Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SPB 7046
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/14/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 337 - 410
    4  and insert:
    5  license. A driver whose license or driving privilege has been
    6  suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon
    7  the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for
    8  restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or
    9  unrestricted basis depending on length of suspension or
   10  revocation. In no case shall a A restricted license may not be
   11  available until 6 months of the suspension or revocation period
   12  has expired.
   13         (2) If a person 18 years of age or older is convicted for
   14  the possession or sale of, trafficking in, or conspiracy to
   15  possess, sell, or traffic in a controlled substance and such
   16  person is eligible by reason of age for a driver license or
   17  privilege, the court shall direct the department to withhold
   18  issuance of such person’s driver license or driving privilege
   19  for a period of 6 months 1 year after the date the person was
   20  convicted or until the person is evaluated for and, if deemed
   21  necessary by the evaluating agency, completes a drug treatment
   22  and rehabilitation program approved or regulated by the
   23  Department of Children and Families. However, the court may, in
   24  its sound discretion, direct the department to issue a license
   25  for driving privilege restricted to business or employment
   26  purposes only, as defined by s. 322.271, if the person is
   27  otherwise qualified for such a license. A driver whose license
   28  or driving privilege has been suspended or revoked under this
   29  section or s. 322.056 may, upon the expiration of 6 months,
   30  petition the department for restoration of the driving privilege
   31  on a restricted or unrestricted basis depending on the length of
   32  suspension or revocation. In no case shall a A restricted
   33  license may not be available until 6 months of the suspension or
   34  revocation period has expired.
   35         (3) If a person 18 years of age or older is convicted for
   36  the possession or sale of, trafficking in, or conspiracy to
   37  possess, sell, or traffic in a controlled substance and such
   38  person’s driver license or driving privilege is already under
   39  suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall direct
   40  the department to extend the period of such suspension or
   41  revocation by an additional period of 6 months 1 year or until
   42  the person is evaluated for and, if deemed necessary by the
   43  evaluating agency, completes a drug treatment and rehabilitation
   44  program approved or regulated by the Department of Children and
   45  Families. However, the court may, in its sound discretion,
   46  direct the department to issue a license for driving privilege
   47  restricted to business or employment purposes only, as defined
   48  by s. 322.271, if the person is otherwise qualified for such a
   49  license. A driver whose license or driving privilege has been
   50  suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon
   51  the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for
   52  restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or
   53  unrestricted basis depending on the length of suspension or
   54  revocation. In no case shall a A restricted license may not be
   55  available until 6 months of the suspension or revocation period
   56  has expired.
   57         (4) If a person 18 years of age or older is convicted for
   58  the possession or sale of, trafficking in, or conspiracy to
   59  possess, sell, or traffic in a controlled substance and such
   60  person is ineligible by reason of age for a driver license or
   61  driving privilege, the court shall direct the department to
   62  withhold issuance of such person’s driver license or driving
   63  privilege for a period of 6 months 1 year after the date that he
   64  or she would otherwise have become eligible or until he or she
   65  becomes eligible by reason of age for a driver license and is
   66  evaluated for and, if deemed necessary by the evaluating agency,
   67  completes a drug treatment and rehabilitation program approved
   68  or regulated by the Department of Children and Families.
   69  However, the court may, in its sound discretion, direct the
   70  department to issue a license for driving privilege restricted
   71  to business or employment purposes only, as defined by s.
   72  322.271, if the person is otherwise qualified for such a
   73  license. A driver whose license or driving privilege has been
   74  suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon
   75  the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for
   76  restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or
   77  unrestricted basis depending on the length of suspension or
   78  revocation. In no case shall a A restricted license may not be
   79  available until 6 months of the suspension or revocation period
   80  has
   81  
   82  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   83  And the title is amended as follows:
   84         Delete line 33
   85  and insert:
   86         offenses; deleting provisions authorizing a driver to
   87         petition the department for restoration of the
   88         person’s driving privilege; amending s. 322.056, F.S.;
   89         decreasing the