Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board
Commercial Motor Vehicle Citation/Permit Hearing Information:
You may request a hearing before the Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board for modification, cancellation, or revocation of a Commercial Motor Vehicle Citation/Permit penalty. You must provide a written request for a hearing within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the citation/permit. Your letter should contain sufficient information as well as any additional documentation to enable the Review Board to give adequate consideration to your case.
If you would like a variance from the requirement for the advance payment of fines, include that in your request.
Representation before the board may be made in person or by Communications Media Technology (CMT). It is not necessary for you or someone representing you to be present at the Review Board hearing. If you choose not to appear the Review Board will make its decision based on your written explanation. You will receive notice to the scheduled hearing as to the date, time and location approximately one (1) month prior to the hearing date.
You may send a hearing request and supporting documentation using our online form (button below), physically send the material to the mailing Protest address, you may email to CMVRB@dot.state.fl.us or fax it to (850) 412-8029.
Protest Address
Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street MS90
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Telephone 850-410-5555
Please note this office does not accept payments.
Hearing Attendance:
It is not necessary for you or someone representing you to be present at the CMVRB hearing. Your written explanation provided within the letter of protest and additional documentation will be adequate. While attendance is not mandatory, it will provide the petitioner the opportunity to respond to Review Board inquiries into subjects that the petitioner may have overlooked when drafting his letter of protest. Appearance by telephone is not available, but the Board does provide the opportunity for petitioners to appear via video conference from any of the seven (7) Florida Department of Transportation District offices (located in Bartow, Lake City, Chipley, Ft. Lauderdale, DeLand, Miami, and Tampa). If you wish to appear via video conference, you must notify the Review Board no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the hearing date.
CMVRB Meeting Schedule:
The CMVRB meetings are held once a month at a location determined by the Board. The Review Board reserves the right to change meeting times and places, and such changes might not be reflected by the published schedule (below). Therefore, the petitioner
should contact the Executive Secretary at CMVRB@dot.state.fl.us to obtain an up-to-date schedule.
Upon filing a timely and sufficient protest, the Review Board will provide notice of the hearing
date and location approximately one (1) month prior to the hearing date in a letter sent via U.S. Mail. All requests for a protest withdrawal, continuance or additional supporting documents must be mailed to the protest address (see above), faxed
to 850-412-8029 or emailed to CMVRB@dot.state.fl.us no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to hearing date. Anything after that date cannot be honored.
*2023 Meeting Schedule:
The Review Board will physically meet at the Florida Department of Transportation, 3185 Blairstone Road, Barry Building, Monticello Conference Room, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. For all months, the Board does provide the opportunity for petitioners to appear via web conference from any location. If you wish to appear via web conference, you must notify the Review Board no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the hearing date.
January 12, 2023
February 9, 2023
March 9, 2023
April 13, 2023
May 11, 2023
June 8, 2023
July 13, 2023
August 10, 2023
September 14, 2023
October 12, 2023
November 9, 2023
December 14, 2023
Decisions:
The Review Board renders its decision within 30 days after the meeting at which the protest was heard and notifies the person of its decision in writing via a disposition letter. The disposition letter is delivered by U.S. Mail. Pursuant to Rule 14A-1.004(7), Florida Administrative Code, the Review Board's decision is final.
Rehearing:
A rehearing may be requested only if additional evidence is presented. You may request a rehearing by filing such a request within fourteen (14) days of the date of the disposition letter.
Refunds:
If the Review Board votes to give a partial or full refund of your citation fine, a refund will be issued by check in a timely manner. Checks are issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). For any questions regarding
a refund, please contact DHSMV- Penalty Collections Unit at 850-617-3206.
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board (hereinafter CMVRB, Review Board, or Board) may review any penalty imposed upon any vehicle or person relating to weights imposed on the highways by the axles and wheels of motor vehicles, special fuel and motor fuel tax compliance, commercial motor vehicle registration, or violation of safety regulations.
Duty of the CMVRB:
The CMVRB shall consider testimony or other evidence which supports modification, cancellation, or revocation of penalties imposed pursuant to Section 316.516, 316.545, 316.550 or 316.3025, Florida Statutes.
The CMVRB has broad statutory authority
to grant or deny relief; however the Review Board does not sit as an adjudicatory body. Therefore a petitioner's assertions of fact may be considered by the Review Board, but the Board will not decide contested facts.
CMVRB Board Members:
Per Florida Statute 316.545(7), the Review Board is composed of three (3) permanent members who are the Secretary of Transportation, the Executive Director of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and the Commissioner of Agriculture or their representatives, as well as four (4) additional members. The Governor shall appoint one member from the road construction industry, one member from the trucking industry, and one member with a general business or legal background. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall appoint one member from the agriculture industry. The Chairman of the Board is the Secretary of Transportation or his designee.
Annual Reports:
For additional information, please contact the Executive Secretary at CMVRB@dot.state.fl.us.