| Punishment and convictions for a Florida Driving Under | | | | may go up to $2000, or a 5 year revocation of a |
| Influence of alcohol (DUI) arrest are serious and | | | | person's driving license. An 18-month compulsory DUI |
| far-reaching. They include fines, jail, and administrative | | | | program may also be imposed. On the occurrence of |
| license suspension sentence from court. Florida | | | | a second offence a mandatory 96-hour jail term is |
| department of highway safety and motor vehicles | | | | sentenced which may extend to 12 months. |
| (FDHSMV) may impose restrictions that may include | | | | On being charged for a third time with a DUI offense a |
| license suspensions separately, and other than those | | | | 3 to 5 years of court or formal probation may be |
| imposed by court. Person charged with DUI in Florida | | | | awarded. The amount of fine charged may range |
| may hire the services of an efficient attorney to | | | | from $1000 to $2500. Being charged a third time might |
| minimize punishments and convictions. | | | | also lead to a loss of license for a minimum period of |
| Penalties for a first DUI offence may include probation | | | | 10 years. Compulsory attendance to a DUI school 18 |
| ranging from 3 to 5 years, a fine that may go up to | | | | months may also be imposed. The above-mentioned |
| $1000, or a 6 month loss of Florida driver license. A | | | | penalties may be combined with a jail term of not |
| court may also ask an offender to attend DUI | | | | more than 12 months. |
| schooling for a period ranging from 12 hours to 45 | | | | A fourth offense is generally considered a felony DUI. |
| days. Apart from this, a mandatory jail sentence may | | | | Punishment for the same includes a jail term for not |
| be imposed, which may vary from a couple of days to | | | | more than five years, permanent termination of license |
| a period of 9 months. In some instances, it is possible | | | | and more. On being charged with DUI it is advisable |
| to have this sentence converted to work service. | | | | that a person seeks assistance of a professional |
| Penalties for a second DUI offense may include a | | | | attorney having adequate amount of defense |
| probation period ranging from 3 to 5 years, a fine that | | | | expertise to deal with the case. |