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Medical rules and restriction codes

A 3-minute lesson from the Florida course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

Read time
3 minutes
Course unit
Getting Your License
Checkpoint questions
5
Source pages
17, 18

Your license can carry letter or number codes that limit how or when you drive, usually because of a medical need or a court or FLHSMV decision. Breaking a restriction is treated seriously.

Know the rule

You must list on your application any physical or mental condition that might affect your driving.

Handbook p. 17 ↗

Know the rule

If you have epilepsy, fainting spells, dizziness, blackouts or a similar condition, you may need your doctor to fill out a medical report form before a license is issued.

Handbook p. 17 ↗

Know the rule

Diabetics who use insulin may ask to have "Insulin Dependent" shown on their license.

Handbook p. 17 ↗

Know the rule

If you have a restriction and don't follow it, you can get a citation and have your license suspended.

Handbook p. 18 ↗

Letter restriction codes

Letter restriction codes
CodeMeaning
BCorrective lenses (glasses or contacts) at all times
COnly vehicles with hand controls or a pedal extension
FVehicle must have an outside (left) rear-view mirror
GDaylight driving only (dawn to dusk)
HEmployment purposes only: to/from work and on the job
IOther restrictions
Handbook p. 18 ↗

Number restriction codes

Number restriction codes
CodeMeaning
1Business purposes only
2Probation: ignition interlock device
3Medical alert bracelet
4Automatic transmission only
5Power steering only
6Vehicle with mechanical directional signals
7Knob or grip on the steering wheel
8 / 9Left foot accelerator / must wear a hearing aid
Handbook p. 18 ↗

Business Purposes Only

Restriction 1: driving only as needed to keep your livelihood, such as work, on-the-job driving, school, church and medical visits.

Handbook p. 18 ↗

Employment Purposes Only

Restriction H: driving only to and from work, plus driving your job requires. It is narrower than Business Purposes Only.

Handbook p. 18 ↗

Put it into practice

Your license shows restriction B, and you forgot your glasses. Driving without them violates the restriction, and you could be cited and have your license suspended. Keep a spare pair in the car.

Check your understanding

Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.

Restriction code B on a Florida license means the driver must:
  1. Wear corrective lenses
  2. Use hand controls only
  3. Wear a hearing aid
  4. Drive only during daylight hours

Answer: Wear corrective lenses

Restriction B requires the driver to wear corrective lenses (glasses or contacts) at all times when driving.

Handbook p. 18 ↗
Restriction G on a Florida license limits driving to:
  1. Vehicles with automatic transmission
  2. Daylight hours, dawn to dusk
  3. Business purposes only
  4. Employment purposes only

Answer: Daylight hours, dawn to dusk

Restriction G is Daylight Driving Only, meaning dawn to dusk.

Handbook p. 18 ↗
A driver with restriction H may only drive:
  1. With a co-signer present
  2. Within their home county
  3. To and from work and required on-the-job driving
  4. Anywhere before 11 pm

Answer: To and from work and required on-the-job driving

Restriction H, Employment Purposes Only, limits driving to work commutes and required on-the-job driving.

Handbook p. 18 ↗
What happens if you don't comply with a restriction listed on your license?
  1. A written warning only
  2. An automatic one-year revocation
  3. Points on your record, but no citation
  4. A citation and possible license suspension

Answer: A citation and possible license suspension

If you have a restriction and do not comply with it, you could receive a citation and have your license suspended.

Handbook p. 18 ↗
Restriction code 4 on a Florida license means the driver can only operate a vehicle with an automatic transmission.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Restriction 4, Automatic Transmission, means the driver can only operate a vehicle that has an automatic transmission.

Handbook p. 18 ↗
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