Florida Statute 322.25 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 322
DRIVER LICENSES

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F.S. 322.25

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 322.25

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 322.25.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 322.25

Total Results: 20

Louidor v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-03-25

Citation: 162 So. 3d 305, 2015 WL 1313104

Snippet: opinion testimony was not strategic. See infra pp. 322-25. Rather, the dissent implies that defense counsel

Johansen v. Vuocolo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-01-31

Citation: 125 So. 3d 197, 2013 WL 375182, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 1535

Snippet: 109 (1991); Cerniglia v. French, 816 So.2d 319, 322-25 (La.Ct.App.2002); Tramontin v. Glass, 668 So.2d

Davis v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-04-03

Citation: 10 So. 3d 176, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2852, 2009 WL 873395

Snippet: counsel); State v. Crisafi, 128 N.J. 499, 608 A.2d 317, 322-25 (1992) (excusing court's failure to advise defendant

Rodgers v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-12-05

Citation: 804 So. 2d 480

Snippet: been received by the department."). [7] See § 322.25(2), Fla. Stat. (2000) ("Every court having jurisdiction

Butler v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-08-16

Citation: 767 So. 2d 534, 2000 WL 1154034

Snippet: counsel); State v. Crisafi, 128 N.J. 499, 608 A.2d 317, 322-25 (1992)(court's failure to advise defendant of dangers

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1995-09-13

Snippet: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles? 2. Did section 322.025, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 6, Chapter

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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-03-04

Citation: 505 So. 2d 472, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 708, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 7134

Snippet: Department along with a record of the conviction. §§ 322.25(1), 322.2505, 322.26, Fla.Stat. (1985). Second

STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. Vogt

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-05-23

Citation: 489 So. 2d 1168, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1196

Snippet: challenge to the statutory provision in section 322.25(2), Florida Statutes (1955), which provided that

Goldschmitt v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-05-09

Citation: 490 So. 2d 123, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1099

Snippet: left to the discretion of the sentencing court. §§ 322.25(7) and 322.261(5), Fla. Stat. (1985). [2] One

Keith v. Capers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-08-22

Citation: 362 So. 2d 130, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 16595

Snippet: is, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Florida Statute § 322.25(4), which provides as follows: ‘(4) For the purpose

Recarey v. Rader

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-10-14

Citation: 320 So. 2d 28

Snippet: Deauville Corporation v. Blount, 1946, 157 Fla. 322, 25 So.2d 812; Tampa Waterworks Co. v. Wood, 1929,

Casci v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1974-04-19

Citation: 293 So. 2d 403, 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 7634

Snippet: regulating the privilege of driving, Fla.Stat. § 322.-25(4) validly treats forfeiture as a conviction. The

Novack v. Novack

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-05-08

Citation: 210 So. 2d 215

Snippet: Chancellor allowed Petitioner a money judgment of $1,322.25 against Respondent, but rejected Petitioner's request

Conlee Construction Co. v. Krause

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-12-06

Citation: 192 So. 2d 330, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 4635

Snippet: 85; Deauville Corporation v. Blount, 157 Fla. 322, 25 So.2d 812 (1946); Tampa Waterworks Co. v. Wood

Jones v. Kirkman

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-03-07

Citation: 138 So. 2d 513

Snippet: constitute convictions of violations of the law. Section 322.25, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., specifically classifies

Smith v. City of Gainesville

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1957-03-01

Citation: 93 So. 2d 105

Snippet: determination is the constitutionality of Section 322.25(2), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which authorizes

Jones v. Harvey

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1955-09-16

Citation: 82 So. 2d 371

Snippet: also Deauville Corp. v. Blount, 1946, 157 Fla. 322, 25 So.2d 812, where "receiver was appointed and the

Trueman Fertilizer Co. v. Allison

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1955-07-29

Citation: 81 So. 2d 734

Snippet: also Deauville Corporation v. Blount, 157 Fla. 322, 25 So.2d 812, and Elvins v. Seestedt, 141 Fla. 266

Bartels v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1945-11-06

Citation: 24 So. 2d 40, 156 Fla. 535, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 919

Snippet: the language of the second paragraph of Section 322.25 when construed in connection with Section 322.26

Potter v. Lainhart

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1902-06-15

Citation: 44 Fla. 647

Snippet: and Yesler v. City of Seattle, 1 Wash. 308, text 322, 25 Pac. Rep. 1014, show that the word “issued” may