Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS (314566) for CS for SB 784
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
05/01/2017 .
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The Committee on Appropriations (Braynon) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Substitute for Amendment (254818) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 2069 and 2070
5 insert:
6 Section 47. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
7 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
8 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
9 validation stickers generally.—
10 (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
11 specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
12 by the department. The registration license plate is designed to
13 increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at
14 least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,
15 unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by
16 the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar
17 smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with
18 a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by
19 the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The
20 registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination
21 of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven
22 digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The
23 license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
24 top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state
25 motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned
26 license plates must have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom
27 and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
28 320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) must have
29 the word “Restricted” at the bottom. License plates issued for
30 vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the
31 word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom
32 unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as
33 authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued
34 for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with
35 the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Manufacturer” at the
36 bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
37 320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker” at
38 the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
39 commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
40 license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
41 “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
42 plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be
43 assigned a registration license number, or be issued with any
44 other distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes
45 the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.
46 Section 48. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
47 320.0657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
48 320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license plates.—
49 (2)
50 (b) The plates, which shall be of a distinctive color,
51 shall have the word “Fleet” appearing at the bottom and the word
52 “Florida” appearing at the top unless the license plate is a
53 specialty license plate as authorized in s. 320.08056. The
54 plates shall conform in all respects to the provisions of this
55 chapter, except as specified herein. For additional fees as set
56 forth in s. 320.08056, fleet companies may purchase specialty
57 license plates in lieu of the standard fleet license plates.
58 Fleet companies shall be responsible for all costs associated
59 with the specialty license plate, including all annual use fees,
60 processing fees, fees associated with switching license plate
61 types, and any other applicable fees.
62 Section 49. Subsection (12) of section 320.08, Florida
63 Statutes, is amended to read:
64 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
65 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
66 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
67 defined in s. 316.003(2), tri-vehicles as defined in s. 316.003,
68 and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to
69 and collected by the department or its agent upon the
70 registration or renewal of registration of the following:
71 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
72 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
73 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
74 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
75 the General Revenue Fund. For additional fees as set forth in s.
76 320.08056, dealers may purchase specialty license plates in lieu
77 of the standard graphic dealer license plates. Dealers shall be
78 responsible for all costs associated with the specialty license
79 plate, including all annual use fees, processing fees, fees
80 associated with switching license plate types, and any other
81 applicable fees.
82 Section 50. Subsection (2) of section 320.08056, Florida
83 Statutes, is amended to read:
84 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
85 (2)(a) The department shall issue a specialty license plate
86 to the owner or lessee of any motor vehicle, except a vehicle
87 registered under the International Registration Plan, a
88 commercial truck required to display two license plates pursuant
89 to s. 320.0706, or a truck tractor, upon request and payment of
90 the appropriate license tax and fees.
91 (b) The department may authorize dealer and fleet specialty
92 license plates. With the permission of the sponsoring specialty
93 license plate organization, a dealer or fleet company may
94 purchase specialty license plates to be used on dealer and fleet
95 vehicles.
96 (c) Notwithstanding s. 320.08058, a dealer or fleet
97 specialty license plate shall include the letters “DLR” or “FLT”
98 on the right side of the license plate. Dealer and fleet
99 specialty license plates must be ordered directly through the
100 department.
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103 And the title is amended as follows:
104 Delete line 253
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106 of certain changes made by the act; amending s.
107 320.06, F.S.; providing an exception to the design of
108 dealer license plates for specialty license plates;
109 amending s. 320.0657, F.S.; providing an exception to
110 the design of fleet license plates for specialty
111 license plates; authorizing fleet companies to
112 purchase specialty license plates in lieu of the
113 standard fleet license plates for additional specified
114 fees; requiring fleet companies to be responsible for
115 all costs associated with the specialty license plate;
116 amending s. 320.08, F.S.; authorizing dealers to
117 purchase specialty license plates in lieu of the
118 standard graphic dealer license plates for additional
119 specified fees; requiring dealers to be responsible
120 for all costs associated with the specialty license
121 plate; amending s. 320.08056, F.S.; allowing the
122 department to authorize dealer and fleet specialty
123 license plates; authorizing a dealer or fleet company
124 to purchase specialty license plates to be used on
125 dealer and fleet vehicles with the permission of the
126 sponsoring specialty license plate organization;
127 requiring a dealer or fleet specialty license plate to
128 include specified letters on the right side of the
129 license plate; requiring dealer and fleet specialty
130 license plates to be ordered directly through the
131 department; providing