Florida HB 841: Pub. Rec./Human Trafficking Victim Expunction

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to motor vehicle registration renewal; 2
amending s. 320.06, F.S.; requiring a renewal to be 3
recorded electronically; removing provisions relating 4
to validation stickers; amending ss. 320.04, 5
320.08035, 320.0807, 320.084, and 320.102, F.S.; 6
conforming cross-references and provisions to changes 7
made by the act; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to 12
read: 13
320.06 Registration certificates and, license plates;, and 14
validation stickers generally.— 15
(1)(a) Upon the receipt of an initial application for 16
registration and payment of the appropriate license tax and 17
other fees required by law, the department shall assign to the 18
motor vehicle a registration license number consisting of 19
letters and numerals or numerals and issue to the owner or 20
lessee a certificate of registration and one registration 21
license plate, unless two plates are required for display by s. 22
320.0706, for each vehicle so registered. 23
(b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol 24
and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued 25

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for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon 26
renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall 27
extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6-28
year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is 29
$28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is 30
replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee. 31
The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 32
Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior 33
years' payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is 34
replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period, 35
except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by 36
the department to replace a license plate under s. 37
320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker 38
shall be issued showing the owner's birth month, license plate 39
number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal 40
period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation 41
sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license 42
plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued 43
based on the applicant's appropriate renewal period. The 44
registration period is 12 months, the extended registration 45
period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the 46
applicant's appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles 47
taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a) and rental trucks taxed 48
pursuant to s. 320.08(3)(a)-(c) and (4)(a)-(d) may elect a 49
permanent registration period, provided payment of the 50

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appropriate license taxes and fees occurs annually. 51
2. Beginning July 1, 2024, A vehicle registered in 52
accordance with the International Registration Plan must be 53
issued a license plate for a 3-year period. At the end of the 3-54
year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced. 55
Each license plate must include a validation sticker showing the 56
month of expiration. A cab card denoting the declared gross 57
vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued 58
annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28, 59
which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 60
Fund. If the license plate is damaged or worn, it may be 61
replaced at no charge by applying to the department and 62
surrendering the current license plate. 63
3. In order to retain the efficient administration of the 64
taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase 65
in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of 66
Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804. 67
(c) Registration license plates equipped with validation 68
stickers subject to the registration period are valid for not 69
more than 12 months and expire at midnight on the last day of 70
the registration period. A registration license plate equipped 71
with a validation sticker subject to the extended registration 72
period is valid for not more than 24 months and expires at 73
midnight on the last day of the extended registration period. A 74
registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker 75

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