| 1 | Representative Rivera offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Senate Amendment (400706) (with title |
| 4 | amendment) |
| 5 | On page 2, line 11, |
| 6 | Insert: |
| 7 | Section 2. Section 322.073, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 8 | to read: |
| 9 | 322.073 Licensing of foreign nationals who visit this |
| 10 | state.-- |
| 11 | (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles |
| 12 | may, subject to the requirements of this section, issue a driver |
| 13 | license to an applicant who is a foreign national and who |
| 14 | legally visits this state on a frequent basis for business or |
| 15 | pleasure but who has not immigrated to the United States. |
| 16 | (2) A license issued under this section is valid for 2 |
| 17 | years following the date on which it is issued or, if a |
| 18 | nonimmigrant visa is required for entry into the United States |
| 19 | by a driver license applicant, a license issued under this |
| 20 | section is valid for the duration of the nonimmigrant visa |
| 21 | issued to the applicant by the United States Government, up to a |
| 22 | maximum of 6 years. If the nonimmigrant visa driver license |
| 23 | applicant is holding a nonimmigrant visa with less than 6 years' |
| 24 | validity remaining on the nonimmigrant visa, then a license |
| 25 | issued under this section is valid for the duration remaining on |
| 26 | the nonimmigrant visa issued to the applicant by the United |
| 27 | States Government and may be renewed thereafter under the same |
| 28 | restriction and conditions as the initial issuance if the |
| 29 | applicant, at the time of renewal, satisfies the requirements of |
| 30 | this section. |
| 31 | (3) When an applicant for a driver license is from a visa- |
| 32 | waiver country that has been identified as such by the |
| 33 | Department of Homeland Security, the applicant shall, upon |
| 34 | meeting all eligibility requirements, be issued a license or an |
| 35 | identification card, or both, for a period of up to 6 years. |
| 36 | Such a license or identification card may be renewed thereafter |
| 37 | under the same restrictions and conditions as those applying to |
| 38 | the initial issuance if the applicant, at the time of renewal, |
| 39 | satisfies the requirements of this section. |
| 40 | (4) To receive or renew a driver license under this |
| 41 | section, a legal nonimmigrant visitor applicant must submit to |
| 42 | the department all of the following: |
| 43 | (a) A valid passport from the home country of the |
| 44 | applicant. |
| 45 | (b) For an applicant entering from a country that is not |
| 46 | identified by the United States Office of Citizenship and |
| 47 | Immigration Services as a visa-waiver country, a valid |
| 48 | nonimmigrant visa issued to the applicant by the United States |
| 49 | Government. |
| 50 | (c) A valid and current I-94 form issued by the United |
| 51 | States Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services to the |
| 52 | applicant. |
| 53 | (d) A valid driver license from the home country of the |
| 54 | applicant. |
| 55 | (5) Each such applicant must provide, in addition to the |
| 56 | items specified in paragraphs (4)(a)-(d), evidence satisfactory |
| 57 | to the department which shows: |
| 58 | (a) Proof of ownership of or a leasehold interest in a |
| 59 | motor vehicle; or |
| 60 | (b)1. The necessity for the applicant to operate a motor |
| 61 | vehicle; and |
| 62 | 2. Proof that, for a period of at least 6 months during |
| 63 | the previous 5 years, the applicant has had: |
| 64 | a. An established presence in this state; or |
| 65 | b. Ownership of or a lease on a residential property in |
| 66 | this state. |
| 67 | (6) A driver license issued under this section is property |
| 68 | of the state. A person in possession of a driver license must |
| 69 | provide it to a law enforcement officer upon request. A law |
| 70 | enforcement officer having a reasonable belief that a person |
| 71 | possesses or is using a driver license in violation of this |
| 72 | section or any other law may seize the driver license. A person |
| 73 | from whom a law enforcement officer seizes a driver license |
| 74 | under this section does not have a cause of action against the |
| 75 | law enforcement officer for the seizure of the driver license. |
| 76 | The department may cancel a driver license issued under this |
| 77 | section upon determining that the foreign national is no longer |
| 78 | entitled to the issuance of the driver license. |
| 79 | (7) The department shall establish fees for the initial |
| 80 | issuance and renewal of a driver license under this section. |
| 81 | Section 3. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (1) of |
| 82 | section 322.14, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 83 | 322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.-- |
| 84 | (1) |
| 85 | (c) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), each |
| 86 | driver's license issued to a foreign national must clearly |
| 87 | indicate that the license is valid for driving purposes only by |
| 88 | exhibiting in bold font and red letters: "FOR DRIVING PURPOSES |
| 89 | ONLY." |
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| 91 | ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================= |
| 92 | On page 57, line 1, |
| 93 | remove: all of said line |
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| 95 | and insert: |
| 96 | Trade, and Economic Development; creating s. 322.073, |
| 97 | F.S.; providing for the Department of Highway Safety and |
| 98 | Motor Vehicles to issue driver licenses to certain foreign |
| 99 | nationals who frequently visit the state; providing |
| 100 | application criteria and procedures; providing for seizure |
| 101 | of the license for violations; authorizing the Department |
| 102 | of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish fees for |
| 103 | the license; amending s. 322.14, F.S.; providing content |
| 104 | criteria for driver licenses issued to foreign nationals; |
| 105 | amending s. |