Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Sinclair

POLEN, Judge.

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) appeals from a final order requiring it to issue a hardship license for medical purposes to the defendant, James F. Sinclair. We reverse.

In the order requiring DHSMV to issue the hardship license, the trial court certified the following question of great public importance:

Does a county court judge have the authority to issue a hardship license for medical purposes only to a defendant who has *231been convicted twice for DUI within five years, who has not fulfilled the requirements of Section 322.271(2)(b), Florida Statutes…