Kissimmee DUI Defense

A Florida DUI arrest opens two separate cases: a A DUI arrest is not a DUI conviction. Depending on the stop, the test and your record, a case may be reduced (for example, to reckless driving) or dismissed. in court, and an administrative license suspension with the DHSMV that starts the moment you're arrested. You have 10 days to act on the license side. Chad Seibel is a former prosecutor who now defends people charged with DUI.

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A Florida DUI arrest opens two separate cases: a criminal case in court, and an administrative license suspension with the DHSMV that starts the moment you're arrested. You have 10 days to act on the license side. Chad Seibel is a former prosecutor who now defends people charged with DUI.

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Florida law calls the offense DUI, driving under the influence (§ 316.193). Many people, especially visitors from other states, know it as DWI or drunk driving; in Florida it is the same charge. Boating under the influence (BUI) is a separate offense.

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A Florida DUI arrest opens two separate cases: a Drive for work? Ask within the 10 days whether you may qualify for a restricted license right away. in court, and an administrative license suspension with the DHSMV that starts the moment you're arrested. You have 10 days to act on the license side. Chad Seibel is a former prosecutor who now defends people charged with DUI.

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Call or text 407-846-8008 before the 10-day window closes.

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• First-Time DUI — penalties, realistic outcomes, and how first cases are won or reduced

• 10-Day Rule & Hardship License — the license deadline and your options

• DUI Refusal — since October 1, 2025, refusing a breath or urine test can be a crime even the first time

• Breath Tests & Field Sobriety — how breath results and roadside exercises are challenged

• DUI Checkpoints — the rules checkpoints must follow

• Second & Multiple DUI — mandatory minimums and felony thresholds

• Under-21 DUI — the .02 administrative suspension versus a criminal DUI charge, which are two different things

• DUI Manslaughter & Injury — crash cases with serious injury or death

• Boating Under the Influence — BUI on the Kissimmee Chain and other waters

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Where DUI Cases Are Defended

• The stop. An officer needs reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle — for example, a traffic violation or driving behavior that suggests impairment. Whether the facts actually supported the stop is a question decided case by case.

• The arrest. Probable cause must be built on more than an odor or a nervous driver.

• The testing. Breath-instrument maintenance, the observation period, and blood-draw procedures all follow rules — and records show whether they were followed.

• The video. Body-camera and dash-camera footage often tells a different story than the report.

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When the evidence has problems, cases can be reduced — sometimes to reckless driving — or dismissed. Every case is different, and no lawyer can promise a result; what we promise is a thorough review of yours.

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Free, confidential consultation: call or text 407-846-8008. Hablamos español.

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Attorney Chad M. Seibel, Of Counsel at Perez LaSure Law. Office in Kissimmee. Consultations and meetings available throughout Florida by appointment. Hablamos español. Atendemos em Português.