1998 Florida Code
TITLE XXIII MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 322 Drivers' Licenses  
322.08   Application for license.

322.08  Application for license.--

(1)  Each application for a driver's license shall be made in a format designated by the department and sworn to or affirmed by the applicant as to the truth of the statements made in the application.

(2)  Each such application shall reflect the full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), proof of identity satisfactory to the department, proof of birth date satisfactory to the department, sex, social security number, and residence and mailing address of the applicant, and briefly describe the applicant, and shall state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive, and if so, when and by what state, and whether any such license or driving privilege has ever been disqualified, revoked, or suspended, or whether an application has ever been refused, and if so, the date of and reason for such disqualification, suspension, revocation, or refusal.

(3)  Each such application shall include a consent to release driving record information, entitling the department to request, receive, and exchange such information with other jurisdictions.

(4)  In addition to the requirements of subsections (1), (2), and (3), each application for a commercial driver's license shall include a certification as to whether the applicant is required by federal or state law to undergo biennial physical examinations and other certifications required by the department.

(5)  After December 31, 1989, the department may not issue a driver's license to a person who has never been issued a driver's license in any jurisdiction until he or she successfully completes the traffic law and substance abuse education course prescribed in s. 322.095.

(6)  Every application under this section made by a person who presently holds an out-of-state license shall be accompanied by a copy of the Florida registration certificate showing registration under chapter 320 for every motor vehicle which is owned by the applicant, or, if he or she does not own any vehicle required to be registered under chapter 320, an affidavit to that effect.

(7)  The application form for a driver's license or duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the following:

(a)  A voluntary contribution of $5 per applicant, which contribution shall be transferred into the Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund.

(b)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which contribution shall be deposited into the Florida Organ and Tissue Donor Education and Procurement Trust Fund for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the organ and tissue donor registry.

(c)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the Blind.

A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust funds shall also be included.

History.--s. 20, ch. 19551, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(634); s. 20, ch. 20451, 1941; s. 1, ch. 71-74; s. 8, ch. 78-394; s. 1, ch. 85-98; s. 2, ch. 89-134; s. 14, ch. 89-282; s. 12, ch. 91-82; s. 28, ch. 91-107; s. 6, ch. 91-243; s. 403, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 95-423; s. 24, ch. 96-413; s. 31, ch. 96-418; s. 2, ch. 98-68.