FLORIDA RISK PROTECTION ORDERS (RPO)
In response to the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, legislation was passed in an effort to protect the public from shootings by restricting firearm and ammunition possession by persons who may be a danger to themselves or others, Florida Statute 790.401. As a result, courts can now issue… Read More »
Florida’s Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) Designation: Criminal Traffic Pleas Can Come Back to Haunt You
The Florida Statute Section 322.64 designates Habitual Traffic Offenders (HTO’s) as persons with specified convictions within a 5 year period. Convictions for such offenses as involuntary manslaughter, DUI, Driving with a Suspended or Revoked License, Leaving the Scene of an Accident resulting in Death or Personal Injury, or any felony in the commission of which… Read More »
SHOULD I HIRE A LAWYER FOR MY FLORIDA DUI ARREST
So you went out one night and had a few too many and you got arrested for DUI. You sat in jail over night and finally bonded out or got ROR’d the next morning. You may even have blown over the legal limit. You feel bad physically from the arrest and spending the night in… Read More »