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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to transportation; amending s. 2
207.001, F.S.; revising a short title; amending s. 3
207.002, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; 4
amending s. 207.004, F.S.; requiring licensing, rather 5
than registration, of motor carriers; requiring fuel 6
tax decals, rather than identifying devices, for motor 7
carriers; requiring a copy of the license to be 8
carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made 9
available electronically; specifying how fuel tax 10
decals are to be displayed on qualified motor 11
vehicles; requiring the Department of Highway Safety 12
and Motor Vehicles or its authorized agent to issue 13
licenses and fuel tax decals; requiring fuel tax decal 14
renewal orders to be submitted electronically 15
beginning on a specified date; revising required 16
contents of temporary fuel-use permits; removing 17
provisions relating to driveaway permits; amending s. 18
207.005, F.S.; revising reporting periods and due 19
dates for motor fuel use tax returns; requiring such 20
tax returns to be submitted electronically beginning 21
on a specified date; amending s. 207.007, F.S.; 22
revising requirements for calculation of interest due 23
for delinquent tax; providing penalties for any person 24
who counterfeits, alters, manufactures, or sells fuel 25
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tax licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel-use 26
permits except under certain circumstances; amending 27
s. 207.019, F.S.; requiring motor carriers to destroy 28
fuel tax decals under certain circumstances and notify 29
the department; amending s. 316.065, F.S.; revising 30
the apparent amount of property damage that requires 31
the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash to notify 32
law enforcement of the crash; amending s. 320.02, 33
F.S.; providing an exemption from certain vehicle 34
registration requirements for certain active duty 35
military members; requiring applicants to provide 36
proof of address; revising requirements for 37
documenting an applicant's address and proof of legal 38
presence; defining the term "REAL ID driver license or 39
identification card"; removing certain requirements 40
for business applicants; amending s. 320.061, F.S.; 41
revising a prohibition on obscuring a license plate; 42
providing an exception; amending s. 320.262, F.S.; 43
revising the definition of the term "license plate 44
obscuring device"; providing that the use of a license 45
plate frame or decorative border device is not 46
prohibited under specified conditions; amending s. 47
320.95, F.S.; authorizing the department to use e-mail 48
as a method of notification; amending s. 322.01, F.S.; 49
revising the definition of the term "tank vehicle"; 50
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amending ss. 322.051 and 322.17, F.S.; requiring an e-51
mail address to be included on an identification card 52
application and a request for a replacement driver 53
license or instruction permit, respectively; amending 54
s. 322.251, F.S.; authorizing orders of cancellation, 55
suspension, revocation, or disqualification to be 56
provided by e-mail notification; amending ss. 120.80, 57
207.003, 207.008, 207.011, 207.013, 207.014, 207.023, 58
207.0281, 212.08, 316.545, 318.15, 319.35, 319.40, 59
320.03, 322.08, 322.18, 322.21, 322.245, 322.2615, 60
322.2616, 322.64, 324.091, 324.171, 328.30, 328.73, 61
and 627.7415, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes 62
made by the act; providing an effective date. 63
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 65
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Section 1. Section 207.001, Florida Statutes, is amended 67
to read: 68
207.001 Short title.—This chapter shall be known as the 69
"Florida Diesel Fuel and Motor Fuel Use Tax Act of 1981," and 70
the taxes levied under this chapter shall be in addition to all 71
other taxes imposed by law. 72
Section 2. Section 207.002, Florida Statutes, is amended 73
to read: 74
207.002 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: 75
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(1)(2) "Department" means the Department of Highway Safety 76
and Motor Vehicles. 77
(2) "International Fuel Tax Agreement" means the 78
reciprocal agreement among certain states of the United States, 79
provinces of Canada, and other member jurisdictions which 80
provides for the administration, collection, and enforcement of 81
taxes on the basis of fuel consumed or distance accrued, or 82
both, in member jurisdictions. 83
(3) "Diesel fuel" means any liquid product or gas product 84
or combination thereof, including, but not limited to, all forms 85
of fuel known or sold as diesel fuel, kerosene, butane gas, or 86
propane gas and all other forms of liquefied petroleum gases, 87
except those defined as "motor fuel," used to propel a motor 88
vehicle. 89
(4) "International Registration Plan" means a registration 90
reciprocity agreement among states of the United States and 91
provinces of Canada providing for payment of license fees or 92
license taxes on the basis of fleet miles operated in various 93
jurisdictions. 94
(3)(5) "Interstate" means vehicle movement between or 95
through two or more member jurisdictions states. 96
(4)(6) "Intrastate" means vehicle movement from one point 97
within a member jurisdiction state to another point within the 98
same member jurisdiction state. 99
(5) "Member jurisdiction" means a member of the 100
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International Fuel Tax Agreement. 101
(6)(7) "Motor carrier" means any person owning, 102
controlling, operating, or managing any motor vehicle used to 103
transport persons or property over any public highway. 104
(7)(8) "Motor fuel" means any fuel placed in the fuel 105
supply storage unit of a qualified motor vehicle, including an 106
alternative fuel such as pure methanol, ethanol, or other 107
alcohol; a blend of 85 percent or more alcohol with gasoline; 108
natural gas and liquid fuel produced from natural gas; propane; 109
coal-derived liquified fuel; hydrogen; electricity; pure 110
biodiesel (B100) fuel, other than alcohol, derived from 111
biological materials; P-series fuel; or any other type of fuel 112
or energy used to propel a qualified motor vehicle what is 113
commonly known and sold as gasoline and fuels containing a 114
mixture of gasoline and other products. 115
(8)(9) "Operate," "operated," "operation," or "operating" 116
means and includes the use utilization in any form of any 117
qualified commercial motor vehicle, whether loaded or empty, 118
whether used utilized for compensation or not for compensation, 119
and whether owned by or leased to the motor carrier who uses it 120
or causes it to be used. 121
(9)(10) "Person" means and includes natural persons, 122
corporations, copartnerships, firms, companies, agencies, or 123
associations, singular or plural. 124
(10)(11) "Public highway" means any public street, road, 125
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or highway in this state. 126
(11)(1) "Qualified commercial motor vehicle" means any 127
vehicle not owned or operated by a governmental entity which 128
uses diesel fuel or motor fuel on the public highways; and which 129
has two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross 130
vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, or has three or more 131
axles regardless of weight, or is used in combination when the 132
weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds gross vehicle 133
weight or registered gross vehicle weight. The term excludes any 134
recreational vehicle or vehicle owned or operated by a community 135
transportation coordinator as defined in s. 427.011 or by a 136
private operator that provides public transit services under 137
contract with such a provider. 138
(12) "Registrant" means a person in whose name or names a 139
vehicle is properly registered. 140
(12)(13) "Use," "uses," or "used" means the consumption of 141
diesel fuel or motor fuel in a qualified commercial motor 142
vehicle for the propulsion thereof. 143
Section 3. Section 207.004, Florida Statutes, is amended 144
to read: 145
207.004 Licensing registration of motor carriers; fuel tax 146
decals identifying devices; fees; renewals; temporary fuel-use 147
permits and driveaway permits.— 148
(1)(a) A no motor carrier may not shall operate or cause 149
to be operated in this state any qualified commercial motor 150
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vehicle, other than a Florida-based qualified commercial motor 151
vehicle that travels Florida intrastate mileage only, which that 152
uses diesel fuel or motor fuel until such carrier is licensed 153
has registered with the department or has registered under the 154
International Fuel Tax Agreement a cooperative reciprocal 155
agreement as described in s. 207.0281, after such time as this 156
state enters into such agreement, and has been issued fuel tax 157
decals an identifying device or such carrier has been issued a 158
temporary fuel-use permit as authorized under subsection 159
subsections (4) and (5) for each vehicle operated. The fee for 160
each set of fuel tax decals is There shall be a fee of $4 per 161
year or any fraction thereof. A copy of the license must be 162
carried in each vehicle or made available electronically. The 163
fuel tax decal for each such identifying device issued. The 164
identifying device shall be provided by the department and must 165
be conspicuously displayed on the qualified commercial motor 166
vehicle as prescribed by the instructions on the reverse side of 167
the decal department while the vehicle it is being operated on 168
the public highways of this state. The transfer of a fuel tax 169
decal an identifying device from one vehicle to another vehicle 170
or from one motor carrier to another motor carrier is 171
prohibited. The department or its authorized agent shall issue 172
the licenses and fuel tax decals. 173
(b) The motor carrier to whom fuel tax decals have an 174
identifying device has been issued is shall be solely 175
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responsible for the proper use of the fuel tax decals 176
identifying device by its employees, consignees, or lessees. 177
(2) Fuel tax decals Identifying devices shall be issued 178
each year for the period January 1 through December 31, or any 179
portion thereof, if tax returns and tax payments, when 180
applicable, have been submitted to the department for all prior 181
reporting periods. Fuel tax decals Identifying devices may be 182
displayed for the next succeeding indicia period beginning 183
December 1 of each year. Beginning October 1, 2026, except as 184
otherwise authorized by the department, all fuel tax decal 185
renewal orders must be submitted electronically through an 186
online system prescribed by the department. 187
(3) If a motor carrier licensed in this state no longer 188
operates or causes to be operated in this state any qualified a 189
commercial motor vehicle, the fuel tax decal for each qualified 190
motor vehicle that is no longer operated or caused to be 191
operated by the motor carrier must identifying device shall be 192
destroyed and the motor carrier to whom the fuel tax decal 193
device was issued must shall notify the department immediately 194
by letter of such removal and of the number of the fuel tax 195
decal identifying device that was has been destroyed. 196
(4) A motor carrier, before operating a qualified 197
commercial motor vehicle on the public highways of this state, 198
must require each qualified motor vehicle to display a fuel tax 199
decal an identifying device as required under subsections (1) 200
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and (2) or must obtain a temporary fuel-use permit for that 201
vehicle as provided in subsection (5). A temporary fuel-use 202
permit shall expire within 10 days after date of issuance. The 203
cost of a temporary fuel-use permit is $45, and the permit 204
exempts the vehicle from the payment of the motor fuel or diesel 205
fuel tax imposed under this chapter during the term for which 206
the permit is valid. However, the vehicle is not exempt from 207
paying the fuel tax at the pump. 208
(5)(a) A registered motor carrier holding a valid license 209
may certificate of registration may, upon payment of the $45 fee 210
per permit, secure from the department, or any wire service 211
authorized by the department, a temporary fuel-use permit. 212
(b) The fee for a temporary fuel-use permit is $45. A 213
temporary fuel-use permit expires 10 days after the date of 214
issuance and exempts the vehicle from payment of the motor fuel 215
tax imposed under this chapter during the period for which the 216
permit is valid. However, this paragraph does not exempt the 217
vehicle from payment at the pump of the fuel tax imposed under 218
chapter 206. 219
(c) A blank temporary fuel-use permit, before its use, 220
must be executed by the motor carrier, in ink or type, so as to 221
identify the carrier, the vehicle to which the permit is 222
assigned, and the permit's effective date and expiration date 223
that the vehicle is placed in and removed from service. The 224
temporary fuel-use permit shall also show a complete 225
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identification of the vehicle on which the permit is to be used, 226
together with the name and address of the owner or lessee of the 227
vehicle. The endorsed temporary fuel-use permit must shall then 228
be carried on the vehicle that it identifies and must shall be 229
exhibited on demand to any authorized personnel. Temporary fuel-230
use permits may be transmitted to the motor carrier by 231
electronic means and shall be completed as outlined by 232
department personnel prior to transmittal. 233
(d) The motor carrier to whom a temporary fuel-use permit 234
is issued is shall be solely responsible for the proper use of 235
the permit by its employees, consignees, or lessees. Any 236
erasure, alteration, or unauthorized use of a temporary fuel-use 237
permit renders shall render it invalid and of no effect. A motor 238
carrier to whom a temporary fuel-use permit is issued may not 239
knowingly allow the permit to be used by any other person or 240
organization. 241
(b) An unregistered motor carrier may, upon payment of the 242
$45 fee, secure from any wire service authorized by the 243
department, by electronic means, a temporary fuel-use permit 244
that shall be valid for a period of 10 days. Such permit must 245
show the name and address of the unregistered motor carrier to 246
whom it is issued, the date the vehicle is placed in and removed 247
from service, a complete identification of the vehicle on which 248
the permit is to be used, and the name and address of the owner 249
or lessee of the vehicle. The temporary fuel-use permit shall 250
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then be carried on the vehicle that it identifies and shall be 251
exhibited on demand to any authorized personnel. The 252
unregistered motor carrier to whom a temporary fuel-use permit 253
is issued shall be solely responsible for the proper use of the 254
permit by its employees, consignees, or lessees. Any erasure, 255
alteration, or unauthorized use of a temporary fuel-use permit 256
shall render it invalid and of no effect. The unregistered motor 257
carrier to whom a temporary fuel-use permit is issued may not 258
knowingly allow the permit to be used by any other person or 259
organization. 260
(c) A registered motor carrier engaged in driveaway 261
transportation, in which the cargo is the vehicle itself and is 262
in transit to stock inventory and the ownership of the vehicle 263
is not vested in the motor carrier, may, upon payment of the $4 264
fee, secure from the department a driveaway permit. The 265
driveaway permits shall be issued for the period January 1 266
through December 31. An original permit must be in the 267
possession of the operator of each vehicle and shall be 268
exhibited on demand to any authorized personnel. Vehicle mileage 269
reports must be submitted by the motor carrier, and the road 270
privilege tax must be paid on all miles operated within this 271
state during the reporting period. All other provisions of this 272
chapter shall apply to the holder of a driveaway permit. 273
Section 4. Section 207.005, Florida Statutes, is amended 274
to read: 275
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207.005 Returns and payment of tax; delinquencies; 276
calculation of fuel used during operations in this the state; 277
credit; bond.— 278
(1) The taxes levied under this chapter are shall be due 279
and payable on the first day of the month following the last 280
month of the reporting period. The department may adopt 281
promulgate rules for requiring and establishing procedures for 282
annual, semiannual, or quarterly filing. The reporting period is 283
shall be the 12 months beginning January July 1 and ending 284
December 31 June 30. It shall be the duty of Each motor carrier 285
licensed registered or required to be licensed registered under 286
the provisions of this chapter must to submit a return by the 287
following due dates, except that each due date is extended until 288
the last day of the month of the due date, and, if the last day 289
of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the 290
due date is further extended until the next day that is not a 291
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday within 30 days after the due 292
date. The due date shall be as follows: 293
(a) If annual filing, the due date is January 31 shall be 294
July 1; 295
(b) If semiannual filing, the due dates are shall be 296
January 31 1 and July 31 1; or 297
(c) If quarterly filing, the due dates are shall be 298
January 31 1, April 30 1, July 31 1, and October 31 1. 299
(2) The amount of fuel used in the propulsion of any 300
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qualified commercial motor vehicle within this state may be 301
calculated, if the motor carrier maintains adequate records, by 302
applying total interstate vehicular consumption of all diesel 303
fuel and motor fuel used as related to total miles traveled and 304
applying such rate to total miles traveled within this state. In 305
the absence of adequate documentation by the motor carrier, the 306
department may adopt is authorized to promulgate rules 307
converting miles driven to gallons used. 308
(3) For the purpose of computing the carrier's liability 309
for the fuel road privilege tax, the total gallons of fuel used 310
in the propulsion of any qualified commercial motor vehicle in 311
this state shall be multiplied by the rates provided in parts I-312
III of chapter 206. From the sum determined by this calculation, 313
there shall be allowed a credit equal to the amount of the tax 314
per gallon under parts I-III of chapter 206 for each gallon of 315
fuel purchased in this state during the reporting period when 316
the diesel fuel or motor fuel tax was paid at the time of 317
purchase. If the tax paid under parts I-III of chapter 206 318
exceeds the total tax due under this chapter, the excess may be 319
allowed as a credit against future tax payments, until the 320
credit is fully offset or until eight calendar quarters shall 321
have passed since the end of the calendar quarter in which the 322
credit accrued, whichever occurs first. A refund may be made for 323
this credit provided it exceeds $10. 324
(4) The department may adopt is authorized to promulgate 325
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the necessary rules to provide for an adequate bond from each 326
motor carrier to ensure payment of taxes required under this 327
chapter. 328
(5) Beginning October 1, 2026, except as otherwise 329
authorized by the department, all returns must be submitted 330
electronically through an online system prescribed by the 331
department. 332
Section 5. Section 207.007, Florida Statutes, is amended 333
to read: 334
207.007 Offenses; penalties and interest.— 335
(1) If any motor carrier licensed registered under this 336
chapter fails to file a return or and pay any tax liability 337
under this chapter within the time required hereunder, the 338
department may impose a delinquency penalty of $50 or 10 percent 339
of the delinquent taxes due, whichever is greater, if the 340
failure is for not more than 30 days, with an additional 10 341
percent penalty for each additional 30 days, or fraction 342
thereof, during the time which the failure continues, not to 343
exceed a total penalty of 100 percent in the aggregate. However, 344
the penalty may not be less than $50. 345
(2) In addition to any other penalties, any delinquent tax 346
shall bear interest in accordance with the International Fuel 347
Tax Agreement at the rate of 1 percent per month, or fraction 348
thereof, calculated from the date the tax was due. If the 349
department enters into a cooperative reciprocal agreement under 350
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the provisions of s. 207.0281, the department shall collect and 351
distribute all interest due to other jurisdictions at the same 352
rate as if such interest were due to the state. 353
(3) Any person who: 354
(a) Willfully refuses or neglects to make any statement, 355
report, or return required by the provisions of this chapter; 356
(b) Knowingly makes, or assists any other person in 357
making, a false statement in a return or report or in connection 358
with an application for licensure registration under this 359
chapter or in connection with an audit; or 360
(c) Counterfeits, alters, manufactures, or sells fuel tax 361
licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel-use permits without 362
first having obtained the department's permission in writing; or 363
(d)(c) Violates any provision of the provisions of this 364
chapter, a penalty for which is not otherwise provided, 365
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commits is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as 367
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. In addition, 368
the department may revoke or suspend the licensure and 369
registration privileges under ss. 207.004 and 320.02, 370
respectively, of the violator. Each day or part thereof during 371
which a person operates or causes to be operated a qualified 372
commercial motor vehicle without being the holder of fuel tax 373
decals an identifying device or having a valid temporary fuel-374
use or driveaway permit as required by this chapter constitutes 375
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a separate offense within the meaning of this section. In 376
addition to the penalty imposed by this section, the defendant 377
is shall be required to pay all taxes, interest, and penalties 378
due to this the state. 379
Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 207.019, Florida 380
Statutes, is amended to read: 381
207.019 Discontinuance or transfer of business; change of 382
address.— 383
(1) Whenever a person ceases to engage in business as a 384
motor carrier within this the state by reason of the 385
discontinuance, sale, or transfer of the business of such 386
person, the person he or she shall notify the department in 387
writing at least 10 days before prior to the time the 388
discontinuance, sale, or transfer takes effect. Such notice must 389
shall give the date of discontinuance and, in the event of a 390
sale or transfer of the business, the date thereof and the name 391
and address of the purchaser or transferee. All diesel fuel or 392
motor fuel use taxes are shall become due and payable 393
concurrently with such discontinuance, sale, or transfer; and 394
any such person shall, concurrently with such discontinuance, 395
sale, or transfer, make a report and, pay all such taxes, 396
interest, and penalties; and the fuel tax decals must be 397
destroyed and the motor carrier to whom the decals were issued 398
shall notify the department by letter of their destruction and 399
of the numbers of the fuel tax decals that were destroyed, and 400
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surrender to the department the registration issued to such 401
person. 402
Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 316.065, Florida 403
Statutes, is amended to read: 404
316.065 Crashes; reports; penalties.— 405
(1) The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash resulting 406
in injury to or death of any persons or damage to any vehicle or 407
other property in an apparent amount of at least $2,000 $500 408
shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give 409
notice of the crash to the local police department, if such 410
crash occurs within a municipality; otherwise, to the office of 411
the county sheriff or the nearest office or station of the 412
Florida Highway Patrol. A violation of this subsection is a 413
noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving 414
violation as provided in chapter 318. 415
Section 8. Subsection (2) and paragraph (e) of subsection 416
(5) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 417
320.02 Registration required; application for 418
registration; forms.— 419
(2)(a) The application for registration must include the 420
street address of the owner's permanent Florida residence or the 421
address of his or her permanent place of business in Florida and 422
be accompanied by personal or business identification 423
information. If the vehicle is registered to an active duty 424
member of the United States Armed Forces who is a Florida 425
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resident, the active duty member is not required to provide the 426
street address of a permanent Florida residence. 427
(b) An individual applicant must provide proof of address 428
satisfactory to the department and: 429
1. A valid REAL ID driver license or identification card 430
issued by this state or another state; or 431
2. A valid, unexpired United States passport; or 432
3. A valid, unexpired passport issued by another country 433
and an unexpired Form I-94 issued by the United States Bureau of 434
Customs and Border Protection. 435
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For purposes of this paragraph, the term "REAL ID driver license 437
or identification card" has the same meaning as provided in 6 438
C.F.R. s. 37.3. 439
(c) A business applicant must provide a federal employer 440
identification number, if applicable, or verification that the 441
business is authorized to conduct business in this the state, or 442
a Florida municipal or county business license or number. 443
1. If the owner does not have a permanent residence or 444
permanent place of business or if the owner's permanent 445
residence or permanent place of business cannot be identified by 446
a street address, the application must include: 447
a. If the vehicle is registered to a business, the name 448
and street address of the permanent residence of an owner of the 449
business, an officer of the corporation, or an employee who is 450
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in a supervisory position. 451
b. If the vehicle is registered to an individual, the name 452
and street address of the permanent residence of a close 453
relative or friend who is a resident of this state. 454
2. If the vehicle is registered to an active duty member 455
of the Armed Forces of the United States who is a Florida 456
resident, the active duty member is exempt from the requirement 457
to provide the street address of a permanent residence. 458
(d)(b) The department shall prescribe a form upon which 459
motor vehicle owners may record odometer readings when 460
registering their motor vehicles. 461
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(e) Upon the expiration date noted in the cancellation 463
notice that the department receives from the insurer, the 464
department shall suspend the registration, issued under this 465
chapter or revoke the license issued under s. 207.004(1), of a 466
motor carrier who operates a commercial motor vehicle or a 467
qualified motor vehicle who permits it to be operated in this 468
state during the registration period or licensure period without 469
having in full force liability insurance, a surety bond, or a 470
valid self-insurance certificate that complies with this 471
section. The insurer shall provide notice to the department at 472
the same time the cancellation notice is provided to the insured 473
pursuant to s. 627.7281. The department may adopt rules 474
regarding the electronic submission of the cancellation notice. 475
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Section 9. Section 320.061, Florida Statutes, is amended 476
to read: 477
320.061 Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration 478
certificates, license plates, temporary license plates, mobile 479
home stickers, or validation stickers or to obscure license 480
plates; penalty.—A person may not alter the original appearance 481
of a vehicle registration certificate, license plate, temporary 482
license plate, mobile home sticker, or validation sticker issued 483
for and assigned to a motor vehicle or mobile home, whether by 484
mutilation, alteration, defacement, or change of color or in any 485
other manner. A person may not apply or attach a substance, 486
reflective matter, illuminated device, spray, coating, covering, 487
or other material onto or around any license plate which 488
interferes with the legibility, angular visibility, or 489
detectability of any feature or detail on the license plate 490
number or validation sticker or interferes with the ability to 491
record any feature or detail on the license plate number or 492
validation sticker. It is not a violation of this section if a 493
person attaches a frame around a license plate that interferes 494
with the legibility, angular visibility, detectability, or 495
ability to record information on the license plate other than 496
the license plate number or validation sticker. A person who 497
knowingly violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the 498
second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 499
775.083. 500
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Section 10. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of 501
section 320.262, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection 502
(5) is added to that section, to read: 503
320.262 License plate obscuring device prohibited; 504
penalties.— 505
(1) As used in this section, the term "license plate 506
obscuring device" means a manual, electronic, or mechanical 507
device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle 508
for the purpose of: 509
(c) Covering, obscuring, or otherwise interfering with the 510
legibility, angular visibility, or detectability of the primary 511
features or details, including the license plate number or 512
validation sticker, on the license plate; or 513
(d) Interfering with the ability to record the primary 514
features or details, including the license plate number or 515
validation sticker, on the license plate. 516
(5) The use of a license plate frame or decorative border 517
device is not an offense under this section, provided that the 518
device does not obscure the visibility of the following: 519
(a) The alphanumeric designation or license plate number. 520
(b) The registration decal or validation sticker located 521
in the upper right corner. 522
Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 320.95, Florida 523
Statutes, is amended to read: 524
320.95 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.— 525
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(2) The department may collect e-mail electronic mail 526
addresses and use e-mail electronic mail in lieu of the United 527
States Postal Service as a method of notification for the 528
purpose of providing renewal notices. 529
Section 12. Subsection (44) of section 322.01, Florida 530
Statutes, is amended to read: 531
322.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter: 532
(44) "Tank vehicle" means a commercial motor vehicle that 533
is designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within 534
one or more tanks that each have an individual rated capacity of 535
more than 119 gallons and an aggregate rated capacity of 1,000 536
gallons or more and that are a tank either permanently or 537
temporarily attached to the vehicle or chassis. The term does 538
not include a commercial motor vehicle transporting an empty 539
storage tank that is not designed for transportation but that is 540
temporarily attached to a flatbed trailer, if such tank has a 541
designed capacity of 1,000 gallons or more. 542
Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 543
322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 544
322.051 Identification cards.— 545
(1) Any person who is 5 years of age or older, or any 546
person who has a disability, regardless of age, who applies for 547
a disabled parking permit under s. 320.0848, may be issued an 548
identification card by the department upon completion of an 549
application and payment of an application fee. 550
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(a) The application must include the following information 551
regarding the applicant: 552
1. Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender, 553
proof of social security card number satisfactory to the 554
department, which may include a military identification card, 555
county of residence, mailing address, e-mail address, proof of 556
residential address satisfactory to the department, country of 557
birth, and a brief description. 558
2. Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department. 559
3. Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such 560
proof must include one of the following documents issued to the 561
applicant: 562
a. A driver license record or identification card record 563
from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit 564
a document for identification which is substantially similar to 565
a document required under sub-subparagraph b., sub-subparagraph 566
c., sub-subparagraph d., sub-subparagraph e., sub-subparagraph 567
f., sub-subparagraph g., or sub-subparagraph h.; 568
b. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate; 569
c. A valid, unexpired United States passport; 570
d. A naturalization certificate issued by the United 571
States Department of Homeland Security; 572
e. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card 573
(green card); 574
f. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the 575
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United States Department of State; 576
g. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by 577
the United States Department of Homeland Security; or 578
h. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the 579
United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original 580
identification card. In order to prove nonimmigrant 581
classification, an applicant must provide at least one of the 582
following documents. In addition, the department may require 583
applicants to produce United States Department of Homeland 584
Security documents for the sole purpose of establishing the 585
maintenance of, or efforts to maintain, continuous lawful 586
presence: 587
(I) A notice of hearing from an immigration court 588
scheduling a hearing on any proceeding. 589
(II) A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals 590
acknowledging pendency of an appeal. 591
(III) A notice of the approval of an application for 592
adjustment of status issued by the United States Citizenship and 593
Immigration Services. 594
(IV) An official documentation confirming the filing of a 595
petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued 596
by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 597
(V) A notice of action transferring any pending matter 598
from another jurisdiction to Florida, issued by the United 599
States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 600
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(VI) An order of an immigration judge or immigration 601
officer granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and 602
work in the United States, including, but not limited to, 603
asylum. 604
(VII) Evidence that an application is pending for 605
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 606
permanent residence in the United States or conditional 607
permanent resident status in the United States, if a visa number 608
is available having a current priority date for processing by 609
the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 610
(VIII) On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign 611
passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed, 612
accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent 613
admittance into the United States. 614
615
An identification card issued based on documents required in 616
sub-subparagraph g. or sub-subparagraph h. is valid for a period 617
not to exceed the expiration date of the document presented or 1 618
year, whichever occurs first. 619
Section 14. Subsection (1) of section 322.17, Florida 620
Statutes, is amended to read: 621
322.17 Replacement licenses and permits.— 622
(1)(a) In the event that an instruction permit or driver 623
license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or 624
destroyed, the person to whom the same was issued may, upon 625
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payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to s. 322.21, obtain a 626
replacement upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department 627
that such permit or license has been lost or destroyed, and 628
further furnishing the full name, date of birth, sex, residence 629
and mailing address, e-mail address, proof of birth satisfactory 630
to the department, and proof of identity satisfactory to the 631
department. 632
(b) In the event that an instruction permit or driver 633
license issued under the provisions of this chapter is stolen, 634
the person to whom the same was issued may, at no charge, obtain 635
a replacement upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the 636
department that such permit or license was stolen and further 637
furnishing the full name, date of birth, sex, residence and 638
mailing address, e-mail address, proof of birth satisfactory to 639
the department, and proof of identity satisfactory to the 640
department. 641
Section 15. Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (6) of section 642
322.251, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 643
322.251 Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or 644
disqualification of license.— 645
(1) All orders of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or 646
disqualification issued under the provisions of this chapter, 647
chapter 318, chapter 324, or ss. 627.732-627.734 must shall be 648
given either by personal delivery thereof to the licensee whose 649
license is being canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified; 650
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or by deposit in the United States mail in an envelope, first 651
class, postage prepaid, addressed to the licensee at his or her 652
last known mailing address furnished to the department; or by e-653
mail notification if authorized by the licensee. Such methods of 654
notification mailing by the department constitute notice 655
constitutes notification, and any failure by the person to 656
receive the mailed order does will not affect or stay the 657
effective date or term of the cancellation, suspension, 658
revocation, or disqualification of the licensee's driving 659
privilege. 660
(2) The giving of notice and an order of cancellation, 661
suspension, revocation, or disqualification by mail is complete 662
upon expiration of 20 days after e-mail notification or deposit 663
in the United States mail for all notices except those issued 664
under chapter 324 or ss. 627.732–627.734, which are complete 15 665
days after e-mail notification or deposit in the United States 666
mail. Proof of the giving of notice and an order of 667
cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification in 668
such either manner must shall be made by entry in the records of 669
the department that such notice was given. The entry is 670
admissible in the courts of this state and constitutes 671
sufficient proof that such notice was given. 672
(3) Whenever the driving privilege is suspended, revoked, 673
or disqualified under the provisions of this chapter, the period 674
of such suspension, revocation, or disqualification must shall 675
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be indicated on the order of suspension, revocation, or 676
disqualification, and the department shall require the licensee 677
whose driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or disqualified 678
to surrender all licenses then held by him or her to the 679
department. However, if should the person fails fail to 680
surrender such licenses, the suspension, revocation, or 681
disqualification period does shall not expire until a period 682
identical to the period for which the driving privilege was 683
suspended, revoked, or disqualified has expired after the date 684
of surrender of the licenses, or the date an affidavit swearing 685
such licenses are lost has been filed with the department. In 686
any instance where notice of the suspension, revocation, or 687
disqualification order is given mailed as provided herein, and 688
the license is not surrendered to the department, and such 689
license thereafter expires, the department may shall not renew 690
that license until a period of time identical to the period of 691
such suspension, revocation, or disqualification imposed has 692
expired. 693
(6) Whenever a cancellation, suspension, revocation, or 694
disqualification occurs, the department shall enter the 695
cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification order 696
on the licensee's driver file 20 days after e-mail notification 697
or deposit the notice was actually placed in the United States 698
mail. Any inquiry into the file after the 20-day period shall 699
reveal that the license is canceled, suspended, revoked, or 700
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disqualified and whether the license has been received by the 701
department. 702
Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 703
120.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 704
120.80 Exceptions and special requirements; agencies.— 705
(8) DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES.— 706
(a) Driver licenses.— 707
1. Notwithstanding s. 120.57(1)(a), hearings regarding 708
driver licensing pursuant to chapter 322 need not be conducted 709
by an administrative law judge assigned by the division. 710
2. Notwithstanding s. 120.60(5), cancellation, suspension, 711
or revocation of a driver license shall be by personal delivery 712
to the licensee or by first-class mail or e-mail as provided in 713
s. 322.251. 714
Section 17. Section 207.003, Florida Statutes, is amended 715
to read: 716
207.003 Privilege tax levied.—A tax for the privilege of 717
operating any qualified commercial motor vehicle upon the public 718
highways of this state shall be levied upon every motor carrier 719
at a rate which includes the minimum rates provided in parts I-720
III of chapter 206 on each gallon of diesel fuel or motor fuel 721
used for the propulsion of a qualified commercial motor vehicle 722
by such motor carrier within this the state. 723
Section 18. Section 207.008, Florida Statutes, is amended 724
to read: 725
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207.008 Retention of records by motor carrier.—Each 726
licensed registered motor carrier shall maintain and keep 727
pertinent records and papers as may be required by the 728
department for the reasonable administration of this chapter and 729
shall preserve the records upon which each quarterly tax return 730
is based for 4 years after following the due date or filing date 731
of the return, whichever is later. 732
Section 19. Subsection (3) of section 207.011, Florida 733
Statutes, is amended to read: 734
207.011 Inspection of records; hearings; forms; rules.— 735
(3) The department, or any authorized agent thereof, may 736
is authorized to examine the records, books, papers, and 737
equipment of any motor carrier, any retail dealer of motor 738
diesel fuels, and any wholesale distributor of diesel fuels or 739
motor fuels which that are deemed necessary to verify the truth 740
and accuracy of any statement, or report, or return and 741
ascertain whether the tax imposed by this chapter has been paid. 742
Section 20. Section 207.013, Florida Statutes, is amended 743
to read: 744
207.013 Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, 745
and interest.—Upon demand of the department, the Department of 746
Legal Affairs or the state attorney for a judicial circuit shall 747
bring appropriate actions, in the name of the state or in the 748
name of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in 749
the capacity of its office, for the recovery of taxes, 750
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penalties, and interest due under this chapter; and judgment 751
shall be rendered for the amount so found to be due together 752
with costs. However, if it is shall be found as a fact that such 753
claim for, or grant of, an exemption or credit was willful on 754
the part of any motor carrier, retail dealer, or distributor of 755
diesel fuel or motor fuel, judgment must shall be rendered for 756
double the amount of the tax found to be due with costs. The 757
department may employ an attorney at law to institute and 758
prosecute proper proceedings to enforce payment of the taxes, 759
penalties, and interest provided for by this chapter and may fix 760
the compensation for the services of such attorney at law. 761
Section 21. Subsection (3) of section 207.014, Florida 762
Statutes, is amended to read: 763
207.014 Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid 764
taxes.— 765
(3) In the event there is a contest or claim of any kind 766
with reference to the property levied upon or the amount of 767
taxes, costs, or penalties due, such contest or claim must shall 768
be tried in the circuit court in and for the county in which the 769
warrant was executed, as nearly as may be in the same manner and 770
means as such contest or claim would have been tried in such 771
court had the warrant originally issued upon a judgment rendered 772
by such court. The warrant issued as provided in this section 773
constitutes shall constitute prima facie evidence of the amount 774
of taxes, interest, and penalties due to the state by the motor 775
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carrier,; and the burden of proof is shall be upon the motor 776
carrier, retail dealer, or distributor of diesel fuel or motor 777
fuel to show that the amounts or penalties were incorrect. 778
Section 22. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 207.023, 779
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 780
207.023 Authority to inspect vehicles, make arrests, seize 781
property, and execute warrants.— 782
(1) As a part of their responsibility when inspecting 783
qualified motor commercial vehicles, the Department of Highway 784
Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Agriculture and 785
Consumer Services, and the Department of Transportation shall 786
ensure that all vehicles are properly qualified under the 787
provisions of this chapter. 788
(3) Qualified commercial motor vehicles owned or operated 789
by any motor carrier who refuses to comply with this chapter may 790
be seized by authorized agents or employees of the Department of 791
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Agriculture 792
and Consumer Services, or the Department of Transportation; or 793
authorized agents and employees of any of these departments also 794
may seize property as set out in ss. 206.205, 206.21, and 795
206.215. Upon such seizure, the property must shall be 796
surrendered without delay to the sheriff of the county where the 797
property was seized for further proceedings. 798
Section 23. Subsections (1) and (6) of section 207.0281, 799
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 800
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207.0281 Registration; Cooperative reciprocal agreements 801
between states.— 802
(1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 803
may enter into a cooperative reciprocal agreement, including, 804
but not limited to, the International Fuel Tax fuel-tax 805
Agreement, with another state or group of states for the 806
administration of the tax imposed by this chapter. An agreement 807
arrangement, declaration, or amendment is not effective until 808
stated in writing and filed with the Department of Highway 809
Safety and Motor Vehicles. 810
(6) This section and the contents of any reciprocal 811
agreement entered into under this section supersede all other 812
fuel-tax requirements of this chapter for qualified commercial 813
motor vehicles. 814
Section 24. Paragraph (aa) of subsection (7) of section 815
212.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 816
212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and 817
storage tax; specified exemptions.—The sale at retail, the 818
rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the 819
storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following 820
are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this 821
chapter. 822
(7) MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS.—Exemptions provided to any 823
entity by this chapter do not inure to any transaction that is 824
otherwise taxable under this chapter when payment is made by a 825
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representative or employee of the entity by any means, 826
including, but not limited to, cash, check, or credit card, even 827
when that representative or employee is subsequently reimbursed 828
by the entity. In addition, exemptions provided to any entity by 829
this subsection do not inure to any transaction that is 830
otherwise taxable under this chapter unless the entity has 831
obtained a sales tax exemption certificate from the department 832
or the entity obtains or provides other documentation as 833
required by the department. Eligible purchases or leases made 834
with such a certificate must be in strict compliance with this 835
subsection and departmental rules, and any person who makes an 836
exempt purchase with a certificate that is not in strict 837
compliance with this subsection and the rules is liable for and 838
shall pay the tax. The department may adopt rules to administer 839
this subsection. 840
(aa) Qualified motor certain commercial vehicles.—Also 841
exempt is the sale, lease, or rental of a qualified commercial 842
motor vehicle as defined in s. 207.002, when the following 843
conditions are met: 844
1. The sale, lease, or rental occurs between two commonly 845
owned and controlled corporations; 846
2. Such vehicle was titled and registered in this state at 847
the time of the sale, lease, or rental; and 848
3. Florida sales tax was paid on the acquisition of such 849
vehicle by the seller, lessor, or renter. 850
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Section 25. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) of 851
section 316.545, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 852
316.545 Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor 853
fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review.— 854
(4)(a) A commercial vehicle may not be operated over the 855
highways of this state unless it has been properly licensed 856
registered under s. 207.004. Whenever any law enforcement 857
officer identified in s. 207.023(1), upon inspecting the vehicle 858
or combination of vehicles, determines that the vehicle is in 859
violation of s. 207.004, a penalty in the amount of $50 shall be 860
assessed, and the vehicle may be detained until payment is 861
collected by the law enforcement officer. 862
(b) In addition to the penalty provided for in paragraph 863
(a), the vehicle may be detained until the owner or operator of 864
the vehicle furnishes evidence that the vehicle has been 865
properly licensed registered pursuant to s. 207.004. Any officer 866
of the Florida Highway Patrol or agent of the Department of 867
Transportation may issue a temporary fuel-use fuel use permit 868
and collect the appropriate fee as provided for in s. 207.004(5) 869
s. 207.004(4). Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (6), 870
all permit fees collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be 871
transferred to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 872
Vehicles to be allocated pursuant to s. 207.026. 873
Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 874
318.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 875
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318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; 876
penalty.— 877
(1)(a) If a person fails to comply with the civil 878
penalties provided in s. 318.18 within the time period specified 879
in s. 318.14(4), fails to enter into or comply with the terms of 880
a penalty payment plan with the clerk of the court in accordance 881
with ss. 318.14 and 28.246, fails to attend driver improvement 882
school, or fails to appear at a scheduled hearing, the clerk of 883
the court must notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 884
Vehicles of such failure within 10 days after such failure. Upon 885
receipt of such notice, the department must immediately issue an 886
order suspending the driver license and privilege to drive of 887
such person effective 20 days after the date the order of 888
suspension is provided mailed in accordance with s. 322.251(1), 889
(2), and (6). The order also must inform the person that he or 890
she may contact the clerk of the court to establish a payment 891
plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4) to make partial payments for 892
court-related fines, fees, service charges, and court costs. Any 893
such suspension of the driving privilege which has not been 894
reinstated, including a similar suspension imposed outside of 895
this state, must remain on the records of the department for a 896
period of 7 years after from the date imposed and must be 897
removed from the records after the expiration of 7 years after 898
from the date it is imposed. The department may not accept the 899
resubmission of such suspension. 900
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Section 27. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 901
319.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 902
319.35 Unlawful acts in connection with motor vehicle 903
odometer readings; penalties.— 904
(1) 905
(b) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly provide 906
false information on the odometer readings required pursuant to 907
ss. 319.23(3) and 320.02(2)(d) 320.02(2)(b). 908
Section 28. Subsection (3) of section 319.40, Florida 909
Statutes, is amended to read: 910
319.40 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.— 911
(3) The department may collect e-mail electronic mail 912
addresses and use e-mail electronic mail in lieu of the United 913
States Postal Service as a method of notification. However, any 914
notice regarding the potential forfeiture or foreclosure of an 915
interest in property must be sent via the United States Postal 916
Service. 917
Section 29. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 918
320.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 919
320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors; 920
International Registration Plan.— 921
(5) 922
(b) Upon a tax collector's request, the department may 923
provide ancillary technology to integrate other tax collection 924
systems used by tax collectors in order to provide tax 925
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collectors with data access and uniform interface 926
functionalities for registration renewal transactions performed 927
at a tax collector's office or online via a tax collector's 928
website. The department shall prescribe the best manner of 929
delivering the data access and uniform interface functionalities 930
to tax collectors for the purpose of processing registration 931
renewal transactions and shall provide the ability to record and 932
process registration renewal transactions in the state system in 933
real time and bulk data reporting for vehicle registrations, 934
including each applicant's e-mail electronic mail address 935
collected pursuant to s. 320.95. Such data and functionality may 936
be used only for purposes of fulfilling the tax collector's 937
statutory duties pursuant to this chapter, chapter 319, chapter 938
322, or chapter 328 and may not be resold or used for any other 939
purpose. Such data access and uniform interface functionalities 940
shall be developed no later than July 1, 2023. For the purposes 941
of this paragraph, the term "registration renewal transactions" 942
means issuance of motor vehicle, mobile home, and trailer 943
registration certificates, registration license plates, and 944
validation stickers. 945
Section 30. Subsection (10) of section 322.08, Florida 946
Statutes, is amended to read: 947
322.08 Application for license; requirements for license 948
and identification card forms.— 949
(10) The department may collect e-mail electronic mail 950
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addresses and use e-mail electronic mail in lieu of the United 951
States Postal Service as a method of notification for the 952
purpose of providing renewal notices. 953
Section 31. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 954
322.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 955
322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; 956
expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.— 957
(8) The department shall issue 8-year renewals using a 958
convenience service without reexamination to drivers who have 959
not attained 80 years of age. The department shall issue 6-year 960
renewals using a convenience service when the applicant has 961
satisfied the requirements of subsection (5). 962
(a) If the department determines from its records that the 963
holder of a license about to expire is eligible for renewal, the 964
department must shall mail a renewal notice to the licensee at 965
his or her last known address or provide a renewal notice to the 966
licensee by e-mail notification at least, not less than 30 days 967
before prior to the licensee's birthday. The renewal notice must 968
shall direct the licensee to appear at a driver license office 969
for in-person renewal or to transmit the completed renewal 970
notice and the fees required by s. 322.21 to the department 971
using a convenience service. 972
Section 32. Subsection (4) of section 322.21, Florida 973
Statutes, is amended to read: 974
322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting 975
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fees.— 976
(4) If the department determines from its records or is 977
otherwise satisfied that the holder of a license about to expire 978
is entitled to have it renewed, the department must shall mail a 979
renewal notice to the licensee at his or her last known address 980
or provide a renewal notice to the licensee by e-mail 981
notification at least, within 30 days before the licensee's 982
birthday. The licensee must shall be issued a renewal license, 983
after reexamination, if required, during the 30 days immediately 984
preceding his or her birthday upon presenting a renewal notice, 985
his or her current license, and the fee for renewal to the 986
department at any driver license examining office. 987
Section 33. Subsection (3) and paragraph (a) of subsection 988
(5) of section 322.245, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 989
322.245 Suspension of license upon failure of person 990
charged with specified offense under chapter 316, chapter 320, 991
or this chapter to comply with directives ordered by traffic 992
court or upon failure to pay child support in non-IV-D cases as 993
provided in chapter 61 or failure to pay any financial 994
obligation in any other criminal case.— 995
(3) If the person fails to comply with the directives of 996
the court within the 30-day period, or, in non-IV-D cases, fails 997
to comply with the requirements of s. 61.13016 within the period 998
specified in that statute, the depository or the clerk of the 999
court must electronically notify the department of such failure 1000
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within 10 days. Upon electronic receipt of the notice, the 1001
department shall immediately issue an order suspending the 1002
person's driver license and privilege to drive effective 20 days 1003
after the date the order of suspension is provided mailed in 1004
accordance with s. 322.251(1), (2), and (6). The order of 1005
suspension must also contain information specifying that the 1006
person may contact the clerk of the court to establish a payment 1007
plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4) to make partial payments for 1008
fines, fees, service charges, and court costs. 1009
(5)(a) When the department receives notice from a clerk of 1010
the court that a person licensed to operate a motor vehicle in 1011
this state under the provisions of this chapter has failed to 1012
pay financial obligations for any criminal offense other than 1013
those specified in subsection (1), in full or in part under a 1014
payment plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4), the department must 1015
suspend the license of the person named in the notice. The 1016
department shall provide mail an order of suspension in 1017
accordance with s. 322.251(1), (2), and (6), which must also 1018
contain information specifying that the person may contact the 1019
clerk of the court to establish a payment plan pursuant to s. 1020
28.246(4) to make partial payments for fines, fees, service 1021
charges, and court costs. 1022
Section 34. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 322.2615, 1023
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1024
322.2615 Suspension of license; right to review.— 1025
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(3) If the department determines that the license should 1026
be suspended pursuant to this section and if the notice of 1027
suspension has not already been served upon the person by a law 1028
enforcement officer or correctional officer as provided in 1029
subsection (1), the department shall issue a notice of 1030
suspension and, unless the notice is provided mailed pursuant to 1031
s. 322.251, a temporary permit that expires 10 days after the 1032
date of issuance if the driver is otherwise eligible. 1033
(5) After completion of the informal review, notice of the 1034
department's decision sustaining, amending, or invalidating the 1035
suspension of the driver license of the person whose license was 1036
suspended must be provided to such person. Such notice must be 1037
mailed to the person at the last known address shown on the 1038
department's records, mailed or to the address provided in the 1039
law enforcement officer's report if such address differs from 1040
the address of record, or e-mailed to the e-mail address 1041
furnished to the department within 21 days after the expiration 1042
of the temporary permit issued pursuant to subsection (1) or 1043
subsection (3). 1044
Section 35. Subsection (4) of section 322.2616, Florida 1045
Statutes, is amended to read: 1046
322.2616 Suspension of license; persons under 21 years of 1047
age; right to review.— 1048
(4) If the department finds that the license of the person 1049
should be suspended under this section and if the notice of 1050
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suspension has not already been served upon the person by a law 1051
enforcement officer or correctional officer as provided in 1052
subsection (2), the department must shall issue a notice of 1053
suspension and, unless the notice is provided mailed under s. 1054
322.251, a temporary driving permit that expires 10 days after 1055
the date of issuance if the driver is otherwise eligible. 1056
Section 36. Subsection (3) of section 322.64, Florida 1057
Statutes, is amended to read: 1058
322.64 Holder of commercial driver license; persons 1059
operating a commercial motor vehicle; driving with unlawful 1060
blood-alcohol level; refusal to submit to breath, urine, or 1061
blood test.— 1062
(3) If the department determines that the person arrested 1063
should be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle 1064
pursuant to this section and if the notice of disqualification 1065
has not already been served upon the person by a law enforcement 1066
officer or correctional officer as provided in subsection (1), 1067
the department must shall issue a notice of disqualification 1068
and, unless the notice is provided mailed pursuant to s. 1069
322.251, a temporary permit which expires 10 days after the date 1070
of issuance if the driver is otherwise eligible. 1071
Section 37. Subsection (1) of section 324.091, Florida 1072
Statutes, is amended to read: 1073
324.091 Notice to department; notice to insurer.— 1074
(1) Each owner and operator involved in a crash or 1075
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conviction case within the purview of this chapter shall furnish 1076
evidence of automobile liability insurance or motor vehicle 1077
liability insurance within 14 days after the date of providing 1078
the mailing of notice of crash by the department in the form and 1079
manner as it may designate. Upon receipt of evidence that an 1080
automobile liability policy or motor vehicle liability policy 1081
was in effect at the time of the crash or conviction case, the 1082
department shall forward to the insurer such information for 1083
verification in a method as determined by the department. The 1084
insurer shall respond to the department within 20 days after the 1085
notice whether or not such information is valid. If the 1086
department determines that an automobile liability policy or 1087
motor vehicle liability policy was not in effect and did not 1088
provide coverage for both the owner and the operator, it must 1089
shall take action as it is authorized to do under this chapter. 1090
Section 38. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1091
324.171, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1092
324.171 Self-insurer.— 1093
(1) Any person may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining 1094
a certificate of self-insurance from the department which may, 1095
in its discretion and upon application of such a person, issue 1096
said certificate of self-insurance when such person has 1097
satisfied the requirements of this section to qualify as a self-1098
insurer under this section: 1099
(c) The owner of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 1100
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s. 207.002 or s. 320.01 or a qualified motor vehicle as defined 1101
in s. 207.002, may qualify as a self-insurer subject to the 1102
standards provided for in subparagraph (b)2. 1103
Section 39. Subsection (3) of section 328.30, Florida 1104
Statutes, is amended to read: 1105
328.30 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.— 1106
(3) The department may collect e-mail electronic mail 1107
addresses and use e-mail electronic mail in lieu of the United 1108
States Postal Service as a method of notification for the 1109
purpose of providing renewal notices. 1110
Section 40. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1111
328.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1112
328.73 Registration; duties of tax collectors.— 1113
(1) 1114
(b) Upon a tax collector's request, the department may 1115
provide ancillary technology to integrate other tax collection 1116
systems used by tax collectors in order to provide tax 1117
collectors with data access and uniform interface 1118
functionalities for registration renewal transactions performed 1119
at a tax collector's office or online via a tax collector's 1120
website. The department shall prescribe the best manner of 1121
delivering the data access and uniform interface functionalities 1122
to tax collectors for the purpose of processing registration 1123
renewal transactions and shall provide the ability to record and 1124
process registration renewal transactions in the state system in 1125
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real time and bulk data reporting for vessel registrations, 1126
including each applicant's e-mail electronic mail address 1127
collected pursuant to s. 328.30. Such data and functionality may 1128
be used only for purposes of fulfilling the tax collector's 1129
statutory duties pursuant to this chapter, chapter 319, chapter 1130
320, or chapter 322 and may not be resold or used for any other 1131
purpose. Such data access and uniform interface functionalities 1132
shall be developed no later than July 1, 2023. For the purposes 1133
of this paragraph, the term "registration renewal transactions" 1134
means vessel registration certificates, vessel numbers, and 1135
decals. 1136
Section 41. Section 627.7415, Florida Statutes, is amended 1137
to read: 1138
627.7415 Commercial motor vehicles and qualified motor 1139
vehicles; additional liability insurance coverage.—Commercial 1140
motor vehicles, as defined in s. 207.002 or s. 320.01 and 1141
qualified motor vehicles as defined in s. 207.002, operated upon 1142
the roads and highways of this state must shall be insured with 1143
the following minimum levels of combined bodily liability 1144
insurance and property damage liability insurance in addition to 1145
any other insurance requirements: 1146
(1) Fifty thousand dollars per occurrence for a commercial 1147
motor vehicle or qualified motor vehicle with a gross vehicle 1148
weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less than 35,000 pounds. 1149
(2) One hundred thousand dollars per occurrence for a 1150
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commercial motor vehicle or qualified motor vehicle with a gross 1151
vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less than 44,000 1152
pounds. 1153
(3) Three hundred thousand dollars per occurrence for a 1154
commercial motor vehicle or qualified motor vehicle with a gross 1155
vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more. 1156
(4) All commercial motor vehicles and qualified motor 1157
vehicles subject to regulations of the United States Department 1158
of Transportation, 49 C.F.R. part 387, subparts A and B, and as 1159
may be hereinafter amended, must shall be insured in an amount 1160
equivalent to the minimum levels of financial responsibility as 1161
set forth in such regulations. 1162
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A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, 1164
punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318. 1165
Section 42. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026. 1166