Habitual Traffic Offender Designation Removed DWLSR Reduced to No Valid Driver’s License. Our client faced a Driving While License Suspended charge and Habitual Traffic Offender designation. Her license was suspended for five years. We filed a Motion to lift the HTO status, allowing our client to obtain her license. On February 6, 2023, our client’s DWLSR charge under F.S. 322.34 (2)(c) was reduced to a second-degree misdemeanor for no valid driver’s license so that she could avoid another five-year HTO revocation. The client received a time-served disposition with no probation and keep her driver’s license valid.
Our client faced a 5-year Driver’s License revocation after she paid three citations for unknowingly driving with a suspended license within a 5-year period. We filed a Motion to Vacate the guilty adjudication on the most recent citation. On February 3, 2023, our motion was granted, which allowed our client to regain her regular driving privileges.
Our client came to us after receiving notice that his license would be revoked due to paying off 3 Driving While License Suspended citations within a 5-year period, which triggered a license suspension for 5 years as a Habitual Traffic Offender. We filed a Motion to Vacate the Driving While License Suspended conviction and reverse the HTO suspension. On March 1, 2024, the court granted our attorney’s motion without a hearing, which reversed our client’s HTO Status. Our client can now drive on a valid license with minimal disruption to his day-to-day life.
Our client was designated a habitual traffic offender after paying three DWLS tickets without realizing the consequences. We filed a Motion to Vacate one of the tickets, arguing that our client’s due process rights were violated. The Judge agreed and vacated the conviction. As a result, our client was able to reinstate his license.