the method by which they are to be confirmed.
 1391         6. Any identification, credential, or other means by which
 1392  a purchaser must establish her or his entitlement to the rights,
 1393  benefits, or privileges of the vacation certificate.
 1394         7. Any restriction or limitation upon transfer of the
 1395  vacation certificate or any right, benefit, or privilege
 1396  thereunder.
 1397         8. Any other term, limitation, condition, or requirement
 1398  material to use of the vacation certificate or any right,
 1399  benefit, or privilege thereunder.
 1400         (h) In immediate proximity to the space reserved in the
 1401  contract for the date and the name, address, and signature of
 1402  the purchaser, the following statement in boldfaced type of a
 1403  size of 10 points:
 1404  
 1405         “YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR
 1406  OBLIGATION WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR RECEIPT
 1407  OF THE VACATION CERTIFICATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER.”
 1408         “YOU MAY ALSO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT IF ACCOMMODATIONS OR
 1409  FACILITIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR USE AS
 1410  PROVIDED IN THE CONTRACT.”
 1411         “TO CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, A SIGNED AND DATED COPY OF A
 1412  STATEMENT THAT YOU ARE CANCELING THE AGREEMENT SHOULD BE MAILED
 1413  AND POSTMARKED, OR DELIVERED TO ...(NAME)... AT ...(ADDRESS)...
 1414  NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT OF ....(DATE).....”
 1415         “IF YOU DECIDE TO CANCEL, YOU MUST NOTIFY THE SELLER IN
 1416  WRITING OF YOUR INTENT TO CANCEL BY RETURNING THE CERTIFICATE
 1417  AND SENDING NOTICE TO: ...(NAME OF SELLER)... AT ...(SELLER’S
 1418  ADDRESS)....”
 1419         (i) In immediate proximity to the statement required in
 1420  paragraph (h), the following statement in boldfaced type of a
 1421  size of 12 10 points:
 1422  
 1423         “NO PURCHASER SHOULD RELY UPON REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN
 1424  THOSE INCLUDED IN THIS CONTRACT.”
 1425  
 1426  However, inclusion of this statement shall not impair any
 1427  purchaser’s right to bring legal action based on verbal
 1428  statements.
 1429         (j) In immediate proximity to the statement required in
 1430  paragraph (i), the following statement:
 1431         “This contract is for the purchase of a vacation
 1432  certificate and puts all assignees on notice of the consumer’s
 1433  right to cancel under section 559.933, Florida Statutes.”
 1434         (2) If a sale or agreement to purchase a vacation
 1435  certificate is completed over the telephone, the seller shall
 1436  inform the purchaser over the telephone that:
 1437         (a) The purchaser may cancel the contract without any
 1438  penalty or obligation within 30 days from the date of purchase
 1439  or receipt of the vacation certificate, whichever occurs later.
 1440         (b) The purchaser may also cancel the contract if
 1441  accommodations or facilities are not available upon request for
 1442  use as provided in the contract.
 1443         (3) Upon receipt of a copy of a vacation certificate or
 1444  contract required pursuant to s. 559.9295, the department shall
 1445  review the certificate or contract for compliance with the
 1446  disclosures required under this section. The submission of the
 1447  certificate or contract, and the department’s response, do not
 1448  imply approval, recommendation, or endorsement by the department
 1449  or that the contents of the certificate or contract have been
 1450  verified by the department.
 1451         Section 34. Section 559.933, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1452  to read:
 1453         559.933 Vacation certificate cancellation and refund
 1454  provisions.—
 1455         (1) A It shall be unlawful for any seller of travel or
 1456  assignee must honor a purchaser’s request to cancel a vacation
 1457  certificate if such request is made:
 1458         (1) To fail or refuse to honor a purchaser’s vacation
 1459  certificate request to cancel if such request is made:
 1460         (a) Within 30 days after from the date of purchase or
 1461  receipt of the vacation certificate, whichever occurs later; or
 1462         (b) At any time accommodations or facilities are not
 1463  available pursuant to a request for use as provided in the
 1464  contract, provided that:
 1465         1. The contract may shall not require notice greater than
 1466  60 days in advance of the date requested for use;
 1467         2. If acceptable to the purchaser, comparable alternate
 1468  accommodations or facilities in a city, or reservations for a
 1469  date different than that requested, may be provided.
 1470         (2) A seller of travel or assignee must To fail to refund
 1471  any and all payments made by the vacation certificate purchaser
 1472  within 30 days after receipt of the certificate and notice of
 1473  cancellation made pursuant to this section, if the purchaser has
 1474  not received any benefits pursuant to the vacation certificate.
 1475         (3) A seller of travel or assignee must, if the purchaser
 1476  has received any benefits pursuant to the vacation certificate,
 1477  to fail to refund within 30 days after receipt of the
 1478  certificate and notice of cancellation made pursuant to this
 1479  section any and all payments made by the purchaser which exceed
 1480  a pro rata portion of the total price, representing the portion
 1481  of any benefits actually received by the vacation certificate
 1482  purchaser during the time preceding cancellation.
 1483         (4) If Where any purchaser has received confirmation of
 1484  reservations in advance and is refused accommodations upon
 1485  arrival, a seller of travel or assignee must to fail to procure
 1486  comparable alternate accommodations for the purchaser in the
 1487  same city at no expense to the purchaser, or to fail to fully
 1488  compensate the purchaser for the room rate incurred in securing
 1489  comparable alternate accommodations himself or herself.
 1490         (5) A seller of travel or assignee may not To collect more
 1491  than the full contract price from the purchaser.
 1492         (6) A seller of travel or assignee may not To sell, assign,
 1493  or otherwise transfer any interest in a seller of travel
 1494  business, or to sell, assign, or otherwise transfer to a third
 1495  party any interest in any vacation certificate unless:
 1496         (a) The third party agrees in writing to fully honor the
 1497  rights of vacation certificate purchasers to cancel and to
 1498  receive an appropriate refund or reimbursement as provided in
 1499  this section.
 1500         (b) The third party agrees in writing to comply with all
 1501  other provisions of this part for as long as the third party
 1502  continues the sale of vacation certificates or for the duration
 1503  of the period of validity of outstanding vacation certificates,
 1504  whichever is longer in time.
 1505         (c) The seller of travel agrees to be liable for and fully
 1506  indemnify a purchaser from any loss occasioned by the failure of
 1507  the third party to honor the purchaser’s right to cancel and
 1508  failure to make prompt and complete refund to the purchaser of
 1509  all sums paid to the third party, or occasioned by the third
 1510  party’s failure to comply with the provisions of this part.
 1511         (7) A seller of travel or assignee must To fail to fulfill
 1512  the terms of a vacation certificate within 18 months after of
 1513  the initial payment of any consideration by the purchaser to a
 1514  seller of travel or third party.
 1515         Section 35. Section 559.9335, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1516  to read:
 1517         559.9335 Violations.—It is a violation of this part for any
 1518  seller of travel, independent agent, assignee, or other person:
 1519         (1) To conduct business as a seller of travel without
 1520  registering annually with the department unless exempt pursuant
 1521  to s. 559.935.
 1522         (2) To conduct business as a seller of travel without an
 1523  annual purchase of a performance bond in the amount set by the
 1524  department unless exempt pursuant to s. 559.935.
 1525         (3) Knowingly to make any false statement, representation,
 1526  or certification in any application, document, or record
 1527  required to be submitted or retained under this part or in any
 1528  response to an inquiry or investigation conducted by the
 1529  department or any other governmental agency.
 1530         (4) Knowingly to sell or market any number of vacation
 1531  certificates that exceed the number disclosed to the department
 1532  pursuant to this section.
 1533         (5) Knowingly to sell or market vacation certificates with
 1534  an expiration date of more than 18 months from the date of
 1535  issuance.
 1536         (6) Knowingly to require, request, encourage, or suggest,
 1537  directly or indirectly, that payment for the right to obtain a
 1538  travel contract, certificate, or vacation package must be by
 1539  credit card authorization or to otherwise announce a preference
 1540  for that method of payment over any other when no correct and
 1541  true explanation for such preference is likewise stated.
 1542         (6)(7) Knowingly to state, represent, indicate, suggest, or
 1543  imply, directly or indirectly, that the travel contract,
 1544  certificate, or vacation package being offered by the seller of
 1545  travel cannot be purchased at some later time or may not
 1546  otherwise be available after the initial contact, or that
 1547  callbacks by the prospective purchaser are not accepted, when no
 1548  such restrictions or limitations in fact exist.
 1549         (7)(8) To misrepresent in any manner the purchaser’s right
 1550  to cancel and to receive an appropriate refund or reimbursement
 1551  as provided by this part.
 1552         (8)(9) To sell any vacation certificate the duration of
 1553  which exceeds the duration of any agreement between the seller
 1554  and any business entity obligated thereby to provide
 1555  accommodations or facilities pursuant to the vacation
 1556  certificate.
 1557         (9)(10) To misrepresent or deceptively represent:
 1558         (a) The amount of time or period of time accommodations or
 1559  facilities will be available.
 1560         (b) The location of accommodations or facilities offered.
 1561         (c) The price, size, nature, extent, qualities, or
 1562  characteristics of accommodations or facilities offered.
 1563         (d) The nature or extent of other goods, services, or
 1564  amenities offered.
 1565         (e) A purchaser’s rights, privileges, or benefits.
 1566         (f) The conditions under which the purchaser may obtain a
 1567  reservation for the use of offered accommodations or facilities.
 1568         (g) That the recipient of an advertisement or promotional
 1569  materials is a winner, or has been selected, or is otherwise
 1570  being involved in a select group for receipt, of a gift, award,
 1571  or prize, unless this fact is the truth.
 1572         (10)(11) To fail to inform a purchaser of a nonrefundable
 1573  cancellation policy before prior to the seller of travel
 1574  accepting any fee, commission, or other valuable consideration.
 1575         (11)(12) To fail to include, when offering to sell a
 1576  vacation certificate, in any advertisement or promotional
 1577  material, the following statement: “This is an offer to sell
 1578  travel.”
 1579         (12)(13) To fail to honor and comply with all provisions of
 1580  the vacation certificate regarding the purchaser’s rights,
 1581  benefits, and privileges thereunder.
 1582         (13)(14)(a) To include in any vacation certificate or
 1583  contract any provision purporting to waive or limit any right or
 1584  benefit provided to purchasers under this part; or
 1585         (b) To seek or solicit such waiver or acceptance of
 1586  limitation from a purchaser concerning rights or benefits
 1587  provided under this part.
 1588         (14)(15) To offer vacation certificates for any
 1589  accommodation or facility for which there is no contract with
 1590  the owner of the accommodation or facility securing the
 1591  purchaser’s right to occupancy and use, unless the seller is the
 1592  owner.
 1593         (15)(16) To use a local mailing address, registration
 1594  facility, drop box, or answering service in the promotion,
 1595  advertising, solicitation, or sale of vacation certificates,
 1596  unless the seller’s fixed business address is clearly disclosed
 1597  during any telephone solicitation and is prominently and
 1598  conspicuously disclosed on all solicitation materials and on the
 1599  contract.
 1600         (16)(17) To use any registered trademark, trade name, or
 1601  trade logo in any promotional, advertising, or solicitation
 1602  materials without written authorization from the holder of such
 1603  trademark, trade name, or trade logo.
 1604         (17)(18) To represent, directly or by implication, any
 1605  affiliation with, or endorsement by, any governmental,
 1606  charitable, educational, medical, religious, fraternal, or civic
 1607  organization or body, or any individual, in the promotion,
 1608  advertisement, solicitation, or sale of vacation certificates
 1609  without express written authorization.
 1610         (18)(19) To sell a vacation certificate to any purchaser
 1611  who is ineligible for its use.
 1612         (19)(20) To sell any number of vacation certificates in
 1613  excess of exceeding the number of available accommodations
 1614  disclosed pursuant to this part.
 1615         (20)(21) During the period of a vacation certificate’s
 1616  validity, in the event, for any reason whatsoever, of lapse or
 1617  breach of an agreement for the provision of accommodations or
 1618  facilities to purchasers, to fail to procure similar agreement
 1619  for the provision of comparable alternate accommodations or
 1620  facilities in the same city or surrounding area.
 1621         (21)(22) To offer to sell, at wholesale or retail,
 1622  prearranged travel or, tourist-related services, or tour-guide
 1623  services for individuals or groups directly to any terrorist
 1624  state and which originate in Florida, without disclosing such
 1625  business activities in a certification filed under s.
 1626  559.9285(1)(b) or (c).
 1627         (22)(23) To violate any state or federal law restricting or
 1628  prohibiting commerce with terrorist states.
 1629         (23)(24) To engage in do any other fraudulent action that
 1630  act which constitutes fraud, misrepresentation, or failure to
 1631  disclose a material fact, or to commit any other violation of,
 1632  or fail to comply with, this part.
 1633         (24)(25) To refuse or fail, or for any of its principal
 1634  officers to refuse or fail, after notice, to produce any
 1635  document or record or disclose any information required to be
 1636  produced or disclosed.
 1637         (25)(26) Knowingly to make a material false statement in
 1638  response to any request or investigation by the department, the
 1639  Department of Legal Affairs, or the state attorney.
 1640         Section 36. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 559.935,
 1641  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1642         559.935 Exemptions.—
 1643         (3) Sections 559.928, 559.929, 559.9295, 559.931, and
 1644  559.932 shall also do not apply to a seller of travel that is an
 1645  affiliate of an entity exempt pursuant to subsection (2) subject
 1646  to the following conditions:
 1647         (a) If In the event the department finds the affiliate does
 1648  not have a satisfactory consumer complaint history or the
 1649  affiliate fails to respond to a consumer complaint within 30
 1650  days, the related seller of travel exempt pursuant to subsection
 1651  (2) is shall be liable for the actions of the affiliate, subject
 1652  to the remedies provided in ss. 559.9355 and 559.936.
 1653         (b) If In the event the department is unable to locate an
 1654  affiliate, the related seller of travel exempt pursuant to
 1655  subsection (2) is shall be fully liable for the actions of the
 1656  affiliate, subject to the remedies provided in ss. 559.9355 and
 1657  559.936.
 1658         (c) In order to obtain an exemption under this subsection,
 1659  the affiliate shall file an affidavit of exemption on a form
 1660  prescribed by the department and shall certify its business
 1661  activities under s. 559.9285(1)(a). The affidavit of exemption
 1662  shall be executed by a person who exercises identical control
 1663  over the seller of travel exempt pursuant to subsection (2) and
 1664  the affiliate. Failure to file an affidavit of exemption or
 1665  certification under s. 559.9285(1)(a) prior to engaging in
 1666  seller of travel activities shall subject the affiliate to the
 1667  remedies provided in ss. 559.9355 and 559.936.
 1668         (c)(d) Revocation by the department of an exemption
 1669  provided to a seller of travel under subsection (2) shall
 1670  constitute automatic revocation by law of an exemption obtained
 1671  by an affiliate under the subsection.
 1672         (d)(e) This subsection does shall not apply to:
 1673         1. An affiliate that independently qualifies for another
 1674  exemption under this section.
 1675         2. An affiliate that sells, or offers for sale, vacation
 1676  certificates.
 1677         3. An affiliate that certifies its business activities
 1678  under s. 559.9285(1)(b) or (c).
 1679         (e)(f) For purposes of this section, the term an
 1680  “affiliate” means an entity that meets the following:
 1681         1. The entity has the identical ownership as the seller of
 1682  travel that is exempt under subsection (2).
 1683         2. The ownership controlling the seller of travel that is
 1684  exempt under subsection (2) also exercises identical control
 1685  over the entity.
 1686         3. The owners of the affiliate hold the identical
 1687  percentage of voting shares as they hold in the seller of travel
 1688  that is exempt under subsection (2).
 1689         (4) The department may revoke the exemption provided in
 1690  subsection (2) or subsection (3) if the department finds that
 1691  the seller of travel does not have a satisfactory consumer
 1692  complaint history, has been convicted of a crime involving
 1693  fraud, theft, embezzlement, misappropriation of property,
 1694  deceptive or unfair trade practices, or moral turpitude, or has
 1695  not complied with the terms of any order or settlement agreement
 1696  arising out of an administrative or enforcement action brought
 1697  by a governmental agency or private person based on conduct
 1698  involving fraud, theft, embezzlement, misappropriation of
 1699  property, deceptive or unfair trade practices, or moral
 1700  turpitude.
 1701         Section 37. Subsection (3) of section 559.936, Florida
 1702  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1703         559.936 Civil penalties; remedies.—
 1704         (3) The department may seek a civil penalty in the Class
 1705  III category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each act or omission in
 1706  violation of s. 559.9335(21) or (22) s. 559.9335(22) or (23).
 1707         Section 38. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5), paragraph (a)
 1708  of subsection (10), and subsections (15) and (16) of section
 1709  616.242, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1710         616.242 Safety standards for amusement rides.—
 1711         (5) ANNUAL PERMIT.—
 1712         (b) To apply for an annual permit, an owner must submit to
 1713  the department a written application on a form prescribed by
 1714  rule of the department, which must include the following:
 1715         1. The legal name, address, and primary place of business
 1716  of the owner.
 1717         2. A description, manufacturer’s name, serial number, model
 1718  number and, if previously assigned, the United States Amusement
 1719  Identification Number of the amusement ride.
 1720         3. A valid certificate of insurance or bond for each
 1721  amusement ride.
 1722         4. An affidavit of compliance that the amusement ride was
 1723  inspected in person by the affiant and that the amusement ride
 1724  is in general conformance with the requirements of this section
 1725  and all applicable rules adopted by the department. The
 1726  affidavit must be executed by a professional engineer or a
 1727  qualified inspector no earlier than 60 days before, but not
 1728  later than, the date of the filing of the application with the
 1729  department. The owner shall request inspection and permitting of
 1730  the amusement ride within 60 days of the date of filing the
 1731  application with the department. The department shall inspect
 1732  and permit the amusement ride within 60 days after filing the
 1733  application with the department.
 1734         5. If required by subsection (6), an affidavit of
 1735  nondestructive testing dated and executed no earlier than 60
 1736  days before prior to, but not later than, the date of the filing
 1737  of the application with the department. The owner shall request
 1738  inspection and permitting of the amusement ride within 60 days
 1739  of the date of filing the application with the department. The
 1740  department shall inspect and permit the amusement ride within 60
 1741  days after filing the application with the department.
 1742         6. A request for inspection.
 1743         7. Upon request, the owner shall, at no cost to the
 1744  department, provide the department a copy of the manufacturer’s
 1745  current recommended operating instructions in the possession of
 1746  the owner, the owner’s operating fact sheet, and any written
 1747  bulletins in the possession of the owner concerning the safety,
 1748  operation, or maintenance of the amusement ride.
 1749         (10) EXEMPTIONS.—
 1750         (a) This section does not apply to:
 1751         1. Permanent facilities that employ at least 1,000 full
 1752  time employees and that maintain full-time, in-house safety
 1753  inspectors. Furthermore, the permanent facilities must file an
 1754  affidavit of the annual inspection with the department, on a
 1755  form prescribed by rule of the department. Additionally, the
 1756  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may consult
 1757  annually with the permanent facilities regarding industry safety
 1758  programs.
 1759         2. Any playground operated by a school, local government,
 1760  or business licensed under chapter 509, if the playground is an
 1761  incidental amenity and the operating entity is not primarily
 1762  engaged in providing amusement, pleasure, thrills, or
 1763  excitement.
 1764         3. Museums or other institutions principally devoted to the
 1765  exhibition of products of agriculture, industry, education,
 1766  science, religion, or the arts.
 1767         4. Conventions or trade shows for the sale or exhibit of
 1768  amusement rides if there are a minimum of 15 amusement rides on
 1769  display or exhibition, and if any operation of such amusement
 1770  rides is limited to the registered attendees of the convention
 1771  or trade show.
 1772         5. Skating rinks, arcades, laser lazer or paint ball war
 1773  games, bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, mechanical bulls,
 1774  inflatable rides, trampolines, ball crawls, exercise equipment,
 1775  jet skis, paddle boats, airboats, helicopters, airplanes,
 1776  parasails, hot air or helium balloons whether tethered or
 1777  untethered, theatres, batting cages, stationary spring-mounted
 1778  fixtures, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, games, side shows,
 1779  live animal rides, or live animal shows.
 1780         6. Go-karts operated in competitive sporting events if
 1781  participation is not open to the public.
 1782         7. Nonmotorized playground equipment that is not required
 1783  to have a manager.
 1784         8. Coin-actuated amusement rides designed to be operated by
 1785  depositing coins, tokens, credit cards, debit cards, bills, or
 1786  other cash money and which are not required to have a manager,
 1787  and which have a capacity of six persons or less.
 1788         9. Facilities described in s. 549.09(1)(a) when such
 1789  facilities are operating cars, trucks, or motorcycles only.
 1790         10. Battery-powered cars or other vehicles that are
 1791  designed to be operated by children 7 years of age or under and
 1792  that cannot exceed a speed of 4 miles per hour.
 1793         11. Mechanically driven vehicles that pull train cars,
 1794  carts, wagons, or other similar vehicles, that are not confined
 1795  to a metal track or confined to an area but are steered by an
 1796  operator and do not exceed a speed of 4 miles per hour.
 1797         12. A water-related amusement ride operated by a business
 1798  licensed under chapter 509 if the water-related amusement ride
 1799  is an incidental amenity and the operating business is not
 1800  primarily engaged in providing amusement, pleasure, thrills, or
 1801  excitement and does not offer day rates.
 1802         13. An amusement ride at a private, membership-only
 1803  facility if the amusement ride is an incidental amenity and the
 1804  facility is not open to the general public; is not primarily
 1805  engaged in providing amusement, pleasure, thrills, or
 1806  excitement; and does not offer day rates.
 1807         14. A nonprofit permanent facility registered under chapter
 1808  496 which is not open to the general public.
 1809         (15) INSPECTION BY OWNER OR MANAGER.—Before Prior to
 1810  opening on each day of operation and before prior to any
 1811  inspection by the department, the owner or manager of an
 1812  amusement ride must inspect and test the amusement ride to
 1813  ensure compliance with all requirements of this section. Each
 1814  inspection must be recorded on a form prescribed by rule of the
 1815  department and signed by the person who conducted the
 1816  inspection. In lieu of the form prescribed by rule of the
 1817  department, the owner or manager may request approval of an
 1818  alternative form if the alternative form includes, at a minimum,
 1819  the information required on the form prescribed by rule of the
 1820  department. Inspection records of the last 14 daily inspections
 1821  must be kept on site by the owner or manager and made
 1822  immediately available to the department upon request.
 1823         (16) TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES.—The owner or manager of an any
 1824  amusement ride shall maintain a record of employee training for
 1825  each employee authorized to operate, assemble, disassemble,
 1826  transport, or conduct maintenance on an amusement ride, on a
 1827  form prescribed by rule of the department. In lieu of the form
 1828  prescribed by rule of the department, the owner or manager may
 1829  request approval of an alternative form if the alternative form
 1830  includes, at a minimum, the information required on the form
 1831  prescribed by rule of the department. The training record must
 1832  be kept on site by the owner or manager and made immediately
 1833  available to the department upon request. Training may not be
 1834  conducted when an amusement ride is open to the public unless
 1835  the training is conducted under the supervision of an employee
 1836  who is trained in the operation of that ride. The owner or
 1837  manager shall certify that each employee is trained, as required
 1838  by this section and any rules adopted thereunder, on the
 1839  amusement ride for which the employee is responsible.
 1840         Section 39. Subsections (1), (2), (5), (7), and (13) of
 1841  section 713.585, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1842         713.585 Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle.—A
 1843  person claiming a lien under s. 713.58 for performing labor or
 1844  services on a motor vehicle may enforce such lien by sale of the
 1845  vehicle in accordance with the following procedures:
 1846         (1) The lienor must give notice, by certified mail, return
 1847  receipt requested, within 7 15 business days, excluding Saturday
 1848  and Sunday, from the beginning date of the assessment of storage
 1849  charges on said motor vehicle, to the registered owner of the
 1850  vehicle, to the customer as indicated on the order for repair,
 1851  and to all other persons claiming an interest in or lien
 1852  thereon, as disclosed by the records of the Department of
 1853  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or as disclosed by the records
 1854  of any corresponding agency of any other state in which the
 1855  vehicle is identified through a records check of the National
 1856  Motor Vehicle Title Information System or an equivalent
 1857  commercially available system as being the current state where
 1858  the vehicle is titled. Such notice must contain:
 1859         (a) A description of the vehicle, including, at minimum,
 1860  its (year, make, vehicle identification number,) and the
 1861  vehicle’s its location.
 1862         (b) The name and address of the owner of the vehicle, the
 1863  customer as indicated on the order for repair, and any person
 1864  claiming an interest in or lien thereon.
 1865         (c) The name, address, and telephone number of the lienor.
 1866         (d) Notice that the lienor claims a lien on the vehicle for
 1867  labor and services performed and storage charges, if any, and
 1868  the cash sum which, if paid to the lienor, would be sufficient
 1869  to redeem the vehicle from the lien claimed by the lienor.
 1870         (e) Notice that the lien claimed by the lienor is subject
 1871  to enforcement pursuant to this section and that the vehicle may
 1872  be sold to satisfy the lien.
 1873         (f) If known, the date, time, and location of any proposed
 1874  or scheduled sale of the vehicle. A No vehicle may not be sold
 1875  earlier than 60 days after completion of the repair work.
 1876         (g) Notice that the owner of the vehicle or any person
 1877  claiming an interest in or lien thereon has a right to a hearing
 1878  at any time before prior to the scheduled date of sale by filing
 1879  a demand for hearing with the clerk of the circuit court in the
 1880  county in which the vehicle is held and mailing copies of the
 1881  demand for hearing to all other owners and lienors as reflected
 1882  on the notice.
 1883         (h) Notice that the owner of the vehicle has a right to
 1884  recover possession of the vehicle without instituting judicial
 1885  proceedings by posting bond in accordance with the provisions of
 1886  s. 559.917.
 1887         (i) Notice that any proceeds from the sale of the vehicle
 1888  remaining after payment of the amount claimed to be due and
 1889  owing to the lienor will be deposited with the clerk of the
 1890  circuit court for disposition upon court order pursuant to
 1891  subsection (8).
 1892         (j)Notice that a lienholder, if any, has the right, as
 1893  specified in subsection (5), to demand a hearing or to post a
 1894  bond.
 1895         (2) If attempts to locate the owner or lienholder are
 1896  unsuccessful after a check of the records of the Department of
 1897  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and any state disclosed by the
 1898  check of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System or
 1899  an equivalent commercially available system, the lienor must
 1900  notify the local law enforcement agency in writing by certified
 1901  mail or acknowledged hand delivery that the lienor has been
 1902  unable to locate the owner or lienholder, that a physical search
 1903  of the vehicle has disclosed no ownership information, and that
 1904  a good faith effort, including records checks of the Department
 1905  of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles database and the National
 1906  Motor Vehicle Title Information System or an equivalent
 1907  commercially available system, has been made. A description of
 1908  the motor vehicle which includes the year, make, and
 1909  identification number must be given on the notice. This
 1910  notification must take place within 7 15 business days,
 1911  excluding Saturday and Sunday, from the beginning date of the
 1912  assessment of storage charges on said motor vehicle. For
 1913  purposes of this paragraph, the term “good faith effort” means
 1914  that the following checks have been performed by the company to
 1915  establish the prior state of registration and title:
 1916         (a) A check of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
 1917  Vehicles database for the owner and any lienholder;
 1918         (b) A check of the federally mandated electronic National
 1919  Motor Vehicle Title Information System or an equivalent
 1920  commercially available system to determine the state of
 1921  registration when there is not a current title or registration
 1922  record for the vehicle on file with the Department of Highway
 1923  Safety and Motor Vehicles;
 1924         (c) A check of vehicle for any type of tag, tag record,
 1925  temporary tag, or regular tag;
 1926         (d) A check of vehicle for inspection sticker or other
 1927  stickers and decals that could indicate the state of possible
 1928  registration; and
 1929         (e) A check of the interior of the vehicle for any papers
 1930  that could be in the glove box, trunk, or other areas for the
 1931  state of registration.
 1932         (5) At any time before prior to the proposed or scheduled
 1933  date of sale of a vehicle, the owner of the vehicle, or any
 1934  person claiming an interest in the vehicle or a lien thereon,
 1935  may post a bond following the procedures outlined in s. 559.917
 1936  or file a demand for hearing with the clerk of the circuit court
 1937  in the county in which the vehicle is held to determine whether
 1938  the vehicle has been wrongfully taken or withheld from her or
 1939  him. Any person who files a demand for hearing shall mail copies
 1940  of the demand to all other owners and lienors as reflected on
 1941  the notice required in subsection (1).
 1942         (a) Upon the filing of a demand for hearing, a hearing
 1943  shall be held before prior to the proposed or scheduled date of
 1944  sale of the vehicle.
 1945         (b)Upon the posting of the bond and payment of the
 1946  applicable fee set forth in s. 28.24, the clerk of the court
 1947  shall issue a certificate notifying the lienor of the posting of
 1948  the bond and directing the lienor to release the vehicle to the
 1949  lienholder or the owner, based upon whomever posted the bond.
 1950         (c)If a lienholder obtains the vehicle and the owner of
 1951  the vehicle is not in default under the installment sales
 1952  contract or title loan at the time the lienholder has possession
 1953  of the vehicle, the lienholder must return the vehicle to the
 1954  owner within 5 days after the owner repays the lienholder for
 1955  the amount of the bond, or makes arrangements to repay the
 1956  lienholder for the bond under terms agreeable to the lienholder.
 1957  A lienholder may retain possession of the vehicle if the owner
 1958  is in default until such time as the default is cured and the
 1959  amount of the bond is repaid by the owner, or an arrangement
 1960  agreeable to the lienholder is made with the owner.
 1961         (7) At a the hearing on a complaint relating to the
 1962  requirements of this section on the complaint, the court shall
 1963  forthwith issue an its order determining:
 1964         (a) Whether the vehicle is subject to a valid lien by the
 1965  lienor and the amount thereof;
 1966         (b) The priority of the lien of the lienor as against any
 1967  existing security interest in the vehicle;
 1968         (c) The distribution of any proceeds of the sale by the
 1969  clerk of the circuit court;
 1970         (d)The awarding of damages, if any;
 1971         (e)(d) The award of reasonable attorney attorney’s fees and
 1972  costs, at the court’s discretion, to the prevailing party; and
 1973         (f)(e) The reasonableness of storage charges.
 1974  
 1975  A final order, by the court, must also provide for immediate
 1976  payment of any proceeds or awards, and the immediate release of
 1977  the bond to the posting party, if applicable.
 1978         (13) A failure to make good faith efforts as defined in
 1979  subsection (2) precludes the imposition of any storage charges
 1980  against the vehicle. If a lienor fails to provide notice to any
 1981  person claiming a lien on a vehicle under subsection (1) within
 1982  7 15 business days after the assessment of storage charges has
 1983  begun, then the lienor is precluded from charging for more than
 1984  7 15 days of storage, but failure to provide timely notice does
 1985  not affect charges made for repairs, adjustments, or
 1986  modifications to the vehicle or the priority of liens on the
 1987  vehicle.
 1988         Section 40. Subsections (2), (4), (5), and (10) of section
 1989  790.06, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (f) is
 1990  added to subsection (6) of that section, to read:
 1991         790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.—
 1992         (2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 1993  shall issue a license if the applicant:
 1994         (a) Is a resident of the United States and a citizen of the
 1995  United States or a permanent resident alien of the United
 1996  States, as determined by the United States Bureau of Citizenship
 1997  and Immigration Services, or is a consular security official of
 1998  a foreign government that maintains diplomatic relations and
 1999  treaties of commerce, friendship, and navigation with the United
 2000  States and is certified as such by the foreign government and by
 2001  the appropriate embassy in this country;
 2002         (b) Is 21 years of age or older;
 2003         (c) Does not suffer from a physical infirmity which
 2004  prevents the safe handling of a weapon or firearm;
 2005         (d) Is not ineligible to possess a firearm pursuant to s.
 2006  790.23 by virtue of having been convicted of a felony;
 2007         (e) Has not been committed for the abuse of a controlled
 2008  substance or been found guilty of a crime under the provisions
 2009  of chapter 893 or similar laws of any other state relating to
 2010  controlled substances within a 3-year period immediately
 2011  preceding the date on which the application is submitted;
 2012         (f) Does not chronically and habitually use alcoholic
 2013  beverages or other substances to the extent that his or her
 2014  normal faculties are impaired. It shall be presumed that an
 2015  applicant chronically and habitually uses alcoholic beverages or
 2016  other substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties
 2017  are impaired if the applicant has been committed under chapter
 2018  397 or under the provisions of former chapter 396 or has been
 2019  convicted under s. 790.151 or has been deemed a habitual
 2020  offender under s. 856.011(3), or has had two or more convictions
 2021  under s. 316.193 or similar laws of any other state, within the
 2022  3-year period immediately preceding the date on which the
 2023  application is submitted;
 2024         (g) Desires a legal means to carry a concealed weapon or
 2025  firearm for lawful self-defense;
 2026         (h) Demonstrates competence with a firearm by any one of
 2027  the following:
 2028         1. Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety
 2029  course approved by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
 2030  or a similar agency of another state;
 2031         2. Completion of any National Rifle Association firearms
 2032  safety or training course;
 2033         3. Completion of any firearms safety or training course or
 2034  class available to the general public offered by a law
 2035  enforcement agency, junior college, college, or private or
 2036  public institution or organization or firearms training school,
 2037  using utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle
 2038  Association, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission,
 2039  or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
 2040         4. Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or
 2041  training course or class offered for security guards,
 2042  investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision
 2043  of a law enforcement agency or security enforcement;
 2044         5. Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a
 2045  firearm through participation in organized shooting competition
 2046  or military service;
 2047         6. Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm in
 2048  this state or a county or municipality of this state, unless
 2049  such license has been revoked for cause; or
 2050         7. Completion of any firearms training or safety course or
 2051  class conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle
 2052  Association certified firearms instructor;
 2053  
 2054  A photocopy of a certificate of completion of any of the courses
 2055  or classes; or an affidavit from the instructor, school, club,
 2056  organization, or group that conducted or taught such said course
 2057  or class attesting to the completion of the course or class by
 2058  the applicant; or a copy of any document that which shows
 2059  completion of the course or class or evidences participation in
 2060  firearms competition shall constitute evidence of qualification
 2061  under this paragraph. A; any person who conducts a course
 2062  pursuant to subparagraph 2., subparagraph 3., or subparagraph
 2063  7., or who, as an instructor, attests to the completion of such
 2064  courses, must maintain records certifying that he or she
 2065  observed the student safely handle and discharge the firearm in
 2066  his or her physical presence and that the discharge of the
 2067  firearm included live fire using a firearm and ammunition as
 2068  defined in s. 790.001;
 2069         (i) Has not been adjudicated an incapacitated person under
 2070  s. 744.331, or similar laws of any other state, unless 5 years
 2071  have elapsed since the applicant’s restoration to capacity by
 2072  court order;
 2073         (j) Has not been committed to a mental institution under
 2074  chapter 394, or similar laws of any other state, unless the
 2075  applicant produces a certificate from a licensed psychiatrist
 2076  that he or she has not suffered from disability for at least 5
 2077  years before prior to the date of submission of the application;
 2078         (k) Has not had adjudication of guilt withheld or
 2079  imposition of sentence suspended on any felony or misdemeanor
 2080  crime of domestic violence unless 3 years have elapsed since
 2081  probation or any other conditions set by the court have been
 2082  fulfilled, or expunction has occurred the record has been sealed
 2083  or expunged;
 2084         (l)Has not had adjudication of guilt withheld or
 2085  imposition of sentence suspended on any misdemeanor crime of
 2086  domestic violence unless 3 years have elapsed since probation or
 2087  any other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled, or
 2088  the record has been sealed or expunged;
 2089         (m)(l) Has not been issued an injunction that is currently
 2090  in force and effect and that restrains the applicant from
 2091  committing acts of domestic violence or acts of repeat violence;
 2092  and
 2093         (n)(m) Is not prohibited from purchasing or possessing a
 2094  firearm by any other provision of Florida or federal law.
 2095         (4) The application shall be completed, under oath, on a
 2096  form adopted promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and
 2097  Consumer Services and shall include:
 2098         (a) The name, address, place of birth, and date of birth,
 2099  and race, and occupation of the applicant;
 2100         (b) A statement that the applicant is in compliance with
 2101  criteria contained within subsections (2) and (3);
 2102         (c) A statement that the applicant has been furnished a
 2103  copy of this chapter and is knowledgeable of its provisions;
 2104         (d) A conspicuous warning that the application is executed
 2105  under oath and that a false answer to any question, or the
 2106  submission of any false document by the applicant, subjects the
 2107  applicant to criminal prosecution under s. 837.06; and
 2108         (e) A statement that the applicant desires a concealed
 2109  weapon or firearms license as a means of lawful self-defense;
 2110  and.
 2111         (f) Directions for an applicant who is a servicemember, as
 2112  defined in s. 250.01, or a veteran, as defined in s. 1.01, to
 2113  request expedited processing of his or her application.
 2114         (5) The applicant shall submit to the Department of
 2115  Agriculture and Consumer Services or an approved tax collector
 2116  pursuant to s. 790.0625:
 2117         (a) A completed application as described in subsection (4).
 2118         (b) A nonrefundable license fee of up to $60 $70 if he or
 2119  she has not previously been issued a statewide license or of up
 2120  to $50 $60 for renewal of a statewide license. The cost of
 2121  processing fingerprints as required in paragraph (c) shall be
 2122  borne by the applicant. However, an individual holding an active
 2123  certification from the Criminal Justice Standards and Training
 2124  Commission as a law enforcement officer, correctional officer,
 2125  or correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(1),
 2126  (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) is exempt from the licensing
 2127  requirements of this section. If such individual wishes to
 2128  receive a concealed weapon weapons or firearm firearms license,
 2129  he or she is exempt from the background investigation and all
 2130  background investigation fees, but must pay the current license
 2131  fees regularly required to be paid by nonexempt applicants.
 2132  Further, a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or a
 2133  correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2),
 2134  or (3) is exempt from the required fees and background
 2135  investigation for a period of 1 year after his or her
 2136  retirement.
 2137         (c) A full set of fingerprints of the applicant
 2138  administered by a law enforcement agency or the Division of
 2139  Licensing of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 2140  or an approved tax collector pursuant to s. 790.0625 together
 2141  with any personal identifying information required by federal
 2142  law to process fingerprints.
 2143         (d) A photocopy of a certificate, affidavit, or document as
 2144  described in paragraph (2)(h).
 2145         (e) A full frontal view color photograph of the applicant
 2146  taken within the preceding 30 days, in which the head, including
 2147  hair, measures 7/8 of an inch wide and 1 1/8 inches high.
 2148         (f) For expedited processing of an application:
 2149         1. A servicemember shall submit a copy of the Common Access
 2150  Card, United States Uniformed Services Identification Card, or
 2151  current deployment orders.
 2152         2. A veteran shall submit a copy of the DD Form 214, issued
 2153  by the United States Department of Defense, or another
 2154  acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department
 2155  of Veterans’ Affairs.
 2156         (6)
 2157         (f) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 2158  shall, upon receipt of a completed application and the
 2159  identifying information required under paragraph (5)(f),
 2160  expedite the processing of a servicemember’s or a veteran’s
 2161  concealed weapon or firearm license application.
 2162         (10) A license issued under this section shall be suspended
 2163  or revoked pursuant to chapter 120 if the licensee:
 2164         (a) Is found to be ineligible under the criteria set forth
 2165  in subsection (2);
 2166         (b) Develops or sustains a physical infirmity which
 2167  prevents the safe handling of a weapon or firearm;
 2168         (c) Is convicted of a felony which would make the licensee
 2169  ineligible to possess a firearm pursuant to s. 790.23;
 2170         (d) Is found guilty of a crime under the provisions of
 2171  chapter 893, or similar laws of any other state, relating to
 2172  controlled substances;
 2173         (e) Is committed as a substance abuser under chapter 397,
 2174  or is deemed a habitual offender under s. 856.011(3), or similar
 2175  laws of any other state;
 2176         (f) Is convicted of a second violation of s. 316.193, or a
 2177  similar law of another state, within 3 years after of a first
 2178  previous conviction of such section, or similar law of another
 2179  state, even though the first violation may have occurred before
 2180  prior to the date on which the application was submitted;
 2181         (g) Is adjudicated an incapacitated person under s.
 2182  744.331, or similar laws of any other state; or
 2183         (h) Is committed to a mental institution under chapter 394,
 2184  or similar laws of any other state.
 2185  
 2186  Notwithstanding s. 120.60(5), service of a notice of the
 2187  suspension or revocation of a concealed weapon or firearm
 2188  license must be given by either certified mail, return receipt
 2189  requested, to the licensee at his or her last known mailing
 2190  address furnished to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
 2191  Services, or by personal service. If a notice given by certified
 2192  mail is returned as undeliverable, a second attempt must be made
 2193  to provide notice to the licensee at that address, by either
 2194  first-class mail in an envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to
 2195  the licensee at his or her last known mailing address furnished
 2196  to the department, or, if the licensee has provided an e-mail
 2197  address to the department, by e-mail. Such mailing by the
 2198  department constitutes notice, and any failure by the licensee
 2199  to receive such notice does not stay the effective date or term
 2200  of the suspension or revocation. A request for hearing must be
 2201  filed with the department within 21 days after notice is
 2202  received by personal delivery, or within 26 days after the date
 2203  the department deposits the notice in the United States mail (21
 2204  days plus 5 days for mailing). The department shall document its
 2205  attempts to provide notice and such documentation is admissible
 2206  in the courts of this state and constitutes sufficient proof
 2207  that notice was given.
 2208         Section 41. Effective upon this act becoming a law,
 2209  paragraph (a) of subsection (11) of section 790.06, Florida
 2210  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2211         790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.—
 2212         (11)(a) At least No less than 90 days before the expiration
 2213  date of the license, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
 2214  Services shall mail to each licensee a written notice of the
 2215  expiration and a renewal form prescribed by the Department of
 2216  Agriculture and Consumer Services. The licensee must renew his
 2217  or her license on or before the expiration date by filing with
 2218  the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services the renewal
 2219  form containing an a notarized affidavit submitted under oath
 2220  and under penalty of perjury stating that the licensee remains
 2221  qualified pursuant to the criteria specified in subsections (2)
 2222  and (3), a color photograph as specified in paragraph (5)(e),
 2223  and the required renewal fee. Out-of-state residents must also
 2224  submit a complete set of fingerprints and fingerprint processing
 2225  fee. The license shall be renewed upon receipt of the completed
 2226  renewal form, color photograph, appropriate payment of fees,
 2227  and, if applicable, fingerprints. Additionally, a licensee who
 2228  fails to file a renewal application on or before its expiration
 2229  date must renew his or her license by paying a late fee of $15.
 2230  A license may not be renewed 180 days or more after its
 2231  expiration date, and such a license is deemed to be permanently
 2232  expired. A person whose license has been permanently expired may
 2233  reapply for licensure; however, an application for licensure and
 2234  fees under subsection (5) must be submitted, and a background
 2235  investigation shall be conducted pursuant to this section. A
 2236  person who knowingly files false information under this
 2237  subsection is subject to criminal prosecution under s. 837.06.
 2238         Section 42. Subsection (8) is added to section 790.0625,
 2239  Florida Statutes, to read:
 2240         790.0625 Appointment of tax collectors to accept
 2241  applications for a concealed weapon or firearm license; fees;
 2242  penalties.—
 2243         (8) Upon receipt of a completed renewal application, a new
 2244  color photograph, and appropriate payment of fees, a tax
 2245  collector authorized to accept renewal applications for
 2246  concealed weapon or firearm licenses under this section may,
 2247  upon approval and confirmation of license issuance by the
 2248  department, print and deliver a concealed weapon or firearm
 2249  license to a licensee renewing his or her license at the tax
 2250  collector’s office.
 2251         Section 43. Subsections (1) through (4) of section 559.917,
 2252  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2253         559.917 Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor
 2254  vehicle repair shop.—
 2255         (1)As used in this section, the term:
 2256         (a)“Lienholder” means a person claiming an interest in or
 2257  a lien on a vehicle pursuant to s. 713.585(5).
 2258         (b)“Lienor” means a person claiming a lien for motor
 2259  vehicle repair shop work under part II of chapter 713.
 2260         (2)(1)(a) A lienholder or Any customer may obtain the
 2261  release of a her or his motor vehicle for which the lienholder
 2262  or customer has a lien or ownership rights, respectively, from
 2263  any lien claimed under part II of chapter 713 by a motor vehicle
 2264  repair shop for repair work performed under a written repair
 2265  estimate by filing with the clerk of the court in the circuit in
 2266  which the disputed transaction occurred a cash or surety bond,
 2267  payable to the person claiming the lien and conditioned for the
 2268  payment of any judgment which may be entered on the lien. The
 2269  bond shall be in the amount stated on the invoice required by s.
 2270  559.911, plus accrued storage charges, if any, less any amount
 2271  paid to the motor vehicle repair shop as indicated on the
 2272  invoice. The lienholder or customer shall not be required to
 2273  institute judicial proceedings in order to post the bond in the
 2274  registry of the court, nor shall the lienholder or customer be
 2275  required to use a particular form for posting the bond, unless
 2276  the clerk provides shall provide such form to the lienholder or
 2277  customer for filing. Upon the posting of such bond, the clerk of
 2278  the court shall automatically issue a certificate notifying the
 2279  lienor of the posting of the bond and directing the lienor to
 2280  release the lienholder’s or customer’s motor vehicle.
 2281         (b) The lienor shall have 60 days to file suit to recover
 2282  the bond. The prevailing party in that action may be entitled to
 2283  damages plus court costs and reasonable attorney attorney’s
 2284  fees. If the lienor fails to file suit within 60 days after the
 2285  posting of such bond, the bond shall be discharged.
 2286         (3)(2) The failure of a lienor to release or return to the
 2287  lienholder or customer the motor vehicle upon which any lien is
 2288  claimed, upon receiving a copy of a certificate giving notice of
 2289  the posting of the bond and directing release of the motor
 2290  vehicle, shall subject the lienor to judicial proceedings which
 2291  may be brought by the lienholder or customer to compel
 2292  compliance with the certificate. If Whenever a lienholder
 2293  pursuant to s. 713.585 or customer brings an action to compel
 2294  compliance with the certificate, the lienholder or customer need
 2295  only establish that:
 2296         (a) Bond in the amount of the invoice, plus accrued storage
 2297  charges, if any, less any amount paid to the motor vehicle
 2298  repair shop as indicated on the invoice, was posted;
 2299         (b) A certificate was issued pursuant to this section;
 2300         (c) The motor vehicle repair shop, or any employee or agent
 2301  thereof who is authorized to release the motor vehicle, received
 2302  a copy of a certificate issued pursuant to this section; and
 2303         (d) The motor vehicle repair shop or employee authorized to
 2304  release the motor vehicle failed to release the motor vehicle.
 2305  
 2306  The lienholder or customer, upon a judgment in her or his favor
 2307  in an action brought under this subsection, may be entitled to
 2308  damages plus court costs and reasonable attorney attorney’s fees
 2309  sustained by her or him by reason of such wrongful detention or
 2310  retention. Upon a judgment in favor of the motor vehicle repair
 2311  shop, the shop may be entitled to reasonable attorney attorney’s
 2312  fees.
 2313         (4)(3) Any motor vehicle repair shop that which, or any
 2314  employee or agent thereof who is authorized to release the motor
 2315  vehicle who, upon receiving a copy of a certificate giving
 2316  notice of the posting of the bond in the required amount and
 2317  directing release of the motor vehicle, fails to release or
 2318  return the property to the lienholder or customer pursuant to
 2319  this section commits is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second
 2320  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
 2321         (5)(4) Any lienholder or customer who stops payment on a
 2322  credit card charge or a check drawn in favor of a motor vehicle
 2323  repair shop on account of an invoice, or who fails to post a
 2324  cash or surety bond pursuant to this section, shall be
 2325  prohibited from any recourse under this section with respect to
 2326  the motor vehicle repair shop.
 2327         Section 44. Subsection (1) and paragraph (d) of subsection
 2328  (3) of section 559.9285, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2329         559.9285 Certification of business activities.—
 2330         (1) Each certifying party, as defined in s. 559.927(2):
 2331         (a) Which does not offer for sale, at wholesale or retail,
 2332  prearranged travel or, tourist-related services, or tour-guide
 2333  services for individuals or groups directly to any terrorist
 2334  state and which originate in Florida;
 2335         (b) Which offers for sale, at wholesale or retail, only
 2336  prearranged travel or, tourist-related services, or tour-guide
 2337  services for individuals or groups directly to any terrorist
 2338  state and which originate in Florida, but engages in no other
 2339  business dealings or commerce with any terrorist state; or
 2340         (c) Which offers for sale, at wholesale or retail,
 2341  prearranged travel or, tourist-related services, or tour-guide
 2342  services for individuals or groups directly to any terrorist
 2343  state and which originate in Florida, and also engages in any
 2344  other business dealings or commerce with any terrorist state,
 2345  
 2346  shall annually certify its business activities by filing a
 2347  disclosure statement with the department which accurately
 2348  represents the scope of the seller’s business activities
 2349  according to the criteria provided in paragraph (a), paragraph
 2350  (b), or paragraph (c).
 2351         (3) The department shall specify by rule the form of each
 2352  certification under this section which shall include the
 2353  following information:
 2354         (d) The type of all prearranged travel or, tourist-related
 2355  services, or tour-guide services that the certifying party
 2356  offers for sale to individuals or groups traveling directly to
 2357  any terrorist state and that originate in Florida, and the
 2358  frequency with which such services are offered.
 2359         Section 45. Subsection (2) of section 559.937, Florida
 2360  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2361         559.937 Criminal penalties.—Any person or business that
 2362  violates this part:
 2363         (2) Which violation directly or indirectly pertains to an
 2364  offer to sell, at wholesale or retail, prearranged travel or,
 2365  tourist-related services, or tour-guide services for individuals
 2366  or groups directly to any terrorist state and which originate in
 2367  Florida, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
 2368  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
 2369         Section 46. For the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the sum of
 2370  $1,305,097 in nonrecurring funds from the Division of Licensing
 2371  Trust Fund is appropriated to the Department of Agriculture and
 2372  Consumer Services for the purpose of implementing s. 493.6108,
 2373  Florida Statutes, regarding the collection and subsequent
 2374  payment of fingerprint retention and processing fees to the
 2375  Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
 2376         Section 47. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 2377  act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2016.