Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 574 — Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate Cards

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This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate Cards; Requiring the application form for motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration to include language permitting applicants to request registration certificate cards; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and tax collectors to use United States mail service to deliver registration certificate cards; expanding the list of documents required to be in the possession of the operator of a motor vehicle or carried in the vehicle for certain purposes to include registration certificate cards; requiring that registration certificate cards be issued to the owner of a registered vehicle, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 By Senator Gibson 6-00005A-22 2022574__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to motor vehicle registration certificate cards;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 By the Committee on Transportation;
and Senator Gibson 596-01390-22 2022574c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to motor vehicle registration certificate cards;
320.01, F.S.;
defining the term “registration certificate card”;
amending s.
specifying a transfer fee for the issuance of a new registration certificate card under certain circumstances;
specifying a transfer fee for the issuance of a new registration Page 1 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ authorizing the surviving spouse of a deceased registered owner of a motor vehicle to request a registration certificate card;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 certificate card under certain circumstances;
authorizing the surviving spouse of a deceased registered owner of a motor vehicle to request a registration certificate card;
Present subsections (15) through (20) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (16) Page 2 of 18 CODING:
Subsection (46) is added to section 320.01, Page 2 of 19 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ through (21), respectively, and a new subsection (15) is added to that section, to read:
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 Florida Statutes, to read:
320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
(46) “Registration certificate card” means a card, the approximate size of a driver license, which contains all of the information provided on a motor vehicle certificate of registration.
Section 2.
Present subsections (15) through (20) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (16) through (21), respectively, and a new subsection (15) is added to that section, to read:
Section 2.
Section 3.
(2) A mail service charge may be collected for each registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax collector.
(2) A mail service charge may be collected for each registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax Page 3 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 collector.
All charges collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Page 3 of 18 CODING:
All charges collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
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Section 4.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ Trust Fund.
Section 3.
For such vehicles, the department shall issue a vehicle registration certificate and, upon the request of the owner, a registration certificate card that are that is valid for 6 months and shall issue a validation sticker that displays an expiration date of 6 months after the date of issuance.
For such vehicles, the department shall issue a vehicle registration certificate and, upon the request of the owner, a registration certificate card that are that is valid for 6 months and shall issue a validation Page 4 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 sticker that displays an expiration date of 6 months after the date of issuance.
Section 4.
Section 5.
Section 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to Page 4 of 18 CODING:
Section 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ read:
The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
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A credit or refund may not be given for any prior years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period, except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by the department to replace a license plate under s.
320.08056(8)(a).
With each license plate, a validation sticker shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal Page 5 of 18 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ period if the owner is not a natural person.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
A credit or refund may not be given for any prior years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period, except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by the department to replace a license plate under s.
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320.08056(8)(a).
With each license plate, a validation sticker shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal period if the owner is not a natural person.
(c) Registration license plates equipped with validation stickers subject to the registration period are valid for not more than 12 months and expire at midnight on the last day of the registration period.
(c) Registration license plates equipped with validation stickers subject to the registration period are valid for not Page 6 of 19 CODING:
A registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker subject to the extended registration period is valid for not more than 24 months and expires at midnight on the last day of the extended registration period.
A registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker subject to a permanent registration period is permanently valid but shall become void if appropriate license taxes and fees are not paid annually.
For each registration period after the one in Page 6 of 18 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ which the metal registration license plate is issued, and until the license plate is required to be replaced, a validation sticker showing the month and year of expiration shall be issued upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees and is valid for not more than 12 months.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 more than 12 months and expire at midnight on the last day of the registration period.
A registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker subject to the extended registration period is valid for not more than 24 months and expires at midnight on the last day of the extended registration period.
A registration license plate equipped with a validation sticker subject to a permanent registration period is permanently valid but shall become void if appropriate license taxes and fees are not paid annually.
For each registration period after the one in which the metal registration license plate is issued, and until the license plate is required to be replaced, a validation sticker showing the month and year of expiration shall be issued upon payment of the proper license tax amount and fees and is valid for not more than 12 months.
When license plates equipped with validation stickers are issued in any month other than the owner’s birth month or the designated registration period for any other motor vehicle, the effective date shall reflect the birth month or month and the year of renewal.
When license plates equipped with validation stickers are issued in any month other than the owner’s birth month or the designated registration period for any other motor vehicle, the effective Page 7 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 date shall reflect the birth month or month and the year of renewal.
320.08(5)(a), for any company that owns 50 vehicles or more, may be placed on any vehicle in Page 7 of 18 CODING:
320.08(5)(a), for any company that owns 50 vehicles or more, may be placed on any vehicle in the fleet so long as the vehicle receiving the validation sticker has the same owner’s name and address as the vehicle to which the validation sticker was originally assigned.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ the fleet so long as the vehicle receiving the validation sticker has the same owner’s name and address as the vehicle to which the validation sticker was originally assigned.
The license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom.
The license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the Page 8 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom.
320.08(12) must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as Page 8 of 18 CODING:
320.08(12) must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as authorized in s.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ authorized in s.
(4) The corporation organized under chapter 946 may manufacture license plates, validation stickers, and decals, as well as temporary tags, disabled hang tags, vessel decals, and fuel use decals, for the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in this chapter and chapter 327.
(4) The corporation organized under chapter 946 may Page 9 of 19 CODING:
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is not required to obtain competitive bids in order to contract with the corporation.
(5) The department may conduct a pilot program to evaluate the designs, concepts, and technologies for alternative license Page 9 of 18 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ plates.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 manufacture license plates, validation stickers, and decals, as well as temporary tags, disabled hang tags, vessel decals, and fuel use decals, for the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in this chapter and chapter 327.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is not required to obtain competitive bids in order to contract with the corporation.
(5) The department may conduct a pilot program to evaluate the designs, concepts, and technologies for alternative license plates.
Section 5.
Section 6.
exception.— (1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy thereof, a registration certificate card, a true copy or an electronic copy of rental or lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for a replacement vehicle in the same registration period, a temporary receipt printed upon self- initiated electronic renewal of a registration via the Internet, or a cab card issued for a vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan shall, at all times while the vehicle is being used or operated on the roads of this state, be in the possession of the operator thereof or be carried in the vehicle for which issued and shall be exhibited upon demand of any authorized law enforcement officer or any agent of the department, except for a vehicle registered under s.
exception.— (1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy thereof, a registration certificate card, a true copy or an electronic copy of rental or lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for a replacement vehicle in the same registration period, a temporary receipt printed upon self- initiated electronic renewal of a registration via the Internet, or a cab card issued for a vehicle registered under the Page 10 of 19 CODING:
320.0657.
This section does not apply during the first 30 days after purchase of a replacement vehicle.
A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving Page 10 of 18 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ violation as provided in chapter 318.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 International Registration Plan shall, at all times while the vehicle is being used or operated on the roads of this state, be in the possession of the operator thereof or be carried in the vehicle for which issued and shall be exhibited upon demand of any authorized law enforcement officer or any agent of the department, except for a vehicle registered under s.
Section 6.
320.0657.
This section does not apply during the first 30 days after purchase of a replacement vehicle.
A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Section 7.
(a) If the replacement motor vehicle requires the same amount of license tax under s.
(a) If the replacement motor vehicle requires the same Page 11 of 19 CODING:
320.08 as the original vehicle to be replaced, no additional tax other than the transfer fee of $4.50, accompanied by an application for transfer on a form supplied by the department, is required to transfer or exchange a registration license plate for use on a replacement vehicle for the duration of a current registration period and to issue a new certificate of registration and, at the request of the owner, a new registration certificate card.
(7) A surviving spouse of a registered owner of any motor Page 11 of 18 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ vehicle may, upon presenting the death certificate, request a registration certificate, a registration certificate card, and transfer of the registration license plate.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 amount of license tax under s.
320.08 as the original vehicle to be replaced, no additional tax other than the transfer fee of $4.50, accompanied by an application for transfer on a form supplied by the department, is required to transfer or exchange a registration license plate for use on a replacement vehicle for the duration of a current registration period and to issue a new certificate of registration and, at the request of the owner, a new registration certificate card.
(7) A surviving spouse of a registered owner of any motor vehicle may, upon presenting the death certificate, request a registration certificate, a registration certificate card, and transfer of the registration license plate.
Section 7.
Section 8.
A person may not apply or attach a substance, reflective matter, illuminated device, spray, coating, covering, or other material onto or around any license plate which interferes with the legibility, angular visibility, or detectability of any feature or detail on the license plate or interferes with the ability to record any feature or detail on the license plate.
A person may not apply or attach a substance, reflective matter, illuminated device, Page 12 of 19 CODING:
A person who violates this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Section 8.
Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 320.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ 320.07 Expiration of registration;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 spray, coating, covering, or other material onto or around any license plate which interferes with the legibility, angular visibility, or detectability of any feature or detail on the license plate or interferes with the ability to record any feature or detail on the license plate.
A person who violates this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Section 9.
Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 320.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
320.07 Expiration of registration;
Section 9.
Section 10.
320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), (6)(a), or (9)(c) or (d), shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), (6)(a), or Page 13 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 (9)(c) or (d), shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
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Section 11.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ Section 10.
Section 11.
Section 12.
Upon payment of the fees prescribed in this section and proof of insurance coverage as required by the applicant’s resident state, the department shall provide a temporary registration plate, and a registration certificate, and, upon request, a registration certificate card valid for 90 days to an applicant who is temporarily employed in this state.
Upon payment of the fees prescribed in this section and proof of insurance coverage as required by Page 14 of 19 CODING:
The temporary registration plate may be renewed one time for an additional 90-day period.
At the end of the 180-day period of temporary registration, the applicant shall apply for a permanent registration if there is a further need to remain in this state.
A temporary license registration plate may not be Page 14 of 18 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ issued for any commercial motor vehicle as defined in s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 the applicant’s resident state, the department shall provide a temporary registration plate, and a registration certificate, and, upon request, a registration certificate card valid for 90 days to an applicant who is temporarily employed in this state.
The temporary registration plate may be renewed one time for an additional 90-day period.
At the end of the 180-day period of temporary registration, the applicant shall apply for a permanent registration if there is a further need to remain in this state.
A temporary license registration plate may not be issued for any commercial motor vehicle as defined in s.
Section 12.
Section 13.
Section 13.
Section 14.
320.27 Motor vehicle dealers.— (9) DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.— (b) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license issued hereunder or under the provisions of s.
320.27 Motor vehicle dealers.— Page 15 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 (9) DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.— (b) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license issued hereunder or under the provisions of s.
Representation that a demonstrator is a new motor vehicle, or the attempt to sell or the sale of a demonstrator as Page 15 of 18 CODING:
Representation that a demonstrator is a new motor vehicle, or the attempt to sell or the sale of a demonstrator as a new motor vehicle without written notice to the purchaser that the vehicle is a demonstrator.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ a new motor vehicle without written notice to the purchaser that the vehicle is a demonstrator.
Failure by any motor vehicle dealer to provide a customer or purchaser with an odometer disclosure statement and a copy of any bona fide written, executed sales contract or agreement of purchase connected with the purchase of the motor vehicle purchased by the customer or purchaser.
Failure by any motor vehicle dealer to provide a customer or purchaser with an odometer disclosure statement and a copy of any bona fide written, executed sales contract or agreement of purchase connected with the purchase of the motor Page 16 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 vehicle purchased by the customer or purchaser.
Failure to continually meet the requirements of the Page 16 of 18 CODING:
Failure to continually meet the requirements of the licensure law.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 574 6-00005A-22 2022574__ licensure law.
Perpetration of a fraud upon any person as a result of dealing in motor vehicles, including, without limitation, the misrepresentation to any person by the licensee of the licensee’s relationship to any manufacturer, importer, or distributor.
Perpetration of a fraud upon any person as a result of dealing in motor vehicles, including, without limitation, the misrepresentation to any person by the licensee of the licensee’s relationship to any manufacturer, importer, or Page 17 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 distributor.
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Section 14.
Section 15.
(a) Failure to exhibit a vehicle registration certificate, vehicle registration certificate card, rental agreement, or cab card pursuant to s.
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 574 596-01390-22 2022574c1 (a) Failure to exhibit a vehicle registration certificate, vehicle registration certificate card, rental agreement, or cab card pursuant to s.
the department shall cause such licensee’s license to be prominently marked with the notation “Safe Driver.” Section 15.
the department shall cause such licensee’s license to be prominently marked with the notation “Safe Driver.” Section 16.
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Action History

  1. Died in Appropriations

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in Appropriations

  4. Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  5. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/26/22, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  6. CS by Transportation read 1st time

  7. Introduced

  8. Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

  9. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  10. CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  11. On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 12/01/21, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building

  12. Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations

  13. Filed

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  • Transportation · Primary
  • Gibson · Primary

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  • Gibson

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Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 5000
Total 11001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
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Ausley — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Perry — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Gainer — Not Voting
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 574 do?
Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate Cards; Requiring the application form for motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration to include language permitting applicants to request registration certificate cards; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and tax collectors to use United States mail service to deliver registration certificate cards; expanding the list of documents required to be in the possession of the operator of a motor vehicle or carried in the vehicle for certain purposes to include registration certificate cards; requiring that registration certificate cards be issued to the owner of a registered vehicle, etc.
Who sponsors SB 574?
SB 574 is sponsored by Transportation and Gibson.
What is the current status of SB 574?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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