| 1 | The Conference Committee on HB 5067 offered the following: |
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| 3 | Conference Committee Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section |
| 6 | 17.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 17.61 Chief Financial Officer; powers and duties in the |
| 8 | investment of certain funds.-- |
| 9 | (3) |
| 10 | (c) Except as provided in this paragraph and except for |
| 11 | moneys described in paragraph (d), the following agencies shall |
| 12 | not invest trust fund moneys as provided in this section, but |
| 13 | shall retain such moneys in their respective trust funds for |
| 14 | investment, with interest appropriated to the General Revenue |
| 15 | Fund, pursuant to s. 17.57: |
| 16 | 1. The Agency for Health Care Administration, except for |
| 17 | the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund. |
| 18 | 2. The Agency for Persons with Disabilities, except for: |
| 19 | a. The Federal Grants Trust Fund. |
| 20 | b. The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund. |
| 21 | 3. The Department of Children and Family Services, except |
| 22 | for: |
| 23 | a. The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Trust Fund. |
| 24 | b. The Refugee Assistance Trust Fund. |
| 25 | c. The Social Services Block Grant Trust Fund. |
| 26 | d. The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund. |
| 27 | e. The Working Capital Trust Fund. |
| 28 | 4. The Department of Community Affairs, only for the |
| 29 | Operating Trust Fund. |
| 30 | 5. The Department of Corrections. |
| 31 | 6. The Department of Elderly Affairs, except for: |
| 32 | a. The Federal Grants Trust Fund. |
| 33 | b. The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund. |
| 34 | 7. The Department of Health, except for: |
| 35 | a. The Federal Grants Trust Fund. |
| 36 | b. The Grants and Donations Trust Fund. |
| 37 | c. The Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Trust Fund. |
| 38 | d. The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund. |
| 39 | 8. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, |
| 40 | only for: |
| 41 | a. The DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund. |
| 42 | b. the Security Deposits Trust Fund. |
| 43 | 9. The Department of Juvenile Justice. |
| 44 | 10. The Department of Law Enforcement. |
| 45 | 11. The Department of Legal Affairs. |
| 46 | 12. The Department of State, only for: |
| 47 | a. The Grants and Donations Trust Fund. |
| 48 | b. The Records Management Trust Fund. |
| 49 | 13. The Executive Office of the Governor, only for: |
| 50 | a. The Economic Development Transportation Trust Fund. |
| 51 | b. The Economic Development Trust Fund. |
| 52 | 14. The Florida Public Service Commission, only for the |
| 53 | Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund. |
| 54 | 15. The Justice Administrative Commission. |
| 55 | 16. The state courts system. |
| 56 | Section 2. Section 20.24, Florida Statutes, is reenacted |
| 57 | and amended to read: |
| 58 | 20.24 Department of Highway Safety and Motor |
| 59 | Vehicles.--There is created a Department of Highway Safety and |
| 60 | Motor Vehicles. |
| 61 | (1) The head of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor |
| 62 | Vehicles is the Governor and Cabinet. |
| 63 | (2) The following divisions, and bureaus within the |
| 64 | divisions, of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor |
| 65 | Vehicles are established: |
| 66 | (a) Division of the Florida Highway Patrol. |
| 67 | (b) Division of Driver Licenses. |
| 68 | (c) Division of Motor Vehicles. |
| 69 | 1. Bureau of Motor Vehicle Inspection. |
| 70 | Section 3. Paragraphs (m) through (x) of subsection (4) of |
| 71 | section 215.20, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 3 of |
| 72 | chapter 2007-14, Laws of Florida, are amended to read: |
| 73 | 215.20 Certain income and certain trust funds to |
| 74 | contribute to the General Revenue Fund.-- |
| 75 | (4) The income of a revenue nature deposited in the |
| 76 | following described trust funds, by whatever name designated, is |
| 77 | that from which the appropriations authorized by subsection (3) |
| 78 | shall be made: |
| 79 | (m) Within the Department of Highway Safety and Motor |
| 80 | Vehicles, the DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund. |
| 81 | (m)(n) Within the Department of Legal Affairs, the Crimes |
| 82 | Compensation Trust Fund. |
| 83 | (n)(o) Within the Department of Management Services: |
| 84 | 1. The Administrative Trust Fund. |
| 85 | 2. The Architects Incidental Trust Fund. |
| 86 | 3. The Bureau of Aircraft Trust Fund. |
| 87 | 4. The Florida Facilities Pool Working Capital Trust Fund. |
| 88 | 5. The Grants and Donations Trust Fund. |
| 89 | 6. The Police and Firefighters' Premium Tax Trust Fund. |
| 90 | 7. The Public Employees Relations Commission Trust Fund. |
| 91 | 8. The State Personnel System Trust Fund. |
| 92 | 9. The Supervision Trust Fund. |
| 93 | 10. The Working Capital Trust Fund. |
| 94 | (o)(p) Within the Department of Revenue: |
| 95 | 1. The Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund. |
| 96 | 2. The Administrative Trust Fund. |
| 97 | 3. The Certification Program Trust Fund. |
| 98 | 4. The Fuel Tax Collection Trust Fund. |
| 99 | 5. The Local Alternative Fuel User Fee Clearing Trust |
| 100 | Fund. |
| 101 | 6. The Local Option Fuel Tax Trust Fund. |
| 102 | 7. The Motor Vehicle Rental Surcharge Clearing Trust Fund. |
| 103 | 8. The Motor Vehicle Warranty Trust Fund. |
| 104 | 9. The Oil and Gas Tax Trust Fund. |
| 105 | 10. The Operations Trust Fund. |
| 106 | 11. The Severance Tax Solid Mineral Trust Fund. |
| 107 | 12. The State Alternative Fuel User Fee Clearing Trust |
| 108 | Fund. |
| 109 | 13. All taxes levied on motor fuels other than gasoline |
| 110 | levied pursuant to the provisions of s. 206.87(1)(a). |
| 111 | (p)(q) Within the Department of State: |
| 112 | 1. The Records Management Trust Fund. |
| 113 | 2. The trust funds administered by the Division of |
| 114 | Historical Resources. |
| 115 | (q)(r) Within the Department of Transportation, all income |
| 116 | derived from outdoor advertising and overweight violations which |
| 117 | is deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund. |
| 118 | (r)(s) Within the Department of Veterans' Affairs: |
| 119 | 1. The Grants and Donations Trust Fund. |
| 120 | 2. The Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund. |
| 121 | 3. The State Homes for Veterans Trust Fund. |
| 122 | (s)(t) Within the Division of Administrative Hearings, the |
| 123 | Administrative Trust Fund. |
| 124 | (t)(u) Within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation |
| 125 | Commission: |
| 126 | 1. The Conservation and Recreation Lands Program Trust |
| 127 | Fund. |
| 128 | 2. The Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund. |
| 129 | 3. The Land Acquisition Trust Fund. |
| 130 | 4. The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund, with the |
| 131 | exception of those fees collected for recreational saltwater |
| 132 | fishing licenses as provided in s. 372.57. |
| 133 | (u)(v) Within the Florida Public Service Commission, the |
| 134 | Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund. |
| 135 | (v)(w) Within the Justice Administrative Commission, the |
| 136 | Indigent Criminal Defense Trust Fund. |
| 137 | (w)(x) Within the Office of Financial Regulation of the |
| 138 | Financial Services Commission: |
| 139 | 1. The Administrative Trust Fund. |
| 140 | 2. The Anti-Fraud Trust Fund. |
| 141 | 3. The Financial Institutions' Regulatory Trust Fund. |
| 142 | 4. The Regulatory Trust Fund. |
| 143 |
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| 144 | The enumeration of the foregoing moneys or trust funds shall not |
| 145 | prohibit the applicability thereto of s. 215.24 should the |
| 146 | Governor determine that for the reasons mentioned in s. 215.24 |
| 147 | the money or trust funds should be exempt herefrom, as it is the |
| 148 | purpose of this law to exempt income from its force and effect |
| 149 | when, by the operation of this law, federal matching funds or |
| 150 | contributions or private grants to any trust fund would be lost |
| 151 | to the state. |
| 152 | Section 4. Section 252.372, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 153 | to read: |
| 154 | 252.372 Imposition and collection of surcharge.--In order |
| 155 | to provide funds for emergency management, preparedness, and |
| 156 | assistance, an annual surcharge of $2 per policy shall be |
| 157 | imposed on every homeowner's, mobile home owner's, tenant |
| 158 | homeowner's, and condominium unit owner's policy, and an annual |
| 159 | $4 surcharge shall be imposed on every commercial fire, |
| 160 | commercial multiple peril, and business owner's property |
| 161 | insurance policy, issued or renewed on or after May 1, 1993. The |
| 162 | surcharge shall be paid by the policyholder to the insurer. The |
| 163 | insurer shall collect the surcharge and remit it to the |
| 164 | Department of Revenue, which shall collect, administer, audit, |
| 165 | and enforce the surcharge pursuant to s. 624.5092. The surcharge |
| 166 | is not to be considered premiums of the insurer; however, |
| 167 | nonpayment of the surcharge by the insured may be a valid reason |
| 168 | for cancellation of the policy. For those policies in which the |
| 169 | surplus lines tax and the service fee are collected and remitted |
| 170 | to the Surplus Lines Service Office, as created under s. |
| 171 | 626.921, the surcharge must be remitted to the service office at |
| 172 | the same time as the surplus lines tax is remitted. All |
| 173 | penalties for failure to remit the surplus lines tax and service |
| 174 | fee are applicable for those surcharges required to be remitted |
| 175 | to the service office. The service office shall deposit all |
| 176 | surcharges that it collects into the Emergency Management, |
| 177 | Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund at least monthly. All |
| 178 | proceeds of the surcharge shall be deposited in the Emergency |
| 179 | Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund and may not |
| 180 | be used to supplant existing funding. |
| 181 | Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 290.047, Florida |
| 182 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 183 | 290.047 Establishment of grant ceilings and maximum |
| 184 | administrative cost percentages; elimination of population bias; |
| 185 | loans in default.-- |
| 186 | (4) The department shall develop by rule grant |
| 187 | administration procurement procedures for eligible local |
| 188 | governments. The procedures established in such rule shall not |
| 189 | exceed the restrictions or requirements contained in 24 C.F.R. |
| 190 | part 85. These procedures shall include, but not be limited to, |
| 191 | the evaluation of an individual or business entity based upon |
| 192 | past performance in the administration of community development |
| 193 | block grants and based upon the type, number, and geographic |
| 194 | distribution of grants to be administered. |
| 195 | Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 316.251, Florida |
| 196 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 197 | 316.251 Maximum bumper heights.-- |
| 198 | (2) "New motor vehicles" as defined in s. 319.001(9)(8), |
| 199 | "antique automobiles" as defined in s. 320.08, "horseless |
| 200 | carriages" as defined in s. 320.086, and "street rods" as |
| 201 | defined in s. 320.0863 shall be excluded from the requirements |
| 202 | of this section. |
| 203 | Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section |
| 204 | 318.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 205 | 318.18 Amount of penalties.--The penalties required for a |
| 206 | noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal |
| 207 | offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: |
| 208 | (8)(a) Any person who fails to comply with the court's |
| 209 | requirements or who fails to pay the civil penalties specified |
| 210 | in this section within the 30-day period provided for in s. |
| 211 | 318.14 must pay an additional civil penalty of $16 $12, $2.50 of |
| 212 | which must be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit |
| 213 | in the General Revenue Fund, and $13.50 $9.50 of which must be |
| 214 | remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the Highway |
| 215 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. The department shall contract with |
| 216 | the Florida Association of Court Clerks, Inc., to design, |
| 217 | establish, operate, upgrade, and maintain an automated statewide |
| 218 | Uniform Traffic Citation Accounting System to be operated by the |
| 219 | clerks of the court which shall include, but not be limited to, |
| 220 | the accounting for traffic infractions by type, a record of the |
| 221 | disposition of the citations, and an accounting system for the |
| 222 | fines assessed and the subsequent fine amounts paid to the |
| 223 | clerks of the court. On or before December 1, 2001, the clerks |
| 224 | of the court must provide the information required by this |
| 225 | chapter to be transmitted to the department by electronic |
| 226 | transmission pursuant to the contract. |
| 227 | Section 8. Subsections (1) through (11) of section |
| 228 | 319.001, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (2) |
| 229 | through (12), respectively, and a new subsection (1) is added to |
| 230 | that section to read: |
| 231 | 319.001 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term: |
| 232 | (1) "Certificate of title" means the record that is |
| 233 | evidence of ownership of a vehicle, whether a paper certificate |
| 234 | authorized by the department or a certificate consisting of |
| 235 | information that is stored in an electronic form in the |
| 236 | department's database. |
| 237 | Section 9. Section 319.40, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 238 | read: |
| 239 | 319.40 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.-- |
| 240 | (1) The department is authorized to accept any application |
| 241 | provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic |
| 242 | means. |
| 243 | (2) The department may issue an electronic certificate of |
| 244 | title in lieu of printing a paper title. |
| 245 | (3) The department may collect and use e-mail addresses of |
| 246 | motor vehicle owners and registrants as a notification method in |
| 247 | lieu of the United States Postal Service. |
| 248 | Section 10. Effective July 1, 2008, subsection (1) of |
| 249 | section 320.02, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 28 of |
| 250 | chapter 2006-290, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 251 | 320.02 Registration required; application for |
| 252 | registration; forms.-- |
| 253 | (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every |
| 254 | owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle that is operated or |
| 255 | driven on the roads of this state shall register the vehicle in |
| 256 | this state. The owner or person in charge shall apply to the |
| 257 | department or to its authorized agent for registration of each |
| 258 | such vehicle on a form prescribed by the department. Prior to |
| 259 | the original registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, |
| 260 | or moped, the owner, if a natural person, must present proof |
| 261 | that he or she has a valid motorcycle endorsement as required in |
| 262 | chapter 322. A registration is not required for any motor |
| 263 | vehicle that is not operated on the roads of this state during |
| 264 | the registration period. |
| 265 | Section 11. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section |
| 266 | 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 267 | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and |
| 268 | validation stickers generally.-- |
| 269 | (3) |
| 270 | (b) An additional fee of 50 cents shall be collected and |
| 271 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund on each |
| 272 | motor vehicle registration or motor vehicle renewal registration |
| 273 | issued in this state in order that all license plates and |
| 274 | validation stickers be fully treated with retroreflective |
| 275 | material. |
| 276 | Section 12. Effective upon this act becoming a law, |
| 277 | paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 320.08, Florida |
| 278 | Statutes is amended to read: |
| 279 | 320.08 License taxes.--Except as otherwise provided |
| 280 | herein, there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes |
| 281 | for the operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles |
| 282 | as defined in s. 316.003(2), and mobile homes, as defined in s. |
| 283 | 320.01, which shall be paid to and collected by the department |
| 284 | or its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of |
| 285 | the following: |
| 286 | (1) MOTORCYCLES and MOPEDS.-- |
| 287 | (c) Upon registration of any motorcycle, motor-driven |
| 288 | cycle, or moped there shall be paid in addition to the license |
| 289 | taxes specified in this subsection a nonrefundable motorcycle |
| 290 | safety education fee in the amount of $2.50. The proceeds of |
| 291 | such additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety |
| 292 | Operating Trust Fund and be used exclusively to fund a |
| 293 | motorcycle driver improvement program implemented pursuant to s. |
| 294 | 322.025 or the Florida Motorcycle Safety Education Program |
| 295 | established in s. 322.0255 or the general operations of the |
| 296 | department. |
| 297 | Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 320.0805, Florida |
| 298 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 299 | 320.0805 Personalized prestige license plates.-- |
| 300 | (2) Each request for specific numbers or letters or |
| 301 | combinations thereof shall be submitted annually to the |
| 302 | department on an application form supplied by the department, |
| 303 | accompanied by the following tax and fees: |
| 304 | (a) The license tax required for the vehicle, as set forth |
| 305 | in s. 320.08.; |
| 306 | (b) A prestige plate annual use fee of $10.; and |
| 307 | (c) A processing fee of $2, to be deposited into the |
| 308 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 309 | Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section |
| 310 | 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 311 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 312 | (3) Each request must be made annually to the department, |
| 313 | accompanied by the following tax and fees: |
| 314 | (b) A processing fee of $2, to be deposited into the |
| 315 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 316 |
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| 317 | A request may be made any time during a registration period. If |
| 318 | a request is made for a specialty license plate to replace a |
| 319 | current valid license plate, the specialty license plate must be |
| 320 | issued with appropriate decals attached at no tax for the plate, |
| 321 | but all fees and service charges must be paid. When a request is |
| 322 | made for a specialty license plate at the beginning of the |
| 323 | registration period, the tax, together with all applicable fees |
| 324 | and service charges, must be paid. |
| 325 | Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 320.203, Florida |
| 326 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 327 | 320.203 Disposition of biennial license tax moneys.-- |
| 328 | (1) Notwithstanding ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or |
| 329 | (b), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, and 328.76 |
| 330 | and pursuant to s. 216.351, after the provisions of s. |
| 331 | 320.20(1), (2), (3), and (4), and (5) are fulfilled, an amount |
| 332 | equal to 50 percent of revenues collected from the biennial |
| 333 | registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be retained in the |
| 334 | Motor Vehicle License Clearing Trust Fund, authorized in s. |
| 335 | 215.32(2)(b)2.f., until July 1. After July 1 of the subsequent |
| 336 | fiscal year, an amount equal to 50 percent of revenues collected |
| 337 | from the biennial registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be |
| 338 | distributed according to ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), |
| 339 | (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, 328.76, and |
| 340 | 320.20(1), (2), (3), and (4), and (5). |
| 341 | Section 16. Section 320.95, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 342 | to read: |
| 343 | 320.95 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.-- |
| 344 | (1) The department is authorized to accept any application |
| 345 | provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic |
| 346 | means. |
| 347 | (2) The department may collect and use e-mail addresses of |
| 348 | motor vehicle owners and registrants as a notification method in |
| 349 | lieu of the United States Postal Service. |
| 350 | Section 17. Subsections (10) through (44) of section |
| 351 | 322.01, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (11) |
| 352 | through (45), respectively, present subsections (10), (23), and |
| 353 | (29) are amended, and a new subsection (10) is added to that |
| 354 | section, to read: |
| 355 | 322.01 Definitions.--As used in this chapter: |
| 356 | (10) "Convenience service" means any means whereby an |
| 357 | individual conducts a transaction with the department other than |
| 358 | in person. |
| 359 | (11)(10)(a) "Conviction" means a conviction of an offense |
| 360 | relating to the operation of motor vehicles on highways which is |
| 361 | a violation of this chapter or any other such law of this state |
| 362 | or any other state, including an admission or determination of a |
| 363 | noncriminal traffic infraction pursuant to s. 318.14, or a |
| 364 | judicial disposition of an offense committed under any federal |
| 365 | law substantially conforming to the aforesaid state statutory |
| 366 | provisions. |
| 367 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, |
| 368 | the definition of "conviction" provided in 49 C.F.R. part 383.5 |
| 369 | applies to offenses committed in a commercial motor vehicle or |
| 370 | by a person holding a commercial driver's license. |
| 371 | (24)(23) "Hazardous materials" means any material that has |
| 372 | been designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. s. 5103 and is |
| 373 | required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172 |
| 374 | or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin |
| 375 | in 42 C.F.R. part 73 has the meaning such term has under s. 103 |
| 376 | of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. |
| 377 | (30)(29) "Out-of-service order" means a prohibition issued |
| 378 | by an authorized local, state, or Federal Government official |
| 379 | which precludes a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle |
| 380 | for a period of 72 hours or less. |
| 381 | Section 18. Subsection (1) of section 322.025, Florida |
| 382 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 383 | 322.025 Driver improvement.-- |
| 384 | (1) The department may implement programs to improve the |
| 385 | driving ability of the drivers of this state. Such programs may |
| 386 | include, but shall not be limited to, safety awareness |
| 387 | campaigns, driver training, and licensing improvement. |
| 388 | Motorcycle driver improvement programs implemented pursuant to |
| 389 | this section or s. 322.0255 may shall be funded by the |
| 390 | motorcycle safety education fee collected pursuant to s. |
| 391 | 320.08(1)(c), which shall be deposited in the Highway Safety |
| 392 | Operating Trust Fund of the department and appropriated for that |
| 393 | purpose. |
| 394 | Section 19. Effective upon this act becoming a law, |
| 395 | subsections (5), (6), (7), and (8) of section 322.0255, Florida |
| 396 | Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 397 | 322.0255 Florida Motorcycle Safety Education Program.-- |
| 398 | (5) The department shall, subject to the availability of |
| 399 | funds, reimburse each organization that provides an approved |
| 400 | motorcycle safety education course for each student who begins |
| 401 | the on-cycle portion of the course. This shall include any |
| 402 | student not required to attend a motorcycle safety education |
| 403 | course prior to licensure as required in s. 322.12. The amount |
| 404 | to be reimbursed per student to each course provider shall be |
| 405 | determined by the department. In order to facilitate such |
| 406 | determination, each course provider shall be required to submit |
| 407 | proof satisfactory to the department of the expected cost per |
| 408 | student to be incurred by such course provider. In no event |
| 409 | shall the amount to be reimbursed per student to any course |
| 410 | provider exceed the expected cost per student. In addition to |
| 411 | the amount of any reimbursement, each course provider that |
| 412 | conducts such a course may charge each student a tuition fee |
| 413 | sufficient to defray the cost of conducting the course. The |
| 414 | department shall fund the payments required under this |
| 415 | subsection from the motorcycle safety education fee, as provided |
| 416 | in ss. 320.08 and 322.025. |
| 417 | (5)(6) Each organization that provides an approved |
| 418 | motorcycle safety course may charge a registration fee, not to |
| 419 | exceed $20 per student. This fee must be refunded if the student |
| 420 | completes the course. However, any student who registers for, |
| 421 | and does not complete, the course must forfeit his or her |
| 422 | registration fee. Forfeited fees may be retained by the |
| 423 | organization that conducts the course. |
| 424 | (6)(7) The department may adopt rules to implement this |
| 425 | section. |
| 426 | (7)(8) On and after January 1, 1989, every first-time |
| 427 | applicant for licensure to operate a motorcycle who is under 21 |
| 428 | years of age shall be required to complete a motorcycle |
| 429 | education course as established pursuant to this section. Proof |
| 430 | of completion of such education course shall be presented to the |
| 431 | driver license examining office prior to such licensure to |
| 432 | operate a motorcycle. |
| 433 | Section 20. Effective October 1, 2008, subsection (1) of |
| 434 | section 322.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 435 | 322.03 Drivers must be licensed; penalties.-- |
| 436 | (1) Except as otherwise authorized in this chapter, a |
| 437 | person may not drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this |
| 438 | state unless such person has a valid driver's license under the |
| 439 | provisions of this chapter. |
| 440 | (a) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle shall |
| 441 | not receive a driver's license unless and until he or she |
| 442 | surrenders to the department all driver's licenses in his or her |
| 443 | possession issued to him or her by any other jurisdiction or |
| 444 | makes an affidavit that he or she does not possess a driver's |
| 445 | license. Any such person who fails to surrender such licenses or |
| 446 | who makes a false affidavit concerning such licenses is guilty |
| 447 | of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in |
| 448 | s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
| 449 | (b) A person who does not drive a commercial motor vehicle |
| 450 | is not required to surrender a license issued by another |
| 451 | jurisdiction, upon a showing to the department that such license |
| 452 | is necessary because of employment or part-time residence. Any |
| 453 | person who retains a driver's license because of employment or |
| 454 | part-time residence shall, upon qualifying for a license in this |
| 455 | state, be issued a driver's license which shall be valid within |
| 456 | this state only. All surrendered licenses may be returned by the |
| 457 | department to the issuing jurisdiction together with information |
| 458 | that the licensee is now licensed in a new jurisdiction or may |
| 459 | be destroyed by the department, which shall notify the issuing |
| 460 | jurisdiction of such destruction. A person may not have more |
| 461 | than one valid Florida driver's license at any time. |
| 462 | (c) Part-time residents issued a license that is valid |
| 463 | within this state only pursuant to paragraph (b) as that |
| 464 | paragraph existed prior to October 1, 2008, may continue to hold |
| 465 | such license until the next regularly scheduled renewal. |
| 466 | Licenses that are identified as "Valid in Florida only" may not |
| 467 | be issued or renewed effective July 1, 2009. This paragraph |
| 468 | expires June 30, 2017. |
| 469 | Section 21. Effective October 1, 2008, subsections (1), |
| 470 | (2), and (3) of section 322.051, Florida Statutes, are amended |
| 471 | to read: |
| 472 | 322.051 Identification cards.-- |
| 473 | (1) Any person who is 5 years of age or older, or any |
| 474 | person who has a disability, regardless of age, who applies for |
| 475 | a disabled parking permit under s. 320.0848, may be issued an |
| 476 | identification card by the department upon completion of an |
| 477 | application and payment of an application fee. |
| 478 | (a) Each such application shall include the following |
| 479 | information regarding the applicant: |
| 480 | 1. Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender, |
| 481 | proof of social security card number satisfactory to the |
| 482 | department, county of residence, and mailing address, proof of |
| 483 | residential address satisfactory to the department, country of |
| 484 | birth, and a brief description. |
| 485 | 2. Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department. |
| 486 | 3. Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such |
| 487 | proof must include one of the following documents issued to the |
| 488 | applicant: |
| 489 | a. A driver's license record or identification card record |
| 490 | from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit |
| 491 | a document for identification which is substantially similar to |
| 492 | a document required under sub-subparagraph b., sub-subparagraph |
| 493 | c., sub-subparagraph d., sub-subparagraph e., sub-subparagraph |
| 494 | f., or sub-subparagraph g., or sub-subparagraph h.; |
| 495 | b. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate; |
| 496 | c. A valid, unexpired United States passport; |
| 497 | d. A naturalization certificate issued by the United |
| 498 | States Department of Homeland Security; |
| 499 | e. A valid, unexpired An alien registration receipt card |
| 500 | (green card); |
| 501 | f. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the |
| 502 | United States Department of State; |
| 503 | g.f. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by |
| 504 | the United States Department of Homeland Security; or |
| 505 | h.g. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the |
| 506 | United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original |
| 507 | identification card. In order to prove such nonimmigrant |
| 508 | classification, applicants may produce but are not limited to |
| 509 | the following documents: |
| 510 | (I) A notice of hearing from an immigration court |
| 511 | scheduling a hearing on any proceeding. |
| 512 | (II) A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals |
| 513 | acknowledging pendency of an appeal. |
| 514 | (III) Notice of the approval of an application for |
| 515 | adjustment of status issued by the United States Bureau of |
| 516 | Citizenship and Immigration Services. |
| 517 | (IV) Any official documentation confirming the filing of a |
| 518 | petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued |
| 519 | by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration |
| 520 | Services. |
| 521 | (V) Notice of action transferring any pending matter from |
| 522 | another jurisdiction to Florida, issued by the United States |
| 523 | Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. |
| 524 | (VI) Order of an immigration judge or immigration officer |
| 525 | granting any relief that authorizes the alien to live and work |
| 526 | in the United States including, but not limited to asylum. |
| 527 | (VII) Evidence that an application is pending for |
| 528 | adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for |
| 529 | permanent residence in the United States or conditional |
| 530 | permanent resident status in the United States, if a visa number |
| 531 | is available having a current priority date for processing by |
| 532 | the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration |
| 533 | Services. |
| 534 | (VIII) On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign |
| 535 | passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed, |
| 536 | accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent |
| 537 | admittance into the United States. |
| 538 |
|
| 539 | Presentation of any of the documents described in sub- |
| 540 | subparagraph g. f. or sub-subparagraph h. g. entitles the |
| 541 | applicant to an identification card for a period not to exceed |
| 542 | the expiration date of the document presented or 1 year, |
| 543 | whichever first occurs. |
| 544 | (b) An application for an identification card must be |
| 545 | signed and verified by the applicant in a format designated by |
| 546 | the department before a person authorized to administer oaths |
| 547 | and payment of the applicable fee pursuant to s. 322.21. The fee |
| 548 | for an identification card is $3, including payment for the |
| 549 | color photograph or digital image of the applicant. |
| 550 | (c) Each such applicant may include fingerprints and any |
| 551 | other unique biometric means of identity. |
| 552 | (2)(a) Every identification card: |
| 553 | 1. Issued to a person 5 years of age to 14 years of age |
| 554 | shall expire, unless canceled earlier, on the fourth birthday of |
| 555 | the applicant following the date of original issue. |
| 556 | 2. Issued to a person 15 years of age and older shall |
| 557 | expire, unless canceled earlier, on the eighth birthday of the |
| 558 | applicant following the date of original issue. |
| 559 | |
| 560 | Renewal of an identification card shall be made for the |
| 561 | applicable term enumerated in this paragraph. However, if an |
| 562 | individual is 60 years of age or older, and has an |
| 563 | identification card issued under this section, the card shall |
| 564 | not expire unless done so by cancellation by the department or |
| 565 | by the death of the cardholder. Renewal of any identification |
| 566 | card shall be made for a term which shall expire on the fourth |
| 567 | birthday of the applicant following expiration of the |
| 568 | identification card renewed, unless surrendered earlier. Any |
| 569 | application for renewal received later than 90 days after |
| 570 | expiration of the identification card shall be considered the |
| 571 | same as an application for an original identification card. The |
| 572 | renewal fee for an identification card shall be $10, of which $4 |
| 573 | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and $6 into the |
| 574 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The department shall, at |
| 575 | the end of 4 years and 6 months after the issuance or renewal of |
| 576 | an identification card, destroy any record of the card if it has |
| 577 | expired and has not been renewed, unless the cardholder is 60 |
| 578 | years of age or older. |
| 579 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
| 580 | if an applicant establishes his or her identity for an |
| 581 | identification card using a document authorized under sub- |
| 582 | subparagraph (1)(a)3.e., the identification card shall expire on |
| 583 | the eighth fourth birthday of the applicant following the date |
| 584 | of original issue or upon first renewal or duplicate issued |
| 585 | after implementation of this section. After an initial showing |
| 586 | of such documentation, he or she is exempted from having to |
| 587 | renew or obtain a duplicate in person. |
| 588 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, |
| 589 | if an applicant establishes his or her identity for an |
| 590 | identification card using an identification document authorized |
| 591 | under sub-subparagraph (1)(a)3.g. (1)(a)3.f. or sub-subparagraph |
| 592 | (1)(a)3.h. (1)(a)3.g., the identification card shall expire 1 |
| 593 | year 2 years after the date of issuance or upon the expiration |
| 594 | date cited on the United States Department of Homeland Security |
| 595 | documents, whichever date first occurs, and may not be renewed |
| 596 | or obtain a duplicate except in person. |
| 597 | (3) If an identification card issued under this section is |
| 598 | lost, destroyed, or mutilated or a new name is acquired, the |
| 599 | person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate upon |
| 600 | furnishing satisfactory proof of such fact to the department and |
| 601 | upon payment of the applicable fee pursuant to s. 322.21 a fee |
| 602 | of $10 for such duplicate, $2.50 of which shall be deposited |
| 603 | into the General Revenue Fund and $7.50 into the Highway Safety |
| 604 | Operating Trust Fund. The fee shall include payment for the |
| 605 | color photograph or digital image of the applicant. Any person |
| 606 | who loses an identification card and who, after obtaining a |
| 607 | duplicate, finds the original card shall immediately surrender |
| 608 | the original card to the department. The same documentary |
| 609 | evidence shall be furnished for a duplicate as for an original |
| 610 | identification card. |
| 611 | Section 22. Effective October 1, 2008, subsections (1), |
| 612 | (2), and (6) of section 322.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to |
| 613 | read: |
| 614 | 322.08 Application for license.-- |
| 615 | (1) Each application for a driver's license shall be made |
| 616 | in a format designated by the department and sworn to or |
| 617 | affirmed by the applicant as to the truth of the statements made |
| 618 | in the application. |
| 619 | (2) Each such application shall include the following |
| 620 | information regarding the applicant: |
| 621 | (a) Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender, |
| 622 | proof of social security card number satisfactory to the |
| 623 | department, county of residence, and mailing address, proof of |
| 624 | residential address satisfactory to the department, country of |
| 625 | birth, and a brief description. |
| 626 | (b) Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department. |
| 627 | (c) Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such |
| 628 | proof must include one of the following documents issued to the |
| 629 | applicant: |
| 630 | 1. A driver's license record or identification card record |
| 631 | from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit |
| 632 | a document for identification which is substantially similar to |
| 633 | a document required under subparagraph 2., subparagraph 3., |
| 634 | subparagraph 4., subparagraph 5., subparagraph 6., or |
| 635 | subparagraph 7., or subparagraph 8.; |
| 636 | 2. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate; |
| 637 | 3. A valid, unexpired United States passport; |
| 638 | 4. A naturalization certificate issued by the United |
| 639 | States Department of Homeland Security; |
| 640 | 5. A valid, unexpired An alien registration receipt card |
| 641 | (green card); |
| 642 | 6. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the |
| 643 | United States Department of State; |
| 644 | 7.6. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by |
| 645 | the United States Department of Homeland Security; or |
| 646 | 8.7. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the |
| 647 | United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original |
| 648 | driver's license. In order to prove nonimmigrant classification, |
| 649 | an applicant may produce the following documents, including, but |
| 650 | not limited to: |
| 651 | a. A notice of hearing from an immigration court |
| 652 | scheduling a hearing on any proceeding. |
| 653 | b. A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals |
| 654 | acknowledging pendency of an appeal. |
| 655 | c. A notice of the approval of an application for |
| 656 | adjustment of status issued by the United States Bureau of |
| 657 | Citizenship and Immigration Services. |
| 658 | d. Any official documentation confirming the filing of a |
| 659 | petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued |
| 660 | by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration |
| 661 | Services. |
| 662 | e. A notice of action transferring any pending matter from |
| 663 | another jurisdiction to this state issued by the United States |
| 664 | Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. |
| 665 | f. An order of an immigration judge or immigration officer |
| 666 | granting any relief that authorizes the alien to live and work |
| 667 | in the United States, including, but not limited to, asylum. |
| 668 | g. Evidence that an application is pending for adjustment |
| 669 | of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent |
| 670 | residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident |
| 671 | status in the United States, if a visa number is available |
| 672 | having a current priority date for processing by the United |
| 673 | States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. |
| 674 | h. On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign |
| 675 | passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed, |
| 676 | accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent |
| 677 | admittance into the United States. |
| 678 |
|
| 679 | Presentation of any of the documents in subparagraph 7. 6. or |
| 680 | subparagraph 8. 7. entitles the applicant to a driver's license |
| 681 | or temporary permit for a period not to exceed the expiration |
| 682 | date of the document presented or 1 year, whichever occurs |
| 683 | first. |
| 684 | (d) Whether the applicant has previously been licensed to |
| 685 | drive, and, if so, when and by what state, and whether any such |
| 686 | license or driving privilege has ever been disqualified, |
| 687 | revoked, or suspended, or whether an application has ever been |
| 688 | refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such |
| 689 | disqualification, suspension, revocation, or refusal. |
| 690 | (e) Each such application may include fingerprints and |
| 691 | other unique biometric means of identity. |
| 692 | (6) The application form for a driver's license or |
| 693 | duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the |
| 694 | following: |
| 695 | (a) A voluntary contribution of $5 per applicant, which |
| 696 | contribution shall be transferred into the Election Campaign |
| 697 | Financing Trust Fund. |
| 698 | (a)(b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 699 | contribution shall be deposited into the Florida Organ and |
| 700 | Tissue Donor Education and Procurement Trust Fund for organ and |
| 701 | tissue donor education and for maintaining the organ and tissue |
| 702 | donor registry. |
| 703 | (b)(c) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 704 | contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the |
| 705 | Blind. |
| 706 | (c)(d) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which |
| 707 | shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute, |
| 708 | Incorporated. |
| 709 | (d)(e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 710 | shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation |
| 711 | International. |
| 712 | (e)(f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 713 | shall be distributed to the Children's Hearing Help Fund. |
| 714 |
|
| 715 | A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust |
| 716 | funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the |
| 717 | service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received |
| 718 | under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) (c), (d), (e), and (f) |
| 719 | and under s. 322.18(9)(a) are not income of a revenue nature. |
| 720 | Section 23. Effective October 1, 2008, paragraph (a) of |
| 721 | subsection (1) of section 322.14, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 722 | to read: |
| 723 | 322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.-- |
| 724 | (1)(a) The department shall, upon successful completion of |
| 725 | all required examinations and payment of the required fee, issue |
| 726 | to every applicant qualifying therefor, a driver's license as |
| 727 | applied for, which license shall bear thereon a color photograph |
| 728 | or digital image of the licensee; the name of the state; a |
| 729 | distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; and the |
| 730 | licensee's full name, date of birth, and residence mailing |
| 731 | address; a brief description of the licensee, including, but not |
| 732 | limited to, the licensee's gender and height; and the dates of |
| 733 | issuance and expiration of the license. A space shall be |
| 734 | provided upon which the licensee shall affix his or her usual |
| 735 | signature. No license shall be valid until it has been so signed |
| 736 | by the licensee except that the signature of said licensee shall |
| 737 | not be required if it appears thereon in facsimile or if the |
| 738 | licensee is not present within the state at the time of |
| 739 | issuance. Applicants qualifying to receive a Class A, Class B, |
| 740 | or Class C driver's license must appear in person within the |
| 741 | state for issuance of a color photographic or digital imaged |
| 742 | driver's license pursuant to s. 322.142. |
| 743 | Section 24. Effective October 1, 2008, section 322.15, |
| 744 | Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 745 | 322.15 License to be carried and exhibited on demand; |
| 746 | fingerprint to be imprinted upon a citation.-- |
| 747 | (1) Every licensee shall have his or her driver's license, |
| 748 | which must be fully legible with no portion of such license |
| 749 | faded, altered, mutilated, or defaced, in his or her immediate |
| 750 | possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall |
| 751 | display the same upon the demand of a law enforcement officer or |
| 752 | an authorized representative of the department. |
| 753 | (2) Upon the failure of any person to display a driver's |
| 754 | license as required by subsection (1), the law enforcement |
| 755 | officer or authorized representative of the department stopping |
| 756 | the person shall require the person to imprint his or her |
| 757 | fingerprints fingerprint upon any citation issued by the officer |
| 758 | or authorized representative, or the officer or authorized |
| 759 | representative shall collect the fingerprints electronically. |
| 760 | (3) In relation to violations of subsection (1) or s. |
| 761 | 322.03(5), persons who cannot supply proof of a valid driver's |
| 762 | license for the reason that the license was suspended for |
| 763 | failure to comply with that citation shall be issued a |
| 764 | suspension clearance by the clerk of the court for that citation |
| 765 | upon payment of the applicable penalty and fee for that |
| 766 | citation. If proof of a valid driver's license is not provided |
| 767 | to the clerk of the court within 30 days, the person's driver's |
| 768 | license shall again be suspended for failure to comply. |
| 769 | (4) A violation of subsection (1) is a noncriminal traffic |
| 770 | infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in |
| 771 | chapter 318. |
| 772 | Section 25. Effective October 1, 2008, section 322.17, |
| 773 | Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 774 | 322.17 Replacement licenses and permits Duplicate and |
| 775 | replacement certificates.-- |
| 776 | (1)(a) In the event that an instruction permit or driver's |
| 777 | license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or |
| 778 | destroyed, the person to whom the same was issued may, upon |
| 779 | payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to s. 322.21 $10, obtain |
| 780 | a replacement duplicate, or substitute thereof, upon furnishing |
| 781 | proof satisfactory to the department that such permit or license |
| 782 | has been lost or destroyed, and further furnishing the full |
| 783 | name, date of birth, sex, residence and mailing address, proof |
| 784 | of birth satisfactory to the department, and proof of identity |
| 785 | satisfactory to the department. Five dollars of the fee levied |
| 786 | in this paragraph shall go to the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
| 787 | Fund of the department. |
| 788 | (b) In the event that an instruction permit or driver's |
| 789 | license issued under the provisions of this chapter is stolen, |
| 790 | the person to whom the same was issued may, at no charge, obtain |
| 791 | a replacement duplicate, or substitute thereof, upon furnishing |
| 792 | proof satisfactory to the department that such permit or license |
| 793 | was stolen and further furnishing the full name, date of birth, |
| 794 | sex, residence and mailing address, proof of birth satisfactory |
| 795 | to the department, and proof of identity satisfactory to the |
| 796 | department. |
| 797 | (2) Upon the surrender of the original license and the |
| 798 | payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to s. 322.21 a $10 |
| 799 | replacement fee, the department shall issue a replacement |
| 800 | license to make a change in name, address, or restrictions. Upon |
| 801 | written request by the licensee and notification of a change in |
| 802 | address, and the payment of a $10 fee, the department shall |
| 803 | issue an address sticker which shall be affixed to the back of |
| 804 | the license by the licensee. Nine dollars of the fee levied in |
| 805 | this subsection shall go to the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
| 806 | Fund of the department. |
| 807 | (3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, |
| 808 | if a licensee establishes his or her identity for a driver's |
| 809 | license using an identification document authorized under s. |
| 810 | 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. s. 322.08(2)(c)6. or 7., the licensee may |
| 811 | not obtain a duplicate or replacement instruction permit or |
| 812 | driver's license except in person and upon submission of an |
| 813 | identification document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. |
| 814 | s. 322.08(2)(c)6. or 7. |
| 815 | Section 26. Effective October 1, 2008, subsections (2), |
| 816 | (4), (5), (8), and (9) of section 322.18, Florida Statutes, are |
| 817 | amended to read: |
| 818 | 322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; |
| 819 | expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.-- |
| 820 | (2) Each applicant who is entitled to the issuance of a |
| 821 | driver's license, as provided in this section, shall be issued a |
| 822 | driver's license, as follows: |
| 823 | (a) An applicant who has not attained 80 years of age |
| 824 | applying for an original issuance shall be issued a driver's |
| 825 | license that which expires at midnight on the licensee's |
| 826 | birthday which next occurs on or after the eighth sixth |
| 827 | anniversary of the date of issue. An applicant who is at least |
| 828 | 80 years of age applying for an original issuance shall be |
| 829 | issued a driver's license that expires at midnight on the |
| 830 | licensee's birthday that next occurs on or after the sixth |
| 831 | anniversary of the date of issue. |
| 832 | (b) An applicant who has not attained 80 years of age |
| 833 | applying for a renewal issuance or renewal extension shall be |
| 834 | issued a driver's license that or renewal extension sticker |
| 835 | which expires at midnight on the licensee's birthday that which |
| 836 | next occurs 8 4 years after the month of expiration of the |
| 837 | license being renewed. An applicant who is at least 80 years of |
| 838 | age applying for a renewal issuance shall be issued a driver's |
| 839 | license that, except that a driver whose driving record reflects |
| 840 | no convictions for the preceding 3 years shall be issued a |
| 841 | driver's license or renewal extension sticker which expires at |
| 842 | midnight on the licensee's birthday that which next occurs 6 |
| 843 | years after the month of expiration of the license being |
| 844 | renewed. |
| 845 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
| 846 | if an applicant establishes his or her identity for a driver's |
| 847 | license using a document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)5., the |
| 848 | driver's license shall expire in accordance with paragraph (b). |
| 849 | After an initial showing of such documentation, he or she is |
| 850 | exempted from having to renew or obtain a duplicate in person. |
| 851 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
| 852 | if an applicant establishes his or her identity for a driver's |
| 853 | license using a document authorized in s. 322.08(2)(c)7.6. or |
| 854 | 8.7., the driver's license shall expire 1 year 2 years after the |
| 855 | date of issuance or upon the expiration date cited on the United |
| 856 | States Department of Homeland Security documents, whichever date |
| 857 | first occurs. |
| 858 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
| 859 | an applicant applying for an original or renewal issuance of a |
| 860 | commercial driver's license as defined in s. 322.01(7), with a |
| 861 | hazardous-materials endorsement, pursuant to s. 322.57(1)(e), |
| 862 | shall be issued a driver's license that expires at midnight on |
| 863 | the licensee's birthday that next occurs 4 years after the month |
| 864 | of expiration of the license being issued or renewed. |
| 865 | (4)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all |
| 866 | licenses shall be renewable every 8 4 years or 6 years, |
| 867 | depending upon the terms of issuance and shall be issued or |
| 868 | renewed extended upon application, payment of the fees required |
| 869 | by s. 322.21, and successful passage of any required |
| 870 | examination, unless the department has reason to believe that |
| 871 | the licensee is no longer qualified to receive a license. |
| 872 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
| 873 | if an applicant establishes his or her identity for a driver's |
| 874 | license using a document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)5., the |
| 875 | license, upon an initial showing of such documentation, is |
| 876 | exempted from having to renew or obtain a duplicate in person, |
| 877 | unless the renewal or duplication coincides with the periodic |
| 878 | reexamination of a driver as required pursuant to s. 322.121. |
| 879 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
| 880 | if a licensee establishes his or her identity for a driver's |
| 881 | license using an identification document authorized under s. |
| 882 | 322.08(2)(c)7.6. or 8.7., the licensee may not renew the |
| 883 | driver's license except in person and upon submission of an |
| 884 | identification document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)7.6. or |
| 885 | 8.7. A driver's license renewed under this paragraph expires 1 |
| 886 | year 4 years after the date of issuance or upon the expiration |
| 887 | date cited on the United States Department of Homeland Security |
| 888 | documents, whichever date first occurs. |
| 889 | (5) All renewal driver's licenses may be issued after the |
| 890 | applicant licensee has been determined to be eligible by the |
| 891 | department. |
| 892 | (a) A licensee who is otherwise eligible for renewal and |
| 893 | who is at least 80 over 79 years of age: |
| 894 | 1. Must submit to and pass a vision test administered at |
| 895 | any driver's license office; or |
| 896 | 2. If the licensee applies for a renewal using a |
| 897 | convenience service an extension by mail as provided in |
| 898 | subsection (8), he or she must submit to a vision test |
| 899 | administered by a physician licensed under chapter 458 or |
| 900 | chapter 459, or an optometrist licensed under chapter 463, must |
| 901 | send the results of that test to the department on a form |
| 902 | obtained from the department and signed by such health care |
| 903 | practitioner, and must meet vision standards that are equivalent |
| 904 | to the standards for passing the departmental vision test. The |
| 905 | physician or optometrist may submit the results of a vision test |
| 906 | by a department-approved electronic means. |
| 907 | (b) A licensee who is at least 80 over 79 years of age may |
| 908 | not submit an application for renewal extension under subsection |
| 909 | (8) by a convenience service electronic or telephonic means, |
| 910 | unless the results of a vision test have been electronically |
| 911 | submitted in advance by the physician or optometrist. |
| 912 | (8) The department shall issue 8-year renewals using a |
| 913 | convenience service 4-year and 6-year license extensions by |
| 914 | mail, electronic, or telephonic means without reexamination to |
| 915 | drivers who have not attained 80 years of age. The department |
| 916 | shall issue 6-year renewals using a convenience service when the |
| 917 | applicant has satisfied the requirements of subsection (5). |
| 918 | (a) If the department determines from its records that the |
| 919 | holder of a license about to expire is eligible for renewal, the |
| 920 | department shall mail a renewal notice to the licensee at his or |
| 921 | her last known address, not less than 30 days prior to the |
| 922 | licensee's birthday. The renewal notice shall direct the |
| 923 | licensee to appear at a driver license office for in-person |
| 924 | renewal or to transmit the completed renewal notice and the fees |
| 925 | required by s. 322.21 to the department using a convenience |
| 926 | service by mail, electronically, or telephonically within the 30 |
| 927 | days preceding the licensee's birthday for a license extension. |
| 928 | License extensions shall not be available to drivers directed to |
| 929 | appear for in-person renewal. |
| 930 | (b) Upon receipt of a properly completed renewal notice, |
| 931 | payment of the required fees, and upon determining that the |
| 932 | licensee is still eligible for renewal, the department shall |
| 933 | send a new license extension sticker to the licensee to affix to |
| 934 | the expiring license as evidence that the license term has been |
| 935 | extended. |
| 936 | (c) The department shall issue one renewal using a |
| 937 | convenience service license extensions for two consecutive |
| 938 | license expirations only. Upon expiration of two consecutive |
| 939 | license extension periods, in-person renewal with reexamination |
| 940 | as provided in s. 322.121 shall be required. A person who is out |
| 941 | of this state when his or her license expires may be issued a |
| 942 | 90-day temporary driving permit without reexamination. At the |
| 943 | end of the 90-day period, the person must either return to this |
| 944 | state or apply for a license where the person is located, except |
| 945 | for a member of the Armed Forces as provided in s. 322.121(6). |
| 946 | (d) In-person renewal at a driver license office shall not |
| 947 | be available to drivers whose records indicate they were |
| 948 | directed to apply for a license extension. |
| 949 | (d)(e) Any person who knowingly possesses any forged, |
| 950 | stolen, fictitious, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued license |
| 951 | extension sticker, unless possession by such person has been |
| 952 | duly authorized by the department, commits a misdemeanor of the |
| 953 | second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
| 954 | 775.083. |
| 955 | (e)(f) The department shall develop a plan for the |
| 956 | equitable distribution of license extensions and renewals and |
| 957 | the orderly implementation of this section. |
| 958 | (9)(a) The application form for a renewal issuance or |
| 959 | renewal extension shall include language permitting a voluntary |
| 960 | contribution of $1 per applicant, to be quarterly distributed by |
| 961 | the department to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for-profit |
| 962 | organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight of the |
| 963 | residents of this state. A statement providing an explanation of |
| 964 | the purpose of the funds shall be included with the application |
| 965 | form. |
| 966 | (b) Prior to the department distributing the funds |
| 967 | collected pursuant to paragraph (a), Prevent Blindness Florida |
| 968 | must submit a report to the department that identifies how such |
| 969 | funds were used during the preceding year. |
| 970 | Section 27. Section 322.181, Florida Statutes, is |
| 971 | repealed. |
| 972 | Section 28. Effective October 1, 2008, subsections (2) and |
| 973 | (4) of section 322.19, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 974 | 322.19 Change of address or name.-- |
| 975 | (2) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a |
| 976 | driver's license, changes the residence or mailing address in |
| 977 | the application or license, the person must, within 10 calendar |
| 978 | days, either obtain a replacement license that reflects the |
| 979 | change or request in writing a change-of-address sticker. A The |
| 980 | written request to the department must include the old and new |
| 981 | addresses and the driver's license number. |
| 982 | (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
| 983 | if a licensee established his or her identity for a driver's |
| 984 | license using an identification document authorized under s. |
| 985 | 322.08(2)(c)7.6. or 8.7., the licensee may not change his or her |
| 986 | name or address except in person and upon submission of an |
| 987 | identification document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)7.6. or |
| 988 | 8.7. |
| 989 | Section 29. Effective October 1, 2008, subsection (1) of |
| 990 | section 322.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 991 | 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting |
| 992 | fees.-- |
| 993 | (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for: |
| 994 | (a) An original or renewal commercial driver's license is |
| 995 | $67 $50, which shall include the fee for driver education |
| 996 | provided by s. 1003.48; however, if an applicant has completed |
| 997 | training and is applying for employment or is currently employed |
| 998 | in a public or nonpublic school system that requires the |
| 999 | commercial license, the fee shall be the same as for a Class E |
| 1000 | driver's license. A delinquent fee of $1 shall be added for a |
| 1001 | renewal made not more than 12 months after the license |
| 1002 | expiration date. |
| 1003 | (b) An original Class E driver's license is $27 $20, which |
| 1004 | shall include the fee for driver's education provided by s. |
| 1005 | 1003.48; however, if an applicant has completed training and is |
| 1006 | applying for employment or is currently employed in a public or |
| 1007 | nonpublic school system that requires a commercial driver |
| 1008 | license, the fee shall be the same as for a Class E license. |
| 1009 | (c) The renewal or extension of a Class E driver's license |
| 1010 | or of a license restricted to motorcycle use only is $20 $15, |
| 1011 | except that a delinquent fee of $1 shall be added for a renewal |
| 1012 | or extension made not more than 12 months after the license |
| 1013 | expiration date. The fee provided in this paragraph shall |
| 1014 | include the fee for driver's education provided by s. 1003.48. |
| 1015 | (d) An original driver's license restricted to motorcycle |
| 1016 | use only is $27 $20, which shall include the fee for driver's |
| 1017 | education provided by s. 1003.48. |
| 1018 | (e) A replacement driver's license issued pursuant to s. |
| 1019 | 322.17 is $10. Of this amount, $7 shall be deposited into the |
| 1020 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $3 shall be deposited |
| 1021 | into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 1022 | (f) An original, renewal, or replacement identification |
| 1023 | card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $10. Funds collected from |
| 1024 | these fees shall be distributed as follows: |
| 1025 | 1. For an original identification card issued pursuant to |
| 1026 | s. 322.051 the fee shall be $10. This amount shall be deposited |
| 1027 | into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 1028 | 2. For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to s. |
| 1029 | 322.051 the fee shall be $10. Of this amount, $6 shall be |
| 1030 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $4 |
| 1031 | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 1032 | 3. For a replacement identification card issued pursuant |
| 1033 | to s. 322.051 the fee shall be $10. Of this amount, $9 shall be |
| 1034 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $1 |
| 1035 | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 1036 | (g)(e) Each endorsement required by s. 322.57 is $7 $5. |
| 1037 | (h)(f) A hazardous-materials endorsement, as required by |
| 1038 | s. 322.57(1)(d), shall be set by the department by rule and |
| 1039 | shall reflect the cost of the required criminal history check, |
| 1040 | including the cost of the state and federal fingerprint check, |
| 1041 | and the cost to the department of providing and issuing the |
| 1042 | license. The fee shall not exceed $100. This fee shall be |
| 1043 | deposited in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The |
| 1044 | department may adopt rules to administer this section. |
| 1045 | Section 30. Subsection (2) of section 322.271, Florida |
| 1046 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1047 | 322.271 Authority to modify revocation, cancellation, or |
| 1048 | suspension order.-- |
| 1049 | (2)(a) At Upon such hearing, the person whose license has |
| 1050 | been suspended, canceled, or revoked may show that such |
| 1051 | suspension, cancellation, or revocation of his or her license |
| 1052 | causes a serious hardship and precludes the person from person's |
| 1053 | carrying out his or her normal business occupation, trade, or |
| 1054 | employment and that the use of the person's license in the |
| 1055 | normal course of his or her business is necessary to the proper |
| 1056 | support of the person or his or her family. |
| 1057 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the |
| 1058 | department shall require proof of the successful completion of |
| 1059 | the applicable department-approved driver training course |
| 1060 | operating pursuant to s. 318.1451 or DUI program substance abuse |
| 1061 | education course and evaluation as provided in s. 316.193(5). |
| 1062 | Letters of recommendation from respected business persons in the |
| 1063 | community, law enforcement officers, or judicial officers may |
| 1064 | also be required to determine whether such person should be |
| 1065 | permitted to operate a motor vehicle on a restricted basis for |
| 1066 | business or employment use only and in determining whether such |
| 1067 | person can be trusted to so operate a motor vehicle. If a |
| 1068 | driver's license has been suspended under the point system or |
| 1069 | pursuant to s. 322.2615, the department shall require proof of |
| 1070 | enrollment in the applicable department-approved driver training |
| 1071 | course or licensed DUI program substance abuse education course, |
| 1072 | including evaluation and treatment, if referred, and may require |
| 1073 | letters of recommendation described in this paragraph subsection |
| 1074 | to determine if the driver should be reinstated on a restricted |
| 1075 | basis. If such person fails to complete the approved course |
| 1076 | within 90 days after reinstatement or subsequently fails to |
| 1077 | complete treatment, if applicable, the department shall cancel |
| 1078 | his or her driver's license until the course and treatment, if |
| 1079 | applicable, is successfully completed, notwithstanding the terms |
| 1080 | of the court order or any suspension or revocation of the |
| 1081 | driving privilege. The department may temporarily reinstate the |
| 1082 | driving privilege on a restricted basis upon verification from |
| 1083 | the DUI program that the offender has reentered and is currently |
| 1084 | participating in treatment and has completed the DUI education |
| 1085 | course and evaluation requirement. If the DUI program notifies |
| 1086 | the department of the second failure to complete treatment, the |
| 1087 | department shall reinstate the driving privilege only after |
| 1088 | notice of completion of treatment from the DUI program. The |
| 1089 | privilege of driving on a limited or restricted basis for |
| 1090 | business or employment use may shall not be granted to a person |
| 1091 | who has been convicted of a violation of s. 316.193 until |
| 1092 | completion of the DUI program substance abuse education course |
| 1093 | and evaluations as provided in s. 316.193(5). Except as provided |
| 1094 | in paragraph (b), the privilege of driving on a limited or |
| 1095 | restricted basis for business or employment use may shall not be |
| 1096 | granted to a person whose license is revoked pursuant to s. |
| 1097 | 322.28 or suspended pursuant to s. 322.2615 and who has been |
| 1098 | convicted of a violation of s. 316.193 two or more times or |
| 1099 | whose license has been suspended two or more times for refusal |
| 1100 | to submit to a test pursuant to s. 322.2615 or former s. |
| 1101 | 322.261. |
| 1102 | (b) The department may waive the hearing process for |
| 1103 | suspensions and revocations upon request by the driver if the |
| 1104 | driver has enrolled or completed the applicable driver training |
| 1105 | course approved pursuant to s. 318.1451 or DUI program substance |
| 1106 | abuse education course and evaluation provided in s. 316.193(5). |
| 1107 | However, the department may not waive the hearing for |
| 1108 | suspensions or revocations that involve death or serious bodily |
| 1109 | injury, multiple convictions for violations of s. 316.193 |
| 1110 | pursuant to s. 322.27(5), or a second or subsequent suspension |
| 1111 | or revocation pursuant to the same provision under this chapter. |
| 1112 | This does not preclude the department from requiring a hearing |
| 1113 | for any suspension or revocation that it determines is warranted |
| 1114 | based on the severity of the offense. |
| 1115 | (c)(b) A person whose license has been revoked for a |
| 1116 | period of 5 years or less pursuant to s. 322.28(2)(a) may, upon |
| 1117 | the expiration of 12 months after the date the said revocation |
| 1118 | was imposed, petition the department for reinstatement of his or |
| 1119 | her driving privilege on a restricted basis. A person whose |
| 1120 | license has been revoked for a period of more than 5 years under |
| 1121 | s. 322.28(2)(a) may, upon the expiration of 24 months after the |
| 1122 | date the revocation was imposed, petition the department for |
| 1123 | reinstatement of his or her driving privilege on a restricted |
| 1124 | basis. Reinstatement of the driving privilege pursuant to this |
| 1125 | subsection shall be restricted to business or employment |
| 1126 | purposes only. In addition, the department shall require such |
| 1127 | persons upon reinstatement to have not driven and to have been |
| 1128 | drug free for at least 12 months immediately before prior to |
| 1129 | such reinstatement, to be supervised by a DUI program licensed |
| 1130 | by the department, and to report to the program at least three |
| 1131 | times a year as required by the program for the duration of the |
| 1132 | revocation period for supervision. Such supervision includes |
| 1133 | shall include evaluation, education, referral into treatment, |
| 1134 | and other activities required by the department. Such persons |
| 1135 | shall assume reasonable costs of supervision. If the such person |
| 1136 | fails to comply with the required supervision, the program shall |
| 1137 | report the failure to the department, and the department shall |
| 1138 | cancel the such person's driving privilege. This paragraph does |
| 1139 | not apply to any person whose driving privilege has been |
| 1140 | permanently revoked. |
| 1141 | (d)(c) For the purpose of this section, a previous |
| 1142 | conviction of driving under the influence, driving while |
| 1143 | intoxicated, driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level, or |
| 1144 | any other similar alcohol-related or drug-related offense |
| 1145 | outside this state or a previous conviction of former s. |
| 1146 | 316.1931, former s. 316.028, or former s. 860.01 is shall be |
| 1147 | considered a previous conviction for violation of s. 316.193. |
| 1148 | (e)(d) The department, based upon review of the licensee's |
| 1149 | application for reinstatement, may require the use of an |
| 1150 | ignition interlock device pursuant to s. 322.2715. |
| 1151 | Section 31. Section 322.293, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 1152 | to read: |
| 1153 | 322.293 DUI programs Coordination Trust Fund; assessment; |
| 1154 | disposition.-- |
| 1155 | (1) The DUI programs Coordination Trust Fund shall be |
| 1156 | administered by the department, and the costs of administration |
| 1157 | shall be borne by the revenue collections provided in this |
| 1158 | section the fund. All funds received by the department DUI |
| 1159 | Programs Coordination Trust Fund shall be used solely for the |
| 1160 | purposes set forth in this chapter and for the general operation |
| 1161 | of the department section and s. 322.292. However, if the |
| 1162 | Legislature passes legislation consolidating existing trust |
| 1163 | funds assigned to the department, all funds remaining in and |
| 1164 | deposited to the DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund shall be |
| 1165 | transferred to the consolidated trust funds, subject to their |
| 1166 | being earmarked for use solely for the purposes set forth in |
| 1167 | this section and s. 322.292. |
| 1168 | (2) Each DUI program shall assess $12 against each person |
| 1169 | enrolling in a DUI program at the time of enrollment, including |
| 1170 | persons who transfer to or from a program in another state. In |
| 1171 | addition, second and third offenders and those offenders under |
| 1172 | permanent driver's-license revocation who are evaluated for |
| 1173 | eligibility for license restrictions under s. 322.271(2) |
| 1174 | 322.271(2)(b) and (4) shall be assessed $12 upon enrollment in |
| 1175 | the program and upon each subsequent anniversary date while they |
| 1176 | are in the program, for the duration of the license period. |
| 1177 | (3) All assessments collected under this section shall be |
| 1178 | deposited in the Highway Safety Operating forwarded to the DUI |
| 1179 | Programs Coordination Trust Fund within 30 days after the last |
| 1180 | day of the month in which the assessment was received. |
| 1181 | Section 32. Section 328.30, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 1182 | to read: |
| 1183 | 328.30 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.-- |
| 1184 | (1) The department is authorized to accept any application |
| 1185 | provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic |
| 1186 | means. |
| 1187 | (2) The department may issue an electronic certificate of |
| 1188 | title in lieu of printing a paper title. |
| 1189 | (3) The department may collect and use e-mail addresses of |
| 1190 | vessel owners and registrants as a notification method in lieu |
| 1191 | of the United States Postal Service. |
| 1192 | Section 33. Section 328.80, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 1193 | to read: |
| 1194 | 328.80 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.-- |
| 1195 | (1) The department commission is authorized to accept any |
| 1196 | application provided for under this chapter by electronic or |
| 1197 | telephonic means. |
| 1198 | (2) The department may collect and use e-mail addresses of |
| 1199 | vessel owners and registrants as a notification method in lieu |
| 1200 | of the United States Postal Service. |
| 1201 | Section 34. Subsection (26) of section 344.044, Florida |
| 1202 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1203 | 334.044 Department; powers and duties.--The department |
| 1204 | shall have the following general powers and duties: |
| 1205 | (26) To provide for the conservation of natural roadside |
| 1206 | growth and scenery and for the implementation and maintenance of |
| 1207 | roadside beautification programs, up to and no less than 1.5 |
| 1208 | percent of the amount contracted for construction projects may |
| 1209 | shall be allocated by the department to beautification programs. |
| 1210 | Except where prohibited by federal law or federal regulation and |
| 1211 | to the extent practical, a minimum of 50 percent of these funds |
| 1212 | shall be used to purchase large plant materials with the |
| 1213 | remaining funds for other plant materials. All such plant |
| 1214 | materials shall be purchased from Florida-based nurseryman stock |
| 1215 | on a uniform competitive bid basis. The department will develop |
| 1216 | grades and standards for landscaping materials purchased through |
| 1217 | this process. To accomplish these activities, the department may |
| 1218 | contract with nonprofit organizations having the primary purpose |
| 1219 | of developing youth employment opportunities. |
| 1220 | Section 35. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1) of |
| 1221 | section 338.2216, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 1222 | 338.2216 Florida Turnpike Enterprise; powers and |
| 1223 | authority.-- |
| 1224 | (1) |
| 1225 | (d)1. The Florida Turnpike Enterprise shall not under any |
| 1226 | circumstances contract with any vendor for the retail sale of |
| 1227 | fuel along the Florida Turnpike if such contract is negotiated |
| 1228 | or bid together with any other contract, including, but not |
| 1229 | limited to, the retail sale of food, maintenance services, or |
| 1230 | construction, with the exception that any contract for the |
| 1231 | retail sale of fuel along the Florida Turnpike shall be bid and |
| 1232 | contracted together with the retail sale of food at any |
| 1233 | convenience store attached to the fuel station. |
| 1234 | 2. Except for services provided as defined in s. |
| 1235 | 287.055(2)(a), all contracts related to service plazas, |
| 1236 | including, but not limited to, the sale of fuel, the retail sale |
| 1237 | of food, maintenance services, or construction, awarded by the |
| 1238 | Florida Turnpike Enterprise shall be procured through individual |
| 1239 | competitive solicitations and awarded to the most cost-effective |
| 1240 | responder. This paragraph does not prohibit the award of more |
| 1241 | than one individual contract to a single vendor if he or she |
| 1242 | submits the most cost-effective response. |
| 1243 | Section 36. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section |
| 1244 | 339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1245 | 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; |
| 1246 | definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.-- |
| 1247 | (4) FUNDING AND DEVELOPING A TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM.-- |
| 1248 | (a)1. To assure that no district or county is penalized |
| 1249 | for local efforts to improve the State Highway System, the |
| 1250 | department shall, for the purpose of developing a tentative work |
| 1251 | program, allocate funds for new construction to the districts, |
| 1252 | except for the turnpike enterprise, based on equal parts of |
| 1253 | population and motor fuel tax collections. Funds for |
| 1254 | resurfacing, bridge repair and rehabilitation, bridge fender |
| 1255 | system construction or repair, public transit projects except |
| 1256 | public transit block grants as provided in s. 341.052, and other |
| 1257 | programs with quantitative needs assessments shall be allocated |
| 1258 | based on the results of these assessments. The department may |
| 1259 | not transfer any funds allocated to a district under this |
| 1260 | paragraph to any other district except as provided in subsection |
| 1261 | (7). Funds for public transit block grants shall be allocated to |
| 1262 | the districts pursuant to s. 341.052. Funds for the intercity |
| 1263 | bus program provided for under s. 5311(f) of the federal |
| 1264 | nonurbanized area formula program shall be administered and |
| 1265 | allocated directly to eligible bus carriers as defined in s. |
| 1266 | 341.031(12) at the state level rather than the district. In |
| 1267 | order to provide state funding to support the intercity bus |
| 1268 | program provided for under provisions of the federal 5311(f) |
| 1269 | program, the department shall allocate an amount equal to the |
| 1270 | federal share of the 5311(f) program from amounts calculated |
| 1271 | pursuant to s. 206.46(3). |
| 1272 | 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1., the |
| 1273 | department shall allocate at least 50 percent of any new |
| 1274 | discretionary highway capacity funds to the Florida Strategic |
| 1275 | Intermodal System created pursuant to s. 339.61. Any remaining |
| 1276 | new discretionary highway capacity funds shall be allocated to |
| 1277 | the districts for new construction as provided in subparagraph |
| 1278 | 1. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term "new |
| 1279 | discretionary highway capacity funds" means any funds available |
| 1280 | to the department above the prior year funding level for |
| 1281 | capacity improvements, which the department has the discretion |
| 1282 | to allocate to highway projects. |
| 1283 | 3. Notwithstanding subparagraph 1. and s. 206.46(3), in |
| 1284 | fiscal years 2008-2009 through 2012-2013, the department shall |
| 1285 | reduce work program levels to balance the finance plan to the |
| 1286 | revised funding levels resulting from any reduction in the |
| 1287 | funding provided for under s. 201.15. |
| 1288 | 4. Prior to any project or phase thereof being deferred, |
| 1289 | such reductions shall be made to financial projects not |
| 1290 | programmed for contract letting as identified with a work |
| 1291 | program contract class code 8 and the box code RV. These |
| 1292 | reductions shall not negatively impact safety, preservation, |
| 1293 | maintenance, or project contingency levels as of July 1, 2008. |
| 1294 | Section 37. Subsection (19) of section 501.976, Florida |
| 1295 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1296 | 501.976 Actionable, unfair, or deceptive acts or |
| 1297 | practices.--It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice, |
| 1298 | actionable under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade |
| 1299 | Practices Act, for a dealer to: |
| 1300 | (19) Fail to disclose damage to a new motor vehicle, as |
| 1301 | defined in s. 319.001 319.001(8), of which the dealer had actual |
| 1302 | knowledge, if the dealer's actual cost of repairs exceeds the |
| 1303 | threshold amount, excluding replacement items. |
| 1304 |
|
| 1305 | In any civil litigation resulting from a violation of this |
| 1306 | section, when evaluating the reasonableness of an award of |
| 1307 | attorney's fees to a private person, the trial court shall |
| 1308 | consider the amount of actual damages in relation to the time |
| 1309 | spent. |
| 1310 | Section 38. Subsection (3) of section 553.75, Florida |
| 1311 | Statutes, as amended to read: |
| 1312 | 553.75 Organization of commission; rules and regulations; |
| 1313 | meetings; staff; fiscal affairs.-- |
| 1314 | (3) The department shall be responsible for the provision |
| 1315 | of administrative and staff support services relating to the |
| 1316 | functions of the commission. With respect to matters within the |
| 1317 | jurisdiction of the commission, the department shall be |
| 1318 | responsible for the implementation and faithful discharge of all |
| 1319 | decisions of the commission made pursuant to its authority under |
| 1320 | the provisions of this part. The department is authorized to use |
| 1321 | communications media technology to conduct any meetings of the |
| 1322 | commission or meetings held in conjunction therewith. |
| 1323 | Section 39. Subsection (1) of section 765.5215, Florida |
| 1324 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1325 | 765.5215 Education program relating to anatomical |
| 1326 | gifts.--The Agency for Health Care Administration, subject to |
| 1327 | the concurrence of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor |
| 1328 | Vehicles, shall develop a continuing program to educate and |
| 1329 | inform medical professionals, law enforcement agencies and |
| 1330 | officers, high school children, state and local government |
| 1331 | employees, and the public regarding the laws of this state |
| 1332 | relating to anatomical gifts and the need for anatomical gifts. |
| 1333 | (1) The program is to be implemented with the assistance |
| 1334 | of the organ and tissue donor education panel as provided in s. |
| 1335 | 765.5216 and with the funds collected under ss. 320.08047 and |
| 1336 | 322.08(6)(a)(b). Existing community resources, when available, |
| 1337 | must be used to support the program, and volunteers may assist |
| 1338 | the program to the maximum extent possible. The Agency for |
| 1339 | Health Care Administration may contract for the provision of all |
| 1340 | or any portion of the program. When awarding such contract, the |
| 1341 | agency shall give priority to existing nonprofit groups that are |
| 1342 | located within the community, including within the minority |
| 1343 | communities specified in subsection (2). The program aimed at |
| 1344 | educating medical professionals may be implemented by contract |
| 1345 | with one or more medical schools located in the state. |
| 1346 | Section 40. Subsection (1) of section 765.5216, Florida |
| 1347 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1348 | 765.5216 Organ and tissue donor education panel.-- |
| 1349 | (1) The Legislature recognizes that there exists in the |
| 1350 | state a shortage of organ and tissue donors to provide the |
| 1351 | organs and tissue that could save lives or enhance the quality |
| 1352 | of life for many Floridians. The Legislature further recognizes |
| 1353 | the need to encourage the various minority populations of |
| 1354 | Florida to donate organs and tissue. It is the intent of the |
| 1355 | Legislature that the funds collected pursuant to ss. 320.08047 |
| 1356 | and 322.08(6)(a)(b) be used for educational purposes aimed at |
| 1357 | increasing the number of organ and tissue donors, thus affording |
| 1358 | more Floridians who are awaiting organ or tissue transplants the |
| 1359 | opportunity for a full and productive life. |
| 1360 | Section 41. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this |
| 1361 | act and except for this section , which shall take effect upon |
| 1362 | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, |
| 1363 | 2008. |
| 1364 |
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| 1367 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 1368 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 1369 | A bill to be entitled |
| 1370 | An act relating to state infrastructure; amending s. |
| 1371 | 17.61, F.S.; removing the DUI Programs Coordination Trust |
| 1372 | Fund from the list of funds invested by the Chief |
| 1373 | Financial Officer; reenacting and amending s. 20.24, F.S., |
| 1374 | relating to the establishment of the Department of Highway |
| 1375 | Safety and Motor Vehicles pursuant to the provisions of |
| 1376 | the Florida Government Accountability Act; removing a |
| 1377 | provision for the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Inspection; |
| 1378 | amending s. 215.20, F.S.; removing the DUI Programs |
| 1379 | Coordination Trust Fund from the list of funds subject to |
| 1380 | a specified service charge; amending s. 252.372, F.S.; |
| 1381 | revising provisions for a surcharge on certain insurance |
| 1382 | policies; removing a provision directing the proceeds of |
| 1383 | the surcharge be deposited into the Emergency Management, |
| 1384 | Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund; amending s. |
| 1385 | 290.047, F.S.; revising provisions for certain procurement |
| 1386 | procedures developed by the Department of Community |
| 1387 | Affairs for eligible local governments under the Florida |
| 1388 | Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program; |
| 1389 | providing that such procurement procedures may not exceed |
| 1390 | specified federal requirements; amending s. 316.251, F.S.; |
| 1391 | conforming a cross-reference to changes made by the act; |
| 1392 | amending s. 318.18, F.S.; revising the amount of a penalty |
| 1393 | for failure to pay specified penalties for certain traffic |
| 1394 | infractions; providing for distribution of the increased |
| 1395 | amount collected; amending s. 319.001, F.S.; defining the |
| 1396 | term "certificate of title"; amending s. 319.001, F.S.; |
| 1397 | defining the term "certificate of title"; amending s. |
| 1398 | 319.40, F.S.; authorizing the issuance of electronic motor |
| 1399 | vehicle titles in lieu of paper motor vehicle titles; |
| 1400 | authorizing the department to collect and use e-mail |
| 1401 | addresses of motor vehicle owners and registrants as a |
| 1402 | notification method; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; removing a |
| 1403 | requirement for a motorcycle endorsement at the time of |
| 1404 | original registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, |
| 1405 | or moped; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; providing for |
| 1406 | distribution of certain moneys collected relating to |
| 1407 | registration of motor vehicles and mobile homes; amending |
| 1408 | s. 320.08, F.S.; revises uses of certain motorcycle and |
| 1409 | moped license tax fees; amending ss. 320.0805 and |
| 1410 | 320.08056, F.S.; providing for disposition of certain |
| 1411 | specialty license plate processing fees; amending s. |
| 1412 | 320.203, F.S., relating to disposition of biennial license |
| 1413 | tax moneys; conforming provisions to changes made by the |
| 1414 | act; amending s. 320.95, F.S.; authorizing the department |
| 1415 | to collect and use e-mail addresses of motor vehicle |
| 1416 | owners and registrants as a notification method; amending |
| 1417 | s. 322.01, F.S.; defining the term "convenience service" |
| 1418 | for purposes of transactions with the department; revising |
| 1419 | the definition of the term "conviction" to provide for |
| 1420 | application to offenses committed by a person holding a |
| 1421 | commercial driver's license; revising the definition of |
| 1422 | the terms "hazardous materials" and "out-of-service |
| 1423 | order"; amending s. 322.025, F.S.; revising provisions for |
| 1424 | funding of certain driver improvement programs; amending |
| 1425 | s. 322.0255, F.S.; eliminating requirements for motorcycle |
| 1426 | safety education course reimbursements; amending s. |
| 1427 | 322.03, F.S.; removing provisions for issuance of a |
| 1428 | license valid in Florida only; prohibiting a person from |
| 1429 | holding more than one driver's license; authorizing use of |
| 1430 | such licenses until next renewal; amending s. 322.051, |
| 1431 | F.S.; revising requirements for application for issuance |
| 1432 | or renewal of an identification card; revising provisions |
| 1433 | providing for the expiration of an identification card |
| 1434 | issued by the department; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; |
| 1435 | revising requirements for application for a driver's |
| 1436 | license; removing a provision requiring the application |
| 1437 | form to include language permitting a voluntary |
| 1438 | contribution for the Election Campaign Financing Trust |
| 1439 | Fund; amending s. 322.14, F.S.; revising provisions for |
| 1440 | content of a driver's license; requiring the license to |
| 1441 | contain the licensee's residence address; removing a |
| 1442 | requirement that the license contain the licensee's |
| 1443 | mailing address; amending s. 322.15, F.S.; authorizing a |
| 1444 | law enforcement officer or authorized representative of |
| 1445 | the department to collect a person's fingerprints |
| 1446 | electronically; amending s. 322.17, F.S.; revising the |
| 1447 | requirements for obtaining a replacement license or |
| 1448 | permit; deleting provisions authorizing the department to |
| 1449 | issue address stickers; amending s. 322.18, F.S.; revising |
| 1450 | provisions providing for the expiration and renewal of |
| 1451 | driver's licenses; providing for the renewal of certain |
| 1452 | licenses every 8 years; conforming cross-references; |
| 1453 | providing for the renewal of licenses using a convenience |
| 1454 | service; requiring the department to issue new licenses |
| 1455 | rather than extension stickers; repealing s. 322.181, |
| 1456 | F.S., relating to a study of effects of aging on driving |
| 1457 | ability; eliminating the Florida At-Risk Driver Council; |
| 1458 | amending s. 322.19, F.S.; revising provisions for a |
| 1459 | licensee changing address; removing a provision for the |
| 1460 | licensee to request a change-of-address sticker; |
| 1461 | conforming cross-references; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; |
| 1462 | increasing the service fees for reinstating a suspended or |
| 1463 | revoked driver's license or commercial motor vehicle |
| 1464 | license; revising provisions for distribution and use of |
| 1465 | the funds received; amending s. 322.271, F.S.; authorizing |
| 1466 | the department to waive the hearing process for a person |
| 1467 | whose license has been suspended, cancelled, or revoked; |
| 1468 | providing exceptions; amending s. 322.293, F.S.; requiring |
| 1469 | that DUI programs be administered by the department and |
| 1470 | paid for by revenues collected by such programs; providing |
| 1471 | that such revenues be deposited into the Highway Safety |
| 1472 | Operating Trust Fund; amending s. 328.30, F.S.; |
| 1473 | authorizing the use of electronic mail for distribution of |
| 1474 | vessel titles; authorizing the department to collect and |
| 1475 | use e-mail addresses of vessel owners and registrants as a |
| 1476 | notification method; amending s. 328.80, F.S.; authorizing |
| 1477 | the department to accept certain applications by |
| 1478 | electronic or telephonic means; authorizing the department |
| 1479 | to collect and use e-mail addresses of vessel owners and |
| 1480 | registrants as a notification method; amending s. 334.044, |
| 1481 | F.S.; revising duties of the Department of Transportation; |
| 1482 | revising certain roadside beautification provisions; |
| 1483 | amending s. 338.2216, F.S.; providing contract bid |
| 1484 | requirements for fuel and food on the turnpike system; |
| 1485 | amending s. 339.135, F.S.; providing for use of |
| 1486 | transportation revenues; providing for revised funding |
| 1487 | levels for Department of Transportation projects; amending |
| 1488 | s. 501.976, F.S.; conforming cross-references to changes |
| 1489 | made by the act; amending s. 553.75, F.S.; authorizing the |
| 1490 | Building Code Commission to utilize communications media |
| 1491 | technology to conduct meetings; amending ss. 765.5215 and |
| 1492 | 765.5216, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing |
| 1493 | effective dates. |