§ 322.141, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 322. DRIVER LICENSES
Color or markings of certain licenses or identification cards.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) All licenses originally issued or reissued by the department to persons under the age of 21 years for the operation of motor vehicles shall have markings or color which shall be obviously separate and distinct from all other licenses issued by the department for the operation of motor vehicles.
(2)(a) All licenses for the operation of motor vehicles originally issued or reissued by the department to persons who have insulin-dependent diabetes may, at the request of the applicant, have distinctive markings separate and distinct from all other licenses issued by the department.
(b) At the time of application for original license or reissue, the department shall require such proof as it deems appropriate that a person has insulin-dependent diabetes.
(3) All licenses for the operation of motor vehicles or identification cards originally issued or reissued by the department to persons who are designated as sexual predators under s. 775.21 or subject to registration as sexual offenders under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607, or who have a similar designation or are subject to a similar registration under the laws of another jurisdiction, or who are designated as career offenders under s. 775.261 or s. 944.608, shall have on the front of the license or identification card the following:
(a) For a person designated as a sexual predator under s. 775.21 or who has a similar designation under the laws of another jurisdiction, the marking “SEXUAL PREDATOR.”
(b) For a person subject to registration as a sexual offender under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607, or subject to a similar registration under the laws of another jurisdiction, the marking “943.0435, F.S.”
(c) For a person designated as a career offender under s. 775.261 or s. 944.608, the marking “775.261, F.S.”
(4)(a) Unless previously secured or updated, each sexual offender and sexual predator shall report to the department during the month of his or her reregistration as required under s. 775.21(8), s. 943.0435(14), or s. 944.607(13) in order to obtain an updated or renewed driver license or identification card as required by subsection (3).
(b) Unless previously secured or updated as required by subsection (3), each career offender shall report to the department during the month of his or her birth in order to obtain an updated or renewed driver license or identification card as required by subsection (3).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 65-344; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 73-237; s. 5, ch. 85-285; s. 1, ch. 89-284; s. 35, ch. 95-333; s. 285, ch. 99-248; s. 1, ch. 2007-207; s. 31, ch. 2014-216; s. 41, ch. 2016-24; s. 21, ch. 2016-104; s. 7, ch. 2021-156; s. 13, ch. 2024-71; ss. 26, 58, 88, ch. 2025-156; s. 1, ch. 2026-151.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- § 775.21, Fla. Stat.The Florida Sexual Predators Act.Printed as s. 775.21; s. 775.21(8)
- § 775.261, Fla. Stat.The Florida Career Offender Registration Act.Printed as s. 775.261
- § 943.0435, Fla. Stat.Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty.Printed as s. 943.0435; s. 943.0435(14)
- § 944.607, Fla. Stat.Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders.Printed as s. 944.607; s. 944.607(13)
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Provisions in this library whose text cites § 322.141, Fla. Stat.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 322.032, Fla. Stat.Digital proof of driver license or identification card.Printed as ss. 322.051 and 322.141
- § 322.212, Fla. Stat.Unauthorized possession of, and other unlawful acts in relation to, driver license or identification card.Printed as s. 322.141
- § 775.21, Fla. Stat.The Florida Sexual Predators Act.Printed as s. 322.141(3)
- § 775.261, Fla. Stat.The Florida Career Offender Registration Act.Printed as s. 322.141(3)
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