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FL S1644

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/3/2011

Primary Sponsor

Jack Latvala

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the Division of Driver Licenses and Division of Motor Vehicles, replacing them with a single Division of Motorist Services within the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

  • Establishes that the executive director of the department serves at the pleasure of the Governor and Cabinet and may create a command, operational, and administrative services structure.

  • Requires speed-measuring devices used for traffic citations under specified sections to be tested and approved, and prohibits citations unless such devices were used and properly tested.

  • Creates a specialty driver's license and identification card program available for state and independent universities, Florida professional sports teams, and all branches of the United States military, with $25 fees distributed 20 percent to the relevant organization and 80 percent to the department.

  • Modifies requirements for identification cards and driver's licenses for nonimmigrant applicants, requiring at least one specified document and allowing the department to require additional documents to verify continuous lawful presence; allows the department to waive fees for good cause.

Legislative Description

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/10/2011

Full Bill Text

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