Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SPB 7046 Ì283308,Î283308 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 01/14/2016 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 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 been6suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon7the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for8restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or9unrestricted basis depending on length of suspension or10revocation. In no case shall aA 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 months1 yearafter 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 license28or driving privilege has been suspended or revoked under this29section or s. 322.056 may, upon the expiration of 6 months,30petition the department for restoration of the driving privilege31on a restricted or unrestricted basis depending on the length of32suspension or revocation. In no case shall aA 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 months1 yearor 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 been50suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon51the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for52restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or53unrestricted basis depending on the length of suspension or54revocation. In no case shall aA 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 months1 yearafter 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 been74suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon75the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for76restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or77unrestricted basis depending on the length of suspension or78revocation. In no case shall aA 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