DUI & Driving Offenses

Florida Statute 322.03 makes it a crime to drive a motor vehicle on a Florida highway without ever having been issued a valid driver’s license. On citations and court paperwork it appears as 322.03 or NVDL (“no valid DL”). It is different from driving while your license is suspended — that charge is § 322.34. […]

Handing your keys to a friend, a teenager, or a roommate seems harmless. Florida law can make the loan itself a crime, impound your car after the borrower’s DUI, and in the worst case take it for good.

Florida Statute 316.1922 — the “super speeder” law, effective July 1, 2025 (ch. 2025-77) — makes dangerous excessive speeding a crime, not a ticket. You can be charged if you drive 50 mph or more over the posted limit, or 100 mph or more in a manner that threatens the safety of other people or

Florida Statute 322.264 defines the habitual traffic offender (HTO) — a designation that brings a 5-year license revocation imposed by the DHSMV, usually by mail, often to someone who had no idea it was coming. How you become an HTO Three convictions within 5 years of any combination of: DUI (§ 316.193), driving while license

A December 2025 state memo told drivers their license plate frames are fine. It only covered one of Florida’s three plate laws — and the one it skipped can mean 60 days in jail. All three statutes, explained.

Florida’s dangerous excessive speeding law took effect July 1, 2025. Here is what Fla. Stat. § 316.1922 means for your commute, your rental car, and your teenage driver.

Florida law sets exact numbers for window tint — and police use tint stops to open bigger cases. Here is how the limits work, why “35 percent” film is usually illegal, and what to do if you are pulled over.

Every year the Polk County Clerk’s office runs an amnesty event for drivers whose licenses were suspended over unpaid court obligations. The events are useful, but they obscure something more important: Florida law already gives you a route back to a valid license, and it does not depend on a special Saturday in February. A

Car makers keep promising a dashboard that can detect impairment before you start the engine. Florida’s DUI law didn’t wait — ignition interlocks and a tough new refusal law are already in effect.

Es poco conocido que ciertas infracciones de tránsito pueden resultar en el arresto y encarcelamiento del conductor: Legally reviewed by Tonmiel Rodriguez, Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer — last reviewed June 2026. Manejar sin Licencia Válida — FS 322.03 Manejar sin Seguro de Automóvil — FS 324.221 Manejar sin Registración — FS 320.02 Un juez