## Traffic Crashes 

If you are charged in a crash you may have to go to court. The law enforcement officer who comes to the scene of the crash will file charges against any driver who violated a traffic law. Those charged will have a chance to be heard in court. The court will then decide the penalty. Others who were present at the crash may have to come to court as a witness. 

If you are found at fault in a crash where anyone was injured and transported to a medical treatment facility, or it is your second collision in a two-year period, you will be required by law to attend a Traffic Collision Avoidance Course. 

Florida Law states that if you are convicted of possessing, selling, or trafficking in drugs, including marijuana, your driver license must be revoked. Additionally, if drugs are in your vehicle because you are using your car to transport, sell, or distribute drugs, or to assist in committing any other felony, then your car may be seized and forfeited to the arresting agency as contraband. 

## Three Crashes in Three Years Law 

If you were convicted of, or pleaded nolo contendre (no contest) to your third traffic offense that caused a crash within 36 months, you must complete a FLHSMV-approved driver improvement course that includes behind-the-wheel training and an assessment of your driving safety. 

You must: 

• complete 12 hours of an approved Advanced Driver Improvement course (ADI); 

• receive 4 hours of behind-the-wheel training from a Florida licensed commercial driving school (CDS); and 

• pass the extended driving test with a driver license examiner. 

Failure to complete these requirements within 90 days will result in a license cancellation. 

