Permitting an Unauthorized Driver

Broward County Permitting Unauthorized Driver Criminal Defense Attorney

The crime of permitting an unauthorized driver is charged against people who knowingly allow an unlicensed driver access to a vehicle. This applies to minors and adults who have never had driver’s licenses as well as people whose driver’s licenses have been suspended or revoked. If you allow such a person to drive your car or another vehicle you have under your control, you can be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor carrying up to 60 days in jail. (This is in addition to any penalties the unlicensed driver faces.)

You will also have your own license suspended for up to a year if you allow a driver with a suspended license to borrow your vehicle and he or she is involved in an accident causing death or serious injury. To avoid these penalties, you should get a Palm Beach permitting unauthorized driver criminal defense lawyer involved in your case as early as possible.

If you are charged with permitting an unlicensed driver access to a vehicle, do not wait to contact a South Florida permitting an unauthorized driver criminal defense lawyer about your case and your rights. Miami permitting an unauthorized driver criminal defense lawyer Menachem M. Mayberg offers free, confidential consultations to potential clients. To reach us seven days a week and 24 hours a day, contact us through our Web site or call us at (305) 695-8750.

For further reading; see Florida Statue 322.35 Permitting unauthorized minor to drive and 322.36 Permitting unauthorized operator to drive.