Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1358
By Senator Trumbull
2-01119B-26 20261358__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees for Department of Highway
3 Safety and Motor Vehicles services; amending s.
4 319.324, F.S.; providing that an expedited service
5 fee, less a specified charge, is retained by the tax
6 collector under certain circumstances; amending s.
7 320.031, F.S.; providing that a certain mail service
8 charge includes certain actual costs as determined by
9 the department or a tax collector, rather than a
10 specified amount; amending s. 320.072, F.S.; providing
11 that a specified percentage of certain fees imposed on
12 motor vehicle registration transactions are retained
13 by the tax collector or other authorized agent of the
14 department rather than deposited into the Highway
15 Safety Operating Trust Fund; amending s. 320.08056,
16 F.S.; providing that a processing fee for specialty
17 license plate requests is retained by the tax
18 collector, less a specified charge, rather than
19 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
20 Fund; amending ss. 322.051 and 322.14, F.S.; providing
21 that certain fees relating to specified symbols
22 exhibited on identification cards and driver licenses,
23 respectively, are retained by the tax collector, less
24 a specified charge, rather than deposited into the
25 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund; amending s.
26 322.20, F.S.; providing that certain record fees are
27 retained by clerks of court and tax collectors, less a
28 specified charge, rather than remitted to the
29 department within a specified timeframe; amending s.
30 322.21, F.S.; requiring that specified portions of
31 fees for replacement driver licenses, renewal
32 identification cards, and replacement identification
33 cards be retained by or remitted to the tax collector,
34 less a specified charge, rather than deposited into
35 the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund; providing
36 that fees relating to hazardous-materials endorsements
37 are retained by the tax collector rather than
38 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
39 Fund; requiring that a portion of certain fees for
40 reinstatement of driver licenses be retained by the
41 tax collector, less a specified charge, rather than
42 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
43 Fund; requiring the department to collect and remit
44 certain fees, less a specified charge, to the tax
45 collector rather than collecting and depositing such
46 fees into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund;
47 amending s. 322.29, F.S.; requiring that certain
48 service fees relating to license reinstatement be
49 retained by the clerk of court or tax collector who
50 reinstated the license, rather than partially remitted
51 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the
52 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund; amending s.
53 324.0221, F.S.; providing that certain fees are
54 collected by the Department of Highway Safety and
55 Motor Vehicles or the tax collector; requiring the tax
56 collector to retain such collected fees, less a
57 specified charge, and distribute a specified portion
58 of such fees to a certain local governmental entity or
59 state agency under certain circumstances; amending s.
60 324.071, F.S.; authorizing payment of a certain
61 reinstatement fee to a tax collector; providing that
62 such fee is retained by the processing entity, less a
63 specified charge; providing an effective date.
64
65 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
66
67 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 319.324, Florida
68 Statutes, is amended to read:
69 319.324 Odometer fraud prevention and detection; funding.—
70 (1) Moneys received by the department pursuant to s.
71 319.32(1) in the amount of $1 for each original certificate of
72 title, each duplicate copy of a certificate of title, and each
73 assignment by a lienholder shall be deposited into the Highway
74 Safety Operating Trust Fund. There shall also be deposited into
75 the fund moneys received by the department pursuant to s.
76 319.323 in the amount of $5 for each expedited service performed
77 by the department for which a fee is assessed. If the expedited
78 service is performed by the tax collector, the expedited service
79 fee is retained by the tax collector, less the general revenue
80 service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1).
81 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 320.031, Florida
82 Statutes, as amended by section 4 of chapter 2025-125, Laws of
83 Florida, is amended to read:
84 320.031 Mailing or delivery of registration certificates,
85 license plates, and validation stickers.—
86 (2) A mail service charge may be collected for each
87 registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker,
88 and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax
89 collector. Each registration certificate, license plate, mobile
90 home sticker, and validation sticker shall be mailed by first
91 class mail unless otherwise requested by the applicant. The
92 amount of the mail service charge shall be the actual postage
93 required, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, plus the actual
94 handling cost or actual envelope cost, as determined by the
95 department or tax collector a 25-cent handling charge. The mail
96 service charge is in addition to the service charge provided by
97 s. 320.04. All charges collected by the department under this
98 section shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
99 Trust Fund.
100 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 320.072, Florida
101 Statutes, is amended to read:
102 320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle
103 registration transactions.—
104 (4) A tax collector or other authorized agent of the
105 department shall promptly remit all moneys collected pursuant to
106 this section, less a retained service charge of 14.3 percent and
107 any refunds granted pursuant to subsection (3), to the
108 department. The department shall deposit 85.7 percent of such
109 moneys into the State Transportation Trust Fund and 14.3 percent
110 into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. Notwithstanding
111 any other law, the moneys deposited into the State
112 Transportation Trust Fund pursuant to this subsection shall be
113 used by the Department of Transportation for the following:
114 (a) The Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network
115 established in s. 339.81, $50 million.
116 (b) The capital funding for the New Starts Transit Program,
117 authorized by 49 U.S.C. s. 5309 and pursuant to s. 341.051, 3.4
118 percent.
119 (c) The Small County Outreach Program pursuant to s.
120 339.2818, 5 percent.
121 (d) The Florida Strategic Intermodal System pursuant to ss.
122 339.61-339.64, 20.6 percent.
123 (e) The Transportation Regional Incentive Program pursuant
124 to s. 339.2819, 6.9 percent.
125 (f) All remaining funds for any transportation purpose
126 authorized by law.
127 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
128 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
129 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
130 (3) Each request must be made annually to the department or
131 an authorized agent serving on behalf of the department,
132 accompanied by the following tax and fees:
133 (b) A processing fee of $5, to be retained by the tax
134 collector, less the general revenue service charge set forth in
135 s. 215.20(1) deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
136 Fund.
137
138 A request may be made any time during a registration period. If
139 a request is made for a specialty license plate to replace a
140 current valid license plate, the specialty license plate must be
141 issued with appropriate decals attached at no tax for the plate,
142 but all fees and service charges must be paid. If a request is
143 made for a specialty license plate at the beginning of the
144 registration period, the tax, together with all applicable fees
145 and service charges, must be paid.
146 Section 5. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (8) of
147 section 322.051, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
148 322.051 Identification cards.—
149 (8)
150 (c) The international symbol for the deaf and hard of
151 hearing shall be exhibited on the identification card of a
152 person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon the payment of an
153 additional $1 fee, to be retained by the tax collector, for the
154 identification card and the presentation of sufficient proof
155 that the person is deaf or hard of hearing as determined by the
156 department. Until a person’s identification card is next
157 renewed, the person may have the symbol added to his or her
158 identification card upon surrender of his or her current
159 identification card, payment of a $2 fee, to be retained by the
160 tax collector, less the general revenue service charge set forth
161 in s. 215.20(1) to be deposited into the Highway Safety
162 Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of sufficient proof that
163 the person is deaf or hard of hearing as determined by the
164 department. If the applicant is not conducting any other
165 transaction affecting the identification card, a replacement
166 identification card may be issued with the symbol without
167 payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c. For purposes
168 of this paragraph, the international symbol for the deaf and
169 hard of hearing is substantially as follows:
170
171
172
173 (d) The department shall include symbols representing the
174 following on an identification card upon the payment of an
175 additional $1 fee, to be retained by the tax collector, by an
176 applicant who meets the requirements of subsection (1) and
177 presents his or her:
178 1. Lifetime freshwater fishing license;
179 2. Lifetime saltwater fishing license;
180 3. Lifetime hunting license;
181 4. Lifetime sportsman’s license; or
182 5. Lifetime boater safety identification card.
183
184 A person may replace his or her identification card before its
185 expiration date with a card that includes his or her status as a
186 lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon surrender of
187 his or her current identification card, payment of a $2 fee, to
188 be retained by the tax collector, less the general revenue
189 service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1) to be deposited into
190 the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of the
191 person’s lifetime license or card. If the sole purpose of the
192 replacement identification card is the inclusion of the
193 applicant’s status as a lifetime licensee or cardholder, the
194 replacement identification card must be issued without payment
195 of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.c.
196 Section 6. Paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (1) of
197 section 322.14, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
198 322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
199 (1)
200 (c) The international symbol for the deaf and hard of
201 hearing provided in s. 322.051(8)(c) shall be exhibited on the
202 driver license of a person who is deaf or hard of hearing upon
203 the payment of an additional $1 fee, to be retained by the tax
204 collector, less the general revenue service charge set forth in
205 s. 215.20(1), for the license and the presentation of sufficient
206 proof that the person is deaf or hard of hearing as determined
207 by the department. Until a person’s license is next renewed, the
208 person may have the symbol added to his or her license upon the
209 surrender of his or her current license, payment of a $2 fee to
210 be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and
211 presentation of sufficient proof that the person is deaf or hard
212 of hearing as determined by the department. If the applicant is
213 not conducting any other transaction affecting the driver
214 license, a replacement license may be issued with the symbol
215 without payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(e).
216 (e) The department shall include symbols representing the
217 following on a driver license upon the payment of an additional
218 $1 fee by an applicant who meets the requirements of s. 322.08
219 and presents his or her:
220 1. Lifetime freshwater fishing license;
221 2. Lifetime saltwater fishing license;
222 3. Lifetime hunting license;
223 4. Lifetime sportsman’s license; or
224 5. Lifetime boater safety identification card.
225
226 A person may replace his or her driver license before its
227 expiration date with a license that includes his or her status
228 as a lifetime licensee or boater safety cardholder upon
229 surrender of his or her current driver license, payment of a $2
230 fee, to be retained by the tax collector, less the general
231 revenue service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1) to be deposited
232 into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation
233 of the person’s lifetime license or identification card. If the
234 sole purpose of the replacement driver license is the inclusion
235 of the applicant’s status as a lifetime licensee or cardholder,
236 the replacement driver license must be issued without payment of
237 the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(e).
238 Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (11) and subsection
239 (12) of section 322.20, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
240 322.20 Records of the department; fees; destruction of
241 records.—
242 (11)
243 (c) The clerks of court and tax collectors authorized under
244 s. 322.135, may provide 3-year, 7-year, or complete driver
245 records to any person requesting such records upon payment of
246 the appropriate fees. In addition to the fees authorized under
247 paragraph (a), clerks of court and tax collectors may assess the
248 fee listed in s. 322.135(1)(c) for this service. The applicable
249 record fees listed in paragraph (a) shall be retained by the
250 processing entity, less the general revenue service charge set
251 forth in s. 215.20(1) must be remitted to the department no
252 later than 5 days after payment is received, unless a shorter
253 remittance period is required by law.
254 (12) The fees collected by the department under this
255 section shall be placed in the Highway Safety Operating Trust
256 Fund.
257 Section 8. Paragraphs (e), (f), and (h) of subsection (1)
258 and subsection (8) of section 322.21, Florida Statutes, are
259 amended to read:
260 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting
261 fees.—
262 (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for:
263 (e) A replacement driver license issued pursuant to s.
264 322.17 is $25. Of this amount $7, less the general revenue
265 service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1), shall be retained by
266 or remitted to the tax collector, as applicable, shall be
267 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $18
268 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Beginning July
269 1, 2015, or upon completion of the transition of driver license
270 issuance services, if the replacement driver license is issued
271 by the tax collector, the tax collector shall retain the $7 that
272 would otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
273 Trust Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into
274 the General Revenue Fund.
275 (f) An original, renewal, or replacement identification
276 card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $25.
277 1. An applicant who meets any of the following criteria is
278 exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an original,
279 renewal, or replacement identification card:
280 a. The applicant presents a valid Florida voter’s
281 registration card to the department and attests that he or she
282 is experiencing a financial hardship.
283 b. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the
284 department that he or she is homeless as defined in s.
285 414.0252(7).
286 c. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the
287 department that his or her annual income is at or below 100
288 percent of the federal poverty level.
289 d. The applicant is a juvenile offender who is in the
290 custody or under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile
291 Justice, who is receiving services pursuant to s. 985.461, and
292 whose identification card is issued by the department’s mobile
293 issuing units.
294 2. Pursuant to s. 322.051(10), an applicant who is 80 years
295 of age or older and whose driving privilege is denied due to
296 failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s.
297 322.18(5) is exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an
298 original identification card.
299 3. Funds collected from fees for original, renewal, or
300 replacement identification cards shall be distributed as
301 follows:
302 a. For an original identification card issued pursuant to
303 s. 322.051, the fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue
304 Fund.
305 b. For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to s.
306 322.051, $6, less the general revenue service charge set forth
307 in s. 215.20(1), shall be retained by or remitted to the tax
308 collector, as applicable shall be deposited into the Highway
309 Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $19 shall be deposited into the
310 General Revenue Fund.
311 c. For a replacement identification card issued pursuant to
312 s. 322.051, $9, less the general revenue service charge set
313 forth in s. 215.20(1), shall be retained by or remitted to the
314 tax collector, as applicable shall be deposited into the Highway
315 Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $16 shall be deposited into the
316 General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or upon completion
317 of the transition of the driver license issuance services, if
318 the replacement identification card is issued by the tax
319 collector, the tax collector shall retain the $9 that would
320 otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
321 Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposited into the
322 General Revenue Fund.
323 (h) A hazardous-materials endorsement, as required by s.
324 322.57(1)(e), shall be set by the department by rule and must
325 reflect the cost of the required criminal history check,
326 including the cost of the state and federal fingerprint check,
327 and the cost to the department of providing and issuing the
328 license, and an additional $50, to be retained by the tax
329 collector. The fee may shall not exceed $100. This fee shall be
330 deposited in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The
331 department may adopt rules to administer this section.
332 (8) A person who applies for reinstatement following the
333 suspension or revocation of the person’s driver license must pay
334 a service fee of $45 following a suspension, and $75 following a
335 revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a license. A
336 person who applies for reinstatement of a commercial driver
337 license following the disqualification or downgrade of the
338 person’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle must
339 pay a service fee of $75, which is in addition to the fee for a
340 license. The department shall collect all of these fees at the
341 time of reinstatement. The department shall issue proper
342 receipts for such fees and shall promptly transmit all funds
343 received by it as follows:
344 (a) Of the $45 fee received from a licensee for
345 reinstatement following a suspension:
346 1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the
347 department shall deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $30
348 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
349 2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector,
350 $30 $15, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s.
351 215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $15 shall be
352 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $15
353 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
354 (b) Of the $75 fee received from a licensee for
355 reinstatement following a revocation, disqualification, or
356 downgrade:
357 1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the
358 department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $40
359 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
360 2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector,
361 $40 $20, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s.
362 215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $20 shall be
363 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $35
364 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
365
366 If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a
367 violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful
368 breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 must be
369 charged. However, only one $130 fee may be collected from one
370 person convicted of violations arising out of the same incident.
371 The department shall collect and remit the $130 fee, less the
372 general revenue service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1), to the
373 tax collector and deposit the fee into the Highway Safety
374 Operating Trust Fund at the time of reinstatement of the
375 person’s driver license, but the fee may not be collected if the
376 suspension or revocation is overturned. If the revocation or
377 suspension of the driver license was for a conviction for a
378 violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s. 817.505, an additional
379 fee of $180 is imposed for each offense. The department shall
380 collect and remit the additional fee, less the general revenue
381 service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1), to the tax collector
382 deposit the additional fee into the Highway Safety Operating
383 Trust Fund at the time of reinstatement of the person’s driver
384 license.
385 Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 322.29, Florida
386 Statutes, is amended to read:
387 322.29 Surrender and return of license.—
388 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an examination is not
389 required for the return of a license suspended under s. 318.15
390 or s. 322.245 unless an examination is otherwise required by
391 this chapter. A person applying for the return of a license
392 suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245 must present to the
393 department certification from the court that he or she has
394 complied with all obligations and penalties imposed pursuant to
395 s. 318.15 or, in the case of a suspension pursuant to s.
396 322.245, that he or she has complied with all directives of the
397 court and the requirements of s. 322.245 and shall pay to the
398 department a nonrefundable service fee of $60, of which $37.50
399 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and $22.50
400 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
401 If reinstated by the clerk of the court or tax collector, the
402 service fee shall be retained by the processing entity $37.50
403 shall be retained and $22.50 shall be remitted to the Department
404 of Revenue for deposit into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
405 Fund. However, the service fee is not required if the person is
406 required to pay a $45 fee or $75 fee under s. 322.21(8).
407 Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 324.0221, Florida
408 Statutes, is amended to read:
409 324.0221 Reports by insurers to the department; suspension
410 of driver license and vehicle registrations; reinstatement.—
411 (3) An operator or owner whose driver license or
412 registration has been suspended under this section or s. 316.646
413 may affect its reinstatement upon compliance with the
414 requirements of this section and upon payment to the department
415 of a nonrefundable reinstatement fee of $150 for the first
416 reinstatement. The reinstatement fee is $250 for the second
417 reinstatement and $500 for each subsequent reinstatement during
418 the 3 years following the first reinstatement. A person
419 reinstating her or his insurance under this subsection must also
420 secure coverage as described in ss. 324.021(8), 324.023, and
421 627.7275(2) and present to the appropriate person proof that the
422 coverage is in force on a form adopted by the department, and
423 such proof shall be maintained for 2 years. If the person does
424 not have a second reinstatement within 3 years after her or his
425 initial reinstatement, the reinstatement fee is $150 for the
426 first reinstatement after that 3-year period. If a person’s
427 license and registration are suspended under this section or s.
428 316.646, only one reinstatement fee must be paid to reinstate
429 the license and the registration. All fees shall be collected by
430 the department or tax collector at the time of reinstatement.
431 The department or tax collector shall issue proper receipts for
432 such fees and shall, if the service is provided by the
433 department, promptly deposit the those fees in the Highway
434 Safety Operating Trust Fund or, if the service is provided by
435 the tax collector, retain the fees less the general revenue
436 service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1). One-third of the fees
437 collected under this subsection shall be distributed from the
438 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund or tax collector, as
439 applicable, to the local governmental entity or state agency
440 that employed the law enforcement officer seizing the license
441 plate pursuant to s. 324.201. The funds may be used by the local
442 governmental entity or state agency for any authorized purpose.
443 Section 11. Section 324.071, Florida Statutes, is amended
444 to read:
445 324.071 Reinstatement; renewal of license; reinstatement
446 fee.—Any operator or owner whose license or registration has
447 been suspended pursuant to s. 324.051(2), s. 324.072, s.
448 324.081, or s. 324.121 may effect its reinstatement upon
449 compliance with the provisions of s. 324.051(2)(a)3. or 4., or
450 s. 324.081(2) and (3), as the case may be, and with one of the
451 provisions of s. 324.031 and upon payment to the department or
452 tax collector of a nonrefundable reinstatement fee of $15. This
453 fee shall be retained by the processing entity, less the general
454 revenue service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1). Only one such
455 fee shall be paid by any one person irrespective of the number
456 of licenses and registrations to be then reinstated or issued to
457 such person. All such fees shall be deposited to a department
458 trust fund. When the reinstatement of any license or
459 registration is effected by compliance with s. 324.051(2)(a)3.
460 or 4., the department shall not renew the license or
461 registration within a period of 3 years from such reinstatement,
462 nor shall any other license or registration be issued in the
463 name of such person, unless the operator is continuing to comply
464 with one of the provisions of s. 324.031.
465 Section 12. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.