Orlando DUI Defense Attorneys
Aggressive Legal Representation When It Matters Most
DUI Charges Can Have
Major Impacts on Your
Personal Life
In some cases the penalties are not as severe but in others you can have penalties that can vastly affect the trajectory of your life. You need a trusted and competent criminal defense attorney on your behalf that is able to help you to receive the best possible outcome for your case. Depending on the severity of the DUI charge brought against you and if you are a first offender you may even be eligible to have the charges brought against you dropped.
Our team of experienced criminal defense attorneys have fought and won many DUI cases and have had countless cases thrown out completely. Having our clients vindicated of the charges brought against them.
What Is DUI?
A DUI or driving under the influence offense is when a person driving or is in physical control of the vehicle is under the influence of alcoholic beverage, unlawful chemical substances, or controlled substances that can subsequently affect the individual’s normal capabilities to operate a vehicle without being impaired.
Typically, a DUI results when a person has a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or a breath alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
How Can You Fight a DUI Charge in Florida?
Most of the evidence used in a DUI case can be subjective. With the right criminal lawyer on your side, we can pose many different challenges to the evidence attained. The defenses used by your attorney can play a major role in the outcome of your case.
A law enforcement official should have probable cause for the traffic stop. They must be able to state that you were violating some form of traffic law whether it’s running a stop sign or red light, speeding and driving erratically. Your attorney can fight that an officer did not have any of these suspicions present, consequently arguing to suppress the evidence received during the stop.
Sometimes the accuracy of a breathalyzer can be challenged. Based on the way it was administered, the calibration of the device, or even a medical condition that the driver may have can lead to false positives. Even the nature of field sobriety test can be challenged as the outcome is mostly subjective and there could be other underlying factors that could affect an individual’s performance during the test.
In some cases, your attorney can also argue that you did not have actual physical control of the vehicle during the time of the stop. It must be successfully proven that the defendant was in physical control of the vehicle in order for them to actually be charged with a DUI offense.
Penalties For DUI Convictions
If you are convicted of a DUI charge you can face various penalties as stated under Florida law. If you are given a fine for your first conviction it can range from $500-$1,000. For your second conviction the fine can range from $1,000-$2,000. You can also face a prison sentence of up to 6 months for a first conviction and up to 9 months for a second conviction. For any subsequent convictions the penalties will be more severe. At your own expense, you may also be subject to having an interlocking device placed in any vehicle that is registered or leased to you for a certain time frame. Depending on the severity of the DUI you may also have your driver’s license suspended or restricted or may even be subject to driving school.
1st Conviction
$500-$1000 fine
Up to 6 months in Prison
2nd Conviction
$1000-$2000 fine
Up to 9 months in Prison