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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 10:03 pm
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Originally Posted by mike&co
R – USA (Florida) compulsory IDP – 1 January 2013

A law introduced in Florida, USA, on 1 January 2013 requires all persons who hold a licence issued outside of the US to carry an International Driving Permit along with their national driving licence. Without an IDP, a driver is therefore driving without a valid licence. If stopped, law enforcement has the options of:

Arresting the driver and taking them to jail
Or giving the driver a citation with a mandatory court appearance

I think I will pop along to the post office and get one just in case. American cops - Florida Highway Patrol in particular, have a bad enough reputation. As the saying goes - "Ignorance of the law is no excuse "
The law was introduced on 1 January 2013 or a law was introduced earlier and became effective as law on 1 January 2013?

Give it to state legislators to introduce and try to enact laws that run contrary to federal and international standards. Not surprised that Floridas legislators would pass something that is DOA.
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