For those who have had their license suspended by the State of Florida, there may be no worse feeling then seeing those blue lights approach. If there is reason for an officer to believe that the driver’s license has been suspended, the officer may issue a driving while license suspended [...]
The DUI traffic ticket laws vary from state to state, but not county to county in Florida. The penalties for a DUI can be harsh. The whole reason we have DUI laws is so that people won't kill or hurt other drivers. Here is a plethora of information about DUI [...]
I just hate it. This is not a blog about many clients who received traffic tickets for this, but it's about common sense. Almost every day I see somebody do the following and it almost always causes an accident. When they are driving on a road with four lanes divided [...]
No one wants to think that a local or State government can misuse a law enforcement program in order to generate higher revenue. However, despite this altruistic and in some cases, overly optimistic view of how decisions are made at government offices, there are times when decisions at the governmental [...]
The path of least resistance can be attractive for many law-abiding citizens who have found themselves caught in a legal jam as a result of receiving a traffic ticket. For many, they will look at the cost of the ticket, evaluate the time it may take to fight it and [...]
A new law went into effect on July 1, 2013 that did not garner a lot of attention. The new law, Florida Statutes Section 893.195, makes it a crime to sell drug paraphernalia. Now I know what you are thinking. That is a good law. We don't want people selling [...]
What is considered careless driving in Florida? Despite many people’s best efforts, many Florida laws leave plenty of room for individual interpretation. When this occurs, those charged with enforcing the laws are given a considerable amount of discretion in determining what conduct amounts to a criminal offense. No more is [...]
The new laws surrounding red light camera traffic tickets are unfair and boarders on draconian. But the latest news makes you think we have moved to communist Russia; circa 1958, where the State looks at how much money you have and decides it is too much. What I am talking [...]
If you have lived in Florida for any period of time, you know that our roads are dangerous. First you need to watch for debris. Not just on the road, but flying out of the back of trucks. Then there are the people who drive, but can't read English. They [...]
This won't be the last time a bunch of elected officials are tricked into believing that there is a magic bullet to their problems. Their problems were that they needed money and figured by installing red light cameras they could make money and decrease accidents. Like so many endeavors, the [...]