What happens when you get a DUI for the first-time in Florida?
According to flhsmv.gov, the court has the authority to allow sentencing to be completed through participation in a residential program for alcoholism or drug abuse treatment, which can be applied as credit towards the sentence. The maximum jail time for a first offense is six months unless the Blood Alcohol Level (BAL) was .15 or higher, or a minor was present in the vehicle, the maximum jail time increases to nine months.
Do I have to consent to a breathalyzer test?
Refusal to submit to a breath, urine, or blood test is admissible as evidence in DUI criminal proceedings. Second or subsequent refusal is a misdemeanor of the first degree. – flhsmv.gov
Is jail time mandatory for DUI in Florida?
How do you get a DUI dismissed in Florida?
