SB 288 — Designation of a Certain Diagnosis on Motor Vehicle Registrations

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 288 By the Appropriations Committee on Transportation,Transportation; Tourism, and Economic Development;

theand CommitteeSenators Rodriguez and Hooper 596-02953-24 2024288c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to designation of a certain diagnosis on Transportation;motor vehicle registrations;

and Senators Rodriguez, Hooper, Wright, DiCeglie, and Broxson 606-03289-24 2024288c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to designation of a certain diagnosis on motor vehicle registrations;

requiring athat specifiedcertain designationinformation to be included in a motorspecified vehicledatabase record;if an applicant indicates a certain diagnosis and provides proof of such;

prohibitingrequiring inclusionthe Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to allow specified informationpersons into update a motor vehicle recordregistration forto certaininclude purposes;or remove information regarding a diagnosis at any time;

requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to allow specified persons to update a motor vehicle registration to include or remove the specified designation at any time;

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WHEREAS, persons with special needs, including developmental disabilities and mental illnesses, are among the most vulnerable within their communities, and WHEREAS, interacting with law enforcement officers or first responders in an emergency, such as a motor vehicle crash or other crisis situation, can be more complex for persons with special needs, as language, physical, cognitive, learning, or mental disabilities may create barriers to receiving immediate and appropriate assistance, and WHEREAS, providing law enforcement officers and first Page 1 of 6 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 288 606-03289-24596-02953-24 2024288c22024288c1 WHEREAS, providing law enforcement officers and first responders with advance notice that a person with whom they are about to interact has a developmental disability, mental illness, or other special need will improve communication, reduce unnecessary adverse actions, and ensure that the person receives the specific response and care he or she requires, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

(f) Posttraumatic stress disorder.

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 288 606-03289-24596-02953-24 2024288c22024288c1 (f)(g) PosttraumaticDiabetes. stress disorder.

(g) Diabetes.

If the applicant indicates one of the diagnoses listed above on the application,application and provides proof acceptable to the department mustof includesuch diagnosis, the designationinformation “SAFE”from inthe application must be included through the motorDriver vehicleand record.Vehicle Information Database.

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The department must allow a motor vehicle owner or co-owner to update a motor vehicle registration to include or remove the “SAFE” designation under this subsection at any time.

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 Pagethe 3vehicle ofis 6a CODING:demonstrator.

For the purposes of this section, a “demonstrator,” a “new motor vehicle,” and a “used motor Page 3 of 6 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 288 606-03289-24596-02953-24 2024288c22024288c1 thevehicle” vehicleshall isbe adefined demonstrator.as under s.

For the purposes of this section, a “demonstrator,” a “new motor vehicle,” and a “used motor vehicle” shall be defined as under s.

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Representation to a customer or any advertisement to the public representing or suggesting that a motor vehicle is a new Page 4 of 6 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 288 606-03289-24596-02953-24 2024288c22024288c1 9.motor vehicle if such vehicle lawfully cannot be titled in the name of the customer or other member of the public by the seller using a manufacturer’s statement of origin as permitted in s.

Representation to a customer or any advertisement to the public representing or suggesting that a motor vehicle is a new motor vehicle if such vehicle lawfully cannot be titled in the name of the customer or other member of the public by the seller using a manufacturer’s statement of origin as permitted in s.

Willful failure to comply with any administrative rule Pageadopted 5by ofthe 6department CODING:or the provisions of s.

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words underlined are additions.

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 288 606-03289-24 2024288c2 adopted by the department or the provisions of s.

559.901- 559.9221,Page which5 hasof to6 doCODING: with dealing in or repairing motor vehicles or mobile homes.

Words stricken are deletions;

words underlined are additions.

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 288 596-02953-24 2024288c1 559.9221, which has to do with dealing in or repairing motor vehicles or mobile homes.