Florida Senate - 2021                                     SB 342
       
       
        
       By Senator Diaz
       
       
       
       
       
       36-00422A-21                                           2021342__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to vehicle and vessel registration;
    3         amending s. 319.32, F.S.; requiring tax collectors to
    4         determine service charges collected by privately owned
    5         license plate agents for motor vehicle titles;
    6         requiring that additional service charges be itemized
    7         and disclosed to the person paying them; requiring a
    8         license plate agent to enter into a contract with the
    9         tax collector for a certain purpose; amending s.
   10         320.03, F.S.; requiring tax collectors and approved
   11         license plate agents to enter into a memorandum of
   12         understanding with the department for a certain
   13         purpose; amending s. 320.04, F.S.; requiring the tax
   14         collector to determine service charges collected by
   15         privately owned license plate agents for motor vehicle
   16         registrations; requiring that additional service
   17         charges be itemized and disclosed to the person paying
   18         them; requiring a license plate agent to enter into a
   19         contract with the tax collector for a certain purpose;
   20         amending s. 328.72, F.S.; requiring the tax collector
   21         to determine service charges collected by privately
   22         owned license plate agents for vessel registrations
   23         and titles; requiring that additional service charges
   24         be itemized and disclosed to the person paying them;
   25         requiring a license plate agent to enter into a
   26         contract with the tax collector for a certain purpose;
   27         providing an effective date.
   28          
   29  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   30  
   31         Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (2) of
   32  section 319.32, Florida Statutes, to read:
   33         319.32 Fees; service charges; disposition.—
   34         (2)
   35         (c) In exercising his or her authority to contract with a
   36  license plate agent, the tax collector shall determine the
   37  additional service charges that shall be collected by the
   38  privately owned license plate agents approved by the tax
   39  collector. Additional service charges must be fully itemized and
   40  disclosed to the person paying the service charges to the
   41  license plate agent. The license plate agent shall enter into a
   42  contract with the tax collector regarding the disclosure of
   43  additional service charges.
   44         Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 320.03, Florida
   45  Statutes, is amended to read:
   46         320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors;
   47  International Registration Plan.—
   48         (5) In addition to the fees required under s. 320.08, a fee
   49  of 50 cents shall be charged on every license registration sold
   50  to cover the costs of the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information
   51  System. The fees collected shall be deposited into the Highway
   52  Safety Operating Trust Fund to be used exclusively to fund the
   53  system. The fee may only be used to fund the system equipment,
   54  software, personnel associated with the maintenance and
   55  programming of the system, and networks used in the offices of
   56  the county tax collectors as agents of the department and the
   57  ancillary technology necessary to integrate the system with
   58  other tax collection systems. The department shall administer
   59  this program upon consultation with the Florida Tax Collectors,
   60  Inc., to ensure that each county tax collector’s office is
   61  technologically equipped and functional for the operation of the
   62  Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System. Tax collectors and
   63  their approved license plate agents shall enter into a
   64  memorandum of understanding with the department regarding use of
   65  the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System in accordance
   66  with paragraph (4)(b). Any designated revenue collected to
   67  support functions of the county tax collectors and not used in a
   68  given year must remain exclusively in the trust fund as a
   69  carryover to the following year.
   70         Section 3. Present subsection (3) of section 320.04,
   71  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), and a new
   72  subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
   73         320.04 Registration service charge.—
   74         (3) In exercising his or her authority to contract with a
   75  license plate agent, the tax collector shall determine the
   76  additional service charges that shall be collected by privately
   77  owned license plate agents approved by the tax collector.
   78  Additional service charges must be fully itemized and disclosed
   79  to the person paying the service charges to the license plate
   80  agent. The license plate agent shall enter into a contract with
   81  the tax collector regarding the disclosure of additional service
   82  charges.
   83         Section 4. Subsection (7) of section 328.72, Florida
   84  Statutes, is amended to read:
   85         328.72 Classification; registration; fees and charges;
   86  surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.—
   87         (7) SERVICE FEE.—
   88         (a) In addition to other registration fees, the vessel
   89  owner shall pay the tax collector a $2.25 service fee for each
   90  registration issued, replaced, or renewed. Except as provided in
   91  subsection (15), all fees, other than the service charge,
   92  collected by a tax collector must be remitted to the department
   93  not later than 7 working days following the last day of the week
   94  in which the money was remitted. Vessels may travel in salt
   95  water or fresh water.
   96         (b)In exercising his or her authority to contract with a
   97  license plate agent, the tax collector shall determine the
   98  additional service charges that shall be collected by privately
   99  owned license plate agents approved by the tax collector.
  100  Additional service charges must be fully itemized and disclosed
  101  to the person paying the service charges to the license plate
  102  agent. The license plate agent shall enter into a contract with
  103  the tax collector regarding the disclosure of additional service
  104  charges.
  105         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.