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Driver License Suspension Information

If your driver license is or will be suspended and you have paid the fee, an electronic transmission is sent to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) notifying them that you have met the requirements. However, we suggest you contact the FLHSMV offices or any of the Miami-Dade County Clerk's District Offices to obtain further information on the status of your driver license. 

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If your driver’s license has or will be suspended for unpaid citations or criminal case, fines, fees or costs in Miami-Dade County and you have paid all fees, the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has been notified by the Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller’s Office.

If your driver’s license is or will be suspended in Miami-Dade County for unpaid fines, fees or costs as a result of a citation or criminal case and you are unable to pay, we offer options to assist.
  • One such option is a payment plan. The payment plan allows customers to pay their outstanding unpaid citations or criminal case, fines, fees or costs in a reasonable monthly payment until paid in full.  Please note that failure to comply with the payment plan will result in a resuspension of your driver’s license. You may visit our Traffic Online System to register for your payment plan.
  • You may plead not guilty and request a court hearing online, by visiting our Traffic Online System or by filling out the Request for Trial Form. Once the form has been completed, you may submit your request in person by visiting the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, any of our District Court Locations, or by mail.

    Please refer to the scenario that applies to your case:

    • Your citation was issued within the last 30 days: You may submit a request for trial either in person, by mail, by phone or online within 30 days of the citation’s issue date. You will receive notice of your hearing date, time and location within six to eight weeks at the address listed on the citation.
    • Your citation was issued between 31 and 180 days ago: You may pay a $16.00 late fee to have your case set for court. This fee can be paid either online, in person, by mail or by phone.
    • Your citation was issued more than 180 days ago: In order to have your case set for court, you must submit a motion to the administrative traffic judge. The motion should state why you failed to comply with your citation on time and that you are requesting to have your case set for court. If your driver's license is or is about to be suspended be aware that the filing of this motion will have no effect on your driver's license suspension until the judge grants your motion. You should receive a response from the judge by mail and it may take up to three weeks to receive this response. If the judge grants your motion, you will need to pay a fee at the Clerk's Office.Request a court hearing. 
    If you cannot attend court in Miami-Dade County, you may submit a plea of not guilty in absentia by posting a bond by mail with cashier's check or money order in the amount of the civil penalty plus the clerk's fee along with a notarized affidavit of defense sent to:
     
               Clerk of the Court and Comptroller,
               PO Box 19321
               Miami, Florida 33101-9321 
     
    The affidavit can only be submitted for civil infraction violations and will act as your testimony in court. Upon completion of the case, the court will notify you of the outcome. If fines and/or court costs were assessed, they will be deducted from the bond. If the case is dismissed or you are found not guilty, your bond amount will automatically be refunded.

  • Contact an attorney to address the matter. Visit THE FLORIDA BAR. 

If your driver’s license was suspended outside of Miami-Dade County (but within the state of Florida) for failure to pay citations or criminal case, fines, fees or costs in another county:


If your driver license is suspended for any of the following reasons:

  • All licensed insurance companies who report to FLHSMV provide the policy initiation or cancellation electronically.
     
    • If your insurance company notifies FLHSMV, they will send a letter notifying you to provide the required insurance coverage information. You may also receive a letter from FLHSMV to verify your insurance because of a crash or receiving a citation for driving without proof of insurance.

    • If you canceled or removed the vehicle from a Florida insurance policy because:

      • If you no longer own the vehicle and do not anticipate transferring the Florida tag to another vehicle, please surrender the Florida tag at a driver license and motor vehicle service center or tax collector office.

      • The vehicle is inoperable or otherwise not being driven on public roadways, you must surrender the Florida tag and registration immediately upon cancelling the Florida insurance at a driver license and motor vehicle service center or tax collector office.

      • You moved to another state but kept your Florida tag and registration on the vehicle. You must register the vehicle in your new state of residence.  For a vehicle to maintain a Florida registration, it must be insured in Florida unless you are an active-duty military member (including a spouse or dependent) and currently stationed in another state.

      • If you have received a Notice of Suspension regarding an insurance case, the links below will provide information on how to keep your license and registration valid.  If you do not have the Notice of Suspension, you can view a copy of the letter by creating a new account, or accessing your existing account, at MyDMV Portal. Your letter will provide a ‘FR Sanction’ number. The first digit in this number tells you what kind of FR sanction you have. Click the link that matches the number of your FR sanction.

  • Your driver’s license may have been suspended indefinitely if you were issued a citation and you, failed to request court, failed to request traffic school, or failed to pay the civil penalty for the citation.

    • Your citation was issued within the last 30 days: You may submit a request for trial either in person, by mail, by phone or online within 30 days of the citation’s issue date. You will receive notice of your hearing date, time and location within six to eight weeks at the address listed on the citation.

    • Your citation was issued between 31 and 180 days ago: You may pay a $16.00 late fee to have your case set for court. This fee can be paid either online, in person, by mail or by phone.

    • Your citation was issued more than 180 days ago: In order to have your case set for court, you must submit a motion to the administrative traffic judge. The motion should state why you failed to comply with your citation on time and that you are requesting to have your case set for court. If your driver's license is or is about to be suspended be aware that the filing of this motion will have no effect on your driver's license suspension until the judge grants your motion. You should receive a response from the judge by mail and it may take up to three weeks to receive this response. If the judge grants your motion, you will need to pay a fee at the Clerk's Office.

  • Your driver’s license may have been suspended due to a failure to appear in court for a worthless check.  You will need to obtain a Driver’s License Clearance from the court to proceed.

  • Delinquency in child support may result in an indefinite suspension of your driver’s license.

  • In Miami-Dade County, you need to contact the Office of State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle

  • For further assistance on how to proceed, contact the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state in which the suspension occurred.

You must go to any Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) office to obtain information on how to satisfy any other type of suspension/revocation other than for a traffic citation, misdemeanor, and criminal fees. The Clerk’s Office only handles suspensions in regard to traffic citations, misdemeanors and criminal fees issued in Miami-Dade County. All other driver license issues are addressed by the state of Florida DHSMV. Please visit the FLHSMV web site for further details on how to satisfy these other types of suspensions.

Your Driver’s License may also be suspended for the following reasons.

  • The Florida DMV can suspend the Driver’s License of a driver that has received 12 points or more in one year. Driver’s License Suspensions for points are as follows:

    • 12 points in a 12-month period results in a 30-day suspension of your driver’s license

    • 18 points in a 18 month period (including points from a 12 point suspension) results in a 3 month suspension of your driver’s license

    • 24 points in a 36-month period (including the points from 12 point suspension or 18 month suspension) results in a 1 year suspension of your driver’s license

  • First offense without bodily injury: Minimum 180 days revocation, maximum one year. 

  • First offense with bodily injury: Minimum three years revocation. 

  • Second offense within five years from prior conviction: Minimum five years revocation. May be eligible for hardship reinstatement after one year. 

  • Second offense five or more years after first conviction, the same revocation periods as first offense apply. 

  • Third offense within 10 years of the second conviction: Minimum 10 years revocation. May be eligible for a hardship reinstatement after two years. 

  • Third offense 10 or more years after the second conviction, the same revocation periods as first offense apply.

  • Fourth conviction, regardless of when prior convictions occurred: Mandatory permanent revocation. May be eligible for hardship reinstatement after five years. If incarcerated, the revocation period begins upon date of release from incarceration.
     
  • DUI manslaughter: Mandatory permanent revocation. May be eligible for hardship reinstatement after five years, if there are no prior DUI related convictions. 

  • Manslaughter, DUI serious bodily injury or vehicular homicide convictions: Minimum three years revocation. DUI serious bodily injury having prior DUI conviction is the same as second – fourth bullet above.

  • A Habitual Traffic Offender is a person who has accumulated fifteen moving violations in which points were assessed in five years, or three major violations in five years. Major offenses include:

    •  Driving while license suspended or revoked.
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