Bill Text: FL S0342 | 2021 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Vehicle and Vessel Registration

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-06 - Chapter No. 2021-171 [S0342 Detail]

Download: Florida-2021-S0342-Comm_Sub.html

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       Florida Senate - 2021                              CS for SB 342
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Diaz
       
       
       
       
       
       596-02367-21                                           2021342c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to vehicle and vessel registration;
    3         amending s. 319.32, F.S.; authorizing tax collectors
    4         to determine service charges collected by privately
    5         owned license plate agents for motor vehicle titles;
    6         requiring that additional service charges be itemized
    7         and disclosed to the person paying them; requiring a
    8         license plate agent to enter into a contract with the
    9         tax collector for a certain purpose; amending s.
   10         320.03, F.S.; requiring tax collectors and approved
   11         license plate agents to enter into a memorandum of
   12         understanding with the department for a certain
   13         purpose; amending s. 320.04, F.S.; authorizing the tax
   14         collector to determine service charges collected by
   15         privately owned license plate agents for motor vehicle
   16         registrations; requiring that additional service
   17         charges be itemized and disclosed to the person paying
   18         them; requiring a license plate agent to enter into a
   19         contract with the tax collector for a certain purpose;
   20         amending s. 328.72, F.S.; authorizing the tax
   21         collector to determine service charges collected by
   22         privately owned license plate agents for vessel
   23         registrations and titles; requiring that additional
   24         service charges be itemized and disclosed to the
   25         person paying them; requiring a license plate agent to
   26         enter into a contract with the tax collector for a
   27         certain purpose; providing an effective date.
   28          
   29  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   30  
   31         Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (2) of
   32  section 319.32, Florida Statutes, to read:
   33         319.32 Fees; service charges; disposition.—
   34         (2)
   35         (c) If a tax collector elects to exercise his or her
   36  authority to contract with a license plate agent, the tax
   37  collector may determine additional service charges to be
   38  collected by the privately owned license plate agents approved
   39  by the tax collector. Additional service charges must be fully
   40  itemized and disclosed to the person paying the service charges
   41  to the license plate agent. The license plate agent shall enter
   42  into a contract with the tax collector regarding the disclosure
   43  of additional service charges.
   44         Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 320.03, Florida
   45  Statutes, is amended to read:
   46         320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors;
   47  International Registration Plan.—
   48         (5) In addition to the fees required under s. 320.08, a fee
   49  of 50 cents shall be charged on every license registration sold
   50  to cover the costs of the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information
   51  System. The fees collected shall be deposited into the Highway
   52  Safety Operating Trust Fund to be used exclusively to fund the
   53  system. The fee may only be used to fund the system equipment,
   54  software, personnel associated with the maintenance and
   55  programming of the system, and networks used in the offices of
   56  the county tax collectors as agents of the department and the
   57  ancillary technology necessary to integrate the system with
   58  other tax collection systems. The department shall administer
   59  this program upon consultation with the Florida Tax Collectors,
   60  Inc., to ensure that each county tax collector’s office is
   61  technologically equipped and functional for the operation of the
   62  Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System. Tax collectors and
   63  their approved license plate agents shall enter into a
   64  memorandum of understanding with the department regarding use of
   65  the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System in accordance
   66  with paragraph (4)(b). Any designated revenue collected to
   67  support functions of the county tax collectors and not used in a
   68  given year must remain exclusively in the trust fund as a
   69  carryover to the following year.
   70         Section 3. Present subsection (3) of section 320.04,
   71  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), and a new
   72  subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
   73         320.04 Registration service charge.—
   74         (3) If a tax collector elects to exercise his or her
   75  authority to contract with a license plate agent, the tax
   76  collector may determine additional service charges to be
   77  collected by privately owned license plate agents approved by
   78  the tax collector. Additional service charges must be fully
   79  itemized and disclosed to the person paying the service charges
   80  to the license plate agent. The license plate agent shall enter
   81  into a contract with the tax collector regarding the disclosure
   82  of additional service charges.
   83         Section 4. Subsection (7) of section 328.72, Florida
   84  Statutes, is amended to read:
   85         328.72 Classification; registration; fees and charges;
   86  surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.—
   87         (7) SERVICE FEE.—
   88         (a) In addition to other registration fees, the vessel
   89  owner shall pay the tax collector a $2.25 service fee for each
   90  registration issued, replaced, or renewed. Except as provided in
   91  subsection (15), all fees, other than the service charge,
   92  collected by a tax collector must be remitted to the department
   93  not later than 7 working days following the last day of the week
   94  in which the money was remitted. Vessels may travel in salt
   95  water or fresh water.
   96         (b) If a tax collector elects to exercise his or her
   97  authority to contract with a license plate agent, the tax
   98  collector may determine additional service charges to be
   99  collected by privately owned license plate agents approved by
  100  the tax collector. Additional service charges must be fully
  101  itemized and disclosed to the person paying the service charges
  102  to the license plate agent. The license plate agent shall enter
  103  into a contract with the tax collector regarding the disclosure
  104  of additional service charges.
  105         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.