| DUI (driving under the influence) is a grave offence in | | | | accidents claim a person's life every 32 minutes, and |
| Florida and may be considered as an offense or | | | | non-fatally injure an individual every two minutes. |
| traffic crime or even felony in some cases. Being | | | | Statistics prove that DUI offenders claimed the lives of |
| arrested under DUI may mean a protracted criminal | | | | over one million people last year as a result of DUI |
| record, fine, community service, loss of license, vehicle | | | | accidents. Florida tends to have the highest numbers |
| immobilization, higher insurance rates and may even | | | | of DUI arrests in US. |
| include imprisonment. Blood tests and urine tests may | | | | An immediate penalty of $250 is imposed against an |
| be undertaken for determining the level of alcohol in | | | | offender in the state of Florida on being charged with |
| blood and urine and establishing the offence. Refusal | | | | DUI for a first time conviction. Depending on the |
| to undergo these tests may result in confiscation of | | | | severity, these fines may also go up to $500. Fines |
| offender's license for a year. | | | | can be extremely hefty, if the offender's blood sample |
| Under regular circumstances, any person caught | | | | indicates an alcohol level of 0.20% or above. Penalties |
| driving a vehicle with a 0.20% alcohol present in his | | | | could start at $500 going up to $1000 or more. Laws |
| blood sample, urine or breath, is eligible to be booked | | | | are increasingly stringent and penalties more harsh |
| as an offender under DUI. At a blood alcohol count of | | | | when the offender has been caught several times for |
| 0.20% a person may have diminished ability to do two | | | | DUI. |
| things at a time such as steering and braking. Alcohol | | | | In order to avoid legal complications an offender should |
| gets absorbed into blood and gets carried to the brain. | | | | hire the services of an experienced attorney. This |
| This affects the nerves and slows down reflexes and | | | | helps in minimizing convictions and sentences imposed |
| may result in accidents. Alcohol-related motor vehicle | | | | on the offender. |