In Florida, you can lose a driver's license for non-driving violations

In Florida, a driver's license may be suspended not only for violation of traffic rules, but also for many other minor violations of the law.

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Absenteeism; drawing graffiti in an unauthorized place; issuing checks that are not backed by real money; smoking before the legal age to use tobacco products in the state; Sexting is an incomplete list of violations that can lead to a suspended driver's license in Florida, the publication writes. Tampabay.

Another reason is failure to pay traffic fines, which can sometimes be quite large: Running a red light can cost state drivers $166, while speeding costs $300.

That is, if you fail to pay a fine in 200 dollars over time, the driver receives a suspension of a driver's license, and the penalty rises to 500 dollars if he was detained for driving with a suspended license. If you try to pay it in installments, then skipping at least one payment will again lead to the suspension of the driver’s license, and you will have to pay 65 dollars to restore them.

If the driver gets behind the wheel after the license is suspended, and it will be detected, he will face another penalty. Three cases of detention with a suspended license are considered a criminal offense and are punishable by prison.

Currently, more than 700 people are serving prison sentences in Florida prisons for driving with a suspended license.

The practice of suspending a license for minor non-driving violations has increased over the years. In the year 2013, the state suspended 1,3 million licenses; in 2017, there were about 1,7 million.

Although the suspension of driving licenses, in addition to fines and other penalties, should have encouraged people to solve their problems with the law as quickly as possible, this had the opposite effect, because for many people work is related to driving, and suspension of a license makes it impossible for them to work, and therefore pay a fine. for which she was suspended. If you use a car with a suspended license, the penalty may increase for driving without a license. Therefore, a kind of vicious circle comes out.

Some state legislators have tried several times to repeal these rules, but for some reason the Florida Parliament refuses to consider such proposals.

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