A 3-minute lesson from the Florida course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Drivers under 21 face a much lower alcohol limit. Drug convictions cost you your license even when no driving was involved. If you're suspended at a DUI stop, the clock to challenge it starts right away.
.02
BAL that brings an automatic 6-month suspension for drivers under 21
A driver under 21 with a BAL of .05 or higher must also attend a substance abuse course. For drivers under 19, parents or guardians are told the evaluation results.
If you use your car to transport, sell or distribute drugs, or to help commit any other felony, it may be seized and forfeited to the arresting agency as contraband.
To appeal an administrative suspension for a BAL of .08 or above or a test refusal, you must apply for a formal or informal review hearing at the Bureau of Administrative Reviews (BAR) within 10 days of your arrest.
A first-time DUI offender with no prior DUI offenses may ask, within 10 days of the arrest, for a restricted license. Taking it waives the right to review the suspension, and the fee is non-refundable.
If your privilege is suspended or revoked, you may qualify for a hardship license or reinstatement. Ask a BAR office, a service center or the FLHSMV Customer Service Center.
You're 19 and had one beer. An officer measures your BAL at .03. That's well under .08, but you're under 21, so you automatically lose your privilege for six months. Reinstating on a hardship basis requires a TLSAE course.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Under Florida's Zero Tolerance law, a driver under 21 with a BAL of .02 or higher automatically faces what penalty?
A warning only
A $50 fine
A mandatory one-year revocation
A six-month suspension
Answer: A six-month suspension
Any driver under 21 stopped with a BAL of .02 or higher automatically has their driving privilege suspended for six months.
If you are administratively suspended for refusing a DUI chemical test and want to appeal, within how many days of arrest must you request a BAR hearing?
10 days
30 days
5 days
60 days
Answer: 10 days
You must apply for a formal or informal review hearing at the appropriate BAR office within 10 days of your date of arrest.