Chapter 322 — Chapter 322
119 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 322.50 Nonresident Violator Compact
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The Nonresident Violator Compact, hereinafter called “the compact,” is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:ARTICLE IFINDINGS, DECLARATION OF POLICY, AND PURPOSE.—(1) The party jurisdict…
Fla. Stat. § 322.51 Short title
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This act may be cited as the “Uniform Classified Commercial Driver License Act.”
Fla. Stat. § 322.52 Conflict with other laws
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This act is a remedial law and should be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare. To the extent that this act conflicts with general driver licensing provisions, this act prevails. Where this act is silent, the general driver licensing provisions app…
Fla. Stat. § 322.53 License required; exemptions
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), every person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in this state is required to possess a valid commercial driver license issued in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.(2) The following persons are exempt from the requirement…
Fla. Stat. § 322.54 Classification
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(1) Except as provided in s. 322.53, effective April 1, 1992, a person may not drive any motor vehicle not authorized by the classification of his or her driver license.(2) The department shall issue, pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, driver licenses in accordance wit…
Fla. Stat. § 322.56 Contracts for administration of driver license examination
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(1) The department may, by contract, interagency agreement, or interlocal agreement, authorize a person, an entity of the state government, a subdivision of state government, a public or private corporation, a firm, an organization, a school, or an entity of a local government to…
Fla. Stat. § 322.57 Tests of knowledge concerning specified vehicles; endorsement; nonresidents; violations
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(1) In addition to fulfilling any other driver licensing requirements of this chapter, a person who:(a) Drives a double or triple trailer must successfully complete a test of his or her knowledge concerning the safe operation of such vehicles.(b) Drives a passenger vehicle must s…
Fla. Stat. § 322.59 Possession of medical examiner’s certificate
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(1) The department may not issue a commercial driver license to a person who is required by the laws of this state or by federal law to possess a medical examiner’s certificate, unless the person presents a valid certificate, as described in 49 C.F.R. s. 383.71, before licensure.…
Fla. Stat. § 322.591 Commercial driver license and temporary commercial instruction permit; Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse; prohibition on issuance of commercial driver licenses; downgrades
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Beginning November 18, 2024:(1) When a person applies for or seeks to renew, transfer, or make any other change to a commercial driver license or temporary commercial instruction permit, the department must obtain the person’s driving record from the Commercial Driver’s License D…
Fla. Stat. § 322.61 Disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle
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(1) A person who, for offenses occurring within a 3-year period, is convicted of two of the following serious traffic violations or any combination thereof, arising in separate incidents committed in a commercial motor vehicle shall, in addition to any other applicable penalties,…
Fla. Stat. § 322.62 Driving under the influence; commercial motor vehicle operators
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(1) A person who has any alcohol in his or her body may not drive or be in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle in this state. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a moving violation, punishable as provided in s. 318.18.(2)(a) In addition to the pena…
Fla. Stat. § 322.63 Alcohol or drug testing; commercial motor vehicle operators
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(1) A person who accepts the privilege extended by the laws of this state of operating a commercial motor vehicle within this state shall, by so operating such commercial motor vehicle, be deemed to have given his or her consent to submit to an approved chemical or physical test …
Fla. Stat. § 322.64 Holder of commercial driver license; persons operating a commercial motor vehicle; driving with unlawful blood-alcohol level; refusal to submit to breath, urine, or blood test
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(1)(a) A law enforcement officer or correctional officer shall, on behalf of the department, disqualify from operating any commercial motor vehicle a person who while operating or in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle is arrested for a violation of s. 316.193, …
Fla. Stat. § 322.65 Driver license record exchange
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The department shall enter into agreements for the exchange of driver license records with other jurisdictions and with clearinghouses established for such purposes, such as the Commercial Driver’s License Information System or the National Driver Register.
Fla. Stat. § 322.66 Vehicles permitted to be driven during driving skills tests
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A person who does not possess a valid driver license may drive a noncommercial or commercial motor vehicle during a driving skills test conducted in accordance with s. 322.12(3) and (4)(a), if the person has passed the vision, hearing, road rules, and road signs tests ordinarily …
Fla. Stat. § 322.70 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means
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The department is authorized to accept any application provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic means.
Fla. Stat. § 322.71 Investigations; examinations; proceedings; subpoenas and other process; witnesses; oaths; rules
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(1) The department may conduct investigations and examinations of any person suspected of violating or of having violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.(2) For purposes of any investigation or examination conducted pursuant t…
Fla. Stat. § 322.75 Driver License Reinstatement Days
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(1) Each clerk of court shall establish a Driver License Reinstatement Days program for reinstating suspended driver licenses. Participants may include, but are not limited to, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the state attorney’s office, the public defender’s…
Fla. Stat. § 322.76 Clerk of Court Driver License Reinstatement Pilot Program in Miami-Dade County
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There is created in Miami-Dade County the Clerk of Court Driver License Reinstatement Pilot Program.(1) As used in this section, the term “clerk” means the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County.(2) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this chapter, th…