Senate Bill 1074 (2023) — Divine Nine specialty license plate
SB 1074
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Florida Senate - 2023 SB By Senator Thompson 15-00560-23 20231074__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled
An act relating to the Divine Nine specialty license plate; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; defining the term 3 “immediate relative”; revising eligibility requirements for a Divine Nine license plate; 5 providing an effective date. 6
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
Section 1. Paragraph
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c) of subsection (101) of
section 10 320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 12
(101) DIVINE NINE LICENSE PLATES.— 13 (c)1. As used in this subsection, the term “immediate relative” means a spouse, domestic partner, or child. 15 2. To be eligible for issuance of a Divine Nine license plate representing an organization listed in sub-subparagraphs 17 (b)3.a.-i., a person must be a resident of this state who is the registered owner or lessee of a motor vehicle and who either is a member or whose immediate relative is a member of the applicable organization. The person must also present all of the following: 22 a.
Proof of membership of the person or the person’s immediate relative in the organization, which may be established by: 25 (I)a. A card distributed by the organization indicating the person’s membership or the membership of the person’s immediate relative in the organization; or 28 (II)b.
A written letter on the organization’s letterhead Florida Senate - 2023 SB 1074 15-00560-23 20231074__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. which is signed by the organization’s national president or his or her designated official and which states that the person or the person’s immediate relative was inducted into the organization. 33 b. If the person is a lessee of a motor vehicle, a lease agreement and the vehicle identification number (VIN) for the motor vehicle that is being leased. 36 c.
If the person is an immediate relative of the member of the organization, a marriage license, domestic partnership agreement, birth certificate, or record of adoption. 39 3.2. Proof of membership in an organization listed in sub-40 subparagraphs (b)3.a.-i. is required only for initial issuance of a Divine Nine license plate. A person need not present such proof for renewal of the license plate. 43 License plates created pursuant to this subsection shall have their plate sales combined for the purpose of meeting the minimum license plate sales threshold in s. 320.08056(8)(
a) and for determining the license plate limit in s. 320.08053(3)(b). 48 License plates created pursuant to this subsection must be ordered directly from the department. 50