REDUCING IMPAIRED DRIVING RECIDIVISM
Office of the State Attorney | 13
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Judicial Circuit | Hillsborough County
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INFORMATION SHEET
Hillsborough County has consistently been ranked the worst or near the
worst in Florida for DUI crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Given the
dangers of impaired driving and the importance of reducing recidivism
to promote long-term community safety, the State Attorney’s Office
(SAO) has established the Reducing Impaired Driving Recidivism
(“RIDR”) initiative. RIDR seeks to aggressively target and reduce
impaired driving by imposing enhanced sanctions like alcohol
monitoring devices and DUI education programs on first-time, non-
aggravated DUI offenders. RIDR also promotes consistency in the
prosecution of DUI cases by eliminating the incentive for offenders to
refuse to provide a breath sample during investigation.
1. Case must be a misdemeanor DUI.
2. No minor in the vehicle, BAC of .20 or higher, or a crash.
3. No prior: DUI, alcohol-related reckless driving, DWLS with
serious bodily injury or death, leaving the scene of an accident
with injury or death, vehicular homicide, DUI diversion program
or more than one non-DUI diversion program as an adult, or, in
the five years prior to the date of offense, no adjudication, a
withhold, or any portion of a sentence on a felony.
4. No pending: Florida driver license suspension, DUI, DWLS with
serious bodily injury or death, leaving the scene of an accident
with injury or death, vehicular homicide, or participation in Pre-
Trial Intervention or probation.
The SAO will evaluate all cases on an individual, fact-specific basis. An
offender’s eligibility is determined at the SAO’s sole discretion, and may be
based on relevant factors not mentioned above.
PRE-PLEA SANCTIONS
All offenders must:
remain crime-free;
complete DUI School and begin recommended treatment;
attend the MADD Victim Impact Panel; and
complete ten community service hours.
Level 1 and Level 2 offenders must further:
provide proof of installation of ignition interlock alcohol
monitoring device or a continuous alcohol monitoring
device, e.g. SCRAM.
Level 3 offenders must further:
not possess or consume alcohol, illegal drugs, or non-
prescribed drugs; and
use PharmCheck Drugs of Abuse Patch with results
provided to the SAO.
PLEA OFFER
Upon satisfaction of the Pre-Plea Sanctions, offenders will be offered a
plea of reckless driving with the following sanctions:
Withhold of adjudication;
Twelve months probation;
Standard court costs and conditions of probation;
Ten day vehicle immobilization;
No possession or consumption of alcohol, illegal drugs, or
non-prescribed drugs during probation; and
Successful completion of DUI School and any recommended
treatment.
Level 1 offenders must further complete:
Fifty community service; and
Three months of ignition interlock alcohol monitoring or
continuous alcohol monitoring.
Level 2 offenders must further complete:
Seventy-five community service hours; and
Six months of ignition interlock alcohol monitoring or
continuous alcohol monitoring.
Level 3 offenders must further:
Complete fifty community service hours; and
Wear a PharmCheck Drugs of Abuse Patch for three
months with results provided to HCSO Probation.
The SAO will credit offenders for sanctions already completed
at the time of sentencing.
RIDR is available for eligible
offenses occurring on or after
March 1, 2018.
The SAO will assign a sanction level to eligible cases:
Level 1--BAC at or below .15
Level 2-- BAC above .15 or no breath sample
Level 3--Drug-related DUIs
At arraignment, the offender will waive speedy trial and agree to set the case for
disposition approximately sixty (60) days out.
Before disposition, the offender must provide proof of completion of the Pre-Plea
Sanctions to the SAO.
At disposition, the offender who has completed the Pre-Plea Sanctions may
accept the Plea Offer, enter a plea, and be sentenced as part of the RIDR
program.
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