Having a DUI in Ohio will affect your Florida driver's license. Both Ohio and Florida are part of the Drivers License Compact which means that traffic tickets and major offenses from out of state will be reported back to your home state.

Also, if a state suspends your license of a driver from out of state; the state where the motorist received a license to drive will also suspend their license. Typically a first DUI in Florida is a 180 day to 1 year license revocation. So this might apply or the penalties in which you acquire in Ohio might apply in Florida instead.

In Ohio a first time conviction of driving under the influence has penalties of:

• Administrative License Suspension (ALS) - 90 days to 5 years.
• Jail - Minimum of 3 consecutive days or a 3 day driver intervention program.
• Fine - Minimum $200 and not more than $1000.
• Court License Suspension - 6 months to 3 years.

Ohio does require a SR-22 for various reasons but you will need to check with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles to find out if it will be part of your DUI penalties. As for more information on what you can expect to happen in Florida concerning this DUI, contact the FL HSMV.