| Driving under the influence in Florida is an extremely | | | | person can be charged with a DUI (Driving Under the |
| serious crime. Unless people take their situation | | | | Influence) if they exhibit at least .08% alcohol per 100 |
| seriously and take immediate reaction they can make | | | | milliliters in their blood or .08% alcohol per 210 liters of |
| mistakes that can have life-long repercussions. Being | | | | breath. The inconsistencies and unreliability of these |
| arrested for a DUI in Florida is an extremely trying | | | | machines aside, people often help convict themselves |
| experience; being pulled over, questioned, handcuffed, | | | | of drunk driving merely by taking these tests. You |
| arrested, booked, and incarcerated can shatter the | | | | cannot be forced to take roadside sobriety tests in |
| mentality of even the strongest personalities. | | | | Tallahassee, but the penalties for refusing to take them |
| The Florida DUI laws are designed to be extremely | | | | are quite stiff should a person be convicted of a DUI. |
| complicated. This is to discourage people from | | | | The penalties for drunk driving in Orlando are quite stiff. |
| attempting to fight the system on their own, and if they | | | | A first offense DUI is punished by a $250-500 fine and |
| chose to they could face huge court fees that can | | | | potentially six months in jail, a second offense drunk |
| wipe out a bank account in no time at all. Furthermore, | | | | driving conviction $500-1000 with possibly nine months |
| taking on the criminal court system in Florida is a | | | | in jail and an ignition interlock device placed in the |
| daunting challenge to someone without a background | | | | defendant's car for a year. A third DUI conviction in |
| in litigation, and simple errors can result in fines, | | | | Orlando in 10 years is a third-degree felony. This crime |
| sanctions, or even jail time. | | | | is penalized by a prison term of up to one year and an |
| DUI laws are particularly though. The state of Florida | | | | ignition interlock device for at least two years, at the |
| takes a very hard line against those that drive drunk. A | | | | defendants' expense. |