What is the "Ten Day Rule" in Florida DUI Cases?
What is the "Ten Day Rule" in a Florida DUI case? That is the rule which says that if you have been arrested for DUI in Florida and you refused to blow into a machine or if you refused to give a sample of your blood or urine, your driver's license will be suspended for at least 1 year by the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") unless you ask for a hearing within 10 days of being arrested.
Also, if you blew into the machine and it registered 0.08% or higher, your driver's license will be suspended for at least 6 months unless you ask for a hearing within 10 days of being arrested. Florida DMV is very strict about this 10-day time limit, so be sure to have your lawyer request this hearing on your behalf if you wish to contest the suspension of your license.
Florida DUI lawyer Ronald Chapman has been representing people accused of DUI since 1990. You can read more about Mr. Chapman’s experience as a Florida DUI attorney as well as review news articles about some of his cases. Some of the types of cases and issues that Mr. Chapman has handled since 1990 include:
• Death Penalty Cases
• Assault and Battery Cases
• DUI Cases
• Drug Cases
• Sex Crimes Cases
• Sealing & Expunging Criminal Records
• Bond|Bail
• Mistaken Identification and Wrongful Conviction
• Police Interrogations
• Sentencing
