When a police officer stops a motorist because of either a driving infraction or for other “reasonable” grounds, the officer will not yet have “probable cause” to arrest the person for DUI. The law requires that the officer have more informat...
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A statute of limitation is a law that sets the end date for any civil or criminal prosecution to be filed in a Florida court. If a court complaint is filed against a defendant beyond the time allowed by the statute of limitation, the court will grant...
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Florida has some of the harshest anti-DUI laws in the country. And in combination with Florida’s law prohibiting any DUI conviction from being expunged from the public record, many drivers think there’s no way to win a DUI case in Florida once yo...
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Florida’s expungement laws are among the strictest in the country. So are Florida’s DUI laws. While a DUI “conviction” can not be expunged or sealed, some DUI arrests and prosecutions can be sealed so that no public record is visible to...
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With so many sources of questionable information available to everyone these days, people can get a lot of incorrect information. At the Stechschulte Nell Law Firm, we believe you should be certain about what constitutes a DUI under the law in ...
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If you are stopped for a suspected DUI, law enforcement may ask you to take a breathalyzer test. But before you decide to submit to a breathalyzer test or refuse one, you should know how the process works and know your rights. How a Brea...
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Being arrested is an overwhelming experience; add to that an arrest for a DUI, which courts in Florida do not take lightly. It is important to know what to expect and what the steps are in the DUI court process. Even though you may know how the ...
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Anyone who thinks a Florida DUI conviction is not that big a deal has never had to pay the true costs of even a DUI first offense. When websites list the penalties that can be imposed by the court after a DUI conviction, the list usually doesn’t in...
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You have the right to remain silent… We have all heard this line before, whether it is from first-hand experience or from a movie or television show, but what does it mean? This line is from a Miranda warning—a Fifth Amendment constitu...
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An underage DUI in Florida requires only a 0.02 BAC level, about one single drink. Florida’s legal drinking age is 21 as mandated by federal law. That means Florida law prohibits anyone younger than age 21 to consume any alcohol. And unl...
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