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Florida Statute 324.081 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 324.081 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 324.081 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
324.081 Nonresident owner or operator.
(1) The department may establish reciprocal agreements with any other states for the purpose of fulfilling the provisions of this chapter and pursuant to such agreements may suspend the license and registration of a resident of this state involved in a crash in another state.
(2) When a nonresident’s operating privilege is suspended pursuant to this chapter, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the appropriate official of the reciprocating state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in subsection (3).
(3) Upon receipt of such certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in any such other reciprocating state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle crash, under circumstances which would require the department to suspend a nonresident’s operating privilege had the crash occurred in this state, the department shall suspend the license of such resident if he or she was the operator, and all of his or her registrations if he or she was the owner of a motor vehicle involved in such crash. Such suspension shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the law of such other state relating to the deposit of such security.
(4) In the event such nonresident shall at the time have in effect an insurance policy or surety bond issued by any insurance company or surety company not authorized to do business in this state, the department may reinstate such nonresident upon said company furnishing it with power of attorney to accept service of process.
History.s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; s. 6, ch. 57-147; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 77-118; s. 11, ch. 77-468; s. 435, ch. 95-148; s. 305, ch. 99-248.
Note.Former s. 324.06.

Cases Citing F.S. 324.081

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·Harrison v. Larson, 133 So. 2d 446 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1961).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

...in § 324.141.” F.S. § 324.-121, F.S.A. . F.S. § 324.021(10), F.S.A. . Nulter v. State Road Commission of West Virginia, et al., 1937, 119 W.Va. 312 , 193 S.E. 549 , 194 S.E. 270 . . § 324.06 of Oh. 29963, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1955. . F.S. § 324.081(2) (3), F.S.A.
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Cited (see also)Sanchez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (2023)
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Com. Union Assurance Co. of Canada v. Wynn, 656 So. 2d 615 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 6934, 1995 WL 380064

...Commercial Union’s assertion on appeal that there was a stipulation between the parties that the power of attorney was filed pursuant to section 624.422 Florida Statutes (1979) is negated by the record. . The 1977 version of section 624.422 was the same as the 1979 version relied upon by Commercial Union. . Section 324.081(4).
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Larson v. Harrison, 142 So. 2d 727 (Fla. 1962).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1962 Fla. LEXIS 2691

order of suspension inadvertently referred to § 324.081, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., instead of § 324.121
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·Beyer v. Home Mut. Ins. Co., 512 So. 2d 990 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1997, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9882

...This section has been amended to provide that "[e]ach licensed insurer, whether domestic, foreign or alien, shall be deemed to have appointed the Insurance Commissioner and Treasurer ... as its attorney to receive service of all legal process issued against it in any civil action or proceeding in this state ...” . Section 324.081(4) describes the filing of a power of attorney and provides as follows: (4) In the event such nonresident shall at the time have in effect an insurance policy or surety bond issued by any insurance company or surety company not author...
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