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license privilege in Florida

23 Florida opinions name it 5 courts 1934–2017 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (9)

CaseFollowedCited
City of Miami v. Aronovitzgreen
fla · 1959 · cited in 3 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2006–2009
2 sentences

2009Although the court in Lescher v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, 985 So.2d 1078 (Fla.2008), 11 Lite v. State, 617 So.2d 1058 (Fla.1993), 12 City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784 (Fla. 1959), 13 and Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So.2d 105 (Fla.1957) (en banc), 14 states that a driver’s license is a privilege, it does so in the course of explaining that, just as the Legislature has the power by statute to require a motor vehicle operator to obtain a driver’s license, it also has the power by statute to impose restrictions on the use of the license and to specify the

2009Although the court in Lescher v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor *925 Vehicles, 985 So.2d 1078 (Fla.2008), [11] Lite v. State, 617 So.2d 1058 (Fla.1993), [12] City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784 (Fla. 1959), [13] and Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So.2d 105 (Fla.1957) (en banc), [14] states that a driver's license is a privilege, it does so in the course of explaining that, just as the Legislature has the power by statute to require a motor vehicle operator to obtain a driver's license, it also has the power by statute to impose restrictions on the use of the license and t

23
Thornhill v. Kirkmangreen
fla · 1953 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2008–2009
2 sentences

2009Our supreme court’s decisions describing a driver’s license as a privilege all 16 involve suspension or revocation of a driver’s license on statutory grounds. 17 These decisions stand for the unremarkable proposition that a license “does not endow the holder thereof with an absolute property right in the use of the public highway.” Smith, 93 So.2d at 106 (citing Thornhill v. Kirkman, 62 So.2d 740 (Fla. 1953)) (“While in Carnegie v. Department of Public Safety, Fla.1952, 60 So.2d 728 , we held that a driver’s license cannot be revoked arbitrarily or capriciously, we have nonetheless consistentl

2009See also Thornhill v. Kirkman, 62 So.2d 740, 742 (Fla.1953) (“We think there is ample warrant for the legislature to treat a driver’s license as privilege, subject to suspension or revocation for cause.

22
Smith v. City of Gainesvillegreen
fla · 1957 · cited in 6 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1980–2009
2 sentences

2009Although the court in Lescher v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, 985 So.2d 1078 (Fla.2008), 11 Lite v. State, 617 So.2d 1058 (Fla.1993), 12 City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784 (Fla. 1959), 13 and Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So.2d 105 (Fla.1957) (en banc), 14 states that a driver’s license is a privilege, it does so in the course of explaining that, just as the Legislature has the power by statute to require a motor vehicle operator to obtain a driver’s license, it also has the power by statute to impose restrictions on the use of the license and to specify the

2009Our supreme court’s decisions describing a driver’s license as a privilege all 16 involve suspension or revocation of a driver’s license on statutory grounds. 17 These decisions stand for the unremarkable proposition that a license “does not endow the holder thereof with an absolute property right in the use of the public highway.” Smith, 93 So.2d at 106 (citing Thornhill v. Kirkman, 62 So.2d 740 (Fla. 1953)) (“While in Carnegie v. Department of Public Safety, Fla.1952, 60 So.2d 728 , we held that a driver’s license cannot be revoked arbitrarily or capriciously, we have nonetheless consistentl

16
Thayer v. Stategreen
fla · 1976 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017See Thayer, 335 So.2d at 817 .

2017See Thayer, 335 So. 2d at 817 .

11
Botte v. Pomeroygreen
fladistctapp · 1986 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017However, with particular respect to the evidence of alcohol consumption and the license violation, we caution that “[s]uch evidence, to be admissible, should be demonstrated to relate to the relevant issues and not be used solely to create prejudice in the minds of the jurors.” See Botte v. Pomer- *999 oy, 497 So.2d 1275, 1279 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986).

2017However, with particular respect to the evidence of alcohol consumption and the license violation, we caution that “[s]uch evidence, to be admissible, should be demonstrated to relate to the relevant issues and not be used solely to create prejudice in the minds of the jurors.” See Botte v. Pomer- *999 oy, 497 So.2d 1275, 1279 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986).

11
State v. Leyvagreen
fladistctapp · 1992 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2003–2003
1 sentence

2003A law enforcement officer's knowledge that an individual's driver's license was suspended as recently as four or five weeks prior to a traffic stop is sufficient for the officer to form "a reasonable suspicion, if not probable cause, to believe that [the] defendant's license was still suspended." State v. Leyva, 599 So.2d 691, 693 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992) (citations omitted).

11
Jones v. Kirkmangreen
fla · 1962 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
1 sentence

1993See Jones v. Kirkman, 138 So.2d 513 (Fla. 1962) (upholding a procedure similar to the one in question for the automatic suspension of a driver's license when a driver had earned a certain number of points for traffic violations).

11
State v. Hochgreen
fladistctapp · 1986 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
1 sentence

1993See State v. Hoch, 500 So.2d 597, 601 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986), review denied, 509 So.2d 1118 (Fla.1987) (“A driver’s license is a privilege, not a right, and the state may strictly regulate that privilege.”).

11
Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'Connorred
scotus · 1951 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1958–1958
2 sentences

1958Spector Motor Service, Inc., v. O’Connor, 1951, 340 U.S. 602, 608-609 , 71 S.Ct. 508, 511-512 , 95 L.Ed. 573, 578, 579 , and cases cited therein.” As we interpret the foregoing decisions of the Supreme Court, interstate commerce can be made subject to a license or privilege tax by the state only where there is a separable intrastate incident to which the tax can attach.

1958Spector Motor Service, Inc., v. O’Connor, 1951, 340 U.S. 602, 608-609 , 71 S.Ct. 508, 511-512 , 95 L.Ed. 573, 578, 579 , and cases cited therein.” As we interpret the foregoing decisions of the Supreme Court, interstate commerce can be made subject to a license or privilege tax by the state only where there is a separable intrastate incident to which the tax can attach.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (19)

CaseCitedYears
Reed v. State green
fladistctapp · 2006
1 sentence

2013Id.

12013–2013
Lite v. State green
fla · 1993
2 sentences

2009Although the court in Lescher v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, 985 So.2d 1078 (Fla.2008), 11 Lite v. State, 617 So.2d 1058 (Fla.1993), 12 City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784 (Fla. 1959), 13 and Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So.2d 105 (Fla.1957) (en banc), 14 states that a driver’s license is a privilege, it does so in the course of explaining that, just as the Legislature has the power by statute to require a motor vehicle operator to obtain a driver’s license, it also has the power by statute to impose restrictions on the use of the license and to specify the

2009Although the court in Lescher v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor *925 Vehicles, 985 So.2d 1078 (Fla.2008), [11] Lite v. State, 617 So.2d 1058 (Fla.1993), [12] City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784 (Fla. 1959), [13] and Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So.2d 105 (Fla.1957) (en banc), [14] states that a driver's license is a privilege, it does so in the course of explaining that, just as the Legislature has the power by statute to require a motor vehicle operator to obtain a driver's license, it also has the power by statute to impose restrictions on the use of the license and t

12009–2009
Carnegie v. Department of Public Safety green
fla · 1952
2 sentences

2009Our supreme court’s decisions describing a driver’s license as a privilege all 16 involve suspension or revocation of a driver’s license on statutory grounds. 17 These decisions stand for the unremarkable proposition that a license “does not endow the holder thereof with an absolute property right in the use of the public highway.” Smith, 93 So.2d at 106 (citing Thornhill v. Kirkman, 62 So.2d 740 (Fla. 1953)) (“While in Carnegie v. Department of Public Safety, Fla.1952, 60 So.2d 728 , we held that a driver’s license cannot be revoked arbitrarily or capriciously, we have nonetheless consistentl

2009Our supreme court's decisions describing a driver's license as a privilege all [16] involve suspension or revocation of a driver's license on statutory grounds. [17] *927 These decisions stand for the unremarkable proposition that a license "does not endow the holder thereof with an absolute property right in the use of the public highway." Smith, 93 So.2d at 106 (citing Thornhill v. Kirkman, 62 So.2d 740 (Fla. 1953)) ("While in Carnegie v. Department of Public Safety, Fla.1952, 60 So.2d 728 , we held that a driver's license cannot be revoked arbitrarily or capriciously, we have nonetheless co

12009–2009
Lescher v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES green
fla · 2008
2 sentences

2009Although the court in Lescher v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, 985 So.2d 1078 (Fla.2008), 11 Lite v. State, 617 So.2d 1058 (Fla.1993), 12 City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784 (Fla. 1959), 13 and Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So.2d 105 (Fla.1957) (en banc), 14 states that a driver’s license is a privilege, it does so in the course of explaining that, just as the Legislature has the power by statute to require a motor vehicle operator to obtain a driver’s license, it also has the power by statute to impose restrictions on the use of the license and to specify the

2009Although the court in Lescher v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor *925 Vehicles, 985 So.2d 1078 (Fla.2008), [11] Lite v. State, 617 So.2d 1058 (Fla.1993), [12] City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784 (Fla. 1959), [13] and Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So.2d 105 (Fla.1957) (en banc), [14] states that a driver's license is a privilege, it does so in the course of explaining that, just as the Legislature has the power by statute to require a motor vehicle operator to obtain a driver's license, it also has the power by statute to impose restrictions on the use of the license and t

12009–2009
Osteen v. Morris green
fladistctapp · 1986
1 sentence

2003In Osteen v. Morris, 481 So.2d 1287 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986), the fifth district imposed a similar limitation on quasi-contractual recovery.

12003–2003
Eger v. State green
fla · 1974
1 sentence

2001Id. at 677 .

12001–2001
Mandile v. State green
fladistctapp · 1989
1 sentence

1991Mandile v. State, 547 So.2d 1062 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); § 322.26(3), Fla. Stat. (1987).

11991–1991
Midland Insurance Co. v. Ferry green
fladistctapp · 1984
1 sentence

1989The Demarzo court also noted the Florida Supreme Court’s position “that a driver’s license is a privilege, subject to proper regulations and, on proper showing in accord with prevailing statutes, such a license may be revoked.” Id., citing Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So.2d 105 (Fla.1957).

11989–1989
United States v. Ross green
scotus · 1982
2 sentences

1988Moreover, since the officers almost immediately saw marijuana on the front seat, the search of the rest of the vehicle was also justified by United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 , 102 S.Ct. 2157 , 72 L.Ed.2d 572 (1982). [5] See State v. Irvin, 483 So.2d 461 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986), review denied, 491 So.2d 279 (Fla. 1986).

1988Moreover, since the officers almost immediately saw marijuana on the front seat, the search of the rest of the vehicle was also justified by United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 , 102 S.Ct. 2157 , 72 L.Ed.2d 572 (1982). [5] See State v. Irvin, 483 So.2d 461 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986), review denied, 491 So.2d 279 (Fla. 1986).

11988–1988
State v. Irvin green
fladistctapp · 1986
1 sentence

1988Moreover, since the officers almost immediately saw marijuana on the front seat, the search of the rest of the vehicle was also justified by United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 , 102 S.Ct. 2157 , 72 L.Ed.2d 572 (1982). [5] See State v. Irvin, 483 So.2d 461 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986), review denied, 491 So.2d 279 (Fla. 1986).

11988–1988
New York v. Belton red
scotus · 1981
2 sentences

1988Since whether he did or not has no effect upon the undisputed violation of the driver's license requirement, we consider the controversy wholly immaterial. [4] The search was conducted after arrest pursuant to New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454 , 101 S.Ct. 2860 , 69 L.Ed.2d 768 (1981).

1988Since whether he did or not has no effect upon the undisputed violation of the driver's license requirement, we consider the controversy wholly immaterial. [4] The search was conducted after arrest pursuant to New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454 , 101 S.Ct. 2860 , 69 L.Ed.2d 768 (1981).

11988–1988
Hickman v. State neutral
fladistctapp · 1985
1 sentence

1985In Hickman v. State (supra) the judge in addition to ordering the defendant to pay a fine, suspended the defendant’s driver’s license for five years.

11985–1985
Aurora Enterprises, Inc. v. State, Department of Business Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco green
fladistctapp · 1981
1 sentence

1982We find the circumstances of this delay more egregious than was the case in Aurora Enterprises v. State, Department of Professional Regulation, 395 So.2d 604 (Fla.3d DCA 1981) wherein we held that a fifty-day delay between the date of temporary suspension of a license and hearing on a complaint for revocation was a denial of due process.

11982–1982
Bell v. Burson green
scotus · 1971
2 sentences

1980The Supreme Court has stated in Bell v. Burson, 402 U.S. 535 ; 91 S.Ct. 1586 , 29 L.Ed. 2d 90 (1971) at p. 539: “Once licenses are issued, as in petitioner’s case, their continued possession may become essential in the pursuit of their livelihood.

1980The Supreme Court has stated in Bell v. Burson, 402 U.S. 535 ; 91 S.Ct. 1586 , 29 L.Ed. 2d 90 (1971) at p. 539: “Once licenses are issued, as in petitioner’s case, their continued possession may become essential in the pursuit of their livelihood.

11980–1980
West v. United States green
scotus · 1959
1 sentence

1975Olan Mills, Inc. v. Tallahassee, 100 So.2d 164 (Fla. 1958), cert. den. 359 U.S. 924 . [ss. 246.201-246.231, F.S. (1974 Supp.)] Chapter 74-360, Laws of Florida, created the State Board of Independent Post-Secondary Vocational, Technical, Trade and Business Schools to establish minimum standards for licensure of schools which are maintained or conducted for the purpose of offering instruction leading to occupational objectives.

11975–1975
Olan Mills, Inc. v. City of Tallahassee green
fla · 1958
1 sentence

1975Olan Mills, Inc. v. Tallahassee, 100 So.2d 164 (Fla. 1958), cert. den. 359 U.S. 924 . [ss. 246.201-246.231, F.S. (1974 Supp.)] Chapter 74-360, Laws of Florida, created the State Board of Independent Post-Secondary Vocational, Technical, Trade and Business Schools to establish minimum standards for licensure of schools which are maintained or conducted for the purpose of offering instruction leading to occupational objectives.

11975–1975
Victer v. State green
fla · 1965
1 sentence

1972NOTES [1] An exception is made for these types of firearms, however, if they "... are lawfully owned and possessed under provisions of federal law... ." § 790.221(3). [2] See, Victer v. State (Fla. 1965), 174 So.2d 544 , where the appellant was convicted of the possession of explosives without a license in violation of F.S. § 552.101, F.S.A.

11972–1972
Abood v. City of Jacksonville green
fla · 1955
1 sentence

1960When appellant applied for the license and when she instituted the litigation in 1957, she was entitled to receive the license under the rule of Abood v. City of Jacksonville, Fla. 1955, 80 So.2d 443 .

11960–1960
Ex parte Haskell green
cal · 1896
2 sentences

1934Counsel for respondent also rely on the opinion and judgment in Ex Parte Haskell, 112 Cal. 412 , 44 Pac. 725 .

1934Counsel for respondent also rely on the opinion and judgment in Ex Parte Haskell, 112 Cal. 412 , 44 Pac. 725 .

11934–1934

Statutes the citing opinions construe

FL § 322.055 (4) FL § 316.193 (3) FL § 322.28 (3)

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