HB 1665 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to limited-issue specialty license plates;
3	amending ss. 320.08056 and 320.089, F.S.; creating the
4	Firefighter license plate; providing for the distribution
5	of annual use fees received from the sale of such plates;
6	providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1. Paragraph (mm) is added to subsection (4) of
11	section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
12	320.08056 Specialty license plates.--
13	(4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
14	collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
15	(mm) Firefighter license plate, $25.
16	Section 2. Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended
17	to read:
18	320.089 Limited-issue specialtyMembers of National Guard
19	and active United States Armed Forces reservists; former
20	prisoners of war; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
21	recipients; speciallicense plates; fee.--
22	(1) MEMBERS OF NATIONAL GUARD AND ACTIVE UNITED STATES
23	ARMED FORCES RESERVISTS; SURVIVORS OF PEARL HARBOR; PURPLE HEART
24	MEDAL RECIPIENTS.--
25	(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
26	private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s.
27	320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
28	use, who is a resident of the state and an active or retired
29	member of the Florida National Guard, a survivor of the attack
30	on Pearl Harbor, a recipient of the Purple Heart medal, or an
31	active member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces
32	Reserve shall, upon application to the department, accompanied
33	by proof of active membership or retired status in the Florida
34	National Guard, proof of membership in the Pearl Harbor
35	Survivors Association or proof of active military duty in Pearl
36	Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof of being a Purple Heart medal
37	recipient, or proof of active membership in any branch of the
38	Armed Forces Reserve, and upon payment of the license tax for
39	the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, be issued a license plate
40	as provided by s. 320.06, upon which, in lieu of the serial
41	numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, shall be stamped the words
42	"National Guard," "Pearl Harbor Survivor," "Combat-wounded
43	veteran," or "U.S. Reserve," as appropriate, followed by the
44	serial number of the license plate. Additionally, the Purple
45	Heart plate may have the words "Purple Heart" stamped on the
46	plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on
47	the plate.
48	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
49	contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
50	thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
51	the sale of license plates issued under this section which are
52	stamped with the words "National Guard," "Pearl Harbor
53	Survivor," "Combat-wounded veteran," or "U.S. Reserve" shall be
54	deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
55	in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
56	for that trust fund.
57	(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary,
58	an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license plate or a
59	Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a disabled
60	veteran's license plate under s. 320.084 shall be issued the
61	appropriate special license plate without payment of the license
62	tax imposed by s. 320.08.
63	(2) FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.--Each owner or lessee of an
64	automobile or truck for private use, truck weighing not more
65	than 7,999 pounds, or recreational vehicle as specified in s.
66	320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
67	use, who is a resident of the state and who is a former prisoner
68	of war, or their unremarried surviving spouse, shall, upon
69	application therefor to the department, be issued a license
70	plate as provided in s. 320.06, on which license plate are
71	stamped the words "Ex-POW" followed by the serial number. Each
72	application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant
73	meets the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph
74	(b).
75	(a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member
76	of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of
77	a nation allied with the United States who was held as a
78	prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United
79	States were engaged in combat, or their unremarried surviving
80	spouse, may be issued the special license plate provided for in
81	this subsection without payment of the license tax imposed by s.
82	320.08.
83	(b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the
84	consent of the United States Government, or a person who was a
85	member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was not a
86	United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war when the
87	Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in combat, or
88	their unremarried surviving spouse, may be issued the special
89	license plate provided for in this subsection upon payment of
90	the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
91	(3) PURPLE HEART MEDAL RECIPIENTS SURVIVING SPOUSES.--Each
92	owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for private use, truck
93	weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or recreational vehicle as
94	specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire
95	or commercial use, who is a resident of this state and who is
96	the unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple
97	Heart medal shall, upon application therefor to the department,
98	with the payment of the required fees, be issued a license plate
99	as provided in s. 320.06, on which license plate are stamped the
100	words "Purple Heart" and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal
101	followed by the serial number. Each application shall be
102	accompanied by proof that the applicant is the unremarried
103	surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
104	(4) FIREFIGHTERS.--Each owner or lessee of an automobile
105	or truck for private use or recreational vehicle as specified in
106	s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
107	use, who is a resident of the state and an active or retired
108	firefighter, the spouse of such firefighter, or the unremarried
109	surviving spouse of a firefighter shall, upon application to the
110	department and upon payment of the applicable license taxes and
111	use fees, be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06.
112	Each application shall be accompanied by proof that the
113	applicant is an active or retired firefighter, the spouse of
114	such firefighter, or the unremarried surviving spouse of a
115	firefighter, including, but not limited to, a current
116	identification and badge or a letter from the firefighters'
117	association of which the firefighter is or was a member.
118	(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
119	department shall develop a Firefighter license plate as provided
120	in this subsection. Firefighter license plates must bear the
121	colors and design approved by the department. The word "Florida"
122	must appear at the top of the plate and the word "Firefighter"
123	must appear at the bottom of the plate.
124	(b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be
125	distributed equally to Shands Burn Center at the University of
126	Florida in Alachua County, Orlando Regional Medical Center Burn
127	Unit in Orange County, University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Burn
128	Center in Miami-Dade County, and Tampa General Hospital Regional
129	Burn Center in Hillsborough County. The funds shall be used
130	specifically for the burn center or unit at each of those health
131	care facilities.
132	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.