Florida Senate - 2018                                     SB 322
       
       
        
       By Senator Book
       
       
       
       
       
       32-00511-18                                            2018322__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to fees charged by tax collectors;
    3         amending s. 322.12, F.S.; providing for allocation of
    4         fees from certain driver license examinations
    5         administered by tax collectors; amending s. 322.21,
    6         F.S.; providing for allocation of fees from certain
    7         driver license reinstatement services performed by tax
    8         collectors; providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   12         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 322.12, Florida
   13  Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         322.12 Examination of applicants.—
   15         (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that every
   16  applicant for an original driver license in this state be
   17  required to pass an examination pursuant to this section.
   18  However, the department may waive the knowledge, endorsement,
   19  and skills tests for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and
   20  who surrenders a valid driver license from another state or a
   21  province of Canada, or a valid driver license issued by the
   22  United States Armed Forces, if the driver applies for a Florida
   23  license of an equal or lesser classification. An Any applicant
   24  who fails to pass the initial knowledge test incurs a $10 fee
   25  for each subsequent test, to be deposited into the Highway
   26  Safety Operating Trust Fund, except that if a subsequent test is
   27  administered by the tax collector, the tax collector shall
   28  retain such $10 fee, less the general revenue service charge set
   29  forth in s. 215.20(1). An Any applicant who fails to pass the
   30  initial skills test incurs a $20 fee for each subsequent test,
   31  to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund,
   32  except that if a subsequent test is administered by the tax
   33  collector, the tax collector shall retain such $20 fee, less the
   34  general revenue service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1). A
   35  person who seeks to retain a hazardous-materials endorsement,
   36  pursuant to s. 322.57(1)(e), must pass the hazardous-materials
   37  test, upon surrendering his or her commercial driver license, if
   38  the person has not taken and passed the hazardous-materials test
   39  within 2 years before applying for a commercial driver license
   40  in this state.
   41         Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 322.21, Florida
   42  Statutes, is amended to read:
   43         322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting
   44  fees.—
   45         (8) A Any person who applies for reinstatement following
   46  the suspension or revocation of the person’s driver license must
   47  pay a service fee of $45 following a suspension, and $75
   48  following a revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a
   49  license. A Any person who applies for reinstatement of a
   50  commercial driver license following the disqualification of the
   51  person’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle shall
   52  pay a service fee of $75, which is in addition to the fee for a
   53  license. The department shall collect all of these fees at the
   54  time of reinstatement. The department shall issue proper
   55  receipts for such fees and shall promptly transmit all funds
   56  received by it as follows:
   57         (a) Of the $45 fee received from a licensee for
   58  reinstatement following a suspension:
   59         1.If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the
   60  department shall deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $30
   61  in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
   62         2.If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector,
   63  $15, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s.
   64  215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $15 shall be
   65  deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $15
   66  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
   67         (b) Of the $75 fee received from a licensee for
   68  reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification:
   69         1.If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the
   70  department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $40
   71  in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
   72         2.If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector,
   73  $20, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s.
   74  215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $20 shall be
   75  deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $35
   76  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
   77  
   78  If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a
   79  violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful
   80  breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 must be
   81  charged. However, only one $130 fee may be collected from one
   82  person convicted of violations arising out of the same incident.
   83  The department shall collect the $130 fee and deposit the fee
   84  into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of
   85  reinstatement of the person’s driver license, but the fee may
   86  not be collected if the suspension or revocation is overturned.
   87  If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a
   88  conviction for a violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s.
   89  817.505, an additional fee of $180 is imposed for each offense.
   90  The department shall collect and deposit the additional fee into
   91  the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of
   92  reinstatement of the person’s driver license.
   93         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.