Florida Senate - 2019 SB 664
By Senator Brandes
24-00937-19 2019664__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees; amending s. 320.06, F.S.;
3 creating a fee for an initial validation sticker and
4 any renewed validation sticker for a vehicle
5 registered in accordance with the International
6 Registration Plan; providing a contingent effective
7 date.
8
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (b) of
12 subsection (1) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, as amended
13 by SB ___, 2019 Regular Session, is amended to read:
14 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
15 validation stickers generally.—
16 (1)
17 (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
18 and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
19 for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon
20 renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
21 extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6
22 year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is
23 $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is
24 replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee.
25 The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
26 Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior
27 years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is
28 replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period,
29 except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by
30 the department to replace a license plate under s.
31 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker
32 shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate
33 number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal
34 period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation
35 sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license
36 plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
37 based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The
38 registration period is 12 months, the extended registration
39 period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the
40 applicant’s appropriate registration period.
41 2. Before October 1, 2019, a vehicle that has an
42 apportioned registration shall be issued an annual license plate
43 and a cab card denoting the declared gross vehicle weight.
44 3. Beginning October 1, 2020, a vehicle registered in
45 accordance with the International Registration Plan shall be
46 issued a license plate for a 5-year period, an annual cab card
47 denoting the declared gross vehicle weight, and an annual
48 validation sticker showing the month and year of expiration. The
49 validation sticker must be placed in the center of the license
50 plate. The license plate and validation sticker must be issued
51 based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The fee for
52 the initial validation sticker and any renewed validation
53 sticker is $28. This fee must be deposited into the Highway
54 Safety Operating Trust Fund. A damaged or worn license plate may
55 be replaced at no charge by applying to the department and
56 surrendering the current license plate.
57 4. In order to retain the efficient administration of the
58 taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase
59 in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of
60 Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804.
61 Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date that
62 SB ___ or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation
63 is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension
64 thereof and becomes a law.