Tips to Keep your Florida Driver’s License Clean
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There are many ways to get your license suspended. The state has an interactive quiz that tests your knowledge of how your license may be suspended. Try it out.
In the meantime, avoid:
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Giving False Information on a License Application
If you give wrong information on your driver’s license application, your license will be suspended. You may request a hearing, but if you’re found to have committed fraud, you’ll have to pay fines and wait for a period before obtaining a new license.
Getting Too Many Points
Getting citations resulting in too many point violations on your record.
- 12 points in 12 months: 30 day suspension.
- 18 points in 18 months: Three month suspension.
- 24 points in 36 months: 12 month suspension.
Refusing to Comply with State Laws
Your license is used as a compliance tool in law enforcement. If you don’t stop for a school bus, are using tobacco if you’re under age 18, or don’t pay your child support, you can have your license suspended.
Refusing a Blood Alcohol Test
Under state law, you must take a blood alcohol test when you’re suspected of driving under the influence. Your license could be suspended even if you’re innocent, if you fail to comply.
Lacking Florida Insurance
You must have current and adequate Florida insurance with $10,000 minimum personal injury protection and $10,000 minimum property coverage to drive. If you don’t, you face a suspended license.
Remember, you must get your insurance from a company licensed in the state.
Ignoring Your Traffic Tickets
If you’ve gotten traffic tickets that you don’t pay, or if you don’t appear in court when you’re supposed to, your driver’s license can get suspended. Your signing the ticket when you receive it means that you’re acknowledging you will take care of the ticket.
Getting a DUI
A DUI results in an automatic suspension. How long the suspension lasts depends on how many times it’s happened. Suspension times vary from 180 days to permanent revocation.
