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DUI School

DUI School and Your Florida DUI Case

DUI School is one of the most unavoidable things about a DUI charge.  If you win your license suspension case in the DHSMV, the court may still order it.  And even if you win your court case, the DHSMV will order it before you can get your license back.

Thing Number 1.

In order to register for the DUI SCHOOL you need the following information:

-Photo Identification:

  • Federal or state government-issued photo ID.
  • U.S. passport,
  • Military ID with photo,
  • Driver's license or state identification card.

-Complete Police Report-

  • Citation
  • Ticket-Blood Alcohol Content (B.A.C.) test results or refusal affidavit

-Court orders ( if applicable)

-Drivers license number. If you have a driver license from another state or if you are newly licensed in Florida, after being licensed in another state, then you may need to contact the driver license authority from other states where you held a driver license to retrieve your driving record.

If we are representing you, we will make sure that you have the items which you will need to register.

Thing Number 2.

The DUI schools are mostly run and taught by police and probation officers.  As such, they are well-meaning, but have a very limited perspective on the entire legal system.  Take their factual assertions with a grain of salt.  They are teaching from a statewide curriculum which is riddled with bad science and technical errors. 

The process of enrolling in DUI school can take as much as one hour, since it involves an evaluation of your alcohol use, so be sure to allot enough time.

The cost of DUI school is approximately $295 for a first offense, and $420 for a second or subsequent offense (Advanced DUI School).

The course is 12 hours for the basic DUI School and 21 hours for Advanced.

Thing Number 3.

The programs are run on different schedules by different providers, so you can check in the following places for scheduling:

Sarasota and Manatee Counties-

State College of Florida Traffic Safety Institute

SCF Bradenton Campus Bldg. 18 - PDC 5840

26th Street West Bradenton , FL 34207 

941-752-5286

Hours: Monday: 12pm-6:30pm, Tuesday - Friday: 8am-3:30pm, Friday 8:30am-3:00pm

Sarasota Office

2074 Ringling Blvd.

Suite 200 (2nd Floor)

Sarasota, FL 34237

941-362-4224

Hours: Mon & Tue: 8:30am-3:00pm , Wed: 12pm-6:30pm , Thur & Fri: 8:30am-3:00pm

SCF Venice Campus Bldg. 800 - Room 820

8000 South Tamiami Trail,

Venice , FL 34293 

941-408-1520

(Closed for Lunch 12pm-1pm Tuesdays) Hours: CLOSED Monday. Tuesday: 8:30am-10:30am & 1pm-3pm. CLOSED Wednesday. Thursday 1pm-6pm. CLOSED Friday

Monroe County-Pride of Monroe County

1400 United St., #202

P.O. Box 4605

Key West, Florida 33041-4605

phone: 305-294-9710

fax: 305-294-9762 

Why We're Different

Board Certification as a DUI Specialist by the National College for DUI Defense. Formal NHTSA Certification as an Instructor of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests given by police in DUI cases. Formal training as a NHTSA Drug Recognition Evaluator. ("Drug Evaluation & Classification") Formal training to operate the Intoxilyzer 8000, Florida's official breath test instrument. Extensive experience in teaching other attorneys how to handle DUI cases. Hundreds of jury trials both as defense lawyer and as prosecutor.

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