FHP
Releases Results from Enforcement Campaign: The Florida Highway Patrol
announced the preliminary enforcement results from the Patrol’s involvement in
the nationwide Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign Dec. 12, 2012 –
Jan. 2, 2013. The Patrol beefed up its force by having troopers postpone
administrative duties in favor of road patrols and adding reservists and
auxiliary troopers to patrol duty.
Move Over
Florida, It’s the Law: Since
1999, more than 170 law enforcement officers in the United States have died and
thousands have been injured by being hit while on the side of the road doing
their job. During the month of January, FHP troopers paid special attention to
drivers violating the state’s Move Over law. The Move Over law protects law
enforcement officers, emergency workers and tow truck drivers who are stopped
along Florida roadways.
To comply
with the Move Over law:
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Drivers must move over when a patrol car, emergency vehicle and/or tow
truck is stopped on the side of a road with lights flashing.
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If a driver cannot move over safely, he or she shall slow down to a speed
of 20 miles-per-hour below the posted speed limit.
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Violating the Move Over law can result in a fine and points on your
driver license record.
Thousands Raised for Lauren's Kids Charity: During the month of December, driver license offices across the state
participated in a charitable donation campaign for the non-profit organization,
Lauren's Kids. The organization helps
prevent sexual abuse through awareness and education, and assists survivors
heal with guidance and support. The offices raised more than $44,000 for the
cause!
Motorist Services
Assists Displaced Mobile Home Owners: Motorist Services
staff helped the City of Coconut Creek in Broward County find new space for
mobile home owners whose mobile home park closed. The agency helped those
owners relocate within Broward County and meet legal standards, including wind
load requirements.
FHP’s 2012 Trooper of the Year: The Florida Governor and Cabinet honored 17-year veteran Sgt. Mary Godino when they named her the Florida Highway Patrol’s 2012 Trooper of the Year. Her quick actions at a crash scene helped save a man’s life. Congratulations Sgt. Godino!
E-titles:
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed your vehicle or
vessel title and couldn’t find it?
Previously, to obtain a duplicate paper title, you had to visit a tax
collector’s office and pay approximately $75.
Now, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles offers
an easier, cheaper and safer way to handle your titles. DHSMV can hold your title electronically in
an e-title. E-titles are motor vehicle,
mobile home or vessel titles held in an electronic form by the Department. E-titles prove ownership of a motor vehicle,
mobile home or vessel the same way a paper title does. An e-title also
simplifies the communications between the vehicle owner, the lienholder and the
agency. An e-title also reduces title fraud.
If you ever need a paper
copy of your title, you can simply order it online at www.GoRenew.com
or visit your local tax collector office for a $2.50 fee and have it mailed to
you within three business days. Most tax collectors also offer same-day title
printing for a fee of $10.
DHSMV Helps Dealers
Avoid Loss of Business: Motorist Services is
piloting a new process to remind motor vehicle dealers of approaching garage
liability insurance renewals. The
division is sending emails to dealers to remind them of the upcoming expiration
of their garage liability insurance policy, in hopes that they will respond and
renew without a lapse in coverage. Lapse
in coverage causes a suspension of the license and loss of business until
coverage is again in force.
The website
and its tools are also available in Spanish at www.ReunaVengaObtenga.com and in
Creole at www.RasanbleAlePran.com. The
Department is issuing driver licenses and identification cards that meet new
federal standards.
Fees for Driver Licenses and Identification Card
Class E (original and renewal) $48
Commercial Driver License (original and
renewal) $75
ID Card (original and renewal) $25
Replacement License or ID $25
Endorsements $
7
Driver License Services at Tax Collector Office Service
Fees $ 6.25
Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday (except
official holidays)
