Legal Opinion
Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Spells
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 30, 1986No. 86-204PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Judge.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has appealed from an order granting declaratory relief to the plaintiff John Spells, and finding that the Department of Motor Vehicles had improperly revoked Spells’ driver’s license for a period of ten years. We reverse.
Spells was convicted for the offense of driving with an unlawful blood alcohol level (DUBAL) on two occasions in 1976 and 1977, in contravention of section 316.028, Florida Statutes (1975). On October 1, 1977, that section was renumbered to section 316.193.
On June 29, 1984, Spells was convicted for driving while…
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