Florida Senate - 2012                                     SB 310
       
       
       
       By Senator Evers
       
       
       
       
       2-00365-12                                             2012310__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to motor vehicle license plates;
    3         creating s. 320.0892, F.S.; providing for the
    4         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
    5         issue Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy
    6         Cross, and Air Force Cross license plates, without
    7         payment of the license tax, to persons meeting
    8         specified criteria; providing an effective date.
    9  
   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   12         Section 1. Section 320.0892, Florida Statutes is created to
   13  read:
   14         320.0892 Motor vehicle license plates for recipients of the
   15  Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air
   16  Force Cross.—Upon receipt of an application and proof that the
   17  applicant meets the qualifications listed in this section for
   18  the applicable license plate, the department shall issue the
   19  license plate without payment of the license tax imposed under
   20  s. 320.08:
   21         (1) SILVER STAR.—Any United States citizen who is a
   22  resident of Florida and who was awarded the Silver Star while
   23  serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces shall be
   24  issued a license plate on which is stamped the words “Silver
   25  Star” followed by the serial number.
   26         (2) DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS.—Any United States citizen
   27  who is a resident of Florida and who was awarded the
   28  Distinguished Service Cross while serving as a member of the
   29  United States Armed Forces shall be issued a license plate on
   30  which is stamped the words “Distinguished Service Cross”
   31  followed by the serial number.
   32         (3) NAVY CROSS.—Any United States citizen who is a resident
   33  of Florida and who was awarded the Navy Cross while serving as a
   34  member of the United States Armed Forces shall be issued a
   35  license plate on which is stamped the words “Navy Cross”
   36  followed by the serial number.
   37         (4) AIR FORCE CROSS.—Any United States citizen who is a
   38  resident of Florida and who was awarded the Air Force Cross
   39  while serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces
   40  shall be issued a license plate on which is stamped the words
   41  “Air Force Cross” followed by the serial number.
   42         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2012.