Florida Florida Statutes

§ 212.0606 — Rental car surcharge

FS § 212.0606Ch. 212

Statute text

(1)As used in this section, the term:(a) “Car-sharing service” means a membership-based organization or business, or division thereof, which requires the payment of an application fee or a membership fee and provides member access to motor vehicles:1. Only at locations that are not staffed by car-sharing service personnel employed solely for the purpose of interacting with car-sharing service members; 2. Twenty-four hours per day, 7 days per week; 3. Only through automated means, including, but not limited to, a smartphone application or an electronic membership card; 4. On an hourly basis or for a shorter increment of time; 5. Without a separate fee for refueling the motor vehicle; 6. Without a separate fee for minimum financial responsibility liability insurance; and 7. Owned or controlled by the car-sharing service or its affiliates.

(b)“Motor vehicle rental company” means an entity that is in the business of providing, for financial consideration, motor vehicles to the public under a rental agreement.

(c)“Peer-to-peer car-sharing program” has the same meaning as in s. 627.7483(1).

(2)Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), a surcharge of $2 per day or any part of a day is imposed upon the lease or rental by a motor vehicle rental company of a motor vehicle that is licensed for hire and designed to carry fewer than nine passengers, regardless of whether the motor vehicle is licensed in this state, for financial consideration and without transfer of the title of the motor vehicle. The surcharge is imposed regardless of whether the lease or rental occurs in person or through digital means. The surcharge applies to only the first 30 days of the term of a lease or rental and must be collected by the motor vehicle rental company. The surcharge is subject to all applicable taxes imposed by this chapter.

…