Florida Statute 322.30 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 322
DRIVER LICENSES

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322.30 No operation under foreign license during suspension, revocation, or disqualification in this state.—

(1) Any resident or nonresident whose driver license or right or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, revoked, or disqualified as provided in this chapter, shall not operate a motor vehicle in this state under a license, permit, or registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise during such suspension, revocation, or disqualification until a new license is obtained.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any commercial motor vehicle operator whose privilege to operate such vehicle is disqualified may operate a motor vehicle in this state as a Class E licensee, if authorized by this chapter.

History.—s. 42, ch. 19551, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(656); s. 42, ch. 20451, 1941; s. 25, ch. 89-282; s. 87, ch. 2005-164.

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S322.30

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S322.30 DL - DRIVER LICENSE - Using DL from another state while under suspension/revocation - Points on Drivers License: 0

S322.30 (1) DL - DRIVER LICENSE - Using DL from another state while under suspension/revocation - Points on Drivers License: 0

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 322.30

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

S322.30 1 - MOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - DRIVE W LIC FROM OTHER STATE WHEN FL LIC SUSP - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 322.30

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Florida Bd. of Bar Examiners re C.A.M., 639 So. 2d 612 (Fla. 1994).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 375, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 1010, 1994 WL 318431

...In response to a question on the application asking whether her driving privileges had ever been revoked, C.A.M. falsely stated that they had not. (5)(A) From April 1990 to October 1991 C.A.M. knowingly used a South Carolina license in Florida at the same time that her Florida license was suspended. This was a violation of section 322.30(1), Florida Statutes (1989)....

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Silha v. Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs., Div. of Driver Licenses of Florida, 109 So. 3d 820 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 646052, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 2958

...Our interpretation of the statutes cited herein is supported not only by the statutes’ plain language but also by the legislative intent behind the statutes. As a result of the revocation, Appellant is now prohibited from operating a motor vehicle in Florida under a license or permit issued in any other jurisdiction. See § 322.30(1), Fla....

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