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DHSMV Administrative Suspension
 

 
The first suspension you receive is an administrative suspension.  It is provided for under the Florida Statutes (s. 322.2615) and the administrative rules.  It is called administrative because the suspension or revocation is not handed out by a judge.  It is governed under the rules the DHSMV promulgates and administered by a clerk.  The suspension or revocation lasts 6- 18 months.  It happens if

1. You refuse to submit to a breath, urine, or blood test; or
2. You submitted to a breath, urine, or blood test and your blood alcohol level (BAC/BAL) was found to be 0.08 or higher.

If your BAC/BAL was 0.08 or higher or you refused to submit to a BAC/BAL your driver’s license will be suspended for 6, 12, or 18 months from the date of your arrest.  As noted above, if your license is suspended for either reason, your ticket acts as a 10 day driving permit that expires at midnight on the 10th day following your arrest.

 

 
 
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Phone: (407) 846-8008 

 



Questions I Will Answer At Your Consultation:

 

-   What defenses do I have?

 

-   What are my options?

 

-   I’m a first time offender, what am I looking at?

-   Will I go to jail?

 

-   What effect will this have on my record, my employment, or my driver’s license?

 


Should You Hire a Lawyer or Bond Out First?

 

Hire the lawyer first.  He might be able to get your bond lowered and he is much more important to you in the case than the bondsman is.

 

Save the bond money for your attorney.  Your attorney does not want to leave you in jail.  Your attorney will be there to help you seek a lower bond, and then to advocate and fight for your innocence and freedom.  If you do get convicted, only your attorney will be there to fight for a lower sentence.  Only your attorney will listen to your side of the story and present it in your defense in court.

 

And you won’t be able to afford an attorney if you spend all or most of your money on the bondsman.