Starting on March 1, 2018, the Hillsborough Office of the State Attorney will unveil its new RIDR (Reducing Impaired Driving Recidivism) program. This is a program that allows for certain firs-time, non-aggravated DUI offenders to escape the drastic consequences of a qualifying DUI arrest.To qualify for this program, the offense must have occurred after March […]
Fla Stat. § 316.193 makes it a DUI to be in “Actual Physical Control” of a motor vehicle while your normal faculties are impaired, or you have a B.A.C. of .08 or above. This DUI provision equates being in “Actual Physical Control” as the same charge as speeding, running a red light, or even hitting […]
Florida, in addition to being one of the states with a lower B.A.C. of .08% and above, is also very strict on sentencing, including treatment of misdemeanor and felony classifications of DUI.A person can be prosecuted for a Felony DUI for the following circumstances:If is the DUI Driver has two prior DUI convictions, and at […]
As you are driving along with your significant other or with friends in your car, you see emergency lights up ahead. You slow down with traffic, and the multiple lane road you are on is merged into one lane because of traffic cones. As you slowly proceed through the one lane, a police officer directs […]
Everything! In order for a police officer to stop a vehicle that he suspects is being driven by an impaired driver, he must have a reasonable articulable suspicion to stop that driver. Fla. Stat. § 901.151(2), and Wren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 116 S.Ct. 1769, 135 L.Ed. 2d 89 )0996). If the […]
Fla. Stat. § 316.1937 provides that certain convicted DUI offenders shall be ordered to have an ignition interlock device installed on their car prior to making an application for a restricted license in the following circumstances: Discretionary for a First DUI Conviction with a BAC of .08 or above for a period of […]
For a Prosecutor to be able to admit a high breath test in a DUI prosecution, there are multiple hurdles that must be overcome. One of those is referred to as the “20 Minute Observation Period”. This is a portion of the Florida Administrative Code that mandates that the officer who is running the […]
Are new penalties coming to Florida drivers who refuse to take a breathalyzer test? A new bill submitted to state Senate wants to make it so. According to theSun Sentinel, the bill, filed by state Senator David Simmons, aims to make drivers think twice before choosing not to comply with police officers during a […]
HCSO will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Southern Hillsborough County today, Friday August 29, 2014. While the exact location is unknown, it is known that there will be breath testing on location and that drivers will be stopped and checked for signs of impairment, including the odor of alcohol on their breath, bloodshot eyes, […]
You’ve been arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI). You’ve bonded out of jail. You know that your license is likely going to be suspended. So what should you do now? First, try to relax. You are not alone in this matter. In 2013, Florida had 61,852 DUI arrests. That’s an average of […]
