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Jail or Treatment
May 19th, 2017
If an individual is charged with a second or subsequent DUI, they should know that the minimum jail sentence required can be satisfied by jail or treatment in a residential facility. For example, if you are charged with a third DUI within ten years t…
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Categories: Arrest, Driver's License Issues, DUI, Pasco County Florida, Probation, Sentencing, Traffic Stops
DUI Crash Investigation Statements
June 2nd, 2016
There is a well known law in Florida that statements you make to a police officer investigating your traffic accident cannot be used against you at a criminal or civil trial. The law was made to encourage people to be truthful during accident investi…
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Stopped for an Obscured Tag?
May 13th, 2016
What is an Obscured Tag? Simply put, it is a traffic violation for having a license plate on your car which has something covering the numbers, letters registration sticker, or any of the writing on the plate – like the word “Florida̶…
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Passengers in Traffic Stops
May 2nd, 2016
Can a passenger in a car that’s legally stopped for a traffic violation be detained by police? Yes. The Courts (both the US Supreme Court and Florida Courts) agree that passengers in a car are not free to leave, and can be lawfully detained for…
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Traffic Stops: How long can you be detained?
February 23rd, 2016
Like all things legal – It depends. So let me give you an example from a recent appellate court decision out of Polk County – which is part of the Second DCA and binding on courts in Pasco and Pinellas Counties. Joey Villanueva was stoppe…
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Traffic Stop for Dark Window Tint
November 17th, 2015
Traffic Stop for Dark Window Tint Let’s say you just bought a used car and the police do a traffic stop for dark window tint. You never had the windows tinted, the car came like that. Or let’s say you recently had the windows tinted by a reputabl…
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Dan is a hands-on advocate who will keep you informed about your case and educated about your options. Despite the number of cases he has handled, no case is ever a number to Dan. Read More
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DUI - FOR SLEEPING IN MY CAR! WHAT?
August 26th, 2021
Once upon a time, back in the olden days…When ordering a PBR at the bar wasn’t a novelty. When cars started with keys, not buttons. Back in those days, it seems we’d hear stories of a buddy who got too drunk to drive and did the right thing by… Read More