St. Lucie County anchors Florida’s Treasure Coast — the Atlantic coastline between Palm Beach and Brevard, named for the Spanish treasure fleet that foundered here in 1715. With 380,000 residents and Port St. Lucie as the county’s largest city (one of Florida’s fastest-growing cities), St. Lucie is a high-growth suburban and coastal community. The 19th Judicial Circuit handles FR44/DUI cases from St. Lucie alongside Martin, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties.

St. Lucie County DUI Enforcement Patterns

Port St. Lucie / US-1 Corridor: Port St. Lucie is the county’s dominant city — sprawling residential and commercial development along US-1 and the Crosstown Parkway (SR-714). The Tradition community in western PSL has the county’s most concentrated dining and entertainment development. PSL PD handles the city’s 230,000+ residents while SLCSO covers unincorporated areas.

Fort Pierce Historic District: The county seat — Fort Pierce has a downtown entertainment district on US-1/Seaway Drive near the Indian River Lagoon. Fort Pierce’s Mardi Gras celebration and Sunrise Theatre events contribute to the downtown enforcement calendar.

Fort Pierce Inlet / Hutchinson Island: The barrier island communities on Hutchinson Island — Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, South Beach, and the resort developments north toward Jensen Beach (Martin County) — generate beach-season enforcement on SR-A1A and the Fort Pierce Inlet approaches.

NY Mets Spring Training (Clover Park): Clover Park (formerly First Data Field) in Port St. Lucie is the NY Mets spring training complex. March training games bring significant regional traffic — baseball fans from the NY metro area visiting spring training in the Treasure Coast generate notable enforcement around Tradition Field Road and US-1 after evening games.

FR44 Requirements — 19th Judicial Circuit (St. Lucie)

All Florida DUI convictions require FR44 filing: $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury and $50,000 property damage, 3 years continuous from reinstatement. The 19th Circuit processes St. Lucie cases through the St. Lucie County Courthouse in Fort Pierce. FLHSMV office in Fort Pierce handles filing for county residents.

FR44 Insurance Costs in St. Lucie County

Location	FR44 Annual Cost (est.)
Port St. Lucie / Tradition	$1,100 – $2,200
Fort Pierce / Hutchinson Island	$1,100 – $2,200
St. Lucie West / Torino	$1,000 – $2,000
Non-owner (no vehicle)	$280 – $580

Getting FR44 in St. Lucie County

MyFloridaFR44.com files FR44 for all St. Lucie County communities. Same-day electronic filing with FLHSMV. We serve Treasure Coast residents including barrier island and intracoastal addresses.