Table of Contents

Introduction

• A Message to Parents Step-Parents, and Guardians
• A Message to Students
• Disclaimer
• Warning
• Public Records
• Important Changes for 2014/2015

Under section 322.212 (5), Florida Statutes, it is a third degree felony to use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver license or identification card, or to knowingly make a false statement, knowingly conceal a material fact, or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application.

Violators face immediate arrest and, upon conviction, penalties up to a maximum fine of $5,000 and imprisonment up to 5 years.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) will suspend the driving privilege for one year of any person who makes a fraudulent application for a Florida driver license.

Under section 322.36, Florida Statutes, it is unlawful for any person to authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle to be operated by any person who does not hold a valid driver license.

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