 So today I'm going to talk to you about how to keep driving after a DUI arrest. In the state of Florida it is impossible to get around and to continue your life normally without a driver's license. Now there's two different suspensions that can happen if you've been arrested for a DUI. If you provided a breath sample and it was over a .08 breath alcohol level, you have been suspended for six months by the Department of Motor Vehicles. If you refuse to take a breath sample in your case you've already been suspended for one year. Now the chances are the officer physically took your driver's license and the next day when you got out of jail you have no license and you are terrified that you're not going to be able to continue working and living and providing for your family. Now there's a great option to keep you driving through the entirety of your case. Now that means from the next day through the next 10 days you're able to drive on your citation. There's going to be tiny little font on the bottom of your citation that says this is a temporary driver's license for 10 days. Now they're doing that so that you can hire an attorney, find someone who is an expert in DUIs that can help you through this process. Now calling an attorney that can walk you through this will save you a lot of heartache. Now it's a little complicated but the simple breakdown is this you need to sign up for what's called DUI school. Different counties in Florida have different DUI school programs you have to sign up for the one specific for your county. Once you get the receipt showing I've signed up for DUI school then you need to file an application for a hardship license. As long as you have never been convicted of DUI previously you will be accepted for a hardship license from the DMV. Now once you have that hardship license in your hand you are able to drive for work, church, education purposes and for life necessities. Now similarly if you refuse that breath sample and you've already been suspended for one year that hardship license will keep you driving for that entire year. This will also make it so you can go see your attorney so that you can get to court and so that you can complete the other things that you need while your DUI is pending. Now in the alternative if you know that you are wrongfully arrested and you either didn't blow over a 0.08 and your license shouldn't have been suspended or if you refuse to provide a breath sample but you don't think they had a reason to arrest you you can fight the suspension. Now you need to hire an attorney who specializes in DUIs and fighting DUI suspensions in order to go forward with what is called a formal review hearing. Now at that hearing an attorney can fight for you and get the entire suspension thrown out. Now the best option for most people keep driving get that hardship license in your pocket keep moving forward with your life. Carlson Meisner Hard and Hazelett protecting your rights since 1971.