PCS for HB 915 — Florida House of Representatives, Commercial Motor Vehicle Registration

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A Florida House of Representatives bill draft, PCS for HB 915, dated 2022, an act relating to commercial motor vehicle registration. The bill amends s. 320.06, F.S., providing that the subparagraph on annual license plates and cab cards for apportioned registrations expires December 31, 2023. Beginning January 1, 2024, it requires vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan to receive a license plate for a 3-year period with a validation sticker showing the month of expiration, and an annually issued cab card. It sets the fee for an original or renewal cab card at $28, deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and allows damaged or worn plates to be replaced at no charge. Section 2 provides that the act takes effect July 1, 2022.

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           PCS for HB 915                                                                                       2022



    1                                         A bill to be entitled
    2              An act relating to commercial motor vehicle
    3              registration; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; providing for
    4              future expiration of a provision relating to vehicles
    5              with apportioned registrations; providing, beginning
    6              on a specified date, license plate and cab card
    7              requirements for vehicles registered in accordance
    8              with the International Registration Plan; specifying
    9              the fee for an original or renewal cab card and the
10                 trust fund where the fee is deposited; providing for
11                 the replacement at no charge of damaged or worn
12                 license plates; providing an effective date.
13
14         Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16                 Section 1.         Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
17         320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
18                 320.06       Registration certificates, license plates, and
19         validation stickers generally.—
20                 (1)
21                 (b)1.        Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
22         and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
23         for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon
24         renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
25         extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6 -

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        PCS for HB 915                                                                                       2022



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

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        PCS for HB 915                                                                                       2022



51      in which the vehicle is authorized to operate. This subparagraph
52      expires December 31, 2023.
53              3.       Beginning January 1, 2024, a vehicle registered in
54      accordance with the International Registration Plan must be
55      issued a license plate for a 3-year period. At the end of the 3-
56      year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced.
57      Each license plate must include a validation sticker showing the
58      month of expiration. A cab card denoting the declared gross
59      vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued
60      annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28,
61      which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
62      Fund. If the license plate is damaged or worn, it may be
63      replaced at no charge by applying to the department and
64      surrendering the current license plate.
65              4.2.         In order to retain the efficient administration of
66      the taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee
67      increase in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009 -71, Laws
68      of Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804.
69              Section 2.         This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.




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