Florida Statute 322.031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 322
DRIVER LICENSES

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F.S. 322.031

322.031 Nonresident; when license required.—

(1) In each case in which a nonresident, except a nonresident migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s. 316.003, accepts employment or engages in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state or enters his or her children to be educated in the public schools of this state, such nonresident shall, within 30 days after beginning such employment or education, be required to obtain a Florida driver license if such nonresident operates a motor vehicle on the highways of this state. The spouse or dependent child of such nonresident shall also be required to obtain a Florida driver license within that 30-day period before operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state.

(2) A member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty in this state, his or her spouse, or a dependent residing with him or her, is not required to obtain or display a Florida driver license if he or she is in possession of a valid military identification card and either a valid driver license or learner’s permit issued by another state, or a valid military driving permit. Such a person is not required to obtain or display a Florida driver license because he or she enters his or her children to be educated in the public schools of this state or because he or she accepts employment or engages in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state.

(3) A nonresident who is domiciled in another state and who commutes into this state in order to work is not required to obtain a Florida driver license under this section solely because he or she has accepted employment or engages in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state if he or she has a valid driver license issued by another state. Further, a person who is enrolled as a student in a college or university and who is a nonresident but is in this state for a period of up to 6 months engaged in a work-study program for which academic credits are earned from a college whose credits or degrees are accepted for credit by at least three accredited institutions of higher learning, as defined in s. 1005.02, is not required to obtain a Florida driver license for the duration of the work-study program if such person has a valid driver license issued by another state. A nonresident who is enrolled as a full-time student in such institution of higher learning is also exempt from the requirement of obtaining a Florida driver license for the duration of such enrollment.

(4) A nonresident who is at least 21 years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid commercial driver license issued in substantial compliance with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 may operate a motor vehicle of the type permitted by his or her license to be operated in this state.

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-238; s. 6, ch. 75-228; s. 4, ch. 78-394; s. 1, ch. 79-117; s. 3, ch. 82-112; s. 18, ch. 83-218; s. 35, ch. 89-282; s. 29, ch. 91-221; s. 394, ch. 95-148; s. 7, ch. 97-218; s. 967, ch. 2002-387; s. 6, ch. 2006-81; s. 24, ch. 2014-1; s. 76, ch. 2016-239.

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Amendments to 322.031

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 322.031

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S322.031 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - VIOL NONRESIDENT EXEMPTION DRIVERS LIC - M: S

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S322.031

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S322.031 (1) Violation of NONRESIDENT REQUIREMENTS for a DL - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 322.031

Total Results: 20

Dep't of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Morrical

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-01-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 262 So. 3d 865

Snippet: review of this order in the circuit court. See § 322.31, Fla. Stat. (2017). The three-judge appellate panel

Dep't of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Morrical

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-01-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 262 So. 3d 865

Snippet: review of this order in the circuit court. See § 322.31, Fla. Stat. (2017). The three-judge appellate panel

Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles v. Sperberg

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-10-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Appellate Procedure 9.030(c)(3) and 9.100, 3 Section 322.31, Florida Statutes (2018), provides that “final

John Eugene Williams, III v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-04-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 244 So. 3d 356

Snippet: exempt from the licensing requirement under section 322.031 or section 322.04, Florida Statutes, have a “driving…chapter or other law of this state.”). Sections 322.031 and 322.04 set forth exceptions to the Florida …driver’s license issued by their home state. §§ 322.031, 322.04, Fla. Stat. (2016). Section 322.34…exempt from the licensing requirement under section 322.031 or section 322.04 does not have a driving privilege…army, and federal government employees. See §§ 322.031, 322.04, Fla. Stat. As Appellant persuasively argues

State, Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Lopez

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-03-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 188 So. 3d 95, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 4890, 2016 WL 1239879

Snippet: Jose Lopez. Pursuant to *96 section 322.31 of the Florida Statutes, Lopez had thirty days

Forth v. Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-06-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 148 So. 3d 781, 2014 WL 2900931, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 9718

Snippet: ’s order in the circuit court, §§ 322.2615(14), 322.31, and it quashed the order and remanded for further

State, Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Melendez

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-02-26T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 132 So. 3d 1237, 2014 WL 785005, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 2603

Snippet: order by following the procedure specified in § 322.31, Florida Statutes.”- Petitioner did not file her

Crain v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-01-24T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 79 So. 3d 118, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 812, 2012 WL 181453

Snippet: via a statutory exemption pursuant to section 322.031, Florida Statutes (2009) or section 322.04, Florida

Bradsheer v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-09-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 20 So. 3d 915, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14399, 2009 WL 3047325

Snippet: thirty days” after the request. Id. at 514 (citing § 322.31, Fla. Stat.). In rejecting the argument that a

Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Crane

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-04-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 10 So. 3d 182, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2720, 2009 WL 886225

Snippet: action by the Circuit Court pursuant to section 322.31, Florida Statutes (1985)."). Cf. Department

DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. Elias

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-12-16T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 997 So. 2d 1172

Snippet: not mean that Elias was without recourse. Section 322.31, Florida Statutes (2007), expressly provides for

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles v. Roberts

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-03-23T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 938 So. 2d 513

Snippet: sections 322.2615(6), (7), and (15) and section 322.31, Florida Statutes (2003), to determine whether

Duckworth v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-02-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 923 So. 2d 530, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 2492, 2006 WL 437506

Snippet: suspension, cancellation or revocation of license) or 322.31 (providing for administrative review of license…be admitted in proceedings under § .322.271 or § 322.31. Any person conducting an examination pursuant …be admitted in proceedings of Section 322.271 or 322.31, F.S.”) (emphasis added). Duckworth acknowledges…administrative proceedings under sections 322.271 or 322.31 (concerning administrative license suspension and

Dickenson v. Aultman

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-03-08T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 905 So. 2d 169

Snippet: Department further argues that, pursuant to section 322.31, Florida *172 Statutes (2003), its decision to

DHSMV v. Alliston

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-03-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 813 So. 2d 141

Snippet: review with the circuit court pursuant to section 322.31, Florida Statutes (2000). The circuit court granted

Vichich v. DHSMV

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-09-21T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 799 So. 2d 1069

Snippet: certiorari to the circuit court as authorized by section 322.31, Florida Statutes (1999). In reviewing the administrative…file a writ of certiorari in accordance with S. 322.31 F.S. If you believe there is an error in a court…order by following the procedure specified in S. 322.31 F.S. Upon receiving this order, Mr. Vichich sought… order issued by the DHSMV.[6] However, section 322.31, Florida Statutes (1999), provides: *1073 The …4th DCA 1998) (relying on amendments to section 322.31 made by chapter 78-95, section 20, Laws of Florida

STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAY v. Davis

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-11-27T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 775 So. 2d 989

Snippet: petition for writ of certiorari pursuant to section 322.31, Florida Statutes, arguing that his license had

Department of Highway Safety v. Parsons

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-09-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 719 So. 2d 339, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 11541, 1998 WL 601341

Snippet: . . § 316.193, Fla. Slat. (1997). . Section 322.31 provides: Right of review.' — The final orders

Johnson v. STATE DEPT. OF HWY. SAFETY

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-04-15T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 709 So. 2d 623

Snippet: file a writ of certiorari in accordance with § 322.31 F.S. *624 Instead of requesting a record review…administrative remedies. Florida Statutes § 322.27(7) and § 322.31 (1997) provide that review of a final order revoking…made the following addition to Florida Statutes § 322.31: The final orders and rulings of the department… away the contrary language that was added to § 322.31 by chapter 78-95. The Department adopted rule 15A

Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Smith

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-01-05T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 687 So. 2d 30

Snippet: Development v. Heggs, 658 So.2d 523 (Fla.1995). Section 322.31, Florida Statutes (1993), establishes that review