Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 322.065 (2025)

Driver license expired for 6 months or less; penalties.

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322.065 Driver license expired for 6 months or less; penalties.A person whose driver license has been expired for 6 months or less and who drives a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state commits an infraction and is subject to the penalty provided in s. 318.18.
History.s. 4, ch. 88-50; s. 401, ch. 95-148; s. 53, ch. 96-350; s. 48, ch. 2012-181.

Civil Citations under F.S. 322.065

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§322.065EXPIRED DL (6 months or less)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Bruno v. State, 704 So. 2d 134 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).
Bruno v. State, 704 So. 2d 134 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). · cites it 2× “Bruno was guilty of driving with a license which had been expired for less than four months, which, under section 322.065, Florida Statutes (Supp.1996), is merely a traffic infraction, for which an arrest is not authorized.”
Brayan a. Sagastume Mirlalda, as Driver, Concrete Holdings & Servs., LLC a/k/a &/or d/b/a C&c Concrete Pumping, C&c Concrete Pumping of Orlando, Inc. a/k/a &/or C&c Concrete Pumping of Orlando, C&c Servs. Orlando, LLC a/k/a &/or d/b/a C&c Concrete Pumping of Orlando, C&c Concrete Pumping of Tampa, LLC, C&c Servs. Grp., LLC, & Jose Cancio (Fla. 6th DCA 2026). · cites it 2× “While Sagastume’s operation of a vehicle with an expired license was unlawful, see § 322.065, Fla. Stat. (person who operates vehicle on the roadways with license that has been expired for six months or less commits a noncriminal traffic infraction), the expiration of his…”
Raleigh v. State, 46 So. 3d 1018 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). “These include, for example, driving with a license that has been expired for four months or less, § 322.065; driving without carrying a valid license, § 322.”
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