1. HTO- 5 YEAR HABITUAL TRAFFIC SUSPENSION

When a driver is convicted of 3 offenses of Driving While License Revoked and or DUI within a 5 year period their license will be suspended for 5 years. Our law firm understands how to undue the 5 year HTO suspension. We can get your license back without the need for a DHSMV Hearing or the expensive SR-22 insurance.

2. FAILURE TO PAY TRAFFIC TICKETS

Driver license is suspended indefinitely. Contact the traffic court in the county where the traffic summons was issued, satisfy the traffic summons and present proof of the satisfaction plus a $47.50 reinstatement fee in any Florida driver license office. Some traffic courts allow payment for the traffic summons online via credit card.  Check the traffic court web site to determine if you can pay yours now.

Out-of-state residents must send the satisfaction and $47.50 reinstatement fee and a letter of residency to:

The Bureau of Driver Improvement
P.O. Box 5775
Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5775

Make Check Payable to the Division of Driver Licenses

A clearance letter will be mailed to you. If inquiring about an out-of-state traffic summons on the Florida driver record, contact the court that has jurisdiction. If more ticket information is needed, contact the Bureau of Customer Services at (850) 617-2000.

If you hold a Florida license and have received a ticket in another state, they will send Florida the ticket information and it will be added to your record. You will receive points on your license if the ticket is a point-accessible violation according to Florida Statute 322.27(3). Florida law does not allow any school or program to remove points for a ticket received in another state.

Any unpaid ticket reported by another state will result in the suspension of your Florida license. If this has happened you must contact the county where you received the ticket and obtain a receipt with the Court seal. You must present this receipt to DHSMV via fax (850-617-5178), or mail, or in person at any Florida Driver License Office. There will be a $47.50 reinstatement fee due if the ticket was paid after the Florida suspension date. If you are not sure if you owe the $47.50 fee or have trouble contacting the county where you received the ticket, please call 850-617-2000 or inquire at your local Driver License Office in person

3. 12 POINTS IN 12 MONTHS SUSPENSION

Your drivers license will be suspended if you accrue too many points in a certain period of time. Below are the suspensions for the point totals:

12 points earned within 12 months results in a 30-day suspension
18 points earned within 18 months results in a 3-month suspension
24 points earned within 36 months results in a 12-month suspension

In computing the total points, the offense date will be used. Points are assigned based on the type of conviction (see point value table) and remain on the driver record for at least 10 years from the date of disposition (conviction). You may apply for a hardship license through the Administrative Reviews Office where you live. To reinstate for a hardship license or when time expires, you will need to take a required examination, submit Advanced Driver Improvement (ADI) school enrollment, a $35.00 reinstatement fee and any applicable license fees.

Driving Violations and Points

Speeding
Less than 15 mph over the speed limit	3 points
More than 15 mph over the speed limit	4 points
Speeding resulting in an crash	6 points
Moving Violation
Moving violation (includes driving during restricted hours and parking on a highway outside the limits of a municipality)	3 points
Moving violation resulting in a crash	4 points
Failing to stop at a traffic signal (effective October 1, 2005)	4 points
Passing a stopped school bus	4 points
Reckless driving	4 points
Leaving the scene of a crash resulting in property damage of more than $50	6 points
Improper lane change	3 points
Violation of a traffic control sign/device	4 points
Open container as an operator	3 points
Child restraint violation	3 points
Littering	3 points

4. DELINQUENT CHILD SUPPORT SUSPENSION

If a person fails to pay their child support obligations the department of revenue will place a D-6 hold on their drivers license. A D-6 hold suspends your drivers license until your you pay the purge amount at the Florida Department Of Revenue. Once you pay the purge amount the DOR will issue you a D-6 clearance. You should take the D-6 clearance to the Florida DSHMV and they will delete the hold out of the system.

5. DUI SUSPENSION

1. The Pre-Trial Drivers License Suspension

2 Types of Pre-Trial Drivers License Suspension:

1. Refusal Suspension:
If you refuse the breath test, you will be suspended as of the arrest date for one year for the first offense and 18 months for any consecutive offenses. You will be given a 10-day permit on the date of arrest and when the permit expires you must serve 90 days of the suspension after your first refusal before you are eligible to apply for a hardship license. No hardship license is permitted if you have refused the breath test two or more times.

2. Breath Test exceeding 0.08% Suspension:
You will be suspended as of the arrest date for 6 months for the first offense and one year for any other offense of driving with an unlawful blood alcohol content. You will be given a 10-day permit on the date of the arrest. Once the permit has expired, then 30 days of the suspension must be served before the driver is eligible to apply for a hardship license.

If your license is suspended for either of the above reasons you have the opportunity to request an Administrative Hearing with the DHSMV, but you must do so within 10 days of your arrest.

3. Zero Tollerance under 21 Breath Test exceeding 0.02% Suspension: Drivers under the age of 21 with a blood alcohol level of .02% or more will have their license immediately suspended for six months. This administrative action is for a first offense; a second offense will result in a one year suspension. Refusal to submit to testing (first offense) results in a suspension of twelve months; eighteen months on a second offense.

The 10 Day Rule
Following an arrest for DUI, you only have 10 days from the date of your arrest to request an Administrative Hearing with the Florida Department Of Motor Vehicles. If this hearing is not properly scheduled you will receive an automatic license suspension for up to 18 months.

The Administrative Hearing
Prior to a formal hearing being conducted, a DHSMV hearing officer will conduct an informal hearing. During the informal hearing, the hearing officer will review all paperwork submitted by law enforcement regarding your DUI.

At the formal hearing, the DHSMV hearing officer will act in both a prosecutor and a judge role. During the hearing, the hearing officer will decide if the arresting officer had probable cause, if the driver was placed under lawful arrest, whether the driver was informed of the consequences for not submitting to a chemical test, and whether the person refused to submit to the test after being told to do so. If the driver refused to submit to the chemical test, he/she may have his/her license suspended for up to a year.

The Pre-Trial Hardship Hearing
This hearing is used to get a hardship license during the time your case is pending in criminal court, in order to drive to and from work or school.

2. The Post-Conviction Drivers License Suspension
If you are convicted of a DUI in court the judge may suspend your license for a period of 6 months up to 10 years depending on your number of convictions and amount of time between each.

The Post-Conviction Hardship Hearing
COSTS TO OBTAIN YOUR HARDSHIP LICENSE