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To Waive or Not to Waive – Request for Eligibility Review after a DUI Arrest in Florida

July 17, 2013 – 16:46

Florida law recently changed the rules on formal review hearings after a DUI arrest. Just because you CAN waive your right to a formal review hearing does not mean you SHOULD waive your rights. I’m still telling my clients to let me file the demand for a formal review hearing (instead of forever waiving those […]

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Prior DUI Convictions Defined under Florida Law

March 4, 2012 – 15:59

The penalties and punishments in a DUI case depend, in part, on whether the person has any prior convictions for a DUI (or similar offense) and when those prior convictions occurred. Different penalties can exist for second or subsequent DUI cases including: a second DUI conviction outside of five years; a second DUI conviction within […]

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