(1) The department may establish reciprocal agreements with any other states for the purpose of fulfilling the provisions of this chapter and pursuant to such agreements may suspend the license and registration of a resident of this state involved in a crash in another state.
(2) When a nonresident’s operating privilege is suspended pursuant to this chapter, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the appropriate official of the reciprocating state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in subsection (3).
(3) Upon receipt of such certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in any such other reciprocating state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle crash, under circumstances which would require the department to suspend a nonresident’s operating privilege had the crash occurred in this state, the department shall suspend the license of such resident if he or she was the operator, and all of his or her registrations if he or she was the owner of a motor vehicle involved in such crash. Such suspension shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the law of such other state relating to the deposit of such security.
(4) In the event such nonresident shall at the time have in effect an insurance policy or surety bond issued by any insurance company or surety company not authorized to do business in this state, the department may reinstate such nonresident upon said company furnishing it with power of attorney to accept service of process.
History.—s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; s. 6, ch. 57-147; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 77-118; s. 11, ch. 77-468; s. 435, ch. 95-148; s. 305, ch. 99-248.
Note.—Former s. 324.06.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 324 - Financial Responsibility
324.021 - Definitions; Minimum Insurance Required.
324.022 - Financial Responsibility for Property Damage.
324.023 - Financial Responsibility for Bodily Injury or Death.
324.031 - Manner of Proving Financial Responsibility.
324.032 - Manner of Proving Financial Responsibility; For-Hire Passenger Transportation Vehicles.
324.051 - Reports of Crashes; Suspensions of Licenses and Registrations.
324.061 - Security Deposited With Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Release.
324.071 - Reinstatement; Renewal of License; Reinstatement Fee.
324.072 - Proof Required Upon Certain Convictions.
324.081 - Nonresident Owner or Operator.
324.091 - Notice to Department; Notice to Insurer.
324.101 - Compliance Before License or Registration Allowed.
324.111 - Failure to Satisfy Judgment; Copy to Department.
324.121 - Suspension of License and Registration.
324.131 - Period of Suspension.
324.141 - Installment Payments.
324.151 - Motor Vehicle Liability Policies; Required Provisions.
324.161 - Proof of Financial Responsibility; Deposit.
324.181 - Cancellation of Liability Policies; Plan for Apportionment of Certain Applicants.
324.191 - Consent to Cancellation; Direction to Return Money or Securities.
324.201 - Return of License or Registration to Department.
324.211 - Sale by Owner During Suspension; Rights of Conditional Vendors, Mortgagees, and Lessors.