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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 03:00:26+00:00

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While the crime of driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified (often referred to as simply DWLS) is usually a misdemeanor offense in Florida, some people can face felony charges. In some cases, the enhanced charges are the result of previous DWLS convictions.
Even individuals accused of driving while license suspended for the first time can be charged with felony offenses if they were alleged habitual traffic offenders (HTOs). Felony convictions for DWLS carry much steeper consequences for alleged offenders, including more time in prison and much bigger fines.
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When do alleged offenders become HTOs?
Where can I learn more about felony driving while license suspended in Broward County?
The alleged offender drove a commercial motor vehicle while his or her driver license or driving privilege was canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified and he or she has been previously convicted of DWLS.
Third-degree felony convictions in Florida are punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a maximum fine of $5,000.
A violation of a traffic control signal device as provided in Florida Statute § 316.074(1) or Florida Statute § 316.075(1)(c)1.
Burgess v. State, 198 So. 3d 1151 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016) — Donald Burgess was convicted of driving while his license was revoked, but appealed the denial of his motion to dismiss because he had never actually been issued a driver's license. The Second District Court of Appeals agreed with Burgess, reversing his judgment and sentence ordering the trial court on remand to immediately vacate the judgment for the felony offense, dismiss the felony charge, and determine, as a result, whether Burgess was entitled to immediate release. The Second District noted that in reversing Burgess’s conviction, it was receding from its decision in Carroll v. State, 761 So. 2d 417, 419 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000) and certified conflict with Newton v. State, 898 So.2d 1133, 1134 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005), and State v. Bletcher, 763 So.2d 1277, 1278 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000), which followed Carroll in unelaborated per curiam decisions.
Driver License Suspensions | Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) — On this section of the DHSMV website, you can learn how to reinstate a license revoked for inadequate vision or after a suspension for a violation (not DUI-related) resulting in death or serious bodily injury. You can also find information about how to clear unpaid tickets, revocation as an HTO, and suspensions for being delinquent in child support. The website also has answers to frequently asked questions.
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