Florida Statutes Title XXIII Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses

• 320.01 - Definitions, General.
  As used in the Florida Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:(1) “Motor vehicle” means:(a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or...
• 320.0104 - Legislative Intent With Respect To Implementation Of Chapter.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this chapter be implemented in such a manner that the convenience of the applicant...
• 320.011 - Administration And Enforcement; Rules.
  The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement...
• 320.015 - Taxation Of Mobile Homes.
  (1) A mobile home, as defined in s. 320.01(2), regardless of its actual use, shall be subject only to a license tax unless classified and taxed...
• 320.02 - Registration Required; Application For Registration; Forms.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle that is operated or driven on the roads...
• 320.023 - Requests To Establish Voluntary Checkoff On Motor Vehicle Registration Application.
  (1) An organization that seeks authorization to establish a voluntary contribution on a motor vehicle registration application must submit to the department:(a) A request for the particular...
• 320.025 - Registration Certificate And License Plate Or Decal Issued Under Fictitious Name; Application.
  (1) A confidential registration certificate and registration license plate or decal shall be issued under a fictitious name only for a motor vehicle or vessel owned...
• 320.03 - Registration; Duties Of Tax Collectors; International Registration Plan.
  (1) The tax collectors in the several counties of the state, as authorized agents of the department, shall issue registration certificates, registration license plates, validation stickers,...
• 320.031 - Mailing Of Registration Certificates, License Plates, And Validation Stickers.
  (1) The department and the tax collectors of the several counties of the state may at the request of the applicant use United States mail service...
• 320.04 - Registration Service Charge.
  (1)(a) A service charge of $2.50 shall be imposed on each application that is handled in connection with original issuance, duplicate issuance, or transfer of a...
• 320.05 - Records Of The Department; Inspection Procedure; Lists And Searches; Fees.
  (1) Except as provided in chapter 119 and s. 320.025(3), the department may release records as provided in this section.(2) Upon receipt of an application for the...
• 320.055 - Registration Periods; Renewal Periods.
  The following registration periods and renewal periods are established:(1)(a) For a motor vehicle subject to registration under s. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (5)(b), (c), (d), or (f),...
• 320.06 - Registration Certificates, License Plates, And Validation Stickers Generally.
  (1)(a) Upon the receipt of an initial application for registration and payment of the appropriate license tax and other fees required by law, the department shall...
• 320.0601 - Lease And Rental Car Companies; Identification Of Vehicles As For-hire.
  (1) A rental car company may not rent in this state any for-hire vehicle, other than vehicles designed to transport cargo, that has affixed to its...
• 320.0605 - Certificate Of Registration; Possession Required; Exception.
  (1) The registration certificate or an official copy thereof, a true copy of rental or lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for a...
• 320.0607 - Replacement License Plates, Validation Decal, Or Mobile Home Sticker.
  (1) Any law enforcement officer or department license and registration inspector may at any time inspect a license plate or validation decal for proper display and...
• 320.0609 - Transfer And Exchange Of Registration License Plates; Transfer Fee.
  (1)(a) The registration license plate and certificate of registration shall be issued to, and remain in the name of, the owner of the vehicle registered and...
• 320.061 - Unlawful To Alter Motor Vehicle Registration Certificates, License Plates, Temporary License Plates, Mobile Home Stickers, Or Validation Stickers Or To Obscure License Plates; Penalty.
  A person may not alter the original appearance of a vehicle registration certificate, license plate, temporary license plate, mobile home sticker, or validation sticker issued...
• 320.0655 - Permanent License Plates For Governmental Entities And Volunteer Fire Departments.
  (1) A permanent license plate shall be issued for any motor vehicle owned or exclusively operated by the state or by any county, municipality, or other...
• 320.0657 - Permanent Registration; Fleet License Plates.
  (1) As used in this section, the term “fleet” means nonapportioned motor vehicles owned or leased by a company and used for business purposes. Vehicle numbers...
• 320.0659 - Permanent Registration Of Trailer For Hire And Semitrailers.
  (1) A permanent license plate may be issued for any semitrailer classified under s. 320.08(5)(a)2. All such license plates shall be of a distinctive color, and...
• 320.07 - Expiration Of Registration; Renewal Required; Penalties.
  (1) The registration of a motor vehicle or mobile home expires at midnight on the last day of the registration or extended registration period, or for...
• 320.0705 - Semiannual Registration Or Renewal For Certain Vehicles.
  (1) The owner of a motor vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(4) or (6)(b) may register his or her vehicle semiannually, if the amount of license tax...
• 320.0706 - Display Of License Plates On Trucks.
  The owner of any commercial truck of gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more shall display the registration license plate on both the front...
• 320.071 - Advance Registration Renewal; Procedures.
  (1)(a) The owner of any motor vehicle or mobile home currently registered in this state may file an application for renewal of registration with the department,...
• 320.0715 - International Registration Plan; Motor Carrier Services; Permits; Retention Of Records.
  (1) All apportionable vehicles domiciled in this state shall be registered in accordance with the International Registration Plan and shall display license plates.(2)(a) An International Registration Plan...
• 320.072 - Additional Fee Imposed On Certain Motor Vehicle Registration Transactions.
  (1) A fee of $225 is imposed upon the initial application for registration pursuant to s. 320.06 of every motor vehicle classified in s. 320.08(2), (3),...
• 320.08 - License Taxes.
  Except as otherwise provided herein, there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as defined...
• 320.08001 - Electric Vehicles; License Tax.
  The license tax for an electric vehicle or low-speed vehicle is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle that is not...
• 320.0801 - Additional License Tax On Certain Vehicles.
  (1) In addition to the license taxes specified in s. 320.08 and in subsection (2), there is hereby levied and imposed an annual license tax of...
• 320.08015 - License Tax Surcharge.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), there is levied on each license tax imposed under s. 320.08(11) a surcharge in the amount of $1, which...
• 320.0802 - Surcharge On License Tax.
  There is hereby levied and imposed on each license tax imposed under s. 320.08, except those set forth in s. 320.08(11), a surcharge in the...
• 320.0803 - Moped License Plates.
  (1) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, registration and payment of license taxes in accordance with these requirements and for the purposes stated...
• 320.08035 - Persons Who Have Disabilities; Reduced Dimension License Plate.
  The owner or lessee of a motorcycle, moped, or motorized disability access vehicle who resides in this state and qualifies for a parking permit for...
• 320.0804 - Surcharge On License Tax.
  A surcharge of $2 shall be imposed on each license tax imposed under s. 320.08, except those set forth in s. 320.08(11), which shall be...
• 320.08046 - Juvenile Programs Surcharge On License Tax.
  A surcharge of $1 shall be imposed on each license tax imposed under s. 320.08, except those set forth in s. 320.08(11), which shall be...
• 320.08047 - Voluntary Contribution For Organ And Tissue Donor Education.
  As a part of the collection process for license taxes as specified in s. 320.08, individuals shall be permitted to make a voluntary contribution of...
• 320.08048 - Sample License Plates.
  (1) The department is authorized, upon application and payment of a $28 fee per plate, to provide one or more sample regular issuance license plates or...
• 320.0805 - Personalized Prestige License Plates.
  (1) The department shall issue a personalized prestige license plate to the owner or lessee of any motor vehicle, except a vehicle registered under the International...
• 320.08053 - Requirements For Requests To Establish Specialty License Plates.
  (1) If a specialty license plate requested by an organization is approved by law, the organization must submit the proposed art design for the specialty license...
• 320.08056 - Specialty License Plates.
  (1) The department is responsible for developing the specialty license plates authorized in s. 320.08053.(2) The department shall issue a specialty license plate to the owner or...
• 320.08058 - Specialty License Plates.
  (1) MANATEE LICENSE PLATES.—(a) The department shall develop a manatee license plate to commemorate the official state marine mammal. The word “Florida” must appear at the top...
• 320.08062 - Audits And Attestations Required; Annual Use Fees Of Specialty License Plates.
  (1)(a) All organizations that receive annual use fee proceeds from the department are responsible for ensuring that proceeds are used in accordance with ss. 320.08056 and...
• 320.08068 - Motorcycle Specialty License Plates.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the department shall develop a reduced dimensions specialty license plate for display on motorcycles.(2) The department shall issue a specialty...
• 320.0807 - Special License Plates For Governor And Federal And State Legislators.
  (1) Upon application by any member of the House of Representatives of Congress and payment of the fees prescribed by s. 320.0805, the department may issue...
• 320.081 - Collection And Distribution Of Annual License Tax Imposed On The Following Type Units.
  (1) The provisions of this section shall apply to all mobile homes and park trailers, and to all travel trailers and fifth-wheel trailers exceeding 35 feet...
• 320.0815 - Mobile Homes And Recreational Vehicle-type Units Required To Have Appropriate License Plates Or Stickers.
  (1) Recreational vehicle-type units taxed under s. 320.08(9) and (10) shall be issued appropriate license plates, except as provided in subsection (2).(2) A mobile home or recreational...
• 320.0821 - Wrecker License Plates.
  (1) The department shall issue a wrecker license plate to the owner of any motor vehicle that is used to tow, carry, or otherwise transport motor...
• 320.083 - Amateur Radio Operators; Special License Plates; Fees.
  (1) A person who is the owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or...
• 320.084 - Free Motor Vehicle License Plate To Certain Disabled Veterans.
  (1) One free motor vehicle license number plate shall be issued by the department for use on any motor vehicle owned or leased by any disabled...
• 320.0841 - Free Motor Vehicle License Plates To Members Of Seminole And Miccosukee Indian Tribes.
  (1) The department shall issue each year, free of charge to any state agency or individual, a sufficient number of motor vehicle license plates for use...
• 320.0842 - Free Motor Vehicle License Plates To Veterans Who Use Wheelchairs.
  (1) Upon application by any person who owns or leases a motor vehicle and who is qualified under subsection (2), the department shall issue to such...
• 320.0843 - License Plates For Persons With Disabilities Eligible For Permanent Disabled Parking Permits.
  (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who resides in this state and qualifies for a disabled parking permit under s. 320.0848(2), upon application...
• 320.0845 - License Plates For Members Of Paralyzed Veterans Of America.
  (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who resides in this state and is a member of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, upon application...
• 320.0846 - Free Motor Vehicle License Plates To Active Members Of The Florida National Guard.
  (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who resides in this state and is an active member of the Florida National Guard may, upon...
• 320.0847 - Mini Truck And Low-speed Vehicle License Plates.
  (1) The department shall issue a license plate to the owner or lessee of any vehicle registered as a low-speed vehicle as defined in s. 320.01...
• 320.0848 - Persons Who Have Disabilities; Issuance Of Disabled Parking Permits; Temporary Permits; Permits For Certain Providers Of Transportation Services To Persons Who Have Disabilities.
  (1)(a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or its authorized agents shall, upon application and receipt of the fee, issue a disabled parking permit...
• 320.086 - Ancient Or Antique Motor Vehicles; Horseless Carriage, Antique, Or Historical License Plates; Former Military Vehicles.
  (1) The owner of a motor vehicle for private use manufactured in model year 1945 or earlier and operated on the streets and highways of this...
• 320.0863 - Custom Vehicles And Street Rods; Registration And License Plates.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Blue dot tail light” means a red lamp that contains a blue or purple insert that is not more...
• 320.087 - Intercity Buses Operated In Interstate Commerce; Tax.
  All intercity motor buses owned or operated by residents or nonresidents of this state in interstate commerce or combined interstate and intrastate commerce as a...
• 320.089 - Veterans Of The United States Armed Forces; Members Of National Guard; Survivors Of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart Medal Recipients; Active Or Retired United States Armed Forces Reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Or Combat Action Badge Recipients; Combat Action Ribbon Recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal Recipients; Distinguished Flying Cross Recipients; Former Prisoners Of War; Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; And Navy Submariners; Special License Plates; Fee.
  (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not...
• 320.0891 - U. S. Paratroopers License Plate.
  (1) The department shall develop a U.S. Paratroopers license plate as provided in this section. The U.S. Paratroopers license plate must bear the colors and design...
• 320.0892 - Motor Vehicle License Plates For Recipients Of The Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Or Air Force Cross.
  Upon receipt of an application and proof that the applicant meets the qualifications listed in this section for the applicable license plate, the department shall...
• 320.0893 - Motor Vehicle License Plates To Recipients Of The Medal Of Honor.
  Any United States citizen who is a resident of Florida and who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as a member of the...
• 320.0894 - Motor Vehicle License Plates To Gold Star Family Members.
  The department shall develop a special license plate honoring the family members of servicemembers who have been killed while serving in the Armed Forces of...
• 320.0898 - Emergency Service Special Registration Plates; Fee; Penalty.
  (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall issue a special motor vehicle license plate for the front of any motor vehicle of any:(a) Certified...
• 320.091 - Vehicles Held In Trust; License Plates.
  Any trust which provides the beneficial use of a vehicle registered to the trust to a person otherwise qualified for a special license plate pursuant...
• 320.10 - Exemptions.
  (1) The provisions of s. 320.08 do not apply to:(a) Any motor vehicle or mobile home owned by, and operated exclusively for the personal use of, any...
• 320.105 - Golf Carts And Utility Vehicles; Exemption.
  Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01, when operated in accordance with s. 316.212 or s. 316.2126, are exempt from provisions of...
• 320.13 - Dealer And Manufacturer License Plates And Alternative Method Of Registration.
  (1)(a) Any licensed motor vehicle dealer and any licensed mobile home dealer may, upon payment of the license tax imposed by s. 320.08(12), secure one or...
• 320.131 - Temporary Tags.
  (1) The department is authorized and empowered to design, issue, and regulate the use of temporary tags to be designated “temporary tags” for use in the...
• 320.1316 - Failure To Surrender Vehicle Or Vessel.
  (1) Upon receipt from a lienor who claims a lien on a vehicle pursuant to s. 319.27 by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles...
• 320.1325 - Registration Required For The Temporarily Employed.
  Motor vehicles owned or leased by persons who are temporarily employed within the state but are not residents are required to be registered. Upon payment...
• 320.133 - Transporter License Plates.
  (1) The department is authorized to issue a transporter license plate to any applicant who, incidental to the conduct of his or her business, engages in...
• 320.14 - Fractional License Tax.
  (1) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this section, the full amount of the license tax imposed under s. 320.08 shall be charged for the registration period,...
• 320.15 - Refund Of License Tax.
  (1) Any resident owner of a motor vehicle or mobile home that has been destroyed or permanently removed from the state shall, upon application to the...
• 320.17 - Classification Of Vehicles And Mobile Homes And Assessment Of License Tax By Department.
  The department may, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, determine the classification of, and the amount of license tax due on, any motor...
• 320.18 - Withholding Registration.
  (1) The department may withhold the registration of any motor vehicle or mobile home the owner or coowner of which has failed to register it under...
• 320.19 - Tax Lien; Enforcement.
  The license tax required under this chapter, when not paid, constitutes a first lien upon the motor vehicle or mobile home on which the tax...
• 320.20 - Disposition Of License Tax Moneys.
  The revenue derived from the registration of motor vehicles, including any delinquent fees and excluding those revenues collected and distributed under the provisions of s....
• 320.203 - Disposition Of Biennial License Tax Moneys.
  (1) Notwithstanding ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, and 328.76 and pursuant to s. 216.351, after the...
• 320.23 - Taxes Declared Compensatory.
  Taxes prescribed by this chapter are declared to be compensatory for the use of the public roads of this state by operators of motor vehicles...
• 320.26 - Counterfeiting License Plates, Validation Stickers, Mobile Home Stickers, Cab Cards, Trip Permits, Or Special Temporary Operational Permits Prohibited; Penalty.
  (1)(a) No person shall counterfeit registration license plates, validation stickers, or mobile home stickers, or have in his or her possession any such plates or stickers;...
• 320.261 - Attaching Registration License Plate Not Assigned Unlawful; Penalty.
  Any person who knowingly attaches to any motor vehicle or mobile home any registration license plate, or who knowingly attaches any validation sticker or mobile...
• 320.27 - Motor Vehicle Dealers.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.—The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this section have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context...
• 320.271 - Used Cars; Removal Of Registration License Plates.
  Each person, upon the sale and delivery of any used or secondhand motor vehicle, shall remove any registration license plate from such motor vehicle before...
• 320.273 - Reinstatement Of License Of Motor Vehicle Dealers.
  When the license of a motor vehicle dealer has been revoked or suspended by the department pursuant to the provisions of s. 320.27, the department...
• 320.275 - Automobile Dealers Industry Advisory Board.
  (1) AUTOMOBILE DEALERS INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD.—The Automobile Dealers Industry Advisory Board is created within the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The board shall make...
• 320.28 - Nonresident Dealers In Secondhand Motor Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, Or Mobile Homes.
  Every dealer in used or secondhand motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or mobile homes who is a nonresident of the state, does not have a permanent...
• 320.30 - Penalty For Violating S. 320.28.
  No action or right of action to recover any such motor vehicle, or any part of the selling price thereof, shall be maintained in the...
• 320.31 - Definitions Covering Ss. 320.28 And 320.30.
  The terms “dealer” and “vendor,” used in ss. 320.28 and 320.30, shall be construed to include every individual, partnership, corporation or trust whose business in...
• 320.3201 - Legislative Intent.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the state by regulating the relationship...
• 320.3202 - Definitions.
  As used in ss. 320.3201-320.3211, the term:(1) “Area of sales responsibility” means the geographical area agreed to by the dealer and the manufacturer in the manufacturer/dealer...
• 320.3203 - Requirement For A Written Manufacturer/dealer Agreement; Area Of Sales Responsibility.
  (1) A manufacturer or distributor may not sell a recreational vehicle in this state to or through a dealer without having first entered into a manufacturer/dealer...
• 320.3205 - Termination, Cancellation, And Nonrenewal Of A Manufacturer/dealer Agreement.
  (1) A manufacturer or distributor, directly or through any officer, agent, or employee, may not terminate, cancel, or fail to renew a manufacturer/dealer agreement without good...
• 320.3206 - Transfer Of Ownership; Family Succession.
  (1) If a dealer desires to make a change in ownership by the sale of the business assets, stock transfer, or otherwise, the dealer shall give...
• 320.3207 - Warranty Obligations.
  (1) Each warrantor shall:(a) Specify in writing to each of its dealer obligations, if any, for preparation, delivery, and warranty service on its products;(b) Compensate the dealer for...
• 320.3208 - Inspection And Rejection By The Dealer.
  (1) Whenever a new recreational vehicle is damaged prior to transit to the dealer or is damaged in transit to the dealer when the carrier or...
• 320.3209 - Coercion Of Dealer Prohibited.
  (1) A manufacturer or distributor may not coerce or attempt to coerce a dealer to:(a) Purchase a product that the dealer did not order;(b) Enter into an agreement...
• 320.3210 - Civil Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Relief.
  (1) A dealer, manufacturer, distributor, or warrantor injured by another party’s violation of ss. 320.3201-320.3211 may bring a civil action in circuit court to recover actual...
• 320.3211 - Penalties.
  (1) The department may suspend or revoke any license issued under s. 320.771 upon a finding that the dealer, manufacturer, distributor, or importer violated any provision...
• 320.37 - Registration Not To Apply To Nonresidents.
  (1) The provisions of this chapter relative to the requirement for registration of motor vehicles and display of license number plates do not apply to a...
• 320.371 - Registration Not To Apply To Certain Manufacturers And Others.
  The provisions of this chapter which relate to registration and display of license number plates do not apply to any new automobile or truck, the...
• 320.38 - When Nonresident Exemption Not Allowed.
  The provisions of s. 320.37 authorizing the operation of motor vehicles over the roads of this state by nonresidents of this state when such vehicles...
• 320.39 - Reciprocal Agreements For Nonresident Exemption.
  (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may negotiate and consummate with the proper authorities of the several states of the United States or...
• 320.405 - International Registration Plan; Inspection Of Records; Hearings.
  (1) The department or any authorized agent thereof is authorized to examine the records, books, papers, and equipment of any motor carrier that are deemed necessary...
• 320.406 - Estimate Of Amount Of Tax Due And Unpaid.
  (1) Whenever any motor carrier neglects or refuses to make and file any report for any reporting period as required by this chapter or files an...
• 320.407 - Suits For Collection Of Unpaid Taxes, Penalties, And Interest.
  Upon demand of the department, the Department of Legal Affairs or the state attorney for a judicial circuit shall bring appropriate actions, in the name...
• 320.408 - Departmental Warrant For Collection Of Unpaid Taxes And Penalties Due From Motor Carriers.
  (1) Upon the determination of the amount of unpaid taxes and penalties due from a motor carrier, the department may issue a warrant, under its official...
• 320.409 - Tax Lien On Property.
  If any motor carrier liable for the tax imposed by this chapter neglects or refuses to pay it, the amount of the tax, including any...
• 320.411 - Officer’s Sale Of Property Or Franchise.
  (1) No sheriff, receiver, assignee, general or special magistrate, or other officer shall sell the property or franchise of any motor carrier for failure to pay...
• 320.412 - Department To Furnish Certificate Of Liens.
  The department shall furnish to any person applying therefor a certificate showing the amount of all liens for tax, penalties, and interest that may be...
• 320.413 - Discontinuance Or Transfer Of Business; Change Of Address.
  (1) Whenever a person ceases to engage in business as a motor carrier by reason of the discontinuance, sale, or transfer of the business of such...
• 320.414 - Restraining And Enjoining Violation.
  In a suit or other proceeding instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the state by the Department of Legal Affairs...
• 320.415 - Authority To Inspect Vehicles And Seize Property.
  (1) As a part of their responsibilities when inspecting commercial motor vehicles, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer...
• 320.416 - Cooperation Of Other State Agencies In Administration Of Law.
  The department is empowered to call on any state agency, department, bureau, or board for any and all information which, in its judgment, may be...
• 320.417 - Foreclosure Of Liens.
  The department may file an action in the name of the state to foreclose the liens provided for in this chapter. The procedure shall be...
• 320.51 - Farm Tractors And Farm Trailers Exempt.
  The following are exempt from the provisions of this chapter which require the registration of motor vehicles, the payment of license taxes, and the display...
• 320.525 - Port Vehicles And Equipment; Definition; Exemption.
  (1) As used in this section, the term “port vehicles and equipment” means trucks, tractors, trailers, truck cranes, top loaders, fork lifts, hostling tractors, chassis, or...
• 320.535 - Airport Vehicles And Equipment; Definition; Exemption.
  (1) As used in this section, the term “airport fuel trucks and equipment” means trucks, trailers, containers, and other vehicles or equipment used for transporting aviation...
• 320.57 - Penalties For Violations Of This Chapter.
  (1) Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter is, unless otherwise provided herein, guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree,...
• 320.571 - Failure Of Person Charged With Misdemeanor Under This Chapter To Comply With Court-ordered Directives; Suspension Of License.
  Any person who has been charged with the commission of an offense which constitutes a misdemeanor under this chapter and who fails to comply with...
• 320.58 - License Inspectors; Powers, Appointment.
  (1)(a) The department shall appoint as many license inspectors and supervisors as it deems necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapters 319, 322,...
• 320.60 - Definitions For Ss. 320.61-320.70.
  Whenever used in ss. 320.61-320.70, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and terms have the following meanings:(1) “Agreement” or “franchise agreement” means a contract,...
• 320.605 - Legislative Intent.
  It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state by regulating the licensing...
• 320.61 - Licenses Required Of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, Importers, Etc.
  (1) No manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or importer (all sometimes referred to hereinafter as “licensee”) shall engage in business in this state without a license therefor...
• 320.615 - Agent For Service Of Process.
  The acceptance by any person of a license under ss. 320.60-320.70 shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by such person of the Secretary of...
• 320.62 - Licenses; Amount; Disposition Of Proceeds.
  The initial license for each manufacturer, distributor, or importer shall be $300 and shall be in addition to all other licenses or taxes levied, assessed,...
• 320.63 - Application For License; Contents.
  Any person desiring to be licensed pursuant to ss. 320.60-320.70 shall make application therefor to the department upon a form containing such information as the...
• 320.64 - Denial, Suspension, Or Revocation Of License; Grounds.
  A license of a licensee under s. 320.61 may be denied, suspended, or revoked within the entire state or at any specific location or locations...
• 320.6403 - Distributor Agreements; Obligations Of Manufacturer And Importer.
  Notwithstanding the terms of any agreement to the contrary, no manufacturer or importer subject to the jurisdiction of this state shall:(1) Prevent or refuse to accept...
• 320.6405 - Franchise Agreements; Obligations Of Manufacturer And Its Agent.
  Any parent, subsidiary, or common entity of a manufacturer; distributor; importer; or other entity, which by contractual arrangement or otherwise pursuant to the direction of...
• 320.641 - Discontinuations, Cancellations, Nonrenewals, Modifications, And Replacement Of Franchise Agreements.
  (1)(a) An applicant or licensee shall give written notice to the motor vehicle dealer and the department of the licensee’s intention to discontinue, cancel, or fail...
• 320.6412 - Franchise Termination Based On Fraud; Standard Of Proof.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of any franchise agreement, a franchise agreement of a motor vehicle dealer may not be terminated, canceled, discontinued, or not renewed by...
• 320.6415 - Changes In Plan Or System Of Distribution.
  (1) A motor vehicle dealer franchise agreement shall continue in full force and operation notwithstanding a change, in whole or in part, of an established plan...
• 320.642 - Dealer Licenses In Areas Previously Served; Procedure.
  (1) Any licensee who proposes to establish an additional motor vehicle dealership or permit the relocation of an existing dealer to a location within a community...
• 320.643 - Transfer, Assignment, Or Sale Of Franchise Agreements.
  (1)(a) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, a licensee shall not, by contract or otherwise, fail or refuse to give effect to, prevent, prohibit, or...
• 320.644 - Change Of Executive Management Control; Objection By Licensee; Procedure.
  (1) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, a licensee shall not, by contract or otherwise, fail or refuse to give effect to, prevent, prohibit, or...
• 320.645 - Restriction Upon Ownership Of Dealership By Licensee.
  (1) No licensee, distributor, manufacturer, or agent of a manufacturer or distributor, or any parent, subsidiary, common entity, or officer or representative of the licensee shall...
• 320.664 - Reinstatement Of License.
  When any license has been revoked or suspended by the department pursuant to the provisions of ss. 320.60-320.70, the department may for good cause reinstate...
• 320.67 - Inspection Of Books Or Other Documents Of Licensee.
  (1) The department may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters, and contracts of a licensee relating to any written complaint made to it against such licensee.(2) In...
• 320.68 - Revocation Of License Held By Firms Or Corporations.
  If an applicant or licensee is a firm or corporation, it shall be sufficient cause for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license that...
• 320.69 - Rules.
  The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this law.History.—s. 10, ch. 20236, 1941; s....
• 320.695 - Injunction.
  In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter, and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the department, or any motor vehicle...
• 320.696 - Warranty Responsibility.
  (1)(a) A licensee shall timely compensate a motor vehicle dealer who performs work to maintain or repair a licensee’s product under a warranty or maintenance plan,...
• 320.697 - Civil Damages.
  Any person who has suffered pecuniary loss or who has been otherwise adversely affected because of a violation by a licensee of ss. 320.60-320.70, notwithstanding...
• 320.6975 - Procedures And Remedies Applicable To Distributor Agreements.
  All procedures and remedies specified in ss. 320.641 and 320.697 shall be available to a distributor whose distributor agreement is discontinued, canceled, not renewed, modified,...
• 320.698 - Civil Fines; Procedure.
  In addition to the exercise of other powers under ss. 320.60-320.70, the department is authorized to assess, impose, levy, and collect by legal process civil...
• 320.699 - Administrative Hearings And Adjudications; Procedure.
  (1) A motor vehicle dealer, or person with entitlements to or in a motor vehicle dealer, who is directly and adversely affected by the action or...
• 320.69915 - Severability.
  If a provision of ss. 320.60-320.70 or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or...
• 320.6992 - Application.
  Sections 320.60-320.70, including amendments to ss. 320.60-320.70, apply to all presently existing or hereafter established systems of distribution of motor vehicles in this state, except...
• 320.70 - Penalties For Violation.
  Any person being a manufacturer, factory branch, or factory representative, who violates any provision of ss. 320.61-320.70, or who does any act enumerated in s....
• 320.701 - Applicability Of Ch. 84-69.
  This act applies to all presently existing or established systems of distribution of motor vehicles in this state, except to the extent that such application...
• 320.71 - Nonresident Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, Or Recreational Vehicle Dealer’s License.
  (1) Any person who is a nonresident of the state, who does not have a dealer’s contract from the manufacturer or manufacturer’s distributor of motor vehicles,...
• 320.77 - License Required Of Mobile Home Dealers.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:(a) “Dealer” means any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in mobile homes or offering or displaying mobile...
• 320.771 - License Required Of Recreational Vehicle Dealers.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a)1. “Dealer” means any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in recreational vehicles or offering or...
• 320.781 - Mobile Home And Recreational Vehicle Protection Trust Fund.
  (1) There is hereby established a Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Protection Trust Fund. The trust fund shall be administered and managed by the Department of...
• 320.822 - Definitions; Ss. 320.822-320.862.
  In construing ss. 320.822-320.862, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or phrases have the following meanings:(1) “Buyer” means a person who purchases at retail...
• 320.8225 - Mobile Home And Recreational Vehicle Manufacturer, Distributor, And Importer License.
  (1) LICENSE REQUIRED.—Any person who engages in the business of a mobile home manufacturer or a recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or importer in this state, or...
• 320.823 - Establishment Of Uniform Mobile Home Standards.
  Each new single-family or duplex mobile or manufactured home manufactured in this state or manufactured outside this state but sold or offered for sale in...
• 320.8231 - Establishment Of Uniform Standards For Recreational Vehicle-type Units And Park Trailers.
  (1) Each recreational vehicle-type unit, as defined in s. 320.01(1)(b), manufactured in this state or manufactured outside this state but sold or offered for sale in...
• 320.8232 - Establishment Of Uniform Standards For Used Recreational Vehicles And Repair And Remodeling Code For Mobile Homes.
  (1) Each used recreational vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1968, and sold or offered for sale in this state by a dealer or manufacturer shall meet...
• 320.824 - Changes And Modifications Of Standards.
  (1) The department may adopt by rule changes in, or additions to, the standards adopted in s. 320.823 or s. 320.8231, which are approved and officially...
• 320.8245 - Limitation Of Alteration Or Modification To Mobile Homes Or Recreational Vehicles.
  (1) LIMITATION OF ALTERATIONS OR MODIFICATIONS.—No alteration or modification shall be made to a mobile home or recreational vehicle by a licensed dealer after shipment from...
• 320.8249 - Mobile Home Installers License.
  (1) Any person who installs a mobile home shall obtain a mobile home installers license from the Bureau of Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Construction of...
• 320.8251 - Mobile Home Installation Products; Product Approval.
  (1) Each person or entity that engages in the manufacture of mobile home installation components, products, or systems must obtain a certification from the department which...
• 320.8255 - Mobile Home Inspection.
  (1) In order to ensure the highest degree of quality control in the construction of new mobile homes, each new mobile home sold in the state...
• 320.827 - Label; Procedures For Issuance; Certification; Requirements.
  No dealer shall sell or offer for sale in this state any new mobile home manufactured after January 1, 1968, unless the mobile home bears...
• 320.8285 - Onsite Inspection.
  (1) Each county or municipality in this state shall be responsible for the onsite inspection of each mobile home installation located within the jurisdiction of such...
• 320.830 - Reciprocity.
  If any other state has codes for mobile homes at least equal to those established by this chapter, the department, upon determining that such standards...
• 320.831 - Penalties.
  (1) Whoever violates any provision of the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. ss. 5401 et seq., or any rules,...
• 320.832 - Legislative Intent.
  Nothing herein shall act to nullify or supersede the provisions of chapter 527.History.—s. 13, ch. 67-350; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss....
• 320.8325 - Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes, And Park Trailers; Uniform Installation Standards; Injunctions; Penalty.
  (1) The department shall adopt rules setting forth uniform standards for the installation of mobile homes, manufactured homes, and park trailers and for the manufacture of...
• 320.833 - Retention, Destruction, And Reproduction Of Records; Electronic Retention.
  Records and documents of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, created in compliance with, and in the implementation of, chapter 319 and this...
• 320.8335 - Disclosure Of Manner Used In Determining Length Of Mobile Homes.
  When the length of the coupling mechanism is included in the overall length of a mobile home, any person who engages in the trade or...
• 320.834 - Purpose.
  It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure the safety and welfare of residents of mobile homes through an inspection program conducted by the...
• 320.835 - Mobile Home And Recreational Vehicle Warranties.
  Each manufacturer, dealer, installer, and supplier of mobile homes or recreational vehicles shall warrant each new mobile home or recreational vehicle sold in this state...
• 320.836 - Presenting Warranty Claim.
  The claim in writing, stating the substance of the warranty defect, may be presented to the manufacturer, dealer, or supplier. When the person notified is...
• 320.837 - Warranty Service.
  (1) When a service agreement exists between manufacturers, dealers, and suppliers to provide warranty service, the agreement may specify which party is to remedy warranty defects....
• 320.838 - Civil Action.
  Notwithstanding the existence of other remedies, a buyer may bring a civil suit for damages against a responsible party who fails to satisfactorily resolve a...
• 320.839 - Cumulative Remedies.
  The warranty provided for in this act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other rights and privileges which the buyer...
• 320.840 - Liquidated Damages.
  The retail seller of a mobile home may, in the absence of an express provision in the sales contract stipulating reasonable liquidated damages or retention...
• 320.861 - Inspection Of Records; Production Of Evidence; Subpoena Power.
  (1) The department may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters, and contracts of any licensee, whether dealer or manufacturer, relating to any written complaint made to...
• 320.862 - Revocation Of License Held By Firms Or Corporations.
  If any applicant or licensee is a firm or corporation, it shall be sufficient cause for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license that...
• 320.865 - Maintenance Of Records By The Department.
  Beginning December 1, 2001, the department shall maintain electronic records of all complaints filed against licensees licensed under the provisions of ss. 320.27, 320.61, 320.77,...
• 320.90 - Notification Of Consumer’s Rights.
  The department shall develop a motor vehicle consumer’s rights pamphlet which shall be distributed free of charge by the Department of Legal Affairs to the...
• 320.95 - Transactions By Electronic Or Telephonic Means.
  (1) The department may accept an application provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic means.(2) The department may collect electronic mail addresses and use electronic...

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