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Don't Miss Your Deadline to Request a Hearing

Separate from the criminal process, those who are arrested for drunk driving in Florida will face two separate hearings: the criminal hearing and the administrative hearing. The administrative hearing is not required, but it is your only chance to fight a license suspension after a DUI. Anyone arrested for DUI has the right to request this hearing with the Florida Department of Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), but you only have ten days before this right expires and your opportunity to restore your license is gone.

Get the representation you need today! Call Jason K.S. Porter, P.A. at (904) 701-0591 to begin discussing the details of your case.

The DHSMV request and hearing is not necessarily a simple process and it is extremely important that no time is wasted in getting the involvement of a high-quality attorney.

According to Florida Statutes §322.2615 (2012), once someone has been arrested for alleged drunk driving, the arresting officer will give them a 10-day temporary permit. Within 5 days of the arrest, the arresting officer will send to the department the following: the driver's license, an affidavit which explicitly explains the grounds of arrest, results of all breath, blood or urine tests, field sobriety test observations and notice of suspension.

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Due to the consequences of a license suspension, it is extremely important that you do not hesitate to contact a Jacksonville DUI attorney from our firm as soon as possible. By working with a knowledgeable DUI lawyer, you will be able to properly prepare for such a hearing – doing everything possible to provide yourself with the chance of success. At The Law Offices of Jason K.S. Porter, P.A. our attorneys have extensive experience representing clients during DHSMV hearings. We have approximately 100 years of combined courtroom experience. We listen to your account of the DUI arrest and review the police records of the arrest and then formulate defenses that we may raise at the DHSMV hearing on your behalf.

Where helpful, we subpoena the arresting police officer so that on cross-examination we can seek to expose lapses in procedure and unlawful police stops We may challenge whether the officer had a proper basis to arrest you or whether the breath test or field sobriety test was properly done. In the case of you having refused the breath test, we may challenge the officer's persistence in communicating the consequences of refusal. We are accomplished in DHSMV hearing defense and can also advise on how to obtain a restricted license to perform essential errands and commute to work.

Contact a Jacksonville DHSMV hearing lawyer from Jason K.S. Porter, P.A. today for a free one-hour consultation. **Consultation fees may apply to family law consultations.

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