Florida Statute 324.121 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 324
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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F.S. 324.121

324.121 Suspension of license and registration.—

(1) The department, upon the receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, as provided in s. 324.111, shall forthwith suspend the license and registration and any nonresident’s operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as hereinafter otherwise provided in this section, and in s. 324.141.

(2)(a) If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in such form as the department may prescribe, that the judgment debtor be allowed license and registration or nonresident’s operating privilege, the same may be allowed by the department, in its discretion, for 6 months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is revoked in writing notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment, or any installments thereof prescribed in s. 324.141, provided the judgment debtor furnished proof of financial responsibility as provided in s. 324.031, such proof to be maintained for 3 years.

(b) If the department determines that an insurer was obligated to pay the judgment but failed to do so through no fault of the judgment debtor, the judgment debtor’s license and registration and any nonresident’s operating privilege shall not be suspended.

History.—s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 71-59; s. 29, ch. 90-119.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 324.121

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 324.121.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 324.121

Total Results: 8

Lite v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-04-15

Citation: 617 So. 2d 1058, 1993 WL 113519

Snippet: of a motor vehicle. See, e.g., §§ 324.051 and 324.121, Fla. Stat. (1989) (failure of automobile owner

Kraemer v. GMAC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-12-30

Citation: 613 So. 2d 483, 1992 WL 386376

Snippet: Fourth District Court of Appeal to render section 324.121(9)(b) inapplicable, the Fourth District of course

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1981-06-09

Snippet: been suspended pursuant to the provisions of s. 324.121, F.S.? 2. Does a discharge in bankruptcy relieve

Williams v. Ferrentino

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1967-06-02

Citation: 199 So. 2d 504

Snippet: apply to a license suspension under F.S. Section 324.121 et seq., F.S.A., where a judgment debtor fails

Howard v. American Service Mutual Insurance Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1963-04-02

Citation: 151 So. 2d 682, 8 A.L.R. 3d 382, 1963 Fla. App. LEXIS 3571

Snippet: with § 324.031, Fla. Stat., F.S.A.[3] Further, § 324.121, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. provides for suspension of

Larson v. Harrison

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-06-13

Citation: 142 So. 2d 727, 1962 Fla. LEXIS 2691

Snippet: instead of § 324.121, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. August 31, 1960, as authorized by § 324.121, Florida Statutes

Harrison v. Larson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1961-09-21

Citation: 133 So. 2d 446

Snippet: operating privilege of the a nonresident, under § 324.-121 of the statutes, we construe the statutory definition

State Ex Rel. Trustee Realty Co. v. Atkinson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1929-05-30

Citation: 122 So. 794, 97 Fla. 1032

Snippet: 40; Chapman v. Moore, 151 Cal. 509, 91 Pac. R. 324, 121 A. S. R. 130; McCracken v. Flanagan, 127 N.Y.