Finally, appellant's motion for rehearing, which was accompanied by a new affidavit, was denied by the trial court, and we find no abuse of discretion in that ruling. See Lufthansa German Airlines Corp. v. Mellon , 444 So.2d 1066 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984) ; Coffman Realty, Inc. v. Tosohatchee Game Preserve, Inc. , 413 So.2d 1 (Fla. 1982) (adopting Coffman Realty, Inc. v. Tosohatchee Game Preserve, Inc. , 391 So.2d 1164 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980) ).Affirmed.
However, proceedings for violating the prohibition against driving after a habitual offender adjudication has been rendered are criminal in nature. State v. Bates, 391 So.2d 1164 (La. 1980). Indeed, LSA-R.S. 32:1480 provides that any person found to be a habitual offender who is thereafter convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of that judgment shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years.