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Fla. Stat. § 322.15 (2025)

License to be carried and exhibited on demand; fingerprint to be imprinted upon a citation.

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322.15 License to be carried and exhibited on demand; fingerprint to be imprinted upon a citation.—
(1) Every licensee shall have his or her driver license, which must be fully legible with no portion of such license faded, altered, mutilated, or defaced, in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall present or submit the same upon the demand of a law enforcement officer or an authorized representative of the department. A licensee may present or submit a digital proof of driver license as provided in s. 322.032 in lieu of his or her printed driver license; however, if the law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the department is unable to immediately verify the digital proof of driver license, upon the demand of the law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the department, the licensee must present or submit his or her printed driver license.
(2) Upon the failure of any person to display a driver license as required by subsection (1), the law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the department stopping the person shall require the person to imprint his or her fingerprints upon any citation issued by the officer or authorized representative, or the officer or authorized representative shall collect the fingerprints electronically.
(3) In relation to violations of subsection (1) or s. 322.03(6), persons who cannot supply proof of a valid driver license for the reason that the license was suspended for failure to comply with that citation shall be issued a suspension clearance by the clerk of the court for that citation upon payment of the applicable penalty and fee for that citation. If proof of a valid driver license is not provided to the clerk of the court within 30 days, the person’s driver license shall again be suspended for failure to comply.
(4) A violation of subsection (1) is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.—s. 27, ch. 19551, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(641); s. 27, ch. 20451, 1941; s. 1, ch. 69-89; s. 24, ch. 73-334; s. 2, ch. 78-48; s. 17, ch. 84-359; s. 9, ch. 85-250; s. 11, ch. 86-185; s. 49, ch. 87-198; s. 38, ch. 89-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 90-102; s. 1, ch. 94-199; s. 934, ch. 95-148; s. 54, ch. 96-350; s. 25, ch. 96-413; s. 286, ch. 99-248; s. 30, ch. 2008-176; s. 32, ch. 2014-216; s. 3, ch. 2021-235; s. 2, ch. 2024-10.

Civil Citations under F.S. 322.15

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§322.15(1)DL NOT CARRIED/EXHIBIT ON DEMAND.—
§322.15(2)Failure to allow FINGERPRINTS—
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1959–2025 · leading case: Golphin v. State, 945 So. 2d 1174 (Fla. 2006).
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Golphin v. State, 945 So. 2d 1174 (Fla. 2006). · cites it 2× “See § 322.15, Fla. Stat. (2003) (providing that operating a motor vehicle without a license in one's "immediate possession" is a traffic infraction).”
Frierson v. State, 851 So. 2d 293 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). · cites it 4× “The success of the program in Palm Beach County and other jurisdictions led to the passage of section 322.15, Florida Statutes (2001). See Ch.”
State v. Baez, 894 So. 2d 115 (Fla. 2004). · cites it 2× “Further, it is unrealistic to conclude that Baez might have walked or driven away without his license while the warrants check was ongoing.”
State v. Barnett, 572 So. 2d 1033 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). · cites it 5× “§ 322.15, Fla. Stat. (1987). Although Cameron has never been expressly overruled by a Florida appellate court, I think Prouse overrules Cameron sub silentio.”
Bradsheer v. Florida Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs., 20 So. 3d 915 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009). · cites it 4× “The supreme court rejected the argument, noting that section 322.15, Florida Statutes, provided that "[e]very licensee shall have his operator's or chauffeur's license in his immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the same, upon demand…”
Rankin v. Colman, 476 So. 2d 234 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). · cites it 3× “15(2) provides that a licensee shall not be convicted of violating this section if he produces his license in court or to the clerk of the court prior to or at the time of his hearing.”
State v. Walker, 444 So. 2d 1137 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). · cites it 2× “…might be permitted to produce evidence of legal possession within a given time limit so as to avoid prosecution. Cf. § 322.15, Fla. Stat. (1981).”
State v. Fernandez, 526 So. 2d 192 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). · cites it 2× “During the stop, they discovered that Fernandez did not have a driver's license in his possession, in violation of section 322.15(1), Florida Statutes (1985).”
State v. Gustafson, 258 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1972). · cites it 2× “The district court's opinion is accordingly quashed except as expressed herein.”
City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So. 2d 784 (Fla. 1959). · cites it 2× “The part of the statute which generated the instant dispute is Section 322.15, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which reads as follows: "Every licensee shall have his operator's or chauffeur's license in his *787 immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and…”
State v. Smith, 529 So. 2d 1226 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] Section 322.15(1), Florida Statutes (1985), provides as follows: 322.”
Lanier v. State, 936 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). · cites it 2× “See § 322.15(1), Fla. Stat. (2003) (requiring every licensee to have his or her driver's license in immediate possession while operating a motor vehicle and to produce it upon demand).”
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— 322.15(1) — 10 cases
State v. Fernandez, 526 So. 2d 192 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). “During the stop, they discovered that Fernandez did not have a driver's license in his possession, in violation of section 322.15(1), Florida Statutes (1985).”
Rankin v. Colman, 476 So. 2d 234 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). “15(2) provides that a licensee shall not be convicted of violating this section if he produces his license in court or to the clerk of the court prior to or at the time of his hearing.”
State v. Smith, 529 So. 2d 1226 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). “NOTES [1] Section 322.15(1), Florida Statutes (1985), provides as follows: 322.”
Lanier v. State, 936 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “See § 322.15(1), Fla. Stat. (2003) (requiring every licensee to have his or her driver's license in immediate possession while operating a motor vehicle and to produce it upon demand).”
McKnight v. State, 972 So. 2d 247 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).
— 322.15(2) — 2 cases
Frierson v. State, 851 So. 2d 293 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). “The success of the program in Palm Beach County and other jurisdictions led to the passage of section 322.15, Florida Statutes (2001). See Ch.”
Rankin v. Colman, 476 So. 2d 234 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). “15(2) provides that a licensee shall not be convicted of violating this section if he produces his license in court or to the clerk of the court prior to or at the time of his hearing.”
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