Bill Text: FL S0322 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Fees Charged by Tax Collectors
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-07 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 185 [S0322 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S0322-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2018 SB 322
By Senator Book
32-00511-18 2018322__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees charged by tax collectors;
3 amending s. 322.12, F.S.; providing for allocation of
4 fees from certain driver license examinations
5 administered by tax collectors; amending s. 322.21,
6 F.S.; providing for allocation of fees from certain
7 driver license reinstatement services performed by tax
8 collectors; providing an effective date.
9
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
11
12 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 322.12, Florida
13 Statutes, is amended to read:
14 322.12 Examination of applicants.—
15 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that every
16 applicant for an original driver license in this state be
17 required to pass an examination pursuant to this section.
18 However, the department may waive the knowledge, endorsement,
19 and skills tests for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and
20 who surrenders a valid driver license from another state or a
21 province of Canada, or a valid driver license issued by the
22 United States Armed Forces, if the driver applies for a Florida
23 license of an equal or lesser classification. An Any applicant
24 who fails to pass the initial knowledge test incurs a $10 fee
25 for each subsequent test, to be deposited into the Highway
26 Safety Operating Trust Fund, except that if a subsequent test is
27 administered by the tax collector, the tax collector shall
28 retain such $10 fee, less the general revenue service charge set
29 forth in s. 215.20(1). An Any applicant who fails to pass the
30 initial skills test incurs a $20 fee for each subsequent test,
31 to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund,
32 except that if a subsequent test is administered by the tax
33 collector, the tax collector shall retain such $20 fee, less the
34 general revenue service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1). A
35 person who seeks to retain a hazardous-materials endorsement,
36 pursuant to s. 322.57(1)(e), must pass the hazardous-materials
37 test, upon surrendering his or her commercial driver license, if
38 the person has not taken and passed the hazardous-materials test
39 within 2 years before applying for a commercial driver license
40 in this state.
41 Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 322.21, Florida
42 Statutes, is amended to read:
43 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting
44 fees.—
45 (8) A Any person who applies for reinstatement following
46 the suspension or revocation of the person’s driver license must
47 pay a service fee of $45 following a suspension, and $75
48 following a revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a
49 license. A Any person who applies for reinstatement of a
50 commercial driver license following the disqualification of the
51 person’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle shall
52 pay a service fee of $75, which is in addition to the fee for a
53 license. The department shall collect all of these fees at the
54 time of reinstatement. The department shall issue proper
55 receipts for such fees and shall promptly transmit all funds
56 received by it as follows:
57 (a) Of the $45 fee received from a licensee for
58 reinstatement following a suspension:
59 1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the
60 department shall deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $30
61 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
62 2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector,
63 $15, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s.
64 215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $15 shall be
65 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $15
66 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
67 (b) Of the $75 fee received from a licensee for
68 reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification:
69 1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, the
70 department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $40
71 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
72 2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector,
73 $20, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s.
74 215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $20 shall be
75 deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $35
76 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
77
78 If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a
79 violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful
80 breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 must be
81 charged. However, only one $130 fee may be collected from one
82 person convicted of violations arising out of the same incident.
83 The department shall collect the $130 fee and deposit the fee
84 into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of
85 reinstatement of the person’s driver license, but the fee may
86 not be collected if the suspension or revocation is overturned.
87 If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a
88 conviction for a violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s.
89 817.505, an additional fee of $180 is imposed for each offense.
90 The department shall collect and deposit the additional fee into
91 the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of
92 reinstatement of the person’s driver license.
93 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
