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Nearly everyone gets a traffic ticket from time to time, but having too many tickets on your record is not a good thing – not for your insurance rates, your driver’s license or your wallet. Traffic tickets also known as civil infractions are non-criminal charges which are penalized by fines, points and attendance at traffic […]

​If you’ve been drinking and think that you’ve had too much to drive all the way home, pulling off the road and trying to sleep it off for a few hours sounds like a pretty good idea. In the state of Florida, however, you can still end up facing DUI charges, just for trying to […]

A person under 18 years old is considered a, “child” in the juvenile justice system. Although the state of Florida, like all other states, has a juvenile court system that was specifically created to handle the cases of juveniles who are accused of breaking the law, juveniles don’t always end up in juvenile court. Under […]

Unlike “Careless Driving”, “Reckless Driving” is a criminal offense under Florida law, which defines it as operating a motor vehicle with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others. This means that you were driving in an unsafe manner, either on purpose, or with indifference to the consequences that result from your unsafe driving. […]

If you are arrested for a crime and then released, you likely will be ordered to appear at a later date for a court hearing. All too often, people don’t receive a court notice in the mail giving them the next court date and time, they misplace their court date notice, or they simply forget […]

There are several reasons why your Florida license might be suspended. • You may have failed to appear after you received a traffic summons, failed to comply with the summons, or failed to pay a traffic fine. • You may have been convicted on multiple traffic offenses, which means that you racked up too many […]

“DUI” is short for “driving under the influence.” “DWI” is the acronym used for “driving while intoxicated.” We often refer to either of those criminal offenses as “drunk driving.” Given that the word “driving” is used in the name of all of these alcohol-related offenses, it would be understandable if you thought that you had […]

Domestic violence in South Florida is a serious criminal offense with consequences to match. But it is also unique in terms of how quickly law enforcement and the justice system can move against you. Based on allegations alone, you could be put behind bars and stripped of important rights, including the right to see your […]