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DUI and Fines

By Ron Chapman

The amount of fine in a DUI case depends upon such things as whether the person has any prior convictions for DUI, whether the person's blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level was 0.20 or higher when driving, or whether the person had a minor in his vehicle while driving. Florida statute section 316.193 lists the possible fines for DUI. Some of those fines include: For a first DUI conviction, the minimum fine is $250.00, and the maximum fine is $500.00.  However, if the individual has a blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level of 0.20 or higher or if a minor is in the vehicle, the minimum fine becomes $500.00, and the maximum fine becomes $1,000.00. For a second DUI conviction, the minimum fine is $500.00, and the maximum fine is $1,000...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on January 29, 2008 (boomark / email).