RULE 6.620. FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR MANDATORY
HEARING; REINSTATEMENT OF DRIVER
LICENSE

(a) Notice of Failure to Appear. If a defendant fails to
appear for a mandatory hearing, the clerk shall send notice of such
failure to appear to the department, as required by section
318.15(1), Florida Statutes.

(b) Appearance After Notice Sent. If the defendant appears
before the clerk after notice was sent, but before the department
suspends the driver license, the clerk shall schedule a hearing for
the official to determine whether the defendant committed the
violation. If, after the hearing, the official finds the defendant
committed the violation, the defendant shall be subject to the
penalty provisions of section 318.14(5), Florida Statutes.

(c) Reinstatement of License. If the department suspended
the defendant’s driver license, as authorized by law and upon
request, the clerk shall set the case for hearing and, if after a
hearing, the official finds the defendant committed the violation, the
defendant shall be subject to the penalty provisions of section
318.14(5), Florida Statutes. If the defendant’s driving privileges
were not reinstated prior to the hearing, the clerk shall give notice
that the defendant is in compliance upon satisfaction of the
penalties, and shall indicate that the defendant’s driving privileges
are eligible for reinstatement.