| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to temporary motor vehicle license tags; |
| 3 | amending s. 320.131, F.S.; revising provisions for the |
| 4 | placement of temporary tags on vehicles; revising |
| 5 | provisions for implementation of an electronic system for |
| 6 | entry of vehicle and owner data upon issuance of temporary |
| 7 | tags; revising provisions for implementation of an |
| 8 | electronic, print-on demand, temporary tag issuance |
| 9 | system; authorizing certain motor vehicle dealers to |
| 10 | charge a fee in certain circumstance; repealing s. 320.96, |
| 11 | F.S., relating to implementation of an electronic, print- |
| 12 | on-demand, temporary license plate system; providing an |
| 13 | effective date. |
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| 15 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 17 | Section 1. Subsections (4) and (8) of section 320.131, |
| 18 | Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (9) is added to |
| 19 | that section, to read: |
| 20 | 320.131 Temporary tags.-- |
| 21 | (4)(a) Temporary tags shall be conspicuously displayed in |
| 22 | the rear license plate bracket or, attached to the inside of the |
| 23 | rear window in an upright position so as to be clearly visible |
| 24 | from the rear of the vehicle. on vehicles requiring front |
| 25 | display of license plates, temporary tags shall be displayed on |
| 26 | the front of the vehicle in the location where the metal license |
| 27 | plate would normally be displayed. |
| 28 | (b) The department shall designate specifications for the |
| 29 | media upon which the temporary tag is printed. Such media shall |
| 30 | be either nonpermeable or subject to weatherproofing so that it |
| 31 | maintains its structural integrity, including graphic and data |
| 32 | adhesion, in all weather conditions after being placed on a |
| 33 | vehicle. |
| 34 | (8) The department shall may administer an electronic |
| 35 | system for licensed motor vehicle dealers to use for in issuing |
| 36 | temporary tags license plates. Upon issuing a temporary tag |
| 37 | license plate, the dealer shall access the electronic system and |
| 38 | enter the appropriate vehicle and owner information within the |
| 39 | timeframe specified by department rule. If a dealer fails to |
| 40 | comply with the department's requirements for issuing temporary |
| 41 | tags license plates using the electronic system, the department |
| 42 | may deny, suspend, or revoke a license under s. 320.27(9)(b)16. |
| 43 | upon proof that the licensee has failed to comply with the |
| 44 | department's requirements. The department may adopt rules to |
| 45 | administer this section. |
| 46 | (9) The department shall implement a secure print-on- |
| 47 | demand electronic temporary tag registration, record retention, |
| 48 | and issue system for use by every department-authorized issuer |
| 49 | of temporary tags by the end of the 2007-2008 fiscal year. This |
| 50 | system shall enable the department to issue, on demand, a |
| 51 | temporary tag number in response to a request from the issuer |
| 52 | via a secure electronic exchange of data and enable the issuer |
| 53 | to print the temporary tag with all of the required information. |
| 54 | The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement this |
| 55 | program. A motor vehicle dealer licensed under this chapter |
| 56 | shall be authorized to charge a fee to comply with this section. |
| 57 | Section 2. Section 320.96, Florida Statutes, is repealed. |
| 58 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |