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The Committee on Transportation (Webster) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

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320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     320.06  Registration certificates, license plates, and

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validation stickers generally.--

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     (3)(a)  Registration license plates shall be of metal

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specially treated with a retroreflective material, as specified

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by the department. The registration license plate is designed to

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increase nighttime visibility and legibility and shall be at

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least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,

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unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by

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the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar

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smaller vehicles. Validation stickers shall be treated with a

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retroreflective material, shall be of such size as specified by

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the department, and shall adhere to the license plate. The

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registration license plate shall be imprinted with a combination

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of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven

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digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The

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license plate shall also be imprinted with the word "Florida" at

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the top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the

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state motto, or the words "Sunshine State" at the bottom. Any

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county may, upon majority vote of the county commission, elect

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to have the county name removed from the license plates sold in

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that county. In counties opting to remove the county name,

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license plates that have the state motto printed on the bottom

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and license plates that have the words "Sunshine State" printed

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on the bottom shall both be offered for issuance., except that

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Apportioned license plates shall have the word "Apportioned" at

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the bottom and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.

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320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) shall have

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the word "Restricted" at the bottom. License plates issued for

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vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the

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word "Florida" at the top and the word "Dealer" at the bottom.

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Manufacturer license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.

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320.08(12) must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top

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and the word "Manufacturer" at the bottom. License plates issued

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for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be

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imprinted with the word "Wrecker" at the bottom. Any county may,

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upon majority vote of the county commission, elect to have the

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county name removed from the license plates sold in that county.

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The words "Sunshine State" shall be printed in lieu thereof. In

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those counties where the county commission has not removed the

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county name from the license plate, the tax collector may, in

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addition to issuing license plates with the county name printed

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on the license plate, also issue license plates with the words

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"Sunshine State" printed on the license plate subject to the

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approval of the department and a legislative appropriation for

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the additional license plates. A license plate issued for a

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vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be assigned a

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registration license number, or be issued with any other

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distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes the

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motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to license plates; amending s. 320.06,

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F.S.; providing that a county opting to remove the county

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name from plates issued in that county shall offer plates

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that have the state motto and plates that have the words

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"Sunshine State" printed at the bottom of the plate;

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providing an effective date.

3/17/2008  8:47:00 AM     9-05026-08