Bill Text: FL S1456 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Habitual Traffic Offender Designations
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Withdrawn from further consideration [S1456 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S1456-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2013 SB 1456 By Senator Smith 31-01202A-13 20131456__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to habitual traffic offender 3 designations; amending s. 322.331, F.S.; removing time 4 restrictions for the removal of a habitual traffic 5 offender designation upon proof of compliance with 6 certain statutory provisions by certain offenders; 7 providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Section 322.331, Florida Statutes, is amended to 12 read: 13 322.331 Habitual traffic offenders; restoration of 14 license.— 15 (1) At the expiration of 5 years afterfromthe date of 16 license revocation, a person whose license has been revoked 17 under s. 322.27(5) may petition the department for restoration 18 of driving privileges. Upon such petition and after 19 investigation of the person’s qualification and fitness to 20 drive, the department shall hold an administrative hearing to 21 determine whether driving privileges shall be restored either on 22 an unrestricted basis or on a restricted basis solely for 23 business or employment purposes. 24 (2) If a person whose license has been revoked under s. 25 322.27(5) as a result of a third violation of driving a motor 26 vehicle while his or her license is suspended or revokedwhich27occurred prior to July 1, 2010,provides proof of compliance as 28 provided inallowed bys. 318.14(10)(a)prior to July 1, 2011, 29 the clerk of court shall submit an amended disposition to remove 30 the habitual traffic offender designation. 31 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.