Florida SB 676: Specialty and Special License Plates

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Specialty and Special License Plates 
2021-05-02T06:25:24Z 
Providing that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may not issue any new specialty license plates until a sufficient number of plates are discontinued; providing an exception to the requirement that specialty license plate annual use fees and interest earned from those fees only be expended in this state; requiring the department to discontinue an independent college or university’s existing specialty license plate if the college or university elects to use the standard template specialty license plate; revising distribution of annual use fees from the sale of Divine Nine license plates, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to specialty and special license 
 3 plates; amending s. 320.08053, F.S.; authorizing a 
 4 credit for or refund of the annual use fee if a 
 5 specified condition is met; providing that the 
 6 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may 
 7 not issue any new specialty license plates until a 
 8 sufficient number of plates are discontinued; amending 
 9 s. 320.08056, F.S.; providing an exception to the 
 10 requirement that specialty license plate annual use 
 11 fees and interest earned from those fees only be 
 12 expended in this state; requiring the department to 
 13 discontinue an independent college or university’s 
 14 existing specialty license plate if the college or 
 15 university elects to use the standard template 
 16 specialty license plate; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; 
 17 providing legislative intent regarding the Florida 
 18 Indian River Lagoon license plate; revising the design 
 19 of such plate; revising distribution and application 
 20 of annual use fees from the sale of such plates; 
 21 revising distribution and use of annual use fees from 
 22 the sale of Wildlife Foundation of Florida license 
 23 plates; revising distribution of annual use fees from 
 24 the sale of Divine Nine license plates; providing 
 25 eligibility requirements for issuance of such plates; 
 26 authorizing such plates to be personalized; 
 27 prohibiting the transfer of such plates between 
 28 vehicle owners; requiring the department to develop 
 29 specified specialty license plates; providing for the 
 30 distribution and use of fees collected from the sale 
 31 of such plates; amending s. 320.0807, F.S.; revising 
 32 requirements for the issuance of certain special 
 33 license plates; amending s. 320.089, F.S.; authorizing 
 34 the department to issue Army of Occupation license 
 35 plates; specifying qualifications and requirements for 
 36 such license plates; providing an effective date. 
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 38 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 40 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph 
 41 (b) of subsection (3) of section 320.08053, Florida Statutes, 
 42 are amended to read: 
 43 320.08053 Establishment of specialty license plates.— 
 44 (2) 
 45 (b) Within 24 months after the presale specialty license 
 46 plate voucher is established, the approved specialty license 
 47 plate organization must record with the department a minimum of 
 48 3,000 voucher sales, or in the case of an out-of-state college 
 49 or university license plate, 4,000 voucher sales, before 
 50 manufacture of the license plate may commence. If, at the 
 51 conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the minimum sales 
 52 requirement has not been met, the specialty plate is 
 53 deauthorized and the department shall discontinue development of 
 54 the plate and discontinue issuance of the presale vouchers. Upon 
 55 deauthorization of the license plate or if the plate has met the 
 56 presale requirement but has not been issued, a purchaser of the 
 57 license plate voucher may use the annual use fee collected as a 
 58 credit towards any other specialty license plate or apply for a 
 59 refund on a form prescribed by the department. 
 60 (3) 
 61 (b) If the Legislature has approved 150 or more specialty 
 62 license plates, the department may not issue make any new 
 63 specialty license plates available for design or issuance until 
 64 a sufficient number of plates are discontinued pursuant to s. 
 65 320.08056(8) such that the number of plates being issued does 
 66 not exceed 150. Notwithstanding s. 320.08056(8)(a), the 150 
 67 license-plate limit includes license plates above the minimum 
 68 sales threshold and those exempt from that threshold. 
 69 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) and subsection 
 70 (12) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, are amended to 
 71 read: 
 72 320.08056 Specialty license plates.— 
 73 (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected 
 74 and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from 
 75 those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit 
 76 activities nor for ge