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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES
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F.S. 320.0605
320.0605 Certificate of registration; possession required; exception.
(1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy thereof, a true copy or an electronic copy of rental or lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for a replacement vehicle in the same registration period, a temporary receipt printed upon self-initiated electronic renewal of a registration via the Internet, or a cab card issued for a vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan shall, at all times while the vehicle is being used or operated on the roads of this state, be in the possession of the operator thereof or be carried in the vehicle for which issued and shall be exhibited upon demand of any authorized law enforcement officer or any agent of the department, except for a vehicle registered under s. 320.0657. This section does not apply during the first 30 days after purchase of a replacement vehicle. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
(b)1. The act of presenting to a law enforcement officer or agent of the department an electronic device displaying an electronic copy of rental or lease documentation does not constitute consent for the officer or agent to access any information on the device other than the displayed rental or lease documentation.
2. The person who presents the device to the officer or agent assumes the liability for any resulting damage to the device.
(2) Rental or lease documentation that is sufficient to satisfy the requirement in subsection (1) includes the following:
(a) Date and time of rental;
(b) Rental agreement number;
(c) Rental vehicle identification number;
(d) Rental vehicle license plate number and state of registration;
(e) Vehicle’s make, model, and color;
(f) Vehicle’s mileage; and
(g) Authorized renter’s name.
History.s. 12, ch. 83-318; s. 5, ch. 86-185; s. 14, ch. 86-243; s. 48, ch. 94-306; s. 913, ch. 95-148; s. 50, ch. 96-350; s. 265, ch. 99-248; s. 28, ch. 2000-313; s. 62, ch. 2005-164; s. 31, ch. 2012-181; s. 6, ch. 2019-169.

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Amendments to 320.0605


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 320.0605
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 320.0605.


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S320.0605
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S320.0605 Fail to display REGISTRATION/TEMPORARY INTERNET RECEIPT; POSSESSION REQUIRED - See 320.37 for out of state requirements (If valid at time citation was issued, a dismissal fee up to $10 can be paid, when proof submitted to Clerk of Court) - Points on Drivers License: 0


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

UNITED STATES v. GLOVER,, 441 F. App'x 748 (11th Cir. 2011)

. . . insurance, in violation of § 316.646(1), and failure to produce proof of registration, in violation of § 320.0605 . . .

WILLIS, v. STATE, 762 So. 2d 1005 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . charged with violation of section 316. 605(1), Florida Statutes (1997), failure to display a tag, section 320.0605 . . . Sections 316.605(1) and 320.0605(1) are noncriminal traffic offenses; section 320.02 is a misdemeanor . . . Its conclusion is incorrect as to section 320.0605, because that section is not a misdemeanor offense . . . Section 320.0605 provides that a "violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable . . .

JANOS, v. STATE, 763 So. 2d 1094 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Operating a motor vehicle without a valid registration in violation of s. 320.0605 or s. 320.07, or s . . .

L. KELLY, v. STATE, 685 So. 2d 1314 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . . §§ 320.0605, 316.646, Fla.Stat. (1991). . . .

STATE v. ENGEL,, 656 So. 2d 546 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . motor vehicle without a valid registration by a person who is subject to the penalty provided in s. 320.0605 . . .

R. WILLIAMS, v. STATE, 640 So. 2d 1206 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . See § 320.0605(1), Fla.Stat. (1993). The car, however, had not been reported as stolen. . . .