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Can St Petersburg Seize Vehicles in DUI Cases? There does not appear to be any legal impediment to adding DUI as a basis for vehicle seizure . . .” St. Petersburg City Attorney Yes, St Petersburg, Florida will join a few other Florida towns and cities allowing police to seize the vehicle of driving under…

What If A Driver Accused Of DUI In Florida Confesses To The Police? Florida DUI cases are unusual when it comes to confessions. Specifically, admitting driving at the time of the crash is not enough. There must be more evidence. Sometimes. the evidence may be DNA. Periodically, hair samples may be the evidence. Occasionally, the…

To Make A Valid Arrest For DUI Requires What Of A Citizen? Sometimes citizens try to detain and arrest driver’s to hold them until the Police to arrive. This citizen’s arrest is not always legal and can result in all evidence seized from the Defendant, including the results of any field sobriety exercises and any…

The arresting officer was properly subpoenaed and did not appear at, the formal review hearing What Happens When The Arresting Officer Is Subpoenaed To Appear At A Driver’s License Suspension Hearing And Fails To Show? A breath test administered after a DUI traffic stop and arrest indicated the driver’s blood alcohol level exceeded 0.08 percent.…

“Hillsborough County has the highest conviction rate” Recently obtained statistics for conviction of driving under the influence in the major counties in the Tampa Bay area. We considered Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties. We thought we would ask three questions: Which Tampa Bay Area county has the highest conviction rate? As for which county has the highest…

DUI Enforcement at St. Pete Pride DUI Enforcement officers and other law enforcement will swarm St. Pete Pride as over 200,000 will gather June 22, 2019 to support and celebrate Florida’s LGBTQ community at the St. Pete Pride Parade. The parade and street festival will take place this Saturday in the Grand Central District of St.…

Refusal to Submit to a Breath Test The US Supreme Court gave the OK to punish DUI defendants for breath test refusal. This allows Florida to give harsher penalties to defendants for their breath test refusals, even with no search warrant. The Court ruled DUI arrests Breath Tests are likely to happen. So, Breath Tests…

What are the effects of THC on the brain of a driver? DUI and cannabis information needs to be shared. For both DUI attorneys and medical experts in the courts, this is a concept known as THC Kinetics and involves the concept of Hysteresis. Recently I attended a seminar that covered key issues, Questions and…

Zero Tolerance for Underage DUI Florida Statutes have zero tolerance for Underage DUI. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System says 21% of male teen drivers involved in fatal crashes were drinking (with 0.01g/dL Breath Alcohol Concentration and above). The driver under 21 years old will have consequences with the Courts, the…

DUI Cops Are Instructed How to Testify “Always demonstrate how you conducted field sobriety evaluations.Be certain, however, that you can do in court  all the evaluations you asked the defendant to perform” Just spent some time reviewing what must be the Bible for DUI cops testifying in criminal cases it is called The Criminal Justice System: A…