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Driving while License Suspended With Knowledge

Tampa Driving while License Suspended With Knowledge Attorney

If you have been arrested for driving on a suspended or revoked driver license with knowledge in Florida, you should understand all of the possible consequences that can occur if you enter a plea or guilty or "no contest" to this criminal charge. First, knowingly driving on a suspended or revoked driver's license is a criminal offense that will go on your criminal record. Second, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles can suspended your driver's license if you enter a plea on three serious driving offense, which include knowingly or unknowingly driving on a suspended driver's license.

The Criminal Consequences

Any offense for driving while license suspended with knowledge in Florida is a criminal offense punishable with criminal penalties. The maximum sentence for such an offense depends on the way the crime is charged.

A first offense of driving while license revoked or suspended with knowledge in Florida is a second degree misdemeanor punishable by up to sixty (60) days in the county jail or six months of probation. The maximum fine for a misdemeanor in the second degree is $500.

A second or subsequent charge for driving while license suspended or revoked with knowledge in Florida is a first degree misdemeanor punishable by twelve (12) months in the county jail and a one thousand ($1,000) dollar fine.

A third or subsequence charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license can be charged as a first degree misdemeanor, or under certain circumstances as a third degree felony, which is punishable by five years in Florida State Prison and a $5,000 fine.

The Administrative Conseqences

If you enter a plea to three or more serious driving offenses within a five year period, then your driver's license will be suspended as a Habitual Traffic Offender. Driving while your license is suspended as a Habitual Traffic Offender is a third degree felony punishable by five years in Florida State Prison.

If you have been arrested for driving while license suspended or revoked in the Tampa Bay area, or in Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Pasco County, Manatee County, Sarasota County, or Polk County, contact the Sammis Law Firm for more information about fighting this serious criminal charge.

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