The Florida Bureau of Driver Education and DUI Programs administers Florida Administrative Code Rule 15A-100.3, which governs reciprocity, or recognition of non-Florida based DUI programs from other states. This rule states that DUI programs that are recognized, approved, licensed, or certified by another state or country's driver license authority, shall be recognized by the Florida Department of Highway Safety as being similar to the Driving Under the Influence program in this State.
Florida State Counties
Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
A Level I course is to be a minimum of 12 hours of classroom instruction and incorporates didactic and interactive educational techniques. A Level II course is a minimum of 21 hours.
Information for out-of-state DUI defendants who receive a DUI in Florida.
The Bureau of Driver Education and DUI Programs provides the oversight for 26 licensed programs. The Bureau administers Florida Administrative Code Rule 15A-10, including instructor certification and training, investigating complaints, processing client appeals.
Reciprocity (recognition of non-Florida based DUI programs) is governed by Florida Administrative Code 15A-10.003 which states:
"DUI programs recognized, approved, licensed, or certified by another state or country's driver license authority, shall be recognized by the Department [Florida Department of Highway Safety] as being similar to the Driving Under the Influence program in this State."
A Level I course is to be a minimum of 12 hours of classroom instruction and incorporates didactic and interactive educational techniques. A Level II course is a minimum of 21 hours.
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