Florida DUI Attorney Knows Your Legal Remedies

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Legal )



Florida law defines DUI as a serious offense of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and/or controlled substance to the point that your normal faculties are impaired. If you are operating or in physical control of a motor vehicle and you have an alcoholic beverage concentration of .08 percent and/or controlled drugs in your system, you are said to have violated this law.

If you are arrested for driving under the influence, call your Florida DUI attorney as soon as you can. You will be facing the following possible penalties for first DUI conviction:

• A fine
• Mandatory community service for fifty hours
• Imprisonment of not more than six months
• Suspension of driver’s license for at least 180 days
• Completion of an approved substance abuse course ordered by the court
• If you have a blood alcohol content of at least .20 percent, the fine will be doubled and the imprisonment increased to a period of not more than nine months.

Your Florida DUI attorney knows the legal remedies applicable to your particular situation. Like any Florida defense lawyers, your Florida DUI lawyer will want to avoid or at least lessen the possible penalties that will be meted upon you.

Aside from the criminal case that the state will file against you, your license will be suspended by the motor vehicle department. Make sure that your Florida DUI attorney files a written demand for administrative hearing within ten days from your arrest to prevent suspension of your license.

If your Florida DUI attorney would be able to represent you well, you may be found not guilty in a court of law. However, you will still be spending thousands of dollars on bonding out of jail, impound fees, legal fees for your Florida lawyer, loss of wages, and still have an arrest record.


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