Tag: driving offenses

If you are stopped for driving under the influence, make sure you hire an experienced DUI attorney to handle your case. You have rights and it is important to make sure that you understand what you can and cannot do in a DUI case. For example, when are the police allowed to draw your blood […]

Can the police detain a car passenger even if that’s not the reason they were pulled over? Several Florida courts have said that the police are not allowed to detain a passenger who attempts to leave the scene of a lawful traffic stop without violating that passenger’s constitutional rights. But an appeals court in Daytona […]

Can the police detain a car passenger even if that’s not the reason they were pulled over? Several Florida courts have said that the police are not allowed to detain a passenger who attempts to leave the scene of a lawful traffic stop without violating that passenger’s constitutional rights. But an appeals court in Daytona […]

Never Drive With A Tree Lodged In Your Front Grille If a police officer stops you while you are driving and she does not have a legal reason to do so, your case may later be dismissed when it goes to court. But that argument probably won’t work for the driver in Illinois who had […]

            You can be charged with felony DUI in Palm Beach County, Florida if you are charged with committing a third DUI that occurs within 10 years of a previous DUI conviction.  But how can you get that charge dismissed?               If you were […]

            DUI roadblocks are legal in Palm Beach County, Florida but only if the police do certain things that they are required by law to do such as:             1.  Have written guidelines that cover in detail the procedures which they are to follow at […]

There are two licensed DUI schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. They are: 1. Metro Traffic School of Palm Beach 1993 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415 Telephone: 561-963-7555 Website: www.metrotrafficschool.com   2. Pride Integrated Services, Inc. of Palm Beach County 1310 North Congress Avenue, Suite 200 West Palm Beach, Florida 33409 Telephone: […]

            If you have been convicted of DUI in Palm Beach County, the cost (plus tax) for you to have an ignition interlock device installed in your car is as follows:   $12 interlock fee   $75 installation fee   (But if the judge in your case decides that you […]

             If you have been convicted of DUI in Palm Beach County, Florida you are required to have an ignition interlock device installed in your car in the following circumstances:             1.  If it is your first DUI conviction, you do not have to get […]

           If you are convicted of DUI, you may be required to install an ignition interlock device in your car.  What is an ignition interlock device?  It is a machine that you must install on your car's dashboard.  Before you start your car, you must blow into that machine.  If your blood-alcohol […]