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Florida Statute 322.32 - Full Text and Legal Analysis
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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 322
DRIVER LICENSES
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322.32 Unlawful use of license.—It is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person:
(1) To display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his or her possession any canceled, revoked, suspended, or disqualified driver license knowing that such license has been canceled, revoked, suspended, or disqualified.
(a) The element of knowledge is satisfied if:
1. The person has been cited as provided in s. 322.34(1), and any cancellation, revocation, or suspension in effect at that time remains in effect; or
2. The person admits to knowledge of the cancellation, suspension, or revocation; or
3. The person received notice as provided in paragraph (c).
(b) In any proceeding for a violation of this section, a court may consider evidence, other than that specified in paragraph (a), that a person knowingly possessed a canceled, suspended, or revoked driver license.
(c) Any judgment or order rendered by a court or adjudicatory body or any uniform traffic citation that cancels, suspends, or revokes a person’s driver license must contain a provision notifying the person that his or her driver license or driving privilege has been canceled, suspended, or revoked.
(2) To lend his or her driver license to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another.
(3) To display, or represent as his or her own, any driver license not issued to him or her.
(4) To fail or refuse to surrender to the department or to any law enforcement officer, upon lawful demand, any driver license in his or her possession that has been suspended, revoked, disqualified, or canceled.
(5) To permit any unlawful use of a driver license issued to him or her.
(6) To apply for, obtain, or cause to be issued to him or her two or more photographic driver licenses which are in different names. The issuance of such licenses shall be prima facie evidence that the licensee has violated the provisions of this section unless the issuance was in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(7) To do any act forbidden, or fail to perform any act required, by this chapter.
History.—s. 44, ch. 19551, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8135(59); s. 44, ch. 20451, 1941; s. 213, ch. 71-136; s. 25, ch. 78-394; s. 2, ch. 84-91; s. 24, ch. 89-282; s. 419, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 97-206; s. 39, ch. 97-300.

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S322.32
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S322.32 (8) DL - Possesses a false digital proof of DL - Points on Drivers License: 0
S322.32 (8) DL - Possesses a false digital proof of ID - Points on Drivers License: 0
S322.32 (1) DL - POSSESSION/DISPLAY/PERMIT USE OF suspended/revoked/canceled/disqualified DL - Points on Drivers License: 0
S322.32 (2) DL - Lending/Permitting use of your DL by another person - Points on Drivers License: 0
S322.32 (3) DL - False display of DL - Points on Drivers License: 0
S322.32 (4) DL - Refusal to surrender DL - Points on Drivers License: 0
S322.32 (5) DL - Permit any unlawful use of a DL - Points on Drivers License: 0
S322.32 (6) DL - Obtaining 2 or more photographic DL's in different names [See 322.27 (1)(d)] - Points on Drivers License: 0 S
S322.32 (7) DL - Unlawful use of DL - Points on Drivers License: 0
Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 322.32
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S322.32 1 - POSSESS FORGED - FRAUDULENTLY ALTERED DRIVERS LICENSE - M: S
S322.32 1 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - DISPLAY CAUSE PERMIT DISPLAY OF FICT DR LIC - M: S
S322.32 1 - FRAUD - POSSESS FICTITIOUS DRIVERS LICENSE - M: S
S322.32 1 - NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - POSSESS DISPLAY ETC OF CANC REVOKED ETC DR LIC - M: S
S322.32 1 - PASS FORGED - DISPLAY CAUSE PERMIT DISPLAY ALTERED DR LIC - M: S
S322.32 2 - FRAUD - UNLAWFUL LENDING OF DRIVERS LICENSE - M: S
S322.32 3 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - DISPLAY ANOTHERS DRIVERS LICENSE - M: S
S322.32 4 - NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - REFUSE TO SURRENDER SUSPENDED DRIVERS LICENSE - M: S
S322.32 5 - NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - PERMIT UNLAWFUL USE OF ISSUED DRIVERS LICENSE - M: S
S322.32 6 - NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - HAVE ISSUED 2 PHOTO DR LIC IN DIFFERENT NAMES - M: S
S322.32 7 - NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - VIOLATE DRIVERS LICENSE LAW - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 322.32

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Maddox v. State, 923 So. 2d 442 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 35 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2006 WL 59332

...and driving with a suspended or revoked license. Maddox, 862 So.2d at 783. Similarly, in the conflict case, the defendant faced a charge of driving without a valid license. Dixon, 812 So.2d at 595-96. Other charges might include misuse of a license, § 322.32, Fla....
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Willingham v. City of Orlando, 929 So. 2d 43 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006).

Cited 23 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 1288595

...Willingham, asserts that in January of 2000, his wallet was stolen. A month later he realized that one Craig Caldwell was unlawfully using his identity. Apparently Mr. Caldwell had been charged with displaying another's driver's license in violation of section 322.32, Florida Statutes (1999)....
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Bartee v. State, 401 So. 2d 890 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981).

Cited 16 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee. COWART, Judge. Stopped by a police officer while driving a motor vehicle, appellant gave the officer a driver's license. The officer issued a uniform traffic citation [1] charging appellant *892 with "unlawful use of license," a violation of section 322.32, Florida Statutes (1979). Section 322.32 defines a statutory misdemeanor offense entitled "unlawful use of license," and describes many prohibited acts including: (1) To display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession, any cancelled, revoked, suspended, fictitious or fraudulently altered operator's or chauffeur's license....
...nts, an accused cannot be placed in jeopardy for a violation of both such statutes because in substance they constitute a single offense — the "same offense" — for which one cannot be placed twice in jeopardy. By the first misdemeanor charge under section 322.32, Florida Statutes, petitioner was placed in jeopardy of conviction and punishment for an offense which could have been established by proof that petitioner displayed or possessed a fictitious operator's license....
...section 322.212, Florida Statutes for knowingly [7] having in his possession a fictitious operator's license. Accordingly, because a single set of facts, i.e., the knowing possession of a fictitious operator's license, is sufficient to violate both section 322.32 and section 322.212, Florida Statutes, a person once put in jeopardy of a violation of either statutory offense cannot also be placed in jeopardy of conviction or punishment for the other statutory offense based on the same factual event....
...each statute would be sufficiently distinguishable from the other as to constitutionally permit separate and multiple punishment under the test set forth in Blockburger v. United States, 284 U.S. 299, 52 S.Ct. 180, 76 L.Ed. 306 (1932). [7] Although section 322.32, Florida Statutes, does not expressly require that the prohibited possession be "knowingly," nevertheless, since the criminal law does not punish for innocent possession and absolute or strict liability is not applied in criminal law,...
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Batie v. State, 593 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1992 WL 25817

...days with 30 days credit for time served on Count III; (2) a document dated August 23, 1990, placed appellant on probation for one year on the Count III charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. The statutes applicable are sections 901.151(2) and 322.32(1), Florida Statutes (1989)....
...for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of the person temporarily detained and the circumstances surrounding his presence abroad which led the officer to believe that he had committed, was committing, or was about to commit a criminal offense. Section 322.32(1), Florida Statutes (1989), provides that it is unlawful for any person "[t]o display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession any canceled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, or fraudulently altered operator's or chau...
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Burgess v. State, 198 So. 3d 1151 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13279, 2016 WL 4607547

operate a motor vehicle. See also § 322.032(3) (providing for the development of “digital
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State v. Cruz, 189 So. 2d 882 (Fla. 1966).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1966 Fla. LEXIS 3279

examination, in violation of F.S. § 322.32(5), F.S.A. Section 322.32(5) reads in part: “(5) To use a false
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Bolden ex rel. Bolden v. State, Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs., Div. of Driver Licenses, 479 So. 2d 191 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2578, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 5931

By expressly excluding the first portion of Section 322.32, it would appear the legislature intended to
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Caraballo v. State, 753 So. 2d 695 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 276056

...When the officers asked appellant for his driver's license or identification, appellant told them his license was suspended and handed it to them. Displaying or possessing a suspended driver's license, with knowledge that it has been suspended, is a second degree misdemeanor. § 322.32(1), Fla....
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Burgess v. State (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

the person to operate a motor vehicle. See also § 322.032(3) (providing for the development of "digital
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Cruz v. State, 181 So. 2d 20 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1965).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 3604

the outcome of his examination, in violation of § 322.32 (5), Fla.Stat., F.S.A.1 Counts two and three charged

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