Category: DUI / Drunk Driving
Will DUI Fail Background Check?
Even with strict rules and solid preventive efforts in states, driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs is a common offense. Surprisingly, people arrested and charged for DUI don’t always realize how serious the consequences could be when found guilty. On top of fines and revocation of your driving license, a DUI conviction…
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Everything You Need to Know about DMV Hearing in Florida After a DUI Arrest
In Florida, driving under the influence is one of the major criminal offenses. The state has been strict in ensuring that road accidents are significantly reduced by dealing with primary causes such as DUI, failure to observe road signs, and careless driving. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) can quickly suspend…
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DUI in Florida: Is a DUI a Felony?
A DUI is a serious offense in the state of Florida. A person who is charged with a DUI is not only endangering themselves but others as well. If you’ve been charged with a DUI in Florida, you may be wondering whether a DUI is considered a felony. A felony is the most serious crime…
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Kansas Supreme Court Rules DUI Tests Unconstitutional
U.S. Supreme Court will consider similar cases, but will the Kansas decision affect Florida? Isn’t a person who is suspected of drunk driving entitled to the same rights related to police searches as anyone else? In many states, the answer is NO. Ordinarily, the police need a warrant in order to conduct a search, but…
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Refusing DUI Testing a Second Time Can Lead to Trouble
Florida’s implied consent statute creates a legal fiction that anyone who obtains a Florida driver’s license or drives on the roads of this state will “consents” to a lawfully requested blood, breath, or urine test when an officer has probable cause of DUI. Despite this legal fiction, when a person is actually arrested for DUI,…
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DUI Checkpoints: Still Legal and Still Controversial 25 Years Later
With the holidays fast approaching, it is the time of year to celebrate. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s are usually happy times when people re-connect with family and friends. While traveling the highways and byways to and from their celebratory activities, drivers in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County may encounter a sobriety checkpoint…
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PROPOSED DUI LEGISLATION-HB-299: VOTE NO!
In an society of social networking, media events, marketing opportunities, social media events and events which are purposely structured to occur at night and occur with cocktails and food, it is natural and obvious that professionals and the like will attend these events, have something to drink and ultimately possibly operate a motor vehicle. It…
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