Driving Under the Influence: The Basics of Florida DUI Charges
COVID-19’s Impact on DUI Enforcement Drinking alcohol is legal if you are over the age 21, but drunk driving isn’t. Prescription drugs are legal if prescribed by your doctor, but driving under the influence of them and it impairs your normal faculties is not. Have you been charged with a DUI in Florida? The Ticket […]
Do I Need To Hire A Florida DUI Lawyer If I’ve Been Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated?
What can happen if I’m arrested for DUI? A DUI offense in Florida can carry very significant consequences, especially if there is property damage or personal injury involved, but even more so if there’s a crash that results in a fatality. Some of the penalties may include, fines, jail time, license suspension/revocation, or the installation, at […]
The Importance Of Miranda Warnings In DUI Cases
Miranda warnings are all about questioning and being protected from self-incrimination. State and federal courts state that the Miranda warnings may have to be read by the officer, to the detainee, while he/she is placed in custody. Miranda warnings that are to be communicated to the suspect are as follows: In the case of a […]
What Is The Definition Of Reckless Driving In Florida?
Reckless driving in Florida is described in the state as operating a motor vehicle with deliberate and willful disregard for the safety of others. Fleeing a law enforcement officer is considered a Felony. Reckless driving can involve, for example, grossly excessive speed, tailgating, weaving in and out of traffic or failure to yield. What Is The […]
What Are The Consequences Of A DUI Hit And Run In Florida?
What can happen if I’m arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident while intoxicated? An arrest for DUI by itself can carry tough penalties. However, it can become much more serious and complicated if you are caught after fleeing from the site of an accident involving property damage or injury and found […]
What Are The Penalties For Multiple DUI Offenses In Florida?
How is Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Defined by the State of Florida? Drivers face Florida DUI penalties when the State considers that an individual is DUI if that person operates or is in physical control of a vehicle on public streets or highways while impaired by illegal prescription or over-the-counter drugs, alcohol or a […]
How To Deal With A DUI Checkpoint in Florida
To curb alcohol related accidents during festivals and holidays, the police department sets up DUI checkpoints at crowded areas or intersections during the busier times of the day. DUI checkpoints attempt to detect people who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Also known as “sobriety checkpoints”. These are legal in Florida as the […]
2016 Florida DUI Statutes
Title XXIIIMOTOR VEHICLES Chapter 316STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROLView Entire Chapter 316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties.— (1) A person is guilty of the offense of driving under the influence and is subject to punishment as provided in subsection (2) if the person is driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle within this state and: (a) The […]
Drunken Driving Laws In Florida
Drunk driving or driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious offense and can result in serious consequences if found guilty in a court of lawn. Florida Drunken Driving Laws are some of the strictest in the nation. Drunk driving is commonly referred to as DUI or DWI. Though the terms DUI and DWI have different meanings […]
Florida BUI Penalties
PENALTIES a. Refusing Breath, Blood or Urine Test – b. Criminal Penalties for BUI – A person will be found guilty ofBUI if that person is under the influence of alcoholic beverages or a chemical or controlled substance to the extent that their normal faculties are impaired, or have a blood or breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or […]