(1) When the department receives notice from the Title IV-D agency or depository or the clerk of the court that any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the State of Florida under the provisions of this chapter has a delinquent support obligation or has failed to comply with a subpoena, order to appear, order to show cause, or similar order, the department shall suspend the driver license of the person named in the notice and the registration of all motor vehicles owned by that person.
(2) The department must reinstate the driving privilege and allow registration of a motor vehicle when the Title IV-D agency in IV-D cases or the depository or the clerk of the court in non-IV-D cases provides to the department an affidavit stating that:
(a) The person has paid the delinquency;
(b) The person has reached a written agreement for payment with the Title IV-D agency or the obligee in non-IV-D cases;
(c) A court has entered an order granting relief to the obligor ordering the reinstatement of the license and motor vehicle registration;
(d) The person has complied with the subpoena, order to appear, order to show cause, or similar order;
(e) The person receives reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation pursuant to chapter 443;
(f) The person is disabled and incapable of self-support or receives benefits under the federal Supplemental Security Income program or Social Security Disability Insurance program;
(g) The person receives temporary cash assistance pursuant to chapter 414; or
(h) The person is making payments in accordance with a confirmed bankruptcy plan under chapter 11, chapter 12, or chapter 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ss. 101 et seq.
(3) The department shall not be held liable for any license or vehicle registration suspension resulting from the discharge of its duties under this section.
(4) This section applies only to the annual renewal in the owner’s birth month of a motor vehicle registration and does not apply to the transfer of a registration of a motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under chapter 320, except for the transfer of registrations which includes the annual renewals. This section does not affect the issuance of the title to a motor vehicle, notwithstanding s. 319.23(8)(b).
History.—s. 12, ch. 93-208; s. 45, ch. 94-306; s. 929, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 95-222; s. 22, ch. 2001-158; s. 47, ch. 2012-181; s. 29, ch. 2014-216; s. 22, ch. 2015-2.
Structure Florida Statutes
322.02 - Legislative Intent; Administration.
322.0255 - Florida Motorcycle Safety Education Program.
322.03 - Drivers Must Be Licensed; Penalties.
322.031 - Nonresident; When License Required.
322.032 - Digital Proof of Driver License or Identification Card.
322.04 - Persons Exempt From Obtaining Driver License.
322.05 - Persons Not to Be Licensed.
322.051 - Identification Cards.
322.058 - Suspension of Driving Privilege Due to Support Delinquency; Reinstatement.
322.059 - Mandatory Surrender of Suspended Driver License and Registration.
322.0602 - Youthful Drunk Driver Visitation Program.
322.065 - Driver License Expired for 6 Months or Less; Penalties.
322.07 - Instruction Permits and Temporary Licenses.
322.08 - Application for License; Requirements for License and Identification Card Forms.
322.081 - Requests to Establish Voluntary Checkoff on Driver License Application.
322.09 - Application of Minors; Responsibility for Negligence or Misconduct of Minor.
322.091 - Attendance Requirements.
322.095 - Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education Program for Driver License Applicants.
322.10 - Release From Liability.
322.11 - Revocation of License Upon Death of Person Signing Minor’s Application.
322.12 - Examination of Applicants.
322.121 - Periodic Reexamination of All Drivers.
322.125 - Medical Advisory Board.
322.126 - Report of Disability to Department; Content; Use.
322.13 - Driver License Examiners.
322.135 - Driver License Agents.
322.14 - Licenses Issued to Drivers.
322.141 - Color or Markings of Certain Licenses or Identification Cards.
322.142 - Color Photographic or Digital Imaged Licenses.
322.143 - Use of a Driver License or Identification Card.
322.15 - License to Be Carried and Exhibited on Demand; Fingerprint to Be Imprinted Upon a Citation.
322.16 - License Restrictions.
322.161 - High-Risk Drivers; Restricted Licenses.
322.1615 - Learner’s Driver License.
322.17 - Replacement Licenses and Permits.
322.18 - Original Applications, Licenses, and Renewals; Expiration of Licenses; Delinquent Licenses.
322.19 - Change of Address or Name.
322.20 - Records of the Department; Fees; Destruction of Records.
322.201 - Records as Evidence.
322.202 - Admission of Evidence Obtained From the Division of Motorist Services.
322.21 - License Fees; Procedure for Handling and Collecting Fees.
322.22 - Authority of Department to Cancel or Refuse to Issue or Renew License.
322.221 - Department May Require Reexamination.
322.23 - Suspending Privileges of Nonresidents and Reporting Convictions.
322.24 - Suspending Resident’s License Upon Conviction in Another State.
322.25 - When Court to Forward License to Department and Report Convictions.
322.2505 - Court to Forward License of Person Adjudicated Incapacitated to Department.
322.251 - Notice of Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation, or Disqualification of License.
322.26 - Mandatory Revocation of License by Department.
322.2615 - Suspension of License; Right to Review.
322.26151 - Review of Materials Submitted by Law Enforcement Officer.
322.2616 - Suspension of License; Persons Under 21 Years of Age; Right to Review.
322.264 - “Habitual Traffic Offender” Defined.
322.27 - Authority of Department to Suspend or Revoke Driver License or Identification Card.
322.271 - Authority to Modify Revocation, Cancellation, or Suspension Order.
322.2715 - Ignition Interlock Device.
322.274 - Automatic Revocation of Driver License.
322.276 - Out-of-State Sanctions; Issuance of License.
322.28 - Period of Suspension or Revocation.
322.283 - Commencement of Period of Suspension or Revocation for Incarcerated Offenders.
322.29 - Surrender and Return of License.
322.292 - Dui Programs Supervision; Powers and Duties of the Department.
322.293 - Dui Programs; Assessment; Disposition.
322.32 - Unlawful Use of License.
322.33 - Making False Affidavit Perjury.
322.34 - Driving While License Suspended, Revoked, Canceled, or Disqualified.
322.341 - Driving While License Permanently Revoked.
322.35 - Permitting Unauthorized Minor to Drive.
322.36 - Permitting Unauthorized Operator to Drive.
322.37 - Employing Unlicensed Driver.
322.38 - Renting Motor Vehicle to Another.
322.41 - Local Issuance of Driver Licenses Prohibited.
322.42 - Construction of Chapter.
322.44 - Driver License Compact.
322.45 - Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Duty.
322.46 - Compact Administrator.
322.47 - Executive Head Defined.
322.48 - Review of Employee’s Acts.
322.50 - Nonresident Violator Compact.
322.52 - Conflict With Other Laws.
322.53 - License Required; Exemptions.
322.56 - Contracts for Administration of Driver License Examination.
322.57 - Tests of Knowledge Concerning Specified Vehicles; Endorsement; Nonresidents; Violations.
322.59 - Possession of Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
322.61 - Disqualification From Operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle.
322.62 - Driving Under the Influence; Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.
322.63 - Alcohol or Drug Testing; Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.
322.65 - Driver License Record Exchange.
322.66 - Vehicles Permitted to Be Driven During Driving Skills Tests.