Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Options Exist to Modify Use of Driver License Suspension for Non-Driving-Related Reasons

Report 14-07, February 2014




Report Summary

  • Individuals who violate Florida laws may be sanctioned through the suspension or revocation of their driver licenses for both driving and non-driving-related offenses. In Fiscal Year 2012-13, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles suspended or revoked more than 167,000 driver licenses for non-driving-related reasons, including failure to pay court financial obligations and being delinquent on child support payments.
  • In general, individuals must fulfill financial and other obligations to fully reinstate their driving privileges. The time from suspension or revocation to reinstatement varies. Licenses suspended for child support and school truancy violations were frequently reinstated within one year. However, many licenses suspended or revoked for other non-driving-related violations were not reinstated for several years after the suspension.
  • Florida could consider options to modify the use of driver license suspensions or revocations as a sanction for non-driving-related reasons.


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Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
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