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2000 Florida Statutes

Section 322.135, Florida Statutes 2000

322.135  Driver's license agents.--

(1)  The department may, upon application, authorize any or all of the tax collectors in the several counties of the state, subject to the requirements of law, in accordance with rules of the department, to serve as its agent for the provision of specified driver's license services.

(a)  These services shall be limited to the issuance of driver's licenses and identification cards as authorized by this chapter.

(b)  Each tax collector who is authorized by the department to provide driver's license services shall bear all costs associated with providing those services.

(c)  A fee of $5.25 is to be charged, in addition to the fees set forth in this chapter, for any driver's license issued or renewed by a tax collector. One dollar of the $5.25 fee must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.

(2)  Each tax collector is required to give a good and sufficient surety bond, payable to the department, conditioned upon his or her faithfully and truly performing the duties imposed upon him or her according to the requirements of law and the rules of the department and upon his or her accounting for all materials, records, and other property and money that come into his or her possession or control by reason of performing these duties.

(a)  The amount of the bond must be determined by the department as an amount not less than 10 percent above the average of the daily deposits of each tax collector.

(b)  If a tax collector is also an agent of the department for purposes of s. 320.03, the amount of the bond must be at least 10 percent above the average of the total daily deposits of all funds received by the tax collector on behalf of the department.

(c)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.03, only one bond is required in order for a tax collector to serve as an agent of the department under chapters 320 and 322.

(3)  Each tax collector shall keep a full and complete record of all materials, records, and other properties received by him or her from the department, or from any other source, and shall make prompt remittance of moneys collected by him or her at such times and in such manner as prescribed by law, in accordance with departmental rules.

(4)  A tax collector may not issue or renew a driver's license if he or she has any reason to believe that the licensee or prospective licensee is physically or mentally unqualified to operate a motor vehicle. The tax collector shall direct any such licensee to the department for examination or reexamination under s. 322.221.

History.--s. 48, ch. 96-413.