A new Florida law, Isaiah’s Law (HB 35), changes how the state classifies habitual traffic offenders. RHINO Lawyers breaks down what driving without a valid license now means for Tampa Bay motorists.
Tampa, FL, July 3, 2026 — RHINO Lawyers is proud to help Florida drivers make sense of Isaiah’s Law, a new measure that expands the state’s definition of a habitual traffic offender. Passed as HB 35, the law now includes driving without a valid license among the offenses that can trigger the designation under Florida Statute 322.264.
Until now, the rule was fairly narrow. Three convictions within five years, things like DUI or driving on a suspended license, used to be the threshold. Adding unlicensed driving to that list sounds minor on paper. In practice, it pulls a lot more people into a category with serious consequences.
So what actually happens once someone crosses that threshold? A habitual traffic offender conviction is a third-degree felony in Florida. It carries up to five years in prison, fines of up to $500, and a license revocation lasting five years. For most people, that means no driving to work, no school pickups, and no simple errands.
“A lot of folks don’t see this coming until it’s already on their record,” said Brandon F. Jones, Founding Attorney at RHINO Lawyers. “We sit down, go through everything line by line, and more often than not, we find something that got missed the first time.”
That kind of digging is where the firm spends most of its energy. Attorneys look for procedural errors, unclear stops, or details in old citations that never got a proper hearing. It is the same approach RHINO Lawyers takes with clients across the board, whether they have been injured or arrested, throughout both Florida and Wisconsin.
“Five years without a license changes everything about how someone lives,” said Zachary D. Armocida, Esquire, State & Federal Trial Attorney at RHINO Lawyers. “We push back when the record does not match what actually happened, because that happens more than people think.”
With Isaiah’s Law now in effect as of July 1, 2026, RHINO Lawyers is encouraging anyone with a mixed driving history to talk with Tampa Bay area criminal defense lawyers near me before a routine stop turns into something bigger.
Drivers who want to know where they stand under the new law do not need to wait for a citation to find out. A quick call to RHINO Lawyers at (844) 744-6677 or a visit to the website at www.rhinolawyers.com can clear up the confusion long before it becomes a courtroom problem.
About RHINO Lawyers:
RHINO Lawyers serves clients throughout Florida and Wisconsin, handling car accident injury claims as well as criminal defense matters, including traffic citations and habitual offender charges. Led by Founding Attorney Brandon F. Jones, a former insurance defense attorney, the firm has represented thousands of clients across auto, motorcycle, trucking, and pedestrian accident cases.
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