324.121

Suspension of license and registration.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1961–2023 · leading case: Garcia v. Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.

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Garcia v. Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc. (2008) ca11 “See Fla. Stat. § 324.121 (suspension of license or registration upon notice of an unsatisfied judgment).”

Howard v. American Service Mutual Insurance Co. (1963) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “[3] Further, § 324.121, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. provides for suspension of license and registration if a person fails to satisfy a judgment unless written consent from the judgment creditor is obtained and proof of financial responsibility is furnished according to § 324.”

Williams v. Ferrentino (1967) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “Section 324.121 et seq., F.S.A., where a judgment debtor fails to satisfy a Court judgment, but only applied to license suspensions under F.”

Kraemer v. GMAC (1992) fladistctapp “" Similarly in Trevisol , where the lack of a requirement in the automobile lease for ,000 property damage coverage was held by the Fourth District Court of Appeal to render section 324.121(9)(b) inapplicable, the Fourth District of course did not care that, or if, ,000…”

Sanchez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (2023) flmd · cites it 18× “11 and § 324.121, and where the judgment debtor had the required amount of insurance pursuant to Fla.”

Harrison v. Larson (1961) fladistctapp “It is appellee’s position that the authority granted him to suspend licenses and registrations of Florida citizens for accidents occurring outside of this state under the reciprocal agreement provisions of the statute is merely permissive and cumulative of the suspension powers…”

Larson v. Harrison (1962) fla · cites it 2× “, instead of § 324.121, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. August 31, 1960, as authorized by § 324.”

Newton v. Williams (1969) flacirct9ora “If he so determines, the “uninsured” motorist is exempt from the provision of the Act (unless or until a court decides otherwise — §324.121(1)). It is hardly necessary to observe that it is the courts of this state which ultimately determine whether “no injury was caused to the…”

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