What happens after a DUI arrest in Hillsborough County: jail, the 10-day license deadline, refusal and CDL rules, RIDR diversion, and each court date.
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What happens after a DUI arrest in Hillsborough County: jail, the 10-day license deadline, refusal and CDL rules, RIDR diversion, and each court date.
Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: November 3, 2026. Originally published in September 2025. A commercial driver’s license holder arrested for DUI in Florida is disqualified from commercial driving on the spot after a breath result of 0.08 or higher or a test refusal, even if the arrest happened in a personal car, under section 322.64, Florida Statutes. A…
Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: November 3, 2026. Originally published in April 2025. Yes. You can be charged with DUI in Florida for a prescription drug if the drug is a controlled substance under chapter 893 and it impaired your normal faculties while you were driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle, under section 316.193, Florida…
Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: November 3, 2026. Originally published in February 2026. DUI in Florida means driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, a controlled substance, or a listed chemical to the extent that your normal faculties are impaired, or while your blood- or breath-alcohol level is 0.08 or higher,…
Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: November 4, 2026. Originally published in October 2025. A Rehabilitation Plan, known locally as a “Sex Walker Plan,” is a treatment-based agreement used in some Hillsborough County juvenile sex cases. The child enters a plea that is held in abeyance while he or she completes sex-offender-specific treatment and strict conditions, usually over 9…
Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: November 4, 2026. Originally published in December 2025. A firearms expert identifies guns, ammunition, and tool marks and explains to a judge or jury whether a particular weapon is connected to a crime. In Florida, the State can use evidence of a gun, including a photo of the defendant holding one, only if…
Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: November 4, 2026. Originally published in December 2025. When police destroy or lose evidence in Florida, the charge usually goes forward, but the defense can show the jury what was lost and why. A court will dismiss the case or exclude evidence only if the evidence was clearly exculpatory or the defense proves…
Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: November 4, 2026. Originally published in January 2026. Yes. A defense attorney should visit the crime scene and inspect the physical evidence in any case that will go to trial, because police reports leave out what the officers never looked for. A site visit can turn up surveillance cameras, blocked sightlines, poor lighting,…
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