Florida Senate - 2024                                    SB 1678
       
       
        
       By Senator Gruters
       
       
       
       
       
       22-01439A-24                                          20241678__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to taxes, fines, and fees; amending s.
    3         212.055, F.S.; deleting a provision allowing the
    4         indigent care and trauma center surtax to be levied
    5         without a majority vote of electors; repealing s.
    6         319.32, F.S., relating to fees for certificates of
    7         title and disposition thereof; repealing s. 339.0801,
    8         F.S., relating to allocation of increased revenues;
    9         amending s. 319.20, F.S.; restoring provisions
   10         relating to the payment of funds collected by a county
   11         officer into the State Treasury; amending ss. 215.211,
   12         319.23, 319.24, 319.27, 319.28, 319.29, 319.323,
   13         319.324, 320.04, and 379.209, F.S.; conforming
   14         provisions to changes made by the act; repealing ss.
   15         320.08 and 320.08001, F.S., relating to license taxes;
   16         repealing ss. 320.08015, 320.0802, 320.0804, and
   17         320.08046, F.S., relating to surcharges on license
   18         taxes; repealing ss. 320.08047, 320.081, 320.10,
   19         320.14, 320.15, 320.20, 320.405, and 339.0803, F.S.,
   20         relating to a voluntary contribution for organ and
   21         tissue donor education, collection and distribution of
   22         annual license tax on certain units, exemptions,
   23         fractional license tax, refund of license tax,
   24         disposition of license tax moneys, International
   25         Registration Plan records and hearings, and allocation
   26         of increased revenues, respectively; amending ss.
   27         193.075, 212.05, 212.0601, 215.22, 215.615, 282.709,
   28         311.07, 311.09, 316.251, 316.261, 316.515, 316.545,
   29         316.550, 320.01, 320.03, 320.055, 320.06, 320.0609,
   30         320.0655, 320.0657, 320.0659, 320.07, 320.0705,
   31         320.071, 320.072, 320.0801, 320.0803, 320.08035,
   32         320.0805, 320.08056, 320.08058, 320.08068, 320.0815,
   33         320.0821, 320.083, 320.0843, 320.0847, 320.086,
   34         320.0863, 320.0875, 320.089, 320.0891, 320.0892,
   35         320.0893, 320.0894, 320.102, 320.13, 320.133, 320.203,
   36         320.27, 320.57, 320.771, 322.025, 322.0255, 339.139,
   37         553.382, and 765.5155, F.S.; conforming provisions to
   38         changes made by the act; amending s. 322.21, F.S.;
   39         eliminating fees for original, renewal, and
   40         replacement driver licenses and identification cards,
   41         certain driver license endorsements, reinstatement of
   42         driver licenses, and certain requests for review or
   43         hearing; removing provisions relating to collection,
   44         deposit, and use of such fees; amending ss. 322.051,
   45         322.14, 322.17, 322.18, 322.251, 322.29, and 1003.48,
   46         F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
   47         act; amending s. 601.15, F.S.; revising a specified
   48         assessment on citrus; revising procedures for payment
   49         of certain assessments; amending ss. 601.041, 601.13,
   50         601.152, and 601.155, F.S.; conforming provisions to
   51         changes made by the act; repealing s. 97.05831, F.S.,
   52         relating to voter registration applications made
   53         available to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
   54         Commission; repealing s. 258.0145, F.S., relating to
   55         military, law enforcement, and firefighter state park
   56         fee discounts; repealing s. 379.2213, F.S., relating
   57         to management area permit revenues; repealing s.
   58         379.3502, F.S., relating to nontransferable
   59         recreational hunting and fishing licenses and permits;
   60         repealing ss. 379.3503 and 379.3504, F.S., relating to
   61         providing false statements and information on
   62         recreational hunting and fishing applications,
   63         licenses, and permits; repealing s. 379.3511, F.S.,
   64         relating to the appointment of subagents for the sale
   65         of recreational hunting, fishing, and trapping
   66         licenses and permits; repealing s. 379.3512, F.S.,
   67         relating to competitive bidding for the sale of
   68         licenses, permits, and authorizations; repealing s.
   69         379.352, F.S., relating to recreational licenses,
   70         permits, and authorizations to take wild animal life,
   71         freshwater aquatic life, and marine life; repealing s.
   72         379.353, F.S., relating to exemptions from fees and
   73         requirements for recreational hunting and fishing
   74         licenses and permits; repealing s. 379.354, F.S.,
   75         relating to recreational hunting and fishing licenses,
   76         permits, and authorizations; repealing s. 379.356,
   77         F.S., relating to fish pond licenses; repealing s.
   78         379.357, F.S., relating to the Fish and Wildlife
   79         Conservation Commission license program for tarpon;
   80         repealing s. 379.3581, F.S., relating to hunter safety
   81         course requirements; repealing s. 379.359, F.S.,
   82         relating to voluntary contributions to Southeastern
   83         Guide Dogs, Inc.; repealing s. 938.04, F.S., relating
   84         to court costs for criminal offenses to provide
   85         compensation to victims of crimes; repealing s.
   86         938.06, F.S., relating to court costs for criminal
   87         offenses to fund crime stoppers programs; repealing s.
   88         938.15, F.S., relating to criminal justice education
   89         for local governments; amending ss. 16.555 and 212.06,
   90         F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
   91         act; amending s. 258.014, F.S.; removing the authority
   92         of the Division of Parks and Recreation within the
   93         Department of Environmental Protection to set fees for
   94         the use of state parks; amending ss. 258.0142, 318.18,
   95         318.21, 327.73, 379.203, 379.207, 379.208, 379.2201,
   96         379.2255, 379.363, 379.3501, 379.3582, 379.3712,
   97         379.3751, 379.401, 790.0655, 938.01, and 943.25, F.S.;
   98         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
   99         providing an effective date.
  100          
  101  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  102  
  103         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
  104  212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  105         212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent;
  106  authorization and use of proceeds.—It is the legislative intent
  107  that any authorization for imposition of a discretionary sales
  108  surtax shall be published in the Florida Statutes as a
  109  subsection of this section, irrespective of the duration of the
  110  levy. Each enactment shall specify the types of counties
  111  authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be imposed; the
  112  maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed, if any; the
  113  procedure which must be followed to secure voter approval, if
  114  required; the purpose for which the proceeds may be expended;
  115  and such other requirements as the Legislature may provide.
  116  Taxable transactions and administrative procedures shall be as
  117  provided in s. 212.054.
  118         (4) INDIGENT CARE AND TRAUMA CENTER SURTAX.—
  119         (a)1. The governing body in each county the government of
  120  which is not consolidated with that of one or more
  121  municipalities, which has a population of at least 800,000
  122  residents and is not authorized to levy a surtax under
  123  subsection (5), may levy, pursuant to an ordinance either
  124  approved by an extraordinary vote of the governing body or
  125  conditioned to take effect only upon approval by a majority vote
  126  of the electors of the county voting in a referendum, a
  127  discretionary sales surtax at a rate that may not exceed 0.5
  128  percent.
  129         2. If the ordinance is conditioned on a referendum, A
  130  statement that includes a brief and general description of the
  131  purposes to be funded by the surtax and that conforms to the
  132  requirements of s. 101.161 shall be placed on the ballot by the
  133  governing body of the county. The following questions shall be
  134  placed on the ballot:
  135                       FOR THE. . . .CENTS TAX                     
  136                     AGAINST THE. . . .CENTS TAX                   
  137         3. The ordinance adopted by the governing body providing
  138  for the imposition of the surtax shall set forth a plan for
  139  providing health care services to qualified residents, as
  140  defined in subparagraph 4. Such plan and subsequent amendments
  141  to it shall fund a broad range of health care services for both
  142  indigent persons and the medically poor, including, but not
  143  limited to, primary care and preventive care as well as hospital
  144  care. The plan must also address the services to be provided by
  145  the Level I trauma center. It shall emphasize a continuity of
  146  care in the most cost-effective setting, taking into
  147  consideration both a high quality of care and geographic access.
  148  Where consistent with these objectives, it shall include,
  149  without limitation, services rendered by physicians, clinics,
  150  community hospitals, mental health centers, and alternative
  151  delivery sites, as well as at least one regional referral
  152  hospital where appropriate. It shall provide that agreements
  153  negotiated between the county and providers, including hospitals
  154  with a Level I trauma center, will include reimbursement
  155  methodologies that take into account the cost of services
  156  rendered to eligible patients, recognize hospitals that render a
  157  disproportionate share of indigent care, provide other
  158  incentives to promote the delivery of charity care, promote the
  159  advancement of technology in medical services, recognize the
  160  level of responsiveness to medical needs in trauma cases, and
  161  require cost containment including, but not limited to, case
  162  management. It must also provide that any hospitals that are
  163  owned and operated by government entities on May 21, 1991, must,
  164  as a condition of receiving funds under this subsection, afford
  165  public access equal to that provided under s. 286.011 as to
  166  meetings of the governing board, the subject of which is
  167  budgeting resources for the rendition of charity care as that
  168  term is defined in the Florida Hospital Uniform Reporting System
  169  (FHURS) manual referenced in s. 408.07. The plan shall also
  170  include innovative health care programs that provide cost
  171  effective alternatives to traditional methods of service
  172  delivery and funding.
  173         4. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “qualified
  174  resident” means residents of the authorizing county who are:
  175         a. Qualified as indigent persons as certified by the
  176  authorizing county;
  177         b. Certified by the authorizing county as meeting the
  178  definition of the medically poor, defined as persons having
  179  insufficient income, resources, and assets to provide the needed
  180  medical care without using resources required to meet basic
  181  needs for shelter, food, clothing, and personal expenses; or not
  182  being eligible for any other state or federal program, or having
  183  medical needs that are not covered by any such program; or
  184  having insufficient third-party insurance coverage. In all
  185  cases, the authorizing county is intended to serve as the payor
  186  of last resort; or
  187         c. Participating in innovative, cost-effective programs
  188  approved by the authorizing county.
  189         5. Moneys collected pursuant to this paragraph remain the
  190  property of the state and shall be distributed by the Department
  191  of Revenue on a regular and periodic basis to the clerk of the
  192  circuit court as ex officio custodian of the funds of the
  193  authorizing county. The clerk of the circuit court shall:
  194         a. Maintain the moneys in an indigent health care trust
  195  fund;
  196         b. Invest any funds held on deposit in the trust fund
  197  pursuant to general law;
  198         c. Disburse the funds, including any interest earned, to
  199  any provider of health care services, as provided in
  200  subparagraphs 3. and 4., upon directive from the authorizing
  201  county. However, if a county has a population of at least
  202  800,000 residents and has levied the surtax authorized in this
  203  paragraph, notwithstanding any directive from the authorizing
  204  county, on October 1 of each calendar year, the clerk of the
  205  court shall issue a check in the amount of $6.5 million to a
  206  hospital in its jurisdiction that has a Level I trauma center or
  207  shall issue a check in the amount of $3.5 million to a hospital
  208  in its jurisdiction that has a Level I trauma center if that
  209  county enacts and implements a hospital lien law in accordance
  210  with chapter 98-499, Laws of Florida. The issuance of the checks
  211  on October 1 of each year is provided in recognition of the
  212  Level I trauma center status and shall be in addition to the
  213  base contract amount received during fiscal year 1999-2000 and
  214  any additional amount negotiated to the base contract. If the
  215  hospital receiving funds for its Level I trauma center status
  216  requests such funds to be used to generate federal matching
  217  funds under Medicaid, the clerk of the court shall instead issue
  218  a check to the Agency for Health Care Administration to
  219  accomplish that purpose to the extent that it is allowed through
  220  the General Appropriations Act; and
  221         d. Prepare on a biennial basis an audit of the trust fund
  222  specified in sub-subparagraph a. Commencing February 1, 2004,
  223  such audit shall be delivered to the governing body and to the
  224  chair of the legislative delegation of each authorizing county.
  225         6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a
  226  county shall not levy local option sales surtaxes authorized in
  227  this paragraph and subsections (2) and (3) in excess of a
  228  combined rate of 1 percent.
  229         Section 2. Sections 319.32 and 339.0801, Florida Statutes,
  230  are repealed.
  231         Section 3. Section 319.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  232  read:
  233         319.20 Application of law.—
  234         (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter
  235  applies exclusively to motor vehicles and mobile homes required
  236  to be registered and licensed under the laws of this state and
  237  defined by such registration laws, including residential
  238  manufactured buildings placed on mobile home lots under s.
  239  553.382. A residential manufactured building placed on a mobile
  240  home lot as provided in s. 553.382 shall be treated as a mobile
  241  home for purposes of this chapter. The provisions of This
  242  chapter does do not apply to any moped or to any trailer or
  243  semitrailer having a net weight of less than 2,000 pounds. All
  244  provisions of this chapter relating to title certificates also
  245  apply to any recreational vehicle-type unit and to any mobile
  246  home classified and taxed as real property pursuant to s.
  247  320.0815(2),; and no title, lien, or other interest in such
  248  vehicle or mobile home shall be valid unless evidenced in
  249  accordance with this chapter.
  250         (2)Notwithstanding chapter 116, each county officer within
  251  this state authorized to collect funds provided for in this
  252  chapter shall pay all sums officially received by the officer
  253  into the State Treasury no later than 5 working days after the
  254  close of the business day in which the officer received the
  255  funds. Payment by county officers to the state shall be made by
  256  means of electronic funds transfer.
  257         Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 215.211, Florida
  258  Statutes, is amended to read:
  259         215.211 Service charge; elimination or reduction for
  260  specified proceeds.—
  261         (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.20(1) and
  262  former s. 215.20(3), the service charge provided in s. 215.20(1)
  263  and former s. 215.20(3), which is deducted from the proceeds of
  264  the taxes distributed under ss. 206.606(1), 207.026, and
  265  212.0501(6), and 319.32(5), shall be eliminated beginning July
  266  1, 2000.
  267         Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 319.23, Florida
  268  Statutes, is amended to read:
  269         319.23 Application for, and issuance of, certificate of
  270  title.—
  271         (1) Application for a certificate of title shall be made
  272  upon a form prescribed by the department and, shall be filed
  273  with the department, and shall be accompanied by the fee
  274  prescribed in this chapter. If a certificate of title has
  275  previously been issued for a motor vehicle or mobile home in
  276  this state, the application for a certificate of title shall be
  277  accompanied by the certificate of title duly assigned, or
  278  assigned and reassigned, unless otherwise provided for in this
  279  chapter. If the motor vehicle or mobile home for which
  280  application for a certificate of title is made is a new motor
  281  vehicle or new mobile home for which one or more manufacturers’
  282  statements of origin are required by the provisions of s.
  283  319.21, the application for a certificate of title shall be
  284  accompanied by all such manufacturers’ statements of origin.
  285         Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and subsection
  286  (6) of section 319.24, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  287         319.24 Issuance in duplicate; delivery; liens and
  288  encumbrances.—
  289         (5)(a) Upon satisfaction of any first lien, judgment lien,
  290  or encumbrance recorded at the department or upon lapse of a
  291  judgment lien, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home, as
  292  shown on the title certificate, or the person satisfying the
  293  lien is entitled to demand and receive from the lienholder a
  294  satisfaction of the lien. If the lienholder, upon satisfaction
  295  of the lien and upon demand, fails or refuses to furnish a
  296  satisfaction thereof within 30 days after demand, he or she
  297  shall be held liable for all costs, damages, and expenses,
  298  including reasonable attorney fees, lawfully incurred by the
  299  titled owner or person satisfying the lien in any suit brought
  300  in this state for cancellation of the lien. A motor vehicle
  301  dealer acquiring ownership of a motor vehicle with an
  302  outstanding purchase money lien, shall pay and satisfy the
  303  outstanding lien within 10 working days after of acquiring
  304  ownership. The lienholder receiving final payment as defined in
  305  s. 674.215 shall mail or otherwise deliver a lien satisfaction
  306  and the certificate of title indicating the satisfaction within
  307  10 working days after of receipt of such final payment or notify
  308  the person satisfying the lien that the title is not available
  309  within 10 working days after of receipt of such final payment.
  310  If the lienholder is unable to provide the certificate of title
  311  and notifies the person of such, the lienholder shall provide a
  312  lien satisfaction and shall be responsible for the cost of a
  313  duplicate title, including fast title charges as provided in s.
  314  319.323, if applicable. The provisions of This paragraph does
  315  shall not apply to electronic transactions pursuant to
  316  subsection (9).
  317         (6) When the original certificate of title cannot be
  318  returned to the department by the lienholder and evidence
  319  satisfactory to the department is produced that all liens or
  320  encumbrances have been satisfied, upon application by the owner
  321  for a duplicate copy of the certificate upon the form prescribed
  322  by the department, accompanied by the fee prescribed in this
  323  chapter, a duplicate copy of the certificate of title, without
  324  statement of liens or encumbrances, shall be issued by the
  325  department and delivered to the owner.
  326         Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
  327  319.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  328         319.27 Notice of lien on motor vehicles or mobile homes;
  329  notation on certificate; recording of lien.—
  330         (4)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2),
  331  any person holding a lien for purchase money or as security for
  332  a debt in the form of a security agreement, retain title
  333  contract, conditional bill of sale, chattel mortgage, or other
  334  similar instrument covering a motor vehicle or mobile home
  335  previously titled or registered outside this state upon which no
  336  Florida certificate of title has been issued may use the
  337  facilities of the department for the recording of such lien as
  338  constructive notice of such lien to creditors and purchasers of
  339  such motor vehicle or mobile home in this state, provided such
  340  lienholder files a sworn notice of such lien in the department,
  341  showing the following information:
  342         1. The date of the lien;
  343         2. The name and address of the registered owner;
  344         3. A description of the motor vehicle or mobile home,
  345  showing the make, type, and vehicle identification number; and
  346         4. The name and address of the lienholder.
  347  
  348  Upon the filing of such notice of lien and the payment of the
  349  fee provided in s. 319.32, the lien shall be recorded in the
  350  department.
  351         Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
  352  (b) of subsection (2) of section 319.28, Florida Statutes, are
  353  amended to read:
  354         319.28 Transfer of ownership by operation of law.—
  355         (1)(a) In the event of the transfer of ownership of a motor
  356  vehicle or mobile home by operation of law as upon inheritance,
  357  devise or bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin,
  358  attachment, execution, or other judicial sale or whenever the
  359  engine of a motor vehicle is replaced by another engine or
  360  whenever a motor vehicle is sold to satisfy storage or repair
  361  charges or repossession is had upon default in performance of
  362  the terms of a security agreement, chattel mortgage, conditional
  363  sales contract, trust receipt, or other like agreement, and upon
  364  the surrender of the prior certificate of title or, when that is
  365  not possible, presentation of satisfactory proof to the
  366  department of ownership and right of possession to such motor
  367  vehicle or mobile home, and upon payment of the fee prescribed
  368  by law and presentation of an application for certificate of
  369  title, the department may issue to the applicant a certificate
  370  of title thereto.
  371         (2)
  372         (b) In case of repossession of a motor vehicle or mobile
  373  home pursuant to the terms of a security agreement or similar
  374  instrument, an affidavit by the party to whom possession has
  375  passed stating that the vehicle or mobile home was repossessed
  376  upon default in the terms of the security agreement or other
  377  instrument shall be considered satisfactory proof of ownership
  378  and right of possession. At least 5 days before prior to selling
  379  the repossessed vehicle, any subsequent lienholder named in the
  380  last issued certificate of title shall be sent notice of the
  381  repossession by certified mail, on a form prescribed by the
  382  department. If such notice is given and no written protest to
  383  the department is presented by a subsequent lienholder within 15
  384  days after the date on which the notice was mailed, the
  385  certificate of title shall be issued showing no liens. If the
  386  former owner or any subsequent lienholder files a written
  387  protest under oath within such 15-day period, the department
  388  shall not issue the certificate of title for 10 days thereafter.
  389  If within the 10-day period no injunction or other order of a
  390  court of competent jurisdiction has been served on the
  391  department commanding it not to deliver the certificate of
  392  title, the department shall deliver the certificate of title to
  393  the applicant or as may otherwise be directed in the application
  394  showing no other liens than those shown in the application. Any
  395  lienholder who has repossessed a vehicle in this state in
  396  compliance with the provisions of this section must apply to a
  397  tax collector’s office in this state or to the department for a
  398  certificate of title pursuant to s. 319.323. Proof of the
  399  required notice to subsequent lienholders shall be submitted
  400  together with regular title fees. Any person found guilty of
  401  violating any requirements of this paragraph is shall be guilty
  402  of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
  403  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  404         Section 9. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 319.29,
  405  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  406         319.29 Lost or destroyed certificates.—
  407         (1) If a certificate of title is lost or destroyed,
  408  application for a duplicate copy thereof shall be made to the
  409  department by the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home or
  410  the holder of a lien thereon upon a form prescribed by the
  411  department and accompanied by the fee prescribed in this
  412  chapter. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the
  413  applicant. Thereupon the department shall issue a duplicate copy
  414  of the certificate of title to the person entitled to receive
  415  the certificate of title under the provisions of this chapter.
  416  The duplicate copy and all subsequent certificates of title
  417  issued in the chain of title originated by such duplicate copy
  418  shall be plainly marked across their faces “duplicate copy,” and
  419  any subsequent purchaser of the motor vehicle or mobile home in
  420  the chain of title originating through such duplicate copy shall
  421  acquire only such rights in the motor vehicle or mobile home as
  422  the original holder of the duplicate copy himself or herself
  423  had.
  424         (3) If, following the issuance of an original, duplicate,
  425  or corrected certificate of title by the department, the
  426  certificate is lost in transit and is not delivered to the
  427  addressee, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home, or the
  428  holder of a lien thereon, may, within 180 days after of the date
  429  of issuance of the title, apply to the department for reissuance
  430  of the certificate of title. No additional fee shall be charged
  431  for reissuance under this subsection.
  432         Section 10. Section 319.323, Florida Statutes, is amended
  433  to read:
  434         319.323 Expedited service; applications; fees.—The
  435  department shall establish a separate title office which may be
  436  used by private citizens and licensed motor vehicle dealers to
  437  receive expedited service on title transfers, title issuances,
  438  duplicate titles, and recordation of liens. A fee of $10 shall
  439  be charged for this service, which fee is in addition to the
  440  fees imposed by s. 319.32. The fee, after deducting the amount
  441  referenced by s. 319.324 and $3.50 to be retained by the
  442  processing agency, shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  443  Fund. Application for expedited service may be made by mail or
  444  in person. The department shall issue each title applied for
  445  under this section within 5 working days after receipt of the
  446  application except for an application for a duplicate title
  447  certificate covered by s. 319.23(4), in which case the title
  448  must be issued within 5 working days after compliance with the
  449  department’s verification requirements.
  450         Section 11. Subsection (1) of section 319.324, Florida
  451  Statutes, is amended to read:
  452         319.324 Odometer fraud prevention and detection; funding.—
  453         (1) Moneys received by the department pursuant to s.
  454  319.32(1) in the amount of $1 for each original certificate of
  455  title, each duplicate copy of a certificate of title, and each
  456  assignment by a lienholder shall be deposited into the Highway
  457  Safety Operating Trust Fund. There shall also be deposited into
  458  the fund moneys received by the department pursuant to s.
  459  319.323 in the amount of $5 for each expedited service performed
  460  by the department for which a fee is assessed shall be deposited
  461  into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
  462         Section 12. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  463  320.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  464         320.04 Registration service charge.—
  465         (1)
  466         (c) The tax collector may impose an additional service
  467  charge of up to 50 cents on any transaction specified in
  468  paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), or on any transaction specified
  469  in s. 319.32(2)(a) or s. 328.48 if such transaction occurs at a
  470  tax collector’s branch office.
  471         Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  472  379.209, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  473         379.209 Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund.—
  474         (2)(a) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife
  475  Conservation Commission the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. The
  476  fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to s.
  477  320.02(8) ss. 319.32(3) and 320.02(8). Additional funds may be
  478  provided from legislative appropriations and by donations from
  479  interested individuals and organizations. The commission may
  480  invest and reinvest the funds and the interest thereof of the
  481  Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. The commission shall designate an
  482  identifiable unit to administer the trust fund.
  483         Section 14. Sections 320.08, 320.08001, 320.08015,
  484  320.0802, 320.0804, 320.08046, 320.08047, 320.081, 320.10,
  485  320.14, 320.15, 320.20, 320.405, and 339.0803, Florida Statutes,
  486  are repealed.
  487         Section 15. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 193.075,
  488  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  489         193.075 Mobile homes and recreational vehicles.—
  490         (2) A mobile home that is not taxed as real property must
  491  shall have a current license plate properly affixed as provided
  492  in s. 320.08(11). Any such mobile home without a current license
  493  plate properly affixed is shall be presumed to be tangible
  494  personal property.
  495         (4) A recreational vehicle that is not taxed as real
  496  property must have a current license plate properly affixed as
  497  provided in s. 320.08(9). Any such recreational vehicle without
  498  a current license plate properly affixed is presumed to be
  499  tangible personal property.
  500         Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  501  212.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  502         212.05 Sales, storage, use tax.—It is hereby declared to be
  503  the legislative intent that every person is exercising a taxable
  504  privilege who engages in the business of selling tangible
  505  personal property at retail in this state, including the
  506  business of making or facilitating remote sales; who rents or
  507  furnishes any of the things or services taxable under this
  508  chapter; or who stores for use or consumption in this state any
  509  item or article of tangible personal property as defined herein
  510  and who leases or rents such property within the state.
  511         (1) For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is levied on
  512  each taxable transaction or incident, which tax is due and
  513  payable as follows:
  514         (a)1.a. At the rate of 6 percent of the sales price of each
  515  item or article of tangible personal property when sold at
  516  retail in this state, computed on each taxable sale for the
  517  purpose of remitting the amount of tax due the state, and
  518  including each and every retail sale.
  519         b. Each occasional or isolated sale of an aircraft, boat,
  520  mobile home, or motor vehicle of a class or type which is
  521  required to be registered, licensed, titled, or documented in
  522  this state or by the United States Government shall be subject
  523  to tax at the rate provided in this paragraph. The department
  524  shall by rule adopt any nationally recognized publication for
  525  valuation of used motor vehicles as the reference price list for
  526  any used motor vehicle which is required to be licensed pursuant
  527  to former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), or (9),
  528  Florida Statutes 2023. If any party to an occasional or isolated
  529  sale of such a vehicle reports to the tax collector a sales
  530  price which is less than 80 percent of the average loan price
  531  for the specified model and year of such vehicle as listed in
  532  the most recent reference price list, the tax levied under this
  533  paragraph shall be computed by the department on such average
  534  loan price unless the parties to the sale have provided to the
  535  tax collector an affidavit signed by each party, or other
  536  substantial proof, stating the actual sales price. Any party to
  537  such sale who reports a sales price less than the actual sales
  538  price commits is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree,
  539  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. The
  540  department shall collect or attempt to collect from such party
  541  any delinquent sales taxes. In addition, such party shall pay
  542  any tax due and any penalty and interest assessed plus a penalty
  543  equal to twice the amount of the additional tax owed.
  544  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of
  545  Revenue may waive or compromise any penalty imposed pursuant to
  546  this subparagraph.
  547         2. This paragraph does not apply to the sale of a boat or
  548  aircraft by or through a registered dealer under this chapter to
  549  a purchaser who, at the time of taking delivery, is a
  550  nonresident of this state, does not make his or her permanent
  551  place of abode in this state, and is not engaged in carrying on
  552  in this state any employment, trade, business, or profession in
  553  which the boat or aircraft will be used in this state, or is a
  554  corporation none of the officers or directors of which is a
  555  resident of, or makes his or her permanent place of abode in,
  556  this state, or is a noncorporate entity that has no individual
  557  vested with authority to participate in the management,
  558  direction, or control of the entity’s affairs who is a resident
  559  of, or makes his or her permanent abode in, this state. For
  560  purposes of this exemption, either a registered dealer acting on
  561  his or her own behalf as seller, a registered dealer acting as
  562  broker on behalf of a seller, or a registered dealer acting as
  563  broker on behalf of the purchaser may be deemed to be the
  564  selling dealer. This exemption shall not be allowed unless:
  565         a. The purchaser removes a qualifying boat, as described in
  566  sub-subparagraph f., from the state within 90 days after the
  567  date of purchase or extension, or the purchaser removes a
  568  nonqualifying boat or an aircraft from this state within 10 days
  569  after the date of purchase or, when the boat or aircraft is
  570  repaired or altered, within 20 days after completion of the
  571  repairs or alterations; or if the aircraft will be registered in
  572  a foreign jurisdiction and:
  573         (I) Application for the aircraft’s registration is properly
  574  filed with a civil airworthiness authority of a foreign
  575  jurisdiction within 10 days after the date of purchase;
  576         (II) The purchaser removes the aircraft from the state to a
  577  foreign jurisdiction within 10 days after the date the aircraft
  578  is registered by the applicable foreign airworthiness authority;
  579  and
  580         (III) The aircraft is operated in the state solely to
  581  remove it from the state to a foreign jurisdiction.
  582  
  583  For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term “foreign
  584  jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction outside of the United
  585  States or any of its territories;
  586         b. The purchaser, within 90 days from the date of
  587  departure, provides the department with written proof that the
  588  purchaser licensed, registered, titled, or documented the boat
  589  or aircraft outside the state. If such written proof is
  590  unavailable, within 90 days the purchaser shall provide proof
  591  that the purchaser applied for such license, title,
  592  registration, or documentation. The purchaser shall forward to
  593  the department proof of title, license, registration, or
  594  documentation upon receipt;
  595         c. The purchaser, within 30 days after removing the boat or
  596  aircraft from Florida, furnishes the department with proof of
  597  removal in the form of receipts for fuel, dockage, slippage,
  598  tie-down, or hangaring from outside of Florida. The information
  599  so provided must clearly and specifically identify the boat or
  600  aircraft;
  601         d. The selling dealer, within 30 days after the date of
  602  sale, provides to the department a copy of the sales invoice,
  603  closing statement, bills of sale, and the original affidavit
  604  signed by the purchaser attesting that he or she has read the
  605  provisions of this section;
  606         e. The seller makes a copy of the affidavit a part of his
  607  or her record for as long as required by s. 213.35; and
  608         f. Unless the nonresident purchaser of a boat of 5 net tons
  609  of admeasurement or larger intends to remove the boat from this
  610  state within 10 days after the date of purchase or when the boat
  611  is repaired or altered, within 20 days after completion of the
  612  repairs or alterations, the nonresident purchaser applies to the
  613  selling dealer for a decal which authorizes 90 days after the
  614  date of purchase for removal of the boat. The nonresident
  615  purchaser of a qualifying boat may apply to the selling dealer
  616  within 60 days after the date of purchase for an extension decal
  617  that authorizes the boat to remain in this state for an
  618  additional 90 days, but not more than a total of 180 days,
  619  before the nonresident purchaser is required to pay the tax
  620  imposed by this chapter. The department is authorized to issue
  621  decals in advance to dealers. The number of decals issued in
  622  advance to a dealer shall be consistent with the volume of the
  623  dealer’s past sales of boats which qualify under this sub
  624  subparagraph. The selling dealer or his or her agent shall mark
  625  and affix the decals to qualifying boats in the manner
  626  prescribed by the department, before delivery of the boat.
  627         (I) The department is hereby authorized to charge dealers a
  628  fee sufficient to recover the costs of decals issued, except the
  629  extension decal shall cost $425.
  630         (II) The proceeds from the sale of decals will be deposited
  631  into the administrative trust fund.
  632         (III) Decals shall display information to identify the boat
  633  as a qualifying boat under this sub-subparagraph, including, but
  634  not limited to, the decal’s date of expiration.
  635         (IV) The department is authorized to require dealers who
  636  purchase decals to file reports with the department and may
  637  prescribe all necessary records by rule. All such records are
  638  subject to inspection by the department.
  639         (V) Any dealer or his or her agent who issues a decal
  640  falsely, fails to affix a decal, mismarks the expiration date of
  641  a decal, or fails to properly account for decals will be
  642  considered prima facie to have committed a fraudulent act to
  643  evade the tax and will be liable for payment of the tax plus a
  644  mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, and shall be liable
  645  for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a
  646  misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
  647  775.083.
  648         (VI) Any nonresident purchaser of a boat who removes a
  649  decal before permanently removing the boat from the state, or
  650  defaces, changes, modifies, or alters a decal in a manner
  651  affecting its expiration date before its expiration, or who
  652  causes or allows the same to be done by another, will be
  653  considered prima facie to have committed a fraudulent act to
  654  evade the tax and will be liable for payment of the tax plus a
  655  mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, and shall be liable
  656  for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a
  657  misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
  658  775.083.
  659         (VII) The department is authorized to adopt rules necessary
  660  to administer and enforce this subparagraph and to publish the
  661  necessary forms and instructions.
  662         (VIII) The department is hereby authorized to adopt
  663  emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4) to administer and
  664  enforce the provisions of this subparagraph.
  665  
  666  If the purchaser fails to remove the qualifying boat from this
  667  state within the maximum 180 days after purchase or a
  668  nonqualifying boat or an aircraft from this state within 10 days
  669  after purchase or, when the boat or aircraft is repaired or
  670  altered, within 20 days after completion of such repairs or
  671  alterations, or permits the boat or aircraft to return to this
  672  state within 6 months from the date of departure, except as
  673  provided in s. 212.08(7)(fff), or if the purchaser fails to
  674  furnish the department with any of the documentation required by
  675  this subparagraph within the prescribed time period, the
  676  purchaser shall be liable for use tax on the cost price of the
  677  boat or aircraft and, in addition thereto, payment of a penalty
  678  to the Department of Revenue equal to the tax payable. This
  679  penalty shall be in lieu of the penalty imposed by s. 212.12(2).
  680  The maximum 180-day period following the sale of a qualifying
  681  boat tax-exempt to a nonresident may not be tolled for any
  682  reason.
  683         Section 17. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 212.0601,
  684  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (2) and (3),
  685  respectively, and present subsections (1) and (2) of that
  686  section are amended, to read:
  687         212.0601 Use taxes of vehicle dealers.—
  688         (1)Each motor vehicle dealer who is required by s.
  689  320.08(12) to purchase one or more dealer license plates shall
  690  pay an annual use tax of $27 for each dealer license plate
  691  purchased under that subsection, in addition to the license tax
  692  imposed by that subsection. The use tax shall be for the year
  693  for which the dealer license plate was purchased.
  694         (1)(2) There shall be no additional tax imposed by this
  695  chapter for the use of a dealer license plate for which, after
  696  July 1, 1987, a dealer use tax has been paid under this section.
  697  This exemption shall apply to the time period before the sale or
  698  any other disposition of the vehicle throughout the year for
  699  which the dealer license plate required by s. 320.08(12) is
  700  purchased.
  701         Section 18. Paragraph (q) of subsection (1) of section
  702  215.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  703         215.22 Certain income and certain trust funds exempt.—
  704         (1) The following income of a revenue nature or the
  705  following trust funds shall be exempt from the appropriation
  706  required by s. 215.20(1):
  707         (q)That portion of the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund
  708  funded by the motorcycle safety education fee collected pursuant
  709  to s. 320.08(1)(c).
  710         Section 19. Subsection (1) of section 215.615, Florida
  711  Statutes, is amended to read:
  712         215.615 Fixed-guideway transportation systems funding.—
  713         (1) The issuance of revenue bonds by the Division of Bond
  714  Finance, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, pursuant
  715  to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, is authorized,
  716  pursuant to the State Bond Act, to finance or refinance fixed
  717  capital expenditures for fixed-guideway transportation systems,
  718  as defined in s. 341.031, including facilities appurtenant
  719  thereto, costs of issuance, and other amounts relating to such
  720  financing or refinancing. The Division of Bond Finance is
  721  authorized to consider innovative financing techniques that may
  722  include, but are not limited to, innovative bidding and
  723  structures of potential financings that may result in negotiated
  724  transactions. The following conditions apply to the issuance of
  725  revenue bonds for fixed-guideway transportation systems:
  726         (a) The department and any participating commuter rail
  727  authority or regional transportation authority established under
  728  chapter 343, local governments, or local governments
  729  collectively by interlocal agreement having jurisdiction of a
  730  fixed-guideway transportation system may enter into an
  731  interlocal agreement to promote the efficient and cost-effective
  732  financing or refinancing of fixed-guideway transportation system
  733  projects by revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection.
  734  The terms of such interlocal agreements shall include provisions
  735  for the Department of Transportation to request the issuance of
  736  the bonds on behalf of the parties; shall provide that after
  737  reimbursement pursuant to interlocal agreement, the department’s
  738  share may be up to 50 percent of the eligible project cost,
  739  which may include a share of annual debt service requirements of
  740  such bonds; and shall include any other terms, provisions, or
  741  covenants necessary to the making of and full performance under
  742  such interlocal agreement. Repayments made to the department
  743  under any interlocal agreement are not pledged to the repayment
  744  of bonds issued hereunder, and failure of the local governmental
  745  authority to make such payment shall not affect the obligation
  746  of the department to pay debt service on the bonds.
  747         (b) Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection shall
  748  not constitute a general obligation of, or a pledge of the full
  749  faith and credit of, the State of Florida. Bonds issued pursuant
  750  to this section shall be payable from funds available pursuant
  751  to s. 206.46(3), or other funds available to the project,
  752  subject to annual appropriation. The amount of revenues
  753  available for debt service shall never exceed a maximum of 2
  754  percent of all state revenues deposited into the State
  755  Transportation Trust Fund.
  756         (c) The projects to be financed or refinanced with the
  757  proceeds of the revenue bonds issued hereunder are designated as
  758  state fixed capital outlay projects for purposes of s. 11(d),
  759  Art. VII of the State Constitution, and the specific projects to
  760  be financed or refinanced shall be determined by the Department
  761  of Transportation in accordance with state law and
  762  appropriations from the State Transportation Trust Fund. Each
  763  project to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds issued
  764  pursuant to this subsection must first be approved by the
  765  Legislature by an act of general law.
  766         (d) Any complaint for validation of bonds issued pursuant
  767  to this section shall be filed in the circuit court of the
  768  county where the seat of state government is situated, the
  769  notice required to be published by s. 75.06 shall be published
  770  only in the county where the complaint is filed, and the
  771  complaint and order of the circuit court shall be served only on
  772  the state attorney of the circuit in which the action is
  773  pending.
  774         (e) The state does hereby covenant with holders of such
  775  revenue bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued
  776  hereunder that it will not repeal or impair or amend these
  777  provisions in any manner that will materially and adversely
  778  affect the rights of such holders as long as bonds authorized by
  779  this subsection are outstanding.
  780         (f) This subsection supersedes any inconsistent provisions
  781  in existing law.
  782  
  783  Notwithstanding this subsection, the lien of revenue bonds
  784  issued pursuant to this subsection on moneys deposited into the
  785  State Transportation Trust Fund shall be subordinate to the lien
  786  on such moneys of bonds issued under ss. 215.605, 320.20, and
  787  215.616, and any pledge of such moneys to pay operating and
  788  maintenance expenses under s. 206.46(5) and chapter 348, as may
  789  be amended.
  790         Section 20. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  791  282.709, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  792         282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and
  793  interoperability network.—
  794         (3) In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide
  795  law enforcement radio communications system, the Legislature
  796  finds that there is an immediate danger to the public health,
  797  safety, and welfare, and that it is in the best interest of the
  798  state to continue partnering with the system’s current operator.
  799  The Legislature finds that continuity of coverage is critical to
  800  supporting law enforcement, first responders, and other public
  801  safety users. The potential for a loss in coverage or a lack of
  802  interoperability between users requires emergency action and is
  803  a serious concern for officers’ safety and their ability to
  804  communicate and respond to various disasters and events.
  805         (b) The State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust
  806  Fund is established in the department and funded from surcharges
  807  collected under ss. 318.18, 320.0802, and 328.72. Upon
  808  appropriation, moneys in the trust fund may be used by the
  809  department to acquire the equipment, software, and engineering,
  810  administrative, and maintenance services it needs to construct,
  811  operate, and maintain the statewide radio system. Moneys in the
  812  trust fund from surcharges shall be used to help fund the costs
  813  of the system. Upon completion of the system, moneys in the
  814  trust fund may also be used by the department for payment of the
  815  recurring maintenance costs of the system.
  816         Section 21. Subsection (5) of section 311.07, Florida
  817  Statutes, is amended to read:
  818         311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic
  819  development funding.—
  820         (5) The Department of Transportation may subject any
  821  project that receives funds pursuant to this section and s.
  822  320.20 to a final audit. The department may perform such other
  823  acts as are necessary or convenient to ensure that the final
  824  audits are conducted and that any deficiency or questioned costs
  825  noted by the audit are resolved.
  826         Section 22. Subsection (4) of section 311.09, Florida
  827  Statutes, is amended to read:
  828         311.09 Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
  829  Development Council.—
  830         (4) The council shall adopt rules for evaluating projects
  831  which may be funded under s. 311.07 ss. 311.07 and 320.20. The
  832  rules shall provide criteria for evaluating the potential
  833  project, including, but not limited to, such factors as
  834  consistency with appropriate plans, economic benefit, readiness
  835  for construction, noncompetition with other Florida ports, and
  836  capacity within the seaport system.
  837         Section 23. Subsection (2) of section 316.251, Florida
  838  Statutes, is amended to read:
  839         316.251 Maximum bumper heights.—
  840         (2) “New motor vehicles” as defined in s. 319.001(9),
  841  antique automobiles” as defined in s. 320.08, “horseless
  842  carriages” as defined in s. 320.086, and “street rods” as
  843  defined in s. 320.0863 are shall be excluded from the
  844  requirements of this section.
  845         Section 24. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section
  846  316.261, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  847         316.261 Brake equipment required.—Every motor vehicle,
  848  trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any combination of
  849  such vehicles, operating upon a highway within this state shall
  850  be equipped with brakes in compliance with the requirements of
  851  this chapter.
  852         (3) BRAKES ON ALL WHEELS.—Every vehicle shall be equipped
  853  with brakes acting on all wheels except:
  854         (f) “Antique cars” as defined in s. 320.08, and “Horseless
  855  carriages” as defined in s. 320.086 and antique automobiles.
  856         Section 25. Subsection (8) of section 316.515, Florida
  857  Statutes, is amended to read:
  858         316.515 Maximum width, height, length.—
  859         (8) WRECKERS.—The limitations imposed by this section do
  860  not apply to a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a
  861  wrecker licensed in accordance with s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) and a
  862  disabled motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
  863  combination, or a replacement motor vehicle, which is under tow
  864  by the wrecker, if the size and weight of the towed vehicle is
  865  consistent with statutory requirements and the requirements of
  866  this subsection.
  867         (a) The limitations imposed by this section do not apply to
  868  a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a wrecker licensed
  869  under the International Registration Plan and a disabled motor
  870  vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, tractor-trailer combination, or a
  871  replacement motor vehicle, which is under tow by the wrecker, if
  872  the size and weight of the towed vehicle is consistent with
  873  statutory requirements and the requirements of this subsection.
  874         (b) However, a wrecker may not tow a disabled nonconforming
  875  vehicle operating under a current special use permit or permits
  876  where the combined weight of the wrecker and the towed
  877  nonconforming vehicle exceeds the permitted weight of the towed
  878  vehicle’s permit.
  879         (c) Where the combined weight of the wrecker and the towed
  880  vehicle exceeds the maximum weight limits as established by s.
  881  316.535, the wrecker must be operating under a current wrecker
  882  special use permit or permits as provided in s. 316.550(5) or in
  883  accordance with paragraph (b).
  884         (d) The limitations imposed by this section do not apply to
  885  a combination of motor vehicles consisting of a wrecker licensed
  886  in accordance with s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e) and a nondisabled
  887  tractor-trailer combination that is under tow by the wrecker, if
  888  the tractor-trailer combination is being towed by the wrecker in
  889  an emergency situation as directed by a law enforcement officer.
  890  No wrecker shall tow a nondisabled tractor-trailer combination
  891  except in an emergency situation as directed by a law
  892  enforcement officer, or as provided in s. 715.07.
  893         Section 26. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  894  316.545, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  895         316.545 Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor
  896  fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review.—
  897         (2)
  898         (b) The officer or inspector shall inspect the license
  899  plate or registration certificate of the commercial vehicle to
  900  determine whether its gross weight is in compliance with the
  901  declared gross vehicle weight. If its gross weight exceeds the
  902  declared weight, the penalty shall be 5 cents per pound on the
  903  difference between such weights. In those cases when the
  904  commercial vehicle is being operated over the highways of the
  905  state with an expired registration or with no registration from
  906  this or any other jurisdiction or is not registered under the
  907  applicable provisions of chapter 320, the penalty herein shall
  908  apply on the basis of 5 cents per pound on that scaled weight
  909  which exceeds 35,000 pounds on laden truck tractor-semitrailer
  910  combinations or tandem trailer truck combinations, 10,000 pounds
  911  on laden straight trucks or straight truck-trailer combinations,
  912  or 10,000 pounds on any unladen commercial motor vehicle. A
  913  driver of a commercial motor vehicle entering the state at a
  914  designated port-of-entry location, as defined in s. 316.003, or
  915  operating on designated routes to a port-of-entry location, who
  916  obtains a temporary registration permit shall be assessed a
  917  penalty limited to the difference between its gross weight and
  918  the declared gross vehicle weight at 5 cents per pound. If the
  919  license plate or registration has not been expired for more than
  920  90 days, the penalty imposed under this paragraph may not exceed
  921  $1,000. In the case of special mobile equipment, which qualified
  922  qualifies for the license tax provided for in former s.
  923  320.08(5)(b), Florida Statutes 2023, being operated on the
  924  highways of the state with an expired registration or otherwise
  925  not properly registered under the applicable provisions of
  926  chapter 320, a penalty of $75 shall apply in addition to any
  927  other penalty which may apply in accordance with this chapter. A
  928  vehicle found in violation of this section may be detained until
  929  the owner or operator produces evidence that the vehicle has
  930  been properly registered. Any costs incurred by the retention of
  931  the vehicle shall be the sole responsibility of the owner. A
  932  person who has been assessed a penalty pursuant to this
  933  paragraph for failure to have a valid vehicle registration
  934  certificate pursuant to the provisions of chapter 320 is not
  935  subject to the delinquent fee authorized in s. 320.07 if such
  936  person obtains a valid registration certificate within 10
  937  working days after such penalty was assessed.
  938         Section 27. Subsection (3) of section 316.550, Florida
  939  Statutes, is amended to read:
  940         316.550 Operations not in conformity with law; special
  941  permits.—
  942         (3) A permit may authorize a self-propelled truck crane
  943  operating off the Interstate Highway System to tow a motor
  944  vehicle which does not weigh more than 5,000 pounds if the
  945  combined weight of the crane and such motor vehicle does not
  946  exceed 95,000 pounds. Notwithstanding s. 320.01(7) or (12),
  947  truck cranes that tow another motor vehicle under the provision
  948  of this subsection shall be taxed under the provisions of s.
  949  320.08(5)(b).
  950         Section 28. Subsection (10) of section 320.01, Florida
  951  Statutes, is amended to read:
  952         320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida
  953  Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
  954         (10) “Heavy truck” means any motor vehicle with a net
  955  vehicle weight of more than 5,000 pounds, which is registered on
  956  the basis of gross vehicle weight in accordance with s.
  957  320.08(4), and which is designed or used for the carriage of
  958  goods or designed or equipped with a connecting device for the
  959  purpose of drawing a trailer that is attached or coupled thereto
  960  by means of such connecting device and includes any such motor
  961  vehicle to which has been added a cabinet box, a platform, a
  962  rack, or other equipment for the purpose of carrying goods other
  963  than the personal effects of the passengers.
  964         Section 29. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
  965  320.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  966         320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors;
  967  International Registration Plan.—
  968         (5)(a) In addition to the fees required under s. 320.08, A
  969  fee of 50 cents shall be charged on every license registration
  970  sold to cover the costs of the Florida Real Time Vehicle
  971  Information System. The fees collected shall be deposited into
  972  the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to be used exclusively
  973  to fund the system. The fee may only be used to fund the system
  974  equipment, software, personnel associated with the maintenance
  975  and programming of the system, and networks used in the offices
  976  of the county tax collectors as agents of the department and the
  977  ancillary technology necessary to integrate the system with
  978  other tax collection systems. The department shall administer
  979  this program upon consultation with the Florida Tax Collectors,
  980  Inc., to ensure that each county tax collector’s office is
  981  technologically equipped and functional for the operation of the
  982  Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System and to ensure that
  983  all ancillary technology and other tax collection systems used
  984  by tax collectors protect customer privacy and data. Tax
  985  collectors and their approved license plate agents shall enter
  986  into a memorandum of understanding with the department regarding
  987  use of the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System in
  988  accordance with paragraph (4)(b). Any designated revenue
  989  collected to support functions of the county tax collectors and
  990  not used in a given year must remain exclusively in the trust
  991  fund as a carryover to the following year.
  992         Section 30. Section 320.055, Florida Statutes, is amended
  993  to read:
  994         320.055 Registration periods; renewal periods.—The
  995  following registration periods and renewal periods are
  996  established:
  997         (1)(a) For a motor vehicle subject to registration under
  998  former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (5)(b), (c), (d),
  999  or (f), (6)(a), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), Florida Statutes
 1000  2023, and owned by a natural person, the registration period
 1001  begins the first day of the birth month of the owner and ends
 1002  the last day of the month immediately preceding the owner’s
 1003  birth month in the succeeding year. If such vehicle is
 1004  registered in the name of more than one person, the birth month
 1005  of the person whose name first appears on the registration shall
 1006  be used to determine the registration period. For a vehicle
 1007  subject to this registration period, the renewal period is the
 1008  30-day period ending at midnight on the vehicle owner’s date of
 1009  birth.
 1010         (b) A motor vehicle or mobile home that is subject to
 1011  registration under former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b),
 1012  (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), Florida Statutes 2023, is
 1013  eligible for an extended registration period as defined in s.
 1014  320.01(19)(b).
 1015         (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the
 1016  owner of a motor vehicle subject to paragraph (a) who has had
 1017  his or her driver license suspended pursuant to a violation of
 1018  s. 316.193 or pursuant to s. 322.26(2) for driving under the
 1019  influence must obtain a 6-month registration as a condition of
 1020  reinstating the license, subject to renewal during the 3-year
 1021  period that financial responsibility requirements apply. The
 1022  registration period begins the first day of the birth month of
 1023  the owner and ends the last day of the fifth month immediately
 1024  following the owner’s birth month. For such vehicles, the
 1025  department shall issue a vehicle registration certificate that
 1026  is valid for 6 months and shall issue a validation sticker that
 1027  displays an expiration date of 6 months after the date of
 1028  issuance. The license tax required by s. 320.08 and all other
 1029  applicable license taxes shall be one-half of the amount
 1030  otherwise required, except The service charge required by s.
 1031  320.04 shall be paid in full for each 6-month registration. A
 1032  vehicle required to be registered under this paragraph is not
 1033  eligible for the extended registration period under paragraph
 1034  (b).
 1035         (2) For a vehicle subject to registration under former s.
 1036  320.08(11), Florida Statutes 2023, and not owned by a natural
 1037  person, the registration period begins January 1 and ends
 1038  December 31. For a vehicle subject to this registration period,
 1039  the renewal period is the 31-day period before expiration.
 1040         (3) For a vehicle subject to registration under former s.
 1041  320.08(12), Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period runs
 1042  concurrently with the licensing period. For a vehicle subject to
 1043  this registration period, the renewal period is the first month
 1044  of the licensing period.
 1045         (4) For a vehicle subject to registration under former s.
 1046  320.08(13), Florida Statutes 2023; for vehicles subject to
 1047  registration under former s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes
 1048  2023, that are short-term rental vehicles;, and for any vehicle
 1049  for which a registration period is not otherwise specified, the
 1050  registration period begins June 1 and ends May 31. For a vehicle
 1051  subject to this registration period, the renewal period is the
 1052  30-day period beginning June 1.
 1053         (5) For a vehicle subject to apportioned registration under
 1054  former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (5)(a)1. or (e), (6)(b), or (14),
 1055  Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period shall be a period
 1056  of 12 months beginning in a month designated by the department
 1057  and ending on the last day of the 12th month. For a vehicle
 1058  subject to this registration period, the renewal period is the
 1059  last month of the registration period. The registration period
 1060  may be shortened or extended at the discretion of the
 1061  department, on receipt of the appropriate prorated fees, in
 1062  order to evenly distribute such registrations on a monthly
 1063  basis. For a vehicle subject to nonapportioned registration
 1064  under former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (5)(a)1., (6)(b), or (14),
 1065  Florida Statutes 2023, the registration period begins December 1
 1066  and ends November 30. The renewal period is the 31-day period
 1067  beginning December 1.
 1068         (6) For those vehicles subject to registration under former
 1069  s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, which are not short-term
 1070  rental vehicles, the department shall develop and implement a
 1071  registration renewal system that, where practicable, evenly
 1072  distributes the registration renewal period throughout the year.
 1073  For a vehicle subject to this registration period, the renewal
 1074  period is the first month of the assigned registration period.
 1075         (7)For those vehicles subject to registration under s.
 1076  320.0657, the department shall implement a system that
 1077  distributes the registration renewal process throughout the
 1078  year.
 1079         Section 31. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) and
 1080  paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida
 1081  Statutes, are amended to read:
 1082         320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
 1083  validation stickers generally.—
 1084         (1)
 1085         (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
 1086  and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
 1087  for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon
 1088  renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
 1089  extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6
 1090  year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is
 1091  $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is
 1092  replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee.
 1093  The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
 1094  Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior
 1095  years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is
 1096  replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period,
 1097  except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by
 1098  the department to replace a license plate under s.
 1099  320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker
 1100  shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate
 1101  number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal
 1102  period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation
 1103  sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license
 1104  plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
 1105  based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The
 1106  registration period is 12 months, the extended registration
 1107  period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the
 1108  applicant’s appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles
 1109  formerly taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes
 1110  2023, may elect a permanent registration period, provided
 1111  payment of the appropriate license taxes and fees occurs
 1112  annually.
 1113         2. A vehicle that has an apportioned registration shall be
 1114  issued an annual license plate and a cab card that denote the
 1115  declared gross vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction
 1116  in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. This subparagraph
 1117  expires June 30, 2024.
 1118         3. Beginning July 1, 2024, a vehicle registered in
 1119  accordance with the International Registration Plan must be
 1120  issued a license plate for a 3-year period. At the end of the 3
 1121  year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced.
 1122  Each license plate must include a validation sticker showing the
 1123  month of expiration. A cab card denoting the declared gross
 1124  vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued
 1125  annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28,
 1126  which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
 1127  Fund. If the license plate is damaged or worn, it may be
 1128  replaced at no charge by applying to the department and
 1129  surrendering the current license plate.
 1130         4. In order to retain the efficient administration of the
 1131  taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase
 1132  in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of
 1133  Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804.
 1134         (c) Registration license plates equipped with validation
 1135  stickers subject to the registration period are valid for not
 1136  more than 12 months and expire at midnight on the last day of
 1137  the registration period. A registration license plate equipped
 1138  with a validation sticker subject to the extended registration
 1139  period is valid for not more than 24 months and expires at
 1140  midnight on the last day of the extended registration period. A
 1141  registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker
 1142  subject to a permanent registration period is permanently valid
 1143  but shall become void if appropriate license taxes and fees are
 1144  not paid annually. For each registration period after the one in
 1145  which the metal registration license plate is issued, and until
 1146  the license plate is required to be replaced, a validation
 1147  sticker showing the month and year of expiration shall be issued
 1148  upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees and is
 1149  valid for not more than 12 months. For each extended
 1150  registration period occurring after the one in which the metal
 1151  registration license plate is issued and until the license plate
 1152  is required to be replaced, a validation sticker showing the
 1153  year of expiration shall be issued upon payment of the proper
 1154  license tax amount and fees and is valid for not more than 24
 1155  months. For each permanent registration period occurring after
 1156  the one in which the metal registration license plate is issued
 1157  and until the license plate is required to be replaced, a
 1158  validation sticker showing a permanent registration period shall
 1159  be issued upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees
 1160  and is permanently valid but shall become void if the proper
 1161  license taxes and fees are not paid annually. When license
 1162  plates equipped with validation stickers are issued in any month
 1163  other than the owner’s birth month or the designated
 1164  registration period for any other motor vehicle, the effective
 1165  date shall reflect the birth month or month and the year of
 1166  renewal. However, when a license plate or validation sticker is
 1167  issued for a period of less than 12 months, the applicant shall
 1168  pay the appropriate amount of license tax and the applicable fee
 1169  under s. 320.14 in addition to all other fees. Validation
 1170  stickers issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s.
 1171  320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, for any company that owns
 1172  250 vehicles or more, or for semitrailers formerly taxed under
 1173  the provisions of s. 320.08(5)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, for
 1174  any company that owns 50 vehicles or more, may be placed on any
 1175  vehicle in the fleet so long as the vehicle receiving the
 1176  validation sticker has the same owner’s name and address as the
 1177  vehicle to which the validation sticker was originally assigned.
 1178         (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
 1179  specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
 1180  by the department. The registration license plate is designed to
 1181  increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at
 1182  least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,
 1183  unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by
 1184  the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar
 1185  smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with
 1186  a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by
 1187  the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The
 1188  registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination
 1189  of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven
 1190  digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The
 1191  license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
 1192  top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state
 1193  motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned
 1194  license plates must have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom,
 1195  and license plates issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s.
 1196  320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14), Florida
 1197  Statutes 2023, must have the word “Restricted” at the bottom.
 1198  License plates issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s.
 1199  320.08(12), Florida Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the
 1200  word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom
 1201  unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as
 1202  authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued
 1203  for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 320.08(12), Florida
 1204  Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
 1205  top and the word “Manufacturer” at the bottom. License plates
 1206  issued for vehicles formerly taxed under s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e),
 1207  Florida Statutes 2023, must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker”
 1208  at the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
 1209  commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
 1210  license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
 1211  “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
 1212  plate issued for a vehicle formerly taxed under s. 320.08(6),
 1213  Florida Statutes 2023, may not be assigned a registration
 1214  license number, or be issued with any other distinctive
 1215  character or designation, that distinguishes the motor vehicle
 1216  as a for-hire motor vehicle.
 1217         Section 32. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraphs
 1218  (a) and (b) of subsection (5) of section 320.0609, Florida
 1219  Statutes, are amended to read:
 1220         320.0609 Transfer and exchange of registration license
 1221  plates; transfer fee.—
 1222         (2)
 1223         (b) The requirement to pay a transfer fee does not apply
 1224  when the replacement vehicle is classified under former s.
 1225  320.08(2)(b), (c), or (d) or (3)(a), (b), or (c), Florida
 1226  Statutes 2023, and the original vehicle to be replaced is also
 1227  classified under former s. 320.08(2)(b), (c), or (d) or (3)(a),
 1228  (b), or (c), Florida Statutes 2023.
 1229         (5) For a transfer or exchange other than one specified in
 1230  paragraph (2)(b), the following provisions apply:
 1231         (a) If the replacement motor vehicle is classified under
 1232  the same provisions of former s. 320.08, Florida Statutes 2023,
 1233  requires the same amount of license tax under s. 320.08 as the
 1234  original vehicle to be replaced, no additional fee tax other
 1235  than the transfer fee of $4.50, accompanied by an application
 1236  for transfer on a form supplied by the department, is required
 1237  to transfer or exchange a registration license plate for use on
 1238  a replacement vehicle for the duration of a current registration
 1239  period and to issue a new certificate of registration.
 1240         (b) If the replacement motor vehicle is within a
 1241  classification requiring a higher license tax under former s.
 1242  320.08, Florida Statutes 2023, than that of the original vehicle
 1243  to be replaced, the original license plate shall be surrendered
 1244  in exchange for a plate within the appropriate classification,
 1245  and an amount representing the pro rata difference in the tax
 1246  required shall be paid for the remaining months of the
 1247  registration period. Such payment is in addition to the transfer
 1248  fee authorized in this section. The minimum charge for issuance
 1249  of a license plate provided in s. 320.14 does not apply to an
 1250  exchange of license plates under this section.
 1251         Section 33. Subsection (3) of section 320.0655, Florida
 1252  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1253         320.0655 Permanent license plates for governmental entities
 1254  and volunteer fire departments.—
 1255         (3) Any motor vehicle issued a license plate pursuant to
 1256  this section is exempt from the requirement to pay annual
 1257  license taxes pursuant to s. 320.08 but must pay the fee
 1258  provided by s. 320.10(2).
 1259         Section 34. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) of
 1260  section 320.0657, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1261         320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license plates.—
 1262         (2)(a) The owner or lessee of a fleet of motor vehicles
 1263  shall, upon application in the manner and at the time prescribed
 1264  and upon approval by the department and payment of the license
 1265  tax prescribed under s. 320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b),
 1266  (6)(a), (7), and (8), be issued permanent fleet license plates.
 1267  All vehicles with a fleet license plate shall have the company’s
 1268  name or logo and unit number displayed so that they are readily
 1269  identifiable.
 1270         (c) In addition to the license tax prescribed by s.
 1271  320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b), (6)(a), (7), and (8), An
 1272  annual fleet management fee of $2 shall be charged. A one-time
 1273  license plate manufacturing fee of $1.50 shall be charged for
 1274  plates issued for the established number of vehicles in the
 1275  fleet. If the size of the fleet is increased, an issuance fee of
 1276  $10 per vehicle will be charged to include the license plate
 1277  manufacturing fee. If the license plate manufacturing cost
 1278  increases, the department shall increase the license plate
 1279  manufacturing fee to recoup its cost. Fees collected shall be
 1280  deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. Payment
 1281  of registration license tax and fees shall be made annually and
 1282  be evidenced only by the issuance of a single receipt by the
 1283  department. The provisions of s. 320.0605 do not apply to
 1284  vehicles registered in accordance with this section, and no
 1285  annual validation sticker is required.
 1286         Section 35. Section 320.0659, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1287  to read:
 1288         320.0659 Permanent registration of trailer for hire and
 1289  semitrailers.—
 1290         (1) A permanent license plate may be issued for any
 1291  semitrailer classified under former s. 320.08(5)(a)2., Florida
 1292  Statutes 2023. All such license plates shall be of a distinctive
 1293  color, and shall be imprinted with the words “Permanent Trl” at
 1294  the bottom. Such plates shall be displayed as required by s.
 1295  316.605 and shall be removed upon the sale of the vehicle or
 1296  upon the vehicle’s being removed from service. If the plate is
 1297  lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the plate may be replaced as
 1298  provided by s. 320.0607. The use of such plate on any vehicle
 1299  other than the one to which it is issued is prohibited. No
 1300  refunds shall be issued for this plate.
 1301         (2) If apportionment is required for a permanent
 1302  semitrailer, the apportionment must be indicated by means of a
 1303  serially numbered decal, or decals, with the name of the state
 1304  for which apportionment is granted and the year for which the
 1305  apportionment is valid. The apportionment must be for 1 calendar
 1306  year and must be renewed as necessary. For jurisdictions that do
 1307  not require additional trailer fees, the fee provided in s.
 1308  320.08(5)(a)2. applies.
 1309         Section 36. Subsection (2) of section 320.07, Florida
 1310  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1311         320.07 Expiration of registration; renewal required;
 1312  penalties.—
 1313         (2) Registration shall be renewed semiannually, annually,
 1314  or biennially, as provided in this subsection, during the
 1315  applicable renewal period, upon payment of the applicable
 1316  license tax amounts required by s. 320.08, service charges
 1317  required by s. 320.04, and any additional fees required by law.
 1318         (a) Any person who owns a motor vehicle registered under
 1319  former s. 320.08(4)(c)-(n), (6)(b), or (13), Florida Statutes
 1320  2023, may register semiannually as provided in s. 320.0705.
 1321         (b) Any person who owns a motor vehicle or mobile home
 1322  registered under former s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b),
 1323  (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), Florida Statutes 2023, may
 1324  renew the vehicle registration biennially during the applicable
 1325  renewal period upon payment of the 2-year cumulative total of
 1326  all applicable license tax amounts required by s. 320.08 and
 1327  service charges or surcharges required by ss. 320.03, 320.04,
 1328  320.0801, 320.08015, 320.0802, 320.0804, 320.0805, 320.08046,
 1329  and 320.08056 and payment of the 2-year cumulative total of any
 1330  additional fees required by law for an annual registration.
 1331         Section 37. Section 320.0705, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1332  to read:
 1333         320.0705 Semiannual registration or renewal for certain
 1334  vehicles.—
 1335         (1) The owner of a motor vehicle formerly taxed under s.
 1336  320.08(4)(c)-(n) or (6)(b), Florida Statutes 2023, may register
 1337  his or her vehicle semiannually, if the amount of license tax
 1338  due annually is more than $100 and the vehicle registration fee
 1339  is not required to be apportioned, upon payment of a fee of
 1340  $2.50 for each semiannual registration.
 1341         (2) During the first 3 months of the semiannual
 1342  registration period beginning either June 1 or December 1, the
 1343  semiannual tax shall be one-half of the respective annual amount
 1344  set forth in s. 320.08. The fee for registration during the
 1345  fourth month of the semiannual period or thereafter shall be at
 1346  the rate of one-twelfth of the annual amount for the month of
 1347  registration and one-twelfth of the annual amount for each month
 1348  of the semiannual registration period succeeding the month of
 1349  registration. However, any vehicle not registered in this state
 1350  during the prior semiannual period and not subject to
 1351  registration during such prior registration period may be
 1352  registered in any month of the semiannual registration period
 1353  beginning June 1 or December 1 at the rate of one-twelfth of the
 1354  annual amount for the month of registration and one-twelfth of
 1355  the annual amount for each month of the semiannual period
 1356  succeeding the month of registration. The provisions of s.
 1357  320.14 do not apply to such vehicles.
 1358         (2)(3) The owner of a motor vehicle formerly taxed under s.
 1359  320.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes 2023, may register such vehicle
 1360  for any 6-month period upon payment of one-half the annual
 1361  license tax plus an additional fee of $2.50 for each period;
 1362  provided, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such
 1363  person is not entitled to a refund of any tax imposed under s.
 1364  320.08(6) upon such vehicle.
 1365         Section 38. Subsection (2) of section 320.071, Florida
 1366  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1367         320.071 Advance registration renewal; procedures.—
 1368         (2) Upon the filing of the application and payment of the
 1369  appropriate license tax under s. 320.08, service charges
 1370  required by s. 320.04, and any additional fees required by law,
 1371  the department or its agent shall issue to the owner of the
 1372  motor vehicle or mobile home a validation sticker or mobile home
 1373  sticker, as appropriate, which, when affixed to the license
 1374  plate or mobile home, shall renew the registration for the
 1375  appropriate registration period.
 1376         Section 39. Subsection (1), paragraph (f) of subsection
 1377  (2), and subsection (3) of section 320.072, Florida Statutes,
 1378  are amended to read:
 1379         320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle
 1380  registration transactions.—
 1381         (1) A fee of $225 is imposed upon the initial application
 1382  for registration pursuant to s. 320.06 of every motor vehicle
 1383  classified in former s. 320.08(2), (3), and (9)(c) and (d),
 1384  Florida Statutes 2023.
 1385         (2) The fee imposed by subsection (1) shall not apply to:
 1386         (f) The registration of a truck defined in former s.
 1387  320.08(3)(d), Florida Statutes 2023.
 1388         (3) A refund of the fee imposed under subsection (1) shall
 1389  be granted to anyone who, within 3 months after paying such fee,
 1390  sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of a motor vehicle
 1391  classified in former s. 320.08(2), (3), or (9)(c) or (d),
 1392  Florida Statutes 2023, in any transaction not exempt from the
 1393  fee pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), paragraph (2)(c), or paragraph
 1394  (2)(d). A person requesting a refund must present proof of
 1395  having paid the fee pursuant to subsection (1) and must
 1396  surrender the license plate of the disposed-of vehicle.
 1397         Section 40. Section 320.0801, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1398  to read:
 1399         320.0801 Additional License tax on certain vehicles.—
 1400         (1) In addition to the license taxes specified in s. 320.08
 1401  and in subsection (2), there is hereby levied and imposed an
 1402  annual license tax of 10 cents for the operation of a motor
 1403  vehicle, as defined in s. 320.01, and moped, as defined in s.
 1404  316.003, which tax shall be paid to the department or its agent
 1405  upon the registration or renewal of registration of the vehicle.
 1406  Notwithstanding s. 320.20, Revenues collected from the tax
 1407  imposed in this subsection shall be deposited in the Emergency
 1408  Medical Services Trust Fund and used solely for the purpose of
 1409  carrying out ss. 395.401, 395.4015, 395.404, and 395.4045 and s.
 1410  11, chapter 87-399, Laws of Florida.
 1411         (2) In addition to the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08
 1412  and by subsection (1), there is imposed an additional surcharge
 1413  of $10 on each commercial motor vehicle having a gross vehicle
 1414  weight of 10,000 pounds or more, which surcharge must be paid to
 1415  the department or its agent upon the registration or renewal of
 1416  registration of the commercial motor vehicle. Fifty
 1417  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20, 50 percent of the
 1418  revenues collected from the surcharge imposed in this subsection
 1419  shall be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund, and
 1420  50 percent shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.
 1421         Section 41. Subsection (2) of section 320.0803, Florida
 1422  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1423         320.0803 Moped license plates.—
 1424         (2) Each request for a license plate for a moped shall be
 1425  submitted to the department or its agent on an application form
 1426  supplied by the department, accompanied by the license tax
 1427  required in s. 320.08.
 1428         Section 42. Section 320.08035, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1429  to read:
 1430         320.08035 Persons who have disabilities; reduced dimension
 1431  license plate.—The owner or lessee of a motorcycle, moped, or
 1432  motorized disability access vehicle who resides in this state
 1433  and qualifies for a parking permit for a person who has a
 1434  disability under s. 320.0848, upon application and payment of
 1435  the appropriate license tax and fees under s. 320.08(1), must be
 1436  issued a license plate that has reduced dimensions as provided
 1437  under s. 320.06(3)(a). The plate must be stamped with the
 1438  international symbol of accessibility after the numeric and
 1439  alpha serial number of the license plate. The plate entitles the
 1440  person to all privileges afforded by a disabled parking permit
 1441  issued under s. 320.0848.
 1442         Section 43. Subsections (2) and (9) of section 320.0805,
 1443  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1444         320.0805 Personalized prestige license plates.—
 1445         (2) Each request for specific numbers or letters or
 1446  combinations thereof shall be submitted annually to the
 1447  department on an application form supplied by the department,
 1448  accompanied by the following tax and fees:
 1449         (a) The license tax required for the vehicle, as set forth
 1450  in s. 320.08.
 1451         (a)(b) A prestige plate annual use fee of $10.
 1452         (b)(c) A processing fee of $5, to be deposited into the
 1453  Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 1454         (9) The annual use fee generated pursuant to this section
 1455  shall be distributed pursuant to s. 320.20.
 1456         Section 44. Subsection (3), paragraph (c) of subsection
 1457  (8), paragraph (a) of subsection (10), and subsection (12) of
 1458  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1459         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
 1460         (3) Each request must be made annually to the department or
 1461  an authorized agent serving on behalf of the department,
 1462  accompanied by the following tax and fees:
 1463         (a) The license tax required for the vehicle as set forth
 1464  in s. 320.08.
 1465         (a)(b) A processing fee of $5, to be deposited into the
 1466  Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 1467         (b)(c) A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b).
 1468         (c)(d) Unless the amount of an annual use fee is otherwise
 1469  specified in subsection (4) for a particular specialty license
 1470  plate, an annual use fee of $25 for any specialty license plate
 1471  that is required to be developed under s. 320.08058.
 1472  
 1473  A request may be made any time during a registration period. If
 1474  a request is made for a specialty license plate to replace a
 1475  current valid license plate, the specialty license plate must be
 1476  issued with appropriate decals attached at no tax for the plate,
 1477  but all fees and service charges must be paid. If a request is
 1478  made for a specialty license plate at the beginning of the
 1479  registration period, the tax, together with all applicable fees
 1480  and service charges, must be paid.
 1481         (8)
 1482         (c) A vehicle owner or lessee issued a specialty license
 1483  plate that has been discontinued by the department may keep the
 1484  discontinued specialty license plate for the remainder of the
 1485  10-year license plate replacement period and must pay all other
 1486  applicable registration fees. However, such owner or lessee is
 1487  exempt from paying the applicable specialty license plate annual
 1488  use fee under paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) or subsection (4) for the
 1489  remainder of the 10-year license plate replacement period.
 1490         (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected
 1491  and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from
 1492  those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit
 1493  activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as
 1494  authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or
 1495  report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest
 1496  earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state
 1497  unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United
 1498  States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license
 1499  plates pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) for the Support Our
 1500  Troops, American Legion, and Honor Flight license plates;
 1501  paragraphs (4)(b), (q), and (v) for the Florida Salutes
 1502  Veterans, United States Marine Corps, and Military Services
 1503  license plates, respectively; and s. 320.0891 for the U.S.
 1504  Paratrooper license plate.
 1505         (12) Notwithstanding s. 320.08058(3)(a), the department, in
 1506  cooperation with the independent colleges or universities as
 1507  described in s. 1009.89, shall create a standard template
 1508  specialty license plate with a unique logo or graphic
 1509  identifying each independent college or university. Each
 1510  independent college or university may elect to use this standard
 1511  template specialty license plate in lieu of its own specialty
 1512  license plate. Annual use fees from the sale of these license
 1513  plates shall be distributed to the independent college or
 1514  university for which the logo or graphic is displayed on the
 1515  license plate and shall be used as provided in s. 320.08058(3).
 1516  An independent college or university opting to use the standard
 1517  template specialty license plate shall have the standard
 1518  template specialty license plate sales added to the total number
 1519  of remaining current valid registrations under paragraph (8)(a)
 1520  for the formerly separate independent college and university
 1521  license plates which were issued before the independent college
 1522  or university elected to use the standard template specialty
 1523  license plate for purposes of the standard template specialty
 1524  license plate meeting the minimum license plate sales threshold
 1525  in paragraph (8)(a) and for determining the license plate limit
 1526  in s. 320.08053(3)(b). Specialty license plates created pursuant
 1527  to this subsection must be ordered directly from the department.
 1528  If the independent college or university elects to use the
 1529  standard template specialty license plate, the department shall
 1530  discontinue the existing specialty license plate and,
 1531  notwithstanding paragraph (8)(c), shall continue to collect the
 1532  applicable specialty license plate annual use fee under
 1533  paragraph (3)(c) (3)(d) or subsection (4) for the remainder of
 1534  the 10-year license plate replacement period for the existing
 1535  plate being discontinued or being replaced with the standard
 1536  template specialty license plate.
 1537         Section 45. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
 1538  320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1539         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
 1540         (5) FLORIDA PANTHER LICENSE PLATES.—
 1541         (c) A person or corporation that purchases 10,000 or more
 1542  panther license plates shall pay an annual use fee of $5 per
 1543  plate and an annual processing fee of $2 per plate, in addition
 1544  to the applicable license tax required under s. 320.08.
 1545         Section 46. Subsection (3) of section 320.08068, Florida
 1546  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1547         320.08068 Motorcycle specialty license plates.—
 1548         (3) Each request must be made annually to the department,
 1549  accompanied by the following taxes and fees:
 1550         (a) The license tax required under s. 320.08.
 1551         (a)(b) A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b).
 1552         (b)(c) A processing fee of $2.
 1553         (c)(d) A license plate annual use fee as required in
 1554  subsection (4).
 1555         Section 47. Section 320.0815, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1556  to read:
 1557         320.0815 Mobile homes and recreational vehicle-type units
 1558  required to have appropriate license plates or stickers.—
 1559         (1) Recreational vehicle-type units formerly taxed under s.
 1560  320.08(9) and (10), Florida Statutes 2023, shall be issued
 1561  appropriate license plates, except as provided in subsection
 1562  (2).
 1563         (2) A mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit which
 1564  is permanently affixed to the land shall be issued a mobile home
 1565  sticker at the fee prescribed in s. 320.08(11) unless the mobile
 1566  home or recreational vehicle-type unit is qualified and taxed as
 1567  real property, in which case the mobile home or recreational
 1568  vehicle-type unit shall be issued an “RP” series sticker. Series
 1569  “RP” stickers shall be provided by the department to the tax
 1570  collectors, and such a sticker will be issued by the tax
 1571  collector to the registered owner of such a mobile home or
 1572  recreational vehicle-type unit upon the production of a
 1573  certificate of the respective property appraiser that such
 1574  mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit is included in an
 1575  assessment of the property of such registered owner for ad
 1576  valorem taxation. An “RP” series sticker shall be issued by the
 1577  tax collector for an aggregate fee of $3 each, to be distributed
 1578  as follows: $2.50 shall be retained by the tax collector as a
 1579  service charge; 25 cents shall be remitted to the property
 1580  appraiser; and 25 cents shall be remitted to the department to
 1581  defray the cost of manufacture and handling. Mobile home
 1582  stickers and “RP” series stickers shall be of a size to be
 1583  determined by the department. A mobile home sticker or “RP”
 1584  series sticker shall be affixed to the lower left corner of the
 1585  window closest to the street or road providing access to such
 1586  residence.
 1587         Section 48. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 320.0821,
 1588  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1589         320.0821 Wrecker license plates.—
 1590         (1) The department shall issue a wrecker license plate to
 1591  the owner of any motor vehicle that is used to tow, carry, or
 1592  otherwise transport motor vehicles and that is equipped for that
 1593  purpose with a boom, winch, carrier, or other similar equipment,
 1594  except a motor vehicle registered under the International
 1595  Registration Plan, upon application and payment of the
 1596  appropriate license tax and fees in accordance with s.
 1597  320.08(5)(d) or (e).
 1598         (3) Any license plate issued under former s. 320.08(5)(e),
 1599  Florida Statutes 2023, shall be in a distinctive color approved
 1600  by the department.
 1601         Section 49. Subsection (1) of section 320.083, Florida
 1602  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1603         320.083 Amateur radio operators; special license plates;
 1604  fees.—
 1605         (1) A person who is the owner or lessee of an automobile or
 1606  truck for private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999
 1607  pounds, or a recreational vehicle as specified in former s.
 1608  320.08(9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used
 1609  for hire or commercial use; who is a resident of the state; and
 1610  who holds a valid official amateur radio station license
 1611  recognized by the Federal Communications Commission shall be
 1612  issued a special license plate upon application, accompanied by
 1613  proof of ownership of such radio station license, and payment of
 1614  the following tax and fees:
 1615         (a) The license tax required for the vehicle, as prescribed
 1616  by s. 320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), or (c), (4)(a), (b), (c), (d),
 1617  (e), or (f), or (9); and
 1618         (b) an initial additional fee of $5, and a an additional
 1619  fee of $1.50 thereafter.
 1620         Section 50. Subsection (1) of section 320.0843, Florida
 1621  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1622         320.0843 License plates for persons with disabilities
 1623  eligible for permanent disabled parking permits.—
 1624         (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle classified in
 1625  former s. 320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b),
 1626  (6)(a), or (9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, who resides in
 1627  this state and qualifies for a disabled parking permit under s.
 1628  320.0848(2), upon application to the department and payment of
 1629  the license tax for a motor vehicle registered under s.
 1630  320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), (6)(a), or
 1631  (9)(c) or (d), shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
 1632  320.06 which, in lieu of the serial number prescribed by s.
 1633  320.06, shall be stamped with the international wheelchair user
 1634  symbol after the serial number of the license plate. The license
 1635  plate entitles the person to all privileges afforded by a
 1636  parking permit issued under s. 320.0848. When more than one
 1637  registrant is listed on the registration issued under this
 1638  section, the eligible applicant shall be noted on the
 1639  registration certificate.
 1640         Section 51. Section 320.0847, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1641  to read:
 1642         320.0847 Mini truck and low-speed vehicle license plates.—
 1643         (1) The department shall issue a license plate of to the
 1644  owner or lessee of any vehicle registered as a low-speed vehicle
 1645  as defined in s. 320.01 or a mini truck as defined in s. 320.01
 1646  upon payment of the appropriate license taxes and fees
 1647  prescribed in s. 320.08.
 1648         (2) The license plate for a low-speed vehicle or mini truck
 1649  shall comply with the provisions of s. 320.06.
 1650         Section 52. Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection
 1651  (2), and subsection (3) of section 320.086, Florida Statutes,
 1652  are amended to read:
 1653         320.086 Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless
 1654  carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military
 1655  vehicles.—
 1656         (1) The owner of a motor vehicle for private use
 1657  manufactured in model year 1945 or earlier and operated on the
 1658  streets and highways of this state shall, upon application in
 1659  the manner and at the time prescribed by the department and upon
 1660  payment of the license tax for an ancient motor vehicle
 1661  prescribed by s. 320.08(1)(g), (2)(a), or (3)(e), be issued a
 1662  special license plate for such motor vehicle. The license plate
 1663  shall be permanent and valid for use without renewal so long as
 1664  the vehicle is in existence. In addition to the payment of all
 1665  other fees required by law, the applicant shall pay such fee for
 1666  the issuance of the special license plate as may be prescribed
 1667  by the department commensurate with the cost of its manufacture.
 1668  The registration numbers and special license plates assigned to
 1669  such motor vehicles shall run in a separate numerical series,
 1670  commencing with “Horseless Carriage No. 1,” and the plates shall
 1671  be of a distinguishing color.
 1672         (2)(a) The owner of a motor vehicle for private use
 1673  manufactured in a model year after 1945 and of the age of 30
 1674  years or more after the model year and operated on the streets
 1675  and highways of this state may, upon application in the manner
 1676  and at the time prescribed by the department and upon payment of
 1677  the license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(1)(g), (2)(a), or
 1678  (3)(e), be issued a special license plate for such motor
 1679  vehicle. In addition to the payment of all other fees required
 1680  by law, the applicant shall pay the fee for the issuance of the
 1681  special license plate prescribed by the department, commensurate
 1682  with the cost of its manufacture. The registration numbers and
 1683  special license plates assigned to such motor vehicles shall run
 1684  in a separate numerical series, commencing with “Antique No. 1,”
 1685  and the plates shall be of a distinguishing color. The owner of
 1686  the motor vehicle may, upon application and payment of the
 1687  license tax prescribed by s. 320.08, be issued a regular Florida
 1688  license plate or specialty license plate in lieu of the special
 1689  “Antique” license plate.
 1690         (3) The owner of an ancient or antique firefighting
 1691  apparatus, former military vehicle, or other historical motor
 1692  vehicle 30 years old or older which is used only in exhibitions,
 1693  parades, or public display may, upon application in the manner
 1694  and at the time prescribed by the department and upon payment of
 1695  the license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(2)(a), be issued a
 1696  license plate as prescribed in subsection (1) or subsection (2).
 1697  License plates issued under this subsection shall be permanent
 1698  and valid for use without renewal as long as the vehicle is in
 1699  existence and its use is consistent with this subsection.
 1700         Section 53. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1701  320.0863, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1702         320.0863 Custom vehicles and street rods; registration and
 1703  license plates.—
 1704         (3) To register a street rod or custom vehicle, the owner
 1705  shall apply to the department by submitting a completed
 1706  application form and providing:
 1707         (a) The license tax prescribed by s. 320.08(2)(a) and A
 1708  processing fee of $3;
 1709         Section 54. Subsection (1) of section 320.0875, Florida
 1710  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1711         320.0875 Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate.—
 1712         (1) Upon application to the department and payment of the
 1713  license tax for the motorcycle as provided in s. 320.08, a
 1714  resident of the state who owns or leases a motorcycle that is
 1715  not used for hire or commercial use shall be issued a Purple
 1716  Heart special motorcycle license plate if he or she provides
 1717  documentation acceptable to the department that he or she is a
 1718  recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
 1719         Section 55. Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1720  to read:
 1721         320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
 1722  of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
 1723  recipients; Bronze Star recipients; active or retired United
 1724  States Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat
 1725  Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action
 1726  Ribbon recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients;
 1727  Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former prisoners of war;
 1728  Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert
 1729  Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation
 1730  Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans;
 1731  Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; Navy Submariners; and
 1732  Army of Occupation Veterans; special license plates; fee.—
 1733         (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1734  private use or recreational vehicle as specified in former s.
 1735  320.08(9)(c) or (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used
 1736  for hire or commercial use, who is a resident of the state and a
 1737  veteran of the United States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a
 1738  World War II Veteran, a Navy Submariner, an active or retired
 1739  member of the Florida National Guard, a survivor of the attack
 1740  on Pearl Harbor, a recipient of the Purple Heart medal, a
 1741  recipient of the Bronze Star, an active or retired member of any
 1742  branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient
 1743  of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat
 1744  Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action
 1745  Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, upon application to the
 1746  department, accompanied by proof of release or discharge from
 1747  any branch of the United States Armed Forces, proof of active
 1748  membership or retired status in the Florida National Guard,
 1749  proof of membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or
 1750  proof of active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7,
 1751  1941, proof of being a Purple Heart medal recipient, proof of
 1752  being a Bronze Star recipient, proof of active or retired
 1753  membership in any branch of the United States Armed Forces
 1754  Reserve, or proof of membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s
 1755  Association, Inc., or proof of being a recipient of the Combat
 1756  Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge,
 1757  Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or
 1758  Distinguished Flying Cross, and upon payment of the license tax
 1759  for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a
 1760  license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the
 1761  serial numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the
 1762  words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,” “WWII Veteran,” “Navy
 1763  Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl Harbor Survivor,” “Combat
 1764  wounded veteran,” “Bronze Star,” “U.S. Reserve,” “Combat
 1765  Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,” “Combat Action Badge,”
 1766  “Combat Action Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat Action Medal,” or
 1767  “Distinguished Flying Cross,” as appropriate, and a likeness of
 1768  the related campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial
 1769  number of the license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart
 1770  plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and
 1771  the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate.
 1772         (b) The military members listed in paragraph (a) are
 1773  eligible to be issued special veteran’s motorcycle license
 1774  plates. The veteran’s motorcycle license plate design shall be
 1775  the same as the design for the motor vehicle “Veteran” and
 1776  “Woman Veteran” special license plate. The word “Veteran” or
 1777  “Woman Veteran” shall be displayed at the bottom of the
 1778  motorcycle license plate.
 1779         (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
 1780  contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
 1781  thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
 1782  the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be
 1783  deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
 1784  in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
 1785  for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated
 1786  from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the
 1787  Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of
 1788  Veterans’ Affairs and used to support program operations that
 1789  benefit veterans or the operation, maintenance, or construction
 1790  of domiciliary and nursing homes for veterans, subject to the
 1791  requirements of chapter 216.
 1792         (d) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
 1793  license plates must be deposited into the Operations and
 1794  Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of
 1795  Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used
 1796  solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to
 1797  benefit women veterans. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to
 1798  the contrary, an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license
 1799  plate or a Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a
 1800  disabled veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be
 1801  issued the appropriate special license plate without payment of
 1802  the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
 1803         (2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1804  private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
 1805  recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or
 1806  (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or
 1807  commercial use who is a resident of this state and who is a
 1808  former prisoner of war, or his or her unremarried surviving
 1809  spouse, upon application to the department, shall be issued a
 1810  license plate as provided in s. 320.06, stamped with the words
 1811  “Ex-POW” followed by the serial number. Each application shall
 1812  be accompanied by proof that the applicant meets the
 1813  qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).
 1814         (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member
 1815  of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of
 1816  a nation allied with the United States who was held as a
 1817  prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United
 1818  States were engaged in combat, or his or her unremarried
 1819  surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate
 1820  provided for in this subsection without payment of the license
 1821  tax imposed by s. 320.08.
 1822         (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent
 1823  of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of
 1824  the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she was not a
 1825  United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war when the
 1826  Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in combat, or his
 1827  or her unremarried surviving spouse, may be issued the special
 1828  license plate provided for in this subsection upon payment of
 1829  the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
 1830         (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1831  private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
 1832  recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or
 1833  (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or
 1834  commercial use who is a resident of this state and who is the
 1835  unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart
 1836  medal, upon application to the department accompanied by the
 1837  payment of the required fees, shall be issued a license plate as
 1838  provided in s. 320.06 which is stamped with the words “Purple
 1839  Heart” and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal followed by
 1840  the serial number. Each application shall be accompanied by
 1841  proof that the applicant is the unremarried surviving spouse of
 1842  a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
 1843         (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1844  private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
 1845  recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or
 1846  (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or
 1847  commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or
 1848  former member of the United States Armed Forces who was deployed
 1849  and served in Korea during the Korean War as defined in s.
 1850  1.01(14), upon application to the department accompanied by
 1851  proof of active membership or former active duty status during
 1852  the Korean War and payment of the license tax for the vehicle as
 1853  provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
 1854  provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license
 1855  number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words
 1856  “Korean War Veteran” and a likeness of the Korean Service Medal,
 1857  followed by the registration license number of the plate. Proof
 1858  that the applicant was awarded the Korean Service Medal is
 1859  sufficient to establish eligibility for the license plate.
 1860         (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1861  private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
 1862  recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or
 1863  (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or
 1864  commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or
 1865  former member of the United States military who was deployed and
 1866  served in Vietnam during United States military deployment in
 1867  Indochina, upon application to the department accompanied by
 1868  proof of active membership or former active duty status during
 1869  these operations and payment of the license tax for the vehicle
 1870  as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
 1871  provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license
 1872  number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words
 1873  “Vietnam War Veteran” and a likeness of the Vietnam Service
 1874  Medal, followed by the registration license number of the plate.
 1875  Proof that the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal
 1876  is sufficient to establish eligibility for the license plate.
 1877         (6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1878  private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
 1879  recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or
 1880  (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or
 1881  commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or
 1882  former member of the United States military who was deployed and
 1883  served in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, or another area of the Persian
 1884  Gulf during Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm;
 1885  in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom; or in Iraq
 1886  during Operation Iraqi Freedom, upon application to the
 1887  department accompanied by proof of active membership or former
 1888  active duty status during one of these operations and payment of
 1889  the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
 1890  be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in
 1891  lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06,
 1892  is stamped with the words “Operation Desert Shield,” “Operation
 1893  Desert Storm,” “Operation Enduring Freedom,” or “Operation Iraqi
 1894  Freedom,” as appropriate, and a likeness of the related campaign
 1895  medal followed by the registration license number of the plate.
 1896  Proof that the applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service
 1897  Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or
 1898  Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to
 1899  establish eligibility for the appropriate license plate.
 1900         (7) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1901  private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
 1902  recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or
 1903  (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or
 1904  commercial use who is a resident of this state and a current or
 1905  former member of the United States military who was permanently
 1906  assigned to occupation forces in specific overseas locations
 1907  during the Cold War between May 9, 1945, and October 2, 1990,
 1908  upon application to the department accompanied by proof of
 1909  active membership or former active duty status during this
 1910  period at one of these locations and payment of the license tax
 1911  for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a
 1912  license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the
 1913  registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped
 1914  with the words “Army of Occupation” and a likeness of the
 1915  subject medal, followed by the registration license number of
 1916  the plate. Proof that the applicant was awarded the Army of
 1917  Occupation Medal is sufficient to establish eligibility for the
 1918  license plate.
 1919         Section 56. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 320.0891,
 1920  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1921         320.0891 U.S. Paratroopers license plate.—
 1922         (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1923  private use, truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or
 1924  recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or
 1925  (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which is not used for hire or
 1926  commercial use, who is a resident of this state and who meets
 1927  the qualifications contained in subsection (2) shall, upon
 1928  application therefor to the department, with the payment of the
 1929  taxes and fees described in subsection (5), be issued a U.S.
 1930  Paratroopers license plate. Each application must be accompanied
 1931  by proof that the applicant has been decorated as a parachutist,
 1932  has completed the U.S. Army Jump School, or has completed U.S.
 1933  Army Air Assault School.
 1934         (5) Each request must be made annually to the department,
 1935  accompanied by the following tax and fees:
 1936         (a) The license tax required for the vehicle as set forth
 1937  in s. 320.08.
 1938         (a)(b) A processing fee of $2.
 1939         (b)(c) A license plate fee as required under s.
 1940  320.06(1)(b).
 1941         (c)(d) A license plate annual use fee of $20.
 1942         Section 57. Section 320.0892, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1943  to read:
 1944         320.0892 Motor vehicle license plates for recipients of the
 1945  Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air
 1946  Force Cross.—Upon receipt of an application and proof that the
 1947  applicant meets the qualifications listed in this section for
 1948  the applicable license plate, the department shall issue the
 1949  applicable license plate to the applicant without payment of the
 1950  license tax imposed under s. 320.08:
 1951         (1) SILVER STAR.—Any United States citizen who is a
 1952  resident of Florida and who was awarded the Silver Star while
 1953  serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces shall be
 1954  issued a license plate on which is stamped the words “Silver
 1955  Star” followed by the serial number.
 1956         (2) DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS.—Any United States citizen
 1957  who is a resident of Florida and who was awarded the
 1958  Distinguished Service Cross while serving as a member of the
 1959  United States Armed Forces shall be issued a license plate on
 1960  which is stamped the words “Distinguished Service Cross”
 1961  followed by the serial number.
 1962         (3) NAVY CROSS.—Any United States citizen who is a resident
 1963  of Florida and who was awarded the Navy Cross while serving as a
 1964  member of the United States Armed Forces shall be issued a
 1965  license plate on which is stamped the words “Navy Cross”
 1966  followed by the serial number.
 1967         (4) AIR FORCE CROSS.—Any United States citizen who is a
 1968  resident of Florida and who was awarded the Air Force Cross
 1969  while serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces
 1970  shall be issued a license plate on which is stamped the words
 1971  “Air Force Cross” followed by the serial number.
 1972         Section 58. Section 320.0893, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1973  to read:
 1974         320.0893 Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the
 1975  Medal of Honor.—Any United States citizen who is a resident of
 1976  Florida and who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as
 1977  a member of the United States Armed Forces may, upon application
 1978  to the department, be issued a license plate on which is stamped
 1979  the words “Medal of Honor” followed by the serial number. upon
 1980  submission to the department of an the application and proof
 1981  that the applicant meets the above qualifications the plate
 1982  shall be issued without payment of the license tax imposed by s.
 1983  320.08.
 1984         Section 59. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1985  320.0894, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1986         320.0894 Motor vehicle license plates to Gold Star family
 1987  members.—The department shall develop a special license plate
 1988  honoring the family members of servicemembers who have been
 1989  killed while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
 1990  The license plate shall be officially designated as the Gold
 1991  Star license plate and shall be developed and issued as provided
 1992  in this section.
 1993         (3)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1994  private use, truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or
 1995  recreational vehicle as specified in former s. 320.08(9)(c) or
 1996  (d), Florida Statutes 2023, which automobile, truck, or vehicle
 1997  is not used for hire or commercial use, who is a resident of
 1998  this state, and who meets the qualifications provided in
 1999  subsection (4) shall, upon application therefor to the
 2000  department and payment of the license tax and appropriate fees
 2001  established in this chapter, be issued a Gold Star license
 2002  plate. Each initial application for a Gold Star license plate
 2003  must be accompanied by proof that the applicant meets the
 2004  requirements provided in subsection (4).
 2005         Section 60. Section 320.102, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2006  to read:
 2007         320.102 Marine boat trailers owned by nonprofit
 2008  organizations; exemptions.—The registration or renewal of a
 2009  registration of any marine boat trailer owned and operated by a
 2010  nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax
 2011  under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which is
 2012  used exclusively in carrying out its customary nonprofit
 2013  activities is exempt from paying the fees, taxes, surcharges,
 2014  and charges in ss. 320.03(5), (6), and (9), 320.031(2),
 2015  320.04(1), 320.06(1)(b) and (3)(b), and 320.0801, 320.0802,
 2016  320.0804, and 320.08046.
 2017         Section 61. Section 320.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2018  read:
 2019         320.13 Dealer and manufacturer license plates and
 2020  alternative method of registration.—
 2021         (1)(a) Any licensed motor vehicle dealer and any licensed
 2022  mobile home dealer may, upon payment of the license tax imposed
 2023  by s. 320.08(12), secure one or more dealer license plates,
 2024  which are valid for use on motor vehicles or mobile homes owned
 2025  by the dealer to whom such plates are issued while the motor
 2026  vehicles are in inventory and for sale, or while being operated
 2027  in connection with such dealer’s business, but are not valid for
 2028  use for hire. Dealer license plates may not be used on any tow
 2029  truck or wrecker unless the tow truck or wrecker is being
 2030  demonstrated for sale, and the dealer license plates may not be
 2031  used on a vehicle used to transport another motor vehicle for
 2032  the motor vehicle dealer.
 2033         (b)1. Marine boat trailer dealers and manufacturers may,
 2034  upon payment of the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08(12),
 2035  secure one or more dealer plates, which are valid for use on
 2036  boat trailers owned by the dealer to whom such plates are issued
 2037  while being used in connection with such dealer’s business, but
 2038  are not valid for use for hire.
 2039         2. It is the intent of the Legislature that the method
 2040  currently used to license marine boat trailer dealers to do
 2041  business in the state, that is, by an occupational license
 2042  issued by the city or county, not be changed. The department
 2043  shall not interpret this act to mean that it is empowered to
 2044  license such dealers to do business. An occupational license tax
 2045  certificate shall be sufficient proof upon which the department
 2046  may issue dealer license plates.
 2047         (c) A dealer of heavy trucks as defined in s. 320.01(10),
 2048  upon payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08(12), may
 2049  secure one or more dealer license plates that are valid for use
 2050  on vehicles owned by the dealer to whom such plates are issued
 2051  while the heavy trucks are in inventory and for sale and are
 2052  being used only in the state for demonstration purposes. The
 2053  license plates may be used for demonstration purposes for a
 2054  period not to exceed 24 hours. The license plates must be
 2055  validated on a form prescribed by the department and must be
 2056  retained in the vehicle being operated.
 2057         (2) A licensed manufacturer, importer, or distributor of
 2058  motor vehicles may, upon payment of the license tax imposed by
 2059  s. 320.08(12), secure one or more manufacturer license plates,
 2060  which are valid for use on motor vehicles owned by the
 2061  manufacturer, importer, or distributor to whom such plates are
 2062  issued while the motor vehicles are in inventory and for sale,
 2063  being operated for demonstration purposes, or in connection with
 2064  the manufacturer’s business, but are not valid for use for hire.
 2065         (3) When a licensed dealer or a marine boat trailer dealer
 2066  chooses to register any motor vehicle or boat trailer he or she
 2067  owns and has for sale and secure a regular motor vehicle license
 2068  plate therefor, the dealer may, upon sale thereof, submit to the
 2069  department a transfer fee of $4.50 and an application for
 2070  transfer of the license plate to a comparable motor vehicle or
 2071  boat trailer owned by the dealer of the same weight series as
 2072  set forth under former s. 320.08, Florida Statutes 2023.
 2073         Section 62. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 320.133,
 2074  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2075         320.133 Transporter license plates.—
 2076         (1) The department is authorized to issue a transporter
 2077  license plate to any applicant who, incidental to the conduct of
 2078  his or her business, engages in the transporting of motor
 2079  vehicles which are not currently registered to any owner and
 2080  which do not have license plates, upon payment of the license
 2081  tax imposed by s. 320.08(15) for each such license plate and
 2082  upon proof of liability insurance coverage in the amount of
 2083  $100,000 or more. Such a transporter license plate is valid for
 2084  use on any motor vehicle in the possession of the transporter
 2085  while the motor vehicle is being transported in the course of
 2086  the transporter’s business.
 2087         (3) A license plate issued under this section is valid for
 2088  a period of 12 months, beginning January 1 and ending December
 2089  31. No refund of the license tax imposed may be provided for any
 2090  unexpired portion of a license period.
 2091         Section 63. Subsection (1) of section 320.203, Florida
 2092  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2093         320.203 Disposition of biennial license tax moneys.—
 2094         (1) Notwithstanding ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b),
 2095  (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, and 328.76 and
 2096  pursuant to s. 216.351, after the provisions of s. 320.20(1),
 2097  (2), (3), (4), and (5) are fulfilled, an amount equal to 50
 2098  percent of revenues collected from the biennial registrations
 2099  created in s. 320.07 shall be retained in the Motor Vehicle
 2100  License Clearing Trust Fund, authorized in s. 215.32(2)(b)2.f.,
 2101  until July 1. After July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year, an
 2102  amount equal to 50 percent of revenues collected from the
 2103  biennial registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be distributed
 2104  according to ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (6), (7),
 2105  (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058 and, 328.76, and 320.20(1),
 2106  (2), (3), (4), and (5).
 2107         Section 64. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 2108  320.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2109         320.27 Motor vehicle dealers.—
 2110         (1) DEFINITIONS.—The following words, terms, and phrases
 2111  when used in this section have the meanings respectively
 2112  ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context
 2113  clearly indicates a different meaning:
 2114         (c) “Motor vehicle dealer” means any person engaged in the
 2115  business of buying, selling, or dealing in motor vehicles or
 2116  offering or displaying motor vehicles for sale at wholesale or
 2117  retail, or who may service and repair motor vehicles pursuant to
 2118  an agreement as defined in s. 320.60(1). Any person who buys,
 2119  sells, or deals in three or more motor vehicles in any 12-month
 2120  period or who offers or displays for sale three or more motor
 2121  vehicles in any 12-month period shall be prima facie presumed to
 2122  be engaged in such business. The terms “selling” and “sale”
 2123  include lease-purchase transactions. A motor vehicle dealer may,
 2124  at retail or wholesale, sell a recreational vehicle as described
 2125  in s. 320.01(1)(b)1.-6. and 8., acquired in exchange for the
 2126  sale of a motor vehicle, provided such acquisition is incidental
 2127  to the principal business of being a motor vehicle dealer.
 2128  However, a motor vehicle dealer may not buy a recreational
 2129  vehicle for the purpose of resale unless licensed as a
 2130  recreational vehicle dealer pursuant to s. 320.771. A motor
 2131  vehicle dealer may apply for a certificate of title to a motor
 2132  vehicle required to be registered under former s. 320.08(2)(b),
 2133  (c), and (d), Florida Statutes 2023, using a manufacturer’s
 2134  statement of origin as permitted by s. 319.23(1), only if such
 2135  dealer is authorized by a franchised agreement as defined in s.
 2136  320.60(1), to buy, sell, or deal in such vehicle and is
 2137  authorized by such agreement to perform delivery and preparation
 2138  obligations and warranty defect adjustments on the motor
 2139  vehicle; provided this limitation shall not apply to
 2140  recreational vehicles, van conversions, or any other motor
 2141  vehicle manufactured on a truck chassis. The transfer of a motor
 2142  vehicle by a dealer not meeting these qualifications shall be
 2143  titled as a used vehicle. The classifications of motor vehicle
 2144  dealers are defined as follows:
 2145         1. “Franchised motor vehicle dealer” means any person who
 2146  engages in the business of repairing, servicing, buying,
 2147  selling, or dealing in motor vehicles pursuant to an agreement
 2148  as defined in s. 320.60(1).
 2149         2. “Independent motor vehicle dealer” means any person
 2150  other than a franchised or wholesale motor vehicle dealer who
 2151  engages in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in motor
 2152  vehicles, and who may service and repair motor vehicles.
 2153         3. “Wholesale motor vehicle dealer” means any person who
 2154  engages exclusively in the business of buying, selling, or
 2155  dealing in motor vehicles at wholesale or with motor vehicle
 2156  auctions. Such person shall be licensed to do business in this
 2157  state, shall not sell or auction a vehicle to any person who is
 2158  not a licensed dealer, and shall not have the privilege of the
 2159  use of dealer license plates. Any person who buys, sells, or
 2160  deals in motor vehicles at wholesale or with motor vehicle
 2161  auctions on behalf of a licensed motor vehicle dealer and as a
 2162  bona fide employee of such licensed motor vehicle dealer is not
 2163  required to be licensed as a wholesale motor vehicle dealer. In
 2164  such cases it shall be prima facie presumed that a bona fide
 2165  employer-employee relationship exists. A wholesale motor vehicle
 2166  dealer shall be exempt from the display provisions of this
 2167  section but shall maintain an office wherein records are kept in
 2168  order that those records may be inspected.
 2169         4. “Motor vehicle auction” means any person offering motor
 2170  vehicles or recreational vehicles for sale to the highest bidder
 2171  where buyers are licensed motor vehicle dealers. Such person
 2172  shall not sell a vehicle to anyone other than a licensed motor
 2173  vehicle dealer.
 2174         5. “Salvage motor vehicle dealer” means any person who
 2175  engages in the business of acquiring salvaged or wrecked motor
 2176  vehicles for the purpose of reselling them and their parts.
 2177  
 2178  The term “motor vehicle dealer” does not include persons not
 2179  engaged in the purchase or sale of motor vehicles as a business
 2180  who are disposing of vehicles acquired for their own use or for
 2181  use in their business or acquired by foreclosure or by operation
 2182  of law, provided such vehicles are acquired and sold in good
 2183  faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this
 2184  law; persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling,
 2185  or offering or displaying for sale at wholesale or retail no
 2186  more than 25 trailers in a 12-month period; public officers
 2187  while performing their official duties; receivers; trustees,
 2188  administrators, executors, guardians, or other persons appointed
 2189  by, or acting under the judgment or order of, any court; banks,
 2190  finance companies, or other loan agencies that acquire motor
 2191  vehicles as an incident to their regular business; motor vehicle
 2192  brokers; and motor vehicle rental and leasing companies that
 2193  sell motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers licensed under this
 2194  section. Vehicles owned under circumstances described in this
 2195  paragraph may be disposed of at retail, wholesale, or auction,
 2196  unless otherwise restricted. A manufacturer of fire trucks,
 2197  ambulances, or school buses may sell such vehicles directly to
 2198  governmental agencies or to persons who contract to perform or
 2199  provide firefighting, ambulance, or school transportation
 2200  services exclusively to governmental agencies without processing
 2201  such sales through dealers if such fire trucks, ambulances,
 2202  school buses, or similar vehicles are not presently available
 2203  through motor vehicle dealers licensed by the department.
 2204         Section 65. Subsection (2) of section 320.57, Florida
 2205  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2206         320.57 Penalties for violations of this chapter.—
 2207         (2) The owner of a truck tractor and semitrailer
 2208  combination or commercial truck and trailer combination, the
 2209  actual gross vehicle weight of which exceeds the declared weight
 2210  for registration purposes under former s. 320.08(4), Florida
 2211  Statutes 2023, must, is required to pay to the department the
 2212  difference between the license tax amount paid and the required
 2213  license tax due for the proper gross vehicle weight prescribed
 2214  by s. 320.08(4), plus a civil penalty of $50.
 2215         Section 66. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 2216  320.771, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2217         320.771 License required of recreational vehicle dealers.—
 2218         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
 2219         (a)1. “Dealer” means any person engaged in the business of
 2220  buying, selling, or dealing in recreational vehicles or offering
 2221  or displaying recreational vehicles for sale. The term “dealer”
 2222  includes a recreational vehicle broker. Any person who buys,
 2223  sells, deals in, or offers or displays for sale, or who acts as
 2224  the agent for the sale of, one or more recreational vehicles in
 2225  any 12-month period shall be prima facie presumed to be a
 2226  dealer. The terms “selling” and “sale” include lease-purchase
 2227  transactions. The term “dealer” does not include banks, credit
 2228  unions, and finance companies that acquire recreational vehicles
 2229  as an incident to their regular business and does not include
 2230  mobile home rental and leasing companies that sell recreational
 2231  vehicles to dealers licensed under this section.
 2232         2. A licensed dealer may transact business in recreational
 2233  vehicles with a motor vehicle auction as defined in s.
 2234  320.27(1)(c)4. Further, a licensed dealer may, at retail or
 2235  wholesale, sell a motor vehicle, as described in s.
 2236  320.01(1)(a), acquired in exchange for the sale of a
 2237  recreational vehicle, if the acquisition is incidental to the
 2238  principal business of being a recreational vehicle dealer.
 2239  However, a recreational vehicle dealer may not buy a motor
 2240  vehicle for the purpose of resale unless licensed as a motor
 2241  vehicle dealer pursuant to s. 320.27. A dealer may apply for a
 2242  certificate of title to a recreational vehicle required to be
 2243  registered under former s. 320.08(9), Florida Statutes 2023,
 2244  using a manufacturer’s statement of origin as permitted by s.
 2245  319.23(1), only if the dealer is authorized by a
 2246  manufacturer/dealer agreement, as defined in s. 320.3202, on
 2247  file with the department, to buy, sell, or deal in that
 2248  particular line-make of recreational vehicle, and the dealer is
 2249  authorized by the manufacturer/dealer agreement to perform
 2250  delivery and preparation obligations and warranty defect
 2251  adjustments on that line-make.
 2252         Section 67. Section 322.025, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2253  to read:
 2254         322.025 Driver improvement.—The department may implement
 2255  programs to improve the driving ability of the drivers of this
 2256  state. Such programs may include, but shall not be limited to,
 2257  safety awareness campaigns, driver training, and licensing
 2258  improvement. Motorcycle driver improvement programs implemented
 2259  pursuant to this section or s. 322.0255 may be funded by the
 2260  motorcycle safety education fee collected pursuant to s.
 2261  320.08(1)(c), which shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
 2262  Operating Trust Fund.
 2263         Section 68. Subsection (1) of section 322.0255, Florida
 2264  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2265         322.0255 Florida Motorcycle Safety Education Program.—
 2266         (1) The department shall establish a Florida Motorcycle
 2267  Safety Education Program. The program shall be funded as
 2268  provided by ss. 320.08 and 322.025.
 2269         Section 69. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
 2270  339.139, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2271         339.139 Transportation debt assessment.—
 2272         (2) The department shall provide a debt and debt-like
 2273  contractual obligations load report to the Executive Office of
 2274  the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
 2275  House of Representatives, and the legislative appropriations
 2276  committees in conjunction with the tentative work program
 2277  required under s. 339.135. The debt and debt-like contractual
 2278  obligations load report must include the following data on
 2279  current and planned department commitments that are payable from
 2280  the State Transportation Trust Fund:
 2281         (b) Funding for seaports which has been pledged to the
 2282  payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the Florida
 2283  Ports Financing Commission pursuant to s. 320.20.
 2284         Section 70. Section 553.382, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2285  to read:
 2286         553.382 Placement of certain housing.—Notwithstanding any
 2287  other law or ordinance to the contrary, in order to expand the
 2288  availability of affordable housing in this state, any
 2289  residential manufactured building that is certified under this
 2290  chapter by the department may be placed on a mobile home lot in
 2291  a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or mobile home
 2292  condominium, cooperative, or subdivision. Any such housing unit
 2293  placed on a mobile home lot is a mobile home for purposes of
 2294  chapter 723 and, therefore, all rights, obligations, and duties
 2295  under chapter 723 apply, including the specifics of the
 2296  prospectus. However, a housing unit subject to this section may
 2297  not be placed on a mobile home lot without the prior written
 2298  approval of the park owner. Each housing unit subject to this
 2299  section shall be taxed as a mobile home under s. 320.08(11) and
 2300  is subject to payments to the Florida Mobile Home Relocation
 2301  Fund under s. 723.06116.
 2302         Section 71. Subsection (4) of section 765.5155, Florida
 2303  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2304         765.5155 Donor registry; education program.—
 2305         (4) Costs for the donor registry and education program
 2306  shall be paid by the agency from the funds deposited into the
 2307  Health Care Trust Fund pursuant to s. 322.08 ss. 320.08047 and
 2308  322.08, which are designated for maintaining the donor registry
 2309  and education program. In addition, the contractor may receive
 2310  and use voluntary contributions to help support the registry and
 2311  provide education.
 2312         Section 72. Section 322.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2313  read:
 2314         322.21 Driver licenses; department duties License fees;
 2315  procedure for handling and collecting fees.—
 2316         (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for:
 2317         (a) An original or renewal commercial driver license is
 2318  $75, which shall include the fee for driver education provided
 2319  by s. 1003.48. However, if an applicant has completed training
 2320  and is applying for employment or is currently employed in a
 2321  public or nonpublic school system that requires the commercial
 2322  license, the fee is the same as for a Class E driver license. A
 2323  delinquent fee of $15 shall be added for a renewal within 12
 2324  months after the license expiration date.
 2325         (b) An original Class E driver license is $48, which
 2326  includes the fee for driver education provided by s. 1003.48.
 2327  However, if an applicant has completed training and is applying
 2328  for employment or is currently employed in a public or nonpublic
 2329  school system that requires a commercial driver license, the fee
 2330  is the same as for a Class E license.
 2331         (c) The renewal or extension of a Class E driver license or
 2332  of a license restricted to motorcycle use only is $48, except
 2333  that a delinquent fee of $15 shall be added for a renewal or
 2334  extension made within 12 months after the license expiration
 2335  date. The fee provided in this paragraph includes the fee for
 2336  driver education provided by s. 1003.48.
 2337         (d) An original driver license restricted to motorcycle use
 2338  only is $48, which includes the fee for driver education
 2339  provided by s. 1003.48.
 2340         (e) A replacement driver license issued pursuant to s.
 2341  322.17 is $25. Of this amount $7 shall be deposited into the
 2342  Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $18 shall be deposited
 2343  into the General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or upon
 2344  completion of the transition of driver license issuance
 2345  services, if the replacement driver license is issued by the tax
 2346  collector, the tax collector shall retain the $7 that would
 2347  otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
 2348  Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into the
 2349  General Revenue Fund.
 2350         (f) An original, renewal, or replacement identification
 2351  card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $25.
 2352         1. An applicant who meets any of the following criteria is
 2353  exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an original,
 2354  renewal, or replacement identification card:
 2355         a. The applicant presents a valid Florida voter’s
 2356  registration card to the department and attests that he or she
 2357  is experiencing a financial hardship.
 2358         b. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the
 2359  department that he or she is homeless as defined in s.
 2360  414.0252(7).
 2361         c. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the
 2362  department that his or her annual income is at or below 100
 2363  percent of the federal poverty level.
 2364         d. The applicant is a juvenile offender who is in the
 2365  custody or under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile
 2366  Justice, who is receiving services pursuant to s. 985.461, and
 2367  whose identification card is issued by the department’s mobile
 2368  issuing units.
 2369         2. Pursuant to s. 322.051(10), an applicant who is 80 years
 2370  of age or older and whose driving privilege is denied due to
 2371  failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s.
 2372  322.18(5) is exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an
 2373  original identification card.
 2374         3. Funds collected from fees for original, renewal, or
 2375  replacement identification cards shall be distributed as
 2376  follows:
 2377         a. For an original identification card issued pursuant to
 2378  s. 322.051, the fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue
 2379  Fund.
 2380         b. For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to s.
 2381  322.051, $6 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
 2382  Trust Fund, and $19 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
 2383  Fund.
 2384         c. For a replacement identification card issued pursuant to
 2385  s. 322.051, $9 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety
 2386  Operating Trust Fund, and $16 shall be deposited into the
 2387  General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or upon completion
 2388  of the transition of the driver license issuance services, if
 2389  the replacement identification card is issued by the tax
 2390  collector, the tax collector shall retain the $9 that would
 2391  otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
 2392  Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into the
 2393  General Revenue Fund.
 2394         (g) Each endorsement required by s. 322.57 is $7.
 2395         (h) A hazardous-materials endorsement, as required by s.
 2396  322.57(1)(e), shall be set by the department by rule and must
 2397  reflect the cost of the required criminal history check,
 2398  including the cost of the state and federal fingerprint check,
 2399  and the cost to the department of providing and issuing the
 2400  license. The fee shall not exceed $100. This fee shall be
 2401  deposited in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The
 2402  department may adopt rules to administer this section.
 2403         (1)(2) It is the duty of the director of the Division of
 2404  Motorist Services to set up a division in the department with
 2405  the necessary personnel to perform the necessary clerical and
 2406  routine work for the department in issuing and recording
 2407  applications, licenses, and certificates of eligibility,
 2408  including the receiving and accounting of all license funds and
 2409  their payment into the State Treasury, and other incidental
 2410  clerical work connected with the administration of this chapter.
 2411  The department may use such electronic, mechanical, or other
 2412  devices as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
 2413         (2)(3) The department shall prepare sufficient forms for
 2414  certificates of eligibility, applications, notices, and license
 2415  materials to supply all applicants for driver licenses and all
 2416  renewal licenses.
 2417         (3)(4) If the department determines from its records or is
 2418  otherwise satisfied that the holder of a license about to expire
 2419  is entitled to have it renewed, the department shall mail a
 2420  renewal notice to the licensee at his or her last known address,
 2421  within 30 days before the licensee’s birthday. The licensee
 2422  shall be issued a renewal license, after reexamination, if
 2423  required, during the 30 days immediately preceding his or her
 2424  birthday upon presenting a renewal notice and, his or her
 2425  current license, and the fee for renewal to the department at
 2426  any driver license examining office.
 2427         (5) The department shall collect and transmit all fees
 2428  received by it under this section to the Chief Financial Officer
 2429  to be deposited into the General Revenue Fund, and sufficient
 2430  funds for the necessary expenses of the department shall be
 2431  included in the appropriations act. The fees shall be used for
 2432  the maintenance and operation of the department.
 2433         (6) Any member of the Armed Forces or his or her spouse,
 2434  daughter, son, stepdaughter, or stepson, who holds a Florida
 2435  driver license and who presents an affidavit showing that he or
 2436  she was out of the state due to service in the Armed Forces of
 2437  the United States at the time of license expiration is exempt
 2438  from paying the delinquent fee if the application for renewal is
 2439  made within 15 months after the expiration of his or her license
 2440  and within 90 days after the date of discharge or transfer to a
 2441  military or naval establishment in this state as shown in the
 2442  affidavit. However, such a person is not exempt from any
 2443  reexamination requirement.
 2444         (7) Any veteran honorably discharged from the Armed Forces
 2445  who has been issued a valid identification card by the
 2446  Department of Veterans’ Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17,
 2447  has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans
 2448  Affairs or its predecessor to have a 100-percent total and
 2449  permanent service-connected disability rating for compensation,
 2450  or has been determined to have a service-connected total and
 2451  permanent disability rating of 100 percent, is in receipt of
 2452  disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States
 2453  Armed Services, and who is qualified to obtain a driver license
 2454  under this chapter is exempt from all fees required by this
 2455  section.
 2456         (8) A person who applies for reinstatement following the
 2457  suspension or revocation of the person’s driver license must pay
 2458  a service fee of $45 following a suspension, and $75 following a
 2459  revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a license. A
 2460  person who applies for reinstatement of a commercial driver
 2461  license following the disqualification of the person’s privilege
 2462  to operate a commercial motor vehicle shall pay a service fee of
 2463  $75, which is in addition to the fee for a license. The
 2464  department shall collect all of these fees at the time of
 2465  reinstatement. The department shall issue proper receipts for
 2466  such fees and shall promptly transmit all funds received by it
 2467  as follows:
 2468         (a) Of the $45 fee received from a licensee for
 2469  reinstatement following a suspension:
 2470         1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the
 2471  department shall deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $30
 2472  in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 2473         2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector,
 2474  $15, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s.
 2475  215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $15 shall be
 2476  deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $15
 2477  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
 2478         (b) Of the $75 fee received from a licensee for
 2479  reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification:
 2480         1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the
 2481  department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $40
 2482  in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 2483         2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector,
 2484  $20, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s.
 2485  215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $20 shall be
 2486  deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $35
 2487  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
 2488  
 2489  If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a
 2490  violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful
 2491  breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 must be
 2492  charged. However, only one $130 fee may be collected from one
 2493  person convicted of violations arising out of the same incident.
 2494  The department shall collect the $130 fee and deposit the fee
 2495  into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of
 2496  reinstatement of the person’s driver license, but the fee may
 2497  not be collected if the suspension or revocation is overturned.
 2498  If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a
 2499  conviction for a violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s.
 2500  817.505, an additional fee of $180 is imposed for each offense.
 2501  The department shall collect and deposit the additional fee into
 2502  the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of
 2503  reinstatement of the person’s driver license.
 2504         (9) An applicant:
 2505         (a) Requesting a review authorized in s. 322.222, s.
 2506  322.2615, s. 322.2616, s. 322.27, or s. 322.64 must pay a filing
 2507  fee of $25 to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
 2508  Trust Fund.
 2509         (b) Petitioning the department for a hearing authorized in
 2510  s. 322.271 must pay a filing fee of $12 to be deposited into the
 2511  Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 2512         Section 73. Subsections (1), (3), (8), (9), and (10) of
 2513  section 322.051, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2514         322.051 Identification cards.—
 2515         (1) Any person who is 5 years of age or older, or any
 2516  person who has a disability, regardless of age, who applies for
 2517  a disabled parking permit under s. 320.0848, may be issued an
 2518  identification card by the department upon completion of an
 2519  application and payment of an application fee.
 2520         (a) The application must include the following information
 2521  regarding the applicant:
 2522         1. Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender,
 2523  proof of social security card number satisfactory to the
 2524  department, which may include a military identification card,
 2525  county of residence, mailing address, proof of residential
 2526  address satisfactory to the department, country of birth, and a
 2527  brief description.
 2528         2. Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department.
 2529         3. Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such
 2530  proof must include one of the following documents issued to the
 2531  applicant:
 2532         a. A driver license record or identification card record
 2533  from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit
 2534  a document for identification which is substantially similar to
 2535  a document required under sub-subparagraph b., sub-subparagraph
 2536  c., sub-subparagraph d., sub-subparagraph e., sub-subparagraph
 2537  f., sub-subparagraph g., or sub-subparagraph h.;
 2538         b. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate;
 2539         c. A valid, unexpired United States passport;
 2540         d. A naturalization certificate issued by the United States
 2541  Department of Homeland Security;
 2542         e. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card
 2543  (green card);
 2544         f. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the United
 2545  States Department of State;
 2546         g. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by the
 2547  United States Department of Homeland Security; or
 2548         h. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the
 2549  United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original
 2550  identification card. In order to prove nonimmigrant
 2551  classification, an applicant must provide at least one of the
 2552  following documents. In addition, the department may require
 2553  applicants to produce United States Department of Homeland
 2554  Security documents for the sole purpose of establishing the
 2555  maintenance of, or efforts to maintain, continuous lawful
 2556  presence:
 2557         (I) A notice of hearing from an immigration court
 2558  scheduling a hearing on any proceeding.
 2559         (II) A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals
 2560  acknowledging pendency of an appeal.
 2561         (III) A notice of the approval of an application for
 2562  adjustment of status issued by the United States Citizenship and
 2563  Immigration Services.
 2564         (IV) An official documentation confirming the filing of a
 2565  petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued
 2566  by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
 2567         (V) A notice of action transferring any pending matter from
 2568  another jurisdiction to Florida, issued by the United States
 2569  Citizenship and Immigration Services.
 2570         (VI) An order of an immigration judge or immigration
 2571  officer granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and
 2572  work in the United States, including, but not limited to,
 2573  asylum.
 2574         (VII) Evidence that an application is pending for
 2575  adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
 2576  permanent residence in the United States or conditional
 2577  permanent resident status in the United States, if a visa number
 2578  is available having a current priority date for processing by
 2579  the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
 2580         (VIII) On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign
 2581  passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed,
 2582  accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent
 2583  admittance into the United States.
 2584  
 2585  An identification card issued based on documents required in
 2586  sub-subparagraph g. or sub-subparagraph h. is valid for a period
 2587  not to exceed the expiration date of the document presented or 1
 2588  year, whichever occurs first.
 2589         (b) An application for an identification card must be
 2590  signed and verified by the applicant in a format designated by
 2591  the department before a person authorized to administer oaths
 2592  and payment of the applicable fee pursuant to s. 322.21.
 2593         (c) Each such applicant may include fingerprints and any
 2594  other unique biometric means of identity.
 2595         (3) If an identification card issued under this section is
 2596  lost, destroyed, or mutilated or a new name is acquired, the
 2597  person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate upon
 2598  furnishing satisfactory proof of such fact to the department and
 2599  upon payment of a fee as provided in s. 322.21. The fee must
 2600  include payment for the color photograph or digital image of the
 2601  applicant. Any person who loses an identification card and who,
 2602  after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original card shall
 2603  immediately surrender the original card to the department. The
 2604  same documentary evidence shall be furnished for a duplicate as
 2605  for an original identification card.
 2606         (8)(a) The department shall, upon receipt of the required
 2607  fee, issue to each qualified applicant for an identification
 2608  card a color photographic or digital image identification card
 2609  bearing a fullface photograph or digital image of the
 2610  identification cardholder. Notwithstanding chapter 761 or s.
 2611  761.05, the requirement for a fullface photograph or digital
 2612  image of the identification cardholder may not be waived. A
 2613  space shall be provided upon which the identification cardholder
 2614  shall affix his or her usual signature, as required in s.
 2615  322.14, in the presence of an authorized agent of the department
 2616  so as to ensure that such signature becomes a part of the
 2617  identification card. Beginning November 1, 2023, each
 2618  distinguishing number assigned to an original, renewal, or
 2619  replacement identification card must have a minimum of four
 2620  randomly generated digits.
 2621         (b)1. The word “Veteran” must be exhibited on the
 2622  identification card of a veteran upon the presentation of a copy
 2623  of the person’s:
 2624         a. DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of
 2625  Defense;
 2626         b. Veteran health identification card, issued by the United
 2627  States Department of Veterans Affairs;
 2628         c. Veteran identification card, issued by the United States
 2629  Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans
 2630  Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-31; or
 2631         d. Other acceptable form specified by the Department of
 2632  Veterans’ Affairs.
 2633         2. Until a veteran’s identification card is next renewed,
 2634  the veteran may have the word “Veteran” added to his or her
 2635  identification card upon surrender of his or her current
 2636  identification card and presentation of any of the forms of
 2637  identification specified in subparagraph 1. If the applicant is
 2638  not conducting any other transaction affecting the
 2639  identification card, a replacement identification card must be
 2640  issued with the word “Veteran” without payment of the fee
 2641  required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c.
 2642         (c) The international symbol for the deaf and hard of
 2643  hearing shall be exhibited on the identification card of a
 2644  person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon the payment of a an
 2645  additional $1 fee for the identification card and the
 2646  presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard
 2647  of hearing as determined by the department. Until a person’s
 2648  identification card is next renewed, the person may have the
 2649  symbol added to his or her identification card upon surrender of
 2650  his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee to
 2651  be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and
 2652  presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard
 2653  of hearing as determined by the department. If the applicant is
 2654  not conducting any other transaction affecting the
 2655  identification card, a replacement identification card may be
 2656  issued with the symbol without payment of the fee required in s.
 2657  322.21(1)(f)3.c. For purposes of this paragraph, the
 2658  international symbol for the deaf and hard of hearing is
 2659  substantially as follows:
 2660  
 2661  
 2662  
 2663         (d) The department shall include symbols representing the
 2664  following on an identification card upon the payment of a an
 2665  additional $1 fee by an applicant who meets the requirements of
 2666  subsection (1) and presents his or her:
 2667         1. Lifetime freshwater fishing license;
 2668         2. Lifetime saltwater fishing license;
 2669         3. Lifetime hunting license;
 2670         4. Lifetime sportsman’s license; or
 2671         5. Lifetime boater safety identification card.
 2672  
 2673  A person may replace his or her identification card before its
 2674  expiration date with a card that includes his or her status as a
 2675  lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon surrender of
 2676  his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee to
 2677  be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and
 2678  presentation of the person’s lifetime license or card. If the
 2679  sole purpose of the replacement identification card is the
 2680  inclusion of the applicant’s status as a lifetime licensee or
 2681  cardholder, the replacement identification card must be issued
 2682  without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c.
 2683         (e)1. Upon request by a person who has a developmental
 2684  disability, or by a parent or guardian of a child or ward who
 2685  has a developmental disability, the department shall issue an
 2686  identification card exhibiting a capital “D” for the person,
 2687  child, or ward if the person or the parent or guardian of the
 2688  child or ward submits:
 2689         a. Payment of a an additional $1 fee; and
 2690         b. Proof acceptable to the department of a diagnosis by a
 2691  licensed physician of a developmental disability as defined in
 2692  s. 393.063.
 2693         2. The department shall deposit the additional $1 fee into
 2694  the Agency for Persons with Disabilities Operations and
 2695  Maintenance Trust Fund under s. 20.1971(2).
 2696         3. A replacement identification card that includes the
 2697  designation may be issued without payment of the fee required
 2698  under s. 322.21(1)(f).
 2699         4. The department shall develop rules to facilitate the
 2700  issuance, requirements, and oversight of developmental
 2701  disability identification cards under this section.
 2702         (9)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section
 2703  or s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue or
 2704  renew a card at no charge to:
 2705         1. A person who presents a valid Florida voter’s
 2706  registration card to the department and attests that he or she
 2707  is experiencing a financial hardship. The department may not
 2708  require such person to present evidence of a financial hardship.
 2709         2. A person who presents evidence satisfactory to the
 2710  department that he or she is homeless as defined in s.
 2711  414.0252(7).
 2712         3. A juvenile offender who is in the custody or under the
 2713  supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice and receiving
 2714  services pursuant to s. 985.461.
 2715         4. An inmate receiving a card issued pursuant to s.
 2716  944.605(7), or, if necessary, to an inmate receiving a
 2717  replacement card if the department determines that he or she has
 2718  a valid state identification card. If the replacement state
 2719  identification card is scheduled to expire within 6 months, the
 2720  department may also issue a temporary permit valid for at least
 2721  6 months after the release date.
 2722         (b) The department’s mobile issuing units shall process the
 2723  identification cards for juvenile offenders and inmates at no
 2724  charge, as provided by s. 944.605(7)(a) and (b).
 2725         (10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or
 2726  s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue an
 2727  identification card at no charge to a person who is 80 years of
 2728  age or older and whose driving privilege is denied due to
 2729  failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s.
 2730  322.18(5).
 2731         Section 74. Paragraphs (c) through (f) of subsection (1) of
 2732  section 322.14, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2733         322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
 2734         (1)
 2735         (c) The international symbol for the deaf and hard of
 2736  hearing provided in s. 322.051(8)(c) shall be exhibited on the
 2737  driver license of a person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon
 2738  the payment of a an additional $1 fee for the license and the
 2739  presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard
 2740  of hearing as determined by the department. Until a person’s
 2741  license is next renewed, the person may have the symbol added to
 2742  his or her license upon the surrender of his or her current
 2743  license, payment of a $2 fee to be deposited into the Highway
 2744  Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of sufficient
 2745  proof that the person is deaf or hard of hearing as determined
 2746  by the department. If the applicant is not conducting any other
 2747  transaction affecting the driver license, a replacement license
 2748  may be issued with the symbol without payment of the fee
 2749  required in s. 322.21(1)(e).
 2750         (d)1. The word “Veteran” must be exhibited on the driver
 2751  license of a veteran upon the presentation of a copy of the
 2752  person’s:
 2753         a. DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of
 2754  Defense;
 2755         b. Veteran health identification card, issued by the United
 2756  States Department of Veterans Affairs;
 2757         c. Veteran identification card, issued by the United States
 2758  Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans
 2759  Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-31; or
 2760         d. Other acceptable form specified by the Department of
 2761  Veterans’ Affairs.
 2762         2. Until a veteran’s license is next renewed, the veteran
 2763  may have the word “Veteran” added to his or her license upon
 2764  surrender of his or her current license and presentation of any
 2765  of the forms of identification specified in subparagraph 1. If
 2766  the applicant is not conducting any other transaction affecting
 2767  the driver license, a replacement license must be issued with
 2768  the word “Veteran” without payment of the fee required in s.
 2769  322.21(1)(e).
 2770         (e) The department shall include symbols representing the
 2771  following on a driver license upon the payment of an additional
 2772  $1 fee by an applicant who meets the requirements of s. 322.08
 2773  and presents his or her:
 2774         1. Lifetime freshwater fishing license;
 2775         2. Lifetime saltwater fishing license;
 2776         3. Lifetime hunting license;
 2777         4. Lifetime sportsman’s license; or
 2778         5. Lifetime boater safety identification card.
 2779  
 2780  A person may replace his or her driver license before its
 2781  expiration date with a license that includes his or her status
 2782  as a lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon
 2783  surrender of his or her current driver license, payment of a $2
 2784  fee to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
 2785  Fund, and presentation of the person’s lifetime license or
 2786  identification card. If the sole purpose of the replacement
 2787  driver license is the inclusion of the applicant’s status as a
 2788  lifetime licensee or cardholder, the replacement driver license
 2789  must be issued without payment of the fee required in s.
 2790  322.21(1)(e).
 2791         (f)1. Upon request by a person who has a developmental
 2792  disability, or by a parent or legal guardian of a child or ward
 2793  who has a developmental disability, the capital letter “D” shall
 2794  be exhibited on the driver license of a person who has a
 2795  developmental disability, as defined in s. 393.063, if the
 2796  person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, presents
 2797  sufficient proof that the person has been diagnosed with a
 2798  developmental disability by a physician licensed under chapter
 2799  458 or chapter 459 as determined by the department.
 2800         2. Until a person’s driver license is next renewed, the
 2801  person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, may have the
 2802  capital letter “D” added to or removed from his or her license
 2803  upon the surrender of his or her current license and
 2804  presentation of sufficient proof that the person has been
 2805  diagnosed with a developmental disability by a physician
 2806  licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 as determined by the
 2807  department. If the applicant is not conducting any other
 2808  transaction affecting the driver license, a replacement license
 2809  may be issued with the capital letter “D” added or removed
 2810  without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(e).
 2811         Section 75. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsections
 2812  (2) and (4) of section 322.17, Florida Statutes, are amended to
 2813  read:
 2814         322.17 Replacement licenses and permits.—
 2815         (1)(a) In the event that an instruction permit or driver
 2816  license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or
 2817  destroyed, the person to whom the same was issued may, upon
 2818  payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to s. 322.21, obtain a
 2819  replacement upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department
 2820  that such permit or license has been lost or destroyed, and
 2821  further furnishing the full name, date of birth, sex, residence
 2822  and mailing address, proof of birth satisfactory to the
 2823  department, and proof of identity satisfactory to the
 2824  department.
 2825         (2) Upon the surrender of the original license and the
 2826  payment of the appropriate fees pursuant to s. 322.21, the
 2827  department shall issue a replacement license to make a change in
 2828  name, address, or restrictions.
 2829         (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or
 2830  s. 322.21, the department shall, if necessary, issue or renew a
 2831  replacement driver license at no charge to an inmate if the
 2832  department determines that he or she has a valid driver license.
 2833  If the replacement driver license is scheduled to expire within
 2834  6 months, the department may also issue a temporary permit valid
 2835  for at least 6 months after the release date.
 2836         Section 76. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and paragraph
 2837  (a) of subsection (8) of section 322.18, Florida Statutes, are
 2838  amended to read:
 2839         322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals;
 2840  expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.—
 2841         (4)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all
 2842  licenses shall be renewable every 8 years and shall be issued or
 2843  renewed upon application, payment of the fees required by s.
 2844  322.21, and successful passage of any required examination,
 2845  unless the department has reason to believe that the licensee is
 2846  no longer qualified to receive a license.
 2847         (8) The department shall issue 8-year renewals using a
 2848  convenience service without reexamination to drivers who have
 2849  not attained 80 years of age. The department shall issue 6-year
 2850  renewals using a convenience service when the applicant has
 2851  satisfied the requirements of subsection (5).
 2852         (a) If the department determines from its records that the
 2853  holder of a license about to expire is eligible for renewal, the
 2854  department shall mail a renewal notice to the licensee at his or
 2855  her last known address, not less than 30 days before prior to
 2856  the licensee’s birthday. The renewal notice shall direct the
 2857  licensee to appear at a driver license office for in-person
 2858  renewal or to transmit the completed renewal notice and the fees
 2859  required by s. 322.21 to the department using a convenience
 2860  service.
 2861         Section 77. Subsection (4) of section 322.251, Florida
 2862  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2863         322.251 Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or
 2864  disqualification of license.—
 2865         (4) A person whose privilege to operate a commercial motor
 2866  vehicle is temporarily disqualified may, upon surrendering his
 2867  or her commercial driver license, be issued a Class E driver
 2868  license, valid for the length of his or her unexpired commercial
 2869  driver license, at no cost. Such person may, upon the completion
 2870  of his or her disqualification, be issued a commercial driver
 2871  license, of the type disqualified, for the remainder of his or
 2872  her unexpired license period. Any such person shall pay the
 2873  reinstatement fee provided in s. 322.21 before being issued a
 2874  commercial driver license.
 2875         Section 78. Subsection (2) of section 322.29, Florida
 2876  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2877         322.29 Surrender and return of license.—
 2878         (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an examination is not
 2879  required for the return of a license suspended under s. 318.15
 2880  or s. 322.245 unless an examination is otherwise required by
 2881  this chapter. A person applying for the return of a license
 2882  suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245 must present to the
 2883  department certification from the court that he or she has
 2884  complied with all obligations and penalties imposed pursuant to
 2885  s. 318.15 or, in the case of a suspension pursuant to s.
 2886  322.245, that he or she has complied with all directives of the
 2887  court and the requirements of s. 322.245 and shall pay to the
 2888  department a nonrefundable service fee of $60, of which $37.50
 2889  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and $22.50
 2890  shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 2891  If reinstated by the clerk of the court or tax collector, $37.50
 2892  shall be retained and $22.50 shall be remitted to the Department
 2893  of Revenue for deposit into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
 2894  Fund. However, the service fee is not required if the person is
 2895  required to pay a $45 fee or $75 fee under s. 322.21(8).
 2896         Section 79. Subsection (4) of section 1003.48, Florida
 2897  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2898         1003.48 Instruction in operation of motor vehicles.—
 2899         (4) For the purpose of financing the driver education
 2900  program in the secondary schools, there shall be levied an
 2901  additional 50 cents per year to the driver license fee required
 2902  by s. 322.21. The additional fee shall be promptly remitted to
 2903  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which shall
 2904  transmit the fee to the Chief Financial Officer to be deposited
 2905  in the General Revenue Fund.
 2906         Section 80. Section 601.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2907  read:
 2908         601.15 Advertising campaign; methods of conducting;
 2909  assessments; emergency reserve fund; citrus research.—
 2910         (1) The department shall administer this section and,
 2911  prescribe suitable and reasonable rules for the enforcement of
 2912  this section, and administer the assessments levied and imposed
 2913  under this section. All funds collected under this section and
 2914  the interest accrued on such funds are consideration for a
 2915  social contract between the state and the citrus growers of the
 2916  state whereby the state must hold such funds in trust and
 2917  inviolate and use them only for the purposes prescribed in this
 2918  chapter. The department may cause its duly authorized agent or
 2919  representative to enter upon the premises of any handler of
 2920  citrus fruits and to examine or cause to be examined any books,
 2921  papers, records, or memoranda bearing on the amount of
 2922  assessments payable and to secure other information directly or
 2923  indirectly concerned in the enforcement of this section. Any
 2924  person who is required to pay the assessments levied and imposed
 2925  and who by any practice or evasion makes it difficult to enforce
 2926  this section by inspection, or any person who, after demand by
 2927  the department or any agent or representative designated by it
 2928  for that purpose, refuses to allow full inspection of the
 2929  premises or any part thereof or any books, records, documents,
 2930  or other instruments in any manner relating to the liability of
 2931  the person or entity liable for the assessment imposed or
 2932  hinders, delays, or prevents such inspection, commits a
 2933  misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
 2934  775.082 or s. 775.083.
 2935         (2) The department shall plan and conduct campaigns for
 2936  commodity advertising, publicity, and sales promotion, and may
 2937  conduct campaigns to encourage noncommodity advertising, to
 2938  increase the consumption of citrus fruits and may contract for
 2939  any such advertising, publicity, and sales promotion service. To
 2940  accomplish such purpose, the department shall:
 2941         (a) Disseminate information relating to:
 2942         1. Citrus fruits and the importance thereof in preserving
 2943  the public health, the economy thereof in the diet of the
 2944  people, and the importance thereof in the nutrition of children.
 2945         2. The manner, method, and means used and employed in the
 2946  production and marketing of citrus fruits and information
 2947  relating to laws of the state regulating and safeguarding such
 2948  production and marketing.
 2949         3. The added cost to the producer and dealer in producing
 2950  and handling citrus fruits to meet the high standards imposed by
 2951  the state that ensure a pure and wholesome product.
 2952         4. The effect upon the public health that would result from
 2953  a breakdown of the state’s citrus industry or any part thereof.
 2954         5. The reasons that producers and dealers should receive a
 2955  reasonable return on their labor and investment.
 2956         6. The problem of furnishing the consumer at all times with
 2957  an abundant supply of fine quality citrus fruits at reasonable
 2958  prices.
 2959         7. Factors of instability peculiar to the citrus fruit
 2960  industry, such as unbalanced production, the effect of the
 2961  weather, the influence of consumer purchasing power, and price
 2962  relative to the cost of other items of food in the normal diet
 2963  of people, all to the end that an intelligent and increasing
 2964  consumer demand may be created.
 2965         8. The possibilities with particular reference to increased
 2966  consumption of citrus fruits.
 2967         9. Such additional information that tends to promote
 2968  increased consumption of citrus fruits and that fosters a better
 2969  understanding and more efficient cooperation among producers,
 2970  dealers, and the consuming public.
 2971         (b) Decide upon some distinctive and suggestive trade name
 2972  and promote its use in all ways to advertise Florida citrus
 2973  fruit.
 2974         (3)(a) There is levied and imposed upon each standard
 2975  packed box of citrus fruit grown and placed into the primary
 2976  channel of trade in this state an assessment at maximum annual
 2977  rates for each citrus season as provided in this paragraph. The
 2978  rates may be set at any lower rate in any year pursuant to
 2979  paragraph (e).
 2980         1. The maximum assessment for grapefruit that enters the
 2981  primary channel of trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 36
 2982  cents per box.
 2983         2. The maximum assessment for grapefruit that enters the
 2984  primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not
 2985  exceed 36 cents per box.
 2986         3. The maximum assessment for oranges that enter the
 2987  primary channel of trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 7
 2988  cents per box.
 2989         4. The maximum assessment for oranges that enter the
 2990  primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not
 2991  exceed 25 cents per box.
 2992         5. The actual assessment levied each year upon tangerines
 2993  and citrus hybrids regulated by the department that enter the
 2994  primary channel of trade for use in processed form may not
 2995  exceed 25 cents per box.
 2996         6. The maximum assessment for tangerines and citrus hybrids
 2997  regulated by the department that enter the primary channel of
 2998  trade for use in fresh form may not exceed 16 cents per box.
 2999         (b) Whenever citrus fruit is purchased, acquired, or
 3000  handled on a weight basis, the following weights are deemed the
 3001  equivalent of one standard-packed box for assessment purposes
 3002  under this section:
 3003         1. Grapefruit, 85 pounds.
 3004         2. Oranges, 90 pounds.
 3005         3. Tangerines, 95 pounds.
 3006         4. Citrus hybrids, 90 pounds.
 3007         (c) The assessments imposed by this section do not apply to
 3008  citrus fruit used for noncommercial domestic consumption on the
 3009  premises where produced.
 3010         (d) For purposes of this subsection, a citrus season begins
 3011  on August 1 of a year and ends on July 31 of the following year.
 3012         (e) The commission, upon an affirmative vote of a majority
 3013  of its members and by an order entered by it before November 1
 3014  of any year, may set the assessments up to the maximum rates
 3015  specified in this subsection. The assessment shall apply only to
 3016  the citrus season that began on August 1 of the same calendar
 3017  year. Such assessment may be applied by variety and on the basis
 3018  of whether the fruit enters the primary channel of trade for use
 3019  in fresh or processed form. If the commission cannot agree on a
 3020  box assessment, the assessment for the previous year shall
 3021  remain in effect until the commission approves a new assessment.
 3022         (3)(4) Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate
 3023  record of all citrus fruit handled by her or him. Such record
 3024  shall be in such form and contain such other information as the
 3025  department shall by rule prescribe. Such records shall be
 3026  preserved by such handlers for a period of 1 year and shall be
 3027  offered for inspection at any time upon oral or written demand
 3028  by the department or its duly authorized agents or
 3029  representatives.
 3030         (4)(5) Every handler shall, at such times and in such
 3031  manner as the department may by rule require, file with the
 3032  department a return certified as true and correct, on forms
 3033  furnished by the department, stating, in addition to other
 3034  information, the number of standard-packed boxes of each kind of
 3035  citrus fruit handled by such handler in the primary channel of
 3036  trade during the period of time covered by the return. Full
 3037  payment of all assessments due for the period reported shall
 3038  accompany each handler’s return.
 3039         (6)(a) All assessments levied and imposed pursuant to this
 3040  section are due and payable and shall be paid, or the amount
 3041  thereof guaranteed as provided in this subsection, at the time
 3042  the citrus fruit is first handled in the primary channels of
 3043  trade. All such assessments shall be paid, or the payment
 3044  thereof shall be guaranteed, to the department by the person
 3045  first handling the fruit in the primary channel of trade, except
 3046  that payment of assessments on fruit delivered or sold for
 3047  processing in this state shall be paid, or payment thereof shall
 3048  be guaranteed in accordance with department rules, by the person
 3049  processing such fruit.
 3050         (b) Periodic payment of assessments upon citrus fruit by
 3051  the person liable for such payment is permitted only in
 3052  accordance with department rules, and the payment thereof shall
 3053  be guaranteed by the posting of a good and sufficient letter of
 3054  credit from an issuing financial institution located in the
 3055  United States, a cash bond, an appropriate certificate of
 3056  deposit, or an approved surety bond in an amount and manner as
 3057  prescribed by department rule. Evidence of such guarantee of
 3058  payment of assessments must be made on the grade certificate in
 3059  such manner and form as may be prescribed by department rule.
 3060         (c) All assessments collected by the department shall be
 3061  delivered to the State Treasury for payment into the proper
 3062  advertising fund.
 3063         (7) All assessments levied and collected under this chapter
 3064  shall be paid into the State Treasury on or before the 15th day
 3065  of each month. Such moneys shall be accounted for in A special
 3066  fund to be designated as the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust
 3067  Fund, and all moneys in such fund are appropriated to the
 3068  department for the following purposes:
 3069         (a) Four percent of all income of a revenue nature
 3070  deposited in this fund, including transfers from any subsidiary
 3071  accounts thereof and any interest income, shall be deposited in
 3072  the General Revenue Fund pursuant to chapter 215.
 3073         (5)(a)(b) Moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust
 3074  Fund shall be expended for the activities authorized by s.
 3075  601.13 and for the cost of those general overhead, research and
 3076  development, maintenance, salaries, professional fees,
 3077  enforcement costs, and other such expenses that are not related
 3078  to advertising, merchandising, public relations, trade
 3079  luncheons, publicity, and other associated activities. The cost
 3080  of general overhead, maintenance, salaries, professional fees,
 3081  enforcement costs, and other such expenses that are related to
 3082  advertising, merchandising, public relations, trade luncheons,
 3083  publicity, and associated activities shall be paid from the
 3084  balance of the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund.
 3085         (b)(c) Moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund
 3086  shall also be used by the department for defraying those
 3087  expenses not included in paragraph (a) (b). After payment of
 3088  such expenses, the money levied and collected under subsection
 3089  (3) shall be used exclusively for commodity and noncommodity
 3090  advertising, merchandising, publicity, or sales promotion of
 3091  citrus products in both fresh form and processed form, including
 3092  citrus cattle feed and all other products of citrus fruits,
 3093  produced in the state, in such equitable manner and proration as
 3094  the department may determine, but funds expended for commodity
 3095  advertising thereunder shall be expended through an established
 3096  advertising agency. A proration of moneys between commodity
 3097  programs and noncommodity programs and among types of citrus
 3098  products shall be made on or before November 1 of each shipping
 3099  season and may not thereafter be modified for that shipping
 3100  season unless the department finds such action necessary to
 3101  preserve the economic welfare of the citrus industry.
 3102         (d) The pro rata portion of moneys allocated to each type
 3103  of citrus product in noncommodity programs shall be used by the
 3104  department to encourage substantial increases in the
 3105  effectiveness, frequency, and volume of noncommodity
 3106  advertising, merchandising, publicity, and sales promotion of
 3107  such citrus products through rebates and incentive payments to
 3108  handlers and trade customers for these activities. The
 3109  department shall adopt rules providing for the use of such
 3110  moneys. The rules shall establish alternate incentive programs,
 3111  including at least one incentive program for product sold under
 3112  advertised brands, one incentive program for product sold under
 3113  private label brands, and one incentive program for product sold
 3114  in bulk. For each incentive program, the rules must establish
 3115  eligibility and performance requirements and must provide
 3116  appropriate limitations on amounts payable to a handler or trade
 3117  customer for a particular season. Such limitations may relate to
 3118  the amount of citrus assessments levied and collected on the
 3119  citrus product handled by such handler or trade customer during
 3120  a 12-month representative period.
 3121         (6)(8)(a) On certification by any employee of the
 3122  department that her or his actual and necessary expenses on any
 3123  particular day while traveling outside the state exceeded the
 3124  per diem provided by law, such employee shall show such excess
 3125  on her or his regular expense voucher and support the same by
 3126  the proof required pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
 3127         (b) The department is authorized to spend such amount as it
 3128  deems advisable for guests involved in promotional activities in
 3129  the sale of Florida citrus fruits and products.
 3130         (c) All obligations, expenses, and costs incurred under
 3131  this section shall be paid out of the Citrus Advertising Fund
 3132  upon warrant of the Chief Financial Officer when vouchers
 3133  thereof, approved by the department, are exhibited.
 3134         (7)(9)(a) Any handler who fails to file a return or to pay
 3135  any assessment within the time required shall thereby forfeit to
 3136  the department a penalty of 5 percent of the amount of
 3137  assessment determined to be due, but the department, if
 3138  satisfied that the delay was excusable, may remit all or any
 3139  part of such penalty. Such penalty shall be paid to the
 3140  department and disposed of as provided with respect to moneys
 3141  derived from the assessments levied and imposed by subsection
 3142  (3).
 3143         (b) The department may collect any assessments levied and
 3144  assessed by this chapter in any or all of the following methods:
 3145         1. By the voluntary payment by the person liable therefor.
 3146         2. By a suit at law.
 3147         3. By a suit in equity to enjoin and restrain any handler,
 3148  citrus fruit dealer, or other person owing such assessments from
 3149  operating her or his business or engaging in business as a
 3150  citrus fruit dealer until the delinquent assessments are paid.
 3151  Such action may include an accounting to determine the amount of
 3152  assessments plus delinquencies due. In any such proceeding, it
 3153  is not necessary to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at
 3154  law does not exist.
 3155         (8)(10) The powers and duties of the department include the
 3156  following:
 3157         (a) To adopt and periodically alter, rescind, modify, and
 3158  amend all proper and necessary rules and orders for the exercise
 3159  of its powers and the performance of its duties under this
 3160  chapter.
 3161         (b) To employ and at its pleasure discharge an advertising
 3162  manager, agents, advertising agencies, and such clerical and
 3163  other help as it deems necessary and to outline their powers and
 3164  duties and fix their compensation.
 3165         (c) To make in the name of the department such advertising
 3166  contracts and other agreements as may be necessary.
 3167         (d) To keep books, records, and accounts of all of its
 3168  activities, which books, records, and accounts shall be open to
 3169  inspection, audit, and examination by the Auditor General and
 3170  the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
 3171  Accountability.
 3172         (e) To purchase or authorize the purchase of all office
 3173  equipment and supplies and to incur all other reasonable and
 3174  necessary expenses and obligations in connection with and
 3175  required for the proper administration of this chapter.
 3176         (f) To conduct, and pay out of the Florida Citrus
 3177  Advertising Trust Fund, premium and prize promotions designed to
 3178  increase the use of citrus in any form.
 3179         (g) To advertise citrus cattle feed and promote its use.
 3180         (h) To conduct marketing activities in foreign countries
 3181  and other programs designed to develop and protect domestic and
 3182  international markets.
 3183         Section 81. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
 3184  601.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 3185         601.041 The Friends of Florida Citrus Program; advisory
 3186  council.—
 3187         (1) The Friends of Florida Citrus Program is established
 3188  within the department to provide support and assistance for
 3189  existing and future programs within the department.
 3190         (b) The department may receive donations from private
 3191  corporations to support the program. The department shall
 3192  deposit donations to the program into the Florida Citrus
 3193  Advertising Trust Fund, as established in s. 601.15(7), and such
 3194  donations shall be exempt from s. 601.15(7)(a).
 3195         Section 82. Subsection (5) of section 601.13, Florida
 3196  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3197         601.13 Citrus research; administration by Department of
 3198  Citrus; appropriation.—
 3199         (5) There is appropriated and made available for defraying
 3200  the expenses of the administration of this section from the
 3201  moneys in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund derived from
 3202  advertising assessments levied on citrus fruit such amounts as
 3203  the department may deem necessary within the percentage
 3204  limitations imposed by s. 601.15.
 3205         Section 83. Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section
 3206  601.152, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 3207         601.152 Special marketing orders.—
 3208         (9)(a) All moneys collected by the department under this
 3209  section shall be set aside in the Florida Citrus Advertising
 3210  Trust Fund as a special fund to be known as the “Citrus Special
 3211  Marketing Order Fund.” All moneys in such fund, after deducting
 3212  the service charge provided in s. 601.15(7), are appropriated to
 3213  the department for the actual expenses incurred by the
 3214  department for the formulation, issuance, administration, and
 3215  enforcement of any marketing order so implemented and in the
 3216  conduct of the special marketing campaign or market and product
 3217  research and development to be carried out pursuant to any such
 3218  marketing order so implemented. Upon the completion of the
 3219  special marketing campaign or market and product research and
 3220  development provided for pursuant to any marketing order so
 3221  implemented, any and all moneys remaining and not required by
 3222  the department to defray the expenses of such marketing order
 3223  shall be deposited to and made a part of the Florida Citrus
 3224  Advertising Trust Fund created by s. 601.15.
 3225         Section 84. Subsection (11) of section 601.155, Florida
 3226  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3227         601.155 Equalizing assessment; credit; exemption.—
 3228         (11) All assessments levied and collected under this
 3229  section, including penalties, shall be paid into the State
 3230  Treasury to be made a part of the Florida Citrus Advertising
 3231  Trust Fund in the same manner, for the same purposes, and in the
 3232  same proportions as set forth in s. 601.15(7). Any person
 3233  failing to file a return or pay any assessment within the time
 3234  required shall thereby forfeit to the department a penalty of 5
 3235  percent of the amount of assessment then due, but the
 3236  department, on good cause shown, may waive all or any part of
 3237  such penalty.
 3238         Section 85. Section 97.05831, Florida Statutes, is
 3239  repealed.
 3240         Section 86. Section 258.0145, Florida Statutes, is
 3241  repealed.
 3242         Section 87. Section 379.2213, Florida Statutes, is
 3243  repealed.
 3244         Section 88. Section 379.3502, Florida Statutes, is
 3245  repealed.
 3246         Section 89. Section 379.3503, Florida Statutes, is
 3247  repealed.
 3248         Section 90. Section 379.3504, Florida Statutes, is
 3249  repealed.
 3250         Section 91. Section 379.3511, Florida Statutes, is
 3251  repealed.
 3252         Section 92. Section 379.3512, Florida Statutes, is
 3253  repealed.
 3254         Section 93. Section 379.352, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3255         Section 94. Section 379.353, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3256         Section 95. Section 379.354, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3257         Section 96. Section 379.356, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3258         Section 97. Section 379.357, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3259         Section 98. Section 379.3581, Florida Statutes, is
 3260  repealed.
 3261         Section 99. Section 379.359, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3262         Section 100. Section 938.04, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3263         Section 101. Section 938.06, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3264         Section 102. Section 938.15, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3265         Section 103. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and paragraph
 3266  (b) of subsection (5) of section 16.555, Florida Statutes, are
 3267  amended to read:
 3268         16.555 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; rulemaking.—
 3269         (4)
 3270         (b) The proceeds of the court cost imposed by s. 938.06
 3271  shall be deposited in a separate account in the trust fund, and
 3272  within that account the funds shall be designated according to
 3273  the judicial circuit in which they were collected. The funds in
 3274  this account shall be used as provided in paragraph (5)(b).
 3275         (5)
 3276         (b) Funds deposited in the trust fund pursuant to paragraph
 3277  (4)(b) shall be disbursed as provided in this paragraph. A
 3278  county may apply to the department under s. 938.06 for a grant
 3279  from the funds collected in the judicial circuit in which the
 3280  county is located. A grant may be awarded only to counties that
 3281  are served by an official member of the Florida Association of
 3282  Crime Stoppers and may be used only to support Crime Stoppers
 3283  and its crime fighting programs. Only one such official member
 3284  is eligible for support within any county. To aid the department
 3285  in determining eligibility, the secretary of the Florida
 3286  Association of Crime Stoppers shall furnish the department with
 3287  a schedule of authorized crime stoppers programs and shall
 3288  update the schedule as necessary. The department shall award
 3289  grants to eligible counties from available funds and shall
 3290  distribute funds as equitably as possible, based on amounts
 3291  collected within each county, if more than one county is
 3292  eligible within a judicial circuit.
 3293         Section 104. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section
 3294  212.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 3295         212.06 Sales, storage, use tax; collectible from dealers;
 3296  “dealer” defined; dealers to collect from purchasers;
 3297  legislative intent as to scope of tax.—
 3298         (8)
 3299         (b) The presumption that tangible personal property used in
 3300  another state, territory of the United States, or the District
 3301  of Columbia for 6 months or longer before being imported into
 3302  this state was not purchased for use in this state does not
 3303  apply to any boat for which a saltwater fishing license fee is
 3304  required to be paid pursuant to s. 379.354(7), either directly
 3305  or indirectly, for the purpose of taking, attempting to take, or
 3306  possessing any saltwater fish for noncommercial purposes. Use
 3307  tax shall apply and be due on such a boat as provided in this
 3308  paragraph, and proof of payment of such tax must be presented
 3309  prior to the first such licensure of the boat, registration of
 3310  the boat pursuant to chapter 328, and titling of the boat
 3311  pursuant to chapter 328. A boat that is first licensed within 1
 3312  year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on the full
 3313  amount of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed in
 3314  the second year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 90
 3315  percent of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed in
 3316  the third year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 80
 3317  percent of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed in
 3318  the fourth year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 70
 3319  percent of the purchase price; a boat that is first licensed in
 3320  the fifth year after purchase shall be subject to use tax on 60
 3321  percent of the purchase price; and a boat that is first licensed
 3322  in the sixth year after purchase, or later, shall be subject to
 3323  use tax on 50 percent of the purchase price. If the purchaser
 3324  fails to provide the purchase invoice on such boat, the fair
 3325  market value of the boat at the time of importation into this
 3326  state shall be used to compute the tax.
 3327         Section 105. Subsection (1) of section 258.014, Florida
 3328  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3329         258.014 Use of state parks; fees for use; campsite
 3330  reservations.—
 3331         (1) STATE PARK TRUST FUND FEES FOR USE.—
 3332         (a) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall have the
 3333  power to charge reasonable fees, rentals, or charges for the use
 3334  or operation of facilities and concessions in state parks. All
 3335  such fees, rentals, and charges so collected must be deposited
 3336  in the State Treasury to the credit of “State Park Trust Fund,”
 3337  which is hereby created., The continuing balance of the which
 3338  fund is hereby appropriated to be expended by the Division of
 3339  Recreation and Parks for the administration, improvement, and
 3340  maintenance of state parks and for the acquisition and
 3341  development of lands hereafter acquired for state park purposes.
 3342  The appropriation of the fund shall be continuing and may not
 3343  revert to the General Revenue Fund at the end of any fiscal year
 3344  or at any other time but shall, until expended, be continually
 3345  available to the division for the uses and purposes set forth.
 3346         (b) Any moneys received in trust by the division by gift,
 3347  devise, appropriation, or otherwise shall, subject to the terms
 3348  of such trust, be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer in
 3349  a fund to be known as the State Park Trust Fund, and shall be
 3350  subject to withdrawal upon application of the division for
 3351  expenditure or investment in accordance with the terms of the
 3352  trust. Unless prohibited by the terms of the trust by which the
 3353  moneys are derived, all such moneys may be invested as provided
 3354  by law.
 3355         Section 106. Section 258.0142, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3356  to read:
 3357         258.0142 Foster and adoptive family state park events fee
 3358  discounts.—
 3359         (1) To promote awareness of the contributions made by
 3360  foster families and adoptive families to the vitality of the
 3361  state, the Division of Recreation and Parks shall provide the
 3362  following discounts on state park fees to persons who present
 3363  written documentation satisfactory to the division which
 3364  evidences their eligibility for the discounts:
 3365         (a) Families operating a licensed family foster home under
 3366  s. 409.175 shall receive family annual entrance passes at no
 3367  charge and a 50 percent discount on base campsite fees at state
 3368  parks.
 3369         (b) Families who adopt a difficult-to-place child as
 3370  described in s. 409.166(2)(d)2. from the Department of Children
 3371  and Families shall receive a one-time family annual entrance
 3372  pass at no charge at the time of the adoption.
 3373         (2) The division, in consultation with the Department of
 3374  Children and Families, shall identify the types of documentation
 3375  sufficient to establish eligibility for the discounts under this
 3376  section and establish a procedure for obtaining the discounts.
 3377         (3) The division shall continue its partnership with the
 3378  Department of Children and Families to promote fostering and
 3379  adoption of difficult-to-place children with events held each
 3380  year during National Foster Care Month and National Adoption
 3381  Month.
 3382         Section 107. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (11) of
 3383  section 318.18, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 3384         318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a
 3385  noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal
 3386  offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:
 3387         (11)
 3388         (c) In addition to the court cost required under paragraph
 3389  (a), a $2.50 court cost must be paid for each infraction to be
 3390  distributed by the clerk to the county to help pay for criminal
 3391  justice education and training programs pursuant to s. 938.15.
 3392  Funds from the distribution to the county not directed by the
 3393  county to fund these centers or programs shall be retained by
 3394  the clerk and used for funding the court-related services of the
 3395  clerk.
 3396         (d) In addition to the court cost required under paragraph
 3397  (a), a $3 court cost must be paid for each infraction to be
 3398  distributed as provided in s. 938.01 and a $2 court cost as
 3399  provided in s. 938.15 when assessed by a municipality or county.
 3400         Section 108. Subsection (10) of section 318.21, Florida
 3401  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3402         318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts.—All
 3403  civil penalties received by a county court pursuant to the
 3404  provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid monthly
 3405  as follows:
 3406         (10) The additional costs and surcharges on criminal
 3407  traffic offenses provided for under s. 938.03 ss. 938.03 and
 3408  938.04 must be collected and distributed by the clerk of the
 3409  court as provided in those sections. The additional costs and
 3410  surcharges must also be collected for the violation of any
 3411  ordinances adopting the criminal traffic offenses enumerated in
 3412  s. 318.17.
 3413         Section 109. Paragraph (b) of subsection (11) of section
 3414  327.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 3415         327.73 Noncriminal infractions.—
 3416         (11)
 3417         (b) In addition to the court cost assessed under paragraph
 3418  (a), the court shall impose a $3 court cost for each noncriminal
 3419  infraction, to be distributed as provided in s. 938.01, and a $2
 3420  court cost as provided in s. 938.15 when assessed by a
 3421  municipality or county.
 3422  
 3423  Court costs imposed under this subsection may not exceed $45. A
 3424  criminal justice selection center or both local criminal justice
 3425  access and assessment centers may be funded from these court
 3426  costs.
 3427         Section 110. Section 379.203, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3428  to read:
 3429         379.203 Dedicated License Trust Fund.—
 3430         (1) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife
 3431  Conservation Commission the Dedicated License Trust Fund. The
 3432  fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to s.
 3433  379.354 for 5-year licenses and permits and replacement 5-year
 3434  licenses.
 3435         (2)(a) One-fifth of the total proceeds from the sale of 5
 3436  year hunting and freshwater fishing licenses, permits, and
 3437  replacement licenses, and all interest derived therefrom, shall
 3438  be appropriated annually to the State Game Trust Fund.
 3439         (b) One-fifth of the total proceeds from the sale of 5-year
 3440  saltwater fishing licenses, permits, and replacement licenses,
 3441  and all interest derived therefrom, shall be appropriated
 3442  annually to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund.
 3443         (3) The fund shall be exempt from the provisions of s.
 3444  215.20.
 3445         Section 111. Subsection (2) of section 379.207, Florida
 3446  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3447         379.207 Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund.—
 3448         (2) The principal of the fund shall be derived from the
 3449  following:
 3450         (a) proceeds of any gifts, grants, and contributions to the
 3451  state which are specifically designated for inclusion in the
 3452  fund.
 3453         (b) Proceeds from the sale of lifetime licenses issued in
 3454  accordance with s. 379.354.
 3455         Section 112. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
 3456  379.208, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 3457         379.208 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund;
 3458  purposes.—
 3459         (2) The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund shall
 3460  receive the proceeds from:
 3461         (c) All fees collected under ss. 379.2424, 379.357,
 3462  379.365, 379.366, and 379.3671.
 3463         Section 113. Section 379.2201, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3464  to read:
 3465         379.2201 Deposit of license fees; allocation of federal
 3466  funds.—
 3467         (1) Funds in Except as provided in ss. 379.203 and 379.207,
 3468  all saltwater license and permit fees collected pursuant to s.
 3469  379.354 shall be deposited into the Marine Resources
 3470  Conservation Trust Fund shall, to be used as follows:
 3471         (a) Not more than 7.5 percent of the total fees collected
 3472  shall be used for administration of the licensing program and
 3473  for information and education.
 3474         (b) Not less than 30 percent of the total funds fees
 3475  collected shall be used for law enforcement.
 3476         (c) Not less than 32.5 percent of the total funds fees
 3477  collected shall be used for marine research and management.
 3478         (d) Not less than 30 percent of the total funds shall be
 3479  used fees collected, for fishery enhancement, including, but not
 3480  limited to, fishery statistics development, artificial reefs,
 3481  and fish hatcheries.
 3482         (2) The proceeds from recreational saltwater fishing
 3483  license fees paid by fishers shall only be appropriated to the
 3484  commission.
 3485         (2)(3) Funds available from the Wallop-Breaux Aquatic
 3486  Resources Trust Fund shall be distributed by the commission
 3487  between freshwater fisheries management and research and marine
 3488  fisheries management and research in proportion to the numbers
 3489  of resident fresh and saltwater anglers as determined by the
 3490  most current data on license sales. Unless otherwise provided by
 3491  federal law, the commission, at a minimum, shall provide the
 3492  following:
 3493         (a) Not less than 5 percent or more than 10 percent of the
 3494  funds allocated to the commission shall be expended for an
 3495  aquatic resources education program; and
 3496         (b) Not less than 10 percent of the funds allocated to the
 3497  commission shall be expended for acquisition, development,
 3498  renovation, or improvement of boating facilities.
 3499         Section 114. Section 379.2255, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3500  to read:
 3501         379.2255 Wildlife Violator Compact Act.—The Wildlife
 3502  Violator Compact is created and entered into with all other
 3503  jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially
 3504  as follows:
 3505  
 3506                              ARTICLE I                            
 3507                        Findings and Purpose                       
 3508  
 3509         (1) The participating states find that:
 3510         (a) Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the
 3511  respective states for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
 3512         (b) The protection of the wildlife resources of a state is
 3513  materially affected by the degree of compliance with state
 3514  statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, and administrative
 3515  rules relating to the management of such resources.
 3516         (c) The preservation, protection, management, and
 3517  restoration of wildlife contributes immeasurably to the
 3518  aesthetic, recreational, and economic aspects of such natural
 3519  resources.
 3520         (d) Wildlife resources are valuable without regard to
 3521  political boundaries; therefore, every person should be required
 3522  to comply with wildlife preservation, protection, management,
 3523  and restoration laws, ordinances, and administrative rules and
 3524  regulations of the participating states as a condition precedent
 3525  to the continuance or issuance of any license to hunt, fish,
 3526  trap, or possess wildlife.
 3527         (e) Violation of wildlife laws interferes with the
 3528  management of wildlife resources and may endanger the safety of
 3529  persons and property.
 3530         (f) The mobility of many wildlife law violators
 3531  necessitates the maintenance of channels of communication among
 3532  the various states.
 3533         (g) In most instances, a person who is cited for a wildlife
 3534  violation in a state other than his or her home state is:
 3535         1. Required to post collateral or a bond to secure
 3536  appearance for a trial at a later date;
 3537         2. Taken into custody until the collateral or bond is
 3538  posted; or
 3539         3. Taken directly to court for an immediate appearance.
 3540         (h) The purpose of the enforcement practices set forth in
 3541  paragraph (g) is to ensure compliance with the terms of a
 3542  wildlife citation by the cited person who, if permitted to
 3543  continue on his or her way after receiving the citation, could
 3544  return to his or her home state and disregard his or her duty
 3545  under the terms of the citation.
 3546         (i) In most instances, a person receiving a wildlife
 3547  citation in his or her home state is permitted to accept the
 3548  citation from the officer at the scene of the violation and
 3549  immediately continue on his or her way after agreeing or being
 3550  instructed to comply with the terms of the citation.
 3551         (j) The practices described in paragraph (g) cause
 3552  unnecessary inconvenience and, at times, a hardship for the
 3553  person who is unable at the time to post collateral, furnish a
 3554  bond, stand trial, or pay a fine, and thus is compelled to
 3555  remain in custody until some alternative arrangement is made.
 3556         (k) The enforcement practices described in paragraph (g)
 3557  consume an undue amount of time of law enforcement agencies.
 3558         (2) It is the policy of the participating states to:
 3559         (a) Promote compliance with the statutes, laws, ordinances,
 3560  regulations, and administrative rules relating to the management
 3561  of wildlife resources in their respective states.
 3562         (b) Recognize a suspension of the wildlife license
 3563  privileges of any person whose license privileges have been
 3564  suspended by a participating state and treat such suspension as
 3565  if it had occurred in each respective state.
 3566         (c) Allow a violator, except as provided in subsection (2)
 3567  of Article III, to accept a wildlife citation and, without
 3568  delay, proceed on his or her way, whether or not the violator is
 3569  a resident of the state in which the citation was issued, if the
 3570  violator’s home state is party to this compact.
 3571         (d) Report to the appropriate participating state, as
 3572  provided in the compact manual, any conviction recorded against
 3573  any person whose home state was not the issuing state.
 3574         (e) Allow the home state to recognize and treat convictions
 3575  recorded against its residents, which convictions occurred in a
 3576  participating state, as though they had occurred in the home
 3577  state.
 3578         (f) Extend cooperation to its fullest extent among the
 3579  participating states for enforcing compliance with the terms of
 3580  a wildlife citation issued in one participating state to a
 3581  resident of another participating state.
 3582         (g) Maximize the effective use of law enforcement personnel
 3583  and information.
 3584         (h) Assist court systems in the efficient disposition of
 3585  wildlife violations.
 3586         (3) The purpose of this compact is to:
 3587         (a) Provide a means through which participating states may
 3588  join in a reciprocal program to effectuate the policies
 3589  enumerated in subsection (2) in a uniform and orderly manner.
 3590         (b) Provide for the fair and impartial treatment of
 3591  wildlife violators operating within participating states in
 3592  recognition of the violator’s right to due process and the
 3593  sovereign status of a participating state.
 3594  
 3595                             ARTICLE II                            
 3596                             Definitions                           
 3597  
 3598  As used in this compact, the term:
 3599         (1) “Citation” means any summons, complaint, summons and
 3600  complaint, ticket, penalty assessment, or other official
 3601  document issued to a person by a wildlife officer or other peace
 3602  officer for a wildlife violation which contains an order
 3603  requiring the person to respond.
 3604         (2) “Collateral” means any cash or other security deposited
 3605  to secure an appearance for trial in connection with the
 3606  issuance by a wildlife officer or other peace officer of a
 3607  citation for a wildlife violation.
 3608         (3) “Compliance” with respect to a citation means the act
 3609  of answering a citation through an appearance in a court or
 3610  tribunal, or through the payment of fines, costs, and
 3611  surcharges, if any.
 3612         (4) “Conviction” means a conviction that results in
 3613  suspension or revocation of a license, including any court
 3614  conviction, for any offense related to the preservation,
 3615  protection, management, or restoration of wildlife which is
 3616  prohibited by state statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or
 3617  administrative rule. The term also includes the forfeiture of
 3618  any bail, bond, or other security deposited to secure appearance
 3619  by a person charged with having committed any such offense, the
 3620  payment of a penalty assessment, a plea of nolo contendere, or
 3621  the imposition of a deferred or suspended sentence by the court.
 3622         (5) “Court” means a court of law, including magistrate’s
 3623  court and the justice of the peace court.
 3624         (6) “Home state” means the state of primary residence of a
 3625  person.
 3626         (7) “Issuing state” means the participating state that
 3627  issues a wildlife citation to the violator.
 3628         (8) “License” means any license, permit, or other public
 3629  document that conveys to the person to whom it was issued the
 3630  privilege of pursuing, possessing, or taking any wildlife
 3631  regulated by statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or
 3632  administrative rule of a participating state; any privilege to
 3633  obtain such license, permit, or other public document; or any
 3634  statutory exemption from the requirement to obtain such license,
 3635  permit, or other public document. However, when applied to a
 3636  license, permit, or privilege issued or granted by the State of
 3637  Florida, only a license or permit issued under s. 379.354, or a
 3638  privilege granted under s. 379.353, shall be considered a
 3639  license.
 3640         (9) “Licensing authority” means the department or division
 3641  within each participating state which is authorized by law to
 3642  issue or approve licenses or permits to hunt, fish, trap, or
 3643  possess wildlife.
 3644         (10) “Participating state” means any state that enacts
 3645  legislation to become a member of this wildlife compact.
 3646         (11) “Personal recognizance” means an agreement by a person
 3647  made at the time of issuance of the wildlife citation that such
 3648  person will comply with the terms of the citation.
 3649         (12) “State” means any state, territory, or possession of
 3650  the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
 3651  Puerto Rico, the Provinces of Canada, and other countries.
 3652         (13) “Suspension” means any revocation, denial, or
 3653  withdrawal of any or all license privileges, including the
 3654  privilege to apply for, purchase, or exercise the benefits
 3655  conferred by any license.
 3656         (14) “Terms of the citation” means those conditions and
 3657  options expressly stated upon the citation.
 3658         (15) “Wildlife” means all species of animals, including,
 3659  but not limited to, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians,
 3660  mollusks, and crustaceans, which are defined as “wildlife” and
 3661  are protected or otherwise regulated by statute, law,
 3662  regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule in a participating
 3663  state. Species included in the definition of “wildlife” vary
 3664  from state to state and the determination of whether a species
 3665  is “wildlife” for the purposes of this compact shall be based on
 3666  local law.
 3667         (16) “Wildlife law” means any statute, law, regulation,
 3668  ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted for the
 3669  management of wildlife resources and the uses thereof.
 3670         (17) “Wildlife officer” means any individual authorized by
 3671  a participating state to issue a citation for a wildlife
 3672  violation.
 3673         (18) “Wildlife violation” means any cited violation of a
 3674  statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule
 3675  developed and enacted for the management of wildlife resources
 3676  and the uses thereof.
 3677  
 3678                             ARTICLE III                           
 3679                    Procedures for Issuing State                   
 3680  
 3681         (1) When issuing a citation for a wildlife violation, a
 3682  wildlife officer shall issue a citation to any person whose
 3683  primary residence is in a participating state in the same manner
 3684  as though the person were a resident of the issuing state and
 3685  shall not require such person to post collateral to secure
 3686  appearance, subject to the exceptions noted in subsection (2),
 3687  if the officer receives the recognizance of such person that he
 3688  will comply with the terms of the citation.
 3689         (2) Personal recognizance is acceptable if not prohibited
 3690  by local law; by policy, procedure, or regulation of the issuing
 3691  agency; or by the compact manual and if the violator provides
 3692  adequate proof of identification to the wildlife officer.
 3693         (3) Upon conviction or failure of a person to comply with
 3694  the terms of a wildlife citation, the appropriate official shall
 3695  report the conviction or failure to comply to the licensing
 3696  authority of the participating state in which the wildlife
 3697  citation was issued. The report shall be made in accordance with
 3698  procedures specified by the issuing state and must contain
 3699  information as specified in the compact manual as minimum
 3700  requirements for effective processing by the home state.
 3701         (4) Upon receipt of the report of conviction or
 3702  noncompliance pursuant to subsection (3), the licensing
 3703  authority of the issuing state shall transmit to the licensing
 3704  authority of the home state of the violator the information in
 3705  the form and content prescribed in the compact manual.
 3706  
 3707                             ARTICLE IV                            
 3708                      Procedure for Home State                     
 3709  
 3710         (1) Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority
 3711  of the issuing state reporting the failure of a violator to
 3712  comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority of
 3713  the home state shall notify the violator and shall initiate a
 3714  suspension action in accordance with the home state’s suspension
 3715  procedures and shall suspend the violator’s license privileges
 3716  until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the
 3717  wildlife citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the
 3718  home state licensing authority. Due-process safeguards shall be
 3719  accorded.
 3720         (2) Upon receipt of a report of conviction from the
 3721  licensing authority of the issuing state, the licensing
 3722  authority of the home state shall enter such conviction in its
 3723  records and shall treat such conviction as though it occurred in
 3724  the home state for purposes of the suspension of license
 3725  privileges.
 3726         (3) The licensing authority of the home state shall
 3727  maintain a record of actions taken and shall make reports to
 3728  issuing states as provided in the compact manual.
 3729  
 3730                              ARTICLE V                            
 3731                Reciprocal Recognition of Suspension               
 3732  
 3733         (1) Each participating state may recognize the suspension
 3734  of license privileges of any person by any other participating
 3735  state as though the violation resulting in the suspension had
 3736  occurred in that state and would have been the basis for
 3737  suspension of license privileges in that state.
 3738         (2) Each participating state shall communicate suspension
 3739  information to other participating states in the form and
 3740  content contained in the compact manual.
 3741  
 3742                             ARTICLE VI                            
 3743                     Applicability of Other Laws                   
 3744  
 3745  Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, this
 3746  compact does not affect the right of any participating state to
 3747  apply any of its laws relating to license privileges to any
 3748  person or circumstance or to invalidate or prevent any agreement
 3749  or other cooperative arrangement between a participating state
 3750  and a nonparticipating state concerning the enforcement of
 3751  wildlife laws.
 3752  
 3753                             ARTICLE VII                           
 3754                  Compact Administrator Procedures                 
 3755  
 3756         (1) For the purpose of administering the provisions of this
 3757  compact and to serve as a governing body for the resolution of
 3758  all matters relating to the operation of this compact, a board
 3759  of compact administrators is established. The board shall be
 3760  composed of one representative from each of the participating
 3761  states to be known as the compact administrator. The compact
 3762  administrator shall be appointed by the head of the licensing
 3763  authority of each participating state and shall serve and be
 3764  subject to removal in accordance with the laws of the state he
 3765  or she represents. A compact administrator may provide for the
 3766  discharge of his or her duties and the performance of his or her
 3767  functions as a board member by an alternate. An alternate is not
 3768  entitled to serve unless written notification of his or her
 3769  identity has been given to the board.
 3770         (2) Each member of the board of compact administrators
 3771  shall be entitled to one vote. No action of the board shall be
 3772  binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the
 3773  total number of the board’s votes are cast in favor thereof.
 3774  Action by the board shall be only at a meeting at which a
 3775  majority of the participating states are represented.
 3776         (3) The board shall elect annually from its membership a
 3777  chairperson and vice chairperson.
 3778         (4) The board shall adopt bylaws not inconsistent with the
 3779  provisions of this compact or the laws of a participating state
 3780  for the conduct of its business and shall have the power to
 3781  amend and rescind its bylaws.
 3782         (5) The board may accept for any of its purposes and
 3783  functions under this compact any and all donations and grants of
 3784  moneys, equipment, supplies, materials, and services,
 3785  conditional or otherwise, from any state, the United States, or
 3786  any governmental agency, and may receive, use, and dispose of
 3787  the same.
 3788         (6) The board may contract with, or accept services or
 3789  personnel from, any governmental or intergovernmental agency,
 3790  individual, firm, corporation, or private nonprofit organization
 3791  or institution.
 3792         (7) The board shall formulate all necessary procedures and
 3793  develop uniform forms and documents for administering the
 3794  provisions of this compact. All procedures and forms adopted
 3795  pursuant to board action shall be contained in a compact manual.
 3796  
 3797                            ARTICLE VIII                           
 3798                  Entry into Compact and Withdrawal                
 3799  
 3800         (1) This compact shall become effective at such time as it
 3801  is adopted in substantially similar form by two or more states.
 3802         (2)(a) Entry into the compact shall be made by resolution
 3803  of ratification executed by the authorized officials of the
 3804  applying state and submitted to the chairperson of the board.
 3805         (b) The resolution shall substantially be in the form and
 3806  content as provided in the compact manual and must include the
 3807  following:
 3808         1. A citation of the authority from which the state is
 3809  empowered to become a party to this compact;
 3810         2. An agreement of compliance with the terms and provisions
 3811  of this compact; and
 3812         3. An agreement that compact entry is with all states
 3813  participating in the compact and with all additional states
 3814  legally becoming a party to the compact.
 3815         (c) The effective date of entry shall be specified by the
 3816  applying state, but may not be less than 60 days after notice
 3817  has been given by the chairperson of the board of the compact
 3818  administrators or by the secretariat of the board to each
 3819  participating state that the resolution from the applying state
 3820  has been received.
 3821         (3) A participating state may withdraw from participation
 3822  in this compact by official written notice to each participating
 3823  state, but withdrawal shall not become effective until 90 days
 3824  after the notice of withdrawal is given. The notice must be
 3825  directed to the compact administrator of each member state. The
 3826  withdrawal of any state does not affect the validity of this
 3827  compact as to the remaining participating states.
 3828  
 3829                             ARTICLE IX                            
 3830                      Amendments to the Compact                    
 3831  
 3832         (1) This compact may be amended from time to time.
 3833  Amendments shall be presented in resolution form to the
 3834  chairperson of the board of compact administrators and shall be
 3835  initiated by one or more participating states.
 3836         (2) Adoption of an amendment shall require endorsement by
 3837  all participating states and shall become effective 30 days
 3838  after the date of the last endorsement.
 3839  
 3840                              ARTICLE X                            
 3841                    Construction and Severability                  
 3842  
 3843  This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate
 3844  the purposes stated herein. The provisions of this compact are
 3845  severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of
 3846  this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of
 3847  any participating state or of the United States, or if the
 3848  applicability thereof to any government, agency, individual, or
 3849  circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of
 3850  this compact shall not be affected thereby. If this compact is
 3851  held contrary to the constitution of any participating state,
 3852  the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the
 3853  remaining states and in full force and effect as to the
 3854  participating state affected as to all severable matters.
 3855  
 3856                             ARTICLE XI                            
 3857                                Title                              
 3858  
 3859         This compact shall be known as the “Wildlife Violator
 3860  Compact.”
 3861         Section 115. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 3862  379.363, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 3863         379.363 Freshwater fish dealer’s license.—
 3864         (1) No person shall engage in the business of taking for
 3865  sale or selling any frogs or freshwater fish, including live
 3866  bait, of any species or size, or importing any exotic or
 3867  nonnative fish, until such person has obtained a license and
 3868  paid the fee therefor as set forth herein. The license issued
 3869  shall be in the possession of the person to whom issued while
 3870  such person is engaging in the business of taking for sale or
 3871  selling freshwater fish or frogs, is not transferable, shall
 3872  bear on its face in indelible ink the name of the person to whom
 3873  it is issued, and shall be affixed to a license identification
 3874  card issued by the commission. Such license is not valid unless
 3875  it bears the name of the person to whom it is issued and is so
 3876  affixed. The failure of such person to exhibit such license to
 3877  the commission or any of its wildlife officers when such person
 3878  is found engaging in such business is a violation of law. The
 3879  license fees and activities permitted under particular licenses
 3880  are as follows:
 3881         (a) The fee for a resident commercial fishing license,
 3882  which permits a resident to take freshwater fish or frogs by any
 3883  lawful method prescribed by the commission and to sell such fish
 3884  or frogs, shall be $25. The license provided for in this
 3885  paragraph shall also allow noncommercial fishing as provided by
 3886  law and commission rules, and the license in s. 379.354(4)(a)
 3887  shall not be required.
 3888         Section 116. Section 379.3501, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3889  to read:
 3890         379.3501 Expiration of licenses and permits.—Each license
 3891  or permit issued under this part must be dated when issued. Each
 3892  license or permit issued under this part remains valid for 12
 3893  months after the date of issuance, except for a lifetime license
 3894  issued pursuant to s. 379.354 which is valid from the date of
 3895  issuance until the death of the individual to whom the license
 3896  is issued unless otherwise revoked in accordance with s. 379.401
 3897  or s. 379.404, or a 5-year license issued pursuant to s. 379.354
 3898  which is valid for 5 consecutive years from the date of purchase
 3899  unless otherwise revoked in accordance with s. 379.401 or s.
 3900  379.404, or a license issued pursuant to s. 379.354(5)(a), (b),
 3901  (c), (d), or (g) or (8)(f), (g)2., or (h)1., which is valid for
 3902  the period specified on the license. A resident lifetime license
 3903  or a resident 5-year license that has been purchased by a
 3904  resident of this state and who subsequently resides in another
 3905  state shall be honored for activities authorized by that
 3906  license.
 3907         Section 117. Section 379.3582, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3908  to read:
 3909         379.3582 Hunter safety course for juveniles.—The Fish and
 3910  Wildlife Conservation Commission shall develop a hunter safety
 3911  course for juveniles who are at least 5 years of age but less
 3912  than 16 years of age. The course must include, but is not
 3913  limited to, instruction in the competent and safe handling of
 3914  firearms, conservation, and hunting ethics. The course must be
 3915  appropriate for the ages of the students. The course is
 3916  voluntary and must be offered in each county in the state at
 3917  least annually. The course is in addition to, and not in lieu
 3918  of, the hunter safety course prescribed in s. 379.3581.
 3919         Section 118. Subsection (2) of section 379.3712, Florida
 3920  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3921         379.3712 Private hunting preserve license fees; exception.—
 3922         (2) A commercial hunting preserve license, which shall
 3923  exempt patrons of licensed preserves from the license and permit
 3924  requirements of s. 379.354(4)(c), (d), (f), (h), (i) and (j);
 3925  (5)(g) and (h); (8)(a), (b), and (e); (9)(a)2.; (11); and (12)
 3926  while hunting on the licensed preserve property, shall be $500.
 3927  Such commercial hunting preserve license shall be available only
 3928  to those private hunting preserves licensed pursuant to this
 3929  section which are operated exclusively for commercial purposes,
 3930  which are open to the public, and for which a uniform fee is
 3931  charged to patrons for hunting privileges.
 3932         Section 119. Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of subsection (1)
 3933  of section 379.3751, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 3934         379.3751 Taking and possession of alligators; trapping
 3935  licenses; fees.—
 3936         (1)
 3937         (e) An alligator trapping license or alligator trapping
 3938  agent license is not required for a person taking alligators
 3939  under a military or disabled veterans event permit issued by the
 3940  commission pursuant to s. 379.353(2)(q).
 3941         (f) An alligator trapping license or alligator trapping
 3942  agent license shall be issued without fee to any disabled
 3943  resident who meets the requirements of s. 379.353(1).
 3944         (g) A person engaged in the taking of alligators under any
 3945  permit issued by the commission which authorizes the taking of
 3946  alligators is not required to possess a management area permit
 3947  under s. 379.354(8).
 3948         Section 120. Section 379.401, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3949  to read:
 3950         379.401 Penalties and violations; civil penalties for
 3951  noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and
 3952  forfeiture of licenses and permits.—
 3953         (1) LEVEL ONE VIOLATIONS.—
 3954         (a) A person commits a Level One violation if he or she
 3955  violates any of the following provisions:
 3956         1. Rules or orders of the commission relating to the filing
 3957  of reports or other documents required to be filed by persons
 3958  who hold any recreational licenses and permits or any alligator
 3959  licenses and permits issued by the commission.
 3960         1.2. Rules or orders of the commission relating to quota
 3961  hunt permits, daily use permits, hunting zone assignments,
 3962  camping, alcoholic beverages, vehicles, and check stations
 3963  within wildlife management areas or other areas managed by the
 3964  commission.
 3965         2.3. Rules or orders of the commission relating to daily
 3966  use permits, alcoholic beverages, swimming, possession of
 3967  firearms, operation of vehicles, and watercraft speed within
 3968  fish management areas managed by the commission.
 3969         3.4. Rules or orders of the commission relating to vessel
 3970  size or specifying motor restrictions on specified water bodies.
 3971         4.5. Rules or orders of the commission requiring the return
 3972  of unused CITES tags issued under the Statewide Alligator
 3973  Harvest Program or the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program.
 3974         5.6. Section 379.3003, prohibiting deer hunting unless
 3975  required clothing is worn.
 3976         7. Section 379.354(1)-(15), providing for recreational
 3977  licenses to hunt, fish, and trap.
 3978         8. Section 379.3581, providing hunter safety course
 3979  requirements.
 3980         (b) A person who commits a Level One violation commits a
 3981  noncriminal infraction and shall be cited to appear before the
 3982  county court.
 3983         (c)1. The civil penalty for committing a Level One
 3984  violation involving the license and permit requirements of s.
 3985  379.354 is $50 plus the cost of the license or permit, unless
 3986  subparagraph 2. applies. Alternatively, except for a person who
 3987  violates s. 379.354(6), (7), or (8)(f) or (h), a person who
 3988  violates the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 and
 3989  is subject to the penalties of this subparagraph may purchase
 3990  the license or permit, provide proof of such license or permit,
 3991  and pay a civil penalty of $50.
 3992         2. The civil penalty for committing a Level One violation
 3993  involving the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 is
 3994  $250 plus the cost of the license or permit if the person cited
 3995  has previously committed the same Level One violation within the
 3996  preceding 36 months. Alternatively, except for a person who
 3997  violates s. 379.354(6), (7), or (8)(f) or (h), a person who
 3998  violates the license and permit requirements of s. 379.354 and
 3999  is subject to the penalties of this subparagraph may purchase
 4000  the license or permit, provide proof of such license or permit,
 4001  and pay a civil penalty of $250.
 4002         (c)(d)1. The civil penalty for any other Level One
 4003  violation is $50 unless subparagraph 2. applies.
 4004         2. The civil penalty for any other Level One violation is
 4005  $250 if the person cited has previously committed the same Level
 4006  One violation within the preceding 36 months.
 4007         (d)(e) A person cited for a Level One violation shall sign
 4008  and accept a citation to appear before the county court. The
 4009  issuing officer may indicate on the citation the time and
 4010  location of the scheduled hearing and shall indicate the
 4011  applicable civil penalty.
 4012         (e)(f) A person cited for a Level One violation may pay the
 4013  civil penalty, and, if applicable, provide proof of the license
 4014  or permit required under s. 379.354 by mail or in person within
 4015  30 days after receipt of the citation. If the civil penalty is
 4016  paid, the person shall be deemed to have admitted committing the
 4017  Level One violation and to have waived his or her right to a
 4018  hearing before the county court. Such admission may not be used
 4019  as evidence in any other proceedings except to determine the
 4020  appropriate fine for any subsequent violations.
 4021         (f)(g) A person who refuses to accept a citation, who fails
 4022  to pay the civil penalty for a Level One violation, or who fails
 4023  to appear before a county court as required commits a
 4024  misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
 4025  775.082 or s. 775.083.
 4026         (g)(h) A person who elects to appear before the county
 4027  court or who is required to appear before the county court shall
 4028  be deemed to have waived the limitations on civil penalties
 4029  provided under paragraph paragraphs (c) and (d). After a
 4030  hearing, the county court shall determine if a Level One
 4031  violation has been committed, and if so, may impose a civil
 4032  penalty of not less than $50 for a first-time violation, and not
 4033  more than $500 for subsequent violations. A person found guilty
 4034  of committing a Level One violation may appeal that finding to
 4035  the circuit court. The commission of a violation must be proved
 4036  beyond a reasonable doubt.
 4037         (i) A person cited for violating the requirements of s.
 4038  379.354 relating to personal possession of a license or permit
 4039  may not be convicted if, before or at the time of a county court
 4040  hearing, the person produces the required license or permit for
 4041  verification by the hearing officer or the court clerk. The
 4042  license or permit must have been valid at the time the person
 4043  was cited. The clerk or hearing officer may assess a $10 fee for
 4044  costs under this paragraph, from which the clerk shall remit $5
 4045  to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General
 4046  Revenue Fund.
 4047         (2) LEVEL TWO VIOLATIONS.—
 4048         (a) A person commits a Level Two violation if he or she
 4049  violates any of the following provisions:
 4050         1. Rules or orders of the commission relating to seasons or
 4051  time periods for the taking of wildlife, freshwater fish, or
 4052  saltwater fish.
 4053         2. Rules or orders of the commission establishing bag,
 4054  possession, or size limits or restricting methods of taking
 4055  wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish.
 4056         3. Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting access or
 4057  otherwise relating to access to wildlife management areas or
 4058  other areas managed by the commission.
 4059         4. Rules or orders of the commission relating to the
 4060  feeding of saltwater fish.
 4061         5. Rules or orders of the commission relating to landing
 4062  requirements for freshwater fish or saltwater fish.
 4063         6. Rules or orders of the commission relating to restricted
 4064  hunting areas, critical wildlife areas, or bird sanctuaries.
 4065         7. Rules or orders of the commission relating to tagging
 4066  requirements for wildlife and fur-bearing animals.
 4067         8. Rules or orders of the commission relating to the use of
 4068  dogs for the taking of wildlife.
 4069         9. Rules or orders of the commission which are not
 4070  otherwise classified.
 4071         10. Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the
 4072  unlawful use of traps, unless otherwise provided by law.
 4073         11. Rules or orders of the commission requiring the
 4074  maintenance of records relating to alligators.
 4075         12. Rules or orders of the commission requiring the return
 4076  of unused CITES tags issued under an alligator program other
 4077  than the Statewide Alligator Harvest Program or the Statewide
 4078  Nuisance Alligator Program.
 4079         13. All requirements or prohibitions under this chapter
 4080  which are not otherwise classified.
 4081         14. Section 379.105, prohibiting the intentional harassment
 4082  of hunters, fishers, or trappers.
 4083         15. Section 379.2421, relating to fishers and equipment.
 4084         16. Section 379.2425, relating to spearfishing.
 4085         17. Section 379.29, prohibiting the contamination of fresh
 4086  waters.
 4087         18. Section 379.295, prohibiting the use of explosives and
 4088  other substances or force in fresh waters.
 4089         19. Section 379.3502, prohibiting the loan or transfer of a
 4090  license or permit and the use of a borrowed or transferred
 4091  license or permit.
 4092         20. Section 379.3503, prohibiting false statements in an
 4093  application for a license or permit.
 4094         21. Section 379.3504, prohibiting entering false
 4095  information on licenses or permits.
 4096         22. Section 379.3511, relating to the sale of hunting,
 4097  fishing, and trapping licenses and permits by subagents.
 4098         23. Section 379.357(3), prohibiting the taking, killing, or
 4099  possession of tarpon without purchasing a tarpon tag.
 4100         19.24. Section 379.363, relating to freshwater fish dealer
 4101  licenses.
 4102         20.25. Section 379.364, relating to fur and hide dealer
 4103  licenses.
 4104         21.26. Section 379.365(2)(b), prohibiting the theft of
 4105  stone crab trap contents or trap gear.
 4106         22.27. Section 379.366(4)(b), prohibiting the theft of blue
 4107  crab trap contents or trap gear.
 4108         23.28. Section 379.3671(2)(c), except s. 379.3671(2)(c)5.,
 4109  prohibiting the theft of spiny lobster trap contents or trap
 4110  gear.
 4111         24.29. Section 379.3751, relating to licenses for the
 4112  taking and possession of alligators.
 4113         25.30. Section 379.3752, relating to tagging requirements
 4114  for alligators and hides.
 4115         26.31. Section 379.413, prohibiting the unlawful taking of
 4116  bonefish.
 4117         (b)1. A person who commits a Level Two violation but who
 4118  has not been convicted of a Level Two or higher violation within
 4119  the past 3 years commits a misdemeanor of the second degree,
 4120  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
 4121         2. Unless the stricter penalties in subparagraph 3. or
 4122  subparagraph 4. apply, a person who commits a Level Two
 4123  violation within 3 years after a previous conviction for a Level
 4124  Two or higher violation commits a misdemeanor of the first
 4125  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with
 4126  a minimum mandatory fine of $250.
 4127         3. Unless the stricter penalties in subparagraph 4. apply,
 4128  a person who commits a Level Two violation within 5 years after
 4129  two previous convictions for a Level Two or higher violation,
 4130  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
 4131  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum mandatory
 4132  fine of $500 and a suspension of any recreational license or
 4133  permit issued under s. 379.354 for 1 year. Such suspension shall
 4134  include the suspension of the privilege to obtain such license
 4135  or permit and the suspension of the ability to exercise any
 4136  privilege granted under any exemption in s. 379.353.
 4137         4. A person who commits a Level Two violation within 10
 4138  years after three previous convictions for a Level Two or higher
 4139  violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
 4140  as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum
 4141  mandatory fine of $750 and a suspension of any recreational
 4142  license or permit issued under s. 379.354 for 3 years. Such
 4143  suspension shall include the suspension of the privilege to
 4144  obtain such license or permit and the suspension of the ability
 4145  to exercise any privilege granted under s. 379.353. If the
 4146  recreational license or permit being suspended was an annual
 4147  license or permit, any privileges under ss. 379.353 and 379.354
 4148  may not be acquired for a 3-year period following the date of
 4149  the violation.
 4150         (3) LEVEL THREE VIOLATIONS.—
 4151         (a) A person commits a Level Three violation if he or she
 4152  violates any of the following provisions:
 4153         1. Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the sale
 4154  of saltwater fish.
 4155         2. Rules or orders of the commission prohibiting the
 4156  illegal importation or possession of exotic marine plants or
 4157  animals.
 4158         3. Section 379.28, prohibiting the importation of
 4159  freshwater fish.
 4160         4. Section 379.3014, prohibiting the illegal sale or
 4161  possession of alligators.
 4162         5. Section 379.354(17), prohibiting the taking of game,
 4163  freshwater fish, or saltwater fish while a required license is
 4164  suspended or revoked.
 4165         6. Section 379.357(4), prohibiting the sale, transfer, or
 4166  purchase of tarpon.
 4167         5.7. Section 379.404(1), (3), and (6), prohibiting the
 4168  illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey.
 4169         6.8. Section 379.4041(1), prohibiting the illegal taking
 4170  and possession of bears.
 4171         7.9. Section 379.406, prohibiting the possession and
 4172  transportation of commercial quantities of freshwater game fish.
 4173         8.10. Section 379.407(2), establishing major violations.
 4174         9.11. Section 379.407(4), prohibiting the possession of
 4175  certain finfish in excess of recreational daily bag limits.
 4176         (b)1. A person who commits a Level Three violation but who
 4177  has not been convicted of a Level Three or higher violation
 4178  within the past 10 years commits a misdemeanor of the first
 4179  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
 4180         2. A person who commits a Level Three violation within 10
 4181  years after a previous conviction for a Level Three or higher
 4182  violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
 4183  as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum
 4184  mandatory fine of $750 and a suspension of any recreational
 4185  license or permit issued under s. 379.354 for the remainder of
 4186  the period for which the license or permit was issued up to 3
 4187  years. Such suspension shall include the suspension of the
 4188  privilege to obtain such license or permit and the ability to
 4189  exercise any privilege granted under s. 379.353. If the
 4190  recreational license or permit being suspended was an annual
 4191  license or permit, any privileges under ss. 379.353 and 379.354
 4192  may not be acquired for a 3-year period following the date of
 4193  the violation.
 4194         3. A person who commits a violation of s. 379.354(17) shall
 4195  receive a mandatory fine of $1,000. Any privileges under ss.
 4196  379.353 and 379.354 may not be acquired for a 5-year period
 4197  following the date of the violation.
 4198         (4) LEVEL FOUR VIOLATIONS.—
 4199         (a) A person commits a Level Four violation if he or she
 4200  violates any of the following provisions:
 4201         1. Section 379.354(16), prohibiting the making, forging,
 4202  counterfeiting, or reproduction of a recreational license or the
 4203  possession of same without authorization from the commission.
 4204         1.2. Section 379.365(2)(c), prohibiting criminal activities
 4205  relating to the taking of stone crabs.
 4206         2.3. Section 379.366(4)(c), prohibiting criminal activities
 4207  relating to the taking and harvesting of blue crabs.
 4208         3.4. Section 379.367(4), prohibiting the willful
 4209  molestation of spiny lobster gear.
 4210         4.5. Section 379.3671(2)(c)5., prohibiting the unlawful
 4211  reproduction, possession, sale, trade, or barter of spiny
 4212  lobster trap tags or certificates.
 4213         5.6. Section 379.404(5), prohibiting the sale of illegally
 4214  taken deer or wild turkey.
 4215         6.7. Section 379.4041(2), prohibiting the sale of illegally
 4216  taken bears.
 4217         7.8. Section 379.405, prohibiting the molestation or theft
 4218  of freshwater fishing gear.
 4219         8.9. Section 379.409, prohibiting the unlawful killing,
 4220  injuring, possessing, or capturing of alligators or other
 4221  crocodilia or their eggs.
 4222         9.10. Section 379.411, prohibiting the intentional killing
 4223  or wounding of any species designated as endangered, threatened,
 4224  or of special concern.
 4225         10.11. Section 379.4115, prohibiting the killing of any
 4226  Florida or wild panther.
 4227         (b) A person who commits a Level Four violation commits a
 4228  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
 4229  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
 4230         (5) ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES WHILE COMMITTING TRESPASS.—In
 4231  addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who
 4232  violates the criminal provisions of this chapter or rules or
 4233  orders of the commission by illegally killing, taking,
 4234  possessing, or selling fish and wildlife in or out of season
 4235  while violating chapter 810 shall pay a fine of $500 for each
 4236  such violation, plus court costs and any restitution ordered by
 4237  the court. All fines collected under this subsection shall be
 4238  remitted by the clerk of the court to the Department of Revenue
 4239  to be deposited into the State Game Trust Fund.
 4240         (6) SUSPENSION OR FORFEITURE OF LICENSE.—The court may
 4241  order the suspension or forfeiture of any license or permit
 4242  issued under this chapter to a person who is found guilty of
 4243  committing a violation of this chapter.
 4244         (6)(7) CONVICTION DEFINED.—As used in this section, the
 4245  term “conviction” means any judicial disposition other than
 4246  acquittal or dismissal.
 4247         Section 121. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
 4248  790.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 4249         790.0655 Purchase and delivery of firearms; mandatory
 4250  waiting period; exceptions; penalties.—
 4251         (2) The waiting period does not apply in the following
 4252  circumstances:
 4253         (c) To the purchase of a rifle or shotgun, upon a person’s
 4254  successfully completing a minimum of a 16-hour hunter safety
 4255  course and possessing a hunter safety certification card issued
 4256  under s. 379.3581. A person who is exempt from the hunter safety
 4257  course requirements under s. 379.3581 and holds a valid Florida
 4258  hunting license is exempt from the mandatory waiting period
 4259  under this section for the purchase of a rifle or shotgun.
 4260         Section 122. Subsection (2) of section 938.01, Florida
 4261  Statutes, is amended to read:
 4262         938.01 Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund.—
 4263         (2) Except as provided by s. 938.15 and Notwithstanding any
 4264  other provision of law, no funds collected and deposited
 4265  pursuant to this section or s. 943.25 shall be expended unless
 4266  specifically appropriated by the Legislature.
 4267         Section 123. Subsection (11) of section 943.25, Florida
 4268  Statutes, is amended to read:
 4269         943.25 Criminal justice trust funds; source of funds; use
 4270  of funds.—
 4271         (11) Except as provided by s. 938.15 and Notwithstanding
 4272  any other provision of law, no funds collected and deposited
 4273  pursuant to this section shall be expended unless specifically
 4274  appropriated by the Legislature.
 4275         Section 124. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.