(1) If a person charged with a violation of any of the criminal offenses enumerated in s. 318.17 or with the commission of any offense constituting a misdemeanor under chapter 320 or this chapter fails to comply with all of the directives of the court within the time allotted by the court, the clerk of the court must provide the person, either electronically or by mail sent to the address specified on the uniform traffic citation, a notice of such failure, notifying him or her that, if he or she does not comply with the directives of the court within 30 days after the date of the notice and pay a delinquency fee of up to $25 to the clerk, from which the clerk shall remit $10 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund, his or her driver license will be suspended. The notice must be sent no later than 5 days after such failure. The delinquency fee may be retained by the office of the clerk to defray the operating costs of the office.
(2) In non-IV-D cases, if a person fails to pay child support under chapter 61 and the obligee so requests, the depository or the clerk of the court shall mail in accordance with s. 61.13016 the notice specified in that section, notifying him or her that if he or she does not comply with the requirements of that section and pay a delinquency fee of $25 to the depository or the clerk, his or her driver license and motor vehicle registration will be suspended. The delinquency fee may be retained by the depository or the office of the clerk to defray the operating costs of the office after the clerk remits $15 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund.
(3) If the person fails to comply with the directives of the court within the 30-day period, or, in non-IV-D cases, fails to comply with the requirements of s. 61.13016 within the period specified in that statute, the depository or the clerk of the court must electronically notify the department of such failure within 10 days. Upon electronic receipt of the notice, the department shall immediately issue an order suspending the person’s driver license and privilege to drive effective 20 days after the date the order of suspension is mailed in accordance with s. 322.251(1), (2), and (6). The order of suspension must also contain information specifying that the person may contact the clerk of the court to establish a payment plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4) to make partial payments for fines, fees, service charges, and court costs.
(4) After suspension of the driver license of a person pursuant to subsection (1), subsection (2), or subsection (3), the license may not be reinstated until the person complies with all court directives imposed upon him or her, including payment of the delinquency fee imposed by subsection (1), and presents certification of such compliance to a driver licensing office and complies with the requirements of this chapter or, in the case of a license suspended for nonpayment of child support in non-IV-D cases, until the person complies with the reinstatement provisions of s. 322.058 and makes payment of the delinquency fee imposed by subsection (2).
(5)(a) When the department receives notice from a clerk of the court that a person licensed to operate a motor vehicle in this state under the provisions of this chapter has failed to pay financial obligations for any criminal offense other than those specified in subsection (1), in full or in part under a payment plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4), the department must suspend the license of the person named in the notice. The department shall mail an order of suspension in accordance with s. 322.251(1), (2), and (6), which must also contain information specifying that the person may contact the clerk of the court to establish a payment plan pursuant to s. 28.246(4) to make partial payments for fines, fees, service charges, and court costs.
(b) The department must reinstate the driving privilege when the clerk of the court provides an affidavit to the department stating that:
1. The person has satisfied the financial obligation in full or made all payments currently due under a payment plan;
2. The person has entered into a written agreement for payment of the financial obligation if not presently enrolled in a payment plan; or
3. A court has entered an order granting relief to the person ordering the reinstatement of the license.
(c) The department shall not be held liable for any license suspension resulting from the discharge of its duties under this section.
History.—s. 20, ch. 84-359; s. 411, ch. 95-148; s. 9, ch. 95-222; s. 55, ch. 96-350; s. 50, ch. 96-413; s. 37, ch. 97-96; s. 2, ch. 97-206; s. 44, ch. 99-248; s. 102, ch. 2003-402; s. 64, ch. 2004-265; s. 34, ch. 2008-111; s. 55, ch. 2013-160; s. 19, ch. 2019-58; s. 12, ch. 2021-116.
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.