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How can I go about getting a dui law changed?
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Here is what happen I got a DUI in 1995 and plead no contest. When you plea no contest they automatically adjudicate you guilty and it counts as a conviction. I recently got another one in 2009 and the case has finally ended yesterday. After having filed some motions that got denied I ended up pleading no contest again and again adjudicated guilty for the 2nd offense. Heres my issue I lost my DL for 180 for refusal then 1 year with a hardship I have had my erg DL since april 2010. The rules for a 2nd dui outside of 5 years is loss of DL for 1 year with out possibility of hardship. The 1st DUI was 16 years ago I think its absurd that I cant get a hardship DL the only lucky thing is my suspension is only 6 months. I think the law needs to be changed if the 1 st dui is over 10yrs old!
You may write you state legislature to express your concern. You may or may not get a lot of citizen support for your view, but the place to begin is by contacting the legislator that resides in your voting district.
You do not need to change the title of your question because the only way to change the penalties is to change the law. You would need to contact someone in the Florida Legislature to find a sponsor for a bill to amend those statutes that require the mandatory license suspensions for DUIs and the statutes that control when the DMV may issue restricted licenses.
