Florida Senate - 2016                   (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7046
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Transportation
       
       596-01830-16                                          20167046pb
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to penalties and fees; amending s.
    3         27.52, F.S.; adding a financial information
    4         requirement for a certain application form; amending
    5         s. 28.246, F.S.; revising requirements relating to the
    6         payment of court-related fines or other monetary
    7         penalties, fees, charges, and costs; authorizing,
    8         rather than requiring, a clerk of court to pursue
    9         collection of certain fees, charges, fines, costs, or
   10         liens under certain circumstances; requiring a clerk
   11         of court to competitively bid a contract with a
   12         collection agency or private attorney under certain
   13         circumstances, subject to certain requirements;
   14         prohibiting the clerk from assessing any collections
   15         transfer surcharge; prohibiting the collection agency
   16         or private attorney from imposing certain additional
   17         fees or surcharges; amending s. 316.650, F.S.;
   18         requiring traffic citation forms to include certain
   19         language relating to payment of a penalty; amending s.
   20         318.15, F.S.; prohibiting the suspension of a person’s
   21         driver license solely for failure to pay a penalty if
   22         the person demonstrates to the court that he or she is
   23         unable to pay such penalty; requiring the person to
   24         provide documentation meeting certain requirements to
   25         the appropriate clerk of court in order to be
   26         considered unable to pay; amending s. 318.18, F.S.;
   27         requiring a court to inquire regarding a person’s
   28         ability to pay at the time a certain civil penalty is
   29         ordered; amending s. 322.055, F.S.; decreasing the
   30         period for revocation or suspension of, or delay of
   31         eligibility for, driver licenses or driving privileges
   32         for certain persons convicted of certain drug
   33         offenses; amending s. 322.056, F.S.; decreasing the
   34         period for revocation or suspension of, or delay of
   35         eligibility for, driver licenses or driving privileges
   36         for certain persons found guilty of certain drug
   37         offenses; deleting a provision authorizing a court to
   38         direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
   39         Vehicles to issue a license for certain restricted
   40         driving privileges under certain circumstances;
   41         deleting requirements relating to the revocation or
   42         suspension of, or delay of eligibility for, driver
   43         licenses or driving privileges for certain persons
   44         found guilty of certain alcohol or tobacco offenses;
   45         repealing s. 322.057, F.S., relating to discretionary
   46         revocation or suspension of a driver license for
   47         certain persons who provide alcohol to persons under a
   48         specified age; amending s. 322.09, F.S.; deleting a
   49         provision prohibiting the issuance of a driver license
   50         or learner’s driver license under certain
   51         circumstances; repealing s. 322.091, F.S., relating to
   52         attendance requirements for driving privileges;
   53         amending s. 322.245, F.S.; prohibiting the suspension
   54         of a person’s driver license solely for failure to pay
   55         a penalty if the person demonstrates to the court that
   56         he or she is unable to pay such penalty; requiring the
   57         person to provide documentation meeting certain
   58         requirements to the appropriate clerk of court in
   59         order to be considered unable to pay; repealing s.
   60         322.251(7), F.S., relating to notice of suspension or
   61         revocation of driving privileges, reasons for
   62         reinstatement of such driving privileges, and certain
   63         electronic access to identify a person who is the
   64         subject of an outstanding warrant or capias for
   65         passing worthless bank checks; amending s. 322.271,
   66         F.S.; providing that a person whose driver license or
   67         privilege to drive has been suspended may have his or
   68         her driver license or driving privilege reinstated on
   69         a restricted basis under certain circumstances;
   70         amending s. 322.34, F.S.; revising the underlying
   71         violations resulting in driver license or driving
   72         privilege cancellation, suspension, or revocation for
   73         which specified penalties apply; amending s. 562.11,
   74         F.S.; revising penalties for selling, giving, serving,
   75         or permitting to be served alcoholic beverages to a
   76         person under a specified age or permitting such person
   77         to consume such beverages on licensed premises;
   78         repealing s. 562.111(3), F.S., relating to withholding
   79         issuance of, or suspending or revoking, a driver
   80         license or driving privilege for possession of
   81         alcoholic beverages by persons under a specified age;
   82         amending s. 569.11, F.S.; revising penalties for
   83         persons under a specified age who knowingly possess,
   84         misrepresent their age or military service to
   85         purchase, or purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco
   86         products; authorizing, rather than requiring, the
   87         court to direct the Department of Highway Safety and
   88         Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of or suspend a
   89         person’s driver license or driving privilege for
   90         certain violations; amending s. 790.22, F.S.; revising
   91         penalties relating to suspending, revoking, or
   92         withholding issuance of driver licenses or driving
   93         privileges for minors under a specified age who
   94         possess firearms under certain circumstances; deleting
   95         provisions relating to penalties for certain offenses
   96         involving the use or possession of a firearm by a
   97         minor under a specified age; amending s. 806.13, F.S.;
   98         deleting provisions relating to certain penalties for
   99         criminal mischief by a minor; repealing s. 812.0155,
  100         F.S., relating to suspension of a driver license
  101         following an adjudication of guilt for theft;
  102         repealing s. 832.09, F.S., relating to suspension of a
  103         driver license after warrant or capias is issued in
  104         worthless check cases; amending s. 877.112, F.S.;
  105         revising penalties for persons under a specified age
  106         who knowingly possess, misrepresent their age or
  107         military service to purchase, or purchase or attempt
  108         to purchase any nicotine product or nicotine
  109         dispensing device; authorizing, rather than requiring,
  110         the court to direct the department to withhold
  111         issuance of or suspend a person’s driver license or
  112         driving privilege for certain violations; amending s.
  113         938.30, F.S.; authorizing a judge to convert certain
  114         statutory financial obligations into court-ordered
  115         obligations to perform community service by reliance
  116         upon specified information under certain
  117         circumstances; amending s. 1003.27, F.S.; deleting
  118         provisions relating to procedures and penalties for
  119         nonenrollment and nonattendance cases; amending ss.
  120         318.14, 322.05, 397.951, and 1003.01, F.S.; conforming
  121         provisions to changes made by the act; providing an
  122         effective date.
  123          
  124  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  125  
  126         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  127  27.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  128         27.52 Determination of indigent status.—
  129         (1) APPLICATION TO THE CLERK.—A person seeking appointment
  130  of a public defender under s. 27.51 based upon an inability to
  131  pay must apply to the clerk of the court for a determination of
  132  indigent status using an application form developed by the
  133  Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation with final
  134  approval by the Supreme Court.
  135         (a) The application must include, at a minimum, the
  136  following financial information:
  137         1. Net income, consisting of total salary and wages, minus
  138  deductions required by law, including court-ordered support
  139  payments.
  140         2. Other income, including, but not limited to, social
  141  security benefits, union funds, veterans’ benefits, workers’
  142  compensation, other regular support from absent family members,
  143  public or private employee pensions, reemployment assistance or
  144  unemployment compensation, dividends, interest, rent, trusts,
  145  and gifts.
  146         3. Assets, including, but not limited to, cash, savings
  147  accounts, bank accounts, stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit,
  148  equity in real estate, and equity in a boat or a motor vehicle
  149  or in other tangible property.
  150         4. All liabilities and debts.
  151         5. If applicable, the amount of any bail paid for the
  152  applicant’s release from incarceration and the source of the
  153  funds.
  154         6. The election of or refusal of the option to fulfill any
  155  court-ordered financial obligation associated with the case by
  156  the completion of community service as ordered by the court.
  157  
  158  The application must include a signature by the applicant which
  159  attests to the truthfulness of the information provided. The
  160  application form developed by the corporation must include
  161  notice that the applicant may seek court review of a clerk’s
  162  determination that the applicant is not indigent, as provided in
  163  this section.
  164         Section 2. Subsections (4) and (6) of section 28.246,
  165  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  166         28.246 Payment of court-related fines or other monetary
  167  penalties, fees, charges, and costs; partial payments;
  168  distribution of funds.—
  169         (4) The clerk of the circuit court shall accept partial
  170  payments for court-related fees, service charges, costs, and
  171  fines in accordance with the terms of an established payment
  172  plan. An individual seeking to defer payment of fees, service
  173  charges, costs, or fines imposed by operation of law or order of
  174  the court under any provision of general law shall apply to the
  175  clerk for enrollment in a payment plan. The clerk shall enter
  176  into a payment plan with an individual who the court determines
  177  is indigent for costs. A monthly payment amount, calculated
  178  based upon all fees and all anticipated costs, may is presumed
  179  to correspond to the person’s ability to pay if the amount does
  180  not exceed 2 percent of the person’s annual net income, as
  181  defined in s. 27.52(1), divided by 12, without the consent of
  182  the applicant. The court may review the reasonableness of the
  183  payment plan.
  184         (6) A clerk of court may shall pursue the collection of any
  185  fees, service charges, fines, court costs, and liens for the
  186  payment of attorney fees and costs pursuant to s. 938.29 which
  187  remain unpaid after 90 days by referring the account to a
  188  private attorney who is a member in good standing of The Florida
  189  Bar or collection agent who is registered and in good standing
  190  pursuant to chapter 559. In pursuing the collection of such
  191  unpaid financial obligations through a private attorney or
  192  collection agent, the clerk of the court must attempt have
  193  attempted to collect the unpaid amount through a collection
  194  court, collections docket, or other collections process, if any,
  195  established by the court, find this to be cost-effective and
  196  follow any applicable procurement practices. The collection fee,
  197  including any reasonable attorney attorney’s fee, paid to any
  198  attorney or collection agent retained by the clerk may be added
  199  to the balance owed in an amount not to exceed 40 percent of the
  200  amount owed at the time the account is referred to the attorney
  201  or agent for collection.
  202         (a) If a clerk of court wishes to pursue collection by
  203  referring an account to a collection agent or private attorney
  204  as provided in this subsection, the clerk at least every 2 years
  205  shall competitively bid a contract with a collection agency or
  206  private attorney and shall accept the bidder with the lowest
  207  percentage surcharge added to the referred account.
  208         (b) The clerk may not assess any collections transfer
  209  surcharge.
  210         (c) The collection agency or private attorney may not
  211  impose any additional fees or surcharges other than their
  212  contractually agreed upon surcharge.
  213         (d) The clerk shall give the private attorney or collection
  214  agent the application for the appointment of court-appointed
  215  counsel regardless of whether the court file is otherwise
  216  confidential from disclosure.
  217         Section 3. Present paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of
  218  subsection (1) of section 316.650, Florida Statutes, are
  219  redesignated as paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively, a
  220  new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, and present
  221  paragraph (c) of that subsection is amended, to read:
  222         316.650 Traffic citations.—
  223         (1)
  224         (b) The traffic citation form must include language
  225  indicating that a person may enter into a payment plan with the
  226  clerk of court to pay a penalty. The form must also indicate
  227  that a person ordered to pay a penalty for a noncriminal traffic
  228  infraction who is unable to comply due to demonstrable financial
  229  hardship will be allowed by the court to satisfy payment by
  230  participating in community service pursuant to s. 318.18(8)(b).
  231         (d)(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (c) (b), a
  232  traffic enforcement agency may produce uniform traffic citations
  233  by electronic means. Such citations must be consistent with the
  234  state traffic court rules and the procedures established by the
  235  department and must be appropriately numbered and inventoried.
  236  Affidavit-of-compliance forms may also be produced by electronic
  237  means.
  238         Section 4. Subsection (4) is added to section 318.15,
  239  Florida Statutes, to read:
  240         318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear;
  241  penalty.—
  242         (4) Notwithstanding any other law, a person’s driver
  243  license may not be suspended solely for failure to pay a penalty
  244  if the person demonstrates to the court that he or she is unable
  245  to pay the penalty. A person is considered unable to pay if the
  246  person provides documentation to the appropriate clerk of court
  247  evidencing that:
  248         (a) The person receives reemployment assistance or
  249  unemployment compensation pursuant to chapter 443;
  250         (b) The person is disabled and incapable of self-support or
  251  receives benefits under the federal Supplemental Security Income
  252  program or Social Security Disability Insurance program;
  253         (c) The person receives temporary cash assistance pursuant
  254  to chapter 414;
  255         (d) The person is making payments in accordance with a
  256  confirmed bankruptcy plan under chapter 11, chapter 12, or
  257  chapter 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ss.
  258  101 et seq.;
  259         (e) The person has been placed on a payment plan or payment
  260  plans with the clerk of court which in total exceed what is
  261  determined to be a reasonable payment plan pursuant to s.
  262  28.246(4); or
  263         (f) The person has been determined to be indigent after
  264  filing an application with the clerk in accordance with s. 27.52
  265  or s. 57.082.
  266         Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section
  267  318.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  268         318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a
  269  noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal
  270  offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:
  271         (8)
  272         (b)1.a. If a person has been ordered to pay a civil penalty
  273  for a noncriminal traffic infraction and the person is unable to
  274  comply with the court’s order due to demonstrable financial
  275  hardship, the court shall allow the person to satisfy the civil
  276  penalty by participating in community service until the civil
  277  penalty is paid.
  278         b. The court shall inquire regarding the person’s ability
  279  to pay at the time the civil penalty is ordered.
  280         c. If a court orders a person to perform community service,
  281  the person shall receive credit for the civil penalty at the
  282  specified hourly credit rate per hour of community service
  283  performed, and each hour of community service performed shall
  284  reduce the civil penalty by that amount.
  285         2.a. As used in this paragraph, the term “specified hourly
  286  credit rate” means the wage rate that is specified in 29 U.S.C.
  287  s. 206(a)(1) under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
  288  that is then in effect, and that an employer subject to such
  289  provision must pay per hour to each employee subject to such
  290  provision.
  291         b. However, if a person ordered to perform community
  292  service has a trade or profession for which there is a community
  293  service need, the specified hourly credit rate for each hour of
  294  community service performed by that person shall be the average
  295  prevailing wage rate for the trade or profession that the
  296  community service agency needs.
  297         3.a. The community service agency supervising the person
  298  shall record the number of hours of community service completed
  299  and the date the community service hours were completed. The
  300  community service agency shall submit the data to the clerk of
  301  court on the letterhead of the community service agency, which
  302  must also bear the notarized signature of the person designated
  303  to represent the community service agency.
  304         b. When the number of community service hours completed by
  305  the person equals the amount of the civil penalty, the clerk of
  306  court shall certify this fact to the court. Thereafter, the
  307  clerk of court shall record in the case file that the civil
  308  penalty has been paid in full.
  309         4. As used in this paragraph, the term:
  310         a. “Community service” means uncompensated labor for a
  311  community service agency.
  312         b. “Community service agency” means a not-for-profit
  313  corporation, community organization, charitable organization,
  314  public officer, the state or any political subdivision of the
  315  state, or any other body the purpose of which is to improve the
  316  quality of life or social welfare of the community and which
  317  agrees to accept community service from persons unable to pay
  318  civil penalties for noncriminal traffic infractions.
  319         Section 6. Subsections (1) through (4) of section 322.055,
  320  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  321         322.055 Revocation or suspension of, or delay of
  322  eligibility for, driver license for persons 18 years of age or
  323  older convicted of certain drug offenses.—
  324         (1) Notwithstanding s. 322.28, upon the conviction of a
  325  person 18 years of age or older for possession or sale of,
  326  trafficking in, or conspiracy to possess, sell, or traffic in a
  327  controlled substance, the court shall direct the department to
  328  revoke the driver license or driving privilege of the person.
  329  The period of such revocation shall be 6 months 1 year or until
  330  the person is evaluated for and, if deemed necessary by the
  331  evaluating agency, completes a drug treatment and rehabilitation
  332  program approved or regulated by the Department of Children and
  333  Families. However, the court may, in its sound discretion,
  334  direct the department to issue a license for driving privilege
  335  restricted to business or employment purposes only, as defined
  336  by s. 322.271, if the person is otherwise qualified for such a
  337  license. A driver whose license or driving privilege has been
  338  suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon
  339  the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for
  340  restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or
  341  unrestricted basis depending on length of suspension or
  342  revocation. In no case shall a restricted license be available
  343  until 6 months of the suspension or revocation period has
  344  expired.
  345         (2) If a person 18 years of age or older is convicted for
  346  the possession or sale of, trafficking in, or conspiracy to
  347  possess, sell, or traffic in a controlled substance and such
  348  person is eligible by reason of age for a driver license or
  349  privilege, the court shall direct the department to withhold
  350  issuance of such person’s driver license or driving privilege
  351  for a period of 6 months 1 year after the date the person was
  352  convicted or until the person is evaluated for and, if deemed
  353  necessary by the evaluating agency, completes a drug treatment
  354  and rehabilitation program approved or regulated by the
  355  Department of Children and Families. However, the court may, in
  356  its sound discretion, direct the department to issue a license
  357  for driving privilege restricted to business or employment
  358  purposes only, as defined by s. 322.271, if the person is
  359  otherwise qualified for such a license. A driver whose license
  360  or driving privilege has been suspended or revoked under this
  361  section or s. 322.056 may, upon the expiration of 6 months,
  362  petition the department for restoration of the driving privilege
  363  on a restricted or unrestricted basis depending on the length of
  364  suspension or revocation. In no case shall a restricted license
  365  be available until 6 months of the suspension or revocation
  366  period has expired.
  367         (3) If a person 18 years of age or older is convicted for
  368  the possession or sale of, trafficking in, or conspiracy to
  369  possess, sell, or traffic in a controlled substance and such
  370  person’s driver license or driving privilege is already under
  371  suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall direct
  372  the department to extend the period of such suspension or
  373  revocation by an additional period of 6 months 1 year or until
  374  the person is evaluated for and, if deemed necessary by the
  375  evaluating agency, completes a drug treatment and rehabilitation
  376  program approved or regulated by the Department of Children and
  377  Families. However, the court may, in its sound discretion,
  378  direct the department to issue a license for driving privilege
  379  restricted to business or employment purposes only, as defined
  380  by s. 322.271, if the person is otherwise qualified for such a
  381  license. A driver whose license or driving privilege has been
  382  suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon
  383  the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for
  384  restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or
  385  unrestricted basis depending on the length of suspension or
  386  revocation. In no case shall a restricted license be available
  387  until 6 months of the suspension or revocation period has
  388  expired.
  389         (4) If a person 18 years of age or older is convicted for
  390  the possession or sale of, trafficking in, or conspiracy to
  391  possess, sell, or traffic in a controlled substance and such
  392  person is ineligible by reason of age for a driver license or
  393  driving privilege, the court shall direct the department to
  394  withhold issuance of such person’s driver license or driving
  395  privilege for a period of 6 months 1 year after the date that he
  396  or she would otherwise have become eligible or until he or she
  397  becomes eligible by reason of age for a driver license and is
  398  evaluated for and, if deemed necessary by the evaluating agency,
  399  completes a drug treatment and rehabilitation program approved
  400  or regulated by the Department of Children and Families.
  401  However, the court may, in its sound discretion, direct the
  402  department to issue a license for driving privilege restricted
  403  to business or employment purposes only, as defined by s.
  404  322.271, if the person is otherwise qualified for such a
  405  license. A driver whose license or driving privilege has been
  406  suspended or revoked under this section or s. 322.056 may, upon
  407  the expiration of 6 months, petition the department for
  408  restoration of the driving privilege on a restricted or
  409  unrestricted basis depending on the length of suspension or
  410  revocation. In no case shall a restricted license be available
  411  until 6 months of the suspension or revocation period has
  412  expired.
  413         Section 7. Section 322.056, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  414  read:
  415         322.056 Mandatory revocation or suspension of, or delay of
  416  eligibility for, driver license for persons under age 18 found
  417  guilty of certain alcohol, drug, or tobacco offenses;
  418  prohibition.—
  419         (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 322.055, if a
  420  person under 18 years of age is found guilty of or delinquent
  421  for a violation of s. 562.11(2), s. 562.111, or chapter 893,
  422  and:
  423         (a) The person is eligible by reason of age for a driver
  424  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  425  department to revoke or to withhold issuance of his or her
  426  driver license or driving privilege for a period of 6 months.:
  427         1. Not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year for the
  428  first violation.
  429         2. Two years, for a subsequent violation.
  430         (b) The person’s driver license or driving privilege is
  431  under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall
  432  direct the department to extend the period of suspension or
  433  revocation by an additional period of 6 months.:
  434         1. Not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year for the
  435  first violation.
  436         2. Two years, for a subsequent violation.
  437         (c) The person is ineligible by reason of age for a driver
  438  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  439  department to withhold issuance of his or her driver license or
  440  driving privilege for a period of:
  441         1. Not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year after
  442  the date on which he or she would otherwise have become
  443  eligible, for the first violation.
  444         2. Two years after the date on which he or she would
  445  otherwise have become eligible, for a subsequent violation.
  446  
  447  However, the court may, in its sound discretion, direct the
  448  department to issue a license for driving privileges restricted
  449  to business or employment purposes only, as defined in s.
  450  322.271, if the person is otherwise qualified for such a
  451  license.
  452         (2) If a person under 18 years of age is found by the court
  453  to have committed a noncriminal violation under s. 569.11 or s.
  454  877.112(6) or (7) and that person has failed to comply with the
  455  procedures established in that section by failing to fulfill
  456  community service requirements, failing to pay the applicable
  457  fine, or failing to attend a locally available school-approved
  458  anti-tobacco program, and:
  459         (a) The person is eligible by reason of age for a driver
  460  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  461  department to revoke or to withhold issuance of his or her
  462  driver license or driving privilege as follows:
  463         1. For the first violation, for 30 days.
  464         2. For the second violation within 12 weeks of the first
  465  violation, for 45 days.
  466         (b) The person’s driver license or driving privilege is
  467  under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall
  468  direct the department to extend the period of suspension or
  469  revocation by an additional period as follows:
  470         1. For the first violation, for 30 days.
  471         2. For the second violation within 12 weeks of the first
  472  violation, for 45 days.
  473         (c) The person is ineligible by reason of age for a driver
  474  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  475  department to withhold issuance of his or her driver license or
  476  driving privilege as follows:
  477         1. For the first violation, for 30 days.
  478         2. For the second violation within 12 weeks of the first
  479  violation, for 45 days.
  480  
  481  Any second violation of s. 569.11 or s. 877.112(6) or (7) not
  482  within the 12-week period after the first violation will be
  483  treated as a first violation and in the same manner as provided
  484  in this subsection.
  485         (3) If a person under 18 years of age is found by the court
  486  to have committed a third violation of s. 569.11 or s.
  487  877.112(6) or (7) within 12 weeks of the first violation, the
  488  court must direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  489  Vehicles to suspend or withhold issuance of his or her driver
  490  license or driving privilege for 60 consecutive days. Any third
  491  violation of s. 569.11 or s. 877.112(6) or (7) not within the
  492  12-week period after the first violation will be treated as a
  493  first violation and in the same manner as provided in subsection
  494  (2).
  495         (2)(4) A penalty imposed under this section shall be in
  496  addition to any other penalty imposed by law.
  497         (5) The suspension or revocation of a person’s driver
  498  license imposed pursuant to subsection (2) or subsection (3),
  499  shall not result in or be cause for an increase of the convicted
  500  person’s, or his or her parent’s or legal guardian’s, automobile
  501  insurance rate or premium or result in points assessed against
  502  the person’s driving record.
  503         Section 8. Section 322.057, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  504         Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 322.09, Florida
  505  Statutes, is amended, and present subsections (4) and (5) of
  506  that section are redesignated as subsections (3) and (4),
  507  respectively, to read:
  508         322.09 Application of minors; responsibility for negligence
  509  or misconduct of minor.—
  510         (3) The department may not issue a driver license or
  511  learner’s driver license to any applicant under the age of 18
  512  years who is not in compliance with the requirements of s.
  513  322.091.
  514         Section 10. Section 322.091, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  515         Section 11. Subsection (6) is added to section 322.245,
  516  Florida Statutes, to read:
  517         322.245 Suspension of license upon failure of person
  518  charged with specified offense under chapter 316, chapter 320,
  519  or this chapter to comply with directives ordered by traffic
  520  court or upon failure to pay child support in non-IV-D cases as
  521  provided in chapter 61 or failure to pay any financial
  522  obligation in any other criminal case.—
  523         (6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person’s driver
  524  license may not be suspended solely for failure to pay a penalty
  525  or court obligation if the person demonstrates to the court that
  526  he or she is unable to pay the penalty or court obligation. A
  527  person is considered unable to pay if the person provides
  528  documentation to the appropriate clerk of court evidencing that:
  529         (a) The person receives reemployment assistance or
  530  unemployment compensation pursuant to chapter 443;
  531         (b) The person is disabled and incapable of self-support or
  532  receives benefits under the federal Supplemental Security Income
  533  program or Social Security Disability Insurance program;
  534         (c) The person receives temporary cash assistance pursuant
  535  to chapter 414;
  536         (d) The person is making payments in accordance with a
  537  confirmed bankruptcy plan under chapter 11, chapter 12, or
  538  chapter 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ss.
  539  101 et seq.;
  540         (e) The person has been placed on a payment plan or payment
  541  plans with the clerk of court which in total exceed what is
  542  determined to be a reasonable payment plan pursuant to s.
  543  28.246(4); or
  544         (f) The person has been determined to be indigent after
  545  filing an application with the clerk in accordance with s. 27.52
  546  or s. 57.082.
  547         Section 12. Subsection (7) of section 322.251, Florida
  548  Statutes, is repealed.
  549         Section 13. Subsection (8) is added to section 322.271,
  550  Florida Statutes, to read:
  551         322.271 Authority to modify revocation, cancellation, or
  552  suspension order.—
  553         (8) A person whose driver license or privilege to drive has
  554  been suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245, with the exception
  555  of any suspension related to s. 61.13016, may have his or her
  556  driver license or driving privilege reinstated on a restricted
  557  basis by the department in accordance with this section.
  558         Section 14. Subsection (10) of section 322.34, Florida
  559  Statutes, is amended to read:
  560         322.34 Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled,
  561  or disqualified.—
  562         (10)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
  563  section, if a person does not have a prior forcible felony
  564  conviction as defined in s. 776.08, the penalties provided in
  565  paragraph (b) apply if a person’s driver license or driving
  566  privilege is canceled, suspended, or revoked for:
  567         1. Failing to pay child support as provided in s. 322.245
  568  or s. 61.13016;
  569         2. Failing to pay any other financial obligation as
  570  provided in s. 322.245 other than those specified in s.
  571  322.245(1);
  572         3. Failing to comply with a civil penalty required in s.
  573  318.15;
  574         4. Failing to maintain vehicular financial responsibility
  575  as required by chapter 324; or
  576         5. Failing to comply with attendance or other requirements
  577  for minors as set forth in s. 322.091; or
  578         5.6. Having been designated a habitual traffic offender
  579  under s. 322.264(1)(d) as a result of suspensions of his or her
  580  driver license or driver privilege for any underlying violation
  581  listed in subparagraphs 1.-4. 1.-5.
  582         (b)1. Upon a first conviction for knowingly driving while
  583  his or her license is suspended, revoked, or canceled for any of
  584  the underlying violations listed in subparagraphs (a)1.-5.
  585  (a)1.-6., a person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree,
  586  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  587         2. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for the same
  588  offense of knowingly driving while his or her license is
  589  suspended, revoked, or canceled for any of the underlying
  590  violations listed in subparagraphs (a)1.-5. (a)1.-6., a person
  591  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
  592  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  593         Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  594  562.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  595         562.11 Selling, giving, or serving alcoholic beverages to
  596  person under age 21; providing a proper name; misrepresenting or
  597  misstating age or age of another to induce licensee to serve
  598  alcoholic beverages to person under 21; penalties.—
  599         (1)(a)1. A person may not sell, give, serve, or permit to
  600  be served alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age
  601  or permit a person under 21 years of age to consume such
  602  beverages on the licensed premises. A person who violates this
  603  subparagraph commits a misdemeanor of the second degree,
  604  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who
  605  violates this subparagraph a second or subsequent time within 1
  606  year after a prior conviction commits a misdemeanor of the first
  607  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  608         2. In addition to any other penalty imposed for a violation
  609  of subparagraph 1., the court may order the Department of
  610  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold the issuance of,
  611  or suspend or revoke, the driver license or driving privilege,
  612  as provided in s. 322.057, of any person who violates
  613  subparagraph 1. This subparagraph does not apply to a licensee,
  614  as defined in s. 561.01, who violates subparagraph 1. while
  615  acting within the scope of his or her license or an employee or
  616  agent of a licensee, as defined in s. 561.01, who violates
  617  subparagraph 1. while engaged within the scope of his or her
  618  employment or agency.
  619         3. A court that withholds the issuance of, or suspends or
  620  revokes, the driver license or driving privilege of a person
  621  pursuant to subparagraph 2. may direct the Department of Highway
  622  Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue the person a license for
  623  driving privilege restricted to business purposes only, as
  624  defined in s. 322.271, if he or she is otherwise qualified.
  625         Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 562.111, Florida
  626  Statutes, is repealed.
  627         Section 17. Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section
  628  569.11, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  629         569.11 Possession, misrepresenting age or military service
  630  to purchase, and purchase of tobacco products by persons under
  631  18 years of age prohibited; penalties; jurisdiction; disposition
  632  of fines.—
  633         (1) It is unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to
  634  knowingly possess any tobacco product. Any person under 18 years
  635  of age who violates the provisions of this subsection commits a
  636  noncriminal violation as provided in s. 775.08(3), punishable
  637  by:
  638         (a) For a first violation, 16 hours of community service
  639  or, instead of community service, a $25 fine. In addition, the
  640  person must attend a school-approved anti-tobacco program, if
  641  locally available; or
  642         (b) For a second or subsequent violation within 12 weeks of
  643  the first violation, a $25 fine.; or
  644         (c) For a third or subsequent violation within 12 weeks of
  645  the first violation, the court must direct the Department of
  646  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of or
  647  suspend or revoke the person’s driver license or driving
  648  privilege, as provided in s. 322.056.
  649  
  650  Any second or subsequent violation not within the 12-week time
  651  period after the first violation is punishable as provided for a
  652  first violation.
  653         (2) It is unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to
  654  misrepresent his or her age or military service for the purpose
  655  of inducing a dealer or an agent or employee of the dealer to
  656  sell, give, barter, furnish, or deliver any tobacco product, or
  657  to purchase, or attempt to purchase, any tobacco product from a
  658  person or a vending machine. Any person under 18 years of age
  659  who violates a provision of this subsection commits a
  660  noncriminal violation as provided in s. 775.08(3), punishable
  661  by:
  662         (a) For a first violation, 16 hours of community service
  663  or, instead of community service, a $25 fine and, in addition,
  664  the person must attend a school-approved anti-tobacco program,
  665  if available; or
  666         (b) For a second or subsequent violation within 12 weeks of
  667  the first violation, a $25 fine.; or
  668         (c) For a third or subsequent violation within 12 weeks of
  669  the first violation, the court must direct the Department of
  670  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of or
  671  suspend or revoke the person’s driver license or driving
  672  privilege, as provided in s. 322.056.
  673  
  674  Any second or subsequent violation not within the 12-week time
  675  period after the first violation is punishable as provided for a
  676  first violation.
  677         (5)(a) If a person under 18 years of age is found by the
  678  court to have committed a noncriminal violation under this
  679  section and that person has failed to complete community
  680  service, pay the fine as required by paragraph (1)(a) or
  681  paragraph (2)(a), or attend a school-approved anti-tobacco
  682  program, if locally available, the court may must direct the
  683  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold
  684  issuance of or suspend the driver license or driving privilege
  685  of that person for a period of 30 consecutive days.
  686         (b) If a person under 18 years of age is found by the court
  687  to have committed a noncriminal violation under this section and
  688  that person has failed to pay the applicable fine as required by
  689  paragraph (1)(b) or paragraph (2)(b), the court may must direct
  690  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold
  691  issuance of or suspend the driver license or driving privilege
  692  of that person for a period of 45 consecutive days.
  693         Section 18. Subsections (5) and (10) of section 790.22,
  694  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  695         790.22 Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or
  696  electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation;
  697  possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties.—
  698         (5)(a) A minor who violates subsection (3) commits a
  699  misdemeanor of the first degree; for a first offense, may serve
  700  a period of detention of up to 3 days in a secure detention
  701  facility; and, in addition to any other penalty provided by law,
  702  shall be required to perform 100 hours of community service.;
  703  and:
  704         1. If the minor is eligible by reason of age for a driver
  705  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  706  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or to
  707  withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving
  708  privilege for up to 1 year.
  709         2. If the minor’s driver license or driving privilege is
  710  under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall
  711  direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
  712  extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional
  713  period of up to 1 year.
  714         3. If the minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver
  715  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  716  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold
  717  issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for
  718  up to 1 year after the date on which the minor would otherwise
  719  have become eligible.
  720         (b) For a second or subsequent offense, a minor who
  721  violates subsection (3) commits a felony of the third degree and
  722  shall serve a period of detention of up to 15 days in a secure
  723  detention facility and shall be required to perform not less
  724  than 100 or nor more than 250 hours of community service., and:
  725         1. If the minor is eligible by reason of age for a driver
  726  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  727  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or to
  728  withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving
  729  privilege for up to 2 years.
  730         2. If the minor’s driver license or driving privilege is
  731  under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall
  732  direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
  733  extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional
  734  period of up to 2 years.
  735         3. If the minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver
  736  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  737  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold
  738  issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for
  739  up to 2 years after the date on which the minor would otherwise
  740  have become eligible.
  741  
  742  For the purposes of this subsection, community service shall be
  743  performed, if possible, in a manner involving a hospital
  744  emergency room or other medical environment that deals on a
  745  regular basis with trauma patients and gunshot wounds.
  746         (10) If a minor is found to have committed an offense under
  747  subsection (9), the court shall impose the following penalties
  748  in addition to any penalty imposed under paragraph (9)(a) or
  749  paragraph (9)(b):
  750         (a) For a first offense:
  751         1. If the minor is eligible by reason of age for a driver
  752  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  753  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or to
  754  withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving
  755  privilege for up to 1 year.
  756         2. If the minor’s driver license or driving privilege is
  757  under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall
  758  direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
  759  extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional
  760  period for up to 1 year.
  761         3. If the minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver
  762  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  763  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold
  764  issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for
  765  up to 1 year after the date on which the minor would otherwise
  766  have become eligible.
  767         (b) For a second or subsequent offense:
  768         1. If the minor is eligible by reason of age for a driver
  769  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  770  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or to
  771  withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving
  772  privilege for up to 2 years.
  773         2. If the minor’s driver license or driving privilege is
  774  under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall
  775  direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
  776  extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional
  777  period for up to 2 years.
  778         3. If the minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver
  779  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  780  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold
  781  issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for
  782  up to 2 years after the date on which the minor would otherwise
  783  have become eligible.
  784         Section 19. Subsections (7) and (8) of section 806.13,
  785  Florida Statutes, are amended, and present subsection (9) of
  786  that section is redesignated as subsection (7), to read:
  787         806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor.—
  788         (7) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, if a
  789  minor is found to have committed a delinquent act under this
  790  section for placing graffiti on any public property or private
  791  property, and:
  792         (a) The minor is eligible by reason of age for a driver
  793  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  794  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or
  795  withhold issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving
  796  privilege for not more than 1 year.
  797         (b) The minor’s driver license or driving privilege is
  798  under suspension or revocation for any reason, the court shall
  799  direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
  800  extend the period of suspension or revocation by an additional
  801  period of not more than 1 year.
  802         (c) The minor is ineligible by reason of age for a driver
  803  license or driving privilege, the court shall direct the
  804  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold
  805  issuance of the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for
  806  not more than 1 year after the date on which he or she would
  807  otherwise have become eligible.
  808         (8) A minor whose driver license or driving privilege is
  809  revoked, suspended, or withheld under subsection (7) may elect
  810  to reduce the period of revocation, suspension, or withholding
  811  by performing community service at the rate of 1 day for each
  812  hour of community service performed. In addition, if the court
  813  determines that due to a family hardship, the minor’s driver
  814  license or driving privilege is necessary for employment or
  815  medical purposes of the minor or a member of the minor’s family,
  816  the court shall order the minor to perform community service and
  817  reduce the period of revocation, suspension, or withholding at
  818  the rate of 1 day for each hour of community service performed.
  819  As used in this subsection, the term “community service” means
  820  cleaning graffiti from public property.
  821         Section 20. Section 812.0155, Florida Statutes, is
  822  repealed.
  823         Section 21. Section 832.09, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  824         Section 22. Subsections (6) and (7) and paragraphs (c) and
  825  (d) of subsection (8) of section 877.112, Florida Statutes, are
  826  amended to read:
  827         877.112 Nicotine products and nicotine dispensing devices;
  828  prohibitions for minors; penalties; civil fines; signage
  829  requirements; preemption.—
  830         (6) PROHIBITIONS ON POSSESSION OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS OR
  831  NICOTINE DISPENSING DEVICES BY MINORS.—It is unlawful for any
  832  person under 18 years of age to knowingly possess any nicotine
  833  product or a nicotine dispensing device. Any person under 18
  834  years of age who violates this subsection commits a noncriminal
  835  violation as defined in s. 775.08(3), punishable by:
  836         (a) For a first violation, 16 hours of community service
  837  or, instead of community service, a $25 fine. In addition, the
  838  person must attend a school-approved anti-tobacco and nicotine
  839  program, if locally available; or
  840         (b) For a second or subsequent violation within 12 weeks of
  841  the first violation, a $25 fine.; or
  842         (c) For a third or subsequent violation within 12 weeks of
  843  the first violation, the court must direct the Department of
  844  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of or
  845  suspend or revoke the person’s driver license or driving
  846  privilege, as provided in s. 322.056.
  847  
  848  Any second or subsequent violation not within the 12-week time
  849  period after the first violation is punishable as provided for a
  850  first violation.
  851         (7) PROHIBITION ON MISREPRESENTING AGE.—It is unlawful for
  852  any person under 18 years of age to misrepresent his or her age
  853  or military service for the purpose of inducing a retailer of
  854  nicotine products or nicotine dispensing devices or an agent or
  855  employee of such retailer to sell, give, barter, furnish, or
  856  deliver any nicotine product or nicotine dispensing device, or
  857  to purchase, or attempt to purchase, any nicotine product or
  858  nicotine dispensing device from a person or a vending machine.
  859  Any person under 18 years of age who violates this subsection
  860  commits a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3),
  861  punishable by:
  862         (a) For a first violation, 16 hours of community service
  863  or, instead of community service, a $25 fine and, in addition,
  864  the person must attend a school-approved anti-tobacco and
  865  nicotine program, if available; or
  866         (b) For a second or subsequent violation within 12 weeks of
  867  the first violation, a $25 fine.; or
  868         (c) For a third or subsequent violation within 12 weeks of
  869  the first violation, the court must direct the Department of
  870  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of or
  871  suspend or revoke the person’s driver license or driving
  872  privilege, as provided in s. 322.056.
  873  
  874  Any second or subsequent violation not within the 12-week time
  875  period after the first violation is punishable as provided for a
  876  first violation.
  877         (8) PENALTIES FOR MINORS.—
  878         (c) If a person under 18 years of age is found by the court
  879  to have committed a noncriminal violation under this section and
  880  that person has failed to complete community service, pay the
  881  fine as required by paragraph (6)(a) or paragraph (7)(a), or
  882  attend a school-approved anti-tobacco and nicotine program, if
  883  locally available, the court may must direct the Department of
  884  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of or
  885  suspend the driver license or driving privilege of that person
  886  for 30 consecutive days.
  887         (d) If a person under 18 years of age is found by the court
  888  to have committed a noncriminal violation under this section and
  889  that person has failed to pay the applicable fine as required by
  890  paragraph (6)(b) or paragraph (7)(b), the court may must direct
  891  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold
  892  issuance of or suspend the driver license or driving privilege
  893  of that person for 45 consecutive days.
  894         Section 23. Subsection (2) of section 938.30, Florida
  895  Statutes, is amended to read:
  896         938.30 Financial obligations in criminal cases;
  897  supplementary proceedings.—
  898         (2) The court may require a person liable for payment of an
  899  obligation to appear and be examined under oath concerning the
  900  person’s financial ability to pay the obligation. The judge may
  901  convert the statutory financial obligation into a court-ordered
  902  obligation to perform community service, subject to the
  903  provisions of s. 318.18(8), after examining a person under oath
  904  and determining the person’s inability to pay, or by reliance
  905  upon information provided under s. 27.52(1)(a)6. Any person who
  906  fails to attend a hearing may be arrested on warrant or capias
  907  issued by the clerk upon order of the court.
  908         Section 24. Subsection (2) of section 1003.27, Florida
  909  Statutes, is amended to read:
  910         1003.27 Court procedure and penalties.—The court procedure
  911  and penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this
  912  part, relating to compulsory school attendance, shall be as
  913  follows:
  914         (2) NONENROLLMENT AND NONATTENDANCE CASES.—
  915         (a) In each case of nonenrollment or of nonattendance upon
  916  the part of a student who is required to attend some school,
  917  when no valid reason for such nonenrollment or nonattendance is
  918  found, the district school superintendent shall institute a
  919  criminal prosecution against the student’s parent.
  920         (b) Each public school principal or the principal’s
  921  designee shall notify the district school board of each minor
  922  student under its jurisdiction who accumulates 15 unexcused
  923  absences in a period of 90 calendar days. Each designee of the
  924  governing body of each private school, and each parent whose
  925  child is enrolled in a home education program, may provide the
  926  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles with the legal
  927  name, sex, date of birth, and social security number of each
  928  minor student under his or her jurisdiction who fails to satisfy
  929  relevant attendance requirements and who fails to otherwise
  930  satisfy the requirements of s. 322.091. The district school
  931  superintendent must provide the Department of Highway Safety and
  932  Motor Vehicles the legal name, sex, date of birth, and social
  933  security number of each minor student who has been reported
  934  under this paragraph and who fails to otherwise satisfy the
  935  requirements of s. 322.091. The Department of Highway Safety and
  936  Motor Vehicles may not issue a driver license or learner’s
  937  driver license to, and shall suspend any previously issued
  938  driver license or learner’s driver license of, any such minor
  939  student, pursuant to the provisions of s. 322.091.
  940         Section 25. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section
  941  318.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  942         318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception;
  943  procedures.—
  944         (10)(a) Any person who does not hold a commercial driver
  945  license or commercial learner’s permit and who is cited while
  946  driving a noncommercial motor vehicle for an offense listed
  947  under this subsection may, in lieu of payment of fine or court
  948  appearance, elect to enter a plea of nolo contendere and provide
  949  proof of compliance to the clerk of the court, designated
  950  official, or authorized operator of a traffic violations bureau.
  951  In such case, adjudication shall be withheld; however, a person
  952  may not make an election under this subsection if the person has
  953  made an election under this subsection in the preceding 12
  954  months. A person may not make more than three elections under
  955  this subsection. This subsection applies to the following
  956  offenses:
  957         1. Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver license
  958  in violation of s. 322.03, s. 322.065, or s. 322.15(1), or
  959  operating a motor vehicle with a license that has been suspended
  960  for failure to appear, failure to pay civil penalty, or failure
  961  to attend a driver improvement course pursuant to s. 322.291.
  962         2. Operating a motor vehicle without a valid registration
  963  in violation of s. 320.0605, s. 320.07, or s. 320.131.
  964         3. Operating a motor vehicle in violation of s. 316.646.
  965         4. Operating a motor vehicle with a license that has been
  966  suspended under s. 61.13016 or s. 322.245 for failure to pay
  967  child support or for failure to pay any other financial
  968  obligation as provided in s. 322.245; however, this subparagraph
  969  does not apply if the license has been suspended pursuant to s.
  970  322.245(1).
  971         5. Operating a motor vehicle with a license that has been
  972  suspended under s. 322.091 for failure to meet school attendance
  973  requirements.
  974         Section 26. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 322.05,
  975  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  976         322.05 Persons not to be licensed.—The department may not
  977  issue a license:
  978         (1) To a person who is under the age of 16 years, except
  979  that the department may issue a learner’s driver license to a
  980  person who is at least 15 years of age and who meets the
  981  requirements of s. 322.1615 ss. 322.091 and 322.1615 and of any
  982  other applicable law or rule.
  983         (2) To a person who is at least 16 years of age but is
  984  under 18 years of age unless the person meets the requirements
  985  of s. 322.091 and holds a valid:
  986         (a) Learner’s driver license for at least 12 months, with
  987  no moving traffic convictions, before applying for a license;
  988         (b) Learner’s driver license for at least 12 months and who
  989  has a moving traffic conviction but elects to attend a traffic
  990  driving school for which adjudication must be withheld pursuant
  991  to s. 318.14; or
  992         (c) License that was issued in another state or in a
  993  foreign jurisdiction and that would not be subject to suspension
  994  or revocation under the laws of this state.
  995         Section 27. Paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of section
  996  397.951, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  997         397.951 Treatment and sanctions.—The Legislature recognizes
  998  that the integration of treatment and sanctions greatly
  999  increases the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment. It is
 1000  the responsibility of the department and the substance abuse
 1001  treatment provider to employ the full measure of sanctions
 1002  available to require participation and completion of treatment
 1003  to ensure successful outcomes for children in substance abuse
 1004  treatment.
 1005         (2) The department shall ensure that substance abuse
 1006  treatment providers employ any and all appropriate available
 1007  sanctions necessary to engage, motivate, and maintain a child in
 1008  treatment, including, but not limited to, provisions in law
 1009  that:
 1010         (i) Provide that, pursuant to s. 322.056, for any person
 1011  under 18 years of age who is found guilty of or delinquent for a
 1012  violation of s. 562.11(2), s. 562.111, or chapter 893, and is
 1013  eligible by reason of age for a driver license or driving
 1014  privilege, the court shall direct the Department of Highway
 1015  Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke or to withhold issuance of
 1016  his or her driver license or driving privilege for a period of 6
 1017  months.:
 1018         1. Not less than 6 months and not more than 1 year for the
 1019  first violation.
 1020         2. Two years, for a subsequent violation.
 1021         Section 28. Subsection (9) of section 1003.01, Florida
 1022  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1023         1003.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
 1024         (9) “Dropout” means a student who meets any one or more of
 1025  the following criteria:
 1026         (a) The student has voluntarily removed himself or herself
 1027  from the school system before graduation for reasons that
 1028  include, but are not limited to, marriage, or the student has
 1029  withdrawn from school because he or she has failed the statewide
 1030  student assessment test and thereby does not receive any of the
 1031  certificates of completion;
 1032         (b) The student has not met the relevant attendance
 1033  requirements of the school district pursuant to State Board of
 1034  Education rules, or the student was expected to attend a school
 1035  but did not enter as expected for unknown reasons, or the
 1036  student’s whereabouts are unknown;
 1037         (c) The student has withdrawn from school, but has not
 1038  transferred to another public or private school or enrolled in
 1039  any career, adult, home education, or alternative educational
 1040  program;
 1041         (d) The student has withdrawn from school due to hardship,
 1042  unless such withdrawal has been granted under the provisions of
 1043  s. 322.091, court action, expulsion, medical reasons, or
 1044  pregnancy; or
 1045         (e) The student is not eligible to attend school because of
 1046  reaching the maximum age for an exceptional student program in
 1047  accordance with the district’s policy.
 1048  
 1049  The State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement the
 1050  provisions of this subsection.
 1051         Section 29. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.