Bill Text: FL S0632 | 2018 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Vessel Registration
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-10 - Died in Messages [S0632 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S0632-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 632 By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Montford 596-01810-18 2018632c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to vessel registration; amending s. 3 328.80, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Highway 4 Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue an electronic 5 certificate of registration for a vessel, to collect 6 electronic mail addresses, and to use electronic mail 7 for certain purposes; amending s. 328.48, F.S.; 8 authorizing a vessel operator to present such 9 electronic certificate for inspection under certain 10 circumstances; providing construction; providing that 11 the person displaying the device assumes the liability 12 for any resulting damage to the device; providing an 13 effective date. 14 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 17 Section 1. Section 328.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to 18 read: 19 328.80 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.— 20 (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may 21commission is authorized toaccept any application provided for 22 under this chapter by electronic or telephonic means. 23 (2) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may 24 issue an electronic certificate of registration in addition to 25 printing a paper registration. 26 (3) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may 27 collect electronic mail addresses and use electronic mail in 28 lieu of the United States Postal Service for the purpose of 29 providing renewal notices. 30 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 328.48, Florida 31 Statutes, is amended to read: 32 328.48 Vessel registration, application, certificate, 33 number, decal, duplicate certificate.— 34 (4) Each certificate of registration issued shall state 35 among other items the numbers awarded to the vessel, the hull 36 identification number, the name and address of the owner, and a 37 description of the vessel, except that certificates of 38 registration for vessels constructed or assembled by the owner 39 registered for the first time shall state all the foregoing 40 information except the hull identification number. The numbers 41 shall be placed on each side of the forward half of the vessel 42 in such position as to provide clear legibility for 43 identification, except, if the vessel is an airboat, the numbers 44 may be placed on each side of the rudder. The numbers awarded to 45 the vessel shall read from left to right and shall be in block 46 characters of good proportion not less than 3 inches in height. 47 The numbers shall be of a solid color which will contrast with 48 the color of the background and shall be so maintained as to be 49 clearly visible and legible; i.e., dark numbers on a light 50 background or light numbers on a dark background. The 51 certificate of registration shall be pocket-sized and shall be 52 available for inspection on the vessel for which issued whenever 53 such vessel is in operation. If the certificate of registration 54 is not available for inspection on the vessel or is damaged or 55 otherwise illegible, the operator may present for inspection an 56 electronic device displaying an electronic certificate issued 57 pursuant to s. 328.80. Such presentation does not constitute 58 consent for inspection of any information on the device other 59 than the displayed certificate. The person who presents the 60 device to the officer assumes the liability for any resulting 61 damage to the device. 62 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.