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Fla. Stat. § 322.25 (2025)
When court to forward license to department and report convictions.
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322.25 When court to forward license to department and report convictions.—
(1) Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which this chapter makes mandatory the revocation of the driver license of such person by the department, the court in which such conviction is had shall require the surrender to it of all driver licenses then held by the person so convicted, and the court shall thereupon forward the same, together with a record of such conviction, to the department.
(2) Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this chapter, or any other law of this state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways, shall forward to the department a record of the conviction of any person in said court for a violation of any said laws, and shall suspend or revoke in accordance with the provisions of this chapter the driver license of the person so convicted.
(3) There shall be no notation made upon a license of either an arrest or warning until the holder of the license has been duly convicted or has forfeited bond.
(4) For the purpose of this chapter, a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant’s appearance in court, which forfeiture has not been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction.
(5) For the purpose of this chapter, the entrance of a plea of nolo contendere by the defendant to a charge of driving while intoxicated, driving under the influence, driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level, or any other alcohol-related or drug-related traffic offense similar to the offenses specified in s. 316.193, accepted by the court and under which plea the court has entered a fine or sentence, whether in this state or any other state or country, shall be equivalent to a conviction.
(6) The report of a judicial disposition of an offense committed under this chapter or of any traffic violation, including parking on a roadway outside the limits of a municipality, or of a violation of any law of this state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways shall be made by the court to the department on a standard form prescribed by the department. In addition, the court shall so report to the department any conviction of a person for felony possession of a controlled substance if such person was driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle at the time of such possession. The form shall be a copy of the uniform traffic citation and complaint as prescribed by s. 316.650 and shall include a place for the court to indicate clearly whether it recommends suspension or revocation of the offender’s driving privilege. The report shall be signed by the judge or by facsimile signature. The clerks of the court may submit disposition data to the department in an automated fashion, in a form prescribed by the department.
(7) Each clerk of court shall promptly report to the department each conviction, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld, for human trafficking which involves the use of a commercial motor vehicle.
History.—s. 37, ch. 19551, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(651); s. 37, ch. 20451, 1941; s. 1, ch. 59-313; s. 3, ch. 61-457; s. 8, ch. 72-175; ss. 1, 3, ch. 74-248; s. 40, ch. 76-31; s. 1, ch. 77-119; s. 22, ch. 78-394; s. 2, ch. 79-99; s. 5, ch. 80-316; s. 2, ch. 81-118; s. 203, ch. 81-259; s. 5, ch. 86-296; s. 44, ch. 89-282; s. 412, ch. 95-148; s. 41, ch. 95-333; s. 56, ch. 2013-160; s. 13, ch. 2021-187.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1945–2001 · leading case: State, Dept. of High. Saf. v. Vogt, 489 So. 2d 1168 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).
State, Dept. of High. Saf. v. Vogt, 489 So. 2d 1168 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). “In that case the court considered a constitutional challenge to the statutory provision in section 322.25(2), Florida Statutes (1955), which provided that "every .”
Rodgers v. State, 804 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). “[7] See § 322.25(2), Fla. Stat. (2000) ("Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this chapter, or any other law of this state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways, shall forward to the department a record of the conviction of any person in…”
Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So. 2d 105 (Fla. 1957). “Petitioner contends that Section 322.25 (2), Florida Statutes, F.S.”
Keith v. Capers, 362 So. 2d 130 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). “Accordingly, respondent is ORDERED to remove all out of state bond estreatures from petitioner’s driving record which respondent has heretofore considered a ‘conviction’ within the meaning of Florida Statute § 322.25. Therefore, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that respondent’s order…”
Jones v. Kirkman, 138 So. 2d 513 (Fla. 1962). “The violations were described with reasonable certainty and with such specificity as was necessary to reveal that Jones' license was subject to suspension under the statute.”
Goldschmitt v. State, 490 So. 2d 123 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). “Furthermore, we find no statutory impediment to the requirement of some reasonable quid pro quo for the award of a work permit.”
State, Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs. v. Bell, 505 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). “§§ 322.25(1), 322.2505, 322.26, Fla.Stat.”
Bartels v. State, 24 So. 2d 40 (Fla. 1945). “As the appellant, a man of 61 years, runs a farm out in the country as well as a small business in the city (which farm he has to visit daily in his automobile) , and as it does not appear that he has ever been charged before with an offense of this nature, the judgment, in so…”
Sanchez v. State, 21 Fla. Supp. 2d 175 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1987). “The trial court’s discretion is limited by the times provided for suspensions in F.S. § 322.25(2)(1983). Moreland v. State, 442 So.”
— 322.25(1) — 1 case
State, Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs. v. Bell, 505 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). “§§ 322.25(1), 322.2505, 322.26, Fla.Stat.”
— 322.25(2) — 3 cases
State, Dept. of High. Saf. v. Vogt, 489 So. 2d 1168 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). “In that case the court considered a constitutional challenge to the statutory provision in section 322.25(2), Florida Statutes (1955), which provided that "every .”
Rodgers v. State, 804 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). “[7] See § 322.25(2), Fla. Stat. (2000) ("Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this chapter, or any other law of this state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways, shall forward to the department a record of the conviction of any person in…”
Smith v. City of Gainesville, 93 So. 2d 105 (Fla. 1957). “Petitioner contends that Section 322.25 (2), Florida Statutes, F.S.”
— 322.25(2)(1983) — 1 case
Sanchez v. State, 21 Fla. Supp. 2d 175 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1987). “The trial court’s discretion is limited by the times provided for suspensions in F.S. § 322.25(2)(1983). Moreland v. State, 442 So.”
— 322.25(4) — 1 case
Keith v. Capers, 362 So. 2d 130 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). “Accordingly, respondent is ORDERED to remove all out of state bond estreatures from petitioner’s driving record which respondent has heretofore considered a ‘conviction’ within the meaning of Florida Statute § 322.25. Therefore, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that respondent’s order…”
— 322.25(7) — 1 case
Goldschmitt v. State, 490 So. 2d 123 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). “Furthermore, we find no statutory impediment to the requirement of some reasonable quid pro quo for the award of a work permit.”
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