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It is a crime to drive in Florida if your driving privilege has been suspended, canceled, or revoked. Any person convicted of driving while license suspended for the first time will be facing criminal penalties ranging from a fine up to $500.00 and jail up to sixty days. They could also be placed on probation for up to six months.

If however, a person has previously been convicted of driving while license suspended then the jail term automatically increase up to a maximum of one year in the county jail. The fine is increased up to $1,000.00 and the probationary period can include twelve months. If a person has been declared a Habitual Traffic Offender, the offense is a 3rd degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. If an individual has been seriously injured or killed as a result of the careless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle driven by a person whose drivers license has been canceled, suspended or revoked, that person will be facing the possibility of a felony which is punishable by up to five years imprisonment in the Department of Corrections or five years probation.

Because driving while license suspended is a criminal offense and because it can lead to a declaration of habitual traffic offender status, it is very important that a person facing this charge not treat it lightly and obtain competent legal help.