Florida Statute 559.903 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 559
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INVESTMENTS, GENERALLY

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F.S. 559.903

559.903 Definitions.—As used in this act:

(1) “Advanced driver assistance system” means any motor vehicle electronic safety system that is associated with motor vehicle glass and is designed to support the driver and motor vehicle in a manner intended to increase motor vehicle safety and reduce losses associated with motor vehicle crashes.

(2) “Customer” means the person who signs the written repair estimate or any other person whom the person who signs the written repair estimate designates on the written repair estimate as a person who may authorize repair work.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(4) “Employee” means an individual who is employed full time or part time by a motor vehicle repair shop and performs motor vehicle repair.

(5) “Final estimate” means the last estimate approved by the customer either in writing or orally, as evidenced by the written repair estimate.

(6) “Motor vehicle” means any automobile, truck, bus, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, or other motor powered vehicle, but does not include trailers, mobile homes, travel trailers, trailer coaches without independent motive power, watercraft or aircraft, or special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003.

(7) “Motor vehicle repair” means all maintenance of and modifications and repairs to motor vehicles, and diagnostic work incident thereto, including, but not limited to, the rebuilding or restoring of rebuilt vehicles, body work, painting, warranty work, calibration or recalibration of advanced driver assistance systems, and other work customarily undertaken by motor vehicle repair shops.

(8) “Motor vehicle repair shop” means any person who, for compensation, engages or attempts to engage in the repair of motor vehicles owned by other persons and includes, but is not limited to: mobile motor vehicle repair shops, motor vehicle and recreational vehicle dealers; garages; service stations; self-employed individuals; truck stops; paint and body shops; brake, muffler, or transmission shops; and shops doing glass work. Any person who engages solely in the maintenance or repair of the coach portion of a recreational vehicle is not a motor vehicle repair shop.

(9) “Place of business” means a physical place where the business of motor vehicle repair is conducted, including any vehicle constituting a mobile motor vehicle repair shop from which the business of motor vehicle repair is conducted.

History.—s. 1, ch. 80-139; s. 3, ch. 93-219; s. 25, ch. 97-250; s. 13, ch. 99-307; s. 20, ch. 2001-214; s. 79, ch. 2016-239; s. 1, ch. 2023-136.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 559.903

Total Results: 9

Osteen v. Morris

481 So. 2d 1287, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 259

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 1986 | Docket: 548650

Cited 21 times | Published

defined in § 559.903(3), Fla. Stat. [2] A motor vehicle repair shop is defined in § 559.903(2), Fla. Stat

America Atlantic Transmission v. Nice Car, Inc.

112 So. 3d 639, 2013 WL 1748538, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 6556

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 2013 | Docket: 60231194

Cited 2 times | Published

559.917(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2012). Further, section 559.903 defines “customer” as: [T]he person who signs

Perez-Priego v. Bayside Carburetor & Ignition Corp.

633 So. 2d 1190, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 2673, 1994 WL 94201

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 25, 1994 | Docket: 64747045

Cited 2 times | Published

1985). Petitioner’s claim was brought under section 559.903, Florida Statutes (“The Florida Motor Vehicle

Raymar Construction Co. v. Lopez-Soto

547 So. 2d 282, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1854, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4408, 1989 WL 86793

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 4, 1989 | Docket: 64644183

Cited 1 times | Published

transaction” with other relevant terms in section 559.903, the legislature used more permissive language

Government Employees Insurance Company v. Glassco Inc.

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 2024 | Docket: 69193498

Published

as a person who may authorize repair work.” § 559.903(1), Fla. Stat. 2 2. A 2023 amendment

Government Employees Insurance Company v. Glassco, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 7, 2023 | Docket: 67822873

Published

Argued: Sep 22, 2023

repair work. Fla. Stat. § 559.903(2). GEICO admits it did not request the repair

TOYANO'S AUTO REPAIR SERVICES v. SOUTHERN AUTO FINANCE COMPANY, LLC and DIEUVERT JOSEPH

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 2021 | Docket: 60858342

Published

section 559.917(1)(a), which was defined in section 559.903(1), Florida Statutes (2012), does not include

United American Lien & Recovery Corp. v. Primicerio

924 So. 2d 848, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 753, 2006 WL 167821

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 25, 2006 | Docket: 64843248

Published

certain exceptions. § 559.902, Fla. Stat. Section 559.903(6) defines “motor vehicle repair shop” as the

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 9, 1990 | Docket: 3257030

Published

listing of such businesses is not exclusive. Section 559.903(2), F.S., in defining the term, specifically