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In the event your community service hours were ordered pursuant to a first DUI, Florida Statutes specifically allow a judge to enter an order allowing the defendant to buy out the community service in the event performing the service would cause undue hardship resulting from your employment or location.
It is likely that the community service was to be performed in exchange for a plea deal (or dismissal), so if you do not complete the community service, the prosecutor can revoke the offer. However, many judges allow more time to complete the community service hours especially where you can demonstrate that you are employed and you have already ...
Yes, you can buy out your community service hours (typically around $10 per hour) if: 1) your original sentencing order of probation allowed the option to buy them out; or 2) your original sentence is modified later (upon motion) to allow you to buy your community service hours. In some instances, the judge may only allow you to buyout a ...
Do your community service - don't take a chance on making things worse. Disclaimer I am a former federal and State prosecutor and now handle criminal defense and personal injury/civil rights cases.
Posted on May 28, 2014. If the Court did not order that you could pay off community service hours, then you will not be able to pay it off without filing a motion to modify probation. Given your short time-frame, I highly doubt you'd get a court date before your probation ends. If you're unable to finish the community service by the 5th, you'll ...
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Yes, you should be able to pay the monetary equivalent of any community service hours owed. 1 attorney recommends a legal consult. Enter your zip code to see attorneys available in your area. Show Attorneys Near Me. Answer. Lauren Craig Redmond. Criminal Defense Attorney in Boston, MA. 2 reviews. Rating Not Displayed.
I also got a VOP for driving with a suspended license before I got my hardship license, and I was given 100 more community service hours. I am getting close to my deadline in April when everything has to be done by, but I only have 50 hours completed and I doubt I'll be able to finish 100 more in less than a month.
45 reviews. Rating: 9.4. View Phone Number. Message View Profile. Posted on Feb 20, 2013. In my experience I have been able to get judges in Travis County to reduce community service hours for persons otherwise in compliance with probation. You need an attorney for this. Austin Probation Lawyer. 512-495-1813.
Here is the exact language from the statute about paying for community service rather than performing it: "For the first conviction, the court shall place the defendant on probation for a period not to exceed 1 year and, as a condition of such probation, shall order the defendant to participate in public service or a community work project for a minimum of 50 hours.