(1) The annual fee for an Outdoor Advertising License is $300.00. Licenses expire on January 15 of each year. Licenses issued after October 1, shall not expire in the calendar year following the approval date.
    (2) The annual permit fee for each sign facing is $71.00.
    (3) Permit fees for the year in which application is made may be prorated by paying one-fourth of the annual fee for each whole or partial quarter remaining in that year. Applications received after September 30 must include fees for the last quarter plus fees for the following year. The fee schedule is based on the date the application is received by the Department as follows:
    (a) January 16 through April 15: $71.00;
    (b) April 16 through July 15: $53.25;
    (c) July 16 through September 30: $35.50;
    (d) October 1 through January 15: $88.75.
    (4) All payment instruments must be made out to the Department of Transportation. Payment of fees may be made by cash, postal money order, bank draft, cashier’s check, or a personal or business check. In the event a payment document is not honored for any reason by the bank on which it is drawn, a service fee of $15.00 or five percent of the amount payable, whichever is greater will be assessed. If an individual or company issues two checks to the Department which are not honored, no further personal or business checks will be accepted regardless of whether restitution has been made on previous checks.
Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2), 479.02(7), 479.07(3)(c) FS. Law Implemented 215.34, 479.04, 479.07 FS. History-New 1-25-04, Amended 4-2-09, 10-7-15.