| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Department of Highway Safety and |
| 3 | Motor Vehicles; amending s. 318.15, F.S.; increasing the |
| 4 | amount and revising the disposition of a service charge |
| 5 | for reinstatement of a driver license suspended for |
| 6 | failure to pay civil penalties, attend driver improvement |
| 7 | school, or appear at a scheduled hearing for a traffic |
| 8 | infraction; amending s. 319.32, F.S.; increasing fees for |
| 9 | certain certificates of title; providing a fee for certain |
| 10 | subsequent vehicle examinations; specifying criteria for |
| 11 | such examinations; providing for disposition of the |
| 12 | proceeds from the fees; amending s. 320.03, F.S.; |
| 13 | increasing the amount and revising the disposition of a |
| 14 | fee for registration of a motor vehicle; amending s. |
| 15 | 320.04, F.S.; increasing a service charge on applications |
| 16 | for an original or duplicate issuance or the transfer of |
| 17 | any license plate, mobile home sticker, or validation |
| 18 | sticker or for transfer or duplicate issuance of any |
| 19 | registration certificate; amending s. 320.05, F.S.; |
| 20 | specifying the amount of a fee for lists of motor vehicle |
| 21 | and vessel records; requiring a fee for registration data |
| 22 | provided by electronic access through a tax collector's |
| 23 | office; revising the disposition of proceeds from such |
| 24 | fees; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; revising the time period |
| 25 | for which a registration license plate and replacement |
| 26 | plates may be issued; revising fees for such replacement |
| 27 | plates; increasing a fee for original and renewal |
| 28 | registration; amending s. 320.0607, F.S.; increasing fees |
| 29 | for original or replacement license plates, validation |
| 30 | decals, and mobile home stickers; amending s. 320.072, |
| 31 | F.S.; increasing a fee imposed on the initial registration |
| 32 | application for certain vehicles; amending s. 320.08, |
| 33 | F.S.; increasing the annual license taxes for the |
| 34 | operation of certain vehicles; amending ss. 320.0801 and |
| 35 | 320.0804, F.S.; increasing and revising the disposition of |
| 36 | surcharges on specified vehicles; amending s. 320.08048, |
| 37 | F.S.; increasing the fee for sample regular issuance |
| 38 | license plates or specialty license plates; amending s. |
| 39 | 320.0805, F.S.; increasing a processing fee for a |
| 40 | personalized prestige license plate; amending s. |
| 41 | 320.08056, F.S.; increasing a processing fee for a |
| 42 | specialty license plate; amending s. 320.084, F.S.; |
| 43 | conforming the amount of a fee to changes made by the act; |
| 44 | amending ss. 320.20 and 320.203, F.S.; revising the |
| 45 | disposition of revenue derived from the registration of |
| 46 | motor vehicles; amending s. 320.642, F.S.; providing a fee |
| 47 | and a service charge for publication and delivery of a |
| 48 | notice given by certain licensed dealers; providing for |
| 49 | disposition of moneys collected; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; |
| 50 | increasing the fee for certain driver's license |
| 51 | examinations; amending s. 322.20, F.S.; increasing fees |
| 52 | for certain services and documents; amending s. 322.21, |
| 53 | F.S.; increasing fees for original, renewal, or extension |
| 54 | of certain driver's licenses or identification cards; |
| 55 | providing fees for a hearing on or a review of certain |
| 56 | actions of the department; amending s. 322.29, F.S.; |
| 57 | increasing the amount and revising disposition of fees for |
| 58 | applicants for return of a license suspended under |
| 59 | specified provisions; amending s. 322.293, F.S.; |
| 60 | increasing fees assessed for enrollment in a DUI program; |
| 61 | providing an effective date. |
| 62 |
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| 63 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
| 64 |
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| 65 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 318.15, Florida |
| 66 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 67 | 318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; |
| 68 | penalty.-- |
| 69 | (2) After suspension of the driver's license and privilege |
| 70 | to drive of a person under subsection (1), the license and |
| 71 | privilege may not be reinstated until the person complies with |
| 72 | all obligations and penalties imposed on him or her under s. |
| 73 | 318.18 and presents to a driver license office a certificate of |
| 74 | compliance issued by the court, together with a nonrefundable |
| 75 | service charge of $60 up to $47.50 imposed under s. 322.29, or |
| 76 | presents a certificate of compliance and pays the aforementioned |
| 77 | service charge of up to $47.50 to the clerk of the court or a |
| 78 | driver licensing agent authorized in s. 322.135 clearing such |
| 79 | suspension. Of the charge collected by the clerk of the court or |
| 80 | driver licensing agent, $22.50 $10 shall be remitted to the |
| 81 | Department of Revenue to be deposited into the Highway Safety |
| 82 | Operating Trust Fund. Such person shall also be in compliance |
| 83 | with requirements of chapter 322 prior to reinstatement. |
| 84 | Section 2. Subsections (1) and (5) of section 319.32, |
| 85 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 86 | 319.32 Fees; service charges; disposition.-- |
| 87 | (1) The department shall charge a fee of $45 $24 for each |
| 88 | original certificate of title except for a certificate of title |
| 89 | for a motor vehicle for hire registered under s. 320.08(6), for |
| 90 | which the title fee shall be $3, $45 $24 for each duplicate copy |
| 91 | of a certificate of title except for a certificate of title for |
| 92 | a motor vehicle for hire registered under s. 320.08(6), for |
| 93 | which the title fee shall be $3, $2 for each salvage certificate |
| 94 | of title, and $3 for each assignment by a lienholder. It shall |
| 95 | also charge a fee of $2 for noting a lien on a title |
| 96 | certificate, which fee shall include the services for the |
| 97 | subsequent issuance of a corrected certificate or cancellation |
| 98 | of lien when that lien is satisfied. If an application for a |
| 99 | certificate of title is for a rebuilt vehicle that is required |
| 100 | by s. 319.14(1)(b) to have a physical examination, the |
| 101 | department shall charge an additional fee of $40 for each |
| 102 | initial examination and $20 for each subsequent examination. The |
| 103 | initial examination fee shall be deposited into the General |
| 104 | Revenue Fund, and each subsequent examination fee shall be |
| 105 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The |
| 106 | conducting a physical examination of the vehicle shall include, |
| 107 | but not be limited to, verification of the vehicle |
| 108 | identification number and verification of the bill of sale or |
| 109 | title for major components to assure its identity. In addition |
| 110 | to all other fees charged, a sum of $1 shall be paid for the |
| 111 | issuance of an original or duplicate certificate of title to |
| 112 | cover the cost of materials used for security purposes. |
| 113 | (5) All fees collected pursuant to subsection (3) shall be |
| 114 | paid into the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. For fiscal years |
| 115 | 2009-2010 through 2014-2015 only, $21 Twenty-one dollars of each |
| 116 | fee for each applicable original certificate of title and each |
| 117 | applicable duplicate copy of a certificate of title, after |
| 118 | deducting the service charges imposed by s. 215.20, shall be |
| 119 | deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund. Beginning |
| 120 | July 1, 2015, $42 of each fee for each applicable original |
| 121 | certificate of title and each applicable duplicate copy of a |
| 122 | certificate of title, after deducting the service charges |
| 123 | imposed by s. 215.20, shall be deposited into the State |
| 124 | Transportation Trust Fund. All other fees collected by the |
| 125 | department under this chapter shall be paid into the General |
| 126 | Revenue Fund. |
| 127 | Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 320.03, Florida |
| 128 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 129 | 320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors; |
| 130 | International Registration Plan.-- |
| 131 | (5) A fee of $1 50 cents shall be charged, in addition to |
| 132 | the fees required under s. 320.08, on every license registration |
| 133 | sold to cover the costs of the Florida Real Time Vehicle |
| 134 | Information System. The fees collected hereunder shall be |
| 135 | distributed as follows: 75 cents 25 cents into the Highway |
| 136 | Safety Operating Trust Fund, which shall be used to fund the |
| 137 | Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System and may be used to |
| 138 | fund the general operations of the department, and 25 cents into |
| 139 | the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to be used exclusively |
| 140 | to fund the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System. The |
| 141 | only use of this latter portion of the fee shall be to fund the |
| 142 | Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System equipment, |
| 143 | software, and networks used in the offices of the county tax |
| 144 | collectors as agents of the department and the ancillary |
| 145 | technology necessary to integrate the Florida Real Time Vehicle |
| 146 | Information System with other tax collection systems. The |
| 147 | department shall administer this program upon consultation with |
| 148 | the Florida Tax Collectors, Inc., to ensure that each county tax |
| 149 | collector's office will be technologically equipped and |
| 150 | functional for the operation of the Florida Real Time Vehicle |
| 151 | Information System. Any of the designated revenue collected to |
| 152 | support functions of the county tax collectors and not used in a |
| 153 | given year will remain exclusively in the trust fund as a |
| 154 | carryover to the following year. |
| 155 | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
| 156 | 320.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 157 | 320.04 Registration service charge.-- |
| 158 | (1)(a) There shall be a service charge of $5 $2.50 for |
| 159 | each application which is handled in connection with original |
| 160 | issuance, duplicate issuance, or transfer of any license plate, |
| 161 | mobile home sticker, or validation sticker or with transfer or |
| 162 | duplicate issuance of any registration certificate. There may |
| 163 | also be a service charge of up to $1 for the issuance of each |
| 164 | license plate validation sticker, vessel decal, and mobile home |
| 165 | sticker issued from an automated vending facility or printer |
| 166 | dispenser machine which shall be payable to and retained by the |
| 167 | department to provide for automated vending facilities or |
| 168 | printer dispenser machines used to dispense such stickers and |
| 169 | decals by each tax collector's or license tag agent's employee. |
| 170 | Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 320.05, Florida |
| 171 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 172 | 320.05 Records of the department; inspection procedure; |
| 173 | lists and searches; fees.-- |
| 174 | (3)(a) The department is authorized, upon application of |
| 175 | any person and payment of the proper fees, to prepare and |
| 176 | furnish lists containing motor vehicle or vessel information in |
| 177 | such form as the department may authorize, to search the records |
| 178 | of the department and make reports thereof, and to make |
| 179 | photographic copies of the department records and attestations |
| 180 | thereof. |
| 181 | (b) Fees therefor shall be charged and collected as |
| 182 | follows: |
| 183 | 1. For providing lists of motor vehicle or vessel records |
| 184 | for the entire state, or any part or parts thereof, divided |
| 185 | according to counties, a sum computed at a rate of not less than |
| 186 | 1 cent nor more than 5 cents per item. |
| 187 | 2. For providing noncertified photographic copies of motor |
| 188 | vehicle or vessel documents, $1 per page. |
| 189 | 3. For providing noncertified photographic copies of |
| 190 | micrographic records, $1 per page. |
| 191 | 4. For providing certified copies of motor vehicle or |
| 192 | vessel records, $3 per record. |
| 193 | 5. For providing noncertified computer-generated printouts |
| 194 | of motor vehicle or vessel records, 50 cents per record. |
| 195 | 6. For providing certified computer-generated printouts of |
| 196 | motor vehicle or vessel records, $3 per record. |
| 197 | 7. For providing electronic access to motor vehicle, |
| 198 | vessel, and mobile home registration data requested by tag, |
| 199 | vehicle identification number, title number, or decal number, 50 |
| 200 | cents per item. |
| 201 | 8. For providing electronic access to driver's license |
| 202 | status report by name, sex, and date of birth or by driver |
| 203 | license number, 50 cents per item. |
| 204 | 9. For providing lists of licensed mobile home dealers and |
| 205 | manufacturers and recreational vehicle dealers and |
| 206 | manufacturers, $15 per list. |
| 207 | 10. For providing lists of licensed motor vehicle dealers, |
| 208 | $25 per list. |
| 209 | 11. For each copy of a videotape record, $15 per tape. |
| 210 | 12. For each copy of the Division of Motor Vehicles |
| 211 | Procedures Manual, $25. |
| 212 | (c) Fees collected pursuant to paragraph (b) shall be |
| 213 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 214 | (d) The department shall furnish such information without |
| 215 | charge to any court or governmental entity. |
| 216 | (e) When motor vehicle, vessel, or mobile home |
| 217 | registration data is provided by electronic access through a tax |
| 218 | collector's office, the appropriate fee provided in paragraph |
| 219 | (b) must be collected and deposited pursuant to paragraph (c) a |
| 220 | fee for the electronic access is not required to be assessed. |
| 221 | However, at the tax collector's discretion, a fee equal to or |
| 222 | less than the fee charged by the department for such information |
| 223 | may be assessed by the tax collector for the electronic access. |
| 224 | Notwithstanding paragraph (c), any funds collected by the tax |
| 225 | collector as a result of providing such access shall be retained |
| 226 | by the tax collector. |
| 227 | Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph |
| 228 | (b) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, as |
| 229 | amended by chapter 2009-14, Laws of Florida, are amended to |
| 230 | read: |
| 231 | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and |
| 232 | validation stickers generally.-- |
| 233 | (1) |
| 234 | (b) Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol |
| 235 | and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued |
| 236 | for a 10-year 6-year period. At the end of that 10-year 6-year |
| 237 | period, upon renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The |
| 238 | department shall extend stagger the scheduled implementation of |
| 239 | the 6-year license plate replacement date from a 6-year period |
| 240 | to a 10-year period for any plate issued after July 1, 2009 |
| 241 | cycle. The fee for such replacement is $20 $12, $2 of which |
| 242 | shall be paid each year before the plate is replaced, to be |
| 243 | credited towards the next $20 $12 replacement fee. The fees |
| 244 | shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 245 | A credit or refund shall not be given for any prior years' |
| 246 | payments of such prorated replacement fee if the plate is |
| 247 | replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year 6-year |
| 248 | period, except that a credit may be given when a registrant is |
| 249 | required by the department to replace a license plate under s. |
| 250 | 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, there shall be issued |
| 251 | a validation sticker showing the owner's birth month, license |
| 252 | plate number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate |
| 253 | renewal period if the owner is not a natural person. The |
| 254 | validation sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of |
| 255 | the license plate. Such license plate and validation sticker |
| 256 | shall be issued based on the applicant's appropriate renewal |
| 257 | period. The registration period is a period of 12 months, the |
| 258 | extended registration period is a period of 24 months, and all |
| 259 | expirations shall occur based on the applicant's appropriate |
| 260 | registration period. A vehicle with an apportioned registration |
| 261 | shall be issued an annual license plate and a cab card that |
| 262 | denote the declared gross vehicle weight for each apportioned |
| 263 | jurisdiction in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. |
| 264 | (3) |
| 265 | (b) An additional fee of $1.50 50 cents shall be collected |
| 266 | and deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund on |
| 267 | each motor vehicle registration or motor vehicle renewal |
| 268 | registration issued in this state in order that all license |
| 269 | plates and validation stickers be fully treated with |
| 270 | retroreflective material. |
| 271 | Section 7. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 320.0607, |
| 272 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 273 | 320.0607 Replacement license plates, validation decal, or |
| 274 | mobile home sticker.-- |
| 275 | (3) Except as provided in subsection (2), in all such |
| 276 | cases, upon filing of an application accompanied by a fee of $20 |
| 277 | $10 plus applicable service charges, the department shall issue |
| 278 | a replacement plate, sticker, or decal as the case may be if it |
| 279 | is satisfied that the information reported in the application is |
| 280 | true. The replacement fee shall be deposited into the Highway |
| 281 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 282 | (5) Upon the issuance of an original license plate, the |
| 283 | applicant shall pay a fee of $20 $10 to be deposited in the |
| 284 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 285 | Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 320.072, Florida |
| 286 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 287 | 320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle |
| 288 | registration transactions.-- |
| 289 | (1) A fee of $200 $100 is imposed upon the initial |
| 290 | application for registration pursuant to s. 320.06 of every |
| 291 | motor vehicle classified in s. 320.08(2), (3), and (9)(c) and |
| 292 | (d). |
| 293 | Section 9. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (1) |
| 294 | and subsections (2) through (9) of section 320.08, Florida |
| 295 | Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 296 | 320.08 License taxes.--Except as otherwise provided |
| 297 | herein, there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes |
| 298 | for the operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles |
| 299 | as defined in s. 316.003(2), and mobile homes, as defined in s. |
| 300 | 320.01, which shall be paid to and collected by the department |
| 301 | or its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of |
| 302 | the following: |
| 303 | (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.-- |
| 304 | (a) Any motorcycle: $20 $10 flat. |
| 305 | (b) Any moped: $10 $5 flat. |
| 306 | (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $20 $10 flat. |
| 307 | (2) AUTOMOBILES FOR PRIVATE USE.-- |
| 308 | (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s. |
| 309 | 320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $15 $7.50 |
| 310 | flat. |
| 311 | (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $29 $14.50 flat. |
| 312 | (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than |
| 313 | 3,500 pounds: $45 $22.50 flat. |
| 314 | (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $65 $32.50 flat. |
| 315 | (3) TRUCKS.-- |
| 316 | (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $29 $14.50 flat. |
| 317 | (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than |
| 318 | 3,000 pounds: $45 $22.50 flat. |
| 319 | (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than |
| 320 | 5,000 pounds: $65 $32.50 flat. |
| 321 | (d) A truck defined as a "goat," or any other vehicle when |
| 322 | used in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of |
| 323 | harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such |
| 324 | harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated |
| 325 | upon the roads of the state: $15 $7.50 flat. A "goat" is a motor |
| 326 | vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for the |
| 327 | transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for the |
| 328 | transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used for |
| 329 | the hauling of associated equipment or supplies, including |
| 330 | required sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers. |
| 331 | (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086: |
| 332 | $15 $7.50 flat. |
| 333 | (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS |
| 334 | VEHICLE WEIGHT.-- |
| 335 | (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less |
| 336 | than 6,000 pounds: $90 $45 flat. |
| 337 | (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 338 | than 8,000 pounds: $130 $65 flat. |
| 339 | (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 340 | than 10,000 pounds: $152 $76 flat. |
| 341 | (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but |
| 342 | less than 15,000 pounds: $174 $87 flat. |
| 343 | (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but |
| 344 | less than 20,000 pounds: $262 $131 flat. |
| 345 | (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but |
| 346 | less than 26,001 pounds: $372 $186 flat. |
| 347 | (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but |
| 348 | less than 35,000: $480 $240 flat. |
| 349 | (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but |
| 350 | less than 44,000 pounds: $600 $300 flat. |
| 351 | (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but |
| 352 | less than 55,000 pounds: $1,144 $572 flat. |
| 353 | (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but |
| 354 | less than 62,000 pounds: $1,356 $678 flat. |
| 355 | (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but |
| 356 | less than 72,000 pounds: $1,600 $800 flat. |
| 357 | (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,958 |
| 358 | $979 flat. |
| 359 | (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a |
| 360 | truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address |
| 361 | shall be eligible for a license plate for a fee of $480 $240 |
| 362 | flat if: |
| 363 | 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling |
| 364 | forestry products; or |
| 365 | 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of |
| 366 | forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of |
| 367 | associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of |
| 368 | the truck tractor. |
| 369 | (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for- |
| 370 | hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting raw, |
| 371 | unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural |
| 372 | products within a 150-mile radius of its home address, shall be |
| 373 | eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee of $130 $65 |
| 374 | flat, if such vehicle's declared gross vehicle weight is less |
| 375 | than 44,000 pounds; or $480 $240 flat, if such vehicle's |
| 376 | declared gross vehicle weight is 44,000 pounds or more and such |
| 377 | vehicle only transports: |
| 378 | 1. From the point of production to the point of primary |
| 379 | manufacture; |
| 380 | 2. From the point of production to the point of assembling |
| 381 | the same; or |
| 382 | 3. From the point of production to a shipping point of |
| 383 | either a rail, water, or motor transportation company. |
| 384 |
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| 385 | Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used |
| 386 | exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and |
| 387 | nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be |
| 388 | incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers when |
| 389 | delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any |
| 390 | such documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility |
| 391 | prior to issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this |
| 392 | paragraph, "not-for-hire" means the owner of the motor vehicle |
| 393 | must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and |
| 394 | nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the |
| 395 | user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered. |
| 396 | (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT; |
| 397 | SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.-- |
| 398 | (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means |
| 399 | of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $20 $10 flat per registration year |
| 400 | or any part thereof. |
| 401 | 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of |
| 402 | a fifth-wheel arrangement: $100 $50 flat per permanent |
| 403 | registration. |
| 404 | (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed |
| 405 | for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation, |
| 406 | construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not |
| 407 | designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery |
| 408 | described above over public roads: $65 $32.50 flat. |
| 409 | (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to |
| 410 | and from school or school or church activities or functions |
| 411 | within their own county: $60 $30 flat. |
| 412 | (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is used |
| 413 | to tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(39), a disabled, |
| 414 | abandoned, stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as |
| 415 | defined in s. 320.01(38), or a replacement motor vehicle as |
| 416 | defined in s. 320.01(39): $60 $30 flat. |
| 417 | (e) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is used |
| 418 | to tow any motor vehicle, regardless of whether or not such |
| 419 | motor vehicle is a disabled motor vehicle as defined in s. |
| 420 | 320.01(38), a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. |
| 421 | 320.01(39), a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(39), or any other |
| 422 | cargo, as follows: |
| 423 | 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 424 | than 15,000 pounds: $174 $87 flat. |
| 425 | 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 426 | than 20,000 pounds: $262 $131 flat. |
| 427 | 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 428 | than 26,000 pounds: $372 $186 flat. |
| 429 | 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 430 | than 35,000 pounds: $480 $240 flat. |
| 431 | 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 432 | than 44,000 pounds: $600 $300 flat. |
| 433 | 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 434 | than 55,000 pounds: $1,144 $572 flat. |
| 435 | 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 436 | than 62,000 pounds: $1,356 $678 flat. |
| 437 | 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less |
| 438 | than 72,000 pounds: $1,600 $800 flat. |
| 439 | 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,958 |
| 440 | $979 flat. |
| 441 | (f) A hearse or ambulance: $60 $30 flat. |
| 442 | (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.-- |
| 443 | (a) Under nine passengers: $25 $12.50 flat plus $1 per |
| 444 | cwt. |
| 445 | (b) Nine passengers and over: $25 $12.50 flat plus $1.50 |
| 446 | per cwt. |
| 447 | (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.-- |
| 448 | (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $10 $5 flat |
| 449 | per year or any part thereof. |
| 450 | (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $5 $2.50 flat plus 75 |
| 451 | cents per cwt. |
| 452 | (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.-- |
| 453 | (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $5 $2.50 flat plus $1 |
| 454 | per cwt. |
| 455 | (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $20 $10 flat plus $1 |
| 456 | per cwt. |
| 457 | (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.-- |
| 458 | (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by |
| 459 | s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $40 $20 |
| 460 | flat. |
| 461 | (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.: |
| 462 | $20 $10 flat. |
| 463 | (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.: |
| 464 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $40 $20 flat. |
| 465 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $70 $35 flat. |
| 466 | (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.: |
| 467 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $40 $20 flat. |
| 468 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $70 $35 flat. |
| 469 | (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.: |
| 470 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $40 $20 flat. |
| 471 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $70 $35 flat. |
| 472 | Section 10. Subsection (2) of section 320.0801, Florida |
| 473 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 474 | 320.0801 Additional license tax on certain vehicles.-- |
| 475 | (2) In addition to the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08 |
| 476 | and by subsection (1), there is imposed an additional surcharge |
| 477 | of $10 $5 on each commercial motor vehicle having a gross |
| 478 | vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, which surcharge must be |
| 479 | paid to the department or its agent upon the registration or |
| 480 | renewal of registration of the commercial motor vehicle. |
| 481 | Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20, 50 percent of the |
| 482 | revenues collected from the surcharge imposed in this subsection |
| 483 | shall must be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund |
| 484 | and 50 percent shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. |
| 485 | Section 11. Section 320.0804, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 486 | to read: |
| 487 | 320.0804 Surcharge on license tax; transportation trust |
| 488 | fund.--There is hereby levied and imposed on each license tax |
| 489 | imposed under s. 320.08, except those set forth in s. |
| 490 | 320.08(11), a surcharge in the amount of $4 $2, which shall be |
| 491 | collected in the same manner as the license tax. Of this amount, |
| 492 | $2 shall be and deposited into the State Transportation Trust |
| 493 | Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 494 | This surcharge shall apply to registration periods beginning |
| 495 | July 1, 1991. |
| 496 | Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 320.08048, Florida |
| 497 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 498 | 320.08048 Sample license plates.-- |
| 499 | (1) The department is authorized, upon application and |
| 500 | payment of a $20 $10 fee per plate, to provide one or more |
| 501 | sample regular issuance license plates or specialty license |
| 502 | plates based upon availability. |
| 503 | Section 13. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
| 504 | 320.0805, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2009-14, Laws |
| 505 | of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 506 | 320.0805 Personalized prestige license plates.-- |
| 507 | (2) Each request for specific numbers or letters or |
| 508 | combinations thereof shall be submitted annually to the |
| 509 | department on an application form supplied by the department, |
| 510 | accompanied by the following tax and fees: |
| 511 | (c) A processing fee of $5 $2, to be deposited into the |
| 512 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 513 | Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section |
| 514 | 320.08056, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2009-14, Laws |
| 515 | of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 516 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 517 | (3) Each request must be made annually to the department, |
| 518 | accompanied by the following tax and fees: |
| 519 | (b) A processing fee of $5 $2, to be deposited into the |
| 520 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 521 | Section 15. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section |
| 522 | 320.084, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 523 | 320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain |
| 524 | disabled veterans.-- |
| 525 | (4) |
| 526 | (b) There shall be a service charge in accordance with the |
| 527 | provisions of s. 320.04 for each initial application or renewal |
| 528 | of registration and an additional sum of $1.50 50 cents on each |
| 529 | license plate and validation sticker as provided in s. |
| 530 | 320.06(3)(b). |
| 531 | Section 16. Section 320.20, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 532 | to read: |
| 533 | 320.20 Disposition of license tax moneys.--The revenue |
| 534 | derived from the registration of motor vehicles, including any |
| 535 | delinquent fees and excluding those revenues collected and |
| 536 | distributed under the provisions of s. 320.081, must be |
| 537 | distributed monthly, as collected, as follows: |
| 538 | (1) The first proceeds, to the extent necessary to comply |
| 539 | with the provisions of s. 18, Art. XII of the State Constitution |
| 540 | of 1885, as adopted by s. 9(d), Art. XII, 1968 revised |
| 541 | constitution, and the additional provisions of s. 9(d) and s. |
| 542 | 1010.57, must be deposited in the district Capital Outlay and |
| 543 | Debt Service School Trust Fund. |
| 544 | (2) For fiscal years 2009-2010 through 2014-2015 only, 50 |
| 545 | percent of the total revenues derived from the registration of |
| 546 | motor vehicles, including any delinquent fees and excluding |
| 547 | those revenues collected and distributed under s. 320.081, shall |
| 548 | be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. The deposits to the |
| 549 | General Revenue Fund shall commence after the requirements of |
| 550 | subsections (1), (4), and (5) have been satisfied. A final |
| 551 | adjustment must be made in the last month of a fiscal year so |
| 552 | that the total revenue deposited in the General Revenue Fund |
| 553 | each year equals 50 percent of the amount derived from the |
| 554 | registration of motor vehicles. |
| 555 | (3)(2) Twenty-five million dollars per year of such |
| 556 | revenues must be deposited in the State Transportation Trust |
| 557 | Fund, with priority use assigned to completion of the interstate |
| 558 | highway system. However, any excess funds may be utilized for |
| 559 | general transportation purposes, consistent with the Department |
| 560 | of Transportation's legislatively approved objectives. |
| 561 | (4)(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law except |
| 562 | subsections (1), and (2), and (3), on July 1, 1996, and annually |
| 563 | thereafter, $15 million shall be deposited in the State |
| 564 | Transportation Trust Fund solely for the purposes of funding the |
| 565 | Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program |
| 566 | as provided for in chapter 311. Such revenues shall be |
| 567 | distributed on a 50-50 matching basis to any port listed in s. |
| 568 | 311.09(1) to be used for funding projects as described in s. |
| 569 | 311.07(3)(b). Such revenues may be assigned, pledged, or set |
| 570 | aside as a trust for the payment of principal or interest on |
| 571 | bonds, tax anticipation certificates, or any other form of |
| 572 | indebtedness issued by an individual port or appropriate local |
| 573 | government having jurisdiction thereof, or collectively by |
| 574 | interlocal agreement among any of the ports, or used to purchase |
| 575 | credit support to permit such borrowings. However, such debt |
| 576 | shall not constitute a general obligation of the State of |
| 577 | Florida. The state does hereby covenant with holders of such |
| 578 | revenue bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued |
| 579 | hereunder that it will not repeal or impair or amend in any |
| 580 | manner which will materially and adversely affect the rights of |
| 581 | such holders so long as bonds authorized by this section are |
| 582 | outstanding. Any revenues which are not pledged to the repayment |
| 583 | of bonds as authorized by this section may be utilized for |
| 584 | purposes authorized under the Florida Seaport Transportation and |
| 585 | Economic Development Program. This revenue source is in addition |
| 586 | to any amounts provided for and appropriated in accordance with |
| 587 | s. 311.07. The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic |
| 588 | Development Council shall approve distribution of funds to ports |
| 589 | for projects which have been approved pursuant to s. 311.09(5)- |
| 590 | (9). The council and the Department of Transportation are |
| 591 | authorized to perform such acts as are required to facilitate |
| 592 | and implement the provisions of this subsection. To better |
| 593 | enable the ports to cooperate to their mutual advantage, the |
| 594 | governing body of each port may exercise powers provided to |
| 595 | municipalities or counties in s. 163.01(7)(d) subject to the |
| 596 | provisions of chapter 311 and special acts, if any, pertaining |
| 597 | to a port. The use of funds provided pursuant to this subsection |
| 598 | are limited to eligible projects listed in this subsection. |
| 599 | Income derived from a project completed with the use of program |
| 600 | funds, beyond operating costs and debt service, shall be |
| 601 | restricted to further port capital improvements consistent with |
| 602 | maritime purposes and for no other purpose. Use of such income |
| 603 | for nonmaritime purposes is prohibited. The provisions of s. |
| 604 | 311.07(4) do not apply to any funds received pursuant to this |
| 605 | subsection. The revenues available under this subsection shall |
| 606 | not be pledged to the payment of any bonds other than the |
| 607 | Florida Ports Financing Commission Series 1996 and Series 1999 |
| 608 | Bonds currently outstanding; provided, however, such revenues |
| 609 | may be pledged to secure payment of refunding bonds to refinance |
| 610 | the Florida Ports Financing Commission Series 1996 and Series |
| 611 | 1999 Bonds. No refunding bonds secured by revenues available |
| 612 | under this subsection may be issued with a final maturity later |
| 613 | than the final maturity of the Florida Ports Financing |
| 614 | Commission Series 1996 and Series 1999 Bonds or which provide |
| 615 | for higher debt service in any year than is currently payable on |
| 616 | such bonds. Any revenue bonds or other indebtedness issued after |
| 617 | July 1, 2000, other than refunding bonds shall be issued by the |
| 618 | Division of Bond Finance at the request of the Department of |
| 619 | Transportation pursuant to the State Bond Act. |
| 620 | (5)(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law except |
| 621 | subsections (1), (2), and (3), and (4), on July 1, 1999, and |
| 622 | annually thereafter, $10 million shall be deposited in the State |
| 623 | Transportation Trust Fund solely for the purposes of funding the |
| 624 | Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program |
| 625 | as provided in chapter 311 and for funding seaport intermodal |
| 626 | access projects of statewide significance as provided in s. |
| 627 | 341.053. Such revenues shall be distributed to any port listed |
| 628 | in s. 311.09(1), to be used for funding projects as follows: |
| 629 | (a) For any seaport intermodal access projects that are |
| 630 | identified in the 1997-1998 Tentative Work Program of the |
| 631 | Department of Transportation, up to the amounts needed to offset |
| 632 | the funding requirements of this section. |
| 633 | (b) For seaport intermodal access projects as described in |
| 634 | s. 341.053(5) that are identified in the 5-year Florida Seaport |
| 635 | Mission Plan as provided in s. 311.09(3). Funding for such |
| 636 | projects shall be on a matching basis as mutually determined by |
| 637 | the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development |
| 638 | Council and the Department of Transportation, provided a minimum |
| 639 | of 25 percent of total project funds shall come from any port |
| 640 | funds, local funds, private funds, or specifically earmarked |
| 641 | federal funds. |
| 642 | (c) On a 50-50 matching basis for projects as described in |
| 643 | s. 311.07(3)(b). |
| 644 | (d) For seaport intermodal access projects that involve |
| 645 | the dredging or deepening of channels, turning basins, or |
| 646 | harbors; or the rehabilitation of wharves, docks, or similar |
| 647 | structures. Funding for such projects shall require a 25 percent |
| 648 | match of the funds received pursuant to this subsection. |
| 649 | Matching funds shall come from any port funds, federal funds, |
| 650 | local funds, or private funds. |
| 651 |
|
| 652 | Such revenues may be assigned, pledged, or set aside as a trust |
| 653 | for the payment of principal or interest on bonds, tax |
| 654 | anticipation certificates, or any other form of indebtedness |
| 655 | issued by an individual port or appropriate local government |
| 656 | having jurisdiction thereof, or collectively by interlocal |
| 657 | agreement among any of the ports, or used to purchase credit |
| 658 | support to permit such borrowings. However, such debt shall not |
| 659 | constitute a general obligation of the state. This state does |
| 660 | hereby covenant with holders of such revenue bonds or other |
| 661 | instruments of indebtedness issued hereunder that it will not |
| 662 | repeal or impair or amend this subsection in any manner which |
| 663 | will materially and adversely affect the rights of holders so |
| 664 | long as bonds authorized by this subsection are outstanding. Any |
| 665 | revenues that are not pledged to the repayment of bonds as |
| 666 | authorized by this section may be utilized for purposes |
| 667 | authorized under the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic |
| 668 | Development Program. This revenue source is in addition to any |
| 669 | amounts provided for and appropriated in accordance with s. |
| 670 | 311.07 and subsection (4) (3). The Florida Seaport |
| 671 | Transportation and Economic Development Council shall approve |
| 672 | distribution of funds to ports for projects that have been |
| 673 | approved pursuant to s. 311.09(5)-(9), or for seaport intermodal |
| 674 | access projects identified in the 5-year Florida Seaport Mission |
| 675 | Plan as provided in s. 311.09(3) and mutually agreed upon by the |
| 676 | FSTED Council and the Department of Transportation. All |
| 677 | contracts for actual construction of projects authorized by this |
| 678 | subsection must include a provision encouraging employment of |
| 679 | participants in the welfare transition program. The goal for |
| 680 | employment of participants in the welfare transition program is |
| 681 | 25 percent of all new employees employed specifically for the |
| 682 | project, unless the Department of Transportation and the Florida |
| 683 | Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council |
| 684 | demonstrate that such a requirement would severely hamper the |
| 685 | successful completion of the project. In such an instance, |
| 686 | Workforce Florida, Inc., shall establish an appropriate |
| 687 | percentage of employees that must be participants in the welfare |
| 688 | transition program. The council and the Department of |
| 689 | Transportation are authorized to perform such acts as are |
| 690 | required to facilitate and implement the provisions of this |
| 691 | subsection. To better enable the ports to cooperate to their |
| 692 | mutual advantage, the governing body of each port may exercise |
| 693 | powers provided to municipalities or counties in s. 163.01(7)(d) |
| 694 | subject to the provisions of chapter 311 and special acts, if |
| 695 | any, pertaining to a port. The use of funds provided pursuant to |
| 696 | this subsection is limited to eligible projects listed in this |
| 697 | subsection. The provisions of s. 311.07(4) do not apply to any |
| 698 | funds received pursuant to this subsection. The revenues |
| 699 | available under this subsection shall not be pledged to the |
| 700 | payment of any bonds other than the Florida Ports Financing |
| 701 | Commission Series 1996 and Series 1999 Bonds currently |
| 702 | outstanding; provided, however, such revenues may be pledged to |
| 703 | secure payment of refunding bonds to refinance the Florida Ports |
| 704 | Financing Commission Series 1996 and Series 1999 Bonds. No |
| 705 | refunding bonds secured by revenues available under this |
| 706 | subsection may be issued with a final maturity later than the |
| 707 | final maturity of the Florida Ports Financing Commission Series |
| 708 | 1996 and Series 1999 Bonds or which provide for higher debt |
| 709 | service in any year than is currently payable on such bonds. Any |
| 710 | revenue bonds or other indebtedness issued after July 1, 2000, |
| 711 | other than refunding bonds shall be issued by the Division of |
| 712 | Bond Finance at the request of the Department of Transportation |
| 713 | pursuant to the State Bond Act. |
| 714 | (6)(5)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the |
| 715 | remainder of such revenues must be deposited in the State |
| 716 | Transportation Trust Fund. |
| 717 | (b) The Chief Financial Officer each month shall deposit |
| 718 | in the State Transportation Trust Fund an amount, drawn from |
| 719 | other funds in the State Treasury which are not immediately |
| 720 | needed or are otherwise in excess of the amount necessary to |
| 721 | meet the requirements of the State Treasury, which when added to |
| 722 | such remaining revenues each month will equal one-twelfth of the |
| 723 | amount of the anticipated annual revenues to be deposited in the |
| 724 | State Transportation Trust Fund under paragraph (a) as |
| 725 | determined by the Chief Financial Officer after consultation |
| 726 | with the Revenue Estimating Conference held pursuant to s. |
| 727 | 216.136(3). The transfers required hereunder may be suspended by |
| 728 | action of the Legislative Budget Commission in the event of a |
| 729 | significant shortfall of state revenues. |
| 730 | (c) In any month in which the remaining revenues derived |
| 731 | from the registration of motor vehicles exceed one-twelfth of |
| 732 | those anticipated annual remaining revenues as determined by the |
| 733 | Chief Financial Officer after consultation with the Revenue |
| 734 | Estimating Conference, the excess shall be credited to those |
| 735 | state funds in the State Treasury from which the amount was |
| 736 | originally drawn, up to the amount which was deposited in the |
| 737 | State Transportation Trust Fund under paragraph (b). A final |
| 738 | adjustment must be made in the last months of a fiscal year so |
| 739 | that the total revenue deposited in the State Transportation |
| 740 | Trust Fund each year equals the amount derived from the |
| 741 | registration of motor vehicles, less the amount distributed |
| 742 | under subsections subsection (1) and (2). For the purposes of |
| 743 | this paragraph and paragraph (b), the term "remaining revenues" |
| 744 | means all revenues deposited into the State Transportation Trust |
| 745 | Fund under paragraph (a) and subsections (2) and (3) and (4). In |
| 746 | order that interest earnings continue to accrue to the General |
| 747 | Revenue Fund, the Department of Transportation may not invest an |
| 748 | amount equal to the cumulative amount of funds deposited in the |
| 749 | State Transportation Trust Fund under paragraph (b) less funds |
| 750 | credited under this paragraph as computed on a monthly basis. |
| 751 | The amounts to be credited under this and the preceding |
| 752 | paragraph must be calculated and certified to the Chief |
| 753 | Financial Officer by the Executive Office of the Governor. |
| 754 | Section 17. Subsection (1) of section 320.203, Florida |
| 755 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 756 | 320.203 Disposition of biennial license tax moneys.-- |
| 757 | (1) Notwithstanding ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or |
| 758 | (b), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, and 328.76 |
| 759 | and pursuant to s. 216.351, after the provisions of s. |
| 760 | 320.20(1), (2), (3), and (4), and (5) are fulfilled, an amount |
| 761 | equal to 50 percent of revenues collected from the biennial |
| 762 | registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be retained in the |
| 763 | Motor Vehicle License Clearing Trust Fund, authorized in s. |
| 764 | 215.32(2)(b)2.f., until July 1. After July 1 of the subsequent |
| 765 | fiscal year, an amount equal to 50 percent of revenues collected |
| 766 | from the biennial registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be |
| 767 | distributed according to ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), |
| 768 | (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, 328.76, and |
| 769 | 320.20(1), (2), (3), and (4), and (5). |
| 770 | Section 18. Subsection (1) of section 320.642, Florida |
| 771 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 772 | 320.642 Dealer licenses in areas previously served; |
| 773 | procedure.-- |
| 774 | (1) Any licensee who proposes to establish an additional |
| 775 | motor vehicle dealership or permit the relocation of an existing |
| 776 | dealer to a location within a community or territory where the |
| 777 | same line-make vehicle is presently represented by a franchised |
| 778 | motor vehicle dealer or dealers shall give written notice of its |
| 779 | intention to the department. Such notice shall state: |
| 780 | (a) The specific location at which the additional or |
| 781 | relocated motor vehicle dealership will be established. |
| 782 | (b) The date on or after which the licensee intends to be |
| 783 | engaged in business with the additional or relocated motor |
| 784 | vehicle dealer at the proposed location. |
| 785 | (c) The identity of all motor vehicle dealers who are |
| 786 | franchised to sell the same line-make vehicle with licensed |
| 787 | locations in the county or any contiguous county to the county |
| 788 | where the additional or relocated motor vehicle dealer is |
| 789 | proposed to be located. |
| 790 | (d) The names and addresses of the dealer-operator and |
| 791 | principal investors in the proposed additional or relocated |
| 792 | motor vehicle dealership. |
| 793 |
|
| 794 | Immediately upon receipt of such notice the department shall |
| 795 | cause a notice to be published in the Florida Administrative |
| 796 | Weekly. The published notice shall state that a petition or |
| 797 | complaint by any dealer with standing to protest pursuant to |
| 798 | subsection (3) must be filed not more than 30 days from the date |
| 799 | of publication of the notice in the Florida Administrative |
| 800 | Weekly. The published notice shall describe and identify the |
| 801 | proposed dealership sought to be licensed, and the department |
| 802 | shall cause a copy of the notice to be mailed to those dealers |
| 803 | identified in the licensee's notice under paragraph (c). The |
| 804 | licensee shall pay a fee of $75 and a service charge of $2.50 |
| 805 | for each publication. Proceeds from the fee and service charge |
| 806 | shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 807 | Section 19. Subsection (1) of section 322.12, Florida |
| 808 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 809 | 322.12 Examination of applicants.-- |
| 810 | (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that every |
| 811 | applicant for an original driver's license in this state be |
| 812 | required to pass an examination pursuant to this section. |
| 813 | However, the department may waive the knowledge, endorsement, |
| 814 | and skills tests for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and |
| 815 | who surrenders a valid driver's license from another state or a |
| 816 | province of Canada, or a valid driver's license issued by the |
| 817 | United States Armed Forces, if the driver applies for a Florida |
| 818 | license of an equal or lesser classification. Any applicant who |
| 819 | fails to pass the initial knowledge test will incur a $10 $5 fee |
| 820 | for each subsequent test, to be deposited into the Highway |
| 821 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. Any applicant who fails to pass the |
| 822 | initial skills test will incur a $20 $10 fee for each subsequent |
| 823 | test, to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
| 824 | Fund. A person who seeks to retain a hazardous-materials |
| 825 | endorsement, pursuant to s. 322.57(1)(d), must pass the |
| 826 | hazardous-materials test, upon surrendering his or her |
| 827 | commercial driver's license, if the person has not taken and |
| 828 | passed the hazardous-materials test within 2 years preceding his |
| 829 | or her application for a commercial driver's license in this |
| 830 | state. |
| 831 | Section 20. Subsection (9) and paragraph (a) of subsection |
| 832 | (11) of section 322.20, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 833 | 322.20 Records of the department; fees; destruction of |
| 834 | records.-- |
| 835 | (9) The department may, upon application, furnish to any |
| 836 | person, from the records of the Division of Driver Licenses, a |
| 837 | list of the names, addresses, and birth dates of the licensed |
| 838 | drivers of the entire state or any portion thereof by age group. |
| 839 | In addition, the department may furnish to the courts, for the |
| 840 | purpose of establishing jury selection lists, the names, |
| 841 | addresses, and birth dates of the persons of the entire state or |
| 842 | any portion thereof by age group having identification cards |
| 843 | issued by the department. Each person who requests such |
| 844 | information shall pay a fee, set by the department, of 5 cents 1 |
| 845 | cent per name listed, except that the department shall furnish |
| 846 | such information without charge to the courts for the purpose of |
| 847 | jury selection or to any state agency or to any state attorney, |
| 848 | sheriff, or chief of police. Such court, state agency, state |
| 849 | attorney, or law enforcement agency may not sell, give away, or |
| 850 | allow the copying of such information. Noncompliance with this |
| 851 | prohibition shall authorize the department to charge the |
| 852 | noncomplying court, state agency, state attorney, or law |
| 853 | enforcement agency the appropriate fee for any subsequent lists |
| 854 | requested. The department may adopt rules necessary to implement |
| 855 | this subsection. |
| 856 | (11)(a) The department is authorized to charge the |
| 857 | following fees for the following services and documents: |
| 858 | 1. For providing a transcript of any one individual's |
| 859 | driver history record or any portion thereof for the past 3 |
| 860 | years or for searching for such record when no record is found |
| 861 | to be on file....$10.00 $2.10 |
| 862 | 2. For providing a transcript of any one individual's |
| 863 | driver history record or any portion thereof for the past 7 |
| 864 | years or for searching for such record when no record is found |
| 865 | to be on file....$14.00 $3.10 |
| 866 | 3. For providing a certified copy of a transcript of the |
| 867 | driver history record or any portion thereof for any one |
| 868 | individual....$3.10 |
| 869 | 4. For providing a certified photographic copy of a |
| 870 | document, per page....$1.00 |
| 871 | 5. For providing an exemplified record....$15.00 |
| 872 | 6. For providing photocopies of documents, papers, |
| 873 | letters, clearances, or license or insurance status reports, per |
| 874 | page....$0.50 |
| 875 | 7. For assisting persons in searching any one individual's |
| 876 | driver record at a terminal located at the department's general |
| 877 | headquarters in Tallahassee....$2.00 |
| 878 | Section 21. Paragraphs (a) through (f) of subsection (1) |
| 879 | and subsection (8) of section 322.21, Florida Statutes, are |
| 880 | amended, and subsection (9) is added to that section, to read: |
| 881 | 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting |
| 882 | fees.-- |
| 883 | (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for: |
| 884 | (a) An original or renewal commercial driver's license is |
| 885 | $74 $67, which shall include the fee for driver education |
| 886 | provided by s. 1003.48; however, if an applicant has completed |
| 887 | training and is applying for employment or is currently employed |
| 888 | in a public or nonpublic school system that requires the |
| 889 | commercial license, the fee shall be the same as for a Class E |
| 890 | driver's license. A delinquent fee of $10 $1 shall be added for |
| 891 | a renewal made not more than 12 months after the license |
| 892 | expiration date. |
| 893 | (b) An original Class E driver's license is $30 $27, which |
| 894 | shall include the fee for driver's education provided by s. |
| 895 | 1003.48; however, if an applicant has completed training and is |
| 896 | applying for employment or is currently employed in a public or |
| 897 | nonpublic school system that requires a commercial driver |
| 898 | license, the fee shall be the same as for a Class E license. |
| 899 | (c) The renewal or extension of a Class E driver's license |
| 900 | or of a license restricted to motorcycle use only is $22 $20, |
| 901 | except that a delinquent fee of $10 $1 shall be added for a |
| 902 | renewal or extension made not more than 12 months after the |
| 903 | license expiration date. The fee provided in this paragraph |
| 904 | shall include the fee for driver's education provided by s. |
| 905 | 1003.48. |
| 906 | (d) An original driver's license restricted to motorcycle |
| 907 | use only is $30 $27, which shall include the fee for driver's |
| 908 | education provided by s. 1003.48. |
| 909 | (e) A replacement driver's license issued pursuant to s. |
| 910 | 322.17 is $11 $10. Of this amount $7 shall be deposited into the |
| 911 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $4 $3 shall be deposited |
| 912 | into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 913 | (f) An original, renewal, or replacement identification |
| 914 | card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $11 $10. Funds collected |
| 915 | from these fees shall be distributed as follows: |
| 916 | 1. For an original identification card issued pursuant to |
| 917 | s. 322.051 the fee shall be $11 $10. This amount shall be |
| 918 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 919 | 2. For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to s. |
| 920 | 322.051 the fee shall be $11 $10. Of this amount, $6 shall be |
| 921 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $5 $4 |
| 922 | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 923 | 3. For a replacement identification card issued pursuant |
| 924 | to s. 322.051 the fee shall be $11 $10. Of this amount, $9 shall |
| 925 | be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $2 |
| 926 | $1 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 927 | (8) Any person who applies for reinstatement following the |
| 928 | suspension or revocation of the person's driver's license shall |
| 929 | pay a service fee of $45 $35 following a suspension, and $75 $60 |
| 930 | following a revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a |
| 931 | license. Any person who applies for reinstatement of a |
| 932 | commercial driver's license following the disqualification of |
| 933 | the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle |
| 934 | shall pay a service fee of $75 $60, which is in addition to the |
| 935 | fee for a license. The department shall collect all of these |
| 936 | fees at the time of reinstatement. The department shall issue |
| 937 | proper receipts for such fees and shall promptly transmit all |
| 938 | funds received by it as follows: |
| 939 | (a) Of the $45 $35 fee received from a licensee for |
| 940 | reinstatement following a suspension, the department shall |
| 941 | deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $30 $20 in the |
| 942 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 943 | (b) Of the $75 $60 fee received from a licensee for |
| 944 | reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification, the |
| 945 | department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $40 |
| 946 | $25 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 947 |
|
| 948 | If the revocation or suspension of the driver's license was for |
| 949 | a violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful |
| 950 | breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 $115 |
| 951 | must be charged. However, only one $130 $115 fee may be |
| 952 | collected from one person convicted of violations arising out of |
| 953 | the same incident. The department shall collect the $130 $115 |
| 954 | fee and deposit the fee into the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
| 955 | Fund at the time of reinstatement of the person's driver's |
| 956 | license, but the fee may not be collected if the suspension or |
| 957 | revocation is overturned. If the revocation or suspension of the |
| 958 | driver's license was for a conviction for a violation of s. |
| 959 | 817.234(8) or (9) or s. 817.505, an additional fee of $180 is |
| 960 | imposed for each offense. The department shall collect and |
| 961 | deposit the additional fee into the Highway Safety Operating |
| 962 | Trust Fund at the time of reinstatement of the person's driver's |
| 963 | license. |
| 964 | (9)(a) An applicant requesting a review authorized in s. |
| 965 | 322.222, s. 322.2615, s. 322.2616, s. 322.27, or s. 322.64 must |
| 966 | pay a filing fee of $25 to be deposited into the Highway Safety |
| 967 | Operating Trust Fund. |
| 968 | (b) An applicant petitioning the department for a hearing |
| 969 | authorized in s. 322.271 must pay a filing fee of $12 to be |
| 970 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
| 971 | Section 22. Subsection (2) of section 322.29, Florida |
| 972 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 973 | 322.29 Surrender and return of license.-- |
| 974 | (2) The provisions of subsection (1) to the contrary |
| 975 | notwithstanding, no examination is required for the return of a |
| 976 | license suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245 unless an |
| 977 | examination is otherwise required by this chapter. Every person |
| 978 | applying for the return of a license suspended under s. 318.15 |
| 979 | or s. 322.245 shall present to the department certification from |
| 980 | the court that he or she has complied with all obligations and |
| 981 | penalties imposed on him or her pursuant to s. 318.15 or, in the |
| 982 | case of a suspension pursuant to s. 322.245, that he or she has |
| 983 | complied with all directives of the court and the requirements |
| 984 | of s. 322.245 and shall pay to the department a nonrefundable |
| 985 | service fee of $60 $47.50, of which $37.50 shall be deposited |
| 986 | into the General Revenue Fund and $22.50 $10 shall be deposited |
| 987 | into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. If reinstated by |
| 988 | the clerk of the court or tax collector, $37.50 shall be |
| 989 | retained and $22.50 $10 shall be remitted to the Department of |
| 990 | Revenue for deposit into the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
| 991 | Fund. However, the service fee is not required if the person is |
| 992 | required to pay a $45 $35 fee or $75 $60 fee under the |
| 993 | provisions of s. 322.21. |
| 994 | Section 23. Subsection (2) of section 322.293, Florida |
| 995 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 996 | 322.293 DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund; assessment; |
| 997 | disposition.-- |
| 998 | (2) Each DUI program shall assess $15 $12 against each |
| 999 | person enrolling in a DUI program at the time of enrollment, |
| 1000 | including persons who transfer to or from a program in another |
| 1001 | state. In addition, second and third offenders and those |
| 1002 | offenders under permanent driver's-license revocation who are |
| 1003 | evaluated for eligibility for license restrictions under s. |
| 1004 | 322.271(2)(b) and (4) shall be assessed $15 $12 upon enrollment |
| 1005 | in the program and upon each subsequent anniversary date while |
| 1006 | they are in the program, for the duration of the license period. |
| 1007 | Section 24. This act shall take effect September 1, 2009. |