If you come to Florida as a tourist, you could be in deep trouble if you drink and drive. Around 40% of all traffic fatalities in the United States are a result of drunk driving, which is why the penalties are so significant. Every year, in fact, around 1.8 million...
To obtain a commercial driver’s license, drivers must meet different requirements from those seeking ordinary driver’s licenses, so it is unsurprising that the laws regarding driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, also known as DUI, are likewise different....
Florida’s laws concerning DUIs define driving under the influence as having a blood alcohol content of .08% or more. But while it might be common to associate a DUI with drunk driving, the truth is that, not only alcohol, but many kinds of drugs and medicines can...
If you are convicted of a DUI in Florida, you may have to install an ignition interlock device in your vehicle. It is a breathalyzer connected to your ignition. If you are intoxicated, it will prevent your car from starting. You generally must pay for this device...
Think the only way to get charged with drunk driving is by being loaded while driving your car? Think again. Florida’s statute on driving under the influence (DUI) says that you’re guilty of drunk driving if your blood alcohol level is .08% or higher and you’re...
You’d never think about getting behind the wheel after you’ve been drinking. You don’t do any kind of illegal drugs, either, so that’s never been a problem. So, how could you end up with a DUI? Pretty easily, actually, if you’re on any kind of over-the-counter (OTC)...
Summertime is both a fun and exciting time of the year. The warm breezes, the sand on the beaches, the refreshing blue ocean water; all of these things create the perfect environment to relax and have a good time. This is especially true of a place like Florida, where...
We are rapidly approaching one of the biggest days of the year for outdoor amusement and, in many cases, the enjoyment of adult beverages. The celebration of Independence Day is a day where many people enjoy their own freedoms and tend to cut a little loose and...
If you’re a regular marijuana user, how do you know when you’ve ingested too much to drive? You probably judge it by how you feel, since everyone’s tolerance is different, and there are no hard-and-fast rules about how long you need to wait between smoking a joint and...
Although marijuana is illegal in Florida and at the federal level, plenty of people have now accepted it as a social drug in a way that was not coming just a decade ago. If you leave a party or a friend's house after having a little bit to smoke and maybe a beer or...
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