How long does a DUI stay on my record in Florida?

The assumption behind this question is that convictions age off after some period. For most Florida offenses there's at least a sealing or expungement path. For a DUI conviction there isn't.

The reason is structural. Sealing and expunction ordinarily require that adjudication was withheld — that you weren't formally convicted. Florida's DUI statute prohibits withholding adjudication on a DUI. So the mechanism that clears other offenses is unavailable by design.

A DUI conviction therefore appears on background checks indefinitely, and remains on the driving record for a very long retention period.

The distinction that matters: this applies to a conviction. A DUI case that was dismissed, or one that resolved to a different offense without a DUI adjudication, may be eligible depending on the person's full history and the statutory exclusions.

Which is why how the first case resolves carries weight far beyond the sentence.