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Florida Statute 812.0155 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 812.0155 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 812.0155 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
812.0155 Driver license suspension as an alternative sentence for a person under 18 years of age.—
(1) The court may revoke, suspend, or withhold issuance of a driver license of a person less than 18 years of age who violates s. 812.014 or s. 812.015 as an alternative to sentencing the person to:
(a) Probation as defined in s. 985.03 or commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, if the person is adjudicated delinquent for such violation and has not previously been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any criminal offense, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld.
(b) Probation as defined in s. 985.03, commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, probation as defined in chapter 948, community control, or incarceration, if the person is convicted as an adult of such violation and has not previously been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any criminal offense, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term “department” means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. A court that revokes, suspends, or withholds issuance of a driver license under subsection (1) shall:
(a) If the person is eligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, direct the department to revoke or withhold issuance of the person’s driver license or driving privilege for not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year;
(b) If the person’s driver license is under suspension or revocation for any reason, direct the department to extend the period of suspension or revocation by not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year; or
(c) If the person is ineligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving privilege, direct the department to withhold issuance of the person’s driver license or driving privilege for not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year after the date on which the person would otherwise become eligible.
(3) This section does not preclude the court from imposing any other sanction.
History.—s. 4, ch. 2001-115; s. 34, ch. 2004-373; s. 43, ch. 2014-216; s. 38, ch. 2019-167.

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·State v. Rygwelski, 899 So. 2d 498 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 924262

in violation of section 812.155, Florida Statutes (2001), but holding section 812.155(4)(b) unconstitutional
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Cited as authorityIncredible Investments, LLC v. Fernandez-Rundle (2014)
Cited as authorityIncredible Investments, LLC v. Fernandez-Rundle (2013)
CitedEllsworth v. State (2012)
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·Simmons v. State, 106 So. 3d 507 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 1656, 2013 WL 331588

leased property of $300 or more in violation of section 812.155(3), Florida Statutes (2009). See McKeliver
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CitedW.S., A CHILD v. STATE OF FLORIDA (2022)
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CitedJose Luis Raya v. State of Florida (2015)
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CitedJose L. Raya v. State (2014)
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·Ellsworth v. State, 89 So. 3d 1076 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 2052773, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9193

necessary to maintain a prosecution pursuant to section 812.155(6), Florida Statutes (2009).1 We agree with
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Quote AuthorityFrisco, Frisco v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company (2025)
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Quote AuthoritySTATE OF FLORIDA v. ANDREW SCOTT CROSE (2024)
Cited as authoritySTATE OF FLORIDA v. ROBERT SAMPAIO (2020)
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·Muccio v. State, 949 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2007 WL 675347

failure to return leased property pursuant to section 812.155, Florida Statutes. Appellant argued that he
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Cited (see also)LAWHON-GRIFFIS v. State (2009)
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·In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases— Report No. 2013-03, 146 So. 3d 1110 (Fla. 2014).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 531, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 2582, 2014 WL 4251210

FAILURE TO RETURN [HIRED] [LEASED] PROPERTY § 812.155(3), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Failure
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CitedRodney Tyrone Lowe v. State of Florida (2018)
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CitedIn Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-06. (2018)
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Cited as authorityGangapersad Ramroop v. State of Florida (2017)
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·Smith v. State, 9 So. 3d 702 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 3243, 2009 WL 1025412

new trial. Smith was charged with violating section 812.155(3), Florida Statutes (2005), for failing to
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Quote AuthorityRacine v. State (2009)
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·State v. Gilbert, 880 So. 2d 1284 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 13265, 2004 WL 1948660

property, a third-degree felony in violation of section 812.155, Florida Statutes (2002). The circuit court
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Cited as authorityLewis v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission (2011)
CitedByrum v. Unemployment Appeals Commission (2006)
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·Rodriguez-Aguilar v. State, 198 So. 3d 792 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 3601, 2016 WL 886225

offense is a third-degree felony. See § 812.155(3)» Fla. Stat. (2011). Mr. Rodriguez-Aguilar negotiated
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CitedSterling Allen Johnson v. State of Florida (2017)
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Cited as authorityMcCarthy v. State (2017)
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·State v. Person, 903 So. 2d 281 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 8313, 2005 WL 1307665

review of the trial court’s order which finds section 812.155(4)(b), Florida Statutes (2001), to be unconstitutional
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CitedBrent v. Cain (2024)
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·McCarthy v. State, 214 So. 3d 790 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2017 WL 1277739, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 4571

with a value of $300 or more, in violation of section 812.155(3), Florida Statutes (2010). All of the offenses
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CitedSterling Allen Johnson v. State of Florida (2017)
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·State v. Rose, 876 So. 2d 1240 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2004 WL 1454443

(the Appellees) charging them with violating section 812.155(3), Florida Statutes (2001), for failing to
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State v. Sanders, 905 So. 2d 241 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 9623, 2005 WL 1457746

violation of section 812.155, Florida Statutes (2003). In Rygwelski, we held that section 812.155(4)(b) did
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Charles Delmas Roberson v. Enter. Leasing Co. of Florida, LLC (Fla. 4th DCA 2023).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

had no probable cause to arrest him, citing section 812.155, Florida Statutes (2017), we direct him to
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State v. Green, 902 So. 2d 352 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 8120, 2005 WL 1281662

to return leased equipment in violation of section 812.155, Florida Statutes (2002). We reverse and remand
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Hay v. State, 79 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 1095, 2012 WL 246465

redeliver a leased vehicle, a violation of section 812.155(3), Florida Statutes (2009), and was sentenced
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State of Florida v. Robert Sampaio (Fla. 4th DCA 2020).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

paragraph with the specific language required by section 812.155(6), Florida Statutes (2016). Because the State
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State v. Monroe, 888 So. 2d 763 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 19514, 2004 WL 2952868

to return leased property in violation of section 812.155, Florida Statutes (2001); The circuit court
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T.R.P. v. State, 714 So. 2d 1193 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 9745, 1998 WL 438490

personal property (a tuxedo) in violation of section 812.155(3), Florida Statutes (1995). We agree with
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State v. Higby, 899 So. 2d 1269 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 5964, 2005 WL 954847

to return leased equipment in violation of section 812.155, Florida Statutes (2000). The trial court found

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