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Suspension, revocation and cancellation

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.

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Read time
3 minutes
Course unit
Your Driving Privilege
Checkpoint questions
3
Source pages
38, 39

Florida can take away your driving privilege in three ways. A suspension is temporary. A revocation ends the privilege. A cancellation voids the license. Know which offenses lead to which.

Suspension

Temporary withdrawal of your driving privilege.

Handbook p. 38 ↗

Revocation

Termination of your driving privilege.

Handbook p. 39 ↗

Cancellation

Your license is declared void and terminated.

Handbook p. 39 ↗

Your license will be SUSPENDED if you:

  • Make a fraudulent license application, or let your license be used illegally
  • Are convicted in traffic court and the court orders a suspension
  • Refuse a test for alcohol or drugs
  • Misuse a restricted license, or earn too many points
  • Break a traffic law and don't pay the fine or appear in court
  • Fail to pay child support, or fail to carry vehicle insurance
  • Fail to stop for a school bus, or commit retail theft
  • Are not meeting education requirements (school dropout)
Handbook p. 38 ↗

Your license must be REVOKED for:

  • DUI (alcohol, drugs or other controlled substances)
  • A felony in which a motor vehicle is used, or a felony for drug possession
  • Not stopping to help after a crash you're in that causes death or injury
  • Lying about who owns or operates a vehicle
  • Three reckless driving cases within one year
  • An immoral act in which a vehicle was used
  • Three major offenses, or 15 point offenses, within 5 years
  • Vision worse than the minimum standard, or racing on the highway
Handbook p. 39 ↗

Your license can be CANCELED if:

  • It was issued in error
  • You give false information or identification
  • You fail to complete a required school
Handbook p. 39 ↗
3

Reckless driving convictions within one year that require revocation

Handbook p. 39 ↗
15

Offenses with points within 5 years that require revocation

Handbook p. 39 ↗

Put it into practice

A driver is caught racing on the highway. Racing appears on the revocation list, so the privilege is terminated, not just temporarily suspended. Racing also means a mandatory basic driver improvement course.

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.

Which of these is a reason your license must be REVOKED rather than merely suspended?
  1. Letting your registration lapse
  2. Driving under the influence
  3. Failing to pay a parking ticket
  4. Missing a renewal deadline

Answer: Driving under the influence

A license must be revoked if you are found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Handbook p. 39 ↗
How many reckless driving convictions within one year result in mandatory license revocation?
  1. Two
  2. One
  3. Three
  4. Five

Answer: Three

Three cases of reckless driving within one year result in mandatory revocation.

Handbook p. 39 ↗
Your license can be CANCELED (not suspended or revoked) if:
  1. You accumulate 12 points
  2. You get one speeding ticket
  3. You move to a new address
  4. It was issued in error

Answer: It was issued in error

A license can be canceled if it was issued in error, you gave false information, or you failed to complete a required school.

Handbook p. 39 ↗
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