correlative loss privilege in Florida

2008Rather, driving is a privilege, and the privilege can be taken away or encumbered as a means of meeting a legitimate *1084 legislative goal."); Zarsky v. State, 300 So.2d 261, 263 (Fla.1974) ("It has been stated that revocation of a driver's license is not regarded as punishment (cruel, unusual or otherwise) of the offender but as an aspect of protecting the public."); City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784, 787 (Fla.1959) ("[T]he requirement of obtaining a driver's license and the exercise of the privilege of driving over the public highways, together with the correlative loss of the privi

2008Id. at 106-07 (emphasis added); see also Aronovitz, 114 So.2d at 787 ("We have expressly decided that the requirement of obtaining a driver's license and the exercise of the privilege of driving over the public highways, together with the correlative loss of the privilege under certain conditions, is a reasonable regulation of an individual right in the interest of the public good."); cf. United States v. Lovett, 328 U.S. 303, 324 , 106 Ct.Cl. 856 , 66 S.Ct. 1073 , 90 L.Ed. 1252 (1946) (Frankfurter, J., concurring) ("Figuratively speaking all discomforting action may be deemed punishment becau

2008Rather, driving is a privilege, and the privilege can be taken away or encumbered as a means of meeting a legitimate *1084 legislative goal."); Zarsky v. State, 300 So.2d 261, 263 (Fla.1974) ("It has been stated that revocation of a driver's license is not regarded as punishment (cruel, unusual or otherwise) of the offender but as an aspect of protecting the public."); City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784, 787 (Fla.1959) ("[T]he requirement of obtaining a driver's license and the exercise of the privilege of driving over the public highways, together with the correlative loss of the privi

1959In Thornhill v. Kirkman, Fla. 1953, 62 So.2d 740 , we aligned this Court with those which hold that acquisition of a driver's license is a reasonable requirement and that the privilege granted by it remains subject to suspension or revocation for cause.

2008Id. at 106-07 (emphasis added); see also Aronovitz, 114 So.2d at 787 ("We have expressly decided that the requirement of obtaining a driver's license and the exercise of the privilege of driving over the public highways, together with the correlative loss of the privilege under certain conditions, is a reasonable regulation of an individual right in the interest of the public good."); cf. United States v. Lovett, 328 U.S. 303, 324 , 106 Ct.Cl. 856 , 66 S.Ct. 1073 , 90 L.Ed. 1252 (1946) (Frankfurter, J., concurring) ("Figuratively speaking all discomforting action may be deemed punishment becau

2008Rather, driving is a privilege, and the privilege can be taken away or encumbered as a means of meeting a legitimate *1084 legislative goal."); Zarsky v. State, 300 So.2d 261, 263 (Fla.1974) ("It has been stated that revocation of a driver's license is not regarded as punishment (cruel, unusual or otherwise) of the offender but as an aspect of protecting the public."); City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So.2d 784, 787 (Fla.1959) ("[T]he requirement of obtaining a driver's license and the exercise of the privilege of driving over the public highways, together with the correlative loss of the privi

2003Therefore, "the requirement of obtaining a driver's license and the exercise of the privilege of driving over the public highways, together with the correlative loss of the privilege under certain conditions, is a reasonable regulation of an individual right in the interest of the public good." Lite v. State, 617 So.2d 1058, 1060 (Fla.1993).