Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1742
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11  Senator Webster moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 82, between lines 19 and 20,
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17         Section 46.  Subsection (1) of section 627.733, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         627.733  Required security.--
20         (1)(a)  Every owner or registrant of a motor vehicle,
21  other than a motor vehicle used as a taxicab, school bus as
22  defined in s. 1006.25, or limousine, required to be registered
23  and licensed in this state shall maintain security as required
24  by subsection (3) in effect continuously throughout the
25  registration or licensing period.
26         (b)  Every owner or registrant of a motor vehicle used
27  as a taxicab shall not be governed by paragraph (1)(a) but
28  shall maintain security as required under s. 324.032(1), and
29  s. 627.737 shall not apply to any motor vehicle used as a
30  taxicab.
31         Section 47.  Subsection (1) of section 324.032, Florida
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1742 Barcode 132554 1 Statutes, is amended to read: 2 324.032 Manner of proving financial responsibility; 3 for-hire passenger transportation vehicles.--Notwithstanding 4 the provisions of s. 324.031: 5 (1)(a) A person who is either the owner or a lessee 6 required to maintain insurance under s. 627.733(1)(b) s. 7 324.021(9)(b) and who operates one or more taxicabs, 8 limousines, jitneys, or any other for-hire passenger 9 transportation vehicles may prove financial responsibility by 10 furnishing satisfactory evidence of holding a motor vehicle 11 liability policy as defined in s. 324.031, but with minimum 12 limits of $125,000/250,000/50,000. 13 (b) A person who is either the owner or a lessee 14 required to maintain insurance under s. 324.021(9)(b) and who 15 operates limousines, jitneys, or any other for-hire passenger 16 vehicles, other than taxicabs, may prove financial 17 responsibility by furnishing satisfactory evidence of holding 18 a motor vehicle liability policy as defined in s. 324.031. 19 20 Upon request by the department, the applicant must provide the 21 department at the applicant's principal place of business in 22 this state access to the applicant's underlying financial 23 information and financial statements that provide the basis of 24 the certified public accountant's certification. The applicant 25 shall reimburse the requesting department for all reasonable 26 costs incurred by it in reviewing the supporting information. 27 The maximum amount of self-insurance permissible under this 28 subsection is $300,000 and must be stated on a per-occurrence 29 basis, and the applicant shall maintain adequate excess 30 insurance issued by an authorized or eligible insurer licensed 31 or approved by the Office of Insurance Regulation. All risks 2 10:13 AM 05/03/06 s1742c2c-09-c7b
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1742 Barcode 132554 1 self-insured shall remain with the owner or lessee providing 2 it, and the risks are not transferable to any other person, 3 unless a policy complying with subsection (1) is obtained. 4 5 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 6 7 8 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 9 And the title is amended as follows: 10 On page 8, line 8, after the semicolon, 11 12 insert: 13 amending s. 627.733, F.S.; revising security 14 requirements for certain vehicles; amending s. 15 324.032, F.S.; revising financial 16 responsibility requirements for certain 17 for-hire vehicles; 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 10:13 AM 05/03/06 s1742c2c-09-c7b