Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 504
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/15/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Bradley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Present subsections (2) through (36) of section
    6  316.003, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3)
    7  through (37), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to
    8  that section, present subsections (37) through (99) of section
    9  316.003, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (39)
   10  through (101), respectively, a new subsection (38) is added to
   11  that section, and present subsections (40), (41), (51), (57),
   12  and (97) are amended, to read:
   13         316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when
   14  used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively
   15  ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
   16  otherwise requires:
   17         (2)AUTOCYCLE.—A three-wheeled motorcycle that has two
   18  wheels in the front and one wheel in the back; is equipped with
   19  a roll cage or roll hoops, a seat belt for each occupant,
   20  antilock brakes, a steering wheel, and seating that does not
   21  require the operator to straddle or sit astride it; and is
   22  manufactured in accordance with the applicable federal
   23  motorcycle safety standards in 49 C.F.R. part 571 by a
   24  manufacturer registered with the National Highway Traffic Safety
   25  Administration.
   26         (38) MOBILE CARRIER.—An electrically powered device that:
   27         (a) Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and is intended
   28  primarily for transporting property;
   29         (b) Weighs less than 80 pounds, excluding cargo;
   30         (c) Has a maximum speed of 12.5 mph; and
   31         (d) Is equipped with a technology to transport personal
   32  property with the active monitoring of a property owner, and
   33  primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the property
   34  owner.
   35  
   36  A mobile carrier is not considered a vehicle or personal
   37  delivery device unless expressly defined by law as a vehicle or
   38  personal delivery device.
   39         (42)(40) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Except when used in s. 316.1001, a
   40  self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, but
   41  not including any bicycle, motorized scooter, electric personal
   42  assistive mobility device, mobile carrier, personal delivery
   43  device, swamp buggy, or moped. For purposes of s. 316.1001,
   44  “motor vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in s.
   45  320.01(1)(a).
   46         (43)(41) MOTORCYCLE.—Any motor vehicle having a seat or
   47  saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
   48  more than three wheels in contact with the ground. The term
   49  includes an autocycle, but does not include excluding a tractor,
   50  or a moped, or any vehicle in which the operator is enclosed by
   51  a cabin unless it meets the requirements set forth by the
   52  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a motorcycle.
   53         (53)(51) PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE.—An electrically powered
   54  device that:
   55         (a) Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and intended
   56  primarily for transporting property;
   57         (b) Weighs less than 80 pounds, excluding cargo;
   58         (c) Has a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour; and
   59         (d) Is equipped with technology to allow for operation of
   60  the device with or without the active control or monitoring of a
   61  natural person.
   62  
   63  A personal delivery device is not considered a vehicle unless
   64  expressly defined by law as a vehicle. A mobile carrier is not
   65  considered a personal delivery device.
   66         (59)(57)PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.—Except as otherwise
   67  provided in paragraph (81)(b) (79)(b), any privately owned way
   68  or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having
   69  express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other
   70  persons.
   71         (99)(97) VEHICLE.—Every device in, upon, or by which any
   72  person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
   73  highway, except personal delivery devices, mobile carriers, and
   74  devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
   75         Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
   76  316.008, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   77         316.008 Powers of local authorities.—
   78         (7)
   79         (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., a personal
   80  delivery device and a mobile carrier may be operated on
   81  sidewalks and crosswalks within a county or municipality when
   82  such use is permissible under federal law. This paragraph does
   83  not restrict a county or municipality from otherwise adopting
   84  regulations for the safe operation of personal delivery devices
   85  and mobile carriers.
   86         2. A personal delivery device may not be operated on the
   87  Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network created under s.
   88  339.81 or components of the Florida Greenways and Trails System
   89  created under chapter 260.
   90         Section 3. Section 316.2071, Florida Statutes, is amended
   91  to read:
   92         316.2071 Personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.—
   93         (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a
   94  personal delivery device or mobile carrier may operate on
   95  sidewalks and crosswalks, subject to s. 316.008(7)(b). A
   96  personal delivery device or mobile carrier operating on a
   97  sidewalk or crosswalk has all the rights and duties applicable
   98  to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that the
   99  personal delivery device or mobile carrier must not unreasonably
  100  interfere with pedestrians or traffic and must yield the right
  101  of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk.
  102         (2) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier must:
  103         (a) Obey all official traffic and pedestrian control
  104  signals and devices.
  105         (b) For personal delivery devices, include a plate or
  106  marker that has a unique identifying device number and
  107  identifies the name and contact information of the personal
  108  delivery device operator.
  109         (c) Be equipped with a braking system that, when active or
  110  engaged, enables the personal delivery device or mobile carrier
  111  to come to a controlled stop.
  112         (3) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier may
  113  not:
  114         (a) Operate on a public highway except to the extent
  115  necessary to cross a crosswalk.
  116         (b) Operate on a sidewalk or crosswalk unless the personal
  117  delivery device operator is actively controlling or monitoring
  118  the navigation and operation of the personal delivery device or
  119  a property owner remains within 25 feet of the mobile carrier.
  120         (c) Transport hazardous materials as defined in s. 316.003.
  121         (4) A person who owns and operates a personal delivery
  122  device in this state must maintain an insurance policy, on
  123  behalf of himself or herself and his or her agents, which
  124  provides general liability coverage of at least $100,000 for
  125  damages arising from the combined operations of personal
  126  delivery devices under the entity’s or agent’s control.
  127         Section 4. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 316.614,
  128  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  129         316.614 Safety belt usage.—
  130         (4) It is unlawful for any person:
  131         (a) To operate a motor vehicle or an autocycle in this
  132  state unless each passenger and the operator of the vehicle or
  133  autocycle under the age of 18 years are restrained by a safety
  134  belt or by a child restraint device pursuant to s. 316.613, if
  135  applicable; or
  136         (b) To operate a motor vehicle or an autocycle in this
  137  state unless the person is restrained by a safety belt.
  138         (5) It is unlawful for any person 18 years of age or older
  139  to be a passenger in the front seat of a motor vehicle or an
  140  autocycle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt when
  141  the vehicle or autocycle is in motion.
  142         Section 5. Subsections (1) and (26) of section 320.01,
  143  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  144         320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida
  145  Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
  146         (1) “Motor vehicle” means:
  147         (a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer,
  148  truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle
  149  operated on the roads of this state, used to transport persons
  150  or property, and propelled by power other than muscular power,
  151  but the term does not include traction engines, road rollers,
  152  personal delivery devices and mobile carriers as defined in s.
  153  316.003, special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003,
  154  vehicles that run only upon a track, bicycles, swamp buggies, or
  155  mopeds.
  156         (26) “Motorcycle” means any motor vehicle having a seat or
  157  saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
  158  more than three wheels in contact with the ground. The term
  159  includes an autocycle, as defined in s. 316.003, but excludes a
  160  tractor, a moped, or any excluding a vehicle in which the
  161  operator is enclosed by a cabin unless it meets the requirements
  162  set forth by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  163  for a motorcycle. The term “motorcycle” does not include a
  164  tractor or a moped.
  165         Section 6. Subsection (19) of section 320.02, Florida
  166  Statutes, is amended to read:
  167         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
  168  forms.—
  169         (19) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier as
  170  defined in s. 316.003 are is not required to satisfy the
  171  registration and insurance requirements of this section.
  172         Section 7. Subsection (4) of section 322.03, Florida
  173  Statutes, is amended to read:
  174         322.03 Drivers must be licensed; penalties.—
  175         (4) A person may not operate a motorcycle unless he or she
  176  holds a driver license that authorizes such operation, subject
  177  to the appropriate restrictions and endorsements. A person may
  178  operate an autocycle, as defined in s. 316.003, without a
  179  motorcycle endorsement.
  180         Section 8. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (5) of
  181  section 322.12, Florida Statutes, to read:
  182         322.12 Examination of applicants.—
  183         (5)
  184         (c)This subsection does not apply to the operation of an
  185  autocycle, as defined in s. 316.003.
  186         Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 324.021, Florida
  187  Statutes, is amended to read:
  188         324.021 Definitions; minimum insurance required.—The
  189  following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for
  190  the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively
  191  ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
  192  where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
  193         (1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Every self-propelled vehicle that is
  194  designed and required to be licensed for use upon a highway,
  195  including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with such
  196  vehicles, except traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors,
  197  power shovels, and well drillers, and every vehicle that is
  198  propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not
  199  operated upon rails, but not including any personal delivery
  200  device or mobile carrier as defined in s. 316.003, bicycle, or
  201  moped. However, the term “motor vehicle” does not include a
  202  motor vehicle as defined in s. 627.732(3) when the owner of such
  203  vehicle has complied with the requirements of ss. 627.730
  204  627.7405, inclusive, unless the provisions of s. 324.051 apply;
  205  and, in such case, the applicable proof of insurance provisions
  206  of s. 320.02 apply.
  207         Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  208  212.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  209         212.05 Sales, storage, use tax.—It is hereby declared to be
  210  the legislative intent that every person is exercising a taxable
  211  privilege who engages in the business of selling tangible
  212  personal property at retail in this state, including the
  213  business of making mail order sales, or who rents or furnishes
  214  any of the things or services taxable under this chapter, or who
  215  stores for use or consumption in this state any item or article
  216  of tangible personal property as defined herein and who leases
  217  or rents such property within the state.
  218         (1) For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is levied on
  219  each taxable transaction or incident, which tax is due and
  220  payable as follows:
  221         (c) At the rate of 6 percent of the gross proceeds derived
  222  from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as
  223  defined herein; however, the following special provisions apply
  224  to the lease or rental of motor vehicles:
  225         1. When a motor vehicle is leased or rented for a period of
  226  less than 12 months:
  227         a. If the motor vehicle is rented in Florida, the entire
  228  amount of such rental is taxable, even if the vehicle is dropped
  229  off in another state.
  230         b. If the motor vehicle is rented in another state and
  231  dropped off in Florida, the rental is exempt from Florida tax.
  232         2. Except as provided in subparagraph 3., for the lease or
  233  rental of a motor vehicle for a period of not less than 12
  234  months, sales tax is due on the lease or rental payments if the
  235  vehicle is registered in this state; provided, however, that no
  236  tax shall be due if the taxpayer documents use of the motor
  237  vehicle outside this state and tax is being paid on the lease or
  238  rental payments in another state.
  239         3. The tax imposed by this chapter does not apply to the
  240  lease or rental of a commercial motor vehicle as defined in s.
  241  316.003(13)(a) 316.003(12)(a) to one lessee or rentee for a
  242  period of not less than 12 months when tax was paid on the
  243  purchase price of such vehicle by the lessor. To the extent tax
  244  was paid with respect to the purchase of such vehicle in another
  245  state, territory of the United States, or the District of
  246  Columbia, the Florida tax payable shall be reduced in accordance
  247  with the provisions of s. 212.06(7). This subparagraph shall
  248  only be available when the lease or rental of such property is
  249  an established business or part of an established business or
  250  the same is incidental or germane to such business.
  251         Section 11. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 316.303,
  252  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  253         316.303 Television receivers.—
  254         (1) No motor vehicle may be operated on the highways of
  255  this state if the vehicle is actively displaying moving
  256  television broadcast or pre-recorded video entertainment content
  257  that is visible from the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in
  258  motion, unless the vehicle is equipped with autonomous
  259  technology, as defined in s. 316.003(3) 316.003(2), and is being
  260  operated in autonomous mode, as provided in s. 316.85(2).
  261         (3) This section does not prohibit the use of an electronic
  262  display used in conjunction with a vehicle navigation system; an
  263  electronic display used by an operator of a vehicle equipped
  264  with autonomous technology, as defined in s. 316.003(3) 316.003;
  265  or an electronic display used by an operator of a vehicle
  266  equipped and operating with driver-assistive truck platooning
  267  technology, as defined in s. 316.003.
  268         Section 12. Section 320.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  269  read:
  270         320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
  271  there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
  272  operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
  273  defined in s. 316.003(4) 316.003(3), tri-vehicles as defined in
  274  s. 316.003, and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which
  275  shall be paid to and collected by the department or its agent
  276  upon the registration or renewal of registration of the
  277  following:
  278         (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.—
  279         (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat.
  280         (b) Any moped: $5 flat.
  281         (c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle,
  282  or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this
  283  subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in
  284  the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such
  285  additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
  286  Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
  287  program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
  288  Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
  289  or the general operations of the department.
  290         (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which
  291  $2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  292         (2) AUTOMOBILES OR TRI-VEHICLES FOR PRIVATE USE.—
  293         (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s.
  294  320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $7.50 flat.
  295         (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $14.50 flat.
  296         (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than 3,500
  297  pounds: $22.50 flat.
  298         (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $32.50 flat.
  299         (3) TRUCKS.—
  300         (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $14.50 flat.
  301         (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than
  302  3,000 pounds: $22.50 flat.
  303         (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than
  304  5,000 pounds: $32.50 flat.
  305         (d) A truck defined as a “goat,” or other vehicle if used
  306  in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of
  307  harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such
  308  harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated
  309  upon the roads of the state: $7.50 flat. The term “goat” means a
  310  motor vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for
  311  the transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for
  312  the transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used
  313  for hauling associated equipment or supplies, including required
  314  sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers.
  315         (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086:
  316  $7.50 flat.
  317         (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
  318  VEHICLE WEIGHT.—
  319         (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
  320  than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be
  321  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  322         (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
  323  than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
  324  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  325         (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
  326  than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited
  327  into the General Revenue Fund.
  328         (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
  329  than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
  330  into the General Revenue Fund.
  331         (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
  332  than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
  333  into the General Revenue Fund.
  334         (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
  335  than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
  336  into the General Revenue Fund.
  337         (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
  338  than 35,000: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited into the
  339  General Revenue Fund.
  340         (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
  341  than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
  342  into the General Revenue Fund.
  343         (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
  344  than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited
  345  into the General Revenue Fund.
  346         (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
  347  than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited
  348  into the General Revenue Fund.
  349         (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
  350  than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
  351  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  352         (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
  353  flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  354  Fund.
  355         (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
  356  truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address
  357  is eligible for a license plate for a fee of $324 flat if:
  358         1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
  359  forestry products; or
  360         2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
  361  forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
  362  associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
  363  the truck tractor.
  364  
  365  Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited
  366  into the General Revenue Fund.
  367         (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
  368  hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting raw,
  369  unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural
  370  products within a 150-mile radius of its home address, is
  371  eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee of:
  372         1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less
  373  than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
  374  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  375         2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is
  376  44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the
  377  point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the
  378  point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail,
  379  water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84
  380  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  381  
  382  Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
  383  exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
  384  nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
  385  incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers
  386  delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
  387  documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility prior to
  388  issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
  389  paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle
  390  must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
  391  nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
  392  user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
  393         (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
  394  SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.—
  395         (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
  396  of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year
  397  or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the
  398  General Revenue Fund.
  399         2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
  400  fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of
  401  which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  402         (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
  403  for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
  404  construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
  405  designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
  406  described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50
  407  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  408         (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
  409  and from school or school or church activities or functions
  410  within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be
  411  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  412         (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to
  413  tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02, a disabled, abandoned,
  414  stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s.
  415  320.01, or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01:
  416  $41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General
  417  Revenue Fund.
  418         (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor
  419  vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in
  420  paragraph (d), as follows:
  421         1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
  422  than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
  423  into the General Revenue Fund.
  424         2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
  425  than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
  426  into the General Revenue Fund.
  427         3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
  428  than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
  429  into the General Revenue Fund.
  430         4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
  431  than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
  432  into the General Revenue Fund.
  433         5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
  434  than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
  435  into the General Revenue Fund.
  436         6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
  437  than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited
  438  into the General Revenue Fund.
  439         7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
  440  than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited
  441  into the General Revenue Fund.
  442         8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
  443  than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
  444  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  445         9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
  446  flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  447  Fund.
  448         (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50
  449  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  450         (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—
  451         (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall
  452  be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,
  453  of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  454  Fund.
  455         (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50
  456  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per
  457  cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
  458  Revenue Fund.
  459         (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.—
  460         (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per
  461  year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into
  462  the General Revenue Fund.
  463         (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
  464  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per
  465  cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General
  466  Revenue Fund.
  467         (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.—
  468         (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
  469  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per
  470  cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
  471  Revenue Fund.
  472         (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which
  473  $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus
  474  $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the
  475  General Revenue Fund.
  476         (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.—
  477         (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
  478  s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27
  479  flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  480  Fund.
  481         (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.:
  482  $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General
  483  Revenue Fund.
  484         (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
  485         1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
  486  $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  487         2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
  488  which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  489         (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
  490         1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
  491  $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  492         2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
  493  which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  494         (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
  495         1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
  496  $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  497         2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
  498  which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  499         (10) PARK TRAILERS; TRAVEL TRAILERS; FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILERS;
  500  35 FEET TO 40 FEET.—
  501         (a) Park trailers.—Any park trailer, as defined in s.
  502  320.01(1)(b)7.: $25 flat.
  503         (b) Travel trailers or fifth-wheel trailers.—A travel
  504  trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined in s. 320.01(1)(b),
  505  that exceeds 35 feet: $25 flat.
  506         (11) MOBILE HOMES.—
  507         (a) A mobile home not exceeding 35 feet in length: $20
  508  flat.
  509         (b) A mobile home over 35 feet in length, but not exceeding
  510  40 feet: $25 flat.
  511         (c) A mobile home over 40 feet in length, but not exceeding
  512  45 feet: $30 flat.
  513         (d) A mobile home over 45 feet in length, but not exceeding
  514  50 feet: $35 flat.
  515         (e) A mobile home over 50 feet in length, but not exceeding
  516  55 feet: $40 flat.
  517         (f) A mobile home over 55 feet in length, but not exceeding
  518  60 feet: $45 flat.
  519         (g) A mobile home over 60 feet in length, but not exceeding
  520  65 feet: $50 flat.
  521         (h) A mobile home over 65 feet in length: $80 flat.
  522         (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
  523  motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
  524  boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
  525  license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
  526  the General Revenue Fund.
  527         (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or
  528  official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited
  529  into the General Revenue Fund, except that the registration or
  530  renewal of a registration of a marine boat trailer exempt under
  531  s. 320.102 is not subject to any license tax.
  532         (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor
  533  vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
  534  miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
  535  the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents
  536  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  537         (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a
  538  transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which
  539  $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  540         Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida
  541  Statutes, is amended to read:
  542         655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965.—As used in this
  543  section and ss. 655.961-655.965, unless the context otherwise
  544  requires:
  545         (1) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which
  546  is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The term does
  547  not include any street or highway open to the use of the public,
  548  as defined in s. 316.003(81)(a) 316.003(79)(a) or (b), including
  549  any adjacent sidewalk, as defined in s. 316.003.
  550         Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
  551  
  552  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  553  And the title is amended as follows:
  554         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  555  and insert:
  556                        A bill to be entitled                      
  557         An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s.
  558         316.003, F.S.; adding and revising definitions;
  559         conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 316.008,
  560         F.S.; authorizing a mobile carrier to be operated on
  561         sidewalks and crosswalks within a county or
  562         municipality when such use is permissible under
  563         federal law; providing construction; amending s.
  564         316.2071, F.S.; authorizing a mobile carrier to
  565         operate on sidewalks and crosswalks; providing that a
  566         mobile carrier operating on a sidewalk or crosswalk
  567         has all the rights and duties applicable to a
  568         pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that
  569         the mobile carrier must not unreasonably interfere
  570         with pedestrians or traffic and must yield the right
  571         of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk;
  572         specifying requirements for a mobile carrier;
  573         prohibiting a mobile carrier from taking specified
  574         actions; amending s. 316.614, F.S.; requiring safety
  575         belt or, if applicable, child restraint usage by an
  576         operator or passenger of an autocycle; amending s.
  577         320.01, F.S.; revising the term “motor vehicle”;
  578         including an autocycle in the definition of the term
  579         “motorcycle”; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; providing that
  580         a mobile carrier is not required to satisfy specified
  581         registration and insurance requirements; amending s.
  582         322.03, F.S.; authorizing a person to operate an
  583         autocycle without a motorcycle endorsement; amending
  584         s. 322.12, F.S.; providing applicability; amending s.
  585         324.021, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
  586         “motor vehicle”; amending ss. 212.05, 316.303, 320.08,
  587         and 655.960, F.S.; conforming cross-references;
  588         providing an effective date.