Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers with Offices in Jacksonville defending Speeding Tickets throughout North Florida.

Were you charged with careless driving?

Do you have a Jacksonville speeding ticket?

If you have been cited for speeding or any other moving violation in Duval, Nassau, Clay, St. John's, Bradford, Alachua, Baker, Union, Gilchrist, Putnam, Flagler, or Volusia County, Florida law requires that you receive points for a conviction.

In 2011, CNBC rated Jacksonville as #5 in the country for the worst speed traps in the United States!

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• Charged at fault in an accident
• Given a Speeding Ticket
• Charged with DUI
• Cited for Driving without a License
• Suspended or Revoked License (DWLS/DWLSR)
• Reckless Driving
• Careless Driving
• Driving without Insurance
• Tailgating or following too close Violation
• Racing on the Highway
• Improper U-Turn Ticket
• Running a Red Light
• Running a Stop Sign
• Improper Passing
• Wrong Way on a One-Way Street

Points on your license can cost you lots of money over the years in higher insurance premiums. Points on your license can cost you your driving privileges, and driving on a suspended license can lead to jail time! Whether it is your first ticket, or you have a long history of tickets, don't let points pile up on your driving record.

How can the Attorneys at Arnold Law Firm, LLC help?

Whether the goal is simply to avoid points from getting onto your record or avoiding having to go to traffic school, let our attorneys go to work for you. Moreover, if you want to challenge the ticket itself, our experienced attorneys will fight to have the ticket dismissed.

Tell our attorneys about your traffic violation ticket. We have handled thousands of tickets in Northeast Florida. We know the courts and the clerks in every county we serve. More importantly, we can advise you about the law.

Already have too many points?

Did you know that you can have previous convictions set aside? In many jurisdictions, courts will set aside previous convictions to allow you to get your license back. In order to do this, you need to be represented by an experienced, quality attorney.

DHSMV Suspensions

DHSMV will suspend your driving privileges 10 days after your arrest for DUI if you refuse to submit to a breath/blood test, or having submitted to a test your BAC was is .08 or higher.

Administrative Suspension Law - s. 322.2615, F.S., s. 316.193, F.S., s. 316.1932, F.S.

Florida Statute Section 322.2616, authorizes law enforcement officers having probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle is being driven by a person under 21 who has consumed alcohol to detain that person and request that they submit to a breath test. In practice, DSHMV does not consider it a moving violation, a traffic infraction nor a criminal offense, nor is the person technically under arrest. The suspensions can include:

These suspensions stay in effect until the completion of a substance abuse evaluation and follow up treatment. The same 10 day rule applies to these suspensions as for all other DHSMV suspensions.

Florida Ten Day Rule

Obtaining a Hardship Driver License

If Mr. Arnold is unable to successfully challenge the administrative suspension, you may still be eligible for a hardship license. To be eligible for a hardship license you must: (1) enroll in a DUI School, (2) serve the first 90 days of your one year of the administrative suspension, and (3) provide proof of enrollment in a DUI school to your local DHSMV Administrative Review Office. The review office will then process your hardship license application. If the review office gives you approval to reinstate your license early for hardship purposes, you must then present this approval to your local driver license office. Finally, you must complete the DUI school within 90 days of being given the hardship license. Failure to complete the DUI school will result in cancellation of your hardship license until the DUI school is completed.

At the time of your license reinstatement you must take the required examination, and pay a $115 administrative fee and a $35 reinstatement fee and any license fee required. Additionally, proof of liability insurance on the arrest date, proof of current liability coverage, and a $15 reinstatement fee will be required.

Criminal Suspension

As previously mentioned, there are two suspensions involved with a DUI charge, the administrative suspension and the Criminal Suspension. Unfortunately, if you are eventually convicted of DUI, another mandatory 6 or 12 month suspension begins on the date of conviction and the judge will suspend your hardship license. Therefore, if there is a strong possibility of a DUI conviction, it may not be worthwhile to get your hardship license until the Criminal Suspension has been imposed. Otherwise, you would then have to pay another $60 to reinstate your hardship license. However, you would not be required to re-enroll in the DUI school. Nevertheless, if you eventually beat the DUI, your license will not be suspended a second time and you will only have to complete the administrative suspension.

Criminal Suspension Periods

Depending on the degree of DUI you are charged with, the following criminal suspension periods would be imposed if eventually convicted. After that are the eligibility requirements for a hardship license if you were to experience a Criminal Suspension.

1. First Conviction: Minimum 180 days revocation, maximum 1 year.
2. Second Conviction Within 5 Years: Minimum 5 years revocation. May be eligible for hardship reinstatement after 1 year. Other 2nd offenders same as "A" above.
3. Third Conviction Within 10 Years: Minimum 10 years revocation. May be eligible for hardship reinstatement after 2 years. Other 3rd offenders same as "A" above; one conviction more than 10 years prior and one within 5 years, same as "B" above.
4. Fourth Conviction (Regardless of When Prior Convictions Occurred) and Murder with Motor Vehicle: Mandatory permanent revocation. No hardship reinstatement.
5. DUI Manslaughter: Mandatory permanent revocation. If no prior DUI related convictions, may be eligible for hardship reinstatement after 5 years.
6. Manslaughter, DUI Serious Bodily Injury, or Vehicular Homicide Convictions: Minimum 3 year revocation. DUI Serious Bodily Injury having prior DUI conviction is same as "B-D" above.
   

Eligibility for Hardship License

Business Purposes Only/Employment Purposes Only Reinstatements-s. 322.271, F.S. and s. 322.28, F.S.

• First Conviction: Must complete DUI school, apply to department for hearing for possible hardship reinstatement. Mandatory ignition interlock device for up to six months for BAL of .20 or higher, or for two years if BAL is greater than .20.
• Second Conviction (or more): No hardship license except as provided below. Mandatory ignition interlock device for one year, effective 07/03.
• Second Conviction Within 5 Years: (5-Year Revocation) May apply for hardship reinstatement hearing after one year. Must complete DUI school and remain in the DUI supervision program for the remainder of the revocation period (failure to report for counseling or treatment shall result in cancellation of the hardship license). Applicant may not have consumed any alcoholic beverage or controlled substance or driven a motor vehicle for 12 months prior to reinstatement. Mandatory ignition interlock device for one year or for two years if BAL is greater than .20.
• Third Conviction Within 10 Years: (10-Year Revocation) May apply for hardship reinstatement hearing after two years. Must complete DUI school and remain in the DUI supervision program for the remainder of the revocation period (failure to report for counseling or treatment shall result in the cancellation of the hardship license). Applicant may not have consumed any alcoholic beverage or controlled substance or driven a motor vehicle for 12 months prior to reinstatement. Mandatory ignition interlock device for two years.
• DUI Manslaughter With No Prior DUI Related Conviction (Permanent Revocation): May be eligible for hardship reinstatement after 5 years have expired from date of revocation or expired from date of term of incarceration provided the following requirements have been met:
  1. Has not been arrested for a drug-related offense for at least 5 years prior to the hearing;
  2. Has not driven a motor vehicle without a license for at least 5 years prior to the hearing;
  3. Has been alcohol and drug-free for at least 5 years prior to the hearing; and
  4. Must complete a DUI school and must be supervised under the DUI program for the remainder of the revocation period (failure to report for counseling or treatment shall result in cancellation of the hardship license).
  5. Ignition interlock device required for two years.
• Manslaughter, DUI Serious Bodily Injury, or Vehicular Homicide Convictions: (3 Year Revocation): ; May immediately apply for hardship reinstatement hearing. Must complete DUI school or advanced driver improvement course.

Hardship License Prohibited:

Certain persons are prohibited from obtaining a hardship license.

1. Florida law prohibits any hardship reinstatement upon 2nd or subsequent suspension for test refusal or if driver has been convicted of (DUI) section 316.193, F.S., two or more times.
2. Persons disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle cannot obtain a hardship license to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

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