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Law Office of Nathan Earwood

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  • Serving Cypress, FL and Jackson County, Florida

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  • Serving Marianna, FL

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  • A community-rooted firm with offices in Destin and Marianna, our mission is to provide sound guidance and strong representation tailored to your specific circumstances

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When applying for a driving hardship after 3 DUI's, what is the best way to do it? Should I find a job before or after?

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Answered by attorney Charles D. Scott (Unclaimed Profile)
DUI/DWI lawyer at The Law Offices of Charles D. Scott PLLC
Normally the DMV only issues hardship licenses on a first offense, and hardly ever on a third time DUI. You should contact the DMV office, or bureau of driver improvement in your location that handles hardship licenses and ask about eligibility. My guess is that you are not eligible with a third offense. If you have extenuating circumstances you can discuss those with the DMV and see if there is any program or course of action that will get you a permit. Good luck.
Normally the DMV only issues hardship licenses on a first offense, and hardly ever on a third time DUI. You should contact the DMV office, or bureau of driver improvement in your location that handles hardship licenses and ask about eligibility. My guess is that you are not eligible with a third offense. If you have extenuating circumstances you can discuss those with the DMV and see if there is any program or course of action that will get you a permit. Good luck.
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Trial fee

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Answered by attorney Charles D. Scott (Unclaimed Profile)
DUI/DWI lawyer at The Law Offices of Charles D. Scott PLLC
You should review the written retainer contract with your lawyer, it probably was a flat fee which included plea or trial.  I assume that at some point you entered a plea rather than going to trial. The decision to plead rather than go to trial is based upon the advice of your lawyer, which is what you paid for.  A lawyer will file a notice of appearance, request and review discovery from the state, obtain and review the dui video, and enter into negotiations with the state attorney and attend several court hearings before advising you of whether to go to trial or not. It is quite possible that the lawyer decided that you would have a losing case and if you went to trial you may have faced a jail sentence instead of probation as part of a plea. In many cases you are paying for the reputation and experience of the lawyer and some lawyers collect a flat fee which includes a trial.
You should review the written retainer contract with your lawyer, it probably was a flat fee which included plea or trial.  I assume that at some point you entered a plea rather than going to trial. The decision to plead rather than go to trial is based upon the advice of your lawyer, which is what you paid for.  A lawyer will file a notice of appearance, request and review discovery from the state, obtain and review the dui video, and enter into negotiations with the state attorney and attend several court hearings before advising you of whether to go to trial or not. It is quite possible that the lawyer decided that you would have a losing case and if you went to trial you may have faced a jail sentence instead of probation as part of a plea. In many cases you are paying for the reputation and experience of the lawyer and some lawyers collect a flat fee which includes a trial.
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Can a DUI charge be transferred to another state?

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Answered by attorney Robert E McCall (Unclaimed Profile)
DUI/DWI lawyer at Law Office of Robert E. McCall
Unless you are convicted Florida does not care where you live. ( Florida issues DUI citations to tourists all the time). You must be available for court but if you have an attorney some Judges allow the attorney to stand in for you until the actual trial. DUI is a serious charge and you really need an attorney. For a first time offense you probably will not receive a jail sentence but probation would require Kentucky agreement.
Unless you are convicted Florida does not care where you live. ( Florida issues DUI citations to tourists all the time). You must be available for court but if you have an attorney some Judges allow the attorney to stand in for you until the actual trial. DUI is a serious charge and you really need an attorney. For a first time offense you probably will not receive a jail sentence but probation would require Kentucky agreement.
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