Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1458
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/25/2013 08:45 AM       .                                
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       Senator Brandes moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         After line 1372
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and Paragraph
    6  (s) of subsection (15) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, is
    7  amended to read:
    8         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
    9  forms.—
   10         (5)(a) Proof that personal injury protection benefits have
   11  been purchased when required under s. 627.733, that property
   12  damage liability coverage has been purchased as required under
   13  s. 324.022, that bodily injury or death coverage has been
   14  purchased if required under s. 324.023, and that combined bodily
   15  liability insurance and property damage liability insurance have
   16  been purchased when required under s. 627.7415 shall be provided
   17  in the manner prescribed by law by the applicant at the time of
   18  application for registration of any motor vehicle that is
   19  subject to such requirements. The issuing agent shall refuse to
   20  issue registration if such proof of purchase is not provided.
   21  Insurers shall furnish uniform proof-of-purchase cards in a
   22  paper or an electronic format in a form prescribed by the
   23  department and shall include the name of the insured’s insurance
   24  company, the coverage identification number, and the make, year,
   25  and vehicle identification number of the vehicle insured. The
   26  card shall contain a statement notifying the applicant of the
   27  penalty specified in s. 316.646(4). The card or insurance
   28  policy, insurance policy binder, or certificate of insurance or
   29  a photocopy of any of these; an affidavit containing the name of
   30  the insured’s insurance company, the insured’s policy number,
   31  and the make and year of the vehicle insured; or such other
   32  proof as may be prescribed by the department shall constitute
   33  sufficient proof of purchase. If an affidavit is provided as
   34  proof, it shall be in substantially the following form:
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   36  Under penalty of perjury, I ...(Name of insured)... do hereby
   37  certify that I have ...(Personal Injury Protection, Property
   38  Damage Liability, and, when required, Bodily Injury
   39  Liability)... Insurance currently in effect with ...(Name of
   40  insurance company)... under ...(policy number)... covering
   41  ...(make, year, and vehicle identification number of
   42  vehicle).... ...(Signature of Insured)...
   43  
   44  Such affidavit shall include the following warning:
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   46  WARNING: GIVING FALSE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A VEHICLE
   47  REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER FLORIDA
   48  LAW. ANYONE GIVING FALSE INFORMATION ON THIS AFFIDAVIT IS
   49  SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION.
   50  
   51         When an application is made through a licensed motor
   52  vehicle dealer as required in s. 319.23, the original or a
   53  photostatic copy of such card, insurance policy, insurance
   54  policy binder, or certificate of insurance or the original
   55  affidavit from the insured shall be forwarded by the dealer to
   56  the tax collector of the county or the Department of Highway
   57  Safety and Motor Vehicles for processing. By executing the
   58  aforesaid affidavit, no licensed motor vehicle dealer will be
   59  liable in damages for any inadequacy, insufficiency, or
   60  falsification of any statement contained therein. A card shall
   61  also indicate the existence of any bodily injury liability
   62  insurance voluntarily purchased.
   63         (15)
   64  For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
   65  215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
   66  income of a revenue nature.
   67         (s) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
   68  renewal registration must include language permitting a
   69  voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant, which
   70  contribution must be distribution to Auto Club Group Traffic
   71  Safety Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization. Funds
   72  received by the foundation must be used to improve traffic
   73  safety culture in communities through effective outreach,
   74  education, and activities in the state that will save lives,
   75  reduce injuries, and prevent crashes. The foundation must comply
   76  with s. 320.023.
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   78  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   79         And the title is amended as follows:
   80         Delete line 98
   81  and insert:
   82         vehicle registration; providing that insurers to
   83         furnish proof-of-purchase cards in a paper or an
   84         electronic format; requiring the application form for
   85         motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration
   86         to include language permitting the applicant to make a
   87         voluntary contribution to the Auto Club Group Traffic
   88         Safety Foundation, Inc.,; amending s. 320.03, F.S.,