Losing Your License After a DWI

Answer:

Oftentimes we sit down with our clients and we have to give them the unfortunate news that this is a possibility. We get asked this question all the time. “I got a DUI. I got convicted for it. Will I lose my license? How long will I lose my license? Will I ever get it back? Is there anything I can do about getting other ways to transport myself around without having this license while I’m dealing with this conviction?”

If you are convicted of a DUI, then under the laws of the state of Florida you will lose your license. It just depends on what DUI it is and what other factors are involved in the DUI. For example, is it an enhancement, or is it not enhanced? Did you blow over a certain blood alcohol concentration level? Were there injuries involved? There are many different things that can go into that, so you really need to get an attorney who has the knowledge of these types of cases to explain to you exactly what affect it will have on your driver’s license.

Generally, if you get convicted of a DWI or DUI in Florida, you will have your license suspended for a period of time. During this period of time, you say, “Hey, I need to work. How am I going to get to and from work?” There are things called business purposes licenses. Basically, your attorney, if they’ve handled these cases, petitions the court to ask the court to get what’s called a business purposes only license. This means that you can have a license to drive to and from your place of work, and to and from other essential places, such as grocery stores and things of that nature, where you’re doing business or where you’re doing things out of need.

An attorney that is experienced with DUIs in Orlando, Florida, knows what needs to be presented to the court and what arguments need to be made to the prosecuting authority to be able to get that business purposes only license, which can be very important in someone being able to continue their life and make the income that they need to be able to sustain their life and their family during the duration of their DUI and license suspension. If you have any other questions about how a DUI may affect your driving privileges, please call the Victory Law Firm.