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Driving As A Habitual Traffic Offender Is Typically a Felony, Punishable up to 5-years in Prison
Driving as a habitual traffic offender is against the law. Up until the Summer of 2008 it was always a felony offense punishable up to 5-years in prison. Today the offense can be classified as a misdemeanor under certain conditions. Either way, if you are caught driving or in actual physical control (definition) of an automobile while you are designated as a Habitual Traffic Offender - you will be arrested and taken to jail.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles [DMV] will designate anyone as a habitual traffic offender if they have committed certain specified traffic offenses, namely driving with a suspended drivers license (see below for a more detailed definition). Once the DMV calculates that someone meets the requirements to be designated a habitual traffic offender they will notify them by mail and shortly thereafter suspend their driving privilege for 5-years. WHAT DO YOU DO? If you receive this letter do not hesitate - contact us immediately (407 841-5555) to save your drivers license. A time-clock has started to tick away and you do not have time to waste.
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What is a Habitual Traffic Offender?
A "habitual traffic offender [HTO]" in Florida is any person whose record, as maintained by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DMV), shows that such person has accumulated the specified number of convictions for offenses listed below within a 5-year period:
Three or more convictions of any one or more of the following arising out of separate acts;
- Voluntary or involuntary manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.
- Driving Under the Influence.
- Any felony conviction in which a vehicle was used.
- Driving a motor vehicle while his or her license is suspended or revoked (adjudication withheld = conviction in criminal cases).
- Failure to render aid in the event of a motor vehicle crash resulting in the death or personal injury of another.
OR, a person with 15 convictions for moving traffic violations for which points may be assessed.
You can read more about the actual Florida HTO statute on my HTO Law Page.
Defending Driving as a Habitual Traffic Offender
This law is complicated for the average driver. There have been many cases ruled on that have added to this confusion. We have been successful in fighting HTO suspensions and charges for many years. Knowledge of the law and experience dealing with these cases has helped us keep many clients from jail. One of the goals we have with all our clients is to get their drivers license back - to have it "un-suspended" if possible.
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