A Tampa DUI attorney could help a person convicted of their first driving under the influence (DUI) arrest by plea-bargaining the offense down to a moving traffic violation which would not carry any jail time but may have some monetary fines attached to it.

According to the most current DUI/DWI laws – driving while under the influence – drugs or driving while intoxicated – alcohol, all 50 states (including the District of Columbia) have a law that states it is a crime to drive a motor vehicle while your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) or sometimes called a BAL – blood alcohol level – is at 0.08 percent or higher.

DUI lawyers Tampa, Florida could help a convicted drunk driver retrieve their driver’s license because traditionally it is revoked or suspended after a conviction of driving while intoxicated. There is a process called an administrative license suspension in which a driver’s license is taken away before a driver is convicted if they refuse to cooperate with a breathalyzer test or chemical test. This type of administrative license suspension is in place in 41 states and has proven to be most effective as a tool to help deter repeat DUI offenders.

Ignition interlock systems are devices which are installed in a convicted DUI driver’s vehicle in order to basically help them stay out of trouble. They are required in repeat offender’s cars in more than half the states. A driver breathes into the ignition interlock system before they can start their car and if they breath anywhere near the predetermined amount, then the vehicle will not start and they must find another way home or to wherever they were going. Many people say there are ways around this device, like having a sober person breath into the device or bypassing the device all together with hot-wiring skills.

DUI attorneys Tampa knows that Florida is not one of the 13 states that require the ignition interlock system be installed in all DUI offenders’ vehicles. In the remaining states, it is at the discretion of the courts as to who receives one of these car locking systems.