AB7-SA25,2,135
343.16
(3) (a) The department shall examine every applicant for the renewal
6of an operator's license once every 8 years. The department may institute a method
7of selecting the date of renewal so that such examination shall be required for each
8applicant for renewal of a license to gain a uniform rate of examinations. The
9examination shall consist of a test of eyesight. The department shall make
10provisions for giving such examinations at examining stations in each county to all
11applicants for an operator's license.
At least one examining station in each county
12shall be open for business on each Saturday and until at least 9 p.m. on at least one
13other day of each week. Examining stations in each county where any election is held
1shall be open for business until at least 9 p.m. on each weekday during the week of
2the election and the week immediately preceding the election and after the election
3until the deadline described in s. 6.97 (3) (b), and the department shall, during this
4period, provide priority service to applicants seeking identification for voting. The
5person to be examined shall appear at the examining station nearest the person's
6place of residence or at such time and place as the department designates in answer
7to an applicant's request. In lieu of examination, the applicant may present or mail
8to the department a report of examination of the applicant's eyesight by an
9ophthalmologist, optometrist
, or physician licensed to practice medicine. The report
10shall be based on an examination made not more than 3 months prior to the date it
11is submitted. The report shall be on a form furnished and in the form required by
12the department. The department shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight
13reported is sufficient to meet the current eyesight standards.
AB7-SA25,3,1316
343.16
(3) (a) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (d), the department shall
17examine every applicant for the renewal of an operator's license once every 8 years.
18The department may institute a method of selecting the date of renewal so that such
19examination shall be required for each applicant for renewal of a license to gain a
20uniform rate of examinations. The examination shall consist of a test of eyesight.
21The department shall make provisions for giving such examinations at examining
22stations in each county to all applicants for an operator's license. At least one
23examining station in each county shall be open for business on each Saturday and
24until at least 9 p.m. on at least one other day of each week. Examining stations in
25each county where any election is held shall be open for business until at least 9 p.m.
1on each weekday during the week of the election and the week immediately
2preceding the election and after the election until the deadline described in s. 6.97
3(3) (b), and the department shall, during this period, provide priority service to
4applicants seeking identification for voting. The person to be examined shall appear
5at the examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at such time and
6place as the department designates in answer to an applicant's request. In lieu of
7examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department a report of
8examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or
9physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on an examination
10made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be
11on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The department
12shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the
13current eyesight standards.".
