Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SPB 7046
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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)
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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
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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