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Category: Driver License

How do I clear a suspension, revocation, or cancellation on my driver license?

This answer has been viewed 15681 times and was last updated on 06/04/2021.

Please read the publication that applies to your situation.

Financial responsibility (FR) insurance suspensions:

• FR DUI conviction or FR non-DUI conviction
• FR failure to provide insurance – court-ordered personal injury protection (PIP)
• FR habitual traffic offender
• FR judgment liability
• FR liability crash or accident
• FR personal injury protection (PIP) cancellation
• FR personal injury protection (PIP) crash
• FR points
• FR personal injury protection (PIP) registration – registration renewal

Note: Have you received a letter from the state regarding an FR Sanction case number starting with a 1 (liability crash or accident), 2 (failure to provide insurance), 7 [personal injury protection (PIP) cancellation], 8 [personal injury protection (PIP) registration] or 9 [personal injury protection (PIP) crash]? Visit the state's website for detailed instructions on how to keep your license valid.

Suspensions:

• Point suspension – 12 points in 12 months, 18 points in 18 months, 24 points in 36 months
• Adjudicated physically or mentally incapacitated
• Court-directed suspension
• Court financial suspension
• D6 suspension (FL) or D6 suspension (Out-of-State)– applies to the following:
  • Failed to appear on traffic summons
  • Failed to comply with traffic summons
  • Failed to complete court-ordered school
  • School elected when not eligible
  • Failed to attend school
  • Failed to pay traffic fine
• Driver license obtained by fraud
• Education non-compliance with school attendance – School dropout
• Failed to appear for worthless check
• Failed to stop for or passing school bus
• Five-time failure – failed driver license road exam five times
• Load dropping, shifting or escaping – failed to secure load / serious injury or death
• Manslaughter / vehicular homicide / using motor vehicle in connection with felony – Committed an offense
• Non-compliance for genetic testing
• Out-of-state suspension or revocation
• Petit theft of gas or retail theft – Florida Statute 812.0155
• Possession of tobacco or nicotine by a minor
• Provided alcohol to a minor – Florida Statute 562.11(1)(a)
• Violation of Florida Statute 322.058 – Child support delinquent
• Violation of Chapter 893 controlled substance
• Violation or crash resulting in death, serious injury, or personal injury
• Violation of restriction

Revocations:

• Court-directed revocation
• Failed to appear for worthless check
• Failed to render aid involving injury or death
• Fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement
• Fraudulent insurance claims
• Habitual traffic offender
• Immoral act involving motor vehicle driver or passenger
• Load dropping, shifting or escaping – failed to secure load / serious injury or death
• Manslaughter and vehicular homicide
• Out-of-state suspension or revocation
• Provided alcohol to a minor – Florida Statute 562.11(1)(a)
• Racing on public traffic way
• Theft of vehicle, parts, or components
• Violation of Florida Statute 790.22 – Unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor
• Violation of Chapter 893 controlled substance

DUI suspensions, DUI revocations, and ignition interlock device:

• DUI suspensions:
  • Administrative suspension for DUBAL or refusal – driving with unlawful blood alcohol level or refusal to submit to a test
  • Administrative suspension for zero tolerance under 21 – under 21 and driving with unlawful blood alcohol level
• DUI revocation – driving under the influence, driving with unlawful blood alcohol level
• Ignition interlock device

Cancellations:

• 3 crashes in 3 years
• Failed to complete school – ADI, BDI, driver improvement, traffic collision avoidance
• DUI schools, treatment, and supervision – failed to complete DUI school
• Purchased license while suspended or revoked

Hardship Licenses and Bureau of Administrative Review (BAR)

• Hardship licenses – includes BAR office information

Schools:

• Driver improvement schools – ADI, BDI
• DUI schools, treatment, and supervision

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