Florida HB 613: Motor Vehicles

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s. 320.06, 2
F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and 3
Motor Vehicles to establish and maintain a secure 4
online license and registration portal for verifying, 5
recording, and processing the seizure or confiscation 6
of license plates; providing requirements for the 7
portal; authorizing the department to adopt rules; 8
amending s. 320.084, F.S.; providing that a disabled 9
veteran may retain a certain license plate designation 10
upon reissuance, renewal, or transfer of the plate; 11
amending s. 320.0843, F.S.; authorizing applications 12
for disabled parking permits to be made to the tax 13
collector; providing that certain license plates may 14
be stamped with specified letters at the option of the 15
applicant; authorizing the tax collector to issue the 16
plates immediately on demand under certain conditions; 17
amending s. 320.26, F.S.; prohibiting a person from 18
obscuring or altering a registration license plate in 19
a specified manner; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; 20
requiring a tax collector to fulfill certain renewal 21
and replacement driver licenses and identification 22
cards; providing methods for receipt of the driver 23
license or identification card; requiring the 24
department to remit a specified service fee to the 25

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appropriate tax collector under certain conditions; 26
amending s. 320.0848, F.S.; conforming a provision to 27
changes made by the act; providing an effective date. 28
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30
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Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 320.06, 32
Florida Statutes, to read: 33
320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and 34
validation stickers generally.— 35
(7) The department shall establish and maintain a secure 36
online license and registration portal accessible to the 37
department, tax collectors, and authorized law enforcement 38
agencies for the purpose of verifying, recording, and processing 39
the seizure or confiscation of license plates under this 40
chapter. The portal must provide immediate status updates when a 41
plate has been seized, destroyed, or returned and must be 42
checked before reissuance of a registration or plate. The 43
department may adopt rules to implement this subsection. 44
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 320.084, Florida 45
Statutes, is amended to read: 46
320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain 47
disabled veterans.— 48
(3) The department shall, as it deems necessary, require 49
each person to whom a motor vehicle license plate has been 50

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issued pursuant to subsection (1) to apply to the department for 51
reissuance of his or her registration license plate. Upon 52
receipt of the application and proof of the applicant's 53
continued eligibility, the department shall issue a new 54
permanent disabled veteran motor vehicle license plate which 55
shall be of the colors red, white, and blue similar to the 56
colors of the United States flag. A disabled veteran who has 57
been issued a permanent disabled veteran motor vehicle license 58
plate may retain the unique alphanumeric designation assigned to 59
the plate upon reissuance, renewal, or transfer of the plate to 60
another vehicle owned by the veteran. The operation of a motor 61
vehicle displaying a disabled veteran license plate from a 62
previous issue period or a noncurrent validation sticker after 63
the date specified by the department shall subject the owner if 64
he or she is present, otherwise the operator, to the penalty 65
provided in s. 318.18(2). Such permanent license plate shall be 66
removed upon sale of the vehicle, but may be transferred to 67
another vehicle owned by such veteran in the manner prescribed 68
by law. Upon request of any such veteran, the department is 69
authorized to issue a designation plate containing only the 70
letters "DV," to be displayed on the front of the vehicle. 71
Section 3. Section 320.0843, Florida Statutes, is amended 72
to read: 73
320.0843 License plates for persons with disabilities 74
eligible for permanent disabled parking permits.— 75

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(1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who resides in 76
this state and qualifies for a disabled parking permit under s. 77
320.0848(2), upon application to the department, or the tax 78
collector as an aut