Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 324.131 (2025)

Period of suspension.

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324.131 Period of suspension.Such license, registration and nonresident’s operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of such person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until every such judgment is stayed, satisfied in full or to the extent of the limits stated in s. 324.021(7) and until the said person gives proof of financial responsibility as provided in s. 324.031, such proof to be maintained for 3 years. In addition, if the person’s license or registration has been suspended or revoked due to a violation of s. 316.193 or pursuant to s. 322.26(2), that person shall maintain liability coverage for each motor vehicle registered in his or her name, as described in s. 627.7275(2), and must present proof that coverage is in force on a form adopted by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, such proof to be maintained for 3 years.
History.s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; s. 2, ch. 2005-72; s. 8, ch. 2023-186.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1971–2023 · leading case: Perez. v. Campbell, 402 U.S. 637 (1971).
Perez. v. Campbell, 402 U.S. 637 (1971). · cites it 2× “See also Fla. Stat. Ann. § 324.131 (1968) and Op. Atty.”
Sanchez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (M.D. Fla. 2023). · cites it 17× “§ 324.131 for unpaid judgments precludes Hiday & Ricke from requesting that the DMV suspend the license of judgement [sic] debtors who had the required insurance at the time of the accident.”
Sanchez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (M.D. Fla. 2023). “Ricke and Hiday also argue that they lacked the requisite intent to commit mail fraud because Florida Statute § 324.131 is ambiguous. (Doc. 101 at 8–9).”
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