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Florida DUI penalties breakdown: every component, line by line
Our Florida DUI costs page gives the state overview. This page does the narrower job: each separate component of a Florida DUI — the § 316.193 fine, impoundment, interlock, DUI program and the DHSMV fees — with the statute or published fee schedule that sets it, and no added-up total, because which components apply depends on the conviction count and the alcohol level.
The fine: § 316.193(2) and the § 316.193(4) enhancement
For a standard first conviction, Florida Statutes § 316.193(2)(a) sets a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000, and imprisonment of not more than six months. A second conviction carries a fine of $1,000–$2,000 and up to nine months, with a mandatory minimum of ten days' imprisonment where the second conviction is within five years of the first. A third conviction within ten years is a third-degree felony, with a fine of up to $5,000 under § 775.083 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days; a third conviction more than ten years after a prior is punished as a misdemeanour with a fine of $2,000–$5,000. A fourth or subsequent conviction is a third-degree felony with a fine of not less than $2,000.
Section 316.193(4) raises the fine bands where the breath or blood alcohol level was 0.15 or higher, or a person under 18 was in the vehicle: $1,000–$2,000 for a first conviction, $2,000–$4,000 for a second, and not less than $4,000 for a third. The same subsection lengthens the maximum imprisonment — nine months on a first conviction, twelve on a second — and requires an ignition interlock for at least six months on a first enhanced conviction. These are the fine figures the court works within; court costs are assessed separately and vary by county, so they are not in the table.
Impoundment, probation and community service
Section 316.193(6) adds the components drivers least expect. Unless the sentencing court finds that the family has no other transportation, the court must order impoundment or immobilization of the offender's vehicles: 10 days for a first conviction, 30 days for a second conviction within five years, and 90 days for a third conviction within ten years. The storage or immobilization charge itself is billed by the provider and is not set by the statute — the statute sets the days, and this page quotes the days. A first conviction also carries probation of up to one year (with the combined probation and imprisonment capped at one year), and a mandatory 50 hours of community service — or, under § 316.193(6), an additional fine of $10 for each hour of service the court allows the person to buy out. Probation supervision is charged monthly under § 948.09 at rates set in the probation order; our probation page covers that structure.
| Florida DUI component | Published amount |
|---|---|
| Fine — first conviction (§ 316.193(2)) | $500–$1,000; up to 6 months |
| Fine — second conviction (§ 316.193(2)) | $1,000–$2,000; up to 9 months (10-day minimum if within 5 years) |
| Fine — enhanced, 0.15+ or minor present (§ 316.193(4)) | First $1,000–$2,000; second $2,000–$4,000; third not less than $4,000 |
| Vehicle impoundment / immobilization (§ 316.193(6)) | 10 days first; 30 days second within 5 years; 90 days third within 10 years (storage billed by provider) |
| Community service buy-out (§ 316.193(6)) | 50 hours mandatory; $10 per hour where the court allows buy-out |
| Ignition interlock (§§ 316.193, 316.1937) | At least 6 months (enhanced first); at least 1 year (second); at least 2 years (third); DHSMV interlock fee $12 where a restricted license is granted |
| DUI program (FLHSMV / rule 15A-10) | Level I $330; Level II $495 standard registration |
| DHSMV reinstatement (FLHSMV fee schedule) | $45 suspension or $75 revocation, plus $130 alcohol/drug administrative fee — $175 or $205 in DHSMV fees |
| Hardship license application (§ 322.271; FLHSMV) | $12 filing fee |
Sources: Florida Statutes §§ 316.193, 316.1937, 322.271, 322.28, 775.082–775.083, 948.09; Florida DHSMV driver-license and DUI program fee schedules. Last verified: October 2026.
The fine is one line in a longer stack — court costs, program fees, interlock, supervision and reinstatement all bill separately. Price the layers that apply to your case in the calculator.
Open the DUI cost calculatorThe license components
Revocation on conviction is set by § 322.28: 180 days to one year for a first conviction, at least five years for a second within five years, and at least ten years for a third within ten years, with permanent revocation on a fourth. The administrative suspension from the arrest itself — six months for a first test failure, one year for a first refusal — runs on the DHSMV track described in our refusal page. Getting the license back costs the DHSMV fees in the table: the $45 suspension or $75 revocation reinstatement fee, plus the $130 administrative fee Florida adds for alcohol and drug related offenses, which is why a DUI revocation reinstatement is $205 in department fees before any program or court amount. Florida also requires an FR-44 insurance filing for three years after reinstatement; the filing requirement is published, but no premium figure is — insurers price it, and this site does not quote premium amounts for any state.
The interlock line deserves one clarification. The $12 in the table is the DHSMV's own interlock fee where a restricted license is granted. The device itself — installation, monthly lease and calibration — is charged by the approved provider under the driver's service agreement, and Florida publishes no statewide device price. Our interlock costs page explains that structure, and the interlock violation page covers what tampering or a second violation adds: a one-year revocation for a first violation conviction under § 316.1937, five years for a second.
Common questions
- Why does the DHSMV charge $205 when the revocation fee is listed as $75?
- Because two fees stack: the $75 revocation reinstatement fee and the $130 administrative fee for alcohol or drug related offenses. Both are on the FLHSMV fee schedule, and both must be paid to reinstate after a DUI revocation.
- Is DUI school included in the fine?
- No. The Level I ($330) or Level II ($495) program registration is a separate charge, paid to the licensed DUI program, and completion is required before full reinstatement.
- Why is there no total at the bottom of the table?
- Because the components switch on and off with the facts — enhancement, conviction count, impoundment, interlock length and county court costs all vary. Adding maximums would publish a figure no statute or schedule supports.
Related cost guides: Florida DUI costs overview, interlock violation costs, hardship license costs, and evaluation and treatment costs.
Sources: Florida Statutes §§ 316.193, 316.1937, 322.271, 322.28; Florida DHSMV fee schedules. Last verified: October 2026. This page is educational information about costs only — not legal advice. Laws and fees change; confirm current figures with your court and your state's driver-licensing agency.