FL S1812

Expands the definition of "derelict vessel" to include vessels that are unregistered or have never been registered in Florida, and vessels whose owners cannot provide documentation of permanent and substantial repairs to remedy a wrecked, junked, or substantially dismantled condition

Adds failure to timely renew vessel registration as a new condition allowing law enforcement officers to determine a vessel is at risk of becoming derelict

Requires that a vessel whose owner is charged with violating the derelict vessel prohibition three or more times within a 24-month period be declared a public nuisance, subject to removal and disposal procedures

Extends existing public nuisance notice, hearing, removal, and cost-recovery procedures under s. 705.103 to vessels declared a public nuisance under the new repeat-violation provision, holding owners or responsible parties liable for all removal, storage, destruction, and disposal costs

Authorizes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission grant funding from the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund or Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund to be used for removal and disposal of vessels declared a public nuisance under the new provision, with an effective date of July 1, 2025