The third offense is charged as a third degree felony, which carries fines of up to $5,000 and a prison term of up to five years. Driving without a valid license in Florida can cost a person up to $500 in fines or 60 days of jail time for the first offense and up to $1000 on the second offense with potential jail time of one year.By contrast, just 9% of citations issued were for Driving Under the Influence. Between 20, Driving While License Suspended or Revoked citations comprised 42% of all criminal traffic citations in Florida.You can read the full text of the report here. The brief concludes with recommendations for reform. The authors specifically discuss four non-driving offenses that lead to driver’s license suspension in Florida: failure to appear, failure to pay fines and fees, drug offenses, and failure to pay child support. This policy brief explains some of the justifications for Florida’s practice of suspending driver’s licenses and explores the consequences of that practice-driver’s license suspension disproportionately burdens low-income individuals and has an adverse impact on public safety. Ending driver’s license suspension for non-traffic safety related offenses could save Florida over $40 million in taxpayer costs annually. Roughly 76% of license suspensions in Florida are unrelated to traffic safety.
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