Florida Statute 320.0815 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES

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320.0815 Mobile homes and recreational vehicle-type units required to have appropriate license plates or stickers.—

(1) Recreational vehicle-type units taxed under s. 320.08(9) and (10) shall be issued appropriate license plates, except as provided in subsection (2).

(2) A mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit which is permanently affixed to the land shall be issued a mobile home sticker at the fee prescribed in s. 320.08(11) unless the mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit is qualified and taxed as real property, in which case the mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit shall be issued an “RP” series sticker. Series “RP” stickers shall be provided by the department to the tax collectors, and such a sticker will be issued by the tax collector to the registered owner of such a mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit upon the production of a certificate of the respective property appraiser that such mobile home or recreational vehicle-type unit is included in an assessment of the property of such registered owner for ad valorem taxation. An “RP” series sticker shall be issued by the tax collector for an aggregate fee of $3 each, to be distributed as follows: $2.50 shall be retained by the tax collector as a service charge; 25 cents shall be remitted to the property appraiser; and 25 cents shall be remitted to the department to defray the cost of manufacture and handling. Mobile home stickers and “RP” series stickers shall be of a size to be determined by the department. A mobile home sticker or “RP” series sticker shall be affixed to the lower left corner of the window closest to the street or road providing access to such residence.

History.—s. 3, ch. 70-391; s. 5, ch. 72-339; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 94, ch. 77-104; s. 13, ch. 77-357; s. 6, ch. 78-207; s. 26, ch. 83-318; s. 4, ch. 85-324; s. 39, ch. 96-413.

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Barnett Bank of Clearwater, NA v. Rompon, 377 So. 2d 981 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 28 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 238

...ertificate of title. § 319.27(2). Even when a mobile home is permanently affixed to land and taxed as real property, it still must have an RP license plate issued by the Department and attached to the rear of the mobile home in a conspicuous place. § 320.0815....

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Nordbeck v. Wilkinson, 529 So. 2d 360 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 82674

...efinition of mobile homes, as referred to in article VII, section 1(b) and puts them into the category of taxable real property. See Commentary to Article XII of the 1968 Florida Constitution, 26A West's Florida Statutes Annotated 3 (1970). See also § 320.0815(2), Fla....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1988).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...obvious meaning). 5 Section 320.19 , F.S. See also, s. 320.07 , F.S., imposing penalties for failure to maintain current registration of mobile homes. 6 See, Cilento v. State, 377 So.2d 663 (Fla. 1979) (legislative enactments are presumed valid). 7 Section 320.0815 (2), F.S., provides, in pertinent part, the following: A mobile home ....

...o the owner of the land on which the mobile home is situated and said mobile home is permanently affixed thereto." 8 See, s. 193.075 , F.S., providing: Any mobile home without a current license plate properly affixed, as provided in s. 320.08 (8) or s. 320.0815 , shall be presumed to be either real property or tangible personal property....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1975).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

mobile home owners who likewise reside thereon. Section 320.0815, F.S., provides in pertinent part as follows:

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1975).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...Your question is answered in the affirmative. Section 2, Ch. 74-234, Laws of Florida [s. 193.075 , F.S. (1974 Supp.)], provides as follows: Mobile homes. — Any mobile home without a current license plate properly affixed as provided in subsection 320.08 (8) or section 320.0815 , Florida Statutes, shall be presumed to be either real property or tangible personal property....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1974).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

paragraph of the memorandum provided: "Under Section 320.0815 F.S., Mobile Homes and Recreational Vehicles

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