The Florida Supreme Court has ruled on the standards and training required for automobile searches using drug detection dogs (Harris v. Florida, 36 Fla. L Weekly S163a (2011). This case has been applied by another Florida appellate court. In Sarasota County, the Florida Second District Court of Appeals addressed the…
In Jacksonville, police often use trained drug detection dogs to detect illegal drugs in vehicles. Usually, the canine (K9) walks around the vehicle and signals if it senses the illegal substance. Then, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will search the vehicle. When a Jacksonville drug detection dog search is conducted, police…
I read the story about the Jacksonville Police Officer that refused to give a blood sample for the purpose of determining whether or not he was driving under the influence to the extent that he was impaired (Jacksonville.com) (See Jacksonville Police Officer Refuses DUI Blood Test for St. Johns County…
Jacksonville Police Officer, Michael E. Rolison, declined to take a blood test after being involved in a car accident. Officer Rolison of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was driving home in his patrol car “when he was involved in the wreck on Greenbriar Road in St. Johns County, according to the…
In Jacksonville, Florida, a habitual traffic offender (HTO) is a driver whose Florida driver’s license has been suspended for 5 years. The Florida driver’s license five (5) year suspension occurred, because of violations listed in Florida Statute Section 322.264. Many people receive notice of the Jacksonville Florida Driver’s License Suspension…
The Florida law that governs Jacksonville five-year driver’s license suspension for habitual traffic offenders is Florida Statute Section 322.264. This Florida driver’s license law defines “habitual traffic offender” as: “any person whose record, as maintained by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shows that such person has accumulated…
In Florida, you can seal or expunge your Florida Criminal Record if you meet certain statutory requirements. You may be able to seal your the record if you were not convicted or adjudicated guilty of the crime. Either the court withheld adjudication, or you were found not guilty after a…
Right now, you cannot turn on the television or open a newspaper without hearing about the declining economy and rising unemployment. In Florida, many people are losing their jobs and looking for new ones. This creates a surplus of potential employees and a shortage of jobs for Floridians to fill.…
As a Florida attorney that represents criminal defendants seeking to expunge or seal their records, I have many clients that are surprised to learn that they have criminal records, even though the charges were dropped. The Florida Criminal Background check will show that a person was arrested and the charges…
You do not need to be convicted of a crime in Florida to have a Florida Criminal Record. If you were arrested or issued a notice to appear (criminal citation), this will create a Florida Criminal Record. Your Florida Criminal Background History is available online to anyone that is willing…