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Altamonte Springs DUI lawyer.

Altamonte Springs is close to Orlando but sits in Seminole County, so a DUI arrest here goes to Seminole County's criminal courthouse in Sanford rather than the Orange County Courthouse. Available 24 hours a day at (407) 543-1491.

Evenings at Uptown Altamonte and DUI stops

Altamonte Springs is built around Uptown Altamonte and Cranes Roost Park, with I-4, State Road 436 and State Road 434 running through the city. DUI stops are commonly made by the Altamonte Springs Police Department, often on those roads after an evening out.

The reason for the stop is among the first things reviewed. A stop without reasonable suspicion can lead to a motion to suppress the evidence that followed.

Seminole County court, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit

It can be surprising that an Altamonte Springs case does not go to Orlando. The city is in Seminole County, which is part of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, the same circuit that covers Brevard County. The case is filed in Seminole County Court and heard at Seminole County's criminal courthouse in Sanford.

That matters for scheduling and travel. In many misdemeanor DUI cases, a lawyer can appear for the client at pretrial hearings in Sanford.

If a breath test was refused in Altamonte Springs

By driving in Florida, a driver is deemed to have agreed to a lawful breath test after a DUI arrest. A first refusal leads to a one year administrative suspension. A second refusal brings an 18 month suspension and a separate first degree misdemeanor charge.

A refusal can also be used as evidence at trial. Whether the test request was lawful, and how the refusal was documented, are questions the defense can examine through the reports and video.

The license hearing and the nearest office

Refusal or not, the arrest starts an administrative suspension with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. There are 10 days from the arrest to request a formal review hearing, and without one the suspension takes effect.

The firm's nearest office is in Orlando. Case reviews are free, and calls are answered 24 hours a day.

Altamonte Springs at a glance
  • County: Seminole County
  • Court: Seminole County's criminal courthouse in Sanford
  • Circuit: Florida's Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
  • The firm's nearest office is in Orlando. See Orlando office.

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General information only, not legal advice. Every case depends on its own facts, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Altamonte Springs DUI questions
Because Altamonte Springs is in Seminole County. A DUI is prosecuted in the county where the arrest happened, and Seminole County cases are heard at the county's criminal courthouse in Sanford, in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Orlando's Orange County Courthouse handles Orange County cases in the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
A first refusal leads to a one year administrative license suspension, and the refusal can be used as evidence at trial. A second refusal adds an 18 month suspension and a first degree misdemeanor charge. The formal review hearing, requested within 10 days, is one place where the suspension can be examined.
Often on I-4, State Road 436 and State Road 434, the main roads through the city, and around Uptown Altamonte. The location of the stop and the reason given for it are reviewed early, because a stop without reasonable suspicion can be the basis for a motion to suppress.
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