THE BILL ITSELF
SB 1370
Habitual Traffic Offender Designation
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1370 By Senator Martin 33-01427A-26 20261370__
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to habitual traffic offender
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designation; providing a short title; amending s.
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322.264, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
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“habitual traffic offender”; providing an effective
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date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. This act may be cited as “Isaiah’s Law.”
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Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 322.264, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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322.264 “Habitual traffic offender” defined.—A “habitual
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traffic offender” is any person whose record, as maintained by
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the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shows that
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such person has accumulated the specified number of convictions
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for offenses described in subsection (1) or subsection (2)
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within a 5-year period:
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(1) Three or more convictions of any one or more of the
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following offenses arising out of separate acts:
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(a) Voluntary or involuntary manslaughter resulting from
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the operation of a motor vehicle;
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(b) Any violation of s. 316.193, former s. 316.1931, or
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former s. 860.01;
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(c) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle
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is used;
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(d) Driving a motor vehicle while his or her license is
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suspended or revoked;
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(e) Failing to stop and render aid as required under the
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laws of this state in the event of a motor vehicle crash
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resulting in the death or personal injury of another; or
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(f) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while his or her
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privilege is disqualified ; or
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(g) Driving a motor vehicle without a valid license in
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violation of s. 322.03 .
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Any violation of any federal law, any law of another state or
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country, or any valid ordinance of a municipality or county of
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another state similar to a statutory prohibition specified in
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subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be counted as a violation
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of such prohibition. In computing the number of convictions, all
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convictions during the 5 years previous to July 1, 1972, will be
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used, provided at least one conviction occurs after that date.
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The fact that previous convictions may have resulted in
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suspension, revocation, or disqualification under another
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section does not exempt them from being used for suspension or
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revocation under this section as a habitual offender.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.