How a DUI Can Affect Your Commercial Driver’s License in Florida
A Florida DUI can threaten your CDL even in a personal car. Learn about disqualification, test refusals, the 10-day deadline, and hardship limits.
Florida Breathalyzer Refusal Law: Is Refusing a DUI Test a Crime?
Florida's DUI laws changed significantly on October 1, 2025. For related information, see our Florida DUI defense resources. Under the law now in effect, a person who refuses a lawful…
Florida Blood Alcohol Level Calculator
Florida BAC Calculator: Use the interactive estimator below to calculate an estimated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) based on body weight, sex, drinks, and time spent drinking. It uses a simplified…
What is the DMV Expedited Elibility Review Hearing?
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) has initiated a new procedure called the Expedited Review Hearing. This is a new process which eliminates the need for…
What is the DETER Program For DUI Arrest Cases?
The State Attorney's Office for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, which prosecutes DUI arrest cases in Sarasota, Manatee and Desoto counties, has initiated a program for persons charged with DUI called…
What Is The Florida DMV Eligibility Review Hearing?
The Florida DMV Eligibility Review Hearing is an administrative hearing for a person charged with a first offense DUI. By exercising the right to this hearing, the driver will be…
What Is The Florida Ignition Interlock Device, and Will I Need to Install It?
In the 1990's lawmakers in Florida passed legislation to include installation of the "ignition interlock device" on vehicles owned or operated by drivers convicted of certain DUI charges. The ignition…
Can I Obtain a Hardship License After My Florida DUI Arrest?
A person arrested in Florida for a first offense DUI can take steps to obtain a hardship license, if certain steps are taken with 10 days of the arrest. When…
What is the Florida DUI Formal Review Hearing?
In Florida when a person is arrested for a DUI charge, the arresting officer will normally ask the driver to submit to a breathalyzer test. If the driver takes the…