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A license suspension can be a devastating experience. Your driver’s license can be suspended for several reasons including failure to pay traffic tickets, excessive points on your license, failure to display proof of insurance, unpaid child support and others.
Florida doesn’t play around when it comes to the offense of drinking and driving. The punishment for a DUI is severe. As defined in
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Traffic Violations
Speeding is a common non-criminal infraction but being away from home can compound the difficulty of dealing with such a charge. If you have received a citation for speeding you can face between $80.00 and $300.00 in fines. If you need help fighting a speeding citation contact us today.
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Misdemeanors
Possession of a controlled substance may be a misdemeanor or felony. In Florida, a controlled substance is any substance named or described in Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V of §893.03, Florida Statutes.
Drug Crimes
In Florida, certain drug charges result in enhanced penalties based on the quantity of the drugs seized by law enforcement. The penalties and amount of drugs required to qualify for these enhanced penalties vary depending on the type of drug. Some of the most common drug trafficking examples in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit are...
Assault
– involves an incident where an individual uses an object as a deadly weapon without intent to kill and is punishable up to 5 years in prison.
Juvenile Crimes
Juvenile crimes are illegal activities that are committed by people who are below the legal age of 18. Criminal activity among adolescents is continually on the rise. In an effort to limit juvenile crime, law enforcement has become stricter on juvenile crime. Common Florida Juvenile Crimes include, but are not limited to...
A DUI involving an accident with property damage or injury to another person is a 1st degree misdemeanor punishable up to 1 year in jail and fines up to $1000.