Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Coleman

BLUE, Judge.

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles appeals the circuit court’s order that reinstated the suspended license of Charlene W. Coleman. We treat this as a petition for writ of certiora-ri. See Haines City Cmty. Dev. v. Heggs, 658 So.2d 523 (Fla.1995). Because the circuit court did not proceed in accordance with the essential requirements of law, we grant the petition and quash the order on review.

In a final order of license suspension following a formal review, the hearing officer found that Coleman was properly stopped and lawfully arrested for driving under the…