Did you know that if you are charged with a DUI while visiting Florida, it could negatively impact your driving privileges, even when you’re back home? The existence of interstate compacts and the National Driver Registry means that any penalties you receive when visiting the state of Florida could be enforced by your home state when you return.
Fortunately, we at Russo, Pelletier & Sullivan, P.A. have more than 30 years of experience representing clients charged with DUI in Pinellas County. Because Pinellas County is a tourist destination, we have represented hundreds of individuals from other states, and even other countries, who were charged with a DUI while visiting St. Petersburg or Clearwater on vacation or spring break.
Here are three things you should know if charged with a DUI when visiting Clearwater: