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The 2024 Florida Statutes

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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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 559.903

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 559.903.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 559.903

Total Results: 9

Government Employees Insurance Company v. Glassco Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-25

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

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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-11-10

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

America Atlantic Transmission v. Nice Car, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-04-24

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

Snippet: 917(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2012). Further, section 559.903 defines “customer” as: [T]he person who signs the

United American Lien & Recovery Corp. v. Primicerio

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-01-25

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

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

Perez-Priego v. Bayside Carburetor & Ignition Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-03-25

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

Snippet: Petitioner’s claim was brought under section 559.903, Florida Statutes (“The Florida Motor Vehicle Repair

Classic Revivals Ltd. v. Torres

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-06-23

Citation: 600 So. 2d 47, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 7223, 1992 WL 139118

Snippet: other things, the applicability of sections 559.903(2), 559.903(4), 559.905(5), 559.-909(1), Florida Statutes

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1990-02-09

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

Raymar Construction Co. v. Lopez-Soto

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-08-04

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

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

Osteen v. Morris

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-01-23

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

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