SB 234 — Registration and Titling of Vehicles and Vessels

Florida Senate - 2019 CS for CS for SB 234 By the CommitteeCommittees on InfrastructureJudiciary; and Security;

and SenatorInfrastructure Baxley 596-02506-19 2019234c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to registration and titlingSecurity; of vehicles and vessels;

and Senator Baxley 590-02895-19 2019234c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to registration and titling of vehicles and vessels;

requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to developprorate methodologyregistration torenewals proratefor motorcustomers vehiclein renewalorder registrationto feesimplement forchanges certainmade registrations;by the act;

requiring the methodology to give customers certain renewal options;

authorizing the survivingdepartment spouseor ofits aagent motorto vehicleverify ownernecessary toinformation presentthrough certainthe electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of Health for a surviving spouse of a motor vehicle owner when requesting a registration certificate and license plate transfer;

authorizing athe newDepartment ownerof orHighway survivingSafety coownerand ofMotor aVehicles vesselor its agent to submitverify certainnecessary information through the electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of Health for a new owner or surviving coowner of a vessel when applying for transfer of title;

2124 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

2326 Section 1. Effective September 1, 2020, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection (5) of section 320.055, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

320.055, Florida Statutes, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall developgive methodologycustomers the option to proraterenew motortheir vehicleregistrations registrationon renewaltheir fees.dates of birth in 2021 or 2022.

The methodology must give customers the option to renew their registrations on their dates of birth in 2021 or 2022.

Proration is limited to the renewal of an unexpired registration or a registration that has been expired for not more than 30 days.

transfer fee.— (7) A surviving spouse of a registered owner of any motor vehicle may, upon presenting the death certificatecertificate, or electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of Health, request a registration certificate and transfer of the registration license plate.

If the surviving spouse does not present the death certificate, the department or its agent may verify the necessary information through the electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of Health.

320.08(4)(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m)(m), or (n) s.

320.08(4)320.08(4)(c), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m)(m), or (n) s.

In lieu of a probated last will and testament or letters of administration, a copy of the decedent’s death certificatecertificate, or electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of Health, a copy of the decedent’s last will and testament, and an affidavit by the decedent’s surviving spouse or heirs affirming rights of ownership may be accepted by the department.

If the new owner or surviving coowner does not present a copy of the death certificate, the department or its agent may verify the necessary information through the electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of Health.