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DUI and Work Permits

By Ron Chapman

Many people who are convicted of DUI are eligible to obtain a work permit while their driver's license is still suspended.  Florida statute section 322.271 authorizes two different types of work permits:1.  A business-purposes-only permit "means a driving privilege that is limited to any driving necessary to maintain livelihood, including driving to and from work, necessary on-the-job driving, driving for educational purposes, and driving for church and for medical purposes."2.  An employment-purposes-only permit "means a driving privilege that is limited to driving to and from work and any necessary on-the-job driving required by an employer or occupation."•  In order to acquire a work permit after a first DUI conviction, a person must have completed DUI school and applied to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ("DHSMV") for a hearing regarding possible hardship reinstatement...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on February 08, 2008 (boomark / email).