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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to service charges; amending ss. 319.32 |
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and 320.04, F.S.; increasing certain service charges; |
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providing for periodic adjustments based upon the Consumer |
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Price Index; providing criteria; authorizing the |
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Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to make |
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such adjustments by rule; providing an effective date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
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319.32, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
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319.32 Fees; service charges; disposition.-- |
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(2)(a) There shall be a service charge of $7 $4.25for |
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each application which is handled in connection with the |
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issuance, duplication, or transfer of any certificate of title. |
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There shall be a service charge of $1.25 for each application |
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which is handled in connection with the recordation or notation |
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of a lien on a motor vehicle or mobile home which is not in |
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connection with the purchase of such vehicle. |
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Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
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320.04, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is |
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added to said section, to read: |
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320.04 Registration service charge.-- |
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(1)(a) There shall be a service charge of $3 $2.50for |
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each application which is handled in connection with original |
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issuance, duplicate issuance, or transfer of any license plate, |
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mobile home sticker, or validation sticker or with transfer or |
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duplicate issuance of any registration certificate. There may |
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also be a service charge of up to $1 for the issuance of each |
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license plate validation sticker, vessel decal, and mobile home |
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sticker issued from an automated vending facility or printer |
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dispenser machine which shall be payable to and retained by the |
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department to provide for automated vending facilities or |
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printer dispenser machines used to dispense such stickers and |
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decals by each tax collector's or license tag agent's employee. |
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(4) The service charges imposed pursuant to ss. |
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319.32(2)(a) and paragraph (1)(a) shall consist of the statutory |
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amount adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index |
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every 3 years after July 1, 2004. The Department of Highway |
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Safety and Motor Vehicles shall by rule adjust the statutory |
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amount based on increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index |
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for all urban consumers published by the United States |
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Department of Labor. Adjustment shall be made July 1 of each |
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third year after July 1, 2004, using the most recent month for |
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which data are available at the time of the adjustment. Any |
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increase shall be rounded to the nearest 5 cents.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |