| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to license plates; amending s. 320.06, |
| 3 | F.S.; providing that a county opting to remove the county |
| 4 | name from plates issued in that county shall offer plates |
| 5 | with the state motto and plates with the words "Sunshine |
| 6 | State" printed at the bottom of the plate; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
| 12 | 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and |
| 14 | validation stickers generally.-- |
| 15 | (3)(a) Registration license plates shall be of metal |
| 16 | specially treated with a retroreflective material, as specified |
| 17 | by the department. The registration license plate is designed to |
| 18 | increase nighttime visibility and legibility and shall be at |
| 19 | least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length, |
| 20 | unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by |
| 21 | the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar |
| 22 | smaller vehicles. Validation stickers shall be treated with a |
| 23 | retroreflective material, shall be of such size as specified by |
| 24 | the department, and shall adhere to the license plate. The |
| 25 | registration license plate shall be imprinted with a combination |
| 26 | of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven |
| 27 | digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The |
| 28 | license plate shall also be imprinted with the word "Florida" at |
| 29 | the top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the |
| 30 | state motto, or the words "Sunshine State" at the bottom. Any |
| 31 | county may, upon majority vote of the county commission, elect |
| 32 | to have the county name removed from the license plates sold in |
| 33 | that county. In counties opting to remove the county name, |
| 34 | license plates with the state motto printed on the bottom and |
| 35 | license plates with the words "Sunshine State" printed on the |
| 36 | bottom shall both be offered for issuance., except that |
| 37 | Apportioned license plates shall have the word "Apportioned" at |
| 38 | the bottom and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. |
| 39 | 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) shall have |
| 40 | the word "Restricted" at the bottom. License plates issued for |
| 41 | vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the |
| 42 | word "Florida" at the top and the word "Dealer" at the bottom. |
| 43 | Manufacturer license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s. |
| 44 | 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the word "Florida" at the top |
| 45 | and the word "Manufacturer" at the bottom. License plates issued |
| 46 | for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be |
| 47 | imprinted with the word "Wrecker" at the bottom. Any county may, |
| 48 | upon majority vote of the county commission, elect to have the |
| 49 | county name removed from the license plates sold in that county. |
| 50 | The words "Sunshine State" shall be printed in lieu thereof. In |
| 51 | those counties where the county commission has not removed the |
| 52 | county name from the license plate, the tax collector may, in |
| 53 | addition to issuing license plates with the county name printed |
| 54 | on the license plate, also issue license plates with the words |
| 55 | "Sunshine State" printed on the license plate subject to the |
| 56 | approval of the department and a legislative appropriation for |
| 57 | the additional license plates. A license plate issued for a |
| 58 | vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be assigned a |
| 59 | registration license number, or be issued with any other |
| 60 | distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes the |
| 61 | motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle. |
| 62 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2008. |