Senate Bill 2052c1

    Florida Senate - 2000                           CS for SB 2052

    By the Committee on Criminal Justice and Senator Sebesta





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to juvenile justice; amending

  3         s. 322.056, F.S.; providing an exception to

  4         mandatory revocation or suspension of a

  5         juvenile's driver's license under certain

  6         circumstances; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 322.056, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         322.056  Mandatory revocation or suspension of, or

13  delay of eligibility for, driver's license for persons under

14  age 18 found guilty of certain alcohol, drug, or tobacco

15  offenses; prohibition.--

16         (1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 322.055, if a

17  person under 18 years of age is found guilty of or delinquent

18  for a violation of s. 562.11(2), s. 562.111, or chapter 893,

19  and:

20         (a)  The person is eligible by reason of age for a

21  driver's license or driving privilege, the court shall direct

22  the department to revoke or to withhold issuance of his or her

23  driver's license or driving privilege for a period of:

24         1.  Not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year for

25  the first violation.

26         2.  Two years, for a subsequent violation.

27         (b)  The person's driver's license or driving privilege

28  is under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court

29  shall direct the department to extend the period of suspension

30  or revocation by an additional period of:

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    Florida Senate - 2000                           CS for SB 2052
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  1         1.  Not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year for

  2  the first violation.

  3         2.  Two years, for a subsequent violation.

  4         (c)  The person is ineligible by reason of age for a

  5  driver's license or driving privilege, the court shall direct

  6  the department to withhold issuance of his or her driver's

  7  license or driving privilege for a period of:

  8         1.  Not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year

  9  after the date on which he or she would otherwise have become

10  eligible, for the first violation.

11         2.  Two years after the date on which he or she would

12  otherwise have become eligible, for a subsequent violation.

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14  However, the court may, in the court's discretion, direct the

15  department to issue a license for driving privileges

16  restricted to business or employment purposes only, as defined

17  by s. 322.271, if the person is otherwise qualified for such a

18  license.

19         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

20  law.

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22          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
23                         Senate Bill 2052

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25  Deletes all the provisions in the bill except for the driver's
    license provisions.
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