What are the DUI Penalties in Florida for a DUI Conviction?

A common question I get all the time is, "If I'm convicted of a DUI, what's gonna happen? What are the penalties? What are the sanctions?"

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In Florida, DUI is a crime that has some minimal mandatory sanctions, which means that the judge or the prosecutor or the defense cannot negotiate or cannot waive; they must be imposed if you are convicted of a DUI. For a first-time DUI, the minimums are:

• You will be placed on probation for a period of time.
• You be adjudicated guilty, which means you'll have a conviction on your record.
• You will be required to complete the DUI school.
• You will be required to complete community service hours.
• You will be subject to a 10-day vehicle impoundment.
• You will also have your driver's license suspended for a period of six months.
• You will have to pay court costs and fines.

Now there are certain situations where those minimum mandatories go up, depending on some aggravating factors that may have surrounded your case. If the case is not a DUI and gets reduced down to a reckless driving, then you are looking at potentially different and less sanctions. Every case is different. Give us a call; we'll give you a free consultation.

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