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Florida Statutes

Chapter 320

Fla. Stat. ch. 320

Motor Vehicle Licenses

320.01Definitions, general 320.0104Legislative intent with respect to implementation of chapter 320.011Administration and enforcement; rules 320.015Taxation of mobile homes 320.02Registration required; application for registration; forms 320.023Requests to establish voluntary checkoff on motor vehicle registration application 320.025Registration certificate and license plate or decal issued under fictitious name; application 320.03Registration; duties of tax collectors; International Registration Plan 320.031Mailing of registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers 320.04Registration service charge 320.05Records of the department; inspection procedure; lists and searches; fees 320.055Registration periods; renewal periods 320.06Registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers generally 320.0601Lease and rental car companies; identification of vehicles as for-hire 320.0603Vehicle-for-hire license or permit; reciprocity 320.0605Certificate of registration; possession required; exception 320.0607Replacement license plates, validation decal, or mobile home sticker 320.0609Transfer and exchange of registration license plates; transfer fee 320.061Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration certificates, license plates, temporary license plates, mobile home stickers, or validation stickers or to obscure license plates; penalty 320.065Registration of certain rental trailers for hire and semitrailers used to haul agricultural productsRepealed 320.0655Permanent license plates for governmental entities and volunteer fire departments 320.0657Permanent registration; fleet license plates 320.0659Permanent registration of trailer for hire and semitrailers 320.07Expiration of registration; renewal required; penalties 320.0705Semiannual registration or renewal for certain vehicles 320.0706Display of license plates on trucks 320.071Advance registration renewal; procedures 320.0715International Registration Plan; motor carrier services; permits; retention of records 320.072Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle registration transactions 320.073Impact fee refundsRepealed 320.08License taxes 320.08001Electric vehicles; license tax 320.0801Additional license tax on certain vehicles 320.08015License tax surcharge 320.0802Surcharge on license tax 320.0803Moped license plates 320.08035Persons who have disabilities; reduced dimension license plate 320.0804Surcharge on license tax 320.08046Juvenile programs surcharge on license tax 320.08047Voluntary contribution for organ and tissue donor education 320.08048Sample license plates 320.0805Personalized prestige license plates 320.08053Establishment of specialty license plates 320.08056Specialty license plates 320.08058Specialty license plates 320.08062Audits and attestations required; annual use fees of specialty license plates 320.08068Motorcycle specialty license plates 320.0807Special license plates for Governor and federal and state legislators 320.081Collection and distribution of annual license tax imposed on the following type units 320.0815Mobile homes and recreational vehicle-type units required to have appropriate license plates or stickers 320.0821Wrecker license plates 320.083Amateur radio operators; special license plates; fees 320.084Free motor vehicle license plate to certain disabled veterans 320.0841Free motor vehicle license plates to members of Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Tribes 320.0842Free motor vehicle license plates to veterans who use wheelchairs 320.0843License plates for persons with disabilities eligible for permanent disabled parking permits 320.0845License plates for members of Paralyzed Veterans of America 320.0846Free motor vehicle license plates to active members of the Florida National Guard 320.0847Mini truck and low-speed vehicle license plates 320.0848Persons who have disabilities; issuance of disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for certain providers of transportation services to persons who have disabilities 320.0849Expectant mother parking permits 320.086Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military vehicles 320.0863Custom vehicles and street rods; registration and license plates 320.087Intercity buses operated in interstate commerce; tax 320.0875Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate 320.089Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal recipients; Bronze Star recipients; active or retired United States Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Ba 320.0891U.S. Paratroopers license plate 320.0892Motor vehicle license plates for recipients of the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross 320.0893Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the Medal of Honor 320.0894Motor vehicle license plates to Gold Star family members 320.0898Emergency service special registration plates; fee; penalty 320.091Vehicles held in trust; license plates 320.10Exemptions 320.102Marine boat trailers owned by nonprofit organizations; exemptions 320.105Golf carts and utility vehicles; exemption 320.13Dealer and manufacturer license plates and alternative method of registration 320.131Temporary tags 320.1316Failure to surrender vehicle or vessel 320.1325Registration required for the temporarily employed 320.133Transporter license plates 320.14Fractional license tax 320.15Refund of license tax 320.17Classification of vehicles and mobile homes and assessment of license tax by department 320.18Withholding registration 320.19Tax lien; enforcement 320.20Disposition of license tax moneys 320.203Disposition of biennial license tax moneys 320.204Transportation disadvantagedRepealed 320.23Taxes declared compensatory 320.26Counterfeiting license plates, validation stickers, mobile home stickers, cab cards, trip permits, or special temporary operational permits prohibited; penalty 320.261Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawful; penalty 320.262License plate obscuring device prohibited; penalties 320.27Motor vehicle dealers 320.271Used cars; removal of registration license plates 320.273Reinstatement of license of motor vehicle dealers 320.275Automobile Dealers Industry Advisory Board 320.28Nonresident dealers in secondhand motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or mobile homes 320.30Penalty for violating s. 320.28 320.31Definitions covering ss. 320.28 and 320.30 320.3201Legislative intent 320.3202Definitions 320.3203Requirement for a written manufacturer/dealer agreement; area of sales responsibility 320.3205Termination, cancellation, and nonrenewal of a manufacturer/dealer agreement 320.3206Transfer of ownership; family succession 320.3207Warranty obligations 320.3208Inspection and rejection by the dealer 320.3209Coercion of dealer prohibited 320.3210Civil dispute resolution; mediation; relief 320.3211Penalties 320.37Registration not to apply to nonresidents 320.371Registration not to apply to certain manufacturers and others 320.38When nonresident exemption not allowed 320.39Reciprocal agreements for nonresident exemption 320.405International Registration Plan; inspection of records; hearings 320.406Estimate of amount of tax due and unpaid 320.407Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest 320.408Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid taxes and penalties due from motor carriers 320.409Tax lien on property 320.411Officer’s sale of property or franchise 320.412Department to furnish certificate of liens 320.413Discontinuance or transfer of business; change of address 320.414Restraining and enjoining violation 320.415Authority to inspect vehicles and seize property 320.416Cooperation of other state agencies in administration of law 320.417Foreclosure of liens 320.51Farm tractors and farm trailers exempt 320.525Port vehicles and equipment; definition; exemption 320.535Airport vehicles and equipment; definition; exemption 320.57Penalties for violations of this chapter 320.571Failure of person charged with misdemeanor under this chapter to comply with court-ordered directives; suspension of license 320.58License inspectors; powers, appointment 320.60Definitions for ss. 320.61-320.70 320.605Legislative intent 320.61Licenses required of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, importers, etc 320.615Agent for service of process 320.62Licenses; amount; disposition of proceeds 320.63Application for license; contents 320.64Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds 320.6403Distributor agreements; obligations of manufacturer and importer 320.6405Franchise agreements; obligations of manufacturer and its agent 320.6407Recall notices under franchise agreements; compensation 320.641Discontinuations, cancellations, nonrenewals, modifications, and replacement of franchise agreements 320.6412Franchise termination based on fraud; standard of proof 320.6415Changes in plan or system of distribution 320.642Dealer licenses in areas previously served; procedure 320.643Transfer, assignment, or sale of franchise agreements 320.644Change of executive management control; objection by licensee; procedure 320.645Restriction upon ownership of dealership by licensee 320.646Consumer data protection 320.664Reinstatement of license 320.67Violations by dealers; complaint; conduct of inquiry; inspection of records; penalties 320.68Revocation of license held by firms or corporations 320.69Rules 320.695Injunction 320.696Warranty responsibility 320.697Civil damages 320.6975Procedures and remedies applicable to distributor agreements 320.698Civil fines; procedure 320.699Administrative hearings and adjudications; procedure 320.69915Severability 320.6992Application 320.70Penalties for violation 320.701Applicability of ch. 84-69 320.71Nonresident motor vehicle, mobile home, or recreational vehicle dealer’s license 320.77License required of mobile home dealers 320.771License required of recreational vehicle dealers 320.781Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Protection Trust Fund 320.822Definitions; ss. 320.822-320.862 320.8225Mobile home and recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, and importer license 320.823Establishment of uniform mobile home standards 320.8231Establishment of uniform standards for recreational vehicle-type units and park trailers 320.8232Establishment of uniform standards for used recreational vehicles and repair and remodeling code for mobile homes 320.824Changes and modifications of standards 320.8245Limitation of alteration or modification to mobile homes or recreational vehicles 320.8249Mobile home installers license 320.8251Mobile home installation products; product approval 320.8255Mobile home inspection 320.8256Recreational vehicle inspectionRepealed 320.827Label; procedures for issuance; certification; requirements 320.8285Onsite inspection 320.830Reciprocity 320.831Penalties 320.832Legislative intent 320.8325Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and park trailers; uniform installation standards; injunctions; penalty 320.833Retention, destruction, and reproduction of records; electronic retention 320.8335Disclosure of manner used in determining length of mobile homes 320.834Purpose 320.835Mobile home and recreational vehicle warranties 320.836Presenting warranty claim 320.837Warranty service 320.838Civil action 320.839Cumulative remedies 320.840Liquidated damages 320.861Investigations; subpoenas and other process; oaths; rules 320.862Revocation of license held by firms or corporations 320.865Maintenance of records by the department 320.90Notification of consumer’s rights 320.95Transactions by electronic or telephonic means 320.96Secure print-on-demand electronic temporary license plate systemRepealed