Tampa Bay DUI Defense Attorneys
ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION
If you have been Arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) then it is highly probable that your license has been administratively suspended by the DHSMV pursuant to Florida Statute 316.
This suspension occurred for one of two reasons: 1) you gave a breath sample which measured over the legal limit, (.08 or above) or 2) you declined to give a breath sample. The time frame for your suspension can range from six months for giving a breath sample over the legal limit to 18 months for declining to give a breath sample if your have previously declined to give a breath sample.
This administrative suspension is the first challenge to your DUI arrest and charge. The second challenge is the criminal prosecution by the state. The administrative license suspension has no effect on the DUI prosecution and vice-a-versa. If your license was suspended administratively because of a high blow result or refusal, and you were to beat the DUI charge, your license would remain suspended by DMV until you complete whatever requirements they place upon you to remove the suspension.
This is why it is imperative to fight and try and beat the administrative suspension.
**If you have been charged with DUI, you have TEN (10) calendar days from the date of your arrest or citation to file for a Formal Review Hearing with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Please do not disregard this important deadline. Call today for more information.**
