Driver license restriction — ordinary civil violation
Florida Statute § 322.16(1)(a)-(b), (6)
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 7, 2026.
Quick Summary
The driver operated a motor vehicle AND violated a restriction imposed by FLHSMV under subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b), such as a required mechanical control or a time/purpose restriction. Verify the actual restriction, its source, and how the driving violated it; corrective lenses and business purposes only (BPO) require the restriction record. This is a civil moving violation. Do not classify every restricted-license violation as criminal: subsection (1)(c) restrictions recommended by a court or specified supervising entity have a separate misdemeanor track. The medical-identification-bracelet restriction in (1)(d) has no penalty.
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Classification, Points & Penalties
Classification, Points & Penalties
- Category
- Driver License
- Type
- Moving
- Civil / Criminal
- Civil
- Offense Classification
- Moving infraction
- Points
- 3; 6 if resulting in a crash; disposition may affect assessment
- Fine / Penalty
- $60 base moving penalty under §318.18(3)(a); costs and qualifying crash penalties may apply
Base fines are not the total payable amount. Costs, enforcement method, crash consequences, prior history, and court disposition can change penalties or points. A reported zero does not rule out license suspension or revocation.
Court & Enforcement
Court & Enforcement
- Mandatory Court
- No, generally; qualifying death/SBI crash requires hearing under §318.19
- NTA Eligible
- N/A — civil citation
- Custodial Arrest
- No — civil infraction (absent separate lawful basis)
NTA means notice to appear. Eligibility is conditional; these fields do not independently authorize arrest. Confirm the exact statutory track, lawful arrest authority, traffic procedure, and agency policy.
Arrest authority guideCivil infractions resulting in death or serious bodily injury require a hearing under §318.19.