Florida Criminal Defense Blog

DEFENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INJUNCTIONS IN FLORIDA

Have you been served with an Injunction to keep you away from a person, a family member or even your children? Does this Injunction make you feel like your guilty? Now you haven’t even seen a judge, and the officer who served you with this Injunction is telling you if you violate any of the terms you can be arrested and held without bond until you do see a judge. This is the position that ...

YOU ARE VISITING IN FLORIDA AND WERE ARRESTED FOR DUI. WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

If you are visiting the Tampa Bay area, and have unfortunately been arrested for DUI, in addition to the normal questions of what to do so that this arrest won’t completely disrupt your life, you have the added complication of being hundreds, if not thousands of miles away. Not only must you navigate the numerous administrative hurdles of Florida’s Arrest Suspension, you are now wondering can you ...

HOW TO GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE BACK IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A DUI FLORIDA.

If you have been, or it looks like you will be convicted of DUI in Florida, your license will be suspended. Even if the Judge does not suspend your driver’s license for a DUI Conviction, the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles will administratively suspend your privilege to drive for the maximum period allowed by law. It is your advantage for the Judge to impose the shortest suspension ...

HOW TO GET YOUR DRIVERS' LICENSE BACK AFTER A DUI ARREST IN FLORIDA.

Florida was one of the first states to provide for Summary Arrest Suspension of a Drivers’ License immediately after a DUI Arrest. Once the officer places a DUI suspect under arrest, the privilege to drive is at risk. If the arrested provides a breath test of .08 or above, or doesn’t agree to take the breath, urine or blood chemical test the arresting officer will now seize the Driver’s License. ...