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HB 407 2024
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of
4 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a United
5 Service Organizations (USO) license plate; providing
6 for distribution and use of fees collected from the
7 sale of the plate; providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsection (127) is added to section 320.08058,
12 Florida Statutes, to read:
13 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
14 (127) UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (USO) LICENSE PLATES.—
15 (a) The department shall develop a United Service
16 Organizations (USO) license plate as provided in this section
17 and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design
18 approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at
19 the top of the plate, and the acronym "USO" must appear at the
20 bottom of the plate.
21 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall
22 be distributed to USO Florida, Inc., a nonprofit corporation
23 under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may use
24 up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative costs and
25 marketing of the plate. USO Florida, Inc., shall distribute the
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26 remainder of the fees equally among its ten locations in this
27 state to be used to promote the USO's mission of supporting
28 members of the United States Armed Forces and their families
29 through its various programs, services, and events.
30 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.
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