The Florida Senate

322.291  Driver improvement schools; required in certain suspension and revocation cases.--Except as provided in s. 322.03(2), any person:

(1)  Whose driving privilege has been revoked:

(a)  Upon conviction for:

1.  Driving, or being in actual physical control of, any vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111, or any substance controlled under chapter 893, in violation of s. 316.193;

2.  Driving with an unlawful blood- or breath-alcohol level;

3.  Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;

4.  Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another;

5.  Reckless driving; or

(b)  As an habitual offender;

(c)  Upon direction of the court, if the court feels that the seriousness of the offense and the circumstances surrounding the conviction warrant the revocation of the licensee's driving privilege; or

(2)  Whose license was suspended under the point system, was suspended for driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level of 0.10 percent or higher before January 1, 1994, was suspended for driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher after December 31, 1993, or was suspended for refusing to submit to a lawful breath, blood, or urine test as provided in s. 322.2615

shall, before the driving privilege may be reinstated, present to the department proof of enrollment in a department-approved advanced driver improvement course or substance abuse education course. If the person fails to complete such course within 90 days after reinstatement, the driver's license shall be canceled by the department until such course is successfully completed.

History.--s. 1, ch. 77-219; s. 10, ch. 82-155; s. 11, ch. 86-296; s. 6, ch. 91-200; ss. 6, 26, ch. 91-255; ss. 4, 5, ch. 92-195; s. 6, ch. 93-124; s. 10, ch. 95-326; s. 43, ch. 95-333.