Summary

Summary

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Department) received scientific sample surveys for the Autism Awareness, Catch Me Release Me, Endless Summer, Equine Excellence, Fraternal Order of Police, Go Green, Let’s Go Surfing, and St. Johns River  proposed specialty license plates.  The Department reported that the requesting organizations had met the survey requirements of Section 320.08053(1)(b), Florida Statutes, and concluded that at least 30,000 Florida motor vehicle owners intended to purchase each proposed specialty license plate. 

Based on our audit, we determined that the Autism Awareness, Catch Me Release Me, Endless Summer, Equine Excellence, Fraternal Order of Police, Go Green, Let’s Go Surfing, and St. Johns River specialty license plate surveys submitted to us in January 2009, were eligible for consideration by the Legislature as exceptions to the specialty license plate moratorium established by the provisions of Section 45, Chapter 2008-176, Laws of Florida.  In addition, we determined that the proposed specialty license plate surveys submitted to us met the requirements of Section 320.08053(1)(b), Florida Statutes, and relevant Department procedures related to the conduct of scientific sample surveys of Florida motor vehicle owners.