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Apopka DUI lawyer.

Apopka is a northwest Orange County city along US 441 and the Wekiva Parkway, and its DUI cases are heard at the Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando. Available 24 hours a day at (407) 543-1491.

Apopka Police stops on US 441 and the Wekiva Parkway

DUI stops in Apopka are commonly made by the Apopka Police Department along US 441, State Road 429 (the Wekiva Parkway) and State Road 436. As in any Florida DUI, the officer needs a lawful reason to stop the vehicle.

What follows, from the first questions to the roadside exercises and any breath test, is documented in reports and often on video. Those records reach the defense through discovery.

If you hold a commercial driver's license

For commercial drivers, the stakes are higher. Florida's alcohol limit for commercial drivers is 0.04, compared with 0.08 for other drivers 21 and older.

A DUI conviction, even in a personal vehicle, disqualifies a commercial license for 1 year, or 3 years if transporting hazardous materials. A second conviction leads to lifetime disqualification. Because a CDL can be lost over a DUI in a personal vehicle, the evidence in an Apopka case deserves a close look from the start.

From northwest Orange County to downtown Orlando

Apopka is in Orange County, so a DUI arrest here is filed in Orange County Court in the Ninth Judicial Circuit and heard at the Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando. In many misdemeanor DUI cases, a lawyer can attend pretrial hearings in the client's place, which can save Apopka residents some trips downtown.

The license is handled separately by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The arrest starts an administrative suspension, and there are 10 days to request a formal review hearing. Without that request, the suspension takes effect.

When there is an earlier DUI on record

A prior conviction changes the picture. A second DUI within 5 years of a prior conviction carries a mandatory minimum of 10 days in jail and a license revocation of at least 5 years. A third within 10 years of a prior conviction is a third degree felony with a mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail.

Talking with the firm about an Apopka arrest

The firm's nearest office is in Orlando. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, and the case review is free.

Apopka at a glance
  • County: Orange County
  • Court: The Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando
  • Circuit: Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit
  • The firm's nearest office is in Orlando. See Orlando office.

Other Central Florida cities

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

Apopka DUI questions
Apopka is in Orange County, so the case is filed in Orange County Court, part of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, and heard at the Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando. The firm's nearest office is also in Orlando, which keeps meetings and court dates in the same city.
It can. In Florida, a DUI conviction disqualifies a commercial license for 1 year even if the driver was in a personal vehicle, or 3 years if transporting hazardous materials. A second conviction leads to lifetime disqualification. That is why the evidence from the Apopka Police Department deserves careful review.
Within city limits, DUI stops are commonly made by the Apopka Police Department, often along US 441, the Wekiva Parkway or State Road 436. The case is prosecuted in Orange County, where the arrest happened, regardless of where the driver lives.
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