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| 16 | 16 | | vehicles; amending s. 316.302, F.S.; revising federal 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | regulations to which owners and operators of certain 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | commercial motor vehicles are subject; deleting 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | obsolete language; amending s. 322.01, F.S.; revising 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | and providing definitions; amending s. 322.02, F.S.; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | charging the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Vehicles with the administration and enforcement of 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | certain federal regulations; amending s. 322.05, F.S.; 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | prohibiting the department from issuing a commercial 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | motor vehicle license to a person who is ineligible 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | under certain federal regulations; amending s. 322.07, 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | F.S.; revising circumstances under whi ch the 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | department shall issue a temporary commercial 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | instruction permit; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; applying 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | a reinstatement service fee to a person whose 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | privilege to operate a commercial vehicle has been 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | downgraded; applying a filing fee to a person apply ing 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | for or seeking to renew, transfer, or make any other 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | change to a commercial driver license or temporary 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | commercial instruction permit; amending s. 322.31, 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | F.S.; requiring that the final orders and rulings of 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | the department wherein a commercial driver l icense or 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | temporary commercial instruction permit is downgraded 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | be reviewable; creating s. 322.591, F.S.; requiring 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | the department to obtain a person's driving record 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | from the Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Clearinghouse; prohibiting the depa rtment from 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | performing certain actions for a person who is 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | under certain federal regulations; requiring the 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | department to downgrade a commercial driver license or 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | temporary commercial instruction permit of a person 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | who is prohibited from operating a commercial motor 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | vehicle under such regulations and to record such 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | downgrade in the Commercial Driver's License 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | Information System; requiring the department to 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | provide to such person certain notification and, upon 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | request, an opportunity for an informal hearing; 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | providing hearing requirements; requiring the 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | department to enter a final order directing the 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | downgrade of the person's commercial driver license or 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | temporary commercial instruction permit under certain 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | circumstances; providing an exception; exempting an 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | informal hearing from certain provisions; authorizing 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | such hearing to be conducted by means of 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | communications technology; requiring the department to 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | dismiss the action to downgrade the person's 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | commercial driver license or temporary commercial 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | instruction permit under certain circumstances; 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | requiring the department to record the 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | disqualification of a person from operating a 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | commercial motor vehicle in the person's driving 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | record upon entry of a final ord er to downgrade the 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | person's commercial driver license or temporary 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | commercial instruction permit; providing construction; 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | requiring reinstatement of the person's commercial 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | driver license or temporary commercial instruction 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | permit under certain circumstan ces; limiting liability 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | of the department; specifying that certain provisions 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | are the exclusive procedure for downgrade of a 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | commercial driver license or temporary commercial 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | instruction permit; providing construction; 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | authorizing issuance of a Class E dri ver license to a 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | person who is prohibited from operating a commercial 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | motor vehicle under certain circumstances; amending 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | ss. 322.34 and 322.61, F.S.; conforming cross -68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | references; providing an effective date. 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the St ate of Florida: 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | Section 1. Subsection (1), paragraph (d) of subsection 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | (2), and subsection (9) of section 316.302, Florida Statutes, 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | are amended to read: 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | 316.302 Commercial motor vehicles; safety regulations; 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | transporters and shippers of hazardous m aterials; enforcement. — 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | (1)(a) All owners and drivers of commercial motor vehicles 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | that are operated on the public highways of this state while 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | engaged in interstate commerce are subject to the rules and 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | regulations contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 383, 384, 385, 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | 386, and 390-397. 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | owners and drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are engaged 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | in intrastate commerce are subject to the rules and regulations 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, and 390-86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | 397, as such rules and regulations existed on December 31, 2023 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | 2020. 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | (c) The emergency exceptions provided by 49 C.F.R. s. 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | 392.82 also apply to communications by utility drivers and 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | utility contractor drivers during a Level 1 activat ion of the 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | State Emergency Operations Center, as provided in the Florida 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | Comprehensive Emergency Management plan, or during a state of 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | emergency declared by executive order or proclamation of the 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | Governor. 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | (d) Except as provided in s. 316.228 for rear ov erhang 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | lighting and flagging requirements for intrastate operations, 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | the requirements of this section supersede all other safety 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | requirements of this chapter for commercial motor vehicles. 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | (e) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle 100 |
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| 162 | 162 | | solely in intrastate commerce which does not transport hazardous 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | materials in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | C.F.R. part 172 need not comply with the requirements of 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | electronic logging devices and hours of service supporting 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | documents as provided in 49 C.F.R. parts 385, 386, 390, and 395 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | until December 31, 2019. 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | (2) 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | (d) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | C.F.R. part 172 within a 150 air-mile radius of the location 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | where the vehicle is based need not comply with 49 C.F.R. ss. 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | 395.8 and 395.11 s. 395.8 if the requirements of 49 C.F.R. s. 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | 395.1(e)(1)(iii) and (iv) s. 395.1(e)(1)(ii), (iii)(A) and (C), 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | and (v) are met. 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | (9) For the purpose of enforcing this section, any law 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | enforcement officer of the Department of Highway Safety and 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | Motor Vehicles or duly appointed agent who holds a current 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | safety inspector certification from the Commercial Vehicle 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | Safety Alliance may requi re the driver of any commercial vehicle 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | operated on the highways of this state to stop and submit to an 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | inspection of the vehicle or the driver's records. If the 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | vehicle or driver is found to be operating in an unsafe 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | condition, or if any required part or equipment is not present 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | or is not in proper repair or adjustment, and the continued 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | operation would present an unduly hazardous operating condition, 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | the officer or agent may require the vehicle or the driver to be 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | removed from service pursuant to the Nort h American Standard 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | Out-of-Service Criteria, until corrected. However, if continuous 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | operation would not present an unduly hazardous operating 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | condition, the officer or agent may give written notice 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | requiring correction of the condition within 15 days. 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | (a) Any member of the Florida Highway Patrol or any law 133 |
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| 207 | 207 | | enforcement officer employed by a sheriff's office or municipal 134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | police department authorized to enforce the traffic laws of this 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | state pursuant to s. 316.640 who has reason to believe that a 136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | vehicle or driver is operating in an unsafe condition may, as 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | provided in subsection (11), enforce the provisions of this 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | section. 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | (b) Any person who fails to comply with an officer's 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | request to submit to an inspection under this subsection commits 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | a violation of s. 843.02 if the person resists the officer 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | without violence or a violation of s. 843.01 if the person 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | resists the officer with violence. 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | Section 2. Subsections (16) through (48) of section 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | 322.01, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (17) 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | through (49), respectively, subsection (5) and present 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | subsections (37) and (41) are amended, and a new subsection (16) 148 |
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| 222 | 222 | | is added to that section, to read: 149 |
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| 223 | 223 | | 322.01 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 150 |
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| 236 | 236 | | (5) "Cancellation" means the act of declaring a driv er 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | license void and terminated but does not include a downgrade . 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | (16) "Downgrade" has the same meaning as the term "CDL 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | downgrade" as defined in 49 C.F.R. s. 383.5(4). 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | (38)(37) "Revocation" means the termination of a 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | licensee's privilege to drive. The term does not include a 156 |
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| 242 | 242 | | downgrade. 157 |
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| 243 | 243 | | (42)(41) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal of a 158 |
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| 244 | 244 | | licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle. The term does not 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | include a downgrade. 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 322.02, Florida 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | 322.02 Legislative intent; administration. — 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | (2) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | charged with the administration and function of enforcement of 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | the provisions of this chapter and the administration and 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | enforcement of 49 C.F.R. parts 382-386 and 390-397. 167 |
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| 253 | 253 | | Section 4. Subsections (7) through (12) of section 322.05, 168 |
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| 254 | 254 | | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (8) through 169 |
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| 255 | 255 | | (13), respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added to that 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | section to read: 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | 322.05 Persons not to be licensed.—The department may not 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | issue a license: 173 |
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| 259 | 259 | | (7) To any person, as a commercial motor vehicle operator, 174 |
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| 260 | 260 | | who is ineligible to operate a commercial motor vehicle pursuant 175 |
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| 273 | 273 | | to 49 C.F.R. part 383. 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 322.07, Florida 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | 322.07 Instruction permits and temporary licenses. — 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | (3) Any person who, except for his or her lack of 180 |
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| 278 | 278 | | instruction in operating a commercial motor vehicle, would 181 |
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| 279 | 279 | | otherwise be qualified to obtain a commercial driver license 182 |
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| 280 | 280 | | under this chapter, may apply for a temporary commercial 183 |
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| 281 | 281 | | instruction permit. The department shall issue such a permit 184 |
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| 282 | 282 | | entitling the applicant, while having the permit in his or her 185 |
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| 283 | 283 | | immediate possession, to drive a commercial motor vehicle on the 186 |
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| 284 | 284 | | highways, if: 187 |
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| 285 | 285 | | (a) The applicant possesses a valid Florida driver 188 |
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| 286 | 286 | | license; and 189 |
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| 287 | 287 | | (b) The applicant, while operating a commercial motor 190 |
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| 288 | 288 | | vehicle, is accompanied by a licensed driver who is 21 years of 191 |
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| 289 | 289 | | age or older, who is licensed to operate the class of veh icle 192 |
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| 290 | 290 | | being operated, and who is occupying the closest seat to the 193 |
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| 291 | 291 | | right of the driver; and 194 |
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| 292 | 292 | | (c) The department has not been notified that, under 49 195 |
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| 293 | 293 | | C.F.R. s. 382.501(a), the applicant is prohibited from operating 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | a commercial motor vehicle . 197 |
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| 295 | 295 | | Section 6. Subsection (8) and paragraph (a) of subsection 198 |
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| 296 | 296 | | (9) of section 322.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 199 |
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| 297 | 297 | | 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting 200 |
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| 310 | 310 | | fees.— 201 |
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| 311 | 311 | | (8) A person who applies for reinstatement following the 202 |
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| 312 | 312 | | suspension or revocation of the person's driver license must pay 203 |
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| 313 | 313 | | a service fee of $45 following a suspension, and $75 following a 204 |
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| 314 | 314 | | revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a license. A 205 |
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| 315 | 315 | | person who applies for reinstatement of a commercial driver 206 |
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| 316 | 316 | | license following the di squalification or downgrade of the 207 |
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| 317 | 317 | | person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle must 208 |
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| 318 | 318 | | shall pay a service fee of $75, which is in addition to the fee 209 |
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| 319 | 319 | | for a license. The department shall collect all of these fees at 210 |
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| 320 | 320 | | the time of reinstatement. The department shall issue proper 211 |
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| 321 | 321 | | receipts for such fees and shall promptly transmit all funds 212 |
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| 322 | 322 | | received by it as follows: 213 |
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| 323 | 323 | | (a) Of the $45 fee received from a licensee for 214 |
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| 324 | 324 | | reinstatement following a suspension: 215 |
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| 325 | 325 | | 1. If the reinstatement is processed by the dep artment, 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | the department shall deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | $30 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | 2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax collector, 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | $15, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s. 220 |
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| 330 | 330 | | 215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $15 shall be 221 |
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| 331 | 331 | | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $15 222 |
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| 332 | 332 | | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 223 |
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| 333 | 333 | | (b) Of the $75 fee received from a licensee for 224 |
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| 334 | 334 | | reinstatement following a revocation , or disqualification, or 225 |
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| 347 | 347 | | downgrade: 226 |
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| 348 | 348 | | 1. If the reinstatement is processed by the department, 227 |
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| 349 | 349 | | the department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and 228 |
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| 350 | 350 | | $40 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 229 |
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| 351 | 351 | | 2. If the reinstatement is processed by the tax co llector, 230 |
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| 352 | 352 | | $20, less the general revenue service charge set forth in s. 231 |
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| 353 | 353 | | 215.20(1), shall be retained by the tax collector, $20 shall be 232 |
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| 354 | 354 | | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and $35 233 |
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| 355 | 355 | | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 234 |
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| 356 | 356 | | 235 |
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| 357 | 357 | | If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a 236 |
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| 358 | 358 | | violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful 237 |
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| 359 | 359 | | breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $130 must be 238 |
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| 360 | 360 | | charged. However, only one $130 fee may be collected from one 239 |
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| 361 | 361 | | person convicted of violations arising out of the same incident. 240 |
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| 362 | 362 | | The department shall collect the $130 fee and deposit the fee 241 |
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| 363 | 363 | | into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of 242 |
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| 364 | 364 | | reinstatement of the person's driver license, but the fee may 243 |
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| 365 | 365 | | not be collected if the suspension or revocation is overturned. 244 |
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| 366 | 366 | | If the revocation or suspension of the driver license was for a 245 |
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| 367 | 367 | | conviction for a violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s. 246 |
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| 368 | 368 | | 817.505, an additional fee of $180 is imposed for each offense. 247 |
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| 369 | 369 | | The department shall coll ect and deposit the additional fee into 248 |
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| 370 | 370 | | the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of 249 |
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| 371 | 371 | | reinstatement of the person's driver license. 250 |
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| 385 | 385 | | (a) Requesting a review authorized in s. 322.222, s. 252 |
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| 386 | 386 | | 322.2615, s. 322.2616, s. 322.27, s. 322.591, or s. 322.64 must 253 |
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| 387 | 387 | | pay a filing fee of $25 to be deposited into the Highway Safety 254 |
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| 388 | 388 | | Operating Trust Fund. 255 |
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| 389 | 389 | | Section 7. Section 322.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to 256 |
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| 390 | 390 | | read: 257 |
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| 391 | 391 | | 322.31 Right of review. —The final orders and rulings of 258 |
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| 392 | 392 | | the department wherein any person's license is denied, canceled, 259 |
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| 393 | 393 | | suspended, or revoked or wherein any person's commercial driver 260 |
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| 394 | 394 | | license or temporary commercial instruction permit is downgraded 261 |
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| 395 | 395 | | person is denied a license, or where such license has been 262 |
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| 396 | 396 | | canceled, suspended, or revoked, shall be reviewable in the 263 |
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| 397 | 397 | | manner and within the time provided by the Florida Rules of 264 |
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| 398 | 398 | | Appellate Procedure only by a writ of certiorari issued by the 265 |
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| 399 | 399 | | circuit court in the county wherein such person shall reside, in 266 |
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| 400 | 400 | | the manner prescribed by the Florida Rules of Appellate 267 |
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| 401 | 401 | | Procedure, any provision in chapter 120 to the contrary 268 |
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| 402 | 402 | | notwithstanding. 269 |
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| 403 | 403 | | Section 8. Section 322.591, Florida Statutes, is created 270 |
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| 404 | 404 | | to read: 271 |
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| 405 | 405 | | 322.591 Commercial driver license and temporary commercial 272 |
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| 406 | 406 | | instruction permit; Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol 273 |
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| 407 | 407 | | Clearinghouse; prohibition on issuance of commercial driver 274 |
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| 408 | 408 | | licenses; downgrades. —Beginning November 18, 2024: 275 |
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| 421 | 421 | | (1) When a person applies for or seeks to renew, transfer, 276 |
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| 422 | 422 | | or make any other change to a com mercial driver license or 277 |
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| 423 | 423 | | temporary commercial instruction permit, the department must 278 |
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| 424 | 424 | | obtain the person's driving record from the Commercial Driver's 279 |
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| 425 | 425 | | License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse established pursuant to 280 |
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| 426 | 426 | | 49 C.F.R. part 382. The department may not issue, renew, or 281 |
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| 427 | 427 | | transfer, or revise the types of authorized vehicles that may be 282 |
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| 428 | 428 | | operated or the endorsements applicable to, a commercial driver 283 |
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| 429 | 429 | | license or temporary commercial instruction permit for any 284 |
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| 430 | 430 | | person for whom the department receives notificati on that, 285 |
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| 431 | 431 | | pursuant to 49 C.F.R. s. 382.501(a), the person is prohibited 286 |
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| 432 | 432 | | from operating a commercial motor vehicle. 287 |
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| 433 | 433 | | (2) The department shall downgrade the commercial driver 288 |
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| 434 | 434 | | license or temporary commercial instruction permit of a person 289 |
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| 435 | 435 | | for whom the departm ent receives notification that, pursuant to 290 |
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| 436 | 436 | | 49 C.F.R. s. 382.501(a), the person is prohibited from operating 291 |
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| 437 | 437 | | a commercial motor vehicle. Any such downgrade must be completed 292 |
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| 438 | 438 | | and recorded by the department in the Commercial Driver's 293 |
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| 439 | 439 | | License Information Syst em within 60 days after the department's 294 |
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| 440 | 440 | | receipt of such notification. 295 |
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| 441 | 441 | | (3)(a) Upon receipt of notification that, pursuant to 49 296 |
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| 442 | 442 | | C.F.R. s. 382.501(a), a person is prohibited from operating a 297 |
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| 443 | 443 | | commercial motor vehicle, the department shall immediately 298 |
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| 444 | 444 | | notify the person who is the subject of such notification that 299 |
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| 445 | 445 | | he or she is prohibited from operating a commercial motor 300 |
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| 458 | 458 | | vehicle and, upon his or her request, must afford him or her an 301 |
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| 459 | 459 | | opportunity for an informal hearing pursuant to this section. 302 |
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| 460 | 460 | | The department's notice must be provided to the person in the 303 |
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| 461 | 461 | | same manner as, and providing notice has the same effect as, 304 |
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| 462 | 462 | | notices provided pursuant to s. 322.251(1) and (2). 305 |
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| 463 | 463 | | (b) An informal hearing under paragraph (a) must be 306 |
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| 464 | 464 | | requested no later than 20 days after the person receives the 307 |
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| 465 | 465 | | notice of the downgrade. If a request for a hearing is not 308 |
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| 466 | 466 | | received within 20 days after receipt of such notice, the 309 |
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| 467 | 467 | | department must enter a final order directing the downgrade of 310 |
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| 468 | 468 | | the person's commercial driver license or temporary com mercial 311 |
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| 469 | 469 | | instruction permit unless the department receives notification 312 |
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| 470 | 470 | | that, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. s. 382.503(a), the person is no 313 |
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| 471 | 471 | | longer prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle. 314 |
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| 472 | 472 | | (c) A hearing requested under paragraph (b) must be 315 |
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| 473 | 473 | | scheduled and held no later than 30 days after receipt by the 316 |
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| 474 | 474 | | department of a request for the hearing. The submission of a 317 |
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| 475 | 475 | | request for hearing under paragraph (b) tolls the deadline to 318 |
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| 476 | 476 | | file a petition for writ of certiorari pursuant to s. 322.31 319 |
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| 477 | 477 | | until after the depa rtment enters a final order after a hearing 320 |
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| 478 | 478 | | under paragraph (b). 321 |
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| 479 | 479 | | (d) The informal hearing authorized by this subsection is 322 |
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| 480 | 480 | | exempt from chapter 120. Such hearing must be conducted before a 323 |
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| 481 | 481 | | hearing officer designated by the department. The hearing 324 |
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| 482 | 482 | | officer may conduct such hearing by means of communications 325 |
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| 495 | 495 | | technology. 326 |
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| 496 | 496 | | (e) The notification received by the department pursuant 327 |
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| 497 | 497 | | to 49 C.F.R. s. 382.501(a) must be in the record for 328 |
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| 498 | 498 | | consideration by the hearing officer and in any proceeding under 329 |
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| 499 | 499 | | s. 322.31 and is considered self-authenticating. The basis for 330 |
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| 500 | 500 | | the notification received by the department pursuant to 49 331 |
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| 501 | 501 | | C.F.R. s. 382.501(a) and the information in the Commercial 332 |
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| 502 | 502 | | Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse which resulted 333 |
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| 503 | 503 | | in such notification are no t subject to challenge in the hearing 334 |
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| 504 | 504 | | or in any proceeding brought under s. 322.31. 335 |
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| 505 | 505 | | (f) If, before the entry of a final order arising from a 336 |
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| 506 | 506 | | notification received by the department pursuant to 49 C.F.R. s. 337 |
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| 507 | 507 | | 382.501(a), the department receives notification that, pursuant 338 |
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| 508 | 508 | | to 49 C.F.R. s. 382.503(a), the person is no longer prohibited 339 |
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| 509 | 509 | | from operating a commercial motor vehicle, the department must 340 |
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| 510 | 510 | | dismiss the action to downgrade the person's commercial driver 341 |
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| 511 | 511 | | license or temporary commercial instruction permit. 342 |
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| 512 | 512 | | (g) Upon the entry of a final order that results in the 343 |
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| 513 | 513 | | downgrade of a person's commercial driver license or temporary 344 |
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| 514 | 514 | | commercial instruction permit, the department shall record 345 |
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| 515 | 515 | | immediately in the person's driving record that the person is 346 |
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| 516 | 516 | | disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle. The 347 |
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| 517 | 517 | | downgrade of a commercial driver license or temporary commercial 348 |
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| 518 | 518 | | instruction permit pursuant to a final order entered pursuant to 349 |
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| 519 | 519 | | this section and, upon the entry of a final order, the recording 350 |
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| 532 | 532 | | in the person's record that the person subject to such final 351 |
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| 533 | 533 | | order is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle, 352 |
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| 534 | 534 | | are not stayed during the pendency of any proceeding pursuant to 353 |
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| 535 | 535 | | s. 322.31. 354 |
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| 536 | 536 | | (h) If, after the department enters a final order that 355 |
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| 537 | 537 | | results in the downgrade of a person's commercial driver license 356 |
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| 538 | 538 | | or temporary commercial instruction permit and records in the 357 |
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| 539 | 539 | | person's driving record that the person is disqualified from 358 |
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| 540 | 540 | | operating a commercial motor vehicle, the department receives: 359 |
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| 541 | 541 | | 1. Notification that, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. s. 382.503(a), 360 |
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| 542 | 542 | | the person is no longer prohibited from operating a commercial 361 |
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| 543 | 543 | | motor vehicle, the department must reinstate the person's 362 |
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| 544 | 544 | | commercial driver license or temporary commercial instruction 363 |
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| 545 | 545 | | permit upon application by s uch person. 364 |
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| 546 | 546 | | 2. Notification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 365 |
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| 547 | 547 | | Administration pursuant to 49 C.F.R. s. 383.73(q)(3) that the 366 |
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| 548 | 548 | | person was erroneously identified as being prohibited from 367 |
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| 549 | 549 | | operating a commercial motor vehicle, the department must notify 368 |
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| 550 | 550 | | the person; reinstate, without payment of the reinstatement fee 369 |
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| 551 | 551 | | required pursuant to s. 322.21, the person's commercial driver 370 |
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| 552 | 552 | | license or commercial instruction permit as expeditiously as 371 |
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| 553 | 553 | | possible; and remove any reference to the person's erroneous 372 |
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| 554 | 554 | | prohibited status from the Commercial Driver's License 373 |
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| 555 | 555 | | Information System and the person's record. 374 |
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| 556 | 556 | | (i) The department is not liable for any commercial driver 375 |
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| 569 | 569 | | license or temporary commercial instruction permit downgrade 376 |
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| 570 | 570 | | resulting from the discharge of its duties. 377 |
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| 571 | 571 | | (j) This section is the exclusive procedure for the 378 |
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| 572 | 572 | | downgrade of a commercial driver license or temporary commercial 379 |
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| 573 | 573 | | instruction permit following notification received by the 380 |
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| 574 | 574 | | department that, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. s. 382.501(a), a person 381 |
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| 575 | 575 | | is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle. 382 |
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| 576 | 576 | | (k) The downgrade of a person's commercial driver license 383 |
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| 577 | 577 | | or temporary commercial instruction permit pursuant to this 384 |
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| 578 | 578 | | section does not preclude the suspension of the driving 385 |
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| 579 | 579 | | privilege for that person pursuant to s . 322.2615 or the 386 |
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| 580 | 580 | | disqualification of that person from operating a commercial 387 |
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| 581 | 581 | | motor vehicle pursuant to s. 322.64. The driving privilege of a 388 |
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| 582 | 582 | | person whose commercial driver license or temporary commercial 389 |
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| 583 | 583 | | instruction permit has been downgraded pursuant to this section 390 |
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| 584 | 584 | | also may be suspended for a violation of s. 316.193. 391 |
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| 585 | 585 | | (4) A person for whom the department receives notification 392 |
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| 586 | 586 | | that, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. s. 382.501(a), the person is 393 |
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| 587 | 587 | | prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle may, if 394 |
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| 588 | 588 | | otherwise qualified, be issued a Class E driver license pursuant 395 |
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| 589 | 589 | | to s. 322.251(4), valid for the length of his or her unexpired 396 |
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| 590 | 590 | | license period, at no cost. 397 |
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| 591 | 591 | | Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 322.34, Florida 398 |
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| 592 | 592 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 399 |
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| 593 | 593 | | 322.34 Driving while l icense suspended, revoked, canceled, 400 |
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| 606 | 606 | | or disqualified.— 401 |
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| 607 | 607 | | (2) Any person whose driver license or driving privilege 402 |
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| 608 | 608 | | has been canceled, suspended, or revoked as provided by law, or 403 |
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| 609 | 609 | | who does not have a driver license or driving privilege but is 404 |
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| 610 | 610 | | under suspension or revocation equivalent status as defined in 405 |
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| 611 | 611 | | s. 322.01(43) s. 322.01(42), except persons defined in s. 406 |
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| 612 | 612 | | 322.264, who, knowing of such cancellation, suspension, 407 |
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| 613 | 613 | | revocation, or suspension or revocation equivalent status, 408 |
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| 614 | 614 | | drives any motor vehicle upon the h ighways of this state while 409 |
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| 615 | 615 | | such license or privilege is canceled, suspended, or revoked, or 410 |
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| 616 | 616 | | while under suspension or revocation equivalent status, commits: 411 |
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| 617 | 617 | | (a) A misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 412 |
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| 618 | 618 | | provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 413 |
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| 619 | 619 | | (b)1. A misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 414 |
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| 620 | 620 | | provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, upon a second or 415 |
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| 621 | 621 | | subsequent conviction, except as provided in paragraph (c). 416 |
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| 622 | 622 | | 2. A person convicted of a third or subsequent conviction, 417 |
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| 623 | 623 | | except as provided in paragraph (c), must serve a minimum of 10 418 |
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| 624 | 624 | | days in jail. 419 |
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| 625 | 625 | | (c) A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided 420 |
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| 626 | 626 | | in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, upon a third or 421 |
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| 627 | 627 | | subsequent conviction if the current violation of this sectio n 422 |
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| 628 | 628 | | or the most recent prior violation of the section is related to 423 |
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| 629 | 629 | | driving while license canceled, suspended, revoked, or 424 |
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| 630 | 630 | | suspension or revocation equivalent status resulting from a 425 |
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| 643 | 643 | | violation of: 426 |
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| 644 | 644 | | 1. Driving under the influence; 427 |
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| 645 | 645 | | 2. Refusal to submit to a urine, breath-alcohol, or blood 428 |
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| 646 | 646 | | alcohol test; 429 |
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| 647 | 647 | | 3. A traffic offense causing death or serious bodily 430 |
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| 648 | 648 | | injury; or 431 |
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| 649 | 649 | | 4. Fleeing or eluding. 432 |
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| 650 | 650 | | 433 |
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| 651 | 651 | | The element of knowledge is satisfied if the person has been 434 |
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| 652 | 652 | | previously cited as provided in subsection (1); or the p erson 435 |
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| 653 | 653 | | admits to knowledge of the cancellation, suspension, or 436 |
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| 654 | 654 | | revocation, or suspension or revocation equivalent status; or 437 |
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| 655 | 655 | | the person received notice as provided in subsection (4). There 438 |
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| 656 | 656 | | shall be a rebuttable presumption that the knowledge requirement 439 |
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| 657 | 657 | | is satisfied if a judgment or order as provided in subsection 440 |
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| 658 | 658 | | (4) appears in the department's records for any case except for 441 |
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| 659 | 659 | | one involving a suspension by the department for failure to pay 442 |
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| 660 | 660 | | a traffic fine or for a financial responsibility violation. 443 |
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| 661 | 661 | | Section 10. Subsection (4) of section 322.61, Florida 444 |
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| 662 | 662 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 445 |
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| 663 | 663 | | 322.61 Disqualification from operating a commercial motor 446 |
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| 664 | 664 | | vehicle.— 447 |
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| 665 | 665 | | (4) Any person who is transporting hazardous materials as 448 |
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| 666 | 666 | | defined in s. 322.01(25) s. 322.01(24) shall, upon conviction of 449 |
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| 667 | 667 | | an offense specified in subsection (3), be disqualified from 450 |
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