324.141

Installment payments.

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324.141 Installment payments.—

(1) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.

(2) The department shall not suspend a license, registration or a nonresident’s operating privilege, and shall restore any license, registration or nonresident’s operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains such an order permitting the payment of such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any said installment is not in default.

(3) In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, then upon notice of such default, the department shall forthwith suspend the license, registration or nonresident’s operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied, as provided in this chapter.

History.—s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1961–2023 · leading case: Harrison v. Larson

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Harrison v. Larson (1961) fladistctapp ““(1) The commissioner upon the receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, 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…”

Davis v. Hughes (1990) flacirct · cites it 4× “§ 324.141 (1) and (2) (1987) for payment *154 of judgment in installments and for reinstatement of driver’s license and motor vehicle registration and the court having examined the motion and having received evidence, and having heard the argument of counsel, finds the facts to…”

Sanchez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (2023) flmd “131 means that her 9 Section 324.141 regards installment payments and is not applicable here.”

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