Florida Reckless Driving Required Class

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A recent utilization of a 2009 Florida Statute by DHSMV is resulting in individuals who plea to Florida reckless driving to be required by DHSMV after the resolution of the case to complete a four hour driving class. The class can be completed online and is generally affordable. The class usually runs around $30. It is not the type of thing that would cause most people to change their plea but was not enforced for over a year and caught many clients, defense attorneys and prosecutors by surprise. Language about potentially suspending the privilege to drive increased the concern. The statute has been on the books since October of 2009. A few months ago clients started getting letters from DHSMV to complete the class or their license would be suspended. The surprising part of the additional class is that all parties agreed to a resolution of the case. The additional class was not part of the resolution. It is what is known as a collateral consequence. This recently was observed in Daytona Beach reckless driving cases that are DUI reductions. It is also a requirement for dry reckless cases. It is a Florida statute and will likely apply to Seminole County reckless driving cases, Volusia County reckless driving cases and all other Florida reckless driving cases. DHSMV is the cause of many of the collateral consequences of entering a plea such as being designated as a habitual traffic offender, DUI suspensions (if you plea to a first offense DUI and DHSMV finds out it is a second within 5 years your license will be suspended for 5 years not the 6 months or a year that was discussed in court), point suspensions and most recently an additional class requirement for reckless driving, racing, not stopping for a school bus, not stopping at a steady red indicator and failure to observe a traffic control drvice.