Here are some important law changes for 2015
§48.03, Florida Statutes: Adds civil traffic cases to the types of court cases for
which service of process may be made on a witness by US mail.
§119.0712, Florida Statutes: Customer e-mail addresses collected by the DHSMV
while conducting driver license and motor vehicle record transactions are exempt
from the state’s public records laws.
§316.614, Florida Statutes: Exempts a USPS rural letter carrier from safety belt
usage requirements while performing duties on a designated postal route.
§316.1964, Florida Statutes: Exempts a vehicle displaying a Disabled Veteran
“DV” license plate from paying parking fees charged by a county, municipality, or
any agency that provides timed parking spaces.
§316.212, Florida Statutes: Allows for the use of golf carts on a two-lane county
road located within the jurisdiction of a municipality which has designated the
road for use by golf carts.
§316.228, Florida Statutes: Requires 18 inch square, red flags on all loads that
extend beyond the sides of a vehicle or four feet or more beyond a vehicle’s rear.
§318.18, Florida Statutes: Increases the fine from $100 to $500 for a violation of
unlawfully displaying vehicles for sale, hire, or rental.
§320.02 & 322.08, Florida Statutes: Authorizes DHSMV to collect $1 or
more voluntary contributions for the Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research
Foundation, Inc., through the vehicle registration, driver license and identification
card applications.
§322.051, 322.08, 322.14, Florida Statutes: Provides for DHSMV to accept
military identification cards to meet certain requirements for issuance of a driver
license or identification card.
§322.08, Florida Statutes: Requires DHSMV, and their authorized agents, to
provide each applicant for a motor vehicle registration or driver license the option
to register emergency contact information and the option to be contacted with
information about state and federal benefits available as a result of military service.
§320.0848, Florida Statutes: Allows disabled veterans to provide USDVA Form
letter 27-333 or its equivalent to renew or replace a disabled parking permit.
§627.041 & 627.728, Florida Statutes: Removes the four vehicle maximum to
allow vehicle owners to purchase, and insurers to issue, single policies that cover
any number of private passenger motor vehicles.
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