Florida Senate - 2017                                    SB 1452
       
       
        
       By Senator Book
       
       
       
       
       
       32-00992-17                                           20171452__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to taximeters; amending s. 531.37,
    3         F.S.; revising the definition of the term “weights and
    4         measures”; amending s. 531.61, F.S.; deleting a
    5         provision exempting certain taximeters from specified
    6         permit requirements; amending s. 531.63, F.S.;
    7         deleting a provision prohibiting the annual permit
    8         fees for taximeters from exceeding $50; providing an
    9         effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 531.37, Florida
   14  Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         531.37 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
   16         (1) “Weights and measures” means all weights and measures
   17  of every kind, instruments, and devices for weighing and
   18  measuring, and any appliance and accessories associated with any
   19  or all such instruments and devices, excluding any device that
   20  measures time and distance for the purpose of charging a fare
   21  for the transportation of persons in a motor vehicle and those
   22  weights and measures used for the purpose of inspecting the
   23  accuracy of devices used in conjunction with aviation fuel.
   24         Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 531.61, Florida
   25  Statutes, is amended, and present subsections (2) and (3) of
   26  that section are redesignated as subsections (1) and (2),
   27  respectively, to read:
   28         531.61 Exemptions from permit requirement.—Commercial
   29  weights or measures instruments or devices are exempt from the
   30  requirements of ss. 531.60-531.66 if:
   31         (1) The device is a taximeter that is licensed, permitted,
   32  or registered by a municipality, county, or other local
   33  government and is tested for accuracy and compliance with state
   34  standards by the local government in cooperation with the state
   35  as authorized in s. 531.421.
   36         Section 3. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section
   37  531.63, Florida Statutes, is amended, and present paragraphs (h)
   38  and (i) of that subsection are redesignated as paragraphs (g)
   39  and (h), respectively, to read:
   40         531.63 Maximum permit fees.—The commercial use permit fees
   41  established for weights or measures instruments or devices shall
   42  be in an amount necessary to administer this chapter but may not
   43  exceed the amounts provided in this section.
   44         (2) For other measuring devices, the annual permit fees per
   45  device may not exceed the following:
   46         (g) Taximeters.......................................$50.
   47         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.