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2006 Florida Statutes

SECTION 0261
Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of course.
Section 322.0261, Florida Statutes 2006

322.0261  Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of course.--

(1)  The department shall screen crash reports received under s. 316.066 or s. 324.051 to identify crashes involving the following:

(a)  A crash involving death or a bodily injury requiring transport to a medical facility; or

(b)  A second crash by the same operator within the previous 2-year period involving property damage in an apparent amount of at least $500.

(2)  With respect to an operator convicted of, or who pleaded nolo contendere to, a traffic offense giving rise to a crash identified pursuant to subsection (1), the department shall require that the operator, in addition to other applicable penalties, attend a department-approved driver improvement course in order to maintain driving privileges. If the operator fails to complete the course within 90 days of receiving notice from the department, the operator's driver's license shall be canceled by the department until the course is successfully completed.

(3)  The department shall identify any operator convicted of, or who pleaded nolo contendere to, a second violation of s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1., which violation occurred within 12 months after the first violation, and shall require that operator, in addition to other applicable penalties, to attend a department-approved driver improvement course in order to maintain driving privileges. If the operator fails to complete the course within 90 days after receiving notice from the department, the operator's driver license shall be canceled by the department until the course is successfully completed.

(4)  In determining whether to approve a driver improvement course for the purposes of this section, the department shall consider course content designed to promote safety, driver awareness, crash avoidance techniques, and other factors or criteria to improve driver performance from a safety viewpoint.

History.--s. 27, ch. 90-119; s. 72, ch. 94-306; s. 280, ch. 99-248; s. 5, ch. 2005-194.