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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 322.251322.251 Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification of license.—(1) All orders of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification issued under the provisions of this chapter, chapter 318, chapter 324, or ss. 627.732-627.734 shall be given either by personal delivery thereof to the licensee whose license is being canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified or by deposit in the United States mail in an envelope, first class, postage prepaid, addressed to the licensee at his or her last known mailing address furnished to the department. Such mailing by the department constitutes notification, and any failure by the person to receive the mailed order will not affect or stay the effective date or term of the cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification of the licensee’s driving privilege. (2) The giving of notice and an order of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification by mail is complete upon expiration of 20 days after deposit in the United States mail for all notices except those issued under chapter 324 or ss. 627.732–627.734, which are complete 15 days after deposit in the United States mail. Proof of the giving of notice and an order of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification in either manner shall be made by entry in the records of the department that such notice was given. The entry is admissible in the courts of this state and constitutes sufficient proof that such notice was given. (3) Whenever the driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or disqualified under the provisions of this chapter, the period of such suspension, revocation, or disqualification shall be indicated on the order of suspension, revocation, or disqualification, and the department shall require the licensee whose driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or disqualified to surrender all licenses then held by him or her to the department. However, should the person fail to surrender such licenses, the suspension, revocation, or disqualification period shall not expire until a period identical to the period for which the driving privilege was suspended, revoked, or disqualified has expired after the date of surrender of the licenses, or the date an affidavit swearing such licenses are lost has been filed with the department. In any instance where the suspension, revocation, or disqualification order is mailed as provided herein, and the license is not surrendered to the department, and such license thereafter expires, the department shall not renew that license until a period of time identical to the period of such suspension, revocation, or disqualification imposed has expired. 1(4) A person whose privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle is temporarily disqualified may, upon surrendering his or her commercial driver license, be issued a Class E driver license, valid for the length of his or her unexpired commercial driver license, at no cost. Such person may, upon the completion of his or her disqualification, be issued a commercial driver license, of the type disqualified, for the remainder of his or her unexpired license period. Any such person shall pay the reinstatement fee provided in s. 322.21 before being issued a commercial driver license. (5) A person whose privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle is permanently disqualified may, upon surrendering his or her commercial driver license, be issued a Class E driver license, if he or she is otherwise qualified to receive such license. Any such person shall be issued a Class E license, valid for the remainder of his or her unexpired license period, at no cost. (6) Whenever a cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification occurs, the department shall enter the cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification order on the licensee’s driver file 20 days after the notice was actually placed in the mail. Any inquiry into the file after the 20-day period shall reveal that the license is canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified and whether the license has been received by the department. (7)(a) A person whose driving privilege is suspended or revoked pursuant to s. 832.09 shall be notified, pursuant to this section, and the notification shall direct the person to surrender himself or herself to the sheriff who entered the warrant to satisfy the conditions of the warrant. A person whose driving privilege is suspended or revoked under this subsection shall not have his or her driving privilege reinstated for any reason other than:1. Full payment of any restitution, court costs, and fees incurred as a result of a warrant or capias being issued pursuant to s. 832.09; 2. The cancellation of the warrant or capias from the Department of Law Enforcement recorded by the entering agency; and 3. The payment of an additional fee of $10 to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to be paid into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund; or 4. The department has modified the suspension or revocation of the license pursuant to s. 322.271 restoring the driving privilege solely for business or employment purposes. (b) The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide electronic access to the department for the purpose of identifying any person who is the subject of an outstanding warrant or capias for passing worthless bank checks. History.—s. 5, ch. 59-278; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 78-37; s. 1, ch. 80-158; s. 1, ch. 82-20; s. 561, ch. 82-243; s. 1, ch. 84-265; s. 20, ch. 89-282; s. 413, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 98-223; s. 5, ch. 2003-410; s. 84, ch. 2005-164; s. 81, ch. 2010-102; s. 57, ch. 2012-181; s. 9, ch. 2025-125. 1Note.—Section 9, ch. 2025-125, amended subsection (4), effective July 1, 2026, to read:(4) A person whose privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle is temporarily disqualified may, upon surrendering his or her commercial driver license, be issued a Class E driver license, valid for the length of his or her unexpired commercial driver license, if eligible, at no cost. Such person may, upon the completion of his or her disqualification, be issued a commercial driver license, of the type disqualified, for the remainder of his or her unexpired license period. Any such person must pay the reinstatement fee provided in s. 322.21 before being issued a commercial driver license.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 322.251
Total Results: 21
29 So. 3d 361, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 2104, 2010 WL 624159
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 24, 2010 | Docket: 1135747
Cited 16 times | Published
suspension was sent to Turner pursuant to section 322.251, Florida Statutes.
Section 322.34(2)(a) provides
842 So. 2d 782
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 13, 2003 | Docket: 1730513
Cited 15 times | Published
reasonable collection fees. Section 3 creates section 322.251, Florida Statutes to provide for notice to
804 So. 2d 480, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2886
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 2001 | Docket: 1334466
Cited 14 times | Published
the one requiring notice of the revocation, section 322.251(2) provides:
"Proof of the giving of notice
805 So. 2d 1034, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 17, 2002 WL 10071
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 2002 | Docket: 1669470
Cited 9 times | Published
reasonable collection fees. Section 3 creates section 322.251, Florida Statues to provide for notice to a
87 So. 3d 774, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 227, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 553, 2012 WL 851040
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 15, 2012 | Docket: 60308042
Cited 7 times | Published
DHSMV sent notice that was in compliance with section 322.251(1), Florida Statutes (2011).
Anderson testified
819 So. 2d 966, 2002 WL 1369624
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 2002 | Docket: 1498924
Cited 6 times | Published
Section 3 of Chapter 98-223, which became section 322.251, provides details as to notice and other matters
855 So. 2d 1253, 2003 WL 22339170
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 15, 2003 | Docket: 463989
Cited 5 times | Published
the revocation was established pursuant to section 322.251(2), Florida Statutes (2001). See State v. Tucker
17 So. 3d 894, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 13899, 2009 WL 2959659
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 17, 2009 | Docket: 1140857
Cited 3 times | Published
provided that the statutory notice required by section 322.251, Florida Statutes (2006), had been given. Appellant's
764 So. 2d 741, 2000 WL 873548
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 2000 | Docket: 220912
Cited 3 times | Published
suspension was mailed to him, as is required by section 322.251, Florida Statutes (Supp.1998), but argues that
553 So. 2d 730, 1989 WL 151465
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1989 | Docket: 1675492
Cited 3 times | Published
a person's driving privilege. For example, section 322.251(2) sets forth the explicit notice requirements
131 So. 3d 692, 2013 WL 6124277
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 2013 | Docket: 60238156
Cited 2 times | Published
you from the evidence.
Give as applicable. See § 322.251(1), (2), and § 322M(2), (3), (k), Fla. Stat
Proof
731 So. 2d 753, 1999 WL 186556
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 1999 | Docket: 1409304
Cited 2 times | Published
sufficient proof that such notice was given.
§ 322.251(1)(2), Fla. Stat. (1997). Here, the state contends
830 So. 2d 214, 2002 WL 31487260
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 8, 2002 | Docket: 1516840
Cited 1 times | Published
both instances the department is obliged by section 322.251 to give notice of the revocation by mail. That
799 So. 2d 1069, 2001 WL 1104242
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 21, 2001 | Docket: 1681732
Cited 1 times | Published
mandatory revocation is required upon conviction.
Section 322.251 requires the DHSMV to provide the licensee
775 So. 2d 989, 2000 WL 1742046
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 28, 2000 | Docket: 1185227
Cited 1 times | Published
was not entitled to the issuance thereof." Section 322.251 prescribes the notice requirements for such
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 1, 2024 | Docket: 68253317
Published
notice to the last known mailing address.”); §
322.251(1)-(2), Fla. Stat. (“Such mailing by the department
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 2021 | Docket: 61531983
Published
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disqualification, see § 322.251(1), Fla. Stat. (2016), and
subsequently, to “enter
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 2017 | Docket: 6233352
Published
the evidence.
Give as applicable. See § 322.251(1), (2), and § 322.34(2), (3),(4), Fla. Stat.
48 So. 3d 1015, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 18337, 2010 WL 4903616
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 2010 | Docket: 2400333
Published
suspension to Appellant's address, pursuant to section 322.251, Florida Statutes. It is undisputed that the
46 So. 3d 1217, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 17150, 2010 WL 4483379
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 2010 | Docket: 2402256
Published
suspended license, we would refer the parties to section 322.251, Florida Statutes, which provides that if a
958 So. 2d 361, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 183, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 771, 2007 WL 1287506
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 3, 2007 | Docket: 64850999
Published
you from the evidence.
Give as applicable. See § 322.251(1), (2), and § S22M&), (3), (If), Fla. Stat.
