Financial responsibility — Florida Permit Test

Financial responsibility on the Florida permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A DUI conviction requires Bodily Injury Liability insurance and increased Property Damage Liability coverage.

After a DUI the state stops trusting the minimum policy to cover what you might do next.

Florida law requires you to have Bodily Injury Liability (BIL) insurance—and increased PDL coverage—when you are convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.24

After a DUI conviction the required cover is at least $100,000 bodily injury for one person, $300,000 for two or more, and $50,000 property damage.

These are the numbers a second crash would actually cost, which is why they replace the minimum.

The coverage required in such a case must be at least $100,000 BIL for injuries to one person, $300,000 BIL for injuries to two or more people, and $50,000 PDL.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.24

The higher coverage after a DUI conviction must stay in effect for three years.

The higher premium is part of the penalty, and it runs for years rather than months.

This higher coverage must be in effect for three years after your DUI conviction.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.24

FLHSMV can require the driver or owner at fault in a crash to pay for the damage before the driving privilege is reinstated.

The license is the leverage the state has, so it holds on to it until the bill is settled.

if you are the driver or the owner of a vehicle involved in a crash that is your fault, FLHSMV can require you to pay for the damages before your driving privilege is reinstated

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.24

On the test

What insurance does a DUI conviction force a driver to buy?

Bodily injury liability, and more property damage cover. After a DUI the state stops trusting the minimum policy to cover what you might do next. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.24: “Florida law requires you to have Bodily Injury Liability (BIL) insurance—and increased PDL coverage—when you are convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI).”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Official Florida Driver License Handbook, published by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-20.