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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES

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F.S. 320.0842

320.0842 Free motor vehicle license plates to veterans who use wheelchairs.—

(1) Upon application by any person who owns or leases a motor vehicle and who is qualified under subsection (2), the department shall issue to such person a free motor vehicle license plate, similar in all respects to the plate issued under s. 320.084, with the exception that the designation “DV” is replaced by the international symbol of accessibility. The international symbol of accessibility is as follows:

(2) In order to be eligible for the motor vehicle license plate described in subsection (1), a person must comply with the following provisions:

(a) The veteran must be eligible for the license plate issued under s. 320.084 and must apply for the license plate issued under this section in lieu of or in exchange for the motor vehicle license number plate authorized by s. 320.084; and

(b) The veteran must offer, in addition to the proof required by s. 320.084(1), proof that due to a service-connected disability he or she permanently uses a wheelchair or proof, in the form of an application that conforms to the requirements set forth in s. 320.0848, that he or she qualifies for a disabled parking permit under that section. The license plate entitles the person to all privileges afforded by a parking permit issued under s. 320.0848.

(3) Upon request, the department shall issue, to a person who has received a motor vehicle license plate under subsection (2), a designation plate containing only the international symbol of accessibility, to be displayed on the front of a vehicle.

(4) Section 320.084(3) and (4) applies to license plates issued under this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-31; s. 2, ch. 74-202; s. 5, ch. 79-82; s. 2, ch. 79-208; s. 30, ch. 83-318; s. 355, ch. 95-148; s. 11, ch. 96-200; s. 5, ch. 98-202.

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Cases Citing Statute 320.0842

Total Results: 6

State of Florida v. Marlon Manuel Diaz

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-13

Snippet: plate issued under s. 320.084, s. 320.0842, s. 320.0843, or s. 320.0845, and the vehicle

Rebecca Lee Falcon v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-03-19

Citation: 162 So. 3d 954, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 151, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 534

Snippet: (retroactive); State v. Mantich, 287 Neb. 320, 842 N.W.2d 716, 732 (2014) (retroactive);

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1999-11-03

Snippet: "(b) License plates issued under ss. 320.084, 320.0842, 320.0843, and 320.0845 are valid for the same

Department of Revenue v. Kuhnlein

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-11-30

Citation: 646 So. 2d 717, 1994 WL 525900

Snippet: s. 320.0655(2), s. 320.084(1), s. 320.0841, s. 320.0842(1), s. 320.089(2), s. 320.0893, or s. 320.10.

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1979-04-03

Snippet: authorized in this section or in s. 316.1964, s. 320.0842, s. 320.084, or s. 320.0843 to stop, stand, or

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1975-03-06

Snippet: created subsections (5) and (6) of s. 320.0842, F.S., to read:320.0842 Free motor vehicle license plates