The bill amends various sections of Florida Statutes concerning fees collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and tax collectors. It authorizes tax collectors to retain certain fees, including expedited service fees, handling charges, and vehicle registration service charges. Specifically, tax collectors will keep a portion of fees related to driver licenses and identification cards, such as $7 from replacement driver license fees and $6 from renewal identification card fees, while the remaining amounts will be directed to the General Revenue Fund. The bill also revises the handling charge for mailing registration materials to reflect actual costs and sets a maximum fee for hazardous-materials endorsements that covers the costs of required criminal history checks.

Additionally, the bill establishes specific service fees for reinstatement following suspension or revocation of driver licenses, including a $45 fee for suspension and a $75 fee for revocation, with tax collectors retaining a larger portion of these fees. For example, tax collectors will now keep $30 from the $45 reinstatement fee instead of the previous $15. The bill also introduces provisions for the issuance of receipts for collected fees and clarifies that a nonrefundable reinstatement fee of $150 is required for the first reinstatement, with increasing fees for subsequent reinstatements within a three-year period. The changes are set to take effect on July 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
H 1011 Filed: 319.324, 320.031, 320.072, 320.08056, 322.29, 324.0221, 324.071