State, Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Meck

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

The State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, petitions for a writ of certiorari to quash an order of the circuit court rendered in its appellate capacity.

Section 322.27(5), Florida Statutes (1983), provides that the department shall revoke the license of a “habitual traffic offender” for a minimum of five years. Under section 322.264(2), Florida Statutes (1983), a “habitual traffic offender” is defined as follows:

A ‘habitual traffic offender’ is any person whose record, as maintained by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor…