STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES,

Petitioner,

vs.

RODRIGUEZ DRIVING SCHOOL,

Respondent.

/

FINAL ORDER

HSMV Case No.: MS-19-948 DOAH Case No.: 20-0060

FINAL ORDER NO.:

HSMV-20-0403-FOI-MS

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

This matter comes before the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for entry of a final order upon the Amended Administrative Complaint, filed December 5, 2019, against Respondent pursuant to Section 120.569 and 120.57(1), Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-106, Parts I and II, Florida Administrative Code. On July 21, 2020, Alejandro Rodriguez, owner of Respondent, Rodriguez Driving School, pled guilty in circuit court in Palm Beach County to two counts of Supplying or Aiding in Supplying an Unauthorized Driver License. One of the conditions of Mr. Rodriguez’s plea agreement was that he must forfeit his driving school license. On July 28, 2020, Mr. Rodriguez surrendered the driving school license of Respondent to the Department, attached herein. Having considered Respondent’s submission of its driving school license, the Department approves the relinquishment of its license.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that relinquishment of Respondent’s

driving school license is accepted and, therefore, the case is CLOSED.

DONE AND ORDERED this 11th day of September , 2020, at Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.

FILED FLHSMV AGENCY CLERK SEP 11 2020

MS-19-948

Robert Kynoch, Director of Motorist Services Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 2900 Apalachee Parkway

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

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DHSMV v. RODRIGUEZ DRIVING SCHOOL HSMV Case No. MS-19-948

DOAH Case No. 20-0060

Filed September 11, 2020 8:39 AM Division of Administrative Hearings

COPIES FURNISHED this 11th day of September , 2020, to:

Alejandro Rodriguez

4500 Belvedere Road, Suite D West Palm Beach, Florida 33415

Elana J. Jones, Esquire Assistant General Counsel Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Neil Kirkman Building, Room A-432 2900 Apalachee Parkway, MS 02

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0504 elanajones@flhsmv.gov melissahowland@flhsmv.gov

William R. Graves

Chief of Motorist Compliance Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Neil Kirkman Building, Room A-202A 2900 Apalachee Parkway, MS 97

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0585 raygraves@flhsmv.gov

NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS

A party adversely affected by this final order may seek judicial review as provided in Section 120.68, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.190. Judicial review is initiated by filing a notice of appeal with the Agency Clerk, and a copy of the notice of appeal, accompanied by the filing fee, with the appropriate district court of appeal. The notice of appeal must conform to the requirements of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.110(d) and must be filed (i.e., received by the Agency Clerk) within thirty days of rendition of this final order.

Filing with the Department’s Agency Clerk may be accomplished by U.S. mail, express overnight delivery, hand delivery, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail. The address for overnight delivery or hand delivery is Joseph Gillespie, DHSMV Agency Clerk, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, A-432, MS-2, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. The facsimile number is (850) 617-5112. The email address is OGCFiling@flhsmv.gov.

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DHSMV v. RODRIGUEZ DRIVING SCHOOL HSMV Case No. MS-19-948

DOAH Case No. 20-0060

Docket for Case No: 20-000060

Orders for Case No: 20-000060