Corporate and Community Development

Special Supervision Services Program

(A Voluntary Restricted License program under FS 322.292)

Purpose: Supervision of 5 year, 10 year and permanent license revocations eligible for a business, or employment purpose only license. Required by DHSMV for restricted licenses, during revocation periods. Strictly a voluntary program.

Goal: To help ensure the individual with the revoked license, who has made significant lifestyle changes, will comply with Florida Statute 322.271, if found to be trustworthy enough to be granted the privilege of a restricted license.


PROGRAM CONTENT
  • Extensive records collection including: criminal, driving, medical, and/or treatment.
  • A two-hour psychosocial evaluation with a DUI SSS Evaluator.
  • Follow-up interviews with a DUI SSS Evaluator.
  • Alcohol and drug tests conducted randomly and unannounced.
  • Self help group attendance or treatment may also be required.

 

REGISTRATION

 Applicants must be evaluated and supervised by the DUI Program which serves the county in which the applicant resides, is employed or attends school, unless the program of residence, employment or school attendance does not object to attendence at the program.

  • Initial screening fee is $25.00. Please bring your fee, picture Identification, and the DHSMV Hearing Letter for the screening process.
  • The fee for the program is $314.00, which includes the records fee, state assessment fee, and Reinstatement Review Inventory-III. The screening fee of $25.00 will be applied toward the program fee of $314.00. All fees paid to the Traffic Safety Institute are not refundable.
  • Cash, Check, Money Order, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted.

Hearing Office:
Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
4585 140th Ave North Suite 1002
Clearwater FL 33762
(727) 504-4405

 

Five-Year Revocation Eligibility

An applicant with a revocation of 5 years or less:

Must wait until the expiration of twelve (12) months after the date the revocation was imposed as a prerequisite to admission into the program.

  1. Must not have driven within the twelve (12) months prior to reinstatement.
  2. Must not have used any drugs for at least the past twelve (12) months. Drugs include alcohol and those so-called non-alcoholic beers or wines which contain less than .5% of alcohol. Consuming medication prescribed for others is considered abuse and shall warrant a negative recommendation for acceptance into the program or cancellation if already in the program. Drugs do not include medication taken according to directions for its intended medicinal purpose. 
Ten-Year Revocation Eligibility

An applicant with a revocation of more than 5 years, except those under permanent revocation:

Must wait at least twenty-four (24) months as a prerequisite to admission into the program.
Must not have driven within the twelve (12) months prior to reinstatement.
Must not have used any drugs for at least the past twelve (12) months. Drugs include alcohol and those so-called non-alcoholic beers or wines which contain less than .5% of alcohol. Consuming medication prescribed for others is considered abuse and shall warrant a negative recommendation for acceptance into the program or cancellation if already in the program. Drugs do not include medication taken according to directions for its intended medicinal purpose.

 
Permanent Revocation Eligibility

Effective October 1, 2011, a person whose driving privilege has been permanently revoked because he or she has been convicted four or more times of violating s. 316.193 or former s. 316.1931 may, upon the expiration of 5 years after the date of the last conviction or the expiration of 5 years after the termination of any incarceration under s. 316.193 former s. 316.1931, whichever is later, petition the department for reinstatement of his or her driving privilege.

 Effective October 1, 2010, a person whose driving privilege has been permanently revoked because he or she has been convicted of DUI manslaughter in violation of s.316.193 and has no prior convictions for DUI-related offenses may, upon the expiration of 5 years after the date of such revocation or the expiration of 10 years after the termination of any term of incarceration under s.316.193 or former s.316.1931, whichever date is later, petition the department for reinstatement of his or her driving privilege. 

Applicants under a permanent license revocation for DUI Manslaughter with no prior DUI related convictions are still eligible for the SSS program, if they meet the requirement of the program as stated during the interview process.

Within 30 days after the receipt of such a petition, the department shall afford the petition an opportunity for a hearing. At the hearing, the petitioner must demonstrate to the department that he or she:

Must not have been arrested for a drug related offense during the 5 years preceding the filing of the petition;
Must not have driven a motor vehicle without a license for at least 5 years prior to the hearing;
Has been drug-free for at-least 5 years prior to the hearing; and
Has completed a DUI program licensed by the department.

At such hearing, the department shall determine the petitioner's qualifications, fitness, and need to drive. Upon such determination, the department may, in its discretion, reinstate the driver's license of the petitioner. Such reinstatement must be made subject to the following qualfications:

  • The license must be restricted for employment purposes for not less than 1 year; and
  • Such person must be supervised by a DUI licensed by the department and report to the program for such supervision and education at least four times a year or additionally as required by the program for the remainder of the revocation period. Such supervision shall include evaluation, education, referral into treatment, and other activities required by the department.

Such person must assume the reasonable costs of supervision. If such person fails to comply with the required supervision, the program shall repaort the failure to the department, and the department shall cancel such person's driving privilege.

If, after reinstatement, such person is convicted of an offense for which mandatory revocation of his or her license is required, the department shall revoke his or her driving privilege.

The department shall adopt rules regulating the providing of services by bDUI programs pursuant to this section.

Notwithstanding the provisions of s.322.28(2)(e), a person whose driving privilege has been permanently revoked because he or she has been convicted four or more times of violating s.316.193 or former s.316.1931 may, upon the expiration of 10 years after the date of the last conviction or the expiration of 10 years after the termination of any incarceration under s.316.193 or former s.316.1931, whichever is later, petition the department fir reinstatement of his or her driving privilege.

Within 30 days after receipt of a petition, the department shall provide for a hearing, at which the petitioner must demonstrate that he or she:

  • Must not have been arrested for a drug related offense during the 5 years preceding the filing of the petition;
  • Must not have driven a motor vehicle without a license for at least 5 years prior to the hearing;
  • Has been drug-free for at-least 5 years prior to the hearing; and
  • Has completed a DUI program licensed by the department.

At the hearing the department shall determine the petitioner's qualifiction, fitness, and need to drive, and may, after such determination, reinstate the petioner's driver's license. The reinstatement shall be subject to the following qualifications:

  • The petitioner's license must be restricted for employment purposes for not less than 1 year; and
  • The petitioner must be supervised by a DUI program licensed by the department and must report to the program for supervision and education at four times a year or more, as required by the program, for the remainder of the revocation period. The supervision shall include evaluation, education, referral into treatment, and other acticities required by the department.
  • The Petioner must assume the reasonable costs of supervision. If the petioner does not comply with the required supervision, the program shall report the failure to the department, and the department shall cancel such person's driving privilege.

If, after reinstatement, the petioner is convicted of an offense for which mandatory license revocation is required, the department shall revoke his or her driving privilege.

A person shall not be issued a commercial driver's license during a period in which such person is disqualfied from operation commercial motor vehicles or in which the driving pricilege of such person is suspended, revoked, or canceled.

 
IID Requirements

IID requirements must be met in addition to SSSP eligibility for driver license reinstatement (additional IID fees may apply).

SCF Bradenton Campus
Bldg. 18 - PDC 5840 26th Street West
Bradenton FL 34207
941-752-5286
Office Hours: Monday: 12pm -7pm Tuesday - Friday: 8am-4:30pm

Sarasota Office
Next to Hollywood 20, 1991 Main Street, Suite 123
Sarasota FL 34236
941-362-4224
Office Hours: Mon & Tue: 8am-4:30pm Wed: 12pm-7pm Thurs: 8am-4:30pm Fri: 8am-4:30pm

SCF Venice Campus
Bldg. 800 - Room 820
8000 South Tamiami Trail, Venice FL 34293
941-408-1520 (Closed for Lunch 12pm-1pm )
Office Hours: Tuesday: 8am-4:30pm, Thursday 1pm-7pm

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