§ 20-15.2. Motor vehicle; license and registration requirements.

(a)

No person, whether natural or legal, shall operate a motor vehicle within one hundred (100) feet of any road right-of-way within the municipal limits of the city unless said person is in possession of a valid Florida driver's license or other state driver's license.

(b)

No person shall operate a motor vehicle within one hundred (100) feet of any road right-of-way within the municipal limits unless said vehicle is licensed by the State of Florida and registered with the State of Florida for operating upon the public rights-of-way of the State of Florida. If any motor vehicle is not licensed and registered with the State of Florida then it shall be prohibited from being operated upon the any highway, road, street, or within one hundred (100) feet of any road right-of-way within the municipal limits.

(c)

Every motor vehicle, at all times while driven, stopped, or parked upon any highway, road, or street of the city, shall be licensed in the name of the owner thereof in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, and shall be registered in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, unless such vehicle is not required by the Laws of Florida to be licensed and registered in this state and shall display the license plate or both of the license plates assigned to it by the state, one (1) on the rear and, if two (2), the other on the front of the vehicle, each to be securely fastened to the vehicle outside the main body of the vehicle in such manner as to prevent the plates from swinging, with all letters, numerals, printing, writing, and other identification marks upon the plates clear and distinct and free from defacement, mutilation, grease, and other obscuring matter, so that they will be plainly visible and legible at all times one hundred (100) feet from the rear or front. The registration for said vehicle shall be made available for inspection upon request.

Nothing shall be placed upon the face or in front of a Florida plate except as permitted by law or by rule or regulation of a governmental agency. No license plates other than those furnished by the state shall be used. However, if the vehicle is not required to be licensed in this state, the license plates on such vehicle issued by another state, by a territory, possession, or district of the United States, or by a foreign country, substantially complying with the provisions hereof, shall be considered as complying with this section.

(Ord. No. 04O-07-159, § 1, 8-30-04; Ord. No. 05O-04-133, § 2, 4-25-05; Ord. No. 05O-05-151, § 3, 6-13-05; Ord. No. 06O-05-133, § 1, 6-12-06)