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Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES
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CHAPTER 320
CHAPTER 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES
320.01
Definitions, general.
320.0104
Legislative intent with respect to implementation of chapter.
320.011
Administration and enforcement; rules.
320.015
Taxation of mobile homes.
320.02
Registration required; application for registration; forms.
320.023
Requests to establish voluntary checkoff on motor vehicle registration application.
320.025
Registration certificate and license plate or decal issued under fictitious name; application.
320.03
Registration; duties of tax collectors; International Registration Plan.
320.031
Mailing of registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers.
320.04
Registration service charge.
320.05
Records of the department; inspection procedure; lists and searches; fees.
320.055
Registration periods; renewal periods.
320.06
Registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers generally.
320.0601
Lease and rental car companies; identification of vehicles as for-hire.
320.0605
Certificate of registration; possession required; exception.
320.0607
Replacement license plates, validation decal, or mobile home sticker.
320.0609
Transfer and exchange of registration license plates; transfer fee.
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.
320.0655
Permanent license plates for governmental entities and volunteer fire departments.
320.0657
Permanent registration; fleet license plates.
320.0659
Permanent registration of trailer for hire and semitrailers.
320.07
Expiration of registration; renewal required; penalties.
320.0705
Semiannual registration or renewal for certain vehicles.
320.0706
Display of license plates on trucks.
320.071
Advance registration renewal; procedures.
320.0715
International Registration Plan; motor carrier services; permits; retention of records.
320.072
Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle registration transactions.
320.08
License taxes.
320.08001
Electric vehicles; license tax.
320.0801
Additional license tax on certain vehicles.
320.08015
License tax surcharge.
320.0802
Surcharge on license tax.
320.0803
Moped license plates.
320.08035
Persons who have disabilities; reduced dimension license plate.
320.0804
Surcharge on license tax.
320.08046
Juvenile programs surcharge on license tax.
320.08047
Voluntary contribution for organ and tissue donor education.
320.08048
Sample license plates.
320.0805
Personalized prestige license plates.
320.08053
Requirements for requests to establish specialty license plates.
320.08056
Specialty license plates.
320.08058
Specialty license plates.
320.08062
Audits and attestations required; annual use fees of specialty license plates.
320.08068
Motorcycle specialty license plates.
320.0807
Special license plates for Governor and federal and state legislators.
320.081
Collection and distribution of annual license tax imposed on the following type units.
320.0815
Mobile homes and recreational vehicle-type units required to have appropriate license plates or stickers.
320.0821
Wrecker license plates.
320.083
Amateur radio operators; special license plates; fees.
320.084
Free motor vehicle license plate to certain disabled veterans.
320.0841
Free motor vehicle license plates to members of Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Tribes.
320.0842
Free motor vehicle license plates to veterans who use wheelchairs.
320.0843
License plates for persons with disabilities eligible for permanent disabled parking permits.
320.0845
License plates for members of Paralyzed Veterans of America.
320.0846
Free motor vehicle license plates to active members of the Florida National Guard.
320.0847
Mini truck and low-speed vehicle license plates.
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.
320.086
Ancient or antique motor vehicles; horseless carriage, antique, or historical license plates; former military vehicles.
320.0863
Custom vehicles and street rods; registration and license plates.
320.087
Intercity buses operated in interstate commerce; tax.
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; former prisoners of war; Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans; and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; special license plates; fee.
320.0891
U.S. Paratroopers license plate.
320.0892
Motor vehicle license plates for recipients of the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross.
320.0893
Motor vehicle license plates to recipients of the Medal of Honor.
320.0894
Motor vehicle license plates to Gold Star family members.
320.0898
Emergency service special registration plates; fee; penalty.
320.091
Vehicles held in trust; license plates.
320.10
Exemptions.
320.105
Golf carts and utility vehicles; exemption.
320.13
Dealer and manufacturer license plates and alternative method of registration.
320.131
Temporary tags.
320.1316
Failure to surrender vehicle or vessel.
320.1325
Registration required for the temporarily employed.
320.133
Transporter license plates.
320.14
Fractional license tax.
320.15
Refund of license tax.
320.17
Classification of vehicles and mobile homes and assessment of license tax by department.
320.18
Withholding registration.
320.19
Tax lien; enforcement.
320.20
Disposition of license tax moneys.
320.203
Disposition of biennial license tax moneys.
320.23
Taxes declared compensatory.
320.26
Counterfeiting license plates, validation stickers, mobile home stickers, cab cards, trip permits, or special temporary operational permits prohibited; penalty.
320.261
Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawful; penalty.
320.27
Motor vehicle dealers.
320.271
Used cars; removal of registration license plates.
320.273
Reinstatement of license of motor vehicle dealers.
320.275
Automobile Dealers Industry Advisory Board.
320.28
Nonresident dealers in secondhand motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or mobile homes.
320.30
Penalty for violating s. 320.28.
320.31
Definitions covering ss. 320.28 and 320.30.
320.3201
Legislative intent.
320.3202
Definitions.
320.3203
Requirement for a written manufacturer/dealer agreement; area of sales responsibility.
320.3205
Termination, cancellation, and nonrenewal of a manufacturer/dealer agreement.
320.3206
Transfer of ownership; family succession.
320.3207
Warranty obligations.
320.3208
Inspection and rejection by the dealer.
320.3209
Coercion of dealer prohibited.
320.3210
Civil dispute resolution; mediation; relief.
320.3211
Penalties.
320.37
Registration not to apply to nonresidents.
320.371
Registration not to apply to certain manufacturers and others.
320.38
When nonresident exemption not allowed.
320.39
Reciprocal agreements for nonresident exemption.
320.405
International Registration Plan; inspection of records; hearings.
320.406
Estimate of amount of tax due and unpaid.
320.407
Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest.
320.408
Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid taxes and penalties due from motor carriers.
320.409
Tax lien on property.
320.411
Officer’s sale of property or franchise.
320.412
Department to furnish certificate of liens.
320.413
Discontinuance or transfer of business; change of address.
320.414
Restraining and enjoining violation.
320.415
Authority to inspect vehicles and seize property.
320.416
Cooperation of other state agencies in administration of law.
320.417
Foreclosure of liens.
320.51
Farm tractors and farm trailers exempt.
320.525
Port vehicles and equipment; definition; exemption.
320.535
Airport vehicles and equipment; definition; exemption.
320.57
Penalties for violations of this chapter.
320.571
Failure of person charged with misdemeanor under this chapter to comply with court-ordered directives; suspension of license.
320.58
License inspectors; powers, appointment.
320.60
Definitions for ss. 320.61-320.70.
320.605
Legislative intent.
320.61
Licenses required of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, importers, etc.
320.615
Agent for service of process.
320.62
Licenses; amount; disposition of proceeds.
320.63
Application for license; contents.
320.64
Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds.
320.6403
Distributor agreements; obligations of manufacturer and importer.
320.6405
Franchise agreements; obligations of manufacturer and its agent.
320.641
Discontinuations, cancellations, nonrenewals, modifications, and replacement of franchise agreements.
320.6412
Franchise termination based on fraud; standard of proof.
320.6415
Changes in plan or system of distribution.
320.642
Dealer licenses in areas previously served; procedure.
320.643
Transfer, assignment, or sale of franchise agreements.
320.644
Change of executive management control; objection by licensee; procedure.
320.645
Restriction upon ownership of dealership by licensee.
320.664
Reinstatement of license.
320.67
Inspection of books or other documents of licensee.
320.68
Revocation of license held by firms or corporations.
320.69
Rules.
320.695
Injunction.
320.696
Warranty responsibility.
320.697
Civil damages.
320.6975
Procedures and remedies applicable to distributor agreements.
320.698
Civil fines; procedure.
320.699
Administrative hearings and adjudications; procedure.
320.69915
Severability.
320.6992
Application.
320.70
Penalties for violation.
320.701
Applicability of ch. 84-69.
320.71
Nonresident motor vehicle, mobile home, or recreational vehicle dealer’s license.
320.77
License required of mobile home dealers.
320.771
License required of recreational vehicle dealers.
320.781
Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Protection Trust Fund.
320.822
Definitions; ss. 320.822-320.862.
320.8225
Mobile home and recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, and importer license.
320.823
Establishment of uniform mobile home standards.
320.8231
Establishment of uniform standards for recreational vehicle-type units and park trailers.
320.8232
Establishment of uniform standards for used recreational vehicles and repair and remodeling code for mobile homes.
320.824
Changes and modifications of standards.
320.8245
Limitation of alteration or modification to mobile homes or recreational vehicles.
320.8249
Mobile home installers license.
320.8251
Mobile home installation products; product approval.
320.8255
Mobile home inspection.
320.827
Label; procedures for issuance; certification; requirements.
320.8285
Onsite inspection.
320.830
Reciprocity.
320.831
Penalties.
320.832
Legislative intent.
320.8325
Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and park trailers; uniform installation standards; injunctions; penalty.
320.833
Retention, destruction, and reproduction of records; electronic retention.
320.8335
Disclosure of manner used in determining length of mobile homes.
320.834
Purpose.
320.835
Mobile home and recreational vehicle warranties.
320.836
Presenting warranty claim.
320.837
Warranty service.
320.838
Civil action.
320.839
Cumulative remedies.
320.840
Liquidated damages.
320.861
Inspection of records; production of evidence; subpoena power.
320.862
Revocation of license held by firms or corporations.
320.865
Maintenance of records by the department.
320.90
Notification of consumer’s rights.
320.95
Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.