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We are often asked this question: “I reside in Florida and have a Florida driver’s license, but I was arrested for DUI while I was out of state. What impact will a DUI conviction in another state have on my Florida driving privileges?” The arrest itself, even if accompanied by an on-the-spot administrative suspension of […]
What happens if you get arrested in Florida for a case that originated outside of Florida? When that case is resolved in the other case, you can petition to expunge your record there. When you receive that order, you or your attorney can send that order to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to […]
Law enforcement agencies in Florida are devoting more resources to seizing cryptocurrency accounts, particularly those belonging to foreign nationals. If they also secure an arrest warrant, they can use the fugitive disentitlement doctrine (FDD) to gain an unfair advantage and take the cryptocurrency by default. Even innocent owners who are U.S. Citizens face tough obstacles […]
Trump’s “Digital Asset Stockpile” On January 23, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order entitled “STRENGTHENING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN DIGITAL FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY” referencing a digital asset stockpile. Section 4(c)(ii) provides: The Working Group shall evaluate the potential creation and maintenance of a national digital asset stockpile and propose criteria for establishing such a […]
Florida Statute Section 390.0111, entitled “Termination of pregnancies,” now prohibits a woman and her doctor from terminating a pregnancy at 6 gestational weeks instead of 15 weeks. Gestational weeks are determined by counting from the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period, not the date of conception. Most women would not even realize they […]
One of the best ways to win a DUI breath test case (sometimes called the “DUBAL”) is to get the court to suppress the breath test, making it inadmissible at trial. In one of our recent cases, the Honorable Mary Catherine Green, in the courthouse in Lakeland, FL, suppressed our client’s breath test reading that […]
In many driving under the influence (DUI) cases in Florida, the arresting officer has difficulty remembering how the subject did on field sobriety exercises. These problems are most pervasive when there is no video recording of the roadside investigation. In those cases, the prosecutor might ask the officer if reviewing his report would refresh the […]
After a DUI arrest, you might face two consequences to your driver’s license. The first is the on-the-spot administrative suspension, typically explained in a notice printed on your DUI citation. The second is the revocation of your driver’s license, which the court orders at the time of a DUI conviction for at least six (6) […]
Update: In accordance with F.S. 943.0433 (6) and Rule 11D-11, the section requiring the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to create and maintain the Solicitation for Prostitution Public Database stands repealed as of January 1, 2024. This article argued for the repeal of the law which occurred a few years later. Click here if you […]
Update: The amendment notes for Section 390.0111 explain the amendments that took effect May 1, 2024, provide: The 2023 amendment by s. 4, ch. 2023- 21, in the introductory language of (1), substituted “6 weeks” for “15 weeks” twice, “may not knowingly perform or induce a termination” for “may not perform a termination”; substituted “The […]
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