Florida Senate - 2009 SB 1624
By Senator Bennett
21-01546-09 20091624__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to license taxes; amending s. 320.08,
3 F.S.; revises the annual license tax for operation of
4 motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles, trailers,
5 and mobile homes; providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
8
9 Section 1. Section 320.08, Florida Statutes, as amended by
10 chapter 2009-14, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
11 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
12 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
13 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
14 defined in s. 316.003(2), and mobile homes, as defined in s.
15 320.01, which shall be paid to and collected by the department
16 or its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of
17 the following:
18 (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.—
19 (a) Any motorcycle: $20 $10 flat.
20 (b) Any moped: $15 $5 flat.
21 (c) Upon registration of any motorcycle, motor-driven
22 cycle, or moped there shall be paid in addition to the license
23 taxes specified in this subsection a nonrefundable motorcycle
24 safety education fee in the amount of $2.50. The proceeds of
25 such additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
26 Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
27 program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
28 Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
29 or the general operations of the department.
30 (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $20 $10 flat.
31 (2) AUTOMOBILES FOR PRIVATE USE.—
32 (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s.
33 320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $17.50
34 $7.50 flat.
35 (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $24.50 $14.50
36 flat.
37 (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than 3,500
38 pounds: $32.50 $22.50 flat.
39 (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $42.50 $32.50 flat.
40 (3) TRUCKS.—
41 (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $24.50 $14.50
42 flat.
43 (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than
44 3,000 pounds: $32.50 $22.50 flat.
45 (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than
46 5,000 pounds: $42.50 $32.50 flat.
47 (d) A truck defined as a “goat,” or any other vehicle when
48 used in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of
49 harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such
50 harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated
51 upon the roads of the state: $17.50 $7.50 flat. A “goat” is a
52 motor vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for
53 the transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for
54 the transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used
55 for the hauling of associated equipment or supplies, including
56 required sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers.
57 (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086:
58 $17.50 $7.50 flat.
59 (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
60 VEHICLE WEIGHT.—
61 (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
62 than 6,000 pounds: $55 $45 flat.
63 (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
64 than 8,000 pounds: $75 $65 flat.
65 (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
66 than 10,000 pounds: $86 $76 flat.
67 (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
68 than 15,000 pounds: $97 $87 flat.
69 (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
70 than 20,000 pounds: $141 $131 flat.
71 (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
72 than 26,001 pounds: $196 $186 flat.
73 (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
74 than 35,000: $250 $240 flat.
75 (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
76 than 44,000 pounds: $310 $300 flat.
77 (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
78 than 55,000 pounds: $582 $572 flat.
79 (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
80 than 62,000 pounds: $688 $678 flat.
81 (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
82 than 72,000 pounds: $810 $800 flat.
83 (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $989
84 $979 flat.
85 (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
86 truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address
87 shall be eligible for a license plate for a fee of $250 $240
88 flat if:
89 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
90 forestry products; or
91 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
92 forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
93 associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
94 the truck tractor.
95 (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
96 hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting raw,
97 unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural
98 products within a 150-mile radius of its home address, shall be
99 eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee of $75 $65
100 flat, if such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less
101 than 44,000 pounds; or $250 $240 flat, if such vehicle’s
102 declared gross vehicle weight is 44,000 pounds or more and such
103 vehicle only transports:
104 1. From the point of production to the point of primary
105 manufacture;
106 2. From the point of production to the point of assembling
107 the same; or
108 3. From the point of production to a shipping point of
109 either a rail, water, or motor transportation company.
110 Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
111 exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
112 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
113 incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers when
114 delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
115 such documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility
116 prior to issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
117 paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle
118 must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
119 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
120 user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
121 (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
122 SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.—
123 (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
124 of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $20 $10 flat per registration year
125 or any part thereof.
126 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
127 fifth-wheel arrangement: $60 $50 flat per permanent
128 registration.
129 (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
130 for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
131 construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
132 designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
133 described above over public roads: $42.50 $32.50 flat.
134 (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
135 and from school or school or church activities or functions
136 within their own county: $40 $30 flat.
137 (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is used
138 to tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(39), a disabled,
139 abandoned, stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as
140 defined in s. 320.01(38), or a replacement motor vehicle as
141 defined in s. 320.01(39): $40 $30 flat.
142 (e) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is used
143 to tow any motor vehicle, regardless of whether or not such
144 motor vehicle is a disabled motor vehicle as defined in s.
145 320.01(38), a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s.
146 320.01(39), a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(39), or any other
147 cargo, as follows:
148 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
149 than 15,000 pounds: $97 $87 flat.
150 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
151 than 20,000 pounds: $141 $131 flat.
152 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
153 than 26,000 pounds: $196 $186 flat.
154 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
155 than 35,000 pounds: $250 $240 flat.
156 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
157 than 44,000 pounds: $310 $300 flat.
158 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
159 than 55,000 pounds: $582 $572 flat.
160 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
161 than 62,000 pounds: $688 $678 flat.
162 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
163 than 72,000 pounds: $810 $800 flat.
164 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $989 $979
165 flat.
166 (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40 $30 flat.
167 (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—
168 (a) Under nine passengers: $22.50 $12.50 flat plus $1 per
169 cwt.
170 (b) Nine passengers and over: $22.50 $12.50 flat plus $1.50
171 per cwt.
172 (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.—
173 (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $15 $5 flat
174 per year or any part thereof.
175 (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $12.50 $2.50 flat plus 75
176 cents per cwt.
177 (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.—
178 (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $12.50 $2.50 flat plus
179 $1 per cwt.
180 (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $20 $10 flat plus $1
181 per cwt.
182 (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.—
183 (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
184 s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $30 $20
185 flat.
186 (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.: $20
187 $10 flat.
188 (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
189 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $30 $20 flat.
190 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $45 $35 flat.
191 (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
192 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $30 $20 flat.
193 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $45 $35 flat.
194 (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
195 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $30 $20 flat.
196 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $45 $35 flat.
197 (10) PARK TRAILERS; TRAVEL TRAILERS; FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILERS;
198 35 FEET TO 40 FEET.—
199 (a) Park trailers.—Any park trailer, as defined in s.
200 320.01(1)(b)7.: $35 $25 flat.
201 (b) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined in
202 s. 320.01(1)(b), that exceeds 35 feet: $35 $25 flat.
203 (11) MOBILE HOMES.—
204 (a) A mobile home not exceeding 35 feet in length: $30 $20
205 flat.
206 (b) A mobile home over 35 feet in length, but not exceeding
207 40 feet: $35 $25 flat.
208 (c) A mobile home over 40 feet in length, but not exceeding
209 45 feet: $40 $30 flat.
210 (d) A mobile home over 45 feet in length, but not exceeding
211 50 feet: $45 $35 flat.
212 (e) A mobile home over 50 feet in length, but not exceeding
213 55 feet: $50 $40 flat.
214 (f) A mobile home over 55 feet in length, but not exceeding
215 60 feet: $55 $45 flat.
216 (g) A mobile home over 60 feet in length, but not exceeding
217 65 feet: $60 $50 flat.
218 (h) A mobile home over 65 feet in length: $90 $80 flat.
219 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
220 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
221 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
222 license plate: $22.50 $12.50 flat.
223 (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or
224 official license plate: $13 $3 flat.
225 (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor
226 vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
227 miles thereof: $22.50 $12.50 flat plus $1.50 per cwt.
228 (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a
229 transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $85 $75 flat.
230 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.