My question involves a driver's license issued by the State of: Florida
My question involves a driver's license issued by the State of: Florida
I recently recieved a concussion followed by a seizure that landed me in the hospital for a few days of testing. All epilepsy tests came back negative, and there is no history of epilepsy anywhere in my family, or extended family (very large) for that matter. Anyways, the Neurologist told me that I cannot drive for 6 months, (even though the state seems to say 3-6 months) though from the sound of it he did not "report me" to the DMV or whatnot. However, he did say that if I was to get into an accident within this time, and they "found out about this" that I would "go to jail". I received multiple other explinations by the medical staff w/minor variations of what the Neurologist said, but it was pretty much clear that at minimum 3 months, if I drive, I could get in legal trouble.
Firstly, could anyone explain how, if they don't report me, that someone could find out (would it be an insurance investigator, police investigation, etc...)? To me, it seems unlikely to be determined; unless a serious crash were to occur, and/or be caused directly by a seizure/loss of consciousness... Is this a fair assumption? Also, how could this effect a chauffeur's licence application?
Secondly, since I was not reported; if I was to be pulled over, fender bender, etc, would this cause an issue, or would it have to be an accident of some sort? Also, assuming that the Dr. does decide to report me in the near future, how will I know this?
Thirdly (most importantly), what would the penalties (or range of penalties) be if this "No Driving" period was violated? (assumming no 3rd party injuries were involved, as I am pretty sure that would depend on the severity, correct?)?
Lastly, since law state's 3 minimum months for non-epileptic seizures, and my physician specifically said he gives everyone 6 months (the maximum), if I saw another Neurologist (one who did not treat my event), is it possible that he/she may conclude 3 is sufficient, and if so, would this "supersede" the original 6 months?
Thank you in advance for the advice!
Just as a clarification/disclaimer; though I know (due to the accident's cause-effect) that this event was isolated/non-recurring, and I am aware that they HAVE to regardless tell me no driving, I do not plan on driving just for that 0.00000001% chance that I could possibly injure someone... I do however wish to know more about this, as the medical team would not really address any of my concerns.

