Bill > S0760

This bill makes several key changes to Florida's laws regarding towing and storage of vehicles and vessels: 1. It prohibits the Division of the Florida Highway Patrol from excluding wrecker operators from the wrecker operator system or from designating them as authorized wrecker operators based solely on a prior felony conviction, unless the conviction was for a forcible felony or certain other specified felonies. 2. It authorizes towing-storage operators to charge certain specified fees for the recovery, removal, or storage of vehicles and vessels, and limits the fees they can charge. 3. It revises the timeframe for when unclaimed vehicles or vessels can be sold, changing it from 50 days to 65 days for vehicles/vessels 3 years old or less, and from 35 days to 65 days for vehicles/vessels more than 3 years old. 4. It makes changes to the notice requirements and procedures for selling unclaimed vehicles and vessels held by towing-storage operators and self-storage facilities. 5. It requires towing-storage operators to maintain certain records for at least 3 years, and establishes that this law is the exclusive remedy for placing or foreclosing a storage lien on a vehicle or vessel. Overall, the bill aims to provide more protections and rights for owners of towed or stored vehicles and vessels, while also clarifying the fees and procedures that towing-storage operators can use.

Health and Social Services

Rules (Senate), Transportation (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/760