Chapter 320
Motor Vehicle Licenses

Registration required; application for registration; forms

Registration; duties of tax collectors; International Registration Plan

Registration service charge

Records of the department; inspection procedure; lists and searches; fees

Registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers generally

Expiration of registration; renewal required; penalties

License taxes

Exemptions

Administration and enforcement; rules

Dealer and manufacturer license plates and alternative method of registration

Fractional license tax

Refund of license tax

Taxation of mobile homes

Classification of vehicles and mobile homes and assessment of license tax by department

Withholding registration

Tax lien; enforcement

Disposition of license tax moneys

Taxes declared compensatory

Requests to establish voluntary checkoff on motor vehicle registration application

Registration certificate and license plate or decal issued under fictitious name; application

Counterfeiting license plates, validation stickers, mobile home stickers, cab cards, trip permits, or special temporary operational permits prohibited; penalty

Motor vehicle dealers

Nonresident dealers in secondhand motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or mobile homes

Penalty for violating s

Definitions covering ss

Mailing of registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers

Registration not to apply to nonresidents

When nonresident exemption not allowed

Reciprocal agreements for nonresident exemption

Farm tractors and farm trailers exempt

Registration periods; renewal periods

Penalties for violations of this chapter

License inspectors; powers, appointment

Definitions for ss

Licenses required of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, importers, etc

Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration certificates, license plates, temporary license plates, mobile home stickers, or validation stickers or to obscure license plates; penalty

Licenses; amount; disposition of proceeds

Application for license; contents

Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds

Violations by dealers; complaint; conduct of inquiry; inspection of records; penalties

Revocation of license held by firms or corporations

Rules

Penalties for violation

Nonresident motor vehicle, mobile home, or recreational vehicle dealer’s license

Advance registration renewal; procedures

Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle registration transactions

License required of mobile home dealers

Collection and distribution of annual license tax imposed on the following type units

Amateur radio operators; special license plates; fees

Free motor vehicle license plate to certain disabled veterans

Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military vehicles

Intercity buses operated in interstate commerce; tax

Veterans 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 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; Navy Submariners; and Army of Occupation Veterans; special license plates; fee

Notification of consumer’s rights

Vehicles held in trust; license plates

Transactions by electronic or telephonic means

Marine boat trailers owned by nonprofit organizations; exemptions

Legislative intent with respect to implementation of chapter

Golf carts and utility vehicles; exemption

Temporary tags

Transporter license plates

Disposition of biennial license tax moneys

Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawful; penalty

Used cars; removal of registration license plates

Reinstatement of license of motor vehicle dealers

Automobile Dealers Industry Advisory Board

Registration not to apply to certain manufacturers and others

International Registration Plan; inspection of records; hearings

Estimate of amount of tax due and unpaid

Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest

Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid taxes and penalties due from motor carriers

Tax lien on property

Officer’s sale of property or franchise

Department to furnish certificate of liens

Discontinuance or transfer of business; change of address

Restraining and enjoining violation

Authority to inspect vehicles and seize property

Cooperation of other state agencies in administration of law

Foreclosure of liens

Port vehicles and equipment; definition; exemption

Airport vehicles and equipment; definition; exemption

Failure of person charged with misdemeanor under this chapter to comply with court-ordered directives; suspension of license

Lease and rental car companies; identification of vehicles as for-hire

Vehicle-for-hire license or permit; reciprocity

Legislative intent

Certificate of registration; possession required; exception

Replacement license plates, validation decal, or mobile home sticker

Transfer and exchange of registration license plates; transfer fee

Agent for service of process

Discontinuations, cancellations, nonrenewals, modifications, and replacement of franchise agreements

Dealer licenses in areas previously served; procedure

Transfer, assignment, or sale of franchise agreements

Change of executive management control; objection by licensee; procedure

Restriction upon ownership of dealership by licensee

Consumer data protection

Permanent license plates for governmental entities and volunteer fire departments

Permanent registration; fleet license plates

Permanent registration of trailer for hire and semitrailers

Reinstatement of license

Injunction

Warranty responsibility

Civil damages

Civil fines; procedure

Administrative hearings and adjudications; procedure

Applicability of ch. 84-69

Semiannual registration or renewal for certain vehicles

Display of license plates on trucks

International Registration Plan; motor carrier services; permits; retention of records

License required of recreational vehicle dealers

Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Protection Trust Fund

Additional license tax on certain vehicles

Surcharge on license tax

Moped license plates

Surcharge on license tax

Personalized prestige license plates

Special license plates for Governor and federal and state legislators

Mobile homes and recreational vehicle-type units required to have appropriate license plates or stickers

Wrecker license plates

Definitions; ss

Establishment of uniform mobile home standards

Changes and modifications of standards

Label; procedures for issuance; certification; requirements

Reciprocity

Penalties

Legislative intent

Retention, destruction, and reproduction of records; electronic retention

Purpose

Mobile home and recreational vehicle warranties

Presenting warranty claim

Warranty service

Civil action

Cumulative remedies

Liquidated damages

Free motor vehicle license plates to members of Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Tribes

Free motor vehicle license plates to veterans who use wheelchairs

License plates for persons with disabilities eligible for permanent disabled parking permits

License plates for members of Paralyzed Veterans of America

Free motor vehicle license plates to active members of the Florida National Guard

Mini truck and low-speed vehicle license plates

Persons who have disabilities; issuance of disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for certain providers of transportation services to persons who have disabilities

Investigations; subpoenas and other process; oaths; rules

Revocation of license held by firms or corporations

Custom vehicles and street rods; registration and license plates

Maintenance of records by the department

Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate

U.S. Paratroopers license plate

Motor vehicle license plates for recipients of the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross

Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the Medal of Honor

Motor vehicle license plates to Gold Star family members

Emergency service special registration plates; fee; penalty

Failure to surrender vehicle or vessel

Registration required for the temporarily employed

Legislative intent

Definitions

Requirement for a written manufacturer/dealer agreement; area of sales responsibility

Termination, cancellation, and nonrenewal of a manufacturer/dealer agreement

Transfer of ownership; family succession

Warranty obligations

Inspection and rejection by the dealer

Coercion of dealer prohibited

Civil dispute resolution; mediation; relief

Penalties

Distributor agreements; obligations of manufacturer and importer

Franchise agreements; obligations of manufacturer and its agent

Recall notices under franchise agreements; compensation

Franchise termination based on fraud; standard of proof

Changes in plan or system of distribution

Procedures and remedies applicable to distributor agreements

Application

Electric vehicles; license tax

License tax surcharge

Persons who have disabilities; reduced dimension license plate

Juvenile programs surcharge on license tax

Voluntary contribution for organ and tissue donor education

Sample license plates

Establishment of specialty license plates

Specialty license plates

Specialty license plates

Audits and attestations required; annual use fees of specialty license plates

Motorcycle specialty license plates

Mobile home and recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, and importer license

Establishment of uniform standards for recreational vehicle-type units and park trailers

Establishment of uniform standards for used recreational vehicles and repair and remodeling code for mobile homes

Limitation of alteration or modification to mobile homes or recreational vehicles

Mobile home installers license

Mobile home installation products; product approval

Mobile home inspection

Onsite inspection

Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and park trailers; uniform installation standards; injunctions; penalty

Disclosure of manner used in determining length of mobile homes

Severability